In the press today: English press accuses Gordon Brown to breaking promises concerning numbers of british troops in Iraq. China shows its true face thanks to olympic Games.
ON THE ROAD TO BEIJING: Last show, be introduced to the city a few days before the ceremony - CCTV Olympic: the 24 hour a day channel - Arrival of the first athletes in the Olympic village - Discover Beijing Time the coming show of the Olympics.
After sixteen years of civil war, Somalia's capital Mogadishu is fast becoming a ghost town. FRANCE 24's cameras take us inside the city. (Report: F. Berruyer)
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Afghanistan: fearless under fire
FRANCE 24's, Nicolas Ransom and Mathieu Mabin spent a fortnight following the French commandoes in Afghanistan, as part of the NATO coalition and their 'war on terror'
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Crystal meth in Mexico
The streets of Tijuana are awash with meth-amphetamine, a cheap drug produced locally for the American market. The drugs and the poverty have created a volatile mix. Over the last few years Tijuana has become a breeding ground for drug addicts.
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ON THE ROAD TO BEIJING Beijing is working on rehearsing the opening ceremony - Marathon race descriptionl begin in Tian'anmen Square - Air pollution: the other athlete's challenge.
To really be hip in France today, one has to be initiated into Tecktonik, the new genre of music, dance and above all, a fashion that teens are raving about.
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French Président Nicolas Sarkozy's son Jean Sarkozy, 21, appears
for the first time in a political talk show on FRANCE 24.
He has just been elected councillor of Neuilly-sur-Seine.
Italian director Matteo Garrone is in the running for the Palme d'Or for the first time. "Gomorra," his adaptation of Roberto Saviano's breathtaking novel about Naples' mafia, is making a lot of noise at Cannes.
FRANCE 24's Taoufik Mjaied spoke with Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi on the last day of his first official state visit to France in 34 years.
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Today on TOP STORY: As the Republican camp confirmed John McCain as its official candidate, the Democratic dash just got closer. After 12 straight losses, Hillary Clinton won both Ohio and Texas primaries, throwing predictions of a Barack Obama whitewash up in the air.
Watch our daily show about the Cannes Film Festival, today featuring Steven Soderbergh's eagerly awaited "Che", "Johnny Mad Dog" from Liberia, and a Brazilian beach party.
In the Democratic Republic of Congo, the situation remains tense between the government troops and the rebels of Laurent Nkunda. The rebels refuse to disarm as long as the Rwandan Hutu militiamen, some of whom took part in the 1994 genocide in Rwanda remain in Eastern Congo
IN THE PAPERS: Bin Laden's driver trial: "Funny business in Guantanamo" - Yemen's terror dilemma - Jerusalem Post: "Defeat your opponents then hire them" - Australia: Olympics fatigue.
IN THE PAPERS : Rogue traders in the City - President Nicolas Sarkozy's wife and rumours - John McCain acting as if he were conducting US foreign policy and Obama losing ground.
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