French prison guards are on a four-day strike to protest shortage of resources in France’s overcrowded prisons. They are calling for better working conditions and higher salaries.
Two new cases of swine flu have been confirmed in France, bringing the total number of infections to four, the health ministry announced on Monday. The latest cases involve a man and a woman who recently returned from Mexico.
More than 400 detainees were transferred under intense surveillance from two decrepit prisons in the centre of Lyon to an ultra-modern facility in the French city's suburbs, the first transfer operation of its kind in Europe.
Valenciennes staged a huge upset by defeating Lyon, who have ruled unchallenged over the French league for the last seven years. Two goals by Gignac saw Toulouse secure a draw against Marseille, who remain at the top of the table.
Valenciennes has defeated Lyon, a team that won the championship seven times in a row, with 2 goals to 0. Two goals of Gignac permitted Toulouse to bring back a draw from Marseille, who remains on top of the French Championship.
Valenciennes, a club struggling to stay in the French Ligue 1, has defeated Lyon, a team that won the championship seven times in a row, with 2 goals to 0. Lyon remains third of the championship.
Valenciennes, a club struggling to stay in the French Ligue 1, has defeated Lyon, a team that won the championship seven times in a row, with 2 goals to 0. Lyon remains third of the championship.
Health Minister Roselyne Bachelot said two A/H1N1 swine flu infections have been confirmed and 22 cases are being investigated, with seven considered 'probable'. All are people who had travelled to Mexico.
The family of a 12-year-old boy who was twice kidnapped by cult leader and convicted paedophile, Juliano Verbard, has expressed dismay over Verbard’s escape from a Reunion jail Monday and fear for the boy's security.
Tens of thousands of people across France protested President Nicolas Sarkozy's handling of the economic crisis, as unions and the left-wing opposition united in a "historic" demand for more aid for those hit by the slowdown.
