World news about “Corsica” published by euronews.
Uphill struggle to mark 100th Tour de France Some of the biggest names in the world of sport who have not been implicated in the recent doping scandal were in Paris to help launch next year’s race –… 24/10/2012
Corsican businessman gunned down in AjaccioThe French prime minister has said the murder of a leading Corsican businessman was the work of the mafia. Jacques Nacer was shot dead in his own shop in… 15/11/2012
Top nationalist lawyer shot dead in CorsicaOne of Corsica’s most prominent lawyers is among two men who have been shot dead on the French island. 63-year-old Antoine Sollacaro, who had defended many… 16/10/2012
Corsica supermarket bombingsA series of explosions rocked seven supermarkets on the French island of Corsica on Sunday night. Damage was limited. There has been no claim of… 10/09/2012
Hope fades for missing Swiss twinsHope of finding missing Swiss twins alive has virtually disappeared after police confirmed that their father wrote a letter detailing plans to kill the… 11/02/2011
Hopes fade for missing Swiss twinsHopes are fading of finding twin six-year old Swiss girls who have been missing for over a week after their father absconded with them. The girls were last… 09/02/2011
Sea crash pilot hailed a hero by passengersThe passengers of a plane that crashed into the Mediterranean have hailed the pilot a hero after all those on board escaped alive. The light aircraft with six… 13/10/2009
“Miraculous” escape as plane crashes into MedSurvivors of a plane crash in the Mediterranean Sea say they have had a miraculous escape. The six people on board the small aircraft managed to scramble… 13/10/2009
Police hunt for Corsica arsonistsThe hunt is on in France to find out who could be behind deadly forest fires that have ravaged thousands of hectares of land, reducing it to ashes. As… 28/07/2009
Fires in Southern Europe coming Under ControlFires which have been ravaging southern Europe are being brought under control with countries left to count the cost in deaths and destruction. Spain has been… 25/07/2009
Flames force evacuations on CorsicaOnly hours after a major fire was brought under control near Marseille, French firefighters were busy with wildfires on the island of Corsica. Blazes have… 24/07/2009