- FRANCE 24

01/02/2012 - THE WEEK IN THE AMERICAS

US elections: retired voters top political agenda

Mitt Romney extends his lead in the Republican primary race with a convincing win in Florida. We visit this state where the over-60s have a powerful voice in politics. Next, it’s a battle to survive in rural Mexico, where the worst drought in decades has hit indigenous people hard. Finally, we take a look at a new law that requires porn stars to protect themselves on set.

30/11/2011 - UK

Britain hit by major public sector strike

Hundreds of thousands of workers from across Britain’s public sector went on strike Wednesday to protest against tough economic reforms aimed at cutting the national deficit in what is the first mass walkout the country has seen in decades.

13/07/2011 - THE WEEK IN THE AMERICAS

US debt: Obama tries to avoid bankruptcy

Time is ticking for President Obama, who needs congressional approval to raise the debt limit or the worlds biggest economy risks grinding to a halt. Argentina has declared three days of mourning as beloved folk singer Facundo Cabral is shot dead in Guatemala. And Mexico's police force tries to win over the public with a new TV show as the bloody war on drugs claims yet more lives.

10/03/2011 - THE WEEK IN AFRICA

Ivory Coast: refugees flee to Liberia

The crisis deepens in Ivory Coast, the international community has condemned the indiscriminate killing of civilians. The plight of Zimbabwe's abandoned pensioners isn't being heard. And finally a twenty first century Bob Marley, in female form, we take a look at Asha's new album.

10/02/2011 - CHINA

Help the aged - or else

Beijing is considering introducing a law that makes it compulsory for people to visit their elderly relatives, with people being given the chance to sue their family members if they feel they have been abandoned. Talk of the new law goes right to the heart of a major problem currently facing China. Its population is rapidly aging - 400 million Chinese will be over 60 by 2040, with no social safety net to look after them.

29/12/2010 - HUNGARY

Austerity? What austerity?

Not every EU country is pushing through harsh austerity measures. Hungary, which takes over the block's rotating presidency on January 1st 2011, is actually cutting income tax and raising benefits. Our correspondent went to Budapest to find out more.

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08/11/2010 - IN THE PAPERS

Where there's smoke ...

Cigarette prices go up six per cent in price today in France. Is it enough to reduce the number of smokers or just a smokescreen for filling state coffers? One paper fumes: just what use is the price hike? That’s the focus in today’s French press review: MONDAY, 2ND NOVEMBER 2010

27/10/2010 - FRANCE

Parliament adopts pension bill, paving the way for reform

France's lower house of parliament approved a pension reform bill on Wednesday, removing the last legislative hurdle to the proposal becoming law. The draft's proposal to raise the retirement age from 60 to 62 has triggered weeks of protest.

23/10/2010 - THE OBSERVERS

Anti-pension protests in France, Pakistani army torture videos and Nationalist Apples in Germany.

This week, our Observers take us to the anti-pension protests in France, where high-school students have begun acting up. Next, Pakistan, where unverified videos of soldiers torturing suspected Taliban prisoners have emerged on the Web. Finally, satirical neo-nazi groups brandish apples in Germany.

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21/10/2010 - POLITICS

May 1968 all over again? (part 2)

Marc Perelman interviews Jade Lindgaard, Journalist, Mediapart; Philip Turle, Journalist, RFI; and Olivier Ferrand, President of Terra Nova.