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Did they kill El Lazca, or not?

We take a look at the Israeli papers’ treatment of the news that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is calling early elections. Meanwhile, Pakistan reacts to the shooting of a 14 year-old girl by members of the Taliban, and Mexico’s drug bust is overshadowed by a missing corpse.

By Olivia Salazar-Winspear

The Jerusalem Post headlines on Netanyahu’s call for elections, while speculating in an editorial what the Prime minister’s dream scenario would be. Haaretz are pessimistic about the prospect of any real opposition; they say he’s got few real challengers.

In Pakistan, the English-language paper Pakistan Today put Malala Yousafza on their front page, with an editorial saying that the government needs to take stronger measures against the Taliban.

Finally, the Mexican authorities told us he was dead, but now the paper Vanguardia is asking “Did they really kill him?” This comes after the body of drug lord Heriberto Lazcano, alias "El Lazca", goes missing. Members of the European press are already speculating about who his successor might be.

“Thanks for the show, cultural imperialists!”
04/03/2010 - INTERNATIONAL PRESS REVIEW

“Thanks for the show, cultural imperialists!”

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Gold rush in Quebec sees residents displaced
04/03/2010 - FRENCH PRESS REVIEW

Gold rush in Quebec sees residents displaced

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Chile “saved by Pinochet and Milton Friedman”
03/03/2010 - INTERNATIONAL PRESS REVIEW

Chile “saved by Pinochet and Milton Friedman”

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Discount explosives for sale in Paris suburbs
03/03/2010 - FRENCH PRESS REVIEW

Discount explosives for sale in Paris suburbs

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02/03/2010 - IN THE PAPERS

Who is the Panchen Lama?

The Independent in the UK takes a look at Beijing’s bid to usurp the Dalai Lama in the person of 20-year-old Gyaltsen Norbu – the so-called Panchen Lama. TUESDAY, 2nd MARCH, 2010

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