British family holidaying in France shot dead
September 7th, 2012 - 9:58 pm ICT by IANS
London, Sep 7 (IANS) A hunt is on for the killer of three members of a British family and an cyclist at an Alpine beauty spot, a media report said ... Read more...
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Bodies of two mountain climbers found
July 16th, 2012 - 11:45 am ICT by IANS
Rome, July 16 (IANS/EFE) Two mountain climbers, one Spanish and the other Polish, were found frozen to death on the Dome du Gouter mountain at an altitude of 4,400 meters ... Read more...
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Veiled Muslim women barred from entering France
June 13th, 2012 - 7:18 pm ICT by IANS
London, June 13 (IANS) Three Saudi women were barred from entering France for refusing to remove their face veils, it was reported here Wednesday.A 2011 French law bans people from ... Read more...
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Man held at Delhi airport for travelling on fake passport
May 29th, 2012 - 11:34 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 29 (IANS) A man hailing from Tamil Nadu, who had travelled to Paris in 2009 on a fake French passport, was arrested on his arrival at ... Read more...
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Pippa faces arrest in France
April 16th, 2012 - 7:11 pm ICT by IANS
London, April 16 (IANS) Pippa Middleton, the sister-in-law of Prince William and one of the most photographed women on earth, has been questioned by French police after one of ... Read more...
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Toulouse killer’s father to sue France for son’s death
March 27th, 2012 - 1:14 pm ICT by IANS
Paris, March 27 (IANS) The father of Mohammed Merah, who claimed responsibility for killing seven people before he was shot dead by police after a 30-hour siege, said he intends ... Read more...
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French killer said he posted murder videos on web
March 23rd, 2012 - 3:56 pm ICT by IANS
Paris, March 23 (IANS) Mohammed Merah, the main suspect in the Toulouse and Montauban shootings who was killed during a police operation on Thursday in Toulouse, said shortly before his ... Read more...
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France launches manhunt for killer
March 20th, 2012 - 2:42 pm ICT by IANS
Paris, March 20 (IANS/RIA Novosti) French authorities have launched a large-scale manhunt for a gunman who shot dead three children and a rabbi at a Jewish school in Toulouse Monday.The ... Read more...
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French police detain former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn
February 23rd, 2012 - 10:25 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Paris, Feb 23 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn was detained overnight by the French police in connection with investigation into alleged illegal sex ring. Strauss presented himself to investigators in ... Read more...
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Two Russians detained for brawl on plane
February 23rd, 2012 - 4:12 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Feb 23 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A Russian couple engaged in a drunken brawl with French police on board a Brazil-bound plane in Paris, a media report said.A 30-year-old man and ... Read more...
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Strauss-Kahn now a suspect in prostitution ring
February 21st, 2012 - 7:09 pm ICT by IANS
London, Feb 21 (IANS) Dominique Strauss-Kahn, former head of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), is being questioned by French police as a suspect in a prostitution ring inquiry, a prosecutor ... Read more...
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Strauss-Kahn being investigated for link to call girl ring
November 17th, 2011 - 8:36 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Paris, Nov 17 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Former International Monetary Fund boss Dominic Strauss-Khan is under investigation for allegedly having a link to a call girl ring. Strauss-Kan, who was widely tipped to become ... Read more...
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French soldier commits suicide live on webcam
November 3rd, 2011 - 7:42 pm ICT by IANS
London, Nov 3 (IANS) A 22-year-old French soldier shot himself in the head while showing himself live on a webcam as he chatted with another user, a media report said.The ... Read more...
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In touch with France on Indian’s terror link: Chidambaram
May 23rd, 2011 - 9:18 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 23 (IANS) With France arresting an Indian national over terror links, India Monday said it was in touch with the French authorities to obtain details, but ... Read more...
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French police unions outraged over lunchtime alcohol ban
April 22nd, 2011 - 5:09 pm ICT by ANI
Paris, Apr 22 (ANI): France's police unions have expressed outrage over an official decree that suggested Compagnies Républicaines de Sécurité, or CRS officers, would no longer be served wine or beer with ... Read more...
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French police warned against arresting veiled Muslim women near mosques
April 5th, 2011 - 4:30 pm ICT by ANI
London, Apr 5(ANI): French Interior Minister Claude Guent has warned the country's police against arresting Muslim women covering up 'in or around' mosques.The strict instructions are contained in a nine-page circular issued ... Read more...
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French journalist found guilty of passing racial comments
February 19th, 2011 - 2:50 pm ICT by ANI
Paris, Feb.19 (ANI): Eric Zemmour, a well-known commentator and coloumnist for Le Figaro, a French daily newspaper, has been found guilty of inciting racial hatred after passing comments that were hurtful for ... Read more...
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Alex Reid arrested by cops probing cocaine smuggling cartel
January 20th, 2011 - 6:40 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan 20 (ANI): Katie Price's husband Alex Reid is said to have been arrested in a dawn raid by cops probing a cartel who smuggled killer cocaine worth 2 million pounds.Reid, ... Read more...
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Zardari benefited in French submarine deal?
January 15th, 2011 - 5:48 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 15 (IANS) A French court has seized the official Pakistani documents containing details about how President Asif Ali Zardari benefited from a massive secret payments linked to the sale ... Read more...
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Zardari took ‘massive secret commissions’ for securing French submarine deal: Report
January 15th, 2011 - 5:08 pm ICT by ANI
Paris, Jan 15(ANI): Official Pakistani documents, detailing how President Asif Ali Zardari benefited from massive, secret payments connected to the sale of French submarines to Pakistan, have been seized as evidence by ... Read more...
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Tees Maar Khan Movie Preview: Can Farah Survive Without Shah Rukh Khan?
December 23rd, 2010 - 4:43 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
December 23,2010 (Sa Film Title: Tees Maar KhanDirector: Farah KhanCast: Akshay Kumar, Akshaye Khanna, Katrina KaifThis is the first time that Farah Khan has made a movie sans her ex buddy ... Read more...
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French police arrest teenager to end hostage drama at nursery school
December 14th, 2010 - 12:53 am ICT by BNO News
PARIS (BNO NEWS) -- French police on Monday arrested an armed teenager who had taken 20 children and a teacher hostage at a nursery school in Besançon, eastern France, local media reported.The ... Read more...
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Mystery of Martina Navratilova’s lesbian lover’s ‘murdered’ baby
November 21st, 2010 - 12:49 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov 21 (ANI): Following a year long battle with cancer, things don't seem to be getting tranquil for tennis star Martina Navratilova as her girlfriend Julia Lemigova's past has apparently cast ... Read more...
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Hindus want urgent EU probe into allegations of secret Roma lists in France
October 11th, 2010 - 5:03 pm ICT by ANI
Nevada (US), Oct 11 (ANI): Hindus have asked for a thorough probe by European Union (EU) into allegations that French police was keeping secret lists of Roma (Gypsies) and other travelling minorities ... Read more...
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Would be Times Square bomber Shahzad gets life sentence
October 6th, 2010 - 6:00 pm ICT by ANI
New York, Oct. 6 (ANI): Would be Times Square bomber Faisal Shahzad has been sentenced to life in prison, even as French Police announced the arrest of 12 men during a counter-terrorism ... Read more...
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From a mud hut to Paris - the Roma life struggle
September 21st, 2010 - 11:13 am ICT by IANS
By Kathrin Lauer
Cheveresul Mare (Romania), Sep 21 (DPA) The day is cold and damp and Miron Neda, 52, is wearing his Sunday suit with plastic sandals. He owns no real shoes. Nor ... Read more...
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Tourists Evacuate Eiffel Tower After A Bomb Scare
September 15th, 2010 - 6:01 pm ICT by Pen Men At Work
September 15, 2010 (Pen Men at Work): Thousands of people visit the world famous landmark, Eiffel Tower every day while visiting Paris. The visitors, however, got a shock of ... Read more...
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Three Illegal Immigrants Nabbed By Authorities In Chemical Lorry
September 4th, 2010 - 10:55 pm ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez
Sep 4, (THAINDIAN NEWS) As many as three illegal immigrants who were making their way into United Kingdom in a lorry that carried chemicals have been nabbed by the authorities ... Read more...
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French police looking for thieves who used boobs to distract victim
August 14th, 2010 - 2:22 pm ICT by ANI
London, Aug 14 (ANI): The search for two attractive female thieves who bared their breasts at a man at a cashpoint to distract him before stealing his money is underway in France. ... Read more...
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L’Oreal heiress Liliane Bettencourt questioned by the French police
July 27th, 2010 - 8:51 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Paris, July 27 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Liliane Bettencourt, who is the owner of L’Oreal cosmetics, which is one of the biggest cosmetic companies in the world is under investigation related to ... Read more...
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Heiress Of L’Oreal Interrogated By The French Police
July 27th, 2010 - 7:23 pm ICT by Pen Men At Work
July 27, 2010 (Pen Men at Work): 87-year-old Liliane Bettencourt happens to be the heiress to the cosmetics riches associated with the globally renowned L’Oreal. She was queried by the French ... Read more...
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L’Oreal Heiress Mrs. Liliane Bettencourt Questioned By French Police
July 27th, 2010 - 7:16 pm ICT by GD
By Madhuri Dey
Paris, France, July 27, (THAINDIAN NEWS) The wealthiest woman of France, the heiress of L'Oreal fortune, Mrs. Liliane Bettencourt faced the French police on Monday when they turned up at ... Read more...
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Tour de France dope tests ‘flawed’, says French anti-doping agency head
July 4th, 2010 - 2:18 pm ICT by ANI
Paris, July 4(ANI): Head of the French anti-doping agency (AFLD), Pierre Bordry has questioned the credibility of the testing due to be done during this year's Tour de France.This year the AFLD ... Read more...
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French police ban serving of sausages, cocktails in Muslim neighbourhood
June 16th, 2010 - 6:13 pm ICT by ANI
Paris, June 16 (ANI): French police have banned a street party whose organisers planned to serve cocktails and pork sausages in a Muslim neighbourhood here.According to Scotsman.com, the so-called "Sausage and Booze" ... Read more...
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Crossing English Channel With The Aid OF Helium Balloons
May 30th, 2010 - 7:34 pm ICT by Pen Men At Work
May 30, 2010 (Pen Men at Work): The 36 year old Jonathan Trappe, a resident of Raleigh, North Carolina surprised one and all when he managed to cross the English Channel ... Read more...
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