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• "Crocodile Dundee" needed in France

  Thu Jun 18, 2009
  • The hunt is on in the French village of Xertigny for a crocodile on the loose.

• Paris hippos refuse to move

  Mon Jun 15, 2009
  • Hippos receive temporary respite in Paris zoo's plans to move them.

• Salim Sdiri breaks French long jump record

  Mon Jun 15, 2009
  • Salim Sdiri, French long jumper hit by javelin almost two years ago, breaks national record with leap of 8.42 metres

• French soulstress, Miss Dominique, is back

  Thu Jun 11, 2009
  • French soulstress Miss Dominique is back, 50kgs lighter but with a voice as powerful a voice as ever.

• France has a "Nouvelle Star" - really?

  Wed Jun 10, 2009
  • In France "Pop Idol" 2009 comes to an end with Soan Faya as the country's "Nouvelle Star".

• The future looks rosé for French wine

  Wed Jun 10, 2009
  • France wins the battle of the rosés as EU backs down on "blending" proposals.

• Man calls for a prostitute only to discover his daughter is a call-girl.

  Tue Jun 9, 2009
  • Um.... have to agree with ytmnd above. Is this news from 2002?

• Sarkozy's European dilemma

  Tue Jun 9, 2009
  • French president, Nicolas Sarkozy, faces "dilemma" of party's success at European parliamentary elections after employment minister unexpectedly wins seat.

• Low turnout "wins" European elections in France

  Mon Jun 8, 2009
  • I think it's most likely national governments have failed miserably in getting across just how much of an influence and how important both the European Commission and parliament really are on the everyday lives of EU citizens - and therefore how important it actually is vote.

• Low turnout "wins" European elections in France

  Mon Jun 8, 2009
  • Nicolas Sarkozy and Greens run out "winners" in France after European elections, but voter turnout at all-time low.