Latest update: 02/03/2012 

- Iranian elections - Russian politics - Syria - Vladimir Putin


"This election is a farce"

In today's pick of the international press - what's at stake in the Iranian election, what's next for the Syrian opposition pushed out of Homs, and is this the beginning of the end for Vladimir Putin?

IN THE PAPERS
By Elena CASAS

Foreign Policy magazine explains how the Syrian opposition is trying to organise itself and regroup after it was pushed out of Homs - but is still riven with sectarian tension.

The Guardian says the Iranian election is being boycotted by the opposition - and has turned into a personal clash between President Ahmedinejad and Ayatollah Khamenei.

The Economist say that even though he'll win this election, this is the beginning of the end of the Putin era - while the Times takes a look at some of the odd characters who've joined the movement against him.

What's spooky this Halloween? The NSA's spying programme!
31/10/2013 - IN THE WORLD PAPERS

What's spooky this Halloween? The NSA's spying programme!

INTERNATIONAL PAPERS - Thurs. 31/10/13: International papers continue to focus on the US's spying program. The Washington Post reveals that the NSA infiltrated links to Yahoo! and Google data centres, collecting information at will from hundreds of millions of user accounts belonging to Americans and foreigners. Also, Forbes magazine unveils its list of the world's most powerful people in 2013.
After 3 years cut off from the world, ex-hostages have catching up to do
31/10/2013 - IN THE FRENCH PAPERS

After 3 years cut off from the world, ex-hostages have catching up to do

IN THE FRENCH PAPERS - Thurs. 31/10/13: French papers continue to focus on the release of four French hostages. After three years cut off from the world, they have a lot of catching up to do, says the Huffington Post. Papers also focus on the secret negotiations behind their release and whether a ransom was paid.
New 'rules of behaviour' for the NSA?
30/10/2013 - IN THE WORLD PAPERS

New 'rules of behaviour' for the NSA?

INTERNATIONAL PAPERS - Weds. 30/10/13: The US’s spying program continues to get a lot of attention in the international press as lawmakers move forward with a bill to reign in the NSA. Also making headlines: British justice on trial, can a joke harm national security and the Norwegian government encourages married couples to go on dates.
At last!
30/10/2013 - IN THE FRENCH PAPERS

At last!

IN THE FRENCH PAPERS - Weds. 30/10/13: French papers react to the release of four French nationals who had been held hostage in the Sahel region for over three years. The men, who work for French nuclear giant Areva and construction group Vinci, had been kidnapped by al Qaeda's north African wing in Arlit, Niger in September 2010.
The photo Kirchner didn’t want you to see
29/10/2013 - IN THE WORLD PAPERS

The photo Kirchner didn’t want you to see

INTERNATIONAL PAPERS – Mon. 29.10.13: Papers react to a car crash in Tiananmen Square: attack or accident? Also, the photo Cristina Kirchner didn’t want you to see after her party took a battering in key mid-term elections. And the US Navy uses Britney Spears’s music to fight Somali pirates.

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