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ICELAND: Volcanic eruption sparks fears of flight chaos Channel: France 24 Length: 0 Date: May 22, 2011 Iceland closed its main airport Sunday after the powerful eruption of a volcano sent a thick plume of ash and smoke into the air, leaving airlines...

IVORY COAST: Ouattara pledges to 'reunite Ivorians' at inauguration Channel: France 24 Length: 0 Date: May 21, 2011 The new president of the Ivory Coast, Alassane Ouattara, in his inaugural speech said he hopes to reunite Ivorians after the "the victory...

IVORY COAST: Ouattara’s inauguration raises hopes for scarred city Channel: France 24 Length: 0 Date: May 21, 2011 President Alassane Ouattara’s inauguration is underway. It marks the end of a bitter 6-month struggle that has threatened to plunge Ivory Coast bac...

SPAIN: Europe’s first Muslim political party runs for election Channel: France 24 Length: 0 Date: May 20, 2011 Spain is holding regional and municipal elections this weekend, and there’s a new party fielding candidates in some districts. Prune is Europe&...

FRANCE : Le père de Nicolas Sarkozy confirme la grossesse de Carla Bruni Channel: France 24 Length: 0 Date: May 20, 2011 Carla Bruni-Sarkozy, épouse du président français et Première dame de France, est enceinte, selon le père de Nicolas Sarkozy. Ce dernier l’a confi...

USA: Obama calls for Palestinian state based on 1967 borders Channel: France 24 Length: 0 Date: May 19, 2011 US President Barack Obama has said the boundaries of Israel and a future Palestinian state should be based on 1967 borders and warned against effor...

JAPAN: Japan’s economy slips into recession Channel: France 24 Length: 0 Date: May 19, 2011 Japan’s economy has slipped into recession after the triple blow of the March tsunami, earthquake and nuclear crisis. Economists fear that recover...

South Africa: ANC leading local vote results Channel: France 24 Length: 0 Date: May 19, 2011 Preliminary results in South Africa’s local elections show the ruling African National Congress ahead of the Democratic Alliance, with only three ...

TERRORISM: Bin Laden recording praises Arab revolts Channel: France 24 Length: 0 Date: May 19, 2011 A posthumous recording from Osama bin Laden praised revolts in Egypt and Tunisia, describing them as a “rare historic opportunity” to rise up. Tho...

JUSTICE: Strauss-Kahn resigns from International Monetary Fund Channel: France 24 Length: 0 Date: May 19, 2011 In a letter from his New York jail cell, Dominique Strauss-Kahn resigned from his post as head of the IMF early Thursday, saying he wanted to devo...

JUSTICE: Plaintiff in Strauss-Kahn case to deny consensual sex claim Channel: France 24 Length: 0 Date: May 18, 2011 The hotel maid who alleges she was sexually assaulted by Dominique Strauss-Kahn will reject any assertions that she had consensual sex with the IMF...

LIBYA: Libya’s National Oil Corp. chairman 'defects' Channel: France 24 Length: 0 Date: May 18, 2011 Shokri Ghanem (pictured), chairman of Libya’s National Oil Corporation, has defected from Col. Muammar Gaddafi's regime and fled to Tunis...

INDIA: The unpreferred sex: why there aren’t enough girls for Indian boys Channel: France 24 Length: 0 Date: May 18, 2011 India’s recent preliminary census results had a shocking statistic: the ratio of girls to boys had fallen yet again. There are now only 914 girls f...

RWANDA: UN court finds former army chiefs guilty of genocide Channel: France 24 Length: 0 Date: May 17, 2011 The International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda on Tuesday found two former army chiefs guilty of genocide for a 1994 ethnic cleansing campaign. For...

ITALY: Local election results show Berlusconi’s popularity waning Channel: France 24 Length: 0 Date: May 17, 2011 Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi was “saddened” by local elections results which showed his centre-right bloc losing ground in many cities,...

IRELAND: Queen honours independence fighters on historic visit to Ireland Channel: France 24 Length: 0 Date: May 17, 2011 Queen Elizabeth II honoured Irish fighters killed in the battle for independence from Britain on a historic visit to Ireland Tuesday amid heightene...

LIBYA: 'NATO air strikes' set government buildings ablaze Channel: France 24 Length: 0 Date: May 17, 2011 Firefighters fought to control flames at Libya’s anti-corruption agency and security services building in Tripoli Tuesday following apparent NATO a...

FRANCE: Socialist presidential hopes tainted by sex charges Channel: France 24 Length: 0 Date: May 16, 2011 Dominique Strauss-Kahn, the head of the International Monetary Fund and once the French Socialists' best hope for a presidential victory ...

FRANCE: Supporters gather to mark 500 days since French hostages' capture Channel: France 24 Length: 0 Date: May 16, 2011 Friends, colleagues and relatives have held a rally in Paris to mark the 500th day of Hervé Ghesquière and Stéphane Taponier’s captivity in Afghan...

POLITICS: Socialism in France: Mitterrand’s legacy 30 years later Channel: France 24 Length: 0 Date: May 16, 2011 Armen Georgian interviews, Denis Macshane, Labour MP and Former British Minister of European Affairs.

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