France to buy American drones for Mali operation

Two of America’s medium-altitude Reaper drones will be sold to France as backup for the country’s operations against Islamist rebels in Mali.

May 18, 2013 01:35

'EU at the moment is a giant blame game'

Britain should be a player in the EU, but can’t ‘cherry pick’ what part of Europe to take or to leave, Denis MacShane, former UK Minister for Europe told RT, as the debates of the nation’s membership in the union continue.

May 18, 2013 03:32

International community pledges €3.25bn to rebuild Mali as conflict rages on

International donors have pledged €3.25bn to rebuild Mali as fighting against Islamist militants continues in the north. France intervened in Mali in January and has 1,000 troops there, raising fears of a drawn-out battle against insurgency.

May 15, 2013 04:43

Sales-driven panic? New SARS-like virus spreading worldwide, boosting media coffers

Saudi Arabia has confirmed four more cases of the new deadly coronavirus, contributing to global fears over the disease’s spread. Panic of this type has been boosting media ratings and has kept the drugs market bubbling over the last decade.

May 14, 2013 05:27

Tax bill sent to man’s grave in France ‘out of nowhere’

The adage that the taxman will chase you to your grave is not just a figure of speech: a tax bill has been mailed to the grave of a man who died several months ago in northern France.

May 08, 2013 13:16

French defense budget cuts may hit ‘expensive’ and ‘useless’ Republican Guard

“Unable to resist attack without assistance,” is how a watchdog report described France’s prestigious Republican Guard in a damning report. It recommended the downsizing of the force amid sweeping cuts to France’s defense budget.

May 08, 2013 10:11