France opened an inquiry Friday into the death of Gilles Jacquier, a journalist for France 2 television, who was killed in Syria on Wednesday. Jacquier was under government escort in the restive city of Homs when his convoy was hit by artillery.
A new French inquiry into the assassination of former Rwandan President Habyarimana, which triggered the Rwandan genocide in 1994, could improve relations between France and Rwanda. President Kagame is no longer thought to have orchestrated the assassination, as was previously determined by a heavily-criticised probe conducted by France several years ago, and which led to Rwanda breaking off diplomatic relations.
Colonel Mikolaj Przybyl, a prosecutor investigating military corruption and media leaks in connection with a 2010 air crash in which the Polish president and other officials died, apparently shot himself Monday during a break at a news conference.
Former army chief Ilker Basbug (pictured) was arrested Friday in connection with a suspected plot to overthrow the government of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Basbug is the highest-ranking officer yet to be implicated in the investigation.
INTERNATIONAL PAPERS, Wed. 10/08/11, After the rule of the mob, international papers tackle the police response. On top of stopping rioters, detectives are trying hunt down the looters. Many papers are trying to figure out just who these looters are. Meanwhile, David Cameron is drawing criticism for his tardy response, and Iran and China speak out against what they call "human rights violations".
FRENCH PAPERS, Wed. 03/08/11, La Tribune has a scoop on the investigation into the 2009 Air France Rio-Paris crash. According to the business daily, important information regarding malfunctioning "stall alarms" was taken out of the most recent investigation report. Meanwhile, emergency aid services for homeless people go on strike. And could a shark be lurking in the waters of Saint-Tropez?
Several US Democratic leaders including House leader Nancy Pelosi Saturday called on Representative Anthony Weiner (pictured) to resign after he admitted to online affairs with several women, some over Twitter.
Congressman Anthony Weiner (pictured), a rising New York Democrat, told reporters on Monday that he had lied about a lewd photo he sent to a woman and admitted to several online affairs. However, Weiner said he would not resign.
France's former minister of education, Luc Ferry (pictured), has spurred prosecutors in Paris to launch a preliminary inquiry after he alleged that another former government minister had sex with young boys at a Moroccan orgy several years ago.
FIFA President Sepp Blatter is set to be returned for another four-year stint in the top job Wednesday, after his only rival has been suspended as the football governing body is engulfed by unprecedented crisis.
