Julian Assange could face arrest in Australia over unredacted cables
Government says at least one intelligence official identified after complete cache of cables was publishedJulian Assange could face prosecution in Australia after publishing sensitive information about...
View ArticlePhone hacking - the big media topic that has everyone talking
Hacking debates are breaking out at every turn. Here, in chronological order, are three major examples about to take place:Hacked Off Lib Dem fringe meetingPhone hacking, privacy and libel – the future...
View ArticleNicolas Sarkozy ally accused of spying in latest scandal to hit re-election bid
Prosecutor close to French president in court over allegations of spying on Le Monde journalists investigating Bettencourt scandalThe threat to Nicolas Sarkozy's re-election bid from corruption...
View ArticleMais oui, c'est Le Huffington Post
The Huffington Post is to launch a French-language edition next month in a joint venture with Le Monde."Le Huffington Post" will merge with Le Post, the French daily's online subsidiary."It is the...
View ArticleRachida Dati accuses French PM of sexism and elitism
In open letter to Le Monde former French minister launches scathing attack on political colleague François FillonShe was Nicolas Sarkozy's pin-up for diversity, the first Muslim woman with north...
View ArticleRonald Searle obituary
Artist and cartoonist best known for St Trinian's and MolesworthThe artist Ronald Searle, who has died aged 91, will always be associated with St Trinian's, the anarchic girls' boarding school he...
View ArticleHuffington Post names Strauss-Kahn's wife as French site editor
Conflict of interest row as Anne Sinclair becomes editorial director of Le Huffington PostThe launch of a French edition of the Huffington Post has been marred by controversy over its choice of...
View ArticleHow political leaders in former Soviet states threaten press freedom
That absurd but sinister arrest in Belarus of a website editor for publishing pictures of teddy bears is just one example of the way in which the former Soviet satellites, and related east European...
View ArticlePhone hacking charges - how the newspapers covered the story
Eight people are charged with phone hacking, seven of them journalists, including a former Downing Street aide and a media company boss. That's a very significant story, is it not?In the history of...
View ArticleObama v Romney: around the world in 90 minutes
The third presidential debate made it clear: from Israeli-Palestinian affairs to the eurozone crisis, foreign politics will have precious little part to play in this US electionIsrael and the...
View ArticleSaddam Hussein linked to Alps killings
The former Iraqi dictator deposited a huge sum of money in a Swiss bank account belonging to the father of murdered British engineer Saad al-Hilli, it has been claimedSaddam Hussein deposited £840,000...
View ArticleErik Izraelewicz, Le Monde's editorial director, dies at 58
Head of celebrated publication had started working at the paper in 1986 before stints at Les Echos and La TribuneThe editorial director of France's most respected newspaper, Le Monde, died after...
View ArticleA Rhine romance: Germany and France celebrate five decades of marriage
Hundreds of politicians and cultural leaders gather in Berlin to mark 50 years since signing the Elysée treaty of friendshipIn the end, it was a filmmaker rather than a politician who best summed up...
View ArticleJournalist arrested in Iraq for taking photos
A French-Australian journalist has been under detention in Iraq for a week for allegedly taking pictures in a restricted area in Baghdad's southern Dora district.Police said that Nadir Dendoune - who...
View ArticleFrench photographer killed in Syria
French freelance photographer Olivier Voisin died in a Turkish hospital three days after suffering from shrapnel wounds sustained while covering clashes in northern Syria.Voisin, 38, suffered serious...
View ArticleLe Monde's Natalie Nougayrède: 'This is quite a revolution'
The first woman to run the French national daily title defends her decision to run a full-page anti-gay marriage advertIn her office at the top of Le Monde's Paris headquarters, Natalie Nougayrède, the...
View ArticleMichel Hazanavicius lambasts French film industry
The Oscar-winning director criticised film funding in France, sheltered by state subsidy, high salaries and 'complacency'Buttressed by state subsidies and partly sheltered from Hollywood predators, the...
View ArticleFrance 'runs vast electronic spying operation using NSA-style methods'
Intelligence agency has spied on French public's phone calls, emails and internet activity, says Le Monde newspaperFrance runs a vast electronic surveillance operation, intercepting and stocking data...
View ArticleMais oui, c'est Le Huffington Post
The Huffington Post is to launch a French-language edition next month in a joint venture with Le Monde."Le Huffington Post" will merge with Le Post, the French daily's online subsidiary."It is the...
View ArticleRachida Dati accuses French PM of sexism and elitism
In open letter to Le Monde former French minister launches scathing attack on political colleague François FillonShe was Nicolas Sarkozy's pin-up for diversity, the first Muslim woman with north...
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