Algeria Algeria's richest man held in corruption probeFrance 24 - NEWS WIRESRead more The crackdown on alleged graft follows the resignation of veteran president Abdelaziz Bouteflika in early April after weeks of mass protests against his 20-year rule. Rebrab, the 74-year-old
Emmanuel Macron Macron, Abe meet to coordinate summits amid backdrop of Ghosn affairFrance 24 - FRANCE 24Read more From France’s perspective, the leaders’ working lunch meeting comes at a delicate time, with Ghosn, the former head of French carmaker Renault and its Japanese partner Nissan, currently in pre-trail
New IRA New IRA admits responsibility for killing Northern Ireland journalist Lyra McKeeFrance 24 - NEWS WIRESRead more The New IRA “offer our full and sincere apologies to the partner, family and friends of Lyra McKee for her death”, it said in a statement reported by the Irish newspaper, which said the paramilitary
Play buttonSudan In Khartoum with Sudan's round-the-clock demonstratorsFrance 24 - FRANCE 24Read more The protesters say the ruling military council that took the helm in Sudan is little different from the veteran leader the army toppled after months of street protests. The military council,
Asia Pacific Sri Lanka falls silent on day of mourning for attack victimsFrance 24 - FRANCE 24Read more Flags were lowered to half mast on government buildings, and people bowed their heads and reflected silently on the violence that has caused international outrage. The silence began at precisely
Myanmar Myanmar court rejects appeal by jailed Reuters journalistsFrance 24 - NEWS WIRESRead more "They were sentenced for seven years and this decision stands, and the appeal is rejected," Supreme Court Justice Soe Naing told the court in the capital, Naypyitaw, without elaborating. Wa 33,
World News Spain rivals clash over Catalonia in election debateFrance 24 - NEWS WIRESRead more The debate on Spain's public television brought together the four main candidates for Sunday's general election -- Socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, conservative Popular Party (PP) leader
Kim Jong-Il North Korea confirms Kim to meet Putin in RussiaFrance 24 - NEWS WIRESRead more Kim "will soon pay a visit to the Russian Federation at the invitation" of Putin, North Korea's official KCNA news service said. "They will have talks during this visit," the brief dispatch KCNA
Play buttonUkraine Ukraine takes leap into the unknown with new president ZelenskyFrance 24 - NEWS WIRESRead more Zelensky, whose previous political experience was playing the president on a TV show, crushed incumbent Petro Poroshenko in a stinging rebuke to the establishment fuelled by voters' anger over
Jair Bolsonaro Hamilton Mourão: Loyal deputy to Brazil’s Bolsonaro or dangerous rival?France 24 - France 24 ENRead more When Jair Bolsonaro was still a far-right presidential candidate in mid-2018, he picked army officer Hamilton Mourão as his running mate.His son, Eduardo Bolsonaro,explained tomedia the reason
Play buttonIranian US to end Iran sanctions waiver, Tehran slams Trump's 'illegal' moveFrance 24 - FRANCE 24Read more US President Donald Trump made the decision as part of the administration's "maximum pressure" campaign on Iran that aims to eliminate all of its revenue from oil exports that the US says funds
Mali Malian ex-finance minister named new prime ministerFrance 24 - NEWS WIRESRead more Mali’s former prime minister Soumeylou Boubeye Maiga and his government resigned last week after they came under fire for failing to disarm militias and beat back Islamist militants stoking violence
Abdelaziz Bouteflika Algerian police arrest businessmen close to Bouteflika’s inner circleFrance 24 - FRANCE 24Read more The five Algerian businessmen are Issad Rebrab, considered the richest businessman in the energy-rich north African nation, and four brothers from the Kouninef family said to be close to ex-president
Play buttonAsia Pacific Sri Lankan govt announces nationwide emergency after deadly Easter Sunday attacksFrance 24 - FRANCE 24Read more The emergency law, which gives police and the military extensive powers to detain and interrogate suspects without court orders, will go into effect at midnight on Monday, the president's office
Play buttonSudan FRANCE 24 speaks to Alaa Salah, the new face of Sudan's protest movementFrance 24 - FRANCE 24Read more Protests erupted against President Omar al-Bashir's regime in December over a government decision to end subsidies and a subsequent sharp rise in bread prices. The unrest quickly escalated into
Play buttonCranberries Encore! - The Cranberries' final goodbyeFrance 24 - Eve JACKSONMore than a year after the death of The Cranberries' lead singer Dolores O'Riordan, bandmates Noel and Mike Hogan speak to Eve Jackson about their final album "In the End," why it's time for the band say
European News Inquiry opened after Yellow Vests goad police to ‘commit suicide’France 24 - FRANCE 24Read more Yellow Vests took to the streets of Paris for a 23rd consecutive Saturday this weekend, facing off against police at the city’s historic Place de la République, where protesters chanted at officers
Asia Pacific Explosion goes off as Sri Lankan police try to defuse bomb near Colombo churchFrance 24 - FRANCE 24Read more A van parked near a Sri Lankan church has exploded in Colombo on Monday, as bomb squad officials were trying to defuse a new bomb found by the site, police said. There was no immediate information
Play buttonParis Perspective - Irish singer-songwriter Liv Monaghan: 'Originality comes from honesty'France 24 - Eve IRVINEThe Irish singer-songwriter told us what it’s like living in Paris and whether the city’s jazz history is a help or a hindrance. She also let us into her creative process. "I don’t strive to be original,"
Play buttonIran Business daily - US set to end waivers on Iran oil sanctionsFrance 24 - France 24 ENWashington is reportedly preparing to end waivers on US sanctions for importers of Iranian oil, sending crude prices higher as it steps up pressure on Iran. Also today: new charges are filed against Carlos
Colombia Deadly landslide hits southwestern ColombiaFrance 24 - NEWS WIRESRead more The landslide, which was caused by heavy rains, occurred early on Sunday in a rural area of Rosas municipality, the agency said in a statement. On Sunday evening an agency spokesman said the
Carlos Ghosn Carlos Ghosn charged a fourth time for breach of trustFrance 24 - NEWS WIRESRead more Public broadcaster NHK and local news agency Jiji Press reported that prosecutors filed the new indictment that paves the way for his legal team to apply for bail. The 65-year-old strenuously
North Macedonia North Macedonia presidential vote heads to runoffFrance 24 - NEWS WIRESRead more The name-change to North Macedonia, which Greece demanded to end what it called an implied territorial claim on its northern province also called Macedonia, resolves a decades-old dispute and
Africa Sudanese protesters leaders suspend talks with military councilFrance 24 - FRANCE 24Read more The organizers of Sudan's protests said Sunday they have suspended talks with the ruling military council because it has failed to meet their demands for an immediate transfer to a civilian following
World News Challenger Zelenskiy wins Ukraine presidential race by landslide, exit polls suggestFrance 24 - NEWS WIRESRead more Volodymyr Zelenskiy, whose only previous political role was playing the president on television, trounced incumbent Petro Poroshenko by taking 73 percent of the vote, according to exit polls
Brexit Party EU parliamentary elections and the Brexit headacheFrance 24 - France 24 ENRead more Just a few weeks ago, the prospect of the UK taking part in the upcoming European elections seemed impossible. But that was before British Prime Minister Theresa May negotiated an additional
French Ligue 1 Paris Saint-Germain crowned champions of France's Ligue 1 for eighth timeFrance 24 - FRANCE 24Read more Lille had to win to have any chance of catching PSG, but PSG are now 16 points ahead of their only rival with five matches left after this weekend. After failing to clinch the title in the past
Sri Lanka World leaders express shock, sorrow over deadly attacks in Sri LankaFrance 24 - FRANCE 24Read more Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe condemned the attacks – the worst act of violence since the end of Sri Lanka's civil war a decade ago – as "cowardly", as the government imposed an immediate
Play buttonPope Francis Lamenting Sri Lanka bloodshed, Pope Francis delivers Easter message of peaceFrance 24 - NEWS WIRESRead more Francis skipped his homily during Easter Mass but delivered his traditional "Urbi et Orbi" (To the city and the world) speech highlighting conflicts in the Mideast, Africa and the Americas and
