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Pink Panther 'jewel thief' held in France

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Police said the man, in his 40s, of Montenegrin origin, was arrested at his home in southern France as he tried to escape through a window.

France's bread lovers have a new idea—and it's half-baked

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The demise of crusty bread: top baker claims the vast majority of his customers now choose the whitest, least-baked baguette on display.

French government pledges more police for crime-battered Marseille

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Prime minister Jean-Marc Ayrault announced plans during a crisis visit triggered by another gangland killing linked to the city‘s drug trade.

French animation fuels Hollywood

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Success of Paris-made blockbuster comedy 'Despicable Me 2', US studio Universal's most profitable ever film, boosts French animation industry.

French interior minister's immigration comments spark outrage

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Manuel Valls is once again at the centre of controversy after calling France's immigration policy and its relationship to Islam into question.

Decline in French language skills worry academics in Madagascar

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Malagasy language more widely spoken on streets and at home while English is fast becoming the foreign language of choice in former French colony.

Four found dead in Bordeaux hotel room

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A couple were found hanged and their children aged 13 and 16 had been poisoned, according to police who are investigating the family 'tragedy'.

Airline tax could fund express airport rail line -French minister

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Long-awaited plan for express rail service from Paris to Charles de Gaulle airport close to being finalised and may be funded from new ticket taxes.

Socialist leader hits back at ‘coca leaf chewing’ leftist

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Socialist Party boss Harlem Désir mocks radical left politician Jean Luc-Mélenchon, referring to his recent trips to Latin American countries.

Al Qaeda 'targeting European rail network'

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Leaked report published in German newspaper says terror group has been plotting attacks on high-speed railways across the continent.