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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
By Aurore Cloe DUPUIS

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
Is this the end of the French lunch?
27/09/2010 - IN THE PAPERS

Is this the end of the French lunch?

In Monday's international papers, the British press gives a cautious welcome to new Labour leader Ed Miliband, Haaretz says Netanyahu has something to hide, and the Times is bemoaning the decline of the French lunch.
Claws out over Miss France title
27/09/2010 - IN THE PAPERS

Claws out over Miss France title

In today's French papers- everyone's speculating about the future of Prime Minister François Fillon after he spoke out against Sarkozy at the weekend, Le Figaro talks to General David Petraeus and the Miss France competition gets nasty.
“Time for Good Ireland to tell Bad Ireland to split”
24/09/2010 - International press review

“Time for Good Ireland to tell Bad Ireland to split”

INTERNATIONAL PAPERS, Friday, 24th Sept. 2010: Good banks, bad banks… Isolating debt and writing it off balance sheets… Why doesn’t Ireland just divide itself in two and grant the bad part independence, ponders Frank McNally for the Irish Times. Elsewhere we look at the battle of the brothers between Ed and David Miliband and criticism in the Guardian of the abhorrent over-spending on international sporting events.
Who’s lying?
24/09/2010 - French press review

Who’s lying?

FRENCH PAPERS, Friday, 24th Sept. 2010: The Government says less than a million people took to the streets yesterday to protest against retirement reform while unions claim that the emblematic figure of three million protestors was reached. Who’s telling the truth? Never before in France has there been such a discrepancy in the figures put forth by unions and the government on how many people participated in strike action.
“Want to be happy? Don’t live in the UK”
23/09/2010 - International press review

“Want to be happy? Don’t live in the UK”

INTERNATIONAL PAPERS, Thursday, 23rd SEPT. 2010: This morning we look at a “quality of life” index in The Guardian which suggests Britain and Ireland have the lowest quality of life in Europe with France being ranked on top… The 16 factors taken into account included hours of sunshine and holiday entitlements. Other stories: General David Petraeus says he won’t be rushed out of Afghanistan, coverage of the Commonwealth Games fiasco and flies that can detect death from ten miles away.

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