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 French prosecutors have charged three men in connection with a makeshift explosive device made of gas canisters placed inside an apartment block in western Paris, a judicial source told AFP on Saturday. https://www.thelocal.fr/20171007/three-charged-over-makeshift-gas-canister-bomb-in-paris Sat, 07 Oct 2017 13:16:02 +0200 three-charged-over-makeshift-gas-canister-bomb-in-paris A Frenchwoman got more than she bargained for when when she was peeling her pommes des terres. https://www.thelocal.fr/20161025/frenchwoman-finds-ww1-grenade-in-her-sack-of-spuds Tue, 25 Oct 2016 17:37:49 +0200 frenchwoman-finds-ww1-grenade-in-her-sack-of-spuds Five French soldiers whose remains lay undiscovered for nearly a hundred years were found this weekend. The men still had their wallets, rifles and a figurine of the Virgin Mary. https://www.thelocal.fr/20140602/world-war-i-remains-found-in-eastern-france Mon, 02 Jun 2014 10:43:00 +0200 world-war-i-remains-found-in-eastern-france At the foot of the Vosges mountain range in north-eastern France, a key battleground during World War I, a mine-clearance team is cautiously inspecting a cylinder of rusted metal nestled in a stone case covered with mould and barbed wire. https://www.thelocal.fr/20140512/100-years-on-mine-clearers-tackle-a-deadly-wwi-legacy-in-france Mon, 12 May 2014 11:52:00 +0200 100-years-on-mine-clearers-tackle-a-deadly-wwi-legacy-in-france Two men arrested in France this week on suspicion of wanting to carry out terrorist acts had bought explosives and were “ready to take action”, police sources revealed on Friday. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130308/suspected-french-terrorists-were-ready-for-action Fri, 08 Mar 2013 18:13:00 +0100 suspected-french-terrorists-were-ready-for-action