Spain's stolen babies

Over a period of decades, as many as 150,000 newborn babies in Spain were stolen from their mothers. The latter were told that their children had died during birth, although they were never shown the bodies. The stolen infants were put up for adoption by families deemed suitable by General Franco's regime. This complex web of deception involving doctors, nurses and nuns continued long after 1975, when Franco died. Our correspondents report from Spain.

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By Adeline PERCEPT / Clément PERROUAULT / Sarah Morris

15/06/2010 - PAKISTAN

Blasphemy on Facebook: Pakistan controversy continues

Access to Facebook may have been restored in Pakistan, but with a court case pending, the controversy is yet to go away. A user of the social networking website launched a contest called 'Everybody Draw Mohammed Day' to promote freedom of expression. But any depiction of the Prophet, even those meant with good intentions, are highly offensive to Muslims. The Pakistani courts want the government to introduce a system where websites would be accessible but any blasphemous content would be blocked.

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15/06/2010 - NORTHERN IRELAND

38 years on, Bloody Sunday still haunts victims' families

The Bloody Sunday Inquiry's long-awaited report into the most controversial incident in Northern Ireland's Troubles will finally be published today. The 12-year-long attempt to collate a true picture of what happened is certain to stir up deep-seated emotions in the province. The mammoth 5,000-page report examines the events of January 30, 1972 in Northern Ireland when 13 civilians were shot dead by British soldiers at a civil rights march.

14/06/2010 - FOCUS

Kyrgyzstan: on the Brink of Civil War?

Tens of thousands of minority Uzbeks have fled the deadliest violence Kyrgyzstan has seen since the two ethnic groups fought over land 20 years ago as Moscow lost its grip on the former Soviet republic in Central Asia.

14/06/2010 - KENYA

Internet Pioneers Lead the Way

A blog created in 2008 in Kenya has become a worldwide sensation: Ushahidi - 'testimony' in Swahili- is a free software that collates information sent in by the public. Any one can text or email about a crisis, catastrophe or during an election. Information is gathered on maps that are accessible online. It made the headlines recently, during the Haiti earthquake, which saw some victims rescued thanks to texts and reports published in real time.

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