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Paris's Musée du Quai Branly, home to a collection of real African art
14/06/2013 - France

Paris police break up fake African art gang

French police have uncovered one of the largest networks ever of fake African art in France.

01/06/2013 - France

Marseille mothers march against gang violence

Residents of Marseille’s working-class housing estates demonstrated on Saturday against criminal violence that has cost the lives of a number of youths.

Paris police hope to restore the city's image, after a riot burst out during a parade of PSG football fans on Monday night
15/05/2013 - France

Paris police boost efforts to ward off pickpockets

Paris police said on Wednesday that they would deploy more officers at the city’s main tourist attractions in an effort to cut back on pickpockets and other petty crimes against visitors.

16/04/2013 - France

French interior minister admits lapses in gangster's jailbreak

A lapse in security was responsible for the escape of gangster Redoine Faïd from a jail in northern France at the weekend, French Interior Minister Manuel Valls declared on Tuesday, ...

15/04/2013 - France

Interpol issues warrant for French jailbreak gangster

Interpol has issued an international arrest warrant for French criminal Redoine Faïd after his escape from a northern French prison at the weekend.

03/02/2013 - France

Marseille youths hold up train to create internet buzz

Dozens of youths forced a TGV high-speed train to stop just to create a buzz on the internet, police in the southern French city of Marseille said Sunday.

26/09/2012 - France - Nigeria

French police break up Nigerian prostitution ring

French police have broken up a Nigerian prostitution ring operating in several French cities, they said Wednesday.

03/07/2012 - Cinema - Rosslyn Hyams' ones to watch

Ashim Alhuwahlia's look back at Bollywood's filmy underworld

Mumbai, known as the hub of Hindi film production, is starting to produce and export (again) non-singing/dancing romantic comedies or thrillers.

12/01/2012 - France

French university offers course on cult, US TV series, The Wire

Nanterre University in the northwest of Paris is following in the footsteps of America’s prestigious Harvard University by offering students the chance to study the cult, US television ...

29/07/2011 - France

Notorious gangster shot dead in Marseille Cybercafé

A notorious French gangster has been shot dead in Marseille in the latest incident in several months’ gang warfare in the southern French port, notorious for its “French ...

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