Occupy Wall Street: the end or just the beginning?

As technocrats rise to power in Europe, elected leaders fail to agree on how to resolve the debt crisis. Is the Occupy Protest over, or is this just the beginning? The anti-corporate greed movement enters its third month. We also look at Syria, where protesting is to take one's life into one's own hands - the violence continues despite an ultimatum issued by the Arab League.

THE WORLD THIS WEEK

Paul TAYLOR, European Affairs Specialist at Reuters;
Craig COPETAS, Senior Writer, Bloomberg News;
Christopher DICKEY, Paris Bureau Chief for Newsweek and Mideast Editor,The Daily Beast;
Dave CLARK, Paris Deputy Bureau Chief, AFP news agency.
Watch the first part.

François PICARD

Presenter

03/05/2013 - THE WORLD THIS WEEK

The World This Week - May 3rd, 2013 (part 2)

Call it the price of cheap clothes. The Bangladesh factory fire highlights consumers’ insatiable demand for cheaper and cheaper garments. Is it up to regulators to demand higher standards or consumers to boycott unscrupulous retailers? Also, how the rest of Europe should handle Germany, why France said "non" to Yahoo!’s buyout of Dailymotion and Europe’s bid to save its bees.

03/05/2013 - THE WORLD THIS WEEK

The World This Week - May 3rd, 2013

26/04/2013 - SPECIAL REPORT

Special: Mali, from north to south

As the drawdown begins for French forces in Mali, the jihadists have melted away but has their ideology been defeated in the often-forgotten north of the country? As Malian authorities struggle to take charge - and to step out of the shadow of the military, France 24's François Picard takes you to Bamako and Gao for a special two-part report.

19/04/2013 - THE WORLD THIS WEEK

Boston bombings: manhunt for surviving suspect (part 2)

The World This Week follows the extraordinary manhunt in Boston as law enforcement officials try to catch the remaining suspect they believe is responsible for Monday's marathon bombings. Also: the release of a French family of seven who were taken hostage in Cameroon two months ago.