New house buyers find body of man who disappeared in 2009 in the roof
New buyers were renovating their house in eastern France when they discovered something strange in the attic – the previous owner’s body, prosecutors said on Monday. Regional newspaper Le Republicain Lorrain identified the remains as Aloïs Iffly, the homeowner who disappeared in 2009 at the age of 81. Iffly’s wife continued to live in the house […]
Osama Bin Laden’s son banned from re-entering France
A son of the al-Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden has been banned from returning to France, the country’s interior minister has announced. Omar Bin Laden, 43, has spent years living in Normandy in the north of France, where he has earned a living painting landscape portraits. But new Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau said he signed […]
Telegram CEO Pavel Durov arrested
Pavel Durov, the Russian-French billionaire founder and CEO of the Telegram messaging app, was arrested at Bourget airport outside Paris on Saturday evening, TF1 TV and BFM TV said, citing unidentified sources. Durov was travelling aboard his private jet, TF1 said on its website, adding he had been targeted by an arrest warrant in France […]
‘Now could be good time to leave’ says Paul Pogba
Manchester United’s Paul Pogba says this summer “could be a good time to move elsewhere”. The France World Cup winner has been linked with a big-money move to Spanish giants Real Madrid or former club Juventus, the Serie A champions. However, the 26-year-old midfielder, who was named in the PFA Team of the Year in 2018-19, is contracted to […]
Nigeria upset South Korea for rare World Cup win
Reuters Nigeria took their chances against the run of play on Wednesday to beat South Korea 2-0 for rare success at the women’s World Cup to set themselves up to advance to the next stage of the tournament in France. A first half own goal at the Stade des Alps and a breakaway attack, brilliantly […]
Americans face backlash over biggest women’s World Cup win
AFP Holders the United States began their defence of the women’s World Cup by crushing Thailand 13-0 but their joyous celebrations of the tournament’s record win triggered a backlash on Wednesday. The US team scored 10 goals in the second half in Reims on Tuesday as they bettered Germany’s 11-0 win over Argentina in 2007 […]