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Bank fined over $7.8B rogue trader scandal

Jan. 24: According to French news reports, Jerome Kerviel — the rogue trader who took French bank Societe Generale for $7.14 billion — is missing. NBC's Ned Colt reports. PARIS - France's central bank announced Friday that it has fined Societe ...

Ex-hostage Betancourt in emotional return to France

Freed Colombian hostage Ingrid Betancourt welcomed by French President Nicolas Sarkozy upon her arrival at Villacoublay's military airport, west of Paris, on Friday. PARIS - Former hostage Ingrid Betancourt arrived in France to a hero's welcome ...

French locals indifferent to Brangelina

NICE, France - Partially eclipsed by the glitterati of Cannes and the royal glare of Monaco, Nice is a place where even the brightest stars — like Brangelina — are greeted by little more than indifference. Only the presence of paparazzi outside ...

Turns out, cavemen loved to sing

Ancient hunters painted the sections of their cave dwellings where singing, humming and music sounded best, a new study suggests. Analyzing the famous, ochre-splashed cave walls of France, scientists found that the most densely painted areas were ...

Study: U.S. worst in G8 in battling global warming

... none of the eight countries are making improvements large enough to prevent temperature increases that scientists think would cause catastrophic climate changes. The gathering includes the heads of states of the U.S., Japan, Britain, Germany, France ...