Ingrid Betancourt, author of 'Even Silence Has an End'
Ingrid Betancourt's harrowing memoir "Even Silence Has an End" recounts the six years she spent held prisoner by FARC guerrillas in the Colombian jungle. She talks to Melissa Bell about the difficulty of committing her memories to paper.
Sweden has taken over the revolving European Union presidency. Fredrik Reinfeldt, the Swedish prime minister, outlined the main objectives of his six-month mandate at the head of the EU in an interview with France 24.
Ryan Crocker has more than 30 years of experience as a diplomat in Iraq. He explains the difficulties faced in the country as the US troops prepare to draw back to the barracks.
Last August Russian troops rolled into South Ossetia and Abkhazia, separatist states of Georgia. We ask Temurl Iakobashvili what more the EU could have done and what role it should now have in the country.
In an exclusive interview with FRANCE 24, PM Morgan Tsvangirai says he is satisfied with progress made in Zimbabwe and enjoys a "working relation" with former arch-foe President Robert Mugabe, with whom he has agreed to share power.
John Negroponte recounts his fascinating 44 year long career as a US diplomat, from Honduras in the Cold War to the 2006 invasion of Iraq. We ask him about current US counter terrorism strategies and Obama's handling of the political crisis in Iran.
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