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Frenchwoman Admits Smothering Her 8 Newborns

She says husband never knew

(Newser) - A 47-year-old woman in France faces homicide charges after admitting that she killed eight of her own newborn babies and hid them at two separate residences, the BBC reports. Dominique Cottrez told police that her husband never knew because she has always been overweight. He has not been charged. The...

Couple Busted After 8 Dead Newborns Found

French parents seemed utterly 'pleasant'

(Newser) - A couple in a northern French village have been arrested after police uncovered the remains of eight newborns in their home and nearby. A neighbor alerted cops after spotting bones as he dug a pond in his yard at a home where the two used to live. The couple, both...

Al Qaeda Beheads French Aid Worker
Al-Qaeda Beheads
French
Aid Worker
Jul 27, 2010 6:00 AM CDT

Al-Qaeda Beheads French Aid Worker

Furious Sarkozy vows revenge

(Newser) - French President Nicolas Sarkozy has vowed to avenge the death of a 78-year-old French aid worker beheaded by al-Qaeda's North African wing. Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb says it executed Michel Germaneau in retaliation for the death of six militants when French commandos raided a camp in Mali in an...

Stewardess Stole $5K From Passengers: Cops

Air France worker allegedly nabbed cash as they slept

(Newser) - Flying Air France recently cost some passengers a lot more than the ticket price. A flight attendant for the airline has been arrested in Paris on charges of stealing cash, credit cards, and jewelry from sleeping passengers. The woman police identify as Lucie R. was busted after Japanese passengers complained...

French Soccer Stars Held in Kid Hooker Probe

They 'didn't know she was underage,' says attorney

(Newser) - Two French soccer stars were grilled yesterday about sex with a teen prostitute by Paris officials investigating an underage sex ring operating out of nightclubs. A teen prostitute working for a Paris nightclub told police she had sex with the players, but attorneys for both Franck Ribéry, 27, and...

'Give Me the Freedom to Cover My Face'
 'Give Me the Freedom 
 to Cover My Face' 
LONDONER PLEADS:
Jul 19, 2010 2:02 AM CDT

'Give Me the Freedom to Cover My Face'

'Bans as oppressive as Islam demands'

(Newser) - A suffocating Islamic abaya at first triggered tears of "rage and shame" from Londoner Nesrine Malik, humiliated by the oppressively "cumbersome" and "sexist" garb she was ordered by her parents to wear in Saudi Arabia. But the face-covering clothing has since become a "comfort and delight,...

French Tycoon Vows $1M to Pay Burka Fines

Goal is to render the new law useless

(Newser) - A French tycoon enraged by his country's 'Burka ban ' plans to set up a $1 million fund to help Muslim women fined for wearing the burka or niqab on the street. Rachid Nekkaz, a real estate magnate of Algerian origin, considers the ban "anti-constitutional" and has personally pledged...

French Assembly Votes to Ban Burka
French Assembly Votes
to Ban Burka
Jul 14, 2010 1:41 AM CDT

French Assembly Votes to Ban Burka

European nations lining up in crackdown

(Newser) - The French National Assembly has voted nearly unanimously to ban the burka in public, and the Senate is expected to do the same in a matter of weeks. France will likely become the second European nation after Belgium to crack down on the Islamic garb. Similar bills are also pending...

12 Little-Known Wines Worth Trying

You may not have heard of them, but they're 'thrilling'

(Newser) - Ready to move beyond familiar cabernet sauvignons and chardonnays? Eric Asimov of the New York Times suggests a dozen little-known but “thrilling” wines to explore:
  • Assyrtiko: This white wine grape from the volcanic island of Santorini “produces dry, deliciously minerally wines” that pair well with seafood.
  • Frappato: These
...

Manuel Noriega Gets 7-Year Sentence

France nails former dictator for laundering drug money

(Newser) - A Paris court today convicted former Panamanian dictator Manuel Noriega of laundering drug money in France in the 1980s and ordered him to spend seven years behind bars—a sentence that comes on top of his two decades already spent in a US prison. The three-judge panel also ordered the...

French Law Makes Insulting Spouse a Crime

'Psychological violence' becomes a criminal offense

(Newser) - Repeatedly insult your husband or wife, and France could lock you up for up to three years under its new law aimed at tackling psychological violence. The law's supporters note that "mental violence" like insults or threats is the cause of most of the calls to abuse helplines. Critics,...

Take the Mystery Out of the Wine List

Riesling, Oregon, Costieres de Nimes, and Kermit Lynch are your friends

(Newser) - Ordering wine in a restaurant can be intimidating, but it doesn't have to be. "Quit being afraid of wine!" wine blogger Nilay Gandhi writes for The Awl . "There's one truth to that wine list you're so terrified to negotiate: it's full of baloney." You can't go...

French Lung Eater Gets 30 Years
 French Cannibal Gets 30 Years 
Jun 25, 2010 2:00 AM CDT

French Cannibal Gets 30 Years

Court rejects lung eater's insanity defense

(Newser) - A French con who killed his cellmate and fried up the man's lung with garlic has been sentenced to 30 years in prison, where he presumably won't be sharing a cell. The court—rejecting a defense argument that Nicolas Cocaign should be found not guilty by reason of insanity—ruled...

'Hannibal Lecter' Trial Stuns France

Man who ate cellmate's lung blames prison system

(Newser) - The trial of a man accused of cooking and eating part of his cellmate has put the spotlight on France's overcrowded prison system. Prosecutors say Nicolas Cocaign killed his victim with a pair of scissors in a dispute over the cell's toilet, pulled out one of his lungs—believing it...

French Team Mutinies After World Cup Striker Axed

They boycott training

(Newser) - France's World Cup team is refusing to practice since a player was sent home after a furious row with a coach during a disastrous game against Mexico. Bizarrely, the players announced their protest through a statement read by the same coach. "All players without exception want to declare their...

19 Dead in French Flash Floods
 19 Dead in French Flash Floods 
Jun 17, 2010 2:10 AM CDT

19 Dead in French Flash Floods

Worst flooding in 200 years

(Newser) - The worst flash floods since Napoleon's day have killed at least 19 people in southeastern France. The equivalent of 6 months of rainfall fell within hours, turning roads into rivers and forcing many residents to seek shelter on top of their homes. Many of the dead were caught in their...

'Napoleon' Sarkozy Bans Tall Bodyguards

Inch-challenged prez 'doesn't want supermen' near

(Newser) - Tall people shouldn't bother applying to join Nicolas Sarkozy's security detail, a source in the French police says. Taller bodyguards have the advantage of being able to spot attackers in a crowd more easily, but "there's no point recruiting supermen" because the French president, who is notoriously sensitive about...

Sarko Scrambles to Yank Carla's Sex Talk Vid

Multi-lingual Bruni talks dirty on YouTube

(Newser) - "Do you like my titties?" is a question most First Ladies haven't said in public. That's why French President Nicolas Sarkozy is scrambling to yank YouTube videos showing his wife posing that very query. The naughty talk came up when then-model Carla Bruni appeared on the British TV program...

Picasso, Matisse Stolen in $635M Paris Heist

 Picasso, Matisse Stolen 
 in $635M Paris Heist 
THIEF BREAKS WINDOW, WALKS IN
May 20, 2010 7:27 AM CDT

Picasso, Matisse Stolen in $635M Paris Heist

Paris Museum of Modern Art finds 5 masterpieces missing

(Newser) - Five paintings—including masterpieces by Matisse and Picasso—were reported missing from the Paris Museum of Modern Art this morning, the AP reports. Staff discovered that a window and padlock had been broken, and security footage shows a person climbing in through the window. The works are worth an estimated...

Veil Ripped off in French 'Burka Rage'

Women come to blows in clothing store

(Newser) - The first known case of "Burka rage" has erupted in France where a furious female lawyer ripped the veil from a Muslim woman in a clothing store in the town of Trignac. The lawyer made "snide remarks" about the other shopper's burka and said she couldn't wait until...

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