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 UPDATED: A French mother whose family were attacked on the Riviera by a group of young men has denied the motive for the assault was the fact the women were wearing shorts, as was initially claimed. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160909/womens-shorts-prompt-violent-attack-in-southern-france Fri, 09 Sep 2016 13:28:05 +0200 womens-shorts-prompt-violent-attack-in-southern-france Corsicans rallied on Sunday as tensions remained high on the French Mediterranean island after five people were injured and three cars burned in clashes between young locals and families of North African origin. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160815/tensions-high-in-corsica-after-clashes-injure-five Mon, 15 Aug 2016 10:51:31 +0200 tensions-high-in-corsica-after-clashes-injure-five A Frenchman has been sentenced to eight years behind bars for his involvement in Al-Qaeda networks in northern Africa. https://www.thelocal.fr/20150515/french-jihadist-jailed-for-eight-years Fri, 15 May 2015 16:54:20 +0200 french-jihadist-jailed-for-eight-years France will remain on high terror alert for months, it emerged on Wednesday, despite the huge cost of the heightened security. It's not all bad news however, with the increased presence of the police and army prompting a drop in the number of burglaries and thefts. https://www.thelocal.fr/20150304/france-to-remain-on-terror-alert-for-months Wed, 04 Mar 2015 18:19:00 +0100 france-to-remain-on-terror-alert-for-months