Read more Marseille stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/23353/marseille.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 18:07:54 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/64642/second-person-dead-in-madonna-stage-collapse.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe collapse of a stage where Madonna was to perform this weekend has claimed a second victim. A 32-year-old British citizen has died, CNN reports. The first casualty was a 53-year-old Frenchman who died yesterday; three more are in the hospital in Marseille, and seven were treated and released, says...http://www.newser.com/story/64642/second-person-dead-in-madonna-stage-collapse.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 17 Jul 2009 8:23:39 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/64564/1-dead-after-stage-for-madonna-show-collapses.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagOne person was killed and six injured today when a stage being built for a French stop of Madonna’s tour collapsed, the BBC reports. Construction workers were assembling the stage at a Marseille stadium when it “started shaking and collapsing,” allowing most of the workers to get clear, a city...http://www.newser.com/story/64564/1-dead-after-stage-for-madonna-show-collapses.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 16 Jul 2009 13:08:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/63837/french-cops-save-tourist-girl-snatched-by-internet-stalker.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFrench police rescued a vacationing Scottish girl who was snatched by an Internet stalker, reports the Daily Mail . The girl, 12, was whisked to the Marseille airport from a villa where she was vacationing with her parents by a 41-year-old Belgian man she had encountered earlier on the Internet. She...http://www.newser.com/story/63837/french-cops-save-tourist-girl-snatched-by-internet-stalker.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 08 Jul 2009 2:15:56 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/38748/french-muslims-find-freedom-in-catholic-schools.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFrance has Western Europe's largest Muslim population, but its strict separation of church and state means that Muslim girls are forbidden from wearing the headscarves in public schools. In response, many Muslims have turned to an unlikely solution: the nation's large network of Catholic schools. "There is respect for our...http://www.newser.com/story/38748/french-muslims-find-freedom-in-catholic-schools.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 30 Sep 2008 7:17:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/21740/sarkozys-party-suffers-defeat-at-local-polls.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFrench voters dealt Nicolas Sarkozy another blow today in the second round of local balloting. The maverick president's right-wing UMP party lost mayorships in Strasbourg and Reims to opposition socialists, who also gained Toulouse and held on to power bases in Paris and Lyon, the BBC reports. UMP retained control...http://www.newser.com/story/21740/sarkozys-party-suffers-defeat-at-local-polls.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 16 Mar 2008 20:21:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/19167/top-spots-for-solo-adventurers.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagLooking to mend a well-trodden heart with a solo adventure? From serene fishing villages to culture-packed cities, several destinations can be just the ticket. For those who prefer to go it alone, IgoUgo readers recommend: Vienna Rio de Janeiro Florence Parque Nacional Volcan Baru, Panama Marseille, Francehttp://www.newser.com/story/19167/top-spots-for-solo-adventurers.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 24 Feb 2008 4:59:00 CST