Mali is in crisis - that's the conclusion of the latest report from Amnesty International. Since the military coup on March 22nd, the country has seen the worst abuses of human rights in 50 years, with civilians exposed to growing violence and food shortages.
Is a Tweet a private message or a public posting? If it's the latter, social media users could face huge fines if they break the 8 pm embargo law on predicting the French election results this Sunday. Next, a year after 63 refugees from Africa died in a stranded boat off the Libyan coast, four survivors are accusing the French army of having abandoned them. Finally, an exhibit of Doisneau's iconic photographs offers a glimpse into the capital's past.
Marc Perelman speaks to Ian Lesser, Executive Director of the Transatlantic Center at the German Marshall Fund. They discuss the role Turkey has been playing since the violence began in Syria over a year ago. The Turkish government is particularly worried about the refugees arriving across the border from Syria.
Several hundred thousand Ivorians fled post-election violence a year ago. More than 150,000 refugees are thought to remain outside the country, as well as some 80,000 internally displaced people according to UN figures, the majority of whom are thought to have been pro-Gbagbo supporters. Many are asking for help from the government, which has been slow to respond. Our correspondent Maureen Grisot went to meet those who have been living for nearly a year in tents on the outskirts of Abidjan.
Our correspondents meet with the Palestinians who had found refuge in Syria, only to have to flee again. Next, we travel to a city in southern Yemen where militant group Ansar al-Sharia has raised its flag and imposed its law. Finally, Qatar is sending three women to the London Olympics - a first in the Emirate's history.
Tensions were on the rise Monday after shots fired from Syria injured six people at a Turkish refugee camp for those fleeing the Syrian unrest. Some 4,000 people have fled since Thursday, bringing the total number of refugees close to 25,000.
Almost 700 refugees fleeing the violence in Syria have crossed the border into Turkey in the past 24 hours, Turkish officials said on Saturday. More than 24,000 Syrians have sought refuge in Turkey since unrest began in Syria over a year.
More than 100,000 people have fled the north-west Khyber tribal region since government troops launched a January offensive against Taliban and al Qaeda-linked militants, the UN refugee agency said on Friday.
In an exclusive report we meet the fighters defending one of Syria's few remaining rebel strongholds. Next, shock and anger in Lebanon, after a local TV channel airs images of a domestic worker being brutally beaten. Finally, the passing of a patriarch- Egypt's Coptic Christians mourn the death of Pope Shenouda III who died after a long illness aged 88.
Syrian forces have laid landmines near escape routes used by refugees trying to flee the violence in the country, Human Rights Watch said on Tuesday. Thousands of Syrians have fled into Lebanon and Turkey since the revolt began a year ago.
