Tunisian Islamist leader urges Salafists to oust liberals

Statements made by the head of Tunisia’s Islamist Ennahda party have worried secular-minded citizens in the north African country. An online video shows Rached Ghannouchi calling on young Salafists to drive liberals from the country’s top jobs. Ghannouchi said the comments were taken out of context, and dated back to a meeting with Salafist youths held in February.

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03/02/2010 - UNITED STATES

Guantanamo detainees' next destination debated

It's hard to imagine any place so different from Guantanamo Bay. At this time of year, the Illinois plains are covered by snow. The Mississippi's waters have turned to ice. We are far away from the tropics, but it's this village, Thomson, that the US media now call 'Guantanamo North'.

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02/02/2010 - FRANCE

Back to the classroom for sex education

A report published by the French welfare office reveals that many abortions could be avoided if women were better educated about contraceptives. The study refers to a paradoxical situation in France: whilst the number of women using contraception is among the highest in the world, the number of abortions is disproportionately high.

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02/02/2010 - CHINA-GOOGLE

Search engine censorship row

China may be a massive potential market for search engine companies, but Google may pull out of the country, in a row over censorship. Google has cried foul following hacking attacks on the email accounts of several Chinese dissidents, which the company says originated in China. Google has since said that it will no longer comply with Chinese government censorship regulations, risking its future in the country but winning the admiration of many of China's internet users or so-called "netizens".

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01/02/2010 - AIR FRANCE CONCORDE

Who's to blame for the disaster?

The long awaited Concorde crash trial opens almost a decade after an Air France Concorde burst into flames and crashed killing 113 people. What caused the disaster? An abandoned scrap of metal on the runaway? A design fault?

01/02/2010 - Spain

Immigration: economic impact on EU rules

Unemployment among Spaniards is up at over 19 percent, while nearly 30 percent of immigrants in Spain are now jobless. The construction industry there has seen the country welcome some 5.5 million immigrants in recent years: up from just half a million in 1996. Now in times of economic instability, they are facing difficulties, especially those without the proper paperwork...

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