A new community appeared in the very heart of Florida, in Pahokee: the Miracle Village. No, this is not the new village in fashion. This is where a certain Dick Witherow grouped together sex offenders in the hope to build them a “healthiest life”. Since 2009, about 100 sex offenders have settled in the Miracle Village in Palm Beach County in the thick of sugarcane fields. Whatever they are guilty of pedophilia, child sexual abuse or possession of pedopornographic pictures, they all came into...

The Intifada, the uprising of the Sunni Muslim populations in Iraq, represents a new challenge for the Shiite-majority Iraqi government led by Nouri El Maliki. The uprisings of the Arab spring eventually hit and weakened the new Iraqi regime which seems unable to properly address the scale of this crisis. Even more challenging is the Iraqi government's reluctance to give in to the Sunni demonstrators who have felt marginalized since the fall of the former Iraqi Saddam Hussein's Baathist regime....

Under EU rule, work restrictions for migrants from Romania and Bulgaria should expire on December, 31st 2013. Countries most affected by this change include France and the United-Kingdom. In theory, everybody knows the main outlines of this project. In fact, though, the whole situation is still unclear. What can we really expect? Since 2007, as Romania and Bulgaria joined the European Union, citizens of both countries have faced work restrictions. Sometimes, this situation comes down to the...

We recently told you about Dalits through the testimony of Arul from this cast. It seemed interesting to us, through a concrete example, to illustrate their situation. This is the story of a series of attacks in villages in the Tamil Nadu against the Dalits, through the testimony of Ted Samuel who went on the spot.

“Occupy Gezi Istanbul” is what they are calling the strongly repressed demonstrations that took place on the 31st of May. The movement highlights the increasingly criticized authoritarian government. What with police violence and authoritarianism, could there be a revolution brewing? Istanbul, May 31st, 2012: on Istiklal Caddesi, an avenue of the modern city centre, a protester read the Turkish Constitution to police officers who had just blindly charged at the crowd who joined together there....

Recognized as the best European airline company in 2011 and 2012, Turkish Airlines achieves a boom growth. Despite a sports sponsorship strategy similar to the Gulf companies, it is however the subject of a controversy caused by a company policy considered too religious, which damaged the chief executive’s career, Temel Kotil. Turkish airlines, which was created in 1933, is THE most dynamic airline today. Over the last ten years, the number of travelers rose from 14 million to 39 million...

In China, kidnappings are very common. But sometimes, thanks to the internet, children, now grown-ups, can find their parents, even after a 23-years separation. 5-year-old Luo Gong was kidnapped while he was heading down to school. Then he was taken more than 1000 km (621,37 mi) away from his home to another city of the Fujian region. The child didn’t know his city’s name and therefore didn’t have any chance to come back home. 23 years later, the internet emerged. He went on the Baobeihuijia...

“Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better” said Albert Einstein once. An exile in Iceland seemed like the perfect opportunity to look deep into this wild and cold nature. Let me tell you about a year of experiences, of adventures, of meetings, of surprises and of memories.

The 58th Eurovision has just concluded with the victory of Danish star Emmelie De Forest. Le Journal International met with the Ukrainian candidate, who came in third, giving us her views on this multicultural singing competition. Do you know the name of at least one Eurovision champion, now 50 years in the running ? These one-night stars, previously unknown, but famous in their country, are in the spotlight for three hours.    Le Journal International had the...

At the present time, when religions do not manage to find their place in our society anymore, a surprising community exists for more than ten years ago. Their faith ? The Force, this cult arrived straight ahead from the Star Wars universe, which found its disciples in our not so distant galaxy. Le Journal International collected the testimony of Michael James Kitchen, subject of the British Crown and member of the Temple of the Jedi Order