A "Stop Joseph Kony" campaign has been launched on the internet. The American NGO Invisible Children wants to put pressure on US politicians to put an end to the bloodshed in northern Uganda. Kony, the leader of the Lord's Resistance Army rebels, is suspected of turning thousands of boys into fighters and girls into sex slaves across central Africa.
French Foreign Minister Alain Juppé on Sunday called for tougher sanctions on Iran. He told Europe 1 radio that he expected the International Atomic Energy Agency report to confirm that Iran was seeking to develop nuclear weapon.
Israeli president Shimon Peres has told several Israeli media outlets that an attack on Iran was becoming increasingly likely, as speculation had been growing about the possibility of an pre-emptive strike against Iranian nuclear facilities.
This morning we look at coverage of Greece’s economic woes and the worry of a ‘contagion effect’. We also look at German and French papers the day after Bayern Munich knocked Lyon out of the Champion’s League. Other stories we looked at include a bizarre performance art exhibition in New York, Belgium’s crisis viewed from Africa and revelations about Sarkozy’s recent meeting with Israel’s Shimon Peres. WEDNESDAY, 28th APRIL 2010
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says a deal has not yet been reached to secure the release of captured soldier Gilad Shalit, as efforts gathered pace to find an accord that would see the release of hundreds of Palestinian prisoners.
Israeli President Shimon Peres has reported "progress" in talks to free soldier Gilad Shalit, who has been held by Hamas for the past three years. He did not elaborate about indirect negotiations between Israel and Palestinian militants.
Hezbollah has turned Lebanon into a powderkeg according to Israeli President Shimon Peres, as the foreign ministry complained to the UN over the explosion of a rocket in a "Hezbollah arms depot."
President Shimon Peres was discharged from hospital Sunday after he spent a night under observation. He was taken to the hospital the day before after he momentarily lost consciousness during a conference in Tel Aviv.
Israeli President Shimon Peres and outgoing premier Ehud Olmert (pictured) said Israel will continue to pursue peace with the Palestinians even after a new right-leaning Likud government takes office.
Israeli President Shimon Peres (right) has asked Likud party leader Benjamin Netanyahu to form a new government. The hawkish former premier called on the centrist Kadima party and left-wing Labour to join him in forming a broad coalition.
