17 December 2008 - 07H52
In The Papers
France 24's journalists bring you a round-up of what's in the international press.
Libération
Les mystères du Printemps
The mysteries of Printemps
The French centre-left daily looks back at the bomb mystery at Paris department store Printemps, saying the incident contains none of the modus operandi of the usual suspects.
Aujourd’hui en France
Une étrange menace terroriste en plein Paris
Strange terrorist threat in central Paris
Like the rest of the French press, Aujourd’hui en France remains baffled by who could have been behind the dynamite threat, saying that the Islamist line of inquiry is not the best one to follow.
Guardian
'I think we've done pretty well.' Dick Cheney has no regrets about 8 years in office
US Vice President Dick Cheney has been talking to the media about President Bush’s eight years at the top. Saying the government has nothing to apologise for, Cheney defends the Iraq invasion, the detention centre at Guantanamo Bay and the controversial interrogation technique known as waterboarding.
Times of India
Bush-whacked: Now hit prez online
Just days after George Bush was attacked by a shoe-throwing journalist in Baghdad, the computer game of the incident is available on the net, reports the Indian Daily.
New Zealand Herald
A computer game each day helps keep senility at bay
The NZ daily says scientists have proved that playing video games can hold off the onset of mental problems in the elderly.
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