Nicolas Sarkozy, president from 2007-12, was found guilty of criminal conspiracy but cleared of other charges.
French authorities say the "remarkable seizure" was found on board a fishing boat following a tip-off.
The president-elect of the southern African nation has a long and controversial political career.
The president-elect of the southern African nation has a long and controversial political career.
Peter Mutharika defeated the incumbent, Lazarus Chakwera, the election commission announces.
Somalia's President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud says he is a prime target of the Islamist group al-Shabab.
Somalia's President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud says he is a prime target of the Islamist group al-Shabab.
The battle for Kordofan, with a population of eight million, is the latest frontline in Sudan's civil war.
The president-elect of the southern African nation has a long and controversial political career.
The drug - a twice-yearly injection – reduces the current HIV treatment cost in developing countries.