I know what you mean about the France thing! I've been checking on BBC news over the last few days, and all they seem to say is that rioting has been going on for a really long time but it's hard to figure out what happened. I'd definitely be curious to know more, but haven't had time to look into it further. It's sort of weird to think about that kind of rioting happening in France of all places! Goes to show you that if there are disenfranchised people around (and it seems there always are, and depending on your view, probably always will be, though I personally hope not), that at some point, everyone will know about it!