Western Intervention in Syria 'Increasingly Likely'

In today's international press review, we focus on the war in Syria. A British think tank believes a Western intervention is "increasingly likely". We also talk about the aftermaths of the Aurora massacre, and the phone-hacking scandal in the UK.

IN THE PAPERS

SYRIA
The Guardian: “Syria crisis: Western troops 'increasingly likely' to intervene”
Huffington Post: Golan Heights Provides Glimpse Of Syrian Conflict

AURORA MASSACRE
Washington Post : Colorado shooting suspect allegedly planned attack while surrounded by brain experts

PHONE HACKING SCANDAL
The Independent: Rupert Murdoch’s finest brought to trial
Coulson trial threatens years of bad headlines for Cameron
The Guardian: Phone hacking: Cameron should be charged with sheer arrogance

OLYMPICS

Daily Mail: Teenage weightlifter representing Britain at the Olympics targeted by internet trolls who said she looked like a 'bloke' and a ‘lesbian’

09/04/2010 - INTERNATIONAL PRESS REVIEW

Russia denies rumours that it fomented Kyrgyz uprising

In today’s international papers we look at the continuing violence in Kyrgyzstan, Cameron and Brown’s bid to win over female voters and the unsolved murder of French woman Sophie Toscan du Plantier in Ireland dating back to 1996 – France is now hoping to extradite the chief suspect. FRIDAY, 9th APRIL, 2010

09/04/2010 - FRENCH PRESS REVIEW

Victims of Storm Xynthia angry over plans to demolish homes

Le Parisien, France Soir and La Croix all lead with plans to demolish over 1,500 homes flooded during Storm Xynthia six weeks ago. There was anger and sadness in La Vendée with many seeing this as a second blow. This and other stories in today’s French papers. FRIDAY, 9th APRIL, 2010

08/04/2010 - INTERNATIONAL PRESS REVIEW

Kyrgyzstan in chaos

France Soir and Le Figaro lead with the French First Lady’s interview yesterday on the Europe 1 radio station during which she tried to put an end to the controversy surrounding rumours of infidelity. This and other stories in today’s French papers. THURSDAY, 8th APRIL, 2010

08/04/2010 - FRENCH PRESS REVIEW

Carla Bruni ‘puts out the fire’ surrounding rumours of infidelity

07/04/2010 - INTERNATIONAL PRESS REVIEW

A battle between ‘hope and fear’, ‘steel and rust’ and ‘granite and plastic’

The British election campaign is already shaping up as a battle of simplistic dichotomies with how Brown and Cameron are marketed being key to who’ll win. The British papers lead with the beginning of the election campaign. Also a love story with a twist between a Pakistani and an Indian as well as the search for a French hero in New York… WEDNESDAY, 7th APRIL, 2010

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