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19/05/2012 - United States

Eurozone crisis central to G8 talks

Leaders of the G8 are meeting today at Camp David in the United States. The eurozone economic crisis is top of the agenda.

The 8 April Sound Kitchen winners
19/05/2012 - The Sound Kitchen

The 8 April Sound Kitchen winners

Are you one of this week’s lucky winners? Today you’ll hear who won the quiz about Kofi Annan’s “Mission Impossible”.

What's really going on in Syria?
15/05/2012 - World news explained

What's really going on in Syria?

The constant stream of information coming out of Syria would seem to suggest that people outside the country are getting an informed picture of what's happening there. But are we?

30/04/2012 - Report: Syria

Red Crescent death - Syrian medics say they're being targeted

The UN envoy to Syria, Major General Robert Mood, is now in Damascus, at the head of a 30-person observer force, to monitor a more than two-week-old ceasefire which so far has failed to stop ...

French Foreign Minister Alain Juppé
26/04/2012 - France - Syria

French FM Juppé warns of possible military action in Syria

France has given a strong warning to Syria and held out the threat of seeking military action to end the year-long crackdown after French Foreign Minister Alain Juppé described the ...

25/04/2012 - Report: Jordan - Syria

Where's the aid? Syrian refugees in Jordan ask

A day after a Swiss humanitarian envoy praised efforts to help Syrian refugees in the town of Mafraq, north of Amman, refugees told RFI that they are not receiving enough food.

19/04/2012 - Syria - France

Russia says Syria meeting in Paris will isolate Assad, damage chances of peace

Russia has decided not to attend Thursday’s talks on Syria in Paris, saying they could isolate the Syrian regime and damage the chances of peace, though France says the talks will send a ...

Syrian army fights rebel-held town
18/04/2012 - International report

Syrian army fights rebel-held town

The Syrian town of Al-Qusayr is under the control of the opposition Free Syrian Army.

16/04/2012

French press review 16 April 2012

This day week we'll know the names of the two finalists in the great French presidential race.

15/04/2012

European press review

This week saw a deadline come and go for the implementation of a UN and Arab League plan to halt the violence in Syria.

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