The Local France 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 France and US to push for transition in Syria US Secretary of State John Kerry met French President Francois Hollande in Paris on Wednesday where the two agreed to examine ways to speed up political transition in Syria. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130227/kerry-in-paris-for-key-talks-with-hollande Wed, 27 Feb 2013 13:29:00 +0100 kerry-in-paris-for-key-talks-with-hollande French shop staff kidnap boss for seven hours <p>Employees of French music and film store chain Fnac held one of their bosses hostage for seven hours on Thursday. They say talks over increasing pay and improving work conditions were going nowhere.</p> https://www.thelocal.fr/20120330/2984 Fri, 30 Mar 2012 13:33:00 +0200 2984