Thursday, March 1, 2012

LEBANON: Reporter Bouvier in Lebanon, family tells France 24

LEBANON: Reporter Bouvier in Lebanon, family tells France 24

LEBANON: Reporter Bouvier in Lebanon, family tells France 24

Posted: 01 Mar 2012 01:48 PM PST

Wounded French reporter Edith Bouvier has arrived in Lebanon from the besieged Syrian city of Homs, her family told FRANCE 24 Thursday. She was accompanied by French photographer William Daniels, who was also trapped in Homs for over a week.

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EUROZONE: Eurozone agrees to first instalment of Greek bailout

Posted: 01 Mar 2012 01:46 PM PST

Eurozone finance ministers agreed Thursday to give Greece the first instalment of a multibillion-euro bailout package but said agreement on the final portion, which Greece needs to finance a debt swap with private investors, would come next week.

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FRANCE: Sarkozy takes refuge in bar from egg-tossing crowd

Posted: 01 Mar 2012 01:50 PM PST

French President Nicolas Sarkozy was forced to seek temporary refuge in a bar in the southwestern region of Bayonne Thursday after he was mobbed by opposition supporters and hundreds of Basque separatists yelling insults and throwing eggs.

EGYPT: US, foreign NGO workers flown out of Egypt

Posted: 01 Mar 2012 10:40 AM PST

Seven Americans and eight other foreign democracy workers facing trial in Egypt on charges of fomenting unrest were flown out of the country Thursday, after the US posted nearly $5 million in bail on their behalf.

FRANCE: France leads EU warnings over Google’s new privacy policy

Posted: 01 Mar 2012 09:11 AM PST

Internet giant Google has rolled out changes to its privacy policy that will help the company consolidate user data for targeted advertising. France has warned that the move may be in breach of European law.

SUDAN: ICC issues arrest warrant for Sudan's defence minister

Posted: 01 Mar 2012 09:43 AM PST

The International Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant Thursday for Sudan's defence minister in connection with crimes against civilians in Darfur, where he was the special envoy for President Omar al-Bashir (pictured) from 2003 to 2004.

SYRIA: 'The enforcer' who heads Syria’s dreaded army division

Posted: 01 Mar 2012 12:43 PM PST

As head of the Syrian Army's elite Fourth Division, Maher al-Assad (left) has a reputation for ruthlessness. He's also President Bashar al-Assad's (right) younger brother - and in Syria, presidential younger brothers often play the heavy.

FRANCE: Fresh spying allegations pile pressure on IKEA

Posted: 01 Mar 2012 06:43 AM PST

IKEA France was caught up in further damaging allegations Thursday, with the Swedish furniture giant being accused of hiring a private security company to provide illegally acquired information on its workers, union members and clients.

North Korea : North Korea nuclear deal a ‘modest first step’, says US

Posted: 29 Feb 2012 11:28 PM PST

The USA Thursday cautiously welcomed North Korea's agreement to suspend parts of its nuclear programme in return for pledges of food aid. But analysts warned that efforts to diffuse tensions on the Korean peninsular had seen many "false dawns".

JUSTICE: Murder suspect wins appeal against extradition to France

Posted: 01 Mar 2012 08:40 AM PST

Ian Bailey (pictured right), a British journalist suspected in the 1996 murder of the wife of French filmmaker Daniel Toscan du Plantier, won a lengthy appeal Thursday against France's attempt to extradite him from Ireland.

On The Observers: While all eyes are on Homs, what’s happening in the rest of Syria?

Posted: 01 Mar 2012 05:11 AM PST

  While the international media has its attention focused on the embattled city of Homs, which continues to be relentlessly shelled by the Syrian army, we asked our Observers in three other cities around the country – in Hama, Deraa, and Zabanadi – how the protest movement was faring there. Read more...

EUROZONE: Eurozone jobless rate hits new high ahead of EU talks

Posted: 01 Mar 2012 07:40 AM PST

Unemployment across the eurozone rose to 10.7% in January, its highest level since the euro was introduced in 1999, official Eurostat figures showed Thursday, as EU officials met in Brussels to tackle the region's crippling debt crisis.

ON THE BLOGS: The Putin assassination plot – a well-timed revelation?

Posted: 01 Mar 2012 02:40 AM PST

An assassination plot to kill the Russian Prime minister was revealed by the state-owned Channel 1 TV station in a prime-time special report just days before the Russian election on Sunday.

Q&A: North Korea's nuclear moratorium

Posted: 01 Mar 2012 03:43 AM PST

UNITED KINGDOM: Is Scotland moving towards independence?

Posted: 01 Mar 2012 08:38 AM PST

Scotland's campaign for independence from England began almost as soon as the unification happened, back in 1707. The campaign for Scottish independence has picked up speed with Scotland's first minister, Alex Salmond, announcing plans to hold an independence referendum in 2014. The two countries separating is once again becoming quite a plausible scenario. But for some there's a lot at stake. Our correspondents Alix Bayle and Yong Chim report.

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USA: Will Mitt Romney's 'winning streak' last into Super Tuesday?

Posted: 01 Mar 2012 06:45 AM PST

Tuesday saw a double win for Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney. The Arizona primary was plain sailing, but his victory was hard-won in his home state of Michigan, with ultra-conservative contender Rick Santorum trailing just behind. Romney is now the favourite to stand against Barack Obama - but the real test will come during next week's crucial Super Tuesday on March 6th, when ten states will vote for their choice of Republican candidate.

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THE INTERVIEW: Ndaba Mandela, Chairman of the Africa Rising Foundation

Posted: 01 Mar 2012 03:18 AM PST

Robert Parsons speaks to Ndaba Mandela about his grandfather Nelson Mandela's legacy. They also discuss the contribution of young people to Africa's development and the role of the Africa Rising Foundation in this respect.

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