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17/05/2012 - France

Nearly 300km of traffic jams as French start long weekend

There were 291 kilometres of traffic jams on French roads on Thursday as motorists took advantage of the Ascension public holiday to take a long weekend.

17/05/2012 - France - Malaysia

Malaysian shopkeeper pleads not guilty to French woman's murder

A Malaysian shopkeeper pleaded not guilty to murdering a French woman on an island resort after she refused to have sex with him, his lawyer said as the trial opened Thursday.

16/05/2012 - France - report + slideshow

Louis XIV railway carriages take to Paris-Versailles line

Possibly the most glamorous local railway carriages in the world started operating on Wednesday between Paris and Versailles.

Can tourism in Majorca survive economic crisis?
15/05/2012 - International report

Can tourism in Majorca survive economic crisis?

The popular Spanish island of Majorca is hoping that despite the current crisis, this will be another bumper year for visitors.

New World War I museum opens near Paris
12/05/2012 - Culture in France

New World War I museum opens near Paris

War tourism is big business in France.

Property developers, illegal mining scar Goa's beauty
09/05/2012 - International report

Property developers, illegal mining scar Goa's beauty

Sometimes called the "Pearl of the Orient" , the Indian state of Goa attracts over a million visitors a year, drawn by the sunshine, the sea and, it's said, the local brew, ...

08/04/2012 - France - India

French woman found murdered in Delhi hotel

The badly decomposed body of a French woman has been found in a guesthouse in the Indian capital, Delhi. Police say she was murdered.

06/04/2012 - France

Disneyland Paris is Europe's top tourist destination

With a total of 250 million visitors since it opened in 1992, Disneyland Paris is the most popular tourist destination in Europe.

01/03/2012 - France - Greece - Palestine

Prosecutors want new warrants in 28-year-old cruise ship terror case

French prosecutors have called for 30-year prison terms to be passed on three alleged members of the Palestinian Abu Nidal group, in connection with the murder of nine tourists on a cruise ship in ...

04/02/2012

French press review 4 February 2012

Optimistic US job creation figures, French troops' early withdrawal from Afghanistan, Russian opposition rally, Queen Elizabeth’s diamond jubilee and the most expensive painting ever ...

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