Marco Chown Oved

14/02/2012 - Report: United Kingdom

London High Court holds off on Occupy eviction

The Occupy London protest has been granted a week and a half's stay of execution of attempts to evict the protest camp in front of St Paul's Cathedral in the City of London.

03/02/2012 - UK - Report

Assange must wait for UK-Sweden extradition ruling

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will have to wait to find out if he's being extradited to Sweden.

02/02/2012 - UK - Report

WikiLeaks' Julian Assange in last bid to avoid extradition to Sweden

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange appeared before Britain's Supreme Court on Wednesday, in his last chance to prevent extradition to Sweden.

06/07/2011 - Côte d'Ivoire - report

Ouattara plans to repair Côte d'Ivoire's shattered economy

In Côte d'Ivoire, President Alassane Ouattara is hosting a government seminar to set out the priorities for the next six months of his presidency. He hopes to restore security, kickstart the economy and reconcile with supporters of former president

A man points to a burnt shop near Williamsville after a clash between Ivorian security forces and pro-Outtara fighters in Abidjan. 15 March 2011.

16/03/2011 - Cote d'Ivoire - From our correspondent

Two fronts in the battle for Cote d'Ivoire

Residents reported heavy arms fire on Wednesday morning in Duékoué in the west of Côte d'Ivoire, although they could not confirm who was fighting.

02/03/2011 - Côte d'Ivoire - from our correspondent

RFI and BBC off air in Abidjan

Both RFI and the BBC disappeared from the airwaves in Côte d'Ivoire on Wednesday.

24/02/2011 - Côte d'Ivoire - From our correspondent

Rival forces breach ceasefire with western fighting

Fighting has erupted in the west of Côte d'Ivoire between forces loyal to incumbent Laurent Gbagbo and northern rebels who are backing his rival Alassane Ouattara.

A soldier standing in front of Gbagbo supporters holding a banner reading, "Yes to the panel, no to Compaore", Burkina Faso's president. Abidjan, 5 February

10/02/2011 - Côte d'Ivoire

AU panel finish Côte d'Ivoire fact-finding visit

The African Union panel of 15 experts left Côte d'Ivoire on Thursday morning after a four day fact-finding mission.

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14/12/2010 - Côte d'Ivoire - From our correspondent

Violence feared as Ouattara camp calls for street protests

Alassane Ouattara's camp on Tuesday called for massive street demonstrations to take back the state television, which has been dominated by his rival Laurent Gbagbo since the 28 November election.

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