and our guest today sicily at yass former first lady of france isn't your new book is called. every day the desire for truth and the autobiography now the most remarkable it visited in your lives as first lady as you've said it many times was the role you played in liberating a number of bulgarian nurses and a palestinian doctor who'd been jailed in libya when warmer khadafi was still in charge but what was it like i know you get that question a lot but like i still want to hear from you once again. of course it's a very interesting i mean part of my life if not the most important. part of my life because i mean just to say i tried i release six person it's important in and i very mean those nurses and this doctor was condemned to this as you might know and there were jailed for more than nine years and i when they're trying to make a difference trying to talk is not only cut afy but his government his party minister and the people of save me is his son and i tried hard to was on my will to liberate those nurses and i succeeded it was too important trips the first one was twen

on our show now you have said that france reminds you of a beautiful lamp which isn't. what exactly do you mean by that. it's like like a museum it's a beautiful country paris is a beautiful city but people are sad and it's like there were no more real or didn't have ms min this country when you traveled all over the world which i'm doing with my husband and for my for the nation i can see the countries really was a fantastic deny me is and i think we have lost that in this country and when i talk to the people they have lost hope and that's a problem for me because we're living in a fantastic world and a new great country we have been through an economic crisis all over the world and france deserves to get out. of the crisis and to. all the people who are leaving the country to go and work in the other places and it's very sad to see that and it's really like that. was no light and it's sad for me but you are surely sad about it because you love your country more than anything why did france lose its dynamics what would just say is the main reason is a problem only alo

you know in france there is about. thorne forty seven percent of the french this is just a person of the different than what they had the income tax. and among them the epoch or acquired them twenty five percent pay eighteen percent of the income tax these people they are beyond reach there about two snakes so to mean humans thousand and one of the month. that is not being rich but they pay for eighty percent of income tax in france. so you have a few number of people who have the thing they are paying more in taxes on that site so when and as the government is not getting spit and canning spending and spending. she has eds to increase the interest exit that but he's been doing for urine and often invest in weakness. he was doing before. so the people in front of the thing that they've been paying more and more for years and they do not see any reason tonight read them their right to reside there and the moon is high and in the group to go. i agree with you but there's a problem with the rates we all have five eighth i

i did with my recollection of going to school in france and has been going to school in france an inning when did it is that anything like what you did. string. so it wasn't enough the one lesson teacher from school who was like the vastness of it and we hated those we have to write all the tenses and it took hours and hours and hours i will say one thing i remember them today and i remember my petition demanding that it is in being in tune to this day i can recite them. i'm not i'm in the debate then went to dresden but honestly that was no valid and we missed that things were told and down to two pm two pm to question. i wasn't any good enough at school but i missed you too can the people i cannot ask u can you make one knew i was playing it i was quite good for a combination of lack of cute ring which means that you can be made to achieve anything because my knee to the need for inmates it's always been the ones that aren't something that you do because you can tune up. and if you all might understand why you do the problems and why it is a theory why he needs you. i was led to the en

thanks for joining us here on "france 24." a car bomb has gone off at a police a quarters in egypt leaving at least 12 dead and more than 100 hurt. the explosion hit a security compound in the city of mansoura. many of the victims were police officers. the army-backed government was quick to blame the muslim brotherhood for the attack, what it calls a terrorist operation. on tuesday morning, crowds gathered to see the devastation in broad daylight. among them, the interior minister. the bombing hit the police headquarters and brought down parts of a neighboring building. the interim government accused the muslim brotherhood of orchestrating the attack. the group then condemned the bombing. still, many of those gathered in the neighborhood called for revenge. >> raise your voice, mansoura. >> we will crush the brotherhood. >> according to investigators, the perpetrators used a car bomb for the blast. residents here say the explosion was the worst mansoura has ever seen. >> we got scared and started running when we heard the sou

recently france has become more active militarily and i think the problem with that france and britain. have not given up their intent on nabbing at the news of some of the resources and wealth of the african countries or so i think france is suffering serious problems at home there is a devastating collapse in living standards throughout all of europe so many of these things i think combining to push france forward into somebodies military activities. more of them recently than we've seen before to be k. nine where the government is planning to ban extremist preaches from visiting mosques and islamic senses but as we reported a few minutes prison authorities claim it's largely in the jails that people are being radicalized we've got the full story coming up. technology innovation all the developments around russia. the future. well if you're. a pleasure to have you with us here on our t.v. today i roll researcher. welcome back now south africa's first black president nelson mandela will be laid to rest next sunday at his family estate but as people around the globe mourn the loss the

recently france has become more active militarily and i think the problem with that france and britain. have not given up their intent on nabbing access and use of some of the resources and wealth of the african countries also i think france is suffering serious problems at home there is a overall devastating collapse in living standards throughout all of europe so many of these things i think combining to push france forward into somebody is military activities. more of them recently than we've seen before to the u.k. now where the government is planning to ban extremist preachers from visiting mosques and as long. as we were in a few minutes prison authorities claim is largely in the jails where people are being radicalized the full story is coming out. good leverage sure. was easy to build. which doesn't sound anything. to teach me why you should care about. this is why you should. only. economic down in the fine. and the rest. welcome back this is r.t. international south africa's first black president the man who led the country out of apartheid nelson mandela will be laid to rest

recently france has become more. militarily and i think the problem with that there france and britain have not given up their intent on having at the use of some of the resources and wealth of the african countries or so i think france is suffering serious problems at home. devastating collapse in living standards throughout all of europe so many things i think combine to push france forward into some of these military activities. more of them recently than we've seen before. to the u.k. now where the government is planning to bat extremist preachers from visiting mosques and islamic centers but as we are reports in just a few minutes prison authorities claim it's largely in the jails for people are being radicalized the full story is coming out of. my play is cleaner. in love with a waitress on stage managing that there's an audience i used to take drugs and drink like a fish called the police told me about the circus but i was such a punk i was like well you know what circus. polar circus of cool against ghana and

you are watching "france 24." >> i am joined on the set by mrs. rush -- -- what is making headlines this morning? >> we start with syria and the question of bashar al-assad. i will go straight away the independent newspaper in the u.k.. bashar al-plicated assad in war crimes. you can see the piece there. the u.n. is keeping full lists of suspected war criminals. the evidence -- until the evidence is requested for an incredible -- four a credible investigation. more broadly on the situation seery, it is a story not being covered as much as usual compared to the events on the ground. when they go to this piece in "the washington post," each is saying that even if bashar al- assad is ousted, we will face a second syrian war. that is an affiliate of al qaeda called the islamic state of iraq and syria. the washington peace, the washington post is saying that his organization, the islamic state of iraq and syria, currently has 5000 fighters and 2000 recruits from northern syria. they are terrifying other groups in syria. the whole threat they pose is be

france's leading its second major intervention in africa this year with reports of around a thousand troops on the ground already in the central african republic bloody clashes there on thursday have left almost three hundred people dead paris began to send reinforcement hours after the u.n. authorized the mission to quell the rise of sectarian violence in the country thousands of civilians fled to the country's airport seeking refuge from fighters christian militias loyal to be ousted president fighting with the muslim rebel rebels which currently control the country. france which is sometimes known as the policemen of africa has been active in the continent since colonial times and here is where it gets to wield total control in the past decade france is led interventions in mali which was which was its most recent operation also chad ivory coast and the democratic republic of congo that's the side from its involvement in libya as for the current conflict in central african republic earlier this year france refused requests to intervene from the president who was ousted by muslim r

thank for joining us on "france ." people around the world are gathering to mourn the loss of nelson mandela. this friday everyone from heads of state to people on the street are remembering mandela, who was both inspirational and controversial. and ray brown looks back at the life of nelson mandela. born in the former trance state territory on july 18, 1918, nelson mandela was meant to become a tribal chief like his father. instead he became a lawyer and the first -- in the first lack legal practice in johannesburg. he joined the congress in 19 -- in -- in his practice, he was exposed to the inhumanity's of apartheid on a daily basis. he decided to fight back. opting for nonviolence as a strategy. he was first arrested in 1956 and prosecuted on treason charges, which were later dropped. nancyars later he married winnie.s when he -- >> there are many people who feel it is useless and futile for us to continue talking peace and nonviolence against the government. on these savage attacks. on unarmed, defenseless people.

well in france, especially engineers. we are probably one of the two or three countries in the world with the best engineers. and so in terms of technology, france is still a country that is taken very seriously by the american executives. >> some of those american executives savor the french approach to work. katherine melchior ray left behind her job as a senior manager at nike in the u.s. and came here... >> bonjour, madame. >> bonjour, madame. >> to work in the french fashion industry. her job is just as high-powered, but now that she's in france... >> merci. >> merci. >> katherine no longer works weekends, and vacation has taken on a whole new meaning. >> i don't check in. i don't check my email, i don't call on the phone, and no one expects me to. >> so when you go on vacation here, you really go on vacation. >> you really go on vacation. >> even so, france is still one of the world's five largest economies. when the french work, their productivity per hour is among the highest in the world, even better than in the

france is even more interesting because france, britain had been the historical enemy of france. the napoleonic wars were not that much earlier and so france saw united united states as a potential counterweight to britain. it was not necessarily in france's interests in seeing the united states go to pieces even though napoleon iii talked-about all-time. what i think lincoln was good at was recognizing what these interests really were and not doing something to mess it up. in crisis after crisis we see it during the most dangerous moment of the war with the british, we see it in his response to the mexican crisis at the beginning of the war, caribbean policy, that was the biggest thing. >> other countries? >> right. this hopes of the south rested on king cotton. after lincoln blockaded the coast the manufacturing districts in britain and france were hurting. they were getting caught in from other sources but were not getting the cotton that the raw material that they were once getting from the south and so the hope of southern statesmen is the power of king cotton would cause th

france deployed troop to the central african republic. it wants more help from a south african allies -- from its african allies. >> amnesty international's new report reveals that two weeks ago, most -- mostly muslim x rebels killed more than 1000 people in bondi. deadlya rampage of unknown tor crimes most of the world. >> in the interior, in the bush where there are few observers, our researchers have been able to go, risking their lives. they have documented violent acts, children getting their throats cut before their mothers, fathers killed in front of their families. can barely describe. >> after sending 1600 french troops to the central african republic, france has called for its european partners to make a military contribution. can from -- can confirm given the steps france has taken, that our european colleagues will soon be putting troops on the ground. i want to emphasize that. it is one of the first times this has happened. >> some european nations have begun to come forward. a belgian officials said the country will send 150

france, like the rest of europe, was now changing fast. a rapid rise in population, the spreadf industry, and the emergence of an urban proletariat helped bring about the growth of new social structures and with them, political conflicts. the printing press now enabled millions to receive new ideas in a time of growing turmoil. it was in a newspaper that gericault read the horrifying account of the tragedy of the medusa. in the summer of 1816, the french frigate the medusa, carrying soldiers and passengers, was wrecked off the african coast. the captain, of noble birth and a political appointment, was proved incompetent. of the 115 men and women who tried to save themselves on a makeshift raft, only 15 survived. 13 days on a floating coffin. human beings reduced to a state of animal despair. a poignant human drama of corpses and victims, who suffered atrociously, but for no noble cause. above, on the apex of the human pyramid, men and women gesturing frantically. this painting came to be regarded as a political allegory of a deeper sort. t

france has denied paying a ransom. nouri al-maliki says he is withdrawing troops from anbar province after dozens of lawmakers threatened to quit. syria has missed the key deadline for the strutting its chemical weapons. ships from scandinavia failed to ache away chemical weapons, forced to turn back. time now to get the latest business news. mark carlson is with us in the studio. we're about to get a new member of the eurozone? ofindeed. the 18th member the eurozone is latvia. the latvian economy is relatively tall with a population of around 2 million people. but latvia's membership is still seen as a vote of confidence for the eurozone. there is much speculation that the single currency area could fall apart. not everyone is no enthusiastic -- is so enthusiastic. mark brown explains. sightn set to be a common in latvia. they become the 18th member of the single currency, but latvians are scared the transition will be accompanied by inflation. some quote you know other countries that switched before us, -- >> you kno

france the uk and the greeks. and we can see the defense spending there are some of those nations germany well below that mark the one point four percent martina speckled um. it's the way forward when you know that here in france though cutting defense spending were closing bases. um how do you call resources concretely and how do you come up with a common policy that you can afford not to tense. you have the consensus that he takes thought it would not be like this and tomorrow we have come to them specifically and when you have common interests. someone when you have one of the country's night and we have today in africa. we do will to help and central africa to me to retrieve sold its crisis we need to stand to wear real clothes on the same tune trying to toilet together the germans spending more. i think that's always what they are spending now they can help in the us legally it was the case in money it's the case and in other kinds of good times when i think they went nuts. at the same kind of intervention mi

in france there is always this desire to keep everything secret that concerns defense. only the highest authorities with the highest clearance may have access to this information. for my show and we must understand but for that to happen we need to have access to the source of the information this part is absolutely necessary yes but on july the first two thousand and eight during a sleepy summer and under the veil of indifference the law was passed with serious consequences for access to military archives the very principle of the in communicate the ability of certain archives can only be considered in the most restrictive way that is to say only when absolutely necessary from this double point of view the solution that you propose during the first reading of this text a delay of one hundred years and a definition more explicit all of the concerned archives of the archives will only be incommunicable if they concern the information that would allow the conception fabrication utilization localization of weapons of mass destruction the nuclear biological chemical or bact

all lillian france wanted to do was pay a visit to her niece. but what she got instead was an elevator ride from hell. so far it hasn't hit the media. >> we had absolutely no idea. my aunt would definitely have been a lot more cautious. >> a very independent and unknowing lillian france, an 85-year-old woman from the area, is planning to surprise her niece with a visit. >> she lives about a mile from me. she occasionally makes surprise visits. and that day, unfortunately, she decided to do so. >> before she arrived at her niece's house, she makes a few stops in the neighborhood, although she says she was feeling uneasy on this day from the get-go. >> she woke up with like a heavy feeling, as if something was going to happen. >> france goes against her instincts and makes a stop at this bank to withdraw money to give to her grandnieces who are in from out of town. as she becomes more comfortable walking around that summer afternoon, her fears dissipate. she has no idea someone is watching her every move. >> he waited while she went into the drugs

and stay in france france is leading its second major intervention in africa this year sending troops and helicopters to the central african republic there reportedly a thousand french troops on the ground already paris began to send reinforcements hours after the u.n. authorized the mission to quell sectarian violence in the country the red cross says at least three hundred people were killed in two days of fighting in the capital as christian militias loyal to the ousted president clashed with muslim fighters currently in control of the country. well dubbed as the policeman of africa of france has been active in the continent since the colonial era well here's a map of francis former colonies over the past decade or so france has led interventions in mali its most recent operation chad ivory coast and the democratic republic of congo that's aside from its involvement in libya and as for the current conflict in the central african republic earlier this year france refused a request to intervene from former president was easy who was ousted in march by muslim rebels now it's decided t

recently france has become more active militarily and i think the problem with that there france and britain have not given up their intent are now having at the use of some of the resources and wealth of the african countries for so i think france is suffering serious problems at home. devastating collapse in living standards throughout all of europe so many things i think combining to push france forward into some of these more very activities. more of them recently than we've seen before. in other news the world trade organization has agreed on a landmark deal which could provide a trillion dollars boost to the global economy the greens designed to speed up cross border trade by slashing red tape and customs checkpoints analysts say this will give a lift to developing nations by creating up to twenty million jobs is the first global deal of its kind but is yet to be ratified by each member government in mexico six people suspected of stealing a truck with highly radioactive material have been released from hospital only the youngest suspect age sixteen was found to have traces of

and here's a map of france foreigns a former colonies over the past. mali its most recent operation chad i rico's and the democratic republic of congo that's aside from its involvement in libya as for the current conflict in central african republic earlier this year france refused a request to intervene from former president was easy who was ousted in march by muslim rebels now it's decided to act immediately lawrence freeman from executive intelligence review magazine believes french domestic problems are behind the decision recently france has become more active militarily and i think the problem with that france and britain. have not given up their intent on having access to news of some of the resources and wealth of the african countries also i think france is suffering serious problems home there is a devastating collapse in living standards throughout all of europe so many things i think combine to push france forward and if somebody is military activities. more of them recently than we've seen before to the u.k. now where the government is pla

we have a wire for example in france was own that is stuck. kate is described in the report that it is stuck and obviously no longer gives any results. no results no readings you know information and they go of course it happens that the wires get caught and then become unstuck but we shouldn't necessarily rely on that and then of course a why can break the most important thing to remember is not whether this or that sense is working or not obviously it is better if it still works then lots of security because it is the safety analysis regarding the failure of this or that sense that allows us to ensure the security of our personnel is always maintained on that. do so we need to do some sort of rejuvenation of some of the devices which is something we are looking into at the moment and we are going to proceed and rejuvenate the material there. i am certain that security and safety is currently maintained thanks to the duplication of information we get from the various senses . renovation and redundancy other two main pillars of mirages geologi

recently france has become more active militarily and i think the problem with that there france and britain have not given up they are intent on nabbing at the news of some of the resources and wealth of the african countries or so i think france is suffering serious problems at home there is an overall devastating collapse in living standards throughout all of europe so many of these things i think combining to push france forward into somebody as military activity is. more of them recently than we've seen before. workers aviation agency is under investigation and it is part of the probe into an air crash at because an airport that killed fifty in november vesta gaiters consider some of the russian pilots licenses dubious and find out all of the tales online. president obama's afghan policy may have led to increased casualties among u.s. service personnel get the full story of our team dot com. right the seats. first for you and i think you're. on our reporter's twitter. and instagram. could be in the. the british government has drawn up measures to stifle the spread of extremism i

france. newshour correspondent william brangham has our report from paris. >> reporter: in the public imagination, france is renowned for many things. its cuisine, its culture, as well as a very open embrace of female beauty. you can't walk a city block in paris without seeing the scantily-clad models showcasing france's high fashion industry. this is the nation that gave us bridget bardot and welcomed former supermodel carla brunei as its first lady. after her many years modeling with very little or nothing at all on. given all that it's maybe a bit surprising that a controversy has erupted in france over what some argue is the hypersexualization of young girls. girls like nine-year-old anais, she regularly compete in what are called mini miss pageants. >> translator: this was her first pageant. she was six and a half years old. >> reporter: she lives with her family in a suburb of paris. her mom showed me photos of anais competing. >> translator: when anais comes out on stage, people stand

recently france has become more active militarily and i think the problem with that france and britain have not given up their intent on having access to news of some of the resources and wealth of the african countries or so i think france is suffering serious problems home. devastating collapse in living standards throughout all of europe so many of these things i think combining to push france forward into some of these more activity is. more of them recently than we've seen before the cranes president viktor yanukovych has met with vladimir putin to discuss strategic ties with russia you see an ecovillage made a pre-planned detour to sochi for the meeting on his way back from china where he was hoping to secure an aid package for ukraine's economy would we can i join paul scott live who is in kiev for us paul what more can you tell us about this meeting between the two presidents. well ukraine's under fire president picks a young the covert stopped off in sochi for a meeting with his russian counterpart vladimir putin on the way back from a visit to china and the coding to quote at

recently france has become more active militarily and i think the problem with that there france and britain have not given up they are intent on having access and use of some of the resources and wealth of the african countries or so i think france is suffering serious problems at home there is a devastating collapse in living standards throughout all of europe so many things i think combining to push france forward into some of these more very activity is. more of them recently than we've seen before. the british government stronger measures to stifle the spread of extremism in follows the brutal murder of a u.k. soldier by islamists in london in the summer the plan includes blocking jihadist material on the web and cracking down on hate preaching because of his laura smith reports the country's jails are also becoming a breeding ground for radicalism wormwood scrubs prison in west london temporary or longer term home to around fourteen hundred male prisoners apart from the inevitable gang activity and drug taking that goes on inside many prison inmates find religion while they're

france has become more active. militarily and i think the problem with that of france and britain. i have not given up your intent on having access to news of some of the resources and wealth of the african country. plus i think france is suffering serious problems at home. i view the old devastating collapse living standards throughout all of your. so many things that can come by to push france forward to some of these military activities that more recently than we've seen before the british government has drawn up measures to stifle the spread of extremism that follows the brutal murder of a uk soldier by islamists in london plan includes a blocking jihadist material on the web and cracking down on hate speech. but as art easel lauren smith reports that country's jails are also becoming a breeding ground for radical is. well when scrubs prison in west london said temporary or don't get time high in to around fourteen hundred female president. apart from the inevitable gang activity and drug taking the case of insights. many prison inmates find renege said well that's it that's tr

you are watching live from paris on france 24. following one of the worst storms to hit the middle east in history, father christmas will have to make sure his sleigh will float when he comes to some parts of gaza this year. that is what members of a christian ngo are saying, children stranded in their flooded homes. the gifts they bear are meant to bring warmth and save lives. christmas, we come to deliver medicine for people who are in dire situations and who are sick. some people are forced to stay in their homes because of the storms. they cannot leave, so we have to go to them. >> are there any sick people in your home? >> with water up to a couple meters deep in this area, thousands remain stuck in their homes without electricity or heat and little food. they have no direct access to drinking water. thousands of others were forced to evacuate to schools. others are busy caring for the needy. catholiche small gaza community, describing relationships with the local islamic government as good. >> it is very hard. inside the hom

france's system is confused. there has been a hodgepodge of different laws and regulations laced one on top of each other. we see a geographical imbalance that favors tourist areas. types of stores, too -- there are different treatments. it is somewhat confusing. that confusion is what has driven the demands from both employees and employers for some kind of change. the situation in france is mirrored not necessarily in the united states, where much less regulation is included, but germany and great britain, it is , to a greater or lesser extent, the same kind of situation. spain and other catholic countries aimed to loosen the laws. it has not had that much of an effect on the jobs market and increasing the employment rate in those countries. not really certain the benefits of it. small step for man and one giant step for beijing. china has blasted off its first ever rover mission to the moon, the latest step in its growing space program. china's's mythology, goddess of the moon -- the vehicle that will crawl ar

refresh our party reporting from france. like the homeless in paris my son used to run up so farther south thanks be with us and i support him with me in full support thirty four minutes time now for celebrating christmas day we were very best wishes to of course now after the break to the story of renowned rifle design a mccullough kalashnikov died on monday. no . this christmas no no no the north pole has been virtually invaded season occupied and so now santa is living in the occupied territories of the north pole. found oil up there rudolph the red nose reindeer has been read designated a terrorist. and a commie. then word any word that sets you up and makes you see the need for the u.s. military to occupy rudolph's oil rich homeland so while you may remember him as the free gift giving flying boat friend from now on folks seize the commie terrorist or all rich reindeer so by by sentence by by rudolph there is oil to be secured from those bad guys. right. first street. and i would think the true. recorders would. be in t

oh it's still very odd the system in france is designed so that anybody could be a manager to a show that's really the decision is all these people you know think of us coins because they know they could be here wonder about all that is here economic decadence is here we are collapse and no one wants to to recognize that this is in france europe's second largest economy the number of homeless people has increased by fifty percent since two thousand and one despite the promises of successive left and right wing governments to sort it out a year ago one hundred fifty thousand people had nowhere to call home. in paris alone it's thoughts more than eight thousand people leave rough today and the current economic crisis is not helping already the funny the family the same to our family experienced with kids the club a sample us who work out who are too poor to pay for accommodation because prices for rent and utilities are right they sleep on the streets or in their cars we see students sleeping on the university's doorstep they become more and more numerous. dimitri spends eight hours a

we are here at low-end in france. in france. how much are we moved outside of tech that -- outside of silicon valley? great to see all of the startups and innovations here. i spent a bunch of time with a lot of companies and startups doing great work with our cloud computing platform. that is one of the things i find exciting. isre's a company that building a recruiting and talent management application. company that is doing a fantastic innovative crm for mobile applications. work, which is like the netflix of france, the notion of building up the cloud platform is one of the most exciting things that i am seeing. how big a market could this become? it is stunning. with this $2 trillion of ip spent globally and all of it getting disrupted because of the cloud computing. we see a lot of great growth thing -- growth in our own platform. is cloudr revenue computing. if you look at what has happened in the last quarter, it grew over 100%. we have over 50% of the fortune 500 using it. that's the kind of new growth $2t we are seeing

., germany, and france. there are 71% this year. -- david tweed. >> the world has seen vast achievements in technology that affect all of our lives. this conference is focused on the decade ahead. >> just think about the changes that we have seen in the last decade alone since the first conference in 2003. in 2003, itunes had just lost -- launched. at the time you could get your hands about 200,000 songs. $.99 per song. fast forward by 10 years and it is not 200,000 songs, it is 26 million. they're selling about 26 million ipods per year. -- and thes competition is right. you have spotify, pandora. apple is not alone. there are bigger changes. think about camera phones. back in 2003, they had just caught on. they were causing a stir. they were being bandied changing rooms and companies worried about espionage. taking a picture with your phone has become so popular that we now have the word self the in the oxford dictionary. megapixel nokia phones. you can video should them as well. investment changes have be

france a former colonial power when it comes to former rule >> i think france was dragged back to see -- reluctantly rather, because the president wants to break away. but reality, real politics brings him back here. there was a moral duty not just on the part of france from but the world to do something there, because the coup try has been exposed to various groups and violence has been rampant for many, many years, and france which keeps troops in africa, is the only power to do so is always ready to come to the rescue of its ex-colonies, because when things go wrong, it is the first to be accused of not doing the right thing, or having conflicted interest with business, what is called a [ inaudible ]. so there was nothing else to be done but to intervene. >> liddy thank you. liddy joining us from paris. >>> coming up on the program, kenya completes 50 years of self rule. we'll look at its stabilizing role on the continent. but we'll tell you how a water deal could breathe new life into the dead sea. ♪ mu ♪ >>> let's bring you some news from europe now. some of the blame for vio

and so it's a not so merry christmas in france europe's second largest economy faces a huge rise in the number of homeless people they'll be spending the season of goodwill out on the street. but he. has been the number one topic in the foreign media since the former russian oil tycoon walked free following a presidential pardon from his plans to fight for his imprisoned comrades to pigeons reasons for letting him out of jail they five days they x. only gas release have been full of speculation and analysis and marcus puppy dog from the u.k. magazine politics first has been following the media hype and explained why he thinks holocaust is being glorified in the west. if. he had done what he had done in russia but say in britain where i live he would have been thrown into jail there would have been no mercy from the british major i quite rightly as well. is a criminal but he served his time and that's what a justice system is a pow but it's important to remember that while his company you cause was built on the back of the pain and suffering of the russian people he is not this innocent

in france, they fought duels. he fought a duel because someone was rude about his singer and her voice. it was an honorable thing to do to show you were truly brave. >> who disliked each other the most? >> well, a lot of it was up and public opinion was volatile. the british and the jermens discovered antipathy. then they would be friendly. you have the developments of the nationalism. that produced stereotypes. the germans are always our enemies. generations of german school children being told that russia is always our enemies or the french are our enemies. you have the stereotypes developing which are daning rougs. you see the same things with stereotypes about other religions where you don't believe the other side are human. you think they're bound to be your enemy. so it's a big dangerous sort of nationalism developing in europe. >> three things i want to ask you about. one is the dual monarchy. >> austria, hungary. >> when did it come together? >> married into or quieted through war. in 1867, there was sort