UAE court sentences British academic to life for spying
A United Arab Emirates court on Wednesday sentenced British student Matthew Hedges to life in jail after convicting him of spying.
On Mawlid, an endangered Libyan tradition returns to Tripoli
Hundreds of Libyans packed the narrow streets of Tripoli’s old city Tuesday for a celebration of Mawlid, the Prophet Mohammed’s birthday, braving security threats from hardline…
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Nobel physics laureate Gérard Mourou on revolutionising laser eye surgery
FRANCE 24 speaks to Gérard Mourou, one of the laureates of this year's Nobel Prize in Physics. Mourou and his colleague, Canadian Donna Strickland, were awarded the prestigious…
Interpol elects South Korean as chief in a blow to Moscow
Interpol announced Wednesday that Kim Jong-yang of South Korea had been chosen as its new president, beating a Russian official whose candidacy had unnerved Western nations.
Trump stands by Saudi ally despite Khashoggi murder
President Donald Trump said the United States would not punish its Saudi ally for the gruesome murder of US-based columnist Jamal Khashoggi, despite conceding that Saudi Crown…
Turkey requests US extradition of 84 linked to cleric Gulen
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu on Tuesday gave US officials a list of 84 members of Fethullah Gulen's movement -- including the cleric himself -- whose extradition…
Ghosn to remain CEO as Renault appoints interim leadership
Renault said Tuesday Carlos Ghosn will remain its chief executive despite his arrest on financial misconduct charges in Japan, though a deputy CEO has been named to ensure…
