From: France 24 on Tue, Jul 12 2011 1:15 PM

With parliamentary and presidential elections just a few months away, the Russian political landscape has seen a number of interesting changes. Former President and current PM Vladimir Putin has created the All-Russian People’s Front, a potential vehicle for a new presidential bid, while his suc...

From: France 24 on Tue, Jul 12 2011 11:14 AM

A debate in the French Parliament is underway Tuesday afternoon on whether to pursue France’s participation in NATO operations in Libya, four months after the first airstrikes against forces loyal to Colonel Muammar Gaddafi.

From: France 24 on Tue, Jul 12 2011 7:18 AM

Alors que le Parlement français va se pencher ce mardi sur l’engagement de Paris dans la crise libyenne, sur le terrain, l'insurrection a enregistré plusieurs succès dans la région du Djebel Nefoussa, dans le nord-ouest du pays.

From: France 24 on Tue, Jul 12 2011 7:13 AM

Ahmed Wali Karzai, Afghan President Hamid Karzai’s controversial brother, rode the tide of history from an Afghan refugee to Chicago restaurateur to powerbroker. His killing on Tuesday has sent shockwaves across the country.

From: France 24 on Tue, Jul 12 2011 2:57 AM

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is due to appear in a London court on Tuesday to appeal against his extradition to Sweden, where he is wanted for questioning over allegations of rape and molestation.

From: France 24 on Mon, Jul 11 2011 10:12 AM

July 11th is World Population Day. India is the world’s second most populous country, with more than 1.2 billion inhabitants. In order to stabilise its rising population, the country regularly holds sterilization campaigns… From the 1st of July to the end of September, a district in the state of...

From: France 24 on Mon, Jul 11 2011 8:50 AM

US President Barack Obama convened a second day of crisis talks on Monday to raise the congressionally determined limit on US borrowing, now set at $14.29 trillion, after 75 minutes of talks on Sunday evening reached an impasse.

From: France 24 on Mon, Jul 11 2011 6:12 AM

Benjamin Loyseau is a photographer who spent four weeks in southern Sudan during the elections. South Sudan became a world’s newest nation (July the 9th). Benjamin Loyseau talks about his work and the situation in this country.

From: France 24 on Mon, Jul 11 2011 6:12 AM

Some 101 people were presumed drowned after a tourist boat with 188 people on board sank in Russia’s Volga river amid wind and rain late on Sunday, emergency services said. Dozens of children are believed to be among the missing.

From: France 24 on Mon, Jul 11 2011 4:11 AM

Saif al-Islam, the son of Libyan Leader Muammar Gaddafi, told an Algerian newspaper on Monday that his father’s administration was negotiating with the French government, rather than the rebel National Transitional Council.

From: France 24 on Mon, Jul 11 2011 3:55 AM

Saif al-Islam affirme dans la presse algérienne que son père, Mouammar Kadhafi, mène des négociations avec Paris. La France estime de son côté qu’il est désormais indispensable de trouver une solution politique au conflit.

From: France 24 on Mon, Jul 11 2011 3:11 AM

Overnight raids killed one civilian in the city of Homs, according to an activist statement on Monday, a day after Syrian authorities hosted a “national dialogue” meeting aiming to discuss political reform in the country.

From: France 24 on Mon, Jul 11 2011 2:11 AM

The French foreign ministry summoned Syria’s ambassador to France late Sunday after demonstrators burned a French flag at the embassy in Damascus. The protest follows a visit by ambassador Eric Chevallier to the flashpoint town of Hama.

From: France 24 on Sun, Jul 10 2011 5:54 PM

La France a convoqué l’ambassadrice de Syrie à Paris pour protester après des "dégradations" contre son ambassade à Damas. Plus tôt ce dimanche, l'ambassadeur de France avait lui aussi été convoqué par le chef de la diplomatie syrienne.

From: France 24 on Sun, Jul 10 2011 5:01 PM

Bowing to international pressure, Senegal decided on Sunday not to extradite Chad’s former president, Hissene Habre (pictured), back to his own country, where he has been sentenced to death in absentia for crimes against humanity.

From: France 24 on Sun, Jul 10 2011 12:58 PM

French choreographer and dancer Roland Petit died Sunday in Geneva at age 87. French cultural minister Frédéric Mitterand called Petit "one of the major choreographers of the 20th century."

From: France 24 on Sun, Jul 10 2011 10:00 AM

The UN human rights chief Navi Pillay on Sunday urged Senegal not to send Chad’s former president, Hissene Habre (pictured), to his own country. Chad has sentenced Habre to death for the torture and killing of political opponents.

From: France 24 on Sun, Jul 10 2011 9:41 AM

News International chief Rupert Murdoch flew from the US to the News of the World offices in London Sunday as the tabloid was published for the last time. The hacking scandal that closed the paper comes as Murdoch tries to take over BSkyB.

From: France 24 on Sun, Jul 10 2011 2:03 AM

A strong earthquake of a magnitude of 7 shook the northeastern coast of Japan Sunday, prompting a brief tsunami alert in an area still recovering from a massive quake and tidal wave in March. No major damage was reported.

From: France 24 on Sat, Jul 09 2011 4:40 PM

The 168-year old British tabloid News of the World prepared Sunday’s edition, the last ever. Owner Rupert Murdoch's decided Thursday to close the publication following the controversial phone hacking scandal.