A suspected serial killer shot and killed three children and a teacher at a Jewish school in France today in what was branded an anti-Semitic attack. President Nicolas Sarkozy declared the murders a “national tragedy” and will raise the terror level in that region to the highest level. Anti-terrorism forces are now left investigating the [...]

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UPDATE: 5 skiers are confirmed dead, 1 missing. Six tourists have been buried in an avalanche in Norway, according to local authorities. The avalanche trapped about half of a group of 12 skiers in Kaafjord, with unconfirmed reports indicating that they may be from France. The police chief of Tromso says that the avalanche took [...]

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Former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn is being held by police investigating an alleged prostitution ring that was being run out of the northern French city of Lille. Strauss-Kahn can be held for questioning for up to 48 hours and may then be placed under formal investigation.  Investigators are attempting to ascertain whether or not French [...]

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Iran announced today that it had halted crude oil exports to British and French companies. The cessation came several days after Iran threatened to stop oil exports to some European Union countries in retaliation for sanctions initiated by the E.U. and the U.S. last month, the country’s oil ministry said in a statement. “Iran has [...]

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Here are your top stories for this Sunday, January 15, 2012: – Cruise ship runs aground off coast of Italy – Social conservatives support Rick Santorum – Deadly attack in Iraq – Pandas ready to go to France

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It’s long been threatened, and now it’s happened. The eurozone debt crisis took a drastic turn yesterday as Standard & Poor‘s downgraded France and Austria as well as seven other nations, including Italy and Spain. S&P gave 14 of 16 countries – including France, Italy, and Spain – a negative outlook, which it said meant [...]

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Aw, isn’t that cute. Four kids frolicking on the beach. Wait, what’s that in the background? Is that..could it be…a naked man?? Yes, La Redoute, a popular French clothing company, released a promotional ad for their children’s clothing line the other day. The ad, posted on the mail-order chain’s official website, showed four kids in [...]

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Yesterday, it was McDonald’s new Big America burger.  Today, it’s the Darth Vader burger! The “Star Wars” franchise has never been one to shy away from a new marketing campaign, and a restaurant in France is taking things to a whole new level. A French fast food chain is launching the Darth Vader Burger on [...]

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Salma Hayek has gotten quite an honor in France. Over the New Year’s weekend, the 45-year-old actress was one of the recipients named by the country’s President Nicolas Sarkozy to the Legion of Honor. She’ll enter the honor academy as a Chevalier, or Knight. The “Puss in Boots” star, who is married to French businessman [...]

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Check the New Hot 5, an American-based jazz band plays, as the guys play for a herd of cows in Autrans, France. Yes, I said they played for a bunch of cows. Talk about a captive audience! Look how attentive they are. Not ONE listener left in the middle of the performance, made noise with [...]

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Things are heating up in the Middle East. The U.S. Navy says that threats made by Iran to block the strategically and economically critical Strait of Hormuz are unacceptable. “The free flow of goods and services through the Strait of Hormuz is vital to regional and global prosperity,” Navy 5th Fleet in Bahrain spokeswoman Cmdr. [...]

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Credit rating agency Fitch Ratings has affirmed France’s top Triple-A rating but warned that it may downgrade six other eurozone countries due to the fact that they think a feasible solution to the debt crisis in that region is “technically and politically beyond reach.” Fitch said today that France’s credit grade is able to be [...]

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