Greeks say country being bled dry

How much more austerity can the Greek population bear? The Greek parliament has approved a new package of belt-tightening measures needed to earn the country a second EU/IMF bailout, this time worth 130 billion euros. Yet amidst the riots and protests that have raged in Athens, Greeks say their living standards have been degraded, and that the cutbacks have sounded Greece's death knell.

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28/10/2009 - FOCUS

Washington seeks extradition of an Iranian man from France

Washington is requesting the extradition of Iranian citizen Majid Kakavand, imprisoned in France for having bought "sensitive technology" for the Iranian military. The French judiciary is to provide a decision on this complex case by December.

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27/10/2009 - FRANCE

French government rushes to farmers' rescue

After a wave of protests by angry farmers across the country, the French president, Nicolas Sarkozy, has unveiled an unprecedented 650-million-euro aid package to help the industry out of its worst crisis in thirty years.

27/10/2009 - CHINA

China's failure to reform 're-education' camps

In the early days of the People's Republic of China, labour re-education camps were set up to keep dissidents in check. Decades later, the camps are still open and have become a growing embarrassment for the government in Beijing.

26/10/2009 - TUNISIA

Ben Ali makes it five in a row

As Tunisia's Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali secured a fifth term in office, the only surprise was his failure to secure 90% of the vote. FRANCE 24's special correspondent in Tunis sent us this report on a landslide victory that had never been in doubt.

26/10/2009 - INTERNATIONAL JUSTICE

Karadzic genocide trial set to begin in The Hague

The trial of former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic was due to start in The Hague today in the absence of Karadzic himself, who faces charges of war crimes, genocide and crimes against humanity for his role in the Bosnian War.

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