The victims of the Fatah Hamas divide

Almost six months after the latest unity agreement between rival Palestinian parties, Hamas and Fatah, it has yet to be implemented. No unity transitional government has been formed, no elections organized, security services have not been reorganized or merged in Gaza or the West Bank. And political prisoners have yet to be released on both sides. In the meantime it is ordinary Palestinians who pay a heavy price. Our correspondent, Gallagher Fenwick, reports from the Gaza Strip.

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14/05/2013 - TURKEY-SYRIA

Turkey under pressure after border town bombings

Two car bombs in the southern Turkish town of Reyhanli left 51 people dead at the weekend. The Turkish government was quick to blame Bashar al-Assad’s regime in Syria, this as Syrian refugees in Reyhanli have become the target of abuse from some local residents. France 24 went to Reyhanli to find out more about the situation on the ground.

14/05/2013 - CHINA

China's latest food scandal

A month after 10,000 dead pigs were found floating in a river near Shanghai, 900 people were arrested for selling rat, fox and mink meat as lamb. These, just the latest of a string of food scandals in China, are adding to concerns about the country's food supply chain. Some Chinese are starting to take matters into their own hands, and there are solutions out there for every budget.

13/05/2013 - BULGARIA

More instability following elections in Bulgaria

This weekend's parliamentary election in Bulgaria has revealed a nation worn down by poverty and corruption. The party of Boiko Borisov, the former prime minister who resigned in February amid protests over poverty and corruption, won the most votes but did not secure a majority. Political uncertainty in the EU’s poorest country could spell yet more angst.

13/05/2013 - SPAIN

Spain's royal family falling out of favour

Spain's King Juan Carlos is under increasing pressure to abdicate in favour of his son, Felipe. Last year's elephant-hunting trip to Botswana did not help improve the King’s ailing popularity, especially at a time when the country’s public purse strings are being tightened. His popularity has slipped further in the wake of allegations linking Princess Cristina and her husband to an embezzlement plot. France 24 reports from Majorca on what the locals think of Spain’s monarchy.

10/05/2013 - BULGARIA

The modern-day slave trade

Commemorations were held across France on Friday May 10th for "Slavery Remembrance Day". The slave trade in France was officially abolished in 1848, but modern-day slavery still appears alive and well in Europe. We take a look at a report from Bulgaria on the plight of women caught up in the sex trade.

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syria

by Anonyme - 21/12/2011 - 15:51

assad and his leaders whom want to be dicators, and they will not go out of they leadership as they know the wrong doing is a fatal blow to them and the killing they are doing is noting to them as they assad is a big crimnal in his country and by using the miltary force which is stoping the poor public if the arab leauge force sanction and support the opposition parties and give the same amount of arms to defend them selfs then i am sure the country will have peace and throw this dicators out wealth ok they know that if they go out of the leadership then they have lost all they wealth and respect and power i think the arab and the west should find a solution to take assad out by force that is only way the country will have peace .

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indian corrpution

by Anonyme - 21/12/2011 - 15:44

the leaders of india a more wealthy and feed good with they fat belly with the state money whilst the poor are getting no were and realty is this leaders dont care a dam of what they do all they know they are in a seat where corution will never go out unless there go out by force and there will not be worring the future of state only them selfs and there families anything in india to get by you have to pay you way this is example set by the leaders