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24/02/2012 - IRAN

Divided, Iranian conservatives still dominate in run-up to elections

Iran goes to the polls on March 2, in the country’s first legislative elections since 2009. Even though the conservative camp dominates against a weak reformist opposition, it is undermined by internal divisions of its own.

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21/02/2012 - YEMEN

Yemenis set to vote in poll featuring one candidate

With longstanding President Ali Abdullah Saleh (pictured) in the US for medical treatment, Yemenis head to the polls Tuesday to approve a consensus candidate. But can the election bring stability to the fragile Arab nation?

18/01/2012 - FRANCE

French judge seeks access to Guantanamo amid torture probe

French investigative magistrate Sophie Clément has asked US authorities for access to the Guantanamo Bay prison camp to probe claims of torture by three French nationals.

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31/08/2011 - FRANCE

Libya and Mideast peace on French ambassadors’ menu

President Nicolas Sarkozy kicks off the annual “ambassadors’ conference” in Paris Wednesday, bringing together some 200 French ambassadors and diplomats. This year’s address is expected to focus on the Arab Spring and the Middle East peace process.

19/04/2010 - PAEDOPHILIA SCANDAL

The Catholic church's 'suicidal strategy'

A French Catholic website has published a letter by a cardinal congratulating a bishop for having protected a known paedophile priest. The website’s chief editor, Christian Terras, explains why the Vatican's strategy in this affair is "suicidal".

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19/04/2010 - RELIGION

Can the pope be forced to step down?

A series of paedophilia scandals have left the Catholic church reeling and prompted calls for the removal of Pope Benedict XVI. But do ecclesiastical rules even allow this? France24.com takes a closer look.

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17/02/2010 - FRANCE

Revenge attacks, budget cuts fuel a surge in school violence

After a series of attacks at high schools that have included a fatal stabbing and the use of teargas grenades, three teachers tell FRANCE 24 about daily life within the culture of violence that reigns at some of the nation’s schools.

UNESCO

Controversy shrouds election of new culture chief

The election of UNESCO’s new director general gets underway in Paris this Monday as a row over anti-Israeli comments overshadows Egypt’s bid to head the world’s premier cultural institution.

RELIGION

The Pope's tricky Mideast pilgrimage

As he sets off on a tricky tour of the Holy Land, Pope Benedict XVI will be expected to address a number of thorny issues and make amends for recent faux pas. We take a look at the pontiff's agenda.

EDUCATION

Universities protest in defence of ‘public service’

French students and lecturers have joined medical workers to protest at government reforms they claim undermine freedoms essential to keeping education a public service and not a business. It is their eleventh such protest in three months.