Thursday, January 26, 2012

France - Ivory Coast: Ouattara, Sarkozy sign security deal in Paris

France - Ivory Coast: Ouattara, Sarkozy sign security deal in Paris

France - Ivory Coast: Ouattara, Sarkozy sign security deal in Paris

Posted: 26 Jan 2012 01:02 PM PST

Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara and French President Nicolas Sarkozy signed a security deal on Thursday to ensure French forces offer training and equipment to the former colony without interfering in its internal affairs.

US - MILITARY: Pentagon to reduce troops and cut spending

Posted: 26 Jan 2012 01:25 PM PST

The Pentagon's 2013 budget, released Thursday, would eliminate nearly 100,000 ground troops from the U.S. military as part of cuts to reduce spending by $487 billion over the next decade. Republicans criticised the plan.

SYRIA: Syrian troops retake flashpoint suburb

Posted: 26 Jan 2012 02:52 AM PST

Thousands of Syrian troops are streaming back into the Damascus suburb of Douma, activists said Thursday, just days after withdrawing due to intense clashes with rebels. The mostly plain-clothed troops met with no resistance.

2012 Africa Cup of Nations: Ivory Coast makes quarters after second cup win

Posted: 26 Jan 2012 01:40 PM PST

Ivory Coast secured a place in the African Cup of Nations quarterfinals after beating Burkina Faso 2-0 on Thursday.

FRENCH POLITICS: First Obama, now Hollande makes case for fiscal fairness

Posted: 26 Jan 2012 03:46 PM PST

Two days after US President Barack Obama put tax reform at the heart of his re-election campaign, France's Socialist nominee François Hollande pledged to raise levies on banks, big firms, and the rich to plough the country out of debt.

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LIBYA - HUMAN RIGHTS: Amnesty says pro-Gaddafi detainees tortured

Posted: 26 Jan 2012 07:54 AM PST

Human rights watchdog Amnesty International said Thursday fighters loyal to ousted Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi have been tortured in militia-run detention centres. Medical aid group Doctors Without Borders suspended operations for similar reasons.

MALI: Tuareg rebels launch new attacks

Posted: 26 Jan 2012 01:49 PM PST

Tuareg rebels clashed with Malian troops in a northeastern town on Thursday, the latest in a series of attacks by the nomadic desert tribe seeking greater independence in the region.

US POLITICS: Newt Gingrich: A surprising surge, an unpredictable candidate

Posted: 26 Jan 2012 05:46 AM PST

The past weeks have seen Newt Gingrich surge in the polls, putting Mitt Romney on the defensive and shaking up the Republican race days before the crucial Florida primary. France24 spoke to two top US political analysts for an insider perspective.

NIGERIA: President Jonathan calls on Boko Haram to state demands

Posted: 26 Jan 2012 08:55 AM PST

In order to establish a "basis for dialogue" with Boko Haram, Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan on Thursday urged the jihadist group to clearly state the reasons for its violent activities.

TENNIS: Nadal topples Federer to reach Open final

Posted: 26 Jan 2012 04:59 AM PST

Rafael Nadal is in the running for his second Australian Open title after narrowly beating Roger Federer 6-7 6-2 7-6 6-4 Thursday night. The 2009 champion will face off against either Novak Djokovic or Andy Murray.

France: Founder of faulty breast implant company arrested

Posted: 26 Jan 2012 12:44 AM PST

French police on Thursday arrested Jean-Claude Mas, the founder of Poly Implant Prothese (PIP). The company is at the centre of an international health scandal over breast implants using non-medical grade silicon.

SENEGAL: Opposition calls for protest despite ban

Posted: 26 Jan 2012 09:29 AM PST

Senegal imposed a five-day ban on protesting Thursday as the country awaits a controversial verdict on whether 85-year-old incumbent president Abdoulaye Wade can seek a third term. Opposition parties said they would nonetheless protest on Friday.

BRAZIL: Body count rises in Rio building collapse

Posted: 26 Jan 2012 09:02 AM PST

Rescuers in Rio de Janeiro on Thursday picked through the rubble of three multistorey buildings suspected to have collapsed due to structural problems. Officials said five bodies were found, with 16 people still missing.

2012 Africa Cup of Nations: Sudan ends goal drought to hold Angola

Posted: 26 Jan 2012 10:41 AM PST

Ending a 36-year goalless streak in the African Cup of Nations, Sudan rallied to salvage a 2-2 draw against Angola on Thursday, retaining faint hopes of a quarterfinal berth.

ECONOMY: German economic policy helped trigger eurozone crisis, report says

Posted: 25 Jan 2012 11:32 PM PST

The International Labour Office (ILO) argued in its annual report Tuesday that the German growth model is one of the main reasons behind the eurozone crisis, in a provocative statement that may have some truth.

SYRIA: UN unable to compile Syrian death toll

Posted: 26 Jan 2012 02:31 AM PST

The United Nations has stopped updating the death toll from Syria's crackdown, citing difficulties in ascertaining reliable figures, its human rights chief said Wednesday. The UN's last toll, in December, was more than 5,000 dead.

The shoes make the man (or the millionaire)

Posted: 26 Jan 2012 01:54 AM PST

POLITICS: Presidential Election : François Hollande makes his move

Posted: 26 Jan 2012 08:44 AM PST

After a succesful keynote speech last Sunday, socialist leader François Hollande unearthed his platform today. Is he on his way to teh Elysée as the sitting president is strugllign in the polls, with record unemployment and starts musing about losing the election?

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THE INTERVIEW: Eugenia Tymoshenko, Daughter of Former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko

Posted: 26 Jan 2012 06:05 AM PST

Douglas Herbert meets Eugenia Tymoshenko, the daughter of former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko. Considered an icon of the 2004 Orange Revolution, Yulia Tymoshenko is today serving a 7-year jail sentence in a prison camp. She was found guilty of abuse of office tied to a gas deal she signed with Russia while in office. Eugenia Tymoshenko tells how she is fighting for her mother's freedom.

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UKRAINE: Fears for the health of jailed former Ukraine PM

Posted: 26 Jan 2012 11:22 AM PST

The health of Ukraine's former Prime Minister, Yulia Tymoshenko, is of growing concern. Tymoshenko was sentenced to seven years in prison last October for alleged abuse of office over a gas contract signed with Russia in 2009. The EU, the US and Russia have all said her jailing was politically motivated and unfair, however disadvantageous the gas contract might have been. More worryingly, there are now accusations that the Ukrainian authorities may be trying to kill her through neglect.

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RUSSIA: Is the Orthodox Church really in control of Russia?

Posted: 26 Jan 2012 11:23 AM PST

Could the Kremlin be abandoned by the Russian Orthodox Church? When ordinary Russians began protesting against the Kremlin last year, Patriarch Kirill spoke of revolutions triggering a 'blood bath'. The Church tried to dissuade protesters from taking to the streets and openly supported the Kremlin. But now the wind seems to be changing...

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