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27/04/2012 - Nigeria

Nigeria newspaper bombing sparks journalists call for Boko Haram talks

Nigeria's National Union of Journalists (NUJ) is urging the government to step up security around media houses across the country.

EU plan to fight organised crime in the Sahel
22/03/2012 - African news explained

EU plan to fight organised crime in the Sahel

EU Foreign Ministers are meeting in Brussels for two days of talks during which they will be asked to approve a security training mission to Niger.

Video cameras in Paris in bid to reduce crime
05/03/2012 - On-the-spot France

Video cameras in Paris in bid to reduce crime

The Paris city authority has launched a plan to install a thousand new video cameras around the city in a bid to fight crime and allay fear of crime.

22/12/2011 - France

Police sent into airports to maintain security

France has deployed police to Paris's main Charles de Gaulle airport to ensure a strike by security workers does not interfere with holiday travel, the interior ministry said.

18/12/2011 - France

French airport strike to continue

Delays and flight cancellations look set to continue in France’s airports after security personnel voted to continue their strike, which started on Friday.

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16/12/2011 - US

Bradley Manning hearing begins with call for judge to quit

US soldier Bradley Manning appeared in a US military court for the first time Friday, accused of passing thousands of classified US documents to WikiLeaks.

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15/12/2011 - Syria

Syrian officers ordered troops to fire on unarmed protesters, HRW claims

Syrian military officers ordered troops to fire on unarmed protesters, according to rights activists.

30/10/2011 - Syria

Syria's Assad warns of "quake" if West intervenes

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad warned on Sunday that any western intervention in his country would result in an “earthquake” that would inflame the region.

Neighbourhood mediators patrol Paris by night
27/10/2011 - On-the-spot France

Neighbourhood mediators patrol Paris by night

Police officers in France have the role of keeping the peace, but they aren't known for their community-building skills.

17/10/2011

African press review 17 October 2011

The economic effect of the Somali pirates, a call for censure for some ministers in Uganda and the possible doubling of the cost of printing Kenya's currency are the stories making the headlines ...

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