https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from France in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Rising high beyond an ancient Roman arena in Arles, a tall, twisted tower created by Frank Gehry shimmers in the sun, the latest futuristic addition to this southern French city known for its World Heritage sites. https://www.thelocal.fr/20210626/futuristic-gehry-tower-opens-in-world-heritage-arles Sat, 26 Jun 2021 12:43:51 +0200 futuristic-gehry-tower-opens-in-world-heritage-arles Irina Belenkaya, a Russian who kidnapped her seven-year-old daughter from the girl's French father in 2009, went on trial on Tuesday in southern France. https://www.thelocal.fr/20121030/russian-mother-in-court-over-daughters-abduction Tue, 30 Oct 2012 16:53:00 +0100 russian-mother-in-court-over-daughters-abduction <p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Motorists on a busy road were shocked to see a dying man staggering along the side of the A54 motorway between the southern towns of N&icirc;mes and Arles on Sunday.</span></p> https://www.thelocal.fr/20111010/1431 Mon, 10 Oct 2011 14:37:00 +0200 1431