Новости за 31.05.2016

As France braces for rolling transportation strikes this week in protest against the government’s controversial labour reforms, FRANCE 24 spoke to Richard Trumka, president of the AFL-CIO, the largest US federation of trade unions.

Pour tenter de réduire l'abstention mais aussi s'adapter à des Français plus mobiles, l'Assemblée nationale a voté mardi trois propositions de loi PS-LR consensuelles réformant les règles d'inscription sur les listes électorales, mais seulement après 2017.

Martin Kobler, envoyé spécial de l'ONU en Libye, a lancé mardi sur France 24 un appel à l'union des forces libyennes pour en finir avec l’EI. Selon le diplomate, "ce n’est pas le moment de demander une intervention étrangère".

The trial of Simone Gbagbo, the former first lady of Ivory Coast, on charges of crimes against humanity opened Tuesday in the Ivorian city of Abidjan as the West African nation faces a pivotal moment in confronting its violent past.

Paris Saint-Germain insisted that their player Serge Aurier was innocent until proven guilty after he spent more than 24 hours in custody for an alleged assault on a police officer.

After the Apollo missions scooped up rocks from the Moon's surface and brought them home, scientists were convinced for decades that they had proof our nearest celestial neighbour was drier than a bone.

Leftists have long made a sport of blasting neoliberalism, the market-guided economic doctrine championed by the International Monetary Fund, as boosting poverty and inequality.

L'Assurance maladie propose d'augmenter le prix de la consultation de base des médecins généralistes à 25 euros, contre 23 actuellement, pour un budget global compris entre 570 et 737 millions d'euros, selon les pistes détaillées dans un document consulté mardi par l'AFP.

Mayor Anne Hidalgo unveiled a plaque Monday in Paris to commemorate the deaths of seven French monks who were kidnapped and beheaded in Algeria during the country's civil war. FRANCE 24 takes a look back at the tragedy.

Kevin Durant was still digesting Oklahoma City's Western Conference finals defeat when the simmering subject of his free agent future reached full boiling point.

The Burundi correspondent of Agence France-Presse and Radio France Internationale, who was tortured last year by security forces, received threats on social media Tuesday after being accused by authorities of "promoting crime and violence" with his coverage of the country's crisis.

Des pierres contre des machettes et des grenades: l'abbé du village rwandais de Kabarondo a raconté mardi aux assises de Paris la vaine résistance des réfugiés dans son église aux attaques des génocidaires lors de cette "terrible journée" du 13 avril 1994.

Denmark will next year declassify "being transgender" as a mental illness, lawmakers from the parliament health committee decided on Tuesday.

Activist investor Carl Icahn revealed Tuesday a big stake in Botox maker Allergan, voicing confidence in the Ireland-based company's chief executive.

Le PSG a réagi mardi soir après la convocation de Serge Aurier devant le tribunal correctionnel pour violences volontaires sur personne dépositaire de l'autorité publique rappelant qu'il bénéficiait "comme tout citoyen de la présomption d'innocence" selon le communiqué du club.

Le sélectionneur de l'équipe d'Italie Antonio Conte a retenu le milieu de terrain du Paris SG Thiago Motta et celui de l'AS Rome Daniele De Rossi, un temps incertains, au sein d'une liste de 23 pour l'Euro-2016 cet été en France.

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With the International Olympic Committee striving to keep drug cheats out of the Rio Games amid a series of doping scandals, this week's meeting of IOC top brass should be closely watched.

Saudi Arabia intercepted a ballistic missile fired from Yemen on Monday night, the military coalition supporting the Yemeni government against rebels said.

Actor Michael Jace was convicted of second-degree murder Tuesday for gunning down his wife in front of their two young children in an affluent neighborhood of Los Angeles.

Pakistan's one-day captain Azhar Ali threw his support behind Mohammad Amir on Tuesday for the team's forthcoming tour of England, saying the spot-fixing episode is behind the pacer.

Boxing's governing body will decide on Wednesday whether to let professional fighters into the Olympic ring from the Rio de Janeiro Games in August.

La justice italienne a confirmé mardi en appel la condamnation à 16 ans de prison à l'encontre l'ex-commandant du paquebot Concordia dont le naufrage près des côtes italiennes en janvier 2012 avait fait 32 morts, a constaté l'AFP.

L'association de défense des animaux Peta a interpellé mardi Hermès sur les conditions d'abattage des autruches, dont la peau est destinée à de la maroquinerie de luxe, le groupe français affirmant respecter les législations internationales.

Sweden coach Erik Hamren said Tuesday that Marcus Berg was the preferred option ahead of fellow striker John Guidetti to play alongside star Zlatan Ibrahimovic in Euro 2016.