<span style="color: #0f1419;">In France, Former President Nicolas Sarkozy has been convicted of corruption.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #0f1419;"><br />''Judges found Sarkozy guilty of trying to bribe a judge and of influence-peddling today and sentenced him to three years in jail, with two years suspended.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #0f1419;"><br />''Sarkozy, who led France from 2007 to 2012, has denied any wrong-doing, saying he was the victim of a witch-hunt by financial prosecutors. He has 10 days to appeal the ruling.</span>