We take a look at the "dangerous man" on The Economist's front cover, as well as a US marine discharged for criticising Obama on Facebook. Finally, 0 to 12 in less than three minutes: a photographer father captures his daughter's young life, in one short video.
The director of a viral video about Ugandan warlord Joseph Kony was hospitalised for exhaustion after witnesses saw him running through the streets of San Diego in his underwear. The video has drawn fire for oversimplifying the 26-year-old conflict.
Online tributes for a Syrian cyber activist killed in Homs earlier this week. Environmental activists campaigning for the preservation of a park in the Armenian capital. And web users help a Japanese tourist retrieve his bicycle that was stolen in China.
A spoof video showing Vladimir Putin behind bars becomes Russia’s latest Internet sensation. Dog lovers across America campaigning against Republican nomination candidate Mitt Romney. And a group of French streets artists paint graffiti using ketchup.
Syrian activists are now using carrier pigeons to communicate. Chinese web users campaigning against the bear bile business. And Nicolas Sarkozy makes his Twitter debut.
INTERNATIONAL PAPERS, Fri. 10/02/12. Syria is the focus of many international papers. Asharq Alawsat gives a detailed account on the ongoing violence in Homs. Meanwhile, The Guardian focuses on the diplomatic side of the crisis. The Chinese ambassador to the UK explains just why China voted no to the draft UN resolution on Syria.
A Syrian cyber activist is providing first hand video accounts of the crackdown in Homs. Europeans are rising up against the international ACTA agreement. And North Korean accordionists performing “Take on Me”…
Syrian cyber activists fighting the Damascus regime with comedy and satire. Siku, the polar bear cub becomes a web sensation. And Steve Jobs set to receive a posthumous Grammy Award.
In honour of FRANCE 24's fifth birthday this week, Tech 24 goes behind the scenes in the newsroom to bring you an inside view of how the channel manages its large and growing social network feeds. Also, a sneak peek at interactive television and how FRANCE 24 is using this technology to reach even larger audiences around the world.
