France honors Lenny Kravitz with highest award
Erie Times-News Wed, 30 Nov 2011 14:05 PM PST
France has paid tribute to Grammy winner Lenny Kravitz with its highest award, the Legion of Honor. Culture Minister Frederic Mitterrand hailed the 47-year-old singer-songwriter at a Paris ceremony on Wednesday, telling him "you freed yourself of the barriers between black and white sound." |
Lenny Kravitz receives French Legion of Honor award in Paris ceremony
Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune Wed, 30 Nov 2011 14:02 PM PST
PARIS - France has paid tribute to Grammy winner Lenny Kravitz with its highest award, the Legion of Honor. Culture Minister Frederic Mitterrand hailed the 47-year-old singer-songwriter at a Paris ceremony on Wednesday, telling him "you freed yourself of the barriers between black and white sound." |
Police investigating attempted abduction in Dowagiac
WWMT 3 Kalamazoo Wed, 30 Nov 2011 13:58 PM PST
DOWAGIAC, Mich. (NEWSCHANNEL 3) â€" Police are on the lookout for a suspect who reportedly tried to grab a woman right off the street in Dowagiac. The victim says the suspect tried to pull her into his car while she was walking on Jefferson Street near Paris Street. |
Woman “imprisoned†on Scientology cruise ship for 12 years
Yahoo! News Wed, 30 Nov 2011 13:42 PM PST
UPDATE: The Village Voice has an extended interview with Valeska Paris, which you can read here. For most people, an extended stay aboard a luxury cruise liner sounds like a dream vacation. But Valeska Paris says she was held against her will aboard the Scientology cruise ship "Freewinds" for more than a decade. During her [...] |
Five convicted of hijacking boat
Belfast Telegraph Wed, 30 Nov 2011 13:25 PM PST
A court in Paris has convicted five Somali men of hijacking a sailing boat off the African country's coast and kidnapping its two-person crew. Related Stories Santa's machine gun grotto surprise Central banks act to ease strain Turkey tourists flee rampage gunman Footsie soars after loans boost Greek strike to test new government |
Five Somali pirates sentenced to jail in France
Reuters via Yahoo! Malaysia News Wed, 30 Nov 2011 13:22 PM PST
PARIS (Reuters) - Five Somali pirates captured by French commandos in 2008 were sentenced to between four to eight years in jail by a Paris court on Wednesday for their role in hijacking a yacht in the Gulf of Aden that year and kidnapping two French citizens. The trial was the first of four to be held in France in a bid to increase the number of Somali pirates brought to justice and tackle a ... |
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