France News

Ajaccio - It seems the French census agency are a little too thorough sometimes, after they sent out a letter to a certain French citizen, who hasn't been around for quite some time. In fact he died almost 200 years ago.

Sourribes - In a tragic hunting incident over the weekend, a 14-year-old boy slipped and accidentally shot his father dead. On realizing what had happened, he then turned the gun on himself.

The hits just keep on coming as yet another horsemeat scandal makes the headlines on Monday. It seems that horses, used for drug testing by a pharmaceutical company, have found their way into the food chain in Spain and France.

Paris - Kate Barry, 46, daughter of singer and actress Jane Birkin and British composer John Barry, died on Wednesday after falling from her fourth floor Paris apartment.

Nice - A French café has decided to charge customers for their rudeness. They offer a range of prices for their coffee which offers discounts to those who are polite when ordering.

On Nov. 26, France reported it was sending an additional contingent of troops to help in putting an end to the sectarian violence in Central African Republic (CAR). Continued fighting between Selaka soldiers and Christian militia has since escalated.

Just when you thought the whole Harlem Shake craze was over, videos have appeared on YouTube. One of them shows French prison inmates enthusiastically doing the dance. Authorities are investigating how this could have possibly happened.

Nearly 300 officers contributed to an international arms traffic sweep in France. 45 international traffickers were arrested on Monday, according to police.

According to a leaked report, French scientists examining the death of Palestinian Authority president Yasser Arafat say he probably died of natural causes.

Toulouse - When several passengers on an Air France flight from Nice to Toulouse started showing symptoms resembling those of the H1N1 flu virus, the plane was quarantined at Blagnac airport near Toulouse.