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Coke factory: 370kgs of drugs found
Coca-Cola workers found a huge stash of cocaine when they opened a delivery of fruit juice concentrate from Costa Rica at a factory.

Churches need bouncers to avoid terrorism
Churches should have a 'bouncer' on the door throughout services to improve security an expert warns small parish churches are more at risk of attack.

Saved by a stranger in Nice
As 85 people lay dying around her on Bastille Day in the Nice terror attacks, Adelaide Stratton's life was saved by a good samaritan who refused to let go.

Burkini ban ruled illegal in France
A controversial ban on the burkini was overturned by France's highest administrative court, prompting a Right-wing backlash as mayors vowed to defy the ruling.

Sarkozy calls for national burkini ban
Nicolas Sarkozy, the former French President, has called for a burkini ban across France.

Normandy: Writing the lines of duty
The French town of Bayeux is better known for its tapestry, but Paul Mulrooney finds another reason to visit.

Commemoration to remember war in France
New Zealand soldiers' experiences in France during the First World War will be remembered in a special national commemoration.

Disneyland evacuated after suspect package found
The principal railway station for Disneyland Paris was evacuated after a 'suspicious package' was found inside.

Fire kills 13 in French bar
Thirteen people are dead and six injured after a fire tore through a crowded bar in the French city of Rouen.

Courtine: Isis a siren song for loners
COMMENT: The message is clear: there is, from now on, no safe haven from terror on French soil.

77 passengers and crew flee ferry in France after 'explosion'
A boat has been evacuated at a French port due to a bomb scare on board.

French killer known terror threat
One of the Isis knifemen who stormed a church in Normandy before slitting the throat of an elderly priest has been named as known terror threat.

Now Trump wants to screen French, Germans
Donald Trump says France and Germany have "totally" been compromised by terrorism and their citizens should receive "extreme vetting" before entering the US.

Bastille terror: Mental 'wounds' persist
Hundreds, if not thousands, have endured invisible scars that could take a long time to heal, if they ever do, say psychologists and victims.

Nice driver texted 'bring more weapons'
With arrest of three more suspects, French authorities are widening their investigation into the Bastille Day truck attack that killed 84 people in Nice.

Bono caught up in the Nice terror attack
Nice police are being criticised for their "ridiculous" use of resources after launching a special rescue mission for Bono during the Bastille Day terror.

Killer's chilling texts before attacks
The man who killed 84 people when he drove a truck into a crowd in Nice sent text messages just before the attack over "satisfaction" with his supply of weapons.

Kiwi trainee doctor to stay in Nice
A trainee New Zealand doctor is electing to stay in Nice after last week's terror attack despite being given the option of returning home early.

Now they have come for families
COMMENT: It's been 15 years since we entered the murky world of modern terrorism. First they came for the businessmen, now they have come for the families.

French Embassy to pay tribute to Nice victims
A minute's silence will be held at the French Embassy in Wellington on Monday to pay tribute to the victims of the Bastille Day attack in Nice.

Why is France the epicentre of terror?
France has become disturbingly familiar with terror attacks on home soil but while there are still many questions to be answered, at the top of the list is, why?

Kiwi witness: 'It was just horrific'
A Dunedin man who witnessed the carnage in Nice says the truck that mowed down Bastille Day revellers passed within metres of him. Hamish

Bastille Day terror: Bloodbath on the Riviera
One moment, the famous Nice waterfront boulevard was packed with people watching Bastille Day fireworks exploding over the Mediterranean. But

'I saw bodies flying like bowling pins'
It was a lovely night in Nice, Damien Allemand recalled.

No Kiwis among Nice attack victims
The MFAT has tonight confirmed there are no indications, at this stage, that any New Zealanders are among victims of the terror attack in Nice.

Key on Nice: We feel their pain
Prime Minister John Key was in Paris watching an fireworks display on Bastille Day when he heard news about the "horrific" attack in Nice of innocent people watching fireworks themselves.

'There were bodies along the promenade'
New Zealanders caught up in the Nice terror attack that killed at least 84 people have spoken about the horror as a truck mowed down hundreds of revellers.

Who is the Nice terror attack suspect?
The driver of a lorry used for the attack Nice is believed to have been a 30-year-old French-Tunisian criminal well known to the police for armed attacks.