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US psychiatrists publish contoversial new manual
21/05/2013 - World news explained

US psychiatrists publish contoversial new manual

This week, the American Psychiatric Association released the highly controversial fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of ...

The French UN ambassador's apartment on New York's Park Avenue is reportedly up for sale.
10/05/2013 - France - United States

Home of France’s UN ambassador up for sale

France is reportedly selling the luxurious permanent residence of the country’s ambassador to the United Nations in New York in order to raise some much-needed cash.

10/05/2013

French press review 10 May 2013

Friday’s papers are dominated by good economic news for the United States and Europe after the Dow Jones set an all time record.

09/05/2013

French press review 9 May 2013

Today, we focus on one French newspaper's talk of mental illness, with their take on a prestigious psychiatric manual that has just got its ten-year update.

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.

08/05/2013

French press review 8 May 2013

There is something for eeryone in the French press today: a big miracle and a few political changes.

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 ...

Korean-American sentenced to 15 years' hard labour
03/05/2013 - World news explained

Korean-American sentenced to 15 years' hard labour

North Korea yesterday has sentenced a Korean-American tour operator to 15 years' hard labour for "hostile acts". Pae Jun-Ho, known in the US as Kenneth Bae, was arrested in November ...

Drugs, guns, immigration on agenda as Obama visits Mexico
02/05/2013 - International report

Drugs, guns, immigration on agenda as Obama visits Mexico

US President Barack Obama visits Mexico Thursday and Friday to sort through a basket of security issues with Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto.

Israel and Palestinians urged to continue peace process
01/05/2013 - World news explained

Israel and Palestinians urged to continue peace process

On Tuesday, Pope Francis, the head of the Roman Catholic Church, received the Israeli president Shimon Peres in Vatican City.

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