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Two injured in shooting at French migrant camp

Tue, 16 Aug 2016 17:17:36 +0200

Two migrants were wounded in a shooting after a row in a migrant camp in the northern French port of Dunkirk, several sources said on Tuesday.

Beer, batons and lessons from battle of Marseille

Sun, 19 Jun 2016 11:58:36 +0200

The Pizzeria du Sud was selling record amounts of beer to England fans when a group of Russians in near-military formation burst into square near the Marseille seafront.

France calls for truce in latest Mali fighting

Thu, 22 May 2014 15:24:00 +0200

French officials called on Thursday for an immediate truce in Mali after a deadly spate of violence brought on by the rebel seizure of the desert town of Kidal.

France vs the EU: Bitter war of words escalates

Mon, 24 Jun 2013 18:19:00 +0200

An increasingly bitter slanging match between the members of the French government and EU chiefs escalated on Monday as EU Commission José Manuel Barroso compared France's socialist leaders to the far right for using Europe as a 'scapegoat' for its problems.

Woman stabs boyfriend in row over 'The Voice'

Thu, 26 Apr 2012 12:32:47 +0200

An argument between a French couple slipped into violence when the woman stabbed her boyfriend over a TV reality song contest.