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NYPD investigates mysterious death of the Sciences-Po head Richard Descoings
New York police were Wednesday attempting to piece together the final hours of the director of one of France’s most elite colleges, as they awaited the medical examiner’s report on the cause of death. The mysterious demise of Richard Descoings, 53, whose naked body was found in his Manhattan hotel…
French police swoop on suspected Islamists
French police swooped down on suspected Islamist networks Friday, arresting 19 people as President Nicolas Sarkozy vowed a crackdown would continue after an extremist gunman’s killing spree. The arrests took place in several cities including Toulouse, whereMohamed Merah was shot dead by police last week after a series of cold-blooded shootings in southwestern France that left…
France’s Strauss-Kahn charged in vice ring
LILLE, France — Disgraced former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn was charged Monday with involvement in an organised vice ring that procured prostitutes for top-class clients, lawyers said. Prosecutors said the 62-year-old former Socialist finance minister and one-time presidential favourite had been released on 100,000 euros ($135,000) bail following the charges.…
France suspect dead after resisting arrest: police source
The alleged Al-Qaeda militant believed responsible for a killing spree is dead, a police source said Thursday, after he resisted a raid on his besieged home in southern France. Three police were wounded in the assault, one “fairly seriously”, with journalists able to hear sustained gunfire from at least two…
WATCH LIVE: French police surround suspected gunman
French police have surrounded a house in Toulouse, France where a man suspected of a series of deadly shootings is holed up. France 24 has been covering the siege in their English-language broadcast throughout the day along with other news. Watch this live video from France 24, broadcast March 20,…
Gunman kills four at French Jewish school
A gunman burst into a Jewish school in France on Monday, shooting dead three children and a teacher in the third deadly gun attack in a week by a man who made his escape on a motorbike. The children, aged three, six and 10, and a 30-year-old religious education teacher were mowed down…
Did Stone Age cavemen talk to each other in symbols?
By Robin McKie– Previously overlooked patterns in the cave art of southern France and Spain suggest man might have learned written communication 25,000 years earlier than we thought. Visit the caves of Pech Merle, Font-de-Gaume and Rouffignac in southern France and you will witness some of the most breathtaking art…
Sarkozy says ‘we have too many foreigners’ in France
President Nicolas Sarkozy declared on Tuesday that there are too many immigrants in France, as the country’s presidential election campaign became caught up in issues of religion and identity. Defending a re-election campaign promise to cut the number of new arrivals in half, Sarkozy bluntly declared that France’s attempts to…
Leading French candidate vows 75 percent tax on super rich
The Socialist tipped to become France’s next president took aim at the wealthy Tuesday with plans to slap a 75 percent tax rate on top earners. Francois Hollande said it was simply a case of “patriotism to accept to pay extra tax to get the country back on its feet again” and reverse…
‘Miss’ officially banned in France
PARIS — “Miss” is officially out in France. The office of French Prime Minister Francois Fillon said Tuesday the term would be struck from official documents, along with that of “maiden name” or “married name” for women. The prime minister’s office said it would be writing to all ministries and…
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