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Hong Kong asks US whistleblower to leave
11/06/2013 - World news explained

Hong Kong asks US whistleblower to leave

Former Hong Kong security chief Regina Ip has called on the US whistleblower Edward Snowden to leave the city. Snowden, who leaked details of a secret internet surveillance programme, sasy he ...

10/06/2013

French press review 10 June 2013

Big Brother is alive and well and watching you from Washington. And the French may have to work longer.

China's Xi Jinping meets Obama
07/06/2013 - World news explained

China's Xi Jinping meets Obama

Chinese President Xi Jinping meets US leader Barack Obama Friday in a widely anticipated summit between the leaders of the world's leading economies.

Chinese president visits Mexico
04/06/2013 - World news explained

Chinese president visits Mexico

Chinese President Xi Jinping is due in Mexico Tuesday on the last leg of a Latin America trip before heading to the United States for a summit with President Barack Obama. Over the past ...

28/05/2013

French press review 28 May 2013

Allegations of chemical warfare in Syria and plans to boost employment prospects for young Europeans are among the stories in today's papers..

21/05/2013

African press review 21 May 2013

Uganda's press complains of censorship. Will Barack Obama skip Kenya on his next Africa tour? And why has Zimbabwe's Chamber of Mines fallen out with the government?

Ending Mexico's bloodletting campaign against journalists
12/05/2013 - International media

Ending Mexico's bloodletting campaign against journalists

Herieu, America's researcher at Reporters Without Borders, discusses the global media watchdog's open letter appeal to President Obama to help end Mexico's bloodletting campaign against ...

International strategy round-up: Chemical weapons in Syria
09/05/2013 - World news explained

International strategy round-up: Chemical weapons in Syria

Hot on the heels of John Kerry, the United States Secretary of State, the British Prime Minister David Cameron has announced that he is going to Sochi in Russia for a working visit on Friday.

Central American activists protest US torture academy
04/05/2013 - World news explained

Central American activists protest US torture academy

US President Barack Obama was in Costa Rica yesterday for a summit with central American leaders on trade, immigration and the drug war. They pressed Obama to step up US assistance against ...

23/04/2013 - Report: Jordan - Israel - United States

Jordan to open airspace to Israeli drones following US visit

Jordan has decided to open its airspace to Israeli drones used to monitor activity in Syria.

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