Read more about the article Couple Who Ordered Kitten Were Sent Tiger Instead
Illustrative picture from a savannah cat. Couple from Le Havre paid several thousand euros for a Savannah cat, but received a protected species baby tiger from Indonesia. ( Newsflash)

Couple Who Ordered Kitten Were Sent Tiger Instead

A French couple from Le Havre complained to cops after paying several thousand euros for a Savannah cat and were given a baby tiger instead. Details of the case emerged after prosecutors prepared a report released this week two years after the tiger was seized. The wealthy couple, who are…

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Read more about the article Trial Of Activists Who Tried To Steal Museum Pieces
Statues at the Afrika Museum Berg en Dal. (Newsflash)

Trial Of Activists Who Tried To Steal Museum Pieces

Five African rights activists who tried to steal items from a museum in France to "take them home" have appeared in court in Paris. The prosecutor is asking for a EUR 1,000 (GBP 907) fine against Congolese activist Emery Mwazulu Diyabanza despite the maximum possible sentence of 10 years in…

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Read more about the article Half Tonne Of WWII Explosives Found On French Beach
A deminer at the beach where 100 kilos of shells were discovered. (Mairie de Messanges/Newsflash)

Half Tonne Of WWII Explosives Found On French Beach

A huge arsenal of World War II explosives have been found on a beach in southern France. The WWII arsenal, including shells and mines, was found at Messanges Beach in the commune of Messanges in the south-western French department of Landes on 30th September. According to French newspaper Sud Ouest,…

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Read more about the article Joker Cops Offer To Help Evacuate Green Weed Rubbish
Police car containing weed. (@Gendarmerie046/Newsflash)

Joker Cops Offer To Help Evacuate Green Weed Rubbish

French cops posted this picture online and have humorously offered to help cannabis growers to uproot, evacuate and destroy their "green waste". The tongue-in-cheek initiative was taken by the Gendarmerie du Lot, a department in the Midi-Pyrenees region of southern France. They said on Facebook: "As autumn begins, the Lot…

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Read more about the article Cops Suspect Foul Play As Missing 18yo Girls Body Found
18 year old Victorine who dissapeared in Villefontaine. (@romane.dartois.7/Newsflash)

Cops Suspect Foul Play As Missing 18yo Girls Body Found

A pretty young French girl who vanished after calling her mum to say that she would be home in a few minutes has been found dead in a stream by a police sniffer dog. The corpse of Victorine, 18, has been found in a stream near a pond in the…

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