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19/05/2013 - France - United Kingdom

Briton arrested on suspicion of murdering his children

French authorities say police are questioning a 48-year-old Briton arrested after allegedly slitting the throats of his two young children.

14/05/2013 - France

Calls for police chief to resign after violence at Paris Saint-Germain celebrations

Opposition MPs in France are calling for the resignation of the Paris police chief after yesterday’s violence in Trocadéro, one of the most visited parts of central Paris.

02/05/2013 - France

French police search caves for family murder suspect Ligonnès

French police are searching caves in the southern Var region for the man who has been on the run for two years, after murdering his wife and four children in the western city of Nantes.

17/04/2013

African press review 17 April 2013

Kenyan officials could face prosecution over voter ID kits. Kenyatta's election is given the all-clear.

16/04/2013

African press review 16 April 2013

Relations between South Africa and Nigeria and good news for investment in Kenya are two of the topics in today's papers...

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.

15/04/2013

African press review 15 April 2013

How much protection do Kenyan politicians need? Will ambassadors' heads roll? Why do Ethiopians run so fast? Can SA and Nigeria learn to get along?

12/04/2013 - France

Paris police foil great Easter egg robbery

Three robbers were caught red-handed with a haul of 20 kilos of Easter eggs and 500 euros in cash by Paris police last weekend.

07/04/2013 - France - Pakistan

France charges Pakistan deportees with terror conspiracy

Two French citizens who were deported from Pakistan to France this week have been charged with conspiring to commit terrorist acts, judicial sources told news agencies.

05/04/2013 - France

Three alleged jihadis deported from Pakistan to France

French police are questioning three men deported from Pakistan, accused of going there to train to fight in Afghanistan.

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