Paris - Nicolas Sarkozy believes he is the only leader capable of steering Europe through the current economic crisis and wants to become president of the euro-zone countries once his term as EU head expires at the end of the year, the daily Le Monde reported on Wednesday.

According to the newspaper, several advisors to the French president have confirmed this strategy.

Sarkozy's ambition is based on his firm conviction that the crisis in Georgia and the financial crisis both demonstrated that Europe was in need of a strong leader.

London, Oct 22 : French President Nicolas Sarkozy has threatened to take legal action against makers of his voodoo dolls, sold with instructions on how to stick pins in it.

Each body part of the doll, developed by K&K Company, contains controversial quotes related to the president.

These include his campaign slogan "work more to earn more", or "platform heels" – referring to the president''s shoes designed to gain a few inches in height.

On his groin is written "scum", which is used to describe young suburban crooks before the riots of 2005.

Sarkozy''s lawyer Thierry Herzog has asked the makers to "immediately cease all distribution of this doll".

Strasbourg, France - European Union governments should take over strategic industries which have been hit by the global financial crisis to keep them out of foreign hands, French President Nicolas Sarkozy told the European Parliament on Tuesday.

"Stock exchanges are at historically low levels. I wouldn't like European citizens to wake up in a few months' time and realize that European companies belong to non-European capitals," Sarkozy told the parliament as the current holder of the EU's rotating presidency.

Washington - US President George W Bush and French President Nicolas Sarkozy Saturday said an emergency global summit on the finance crisis will be held in the United States, possibly before the end of November. 

The announcement was made at the US presidential retreat, Camp David, outside Washington, where European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso also joined the meeting. 

Washington - US President George W Bush and French President Nicolas Sarkozy Saturday said an emergency global summit on the finance crisis will be held in the United States, possibly before the end of November. 

The announcement was made at the presidential retreat, Camp David, outside Washington, where European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso also joined the meeting. 

Paris  - German Chancellor Angela Merkel met Saturday with French President Nicolas Sarkozy, with the main order of business to be the joint opening of a memorial for the late French President Charles de Gaulle.

The two politicians were meeting in de Gaulle's home town of Colombey-les-deux Eglises, 120 kilometres south-east of Paris, on the 50 anniversary of the meeting of de Gaulle with then-West German chancellor Konrad Adenauer.