'US behaving badly'

INTERNATIONAL PAPERS, Tuesday 18 September: We take a look at how Lebanese papers have reacted to the rare public appearance of Hezbollah leader, Hassan Nasrallah; the China Daily claims the US are "behaving badly" despite their calls for calm in the region; and there’s an exclusive in The Independent about possible new links between the News of the World and private detectives.

IN THE PAPERS

By Katerina VITTOZZI

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Some articles from today’s international press review:

Lebanese Daily Star: ‘Back to Reality’

International Herald Tribune: ‘Tension in China’

China Daily: ‘US behaving badly’

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Drug trafficking documentary sees main participants arrested

Controversy surrounds a documentary broadcast on the TF1 channel earlier this week which focused on drug trafficking in a Paris suburb. The same day it was shown, the police swooped on the suburb, arresting the main participants. This and other stories in today’s French press review. FRIDAY, 2nd APRIL, 2010

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Have you been fooled?

It’s April Fool’s Day and as tradition predicates, newspapers around the world are trying to fool their readers with stories weird and wonderful. Also, we take a look at coverage of the Haiti aid conference. THURSDAY, 1st APRIL, 2010

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Rachida Dati has her state car confiscated

French papers are reporting that former French justice Minister had her official car confiscated, allegedly by Nicolas Sarkozy. This was after a television appearance she made in which she criticized the UMP’s performance in advance of regional elections in France. This and other stories in today’s French papers. THURSDAY, 1st APRIL 2010

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American media focuses on Sarkozys’ hunger for hotdogs

Nicolas Sarkozy and Barack Obama made a joint call for tougher sanctions on Iran yesterday at the White House but the media seemed more interested in a Presidential trip to Ben’s Chili Bowl earlier in the day! WEDNESDAY, 31st MARCH, 2010

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While the cat is away, the mice will play

While Nicolas Sarkozy is in the United States, members of the UMP party are taking advantage of his absence to complain about one of his most criticized reforms, the so-called tax ‘ceiling’. WEDNESDAY, 31st MARCH, 2010

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