On March 7th, Iraqis went to the polls in the second general election since the fall of Saddam Hussein. A turning point towards peace? Our special correspondents Robert Parsons and Willy Bracciano were in Baghdad to follow this crucial election.
FRANCE 24’s special correspondent Robert Parsons is in Baghdad to cover the legislative elections and in his "reporter's notebook" he gives a unique insight into life in the Iraqi capital at this crucial juncture.
South Africa reaches another milestone in the post-apartheid era with the 20th anniversary of Nelson Mandela's release from prison. Today however, some say the ideals that Mandela represents have turned sour. South Africa is still grappling with poverty and inequality, and the ruling ANC party and President Jacob Zuma are accused of corruption and of failing the population.
Obama's speech to the joint houses of Congress on Wednesday was an absolutely critical moment for the future of his project for a radical overhaul of the United States' inefficient and ferociously expensive health care system.
Venezuela's controversial president Hugo Chavez is again making waves - this time during a characteristically provocative tour that has taken him, among other places, to Libya, Syria and Iran.
As Christians around the world recall the origins of their faith this Easter, many are deeply concerned by the plight of their fellow believers in the Middle East and by what some see as the growing incompatibility of Christianity and Islam.
The outlines of Israel's next government sharpened with the news that Avigdor Lieberman, the controversial leader of the populist Yisrael Beitenu party is set to become foreign minister.
