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14/05/2012 - France

Twenty one blasts over weekend rock Corsica

A wave of bomb attacks targeting the holiday homes of mainland French nationals hit the Mediterranean island of Corisca over the weekend, damaging at least one car and several secondary ...

05/05/2012 - France

Police find priceless paintings in Corsican carpark

Three renaissance Italian paintings and another by French old master Nicolas Poussin were found in a car park in Corsica Friday after a tip-off to magistrates investigating their theft last year ...

09/04/2012 - France

Bomb attack in Corsican capital partially destroys Muslim prayer room

A prayer room used by the Muslim community on the French Mediterranean island of Corsica was partially destroyed overnight by a bomb in an attack described by the Interior Ministry as ...

11/02/2012 - France

Slideshow - France under ice as cold causes more chaos

More than half of France was on high alert for snow and ice on Sunday, as the death toll from cold across Europe went over 600.

01/02/2012 - France - Europe

Temperatures in France set to plummet to -18°C as snow and ice cause chaos

Temperatures as low as -18°C are expected in parts of France Wednesday night as the Europe-wide cold snap sends the thermometer plunging.

05/07/2011 - Greece - Palestinian Territories - Israel

US Gaza flotilla captain freed, French boat on its way

A Greek court has freed the American captain of a boat which is part of a flotilla aiming to break Israel’s blockade on Gaza after his arrest Saturday.

21/06/2011 - France

Conviction upheld in Corsica murder trial

A Paris court upheld on Monday the conviction and life sentence given to Corsican separatist, Yvan Colonna, for the murder of a local police chief, at the end of the second appeal in a ...

10/06/2011 - France

Paris raid targets gambling dens allegedly run by organised-crime

Parisian police raided two buildings in the capital on Wednesday. They were home to gambling clubs believed to be run by gangsters from the French Mediterranean island of Corsica.

28/04/2011 - France

French standard of living rises but rich-poor gap remains

The standard of living in France has doubled over the past 40 years although the gap between rich and poor has not changed over the last 10 years.

22/04/2011 - France

Corsican former mayor shot dead in street

A former mayor and member of President Nicolas Sarkozy's party was shot in the middle of the street in a Corsican village on Thursday. She died of her wounds at the scene.

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