UN chief Ban Ki-moon expressed anger over a rise in the number of journalists killed in the line of duty at a World Press Freedom Day event on Thursday. The UN estimates that more than 60 journalists were killed in 2011.
A cache of private emails reportedly taken from the accounts of Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad and his wife were released by British daily The Guardian on Thursday. The newspaper claims it received the documents from a source in the Syrian opposition.
Rupert Murdoch has launched the premiere edition of his new "Sun on Sunday" tabloid, vowing the publication would hold itself to rigorous editorial standards after a phone-hacking scandal shut down the bestselling "News of the World".
Off-the-record comments by French President Nicolas Sarkozy about his potential defeat in forthcoming presidential elections, which were made public by the French press, have left observers pondering the true purpose of the remarks.
The Huffington Post launched its French version Monday under the direction of Anne Sinclair (centre), wife of Dominique Strauss-Kahn, who resigned as head of the IMF in May after being charged with sexual assault. The charges were later dropped.
In Libya, residents of the town of Tawergha, perceived as having been Gaddafi supporters, make tentative plans to return. Also, a Mauritanian news agencies links to al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb are questioned. And finally we take a look back on the last 12 months.
Is print dead? New documentary "Page One" follows the challenges faced by the New York Times in our digital age. We're not convinced the newspaper industry is facing extinction, but the film offers an unmissable insight into this hectic world. Plus, Lindsay Anderson's "If" won the Palme d'Or prize at Cannes in 1969, and years later it's still just as violent and exciting.
François Picard’s panel explains how fast-shifting battle lines in the wider Middle East may have brought about that prisoner swap deal for Gilad Shilad; Also, Paris and Berlin promise a plan to fix the Eurozone and how an African Spring may be sooner than you think.
François Picard’s panel explains how fast-shifting battle lines in the wider Middle East may have brought about that prisoner swap deal for Gilad Shilad; Also, Paris and Berlin promise a plan to fix the Eurozone and how an African Spring may be sooner than you think.
A Facebook group calling for the resignation of the Malaysian Prime Minister has drawn over 200 000 people. The man who tried to ‘pie’ Rupert Murdoch has been identified by web users. An online campaign is urging Russian women to support Vladimir Putin by taking off their clothes.
