PARIS (AP) — A man of imposing stature, with a broad smile and easy laugh, Jacques Chirac was the president of charisma and charm. Despite a corruption conviction and political scandals, his failed ...

Jacques Chirac's daughter stood alone by her father's grave today as she said her last goodbye to the former French President. Claude Chirac bowed her head towards the tombstone at the Paris cemetery ...

FORMER French President Jacques Chirac died at the age of 86 after years of declining health. Here’s what we know about the late politician, whose progressive policies were overshadowed by charges of ...

NEW ORLEANS — Jacques Chirac, the former president of France who died Thursday, spent time in New Orleans in the 1950s while researching a thesis on the port. Chirac, who served two terms in office as ...

Paris — Former French president Jacques Chirac, who led the country for 12 years from 1995 to 2007, has died at the age of 86. His son-in-law Frederic Salat-Baroux confirmed his passing, telling ...

The wife of former French leader Jacques Chirac has angrily denied he is suffering from Alzheimer's disease and is too frail to face corruption charges next month. Bernadette Chirac said she was ...

France is mourning former president Jacques Chirac, a veteran politician and champion of multilateralism, European unity and Africa, who died Thursday at age 86. French lawmakers observed a minute of ...

Former French president Jacques Chirac has died at the age of 86, his family announced Thursday. Throughout his long political career, Chirac embodied bonhomie and clubbability. He was the first ...

Former French president Jacques Chirac was found guilty on Thursday of embezzling funds and violating public trust for hiring members of his political party for non-existent civil jobs while he was ...

Jacques Chirac is the former French president best known for his staunch opposition to the war in Iraq – a position that put him at odds with his U.S. counterpart, George W. Bush. But the ...

Jacques Chirac was paid millions of pounds in bribes by Saddam Hussein to oppose the US-led war in Iraq, according to intelligence revealed for the first time by Britain’s former spy chief. Sir ...

Nicolas Sarkozy is officially taking office as France's new president, replacing centre-right Gaullist Jacques Chirac, who has run the country for 12 years. Now 74, Mr Chirac first became a government ...