France's literary bad boy Houellebecq meets his match 30/04/2008
The shock-a-minute bad boy of the French book world may have met his literary match in the figure of his own mother, who has penned a tell-all novel.
'Father of LSD' takes final trip 30/04/2008
Albert Hofmann, the Swiss chemist who discovered the now-banned hallucinogenic drug LSD that was an icon of the Hippy movement, has died at the age of 102.... read more
France blames Chinese organisers for Olympic torch run chaos 10/04/2008
France's interior minister faulted the Chinese organisers of the Olympic torch relay for its chaotic run through Paris.... read more
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Fresh supplies been delivered to hostages and kidnappers on a luxury yacht held for the last six days by pirates off the coast of Somalia... read more
James Thierree, Chaplin grandson, returns to Paris stage 10/04/2008
Acrobat, mime artist, dancer and performer extraordinaire, James Thierree -- Charlie Chaplin's grandson -- returns to Paris this week.... read more
Man in south of France falls ill after nearly drinking toxic bottled water 10/04/2008
A security guard working at Nice airport was taken to hospital after nearly drinking a bottle of mineral water containing high levels of a toxic substance.... read more
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