World: Body of African found in landing gear of plane at Paris airport

A body was discovered in the landing gear of a plane belonging to Cameroon air transport company CAMAIRCO after it landed at Paris’ Roissy-Charles de Gaulle Airport on Monday, an airline official said. The man, about 30 years of age, probably sneaked into the plane to go which was Paris bound before it took off from Douala airport. Security forces discovered the body in the landing gear after the plane landed at the Paris airport, he said. An investigation was under way. Thousands of Africans each year attempt do-or-die voyages to Europe.

Football: PSG given hope in Champions League tie with Barcelona

It was the final kick of the match when Blaise Matuidi gave Paris Saint-Germain the encouragement to believe this tie may not be over. His shot took a slight yet decisive deflection off the nearest defender and Victor Valdés in Barcelona's goal could not improvise quickly enough to stop it squirming over the line. The drama had been unremitting in the final stages and the last act came so late there was not even time for the match to kick off again.

For Barcelona, they will also have to consider the possibility that Lionel Messi will not take any part at Camp Nou on Wednesday next week because of the hamstring problem that cut his night short. Javier Mascherano will definitely be missing after one booking too many, though damaged knee ligaments would have ruled him out anyway.Messi, even on a night when he lasted only the first half, still made a significant contribution, scoring the opening goal after a sublime pass from Dani Alves, the game's outstanding performer.Zlatan Ibrahimovic equalised in the 79th minute, albeit from an offside position, but Carlo Ancelotti's side almost contrived to throw it away when their goalkeeper, Salvatore Sirigu, brought down Alexis Sánchez to give Xavi the chance to restore the lead from the penalty spot.

Barcelona should still be regarded as the favourites but any sense of satisfaction has to be tempered by the knowledge that Xavi Hernández's penalty to make it 2-1 had come in the 89th minute of normal time. From that position a side of this refinement will consider it wasteful not to have finished the job.

The match ended 2-2 at the Parc des Princes, Paris

David Beckham loves eating SNAILS

Paris-based football ace David Beckham has revealed he's loving French food - particularly SNAILS.

Becks - previously known for his passion for Cockney favourite pie and mash - has been tucking into local dishes since joining PSG.And in an interview on CNN, he also spoke of the "sacrifice" of living across the Channel while wife Victoria, 38, and their children are in London.He also told said he does not regret any of his 32 tattoos or different haircuts - and he thinks Hollywood pal Tom Cruise is much better looking.

Ahead of PSG’s clash with Barcelona tomorrow, he admitted it's a huge test against a "special team" but he's relishing the challenge.Beckham, 38, also revealed he hasn’t given up on an England recall just yet - though he knows the "chances are very slight".

Eiffel Tower evacuated after bomb threat

The Eiffel Tower was evacuated after an anonymous phone caller made a bomb threat

Nearly 1,400 people were cleared from the tourist attraction following a request from tower operators after the warning, a Paris police official said.

Police then searched the monument with sniffer dogs and set up a security perimeter.No explosives were found and the site was to be reopened, the official said .French authorities have stepped up anti-terror measures in recent weeks amid heightened concern about threats to France over its military campaign against al Qaida-linked fighters in Mali which began more than two months ago.The tower is occasionally evacuated because of such warnings - at least once last year and twice in 2011. The 1,063ft tower is one of the world's top tourist attractions, with millions of visitors a year.