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Fine for Google over French books
Source: BBC News

A Paris court has found Google guilty of copyright infringement in a ruling which could have ramifications for its plans to digitise the world's books.

Zola's Roman relic sells for $1.6m
Source: Australian Broadcasting Corporation

A Roman sarcophagus panel that once belonged to French writer Emile Zola has sold for well over its estimated value, going for $US1.5 million ($1.63 million), auction house Sotheby's said.

Resistance hero 'told to leave'
Source: BBC News

A British officer who trained French Resistance fighters during World War II was told to "go home" by Charles de Gaulle, newly released files show.

Scientologists convicted of fraud
Source: BBC News

A French court has convicted the Church of Scientology of fraud, but stopped short of banning the group from operating in France.

Angola arms traffickers convicted
Source: BBC News

The son of ex-French President Francois Mitterrand and an ex-government minister have been convicted for their roles in illegal arms sales to Angola.

Father accused of abducting man he believes killed his daughter
Source: The Times

A retired accountant whose daughter was killed 27 years ago was facing charges last night over the alleged abduction of the man he always blamed for her death. The man was left bound, gagged and injured outside a French courtroom.

3-Strikes For Pirates Makes European Comeback Tour
Source: torrentfreak.com

In a great blow for consumers everywhere, the prospect of 3-strikes for copyright infringers has returned with a vengeance, as both the EU Council and French Constitutional court pushed forward with their respective legislation.

French riot police evacuate migrant camp
Source: Australian Broadcasting Corporation

French riot police have evacuated at least 150 Afghan boys and men from the "jungle", a makeshift migrant camp on the Channel coast.

French court rules against eBay for counterfeiting
Source: The Sydney Morning Herald

A French court has found eBay responsible for brand counterfeiting and ordered the online marketplace operator to pay the luxury group LVMH euro80,000 ($118,000) compensation for damages caused to famous perfume brands like Christian Dior and Kenzo.

France Passes New 3 Strikes Anti-Piracy Bill
Source: torrentfreak.com

After its initial adoption in May, the original version of the "3 strikes" Hadopi anti-piracy legislation was struck down by France's highest legal authority after declaring the proposals unconstitutional.

Paris mayoral feud blocks street
Source: BBC News

There has been traffic chaos in two Paris suburbs after their feuding mayors declared the same busy road one-way, but in opposite directions.

France obtains tax suspects' Swiss account details
Source: Reuters

France has secured the names and details of some 3,000 suspected tax evaders with Swiss bank accounts in what the budget minister described as a first in its battle against banking secrecy.

French hostage escapes after killing captors
Source: irishtimes.com

One of two French security advisers kidnapped by insurgents in Somalia last month escaped yesterday after killing three of his captors and fleeing to the presidential palace in Mogadishu, police said.

French town bans elephants from beach
Source: Reuters

A French town has banned circus elephants from bathing at its beaches over concerns the animals' excrement could pollute the water and pose a health hazard to other swimmers.

Indian elephants trample tourist to death
Source: Australian Broadcasting Corporation

A retired schoolteacher from France has been trampled to death by wild elephants in southern India, forest officials say.

Rangers catch up with French kangaroo
Source: Australian Broadcasting Corporation

He had been hopping around the French countryside for the past 10 days, but wildlife authorities finally caught up with Will the kangaroo in a village in the south-west.

Fireman started blaze for €19
Source: connexionfrance.com

TWO volunteer firefighters have admitted starting fires to boost their pay. The men, aged 22 and 25 face 15 years in prison for setting fires to earn a €19 and €38 call out bonus.

Failed suicide bid ends in bed
Source: Scotsman.com News

FRENCH police called off their search for a woman who threw herself in front of a speeding train when they found that she had dragged herself home and gone to bed.

Grave robber found dead in cemetery
Source: Australian Broadcasting Corporation

A French robber was found dead in a graveyard in the south-western Dordogne region, struck by a heart attack as he chiselled religious symbols off a tombstone, officials said.

Cannes bans nudists
Source: News24

It's a guaranteed way for an aspiring movie starlet to win herself some free exposure, parading semi-nude at Cannes, but attention seekers now have to be sure to at least keep their knickers on.

French workers threaten to blow up factory
Source: Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Workers at collapsed French car parts maker New Fabris have threatened to blow up their factory if they do not receive payouts from auto groups Renault and Peugeot to compensate for their lost jobs by July 31.

Cheap choice derails graves project
Source: The Sydney Morning Herald

THE ambitious project to exhume, identify and reinter 400 British and Australian soldiers forgotten for 90 years in a mass grave in a field in France is in crisis after the Department of Defence chose a cut-price, commercial archaeological firm.

French Broadcaster Sued for Firing Employee Based on HADOPI Stance
Source: Zeropaid.com

It was the story of an e-mail heard around the world. You may remember Jérôme Bourreau-Guggenheim who expressed opposition in an e-mail to his member of parliament.

Pirate parties parade through Prague, Paris
Source: Ars Technica

After the electoral success of Sweden's Pirate Party earlier this month, Pirate Parties are a-popping in Europe. The newest ones have appeared in France and the Czech Republic over the last few weeks.

Tools are 'temporary body parts'
Source: BBC News

The brain represents tools as extensions to the body, according to researchers writing in Current Biology.

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