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 Two men with an AK-47 robbed a Cartier jewellery store near Paris's Champs-Elysées on Tuesday, leading to a police chase and a brief hostage-taking when they sought refuge in a hair salon. https://www.thelocal.fr/20141126/paris-jewellery-heist-sparks-police-chase Wed, 26 Nov 2014 09:18:00 +0100 paris-jewellery-heist-sparks-police-chase The fatal shooting of a suspected thief by a jeweller in Nice this week, has plunged France into a row about the use of force in the defense of property. A Facebook group supporting the businessman, charged with murder, has gained nearly 500,000 followers. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130913/dead-thief-sparks-french-row-over-self-defense Fri, 13 Sep 2013 16:19:00 +0200 dead-thief-sparks-french-row-over-self-defense