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'Pink Panther' gang member held in France

Wed, 21 Aug 2013 14:34:00 +0200

French police have arrested a suspected member of the infamous Pink Panther gang of international jewel thieves who had been on the run since escaping from a Swiss prison in May.

Villagers set up lottery to help killer

Wed, 18 Jul 2012 13:05:00 +0200

The village of Vezet, north of Besançon, has set up a lottery to help electrician Charles Beau, who was convicted for killing a disabled neighbour.

French reveal loathing for 'violent' suburban youth

Wed, 28 Mar 2012 13:42:00 +0200

Nearly 60 percent of the French say they distrust youth from the 'banlieues', France's impoverished, immigrant-dominated suburbs, according to a new survey that has laid bare the country's divisions.