France's new justice minister, Christiane Taubira, is the target of a negative Twitter campaign, as the opposition take to their keyboards to criticise the new cabinet. We also look at the upcoming parliamentary elections, and the challenges facing French voters who live abroad. Finally, we discover a hair-raising bet that saw one football managing sporting his team's colours - on his head.
North Korea's highly anticipated rocket launch has failed. What Pyongyang called a satellite launch was condemned by the international community as a missile test in disguise. The region had been on high alert for more than a week over threats the rocket might stray off course and fall onto neighbouring countries.
Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda's cabinet approved an order Friday to shoot down a North Korean rocket if it threatens Japanese territory, raising tensions after Pyongyang said it will fire a rocket to put a satellite into orbit in mid-April.
China's government unveiled plans Sunday to boost military spending by 11.2% this year, bringing spending to $110 billion in the country's first defence budget since the United States moved to reinforce its military presence in the Asia-Pacific.
On January 31st, the Indian authorities revealed Dassault Aviation would be the sole preferred bidder for the sale of 126 Rafale fighter jets- a mammoth deal which could total 11 billion euros. How has India reacted to the announcement and what sort of impact will the deal have? Is the Rafale an expensive mistake or a potential game-changer for the country’s nascent aerospace industry? Our correspondent Vikram Singh went to the southern city of Bangalore to find out.
French aircraft manufacturer Dassault Aviation has clinched a $12 billion deal to supply the Indian military with 126 Rafale fighter jets in a major setback for rival bidder Eurofighter Typhoon.
Military action against Iran would only set the country’s nuclear programme back by three years, US Defence Secretary Leon Panetta said Thursday. Tehran has warned that it would meet an attack on its nuclear sites with ‘iron fists’.
France 24 follows the first US Marines battalion to draw down in Afghanistan. With attacks by insurgents spiking, the Afghan ambassador to France, Assad Omer, follows Washington’s nod in blaming neighbouring Pakistan for the violence.
France 24 follows the first US Marines battalion to draw down in Afghanistan. With attacks by insurgents spiking, the Afghan ambassador to France, Assad Omer, follows Washington’s nod in blaming neighbouring Pakistan for the violence.
The US Department of Defense has squandered tens of billions of dollars on contracts in Iraq and Afghanistan, mainly because of poor planning and non-competitive contracting, a bipartisan report has found.
