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Added on the 08/12/2012 19:23:12 - Copyright : France 24 FR
Scenes from a checkpoint at the Tongil bridge in Paju, the road leading to North Korea's Kaesong joint industrial complex, near the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) dividing the two Koreas. North Korea blew up an inter-Korean liaison office on its side of the border on Tuesday, triggering broad international condemnation after days of virulent rhetoric from Pyongyang. IMAGES
Israeli army bulldozers are seen destroying streets and shops in Jenin, six days into an Israeli military operation in the northern occupied West Bank. The Ramallah-based Palestinian health ministry says at least 26 Palestinians have been killed since Israel launched simultaneous raids on Wednesday and militant groups have claimed 14 of the dead as members. IMAGES
Residents assess damage on a street in Jenin's city center after the passage of Israeli army bulldozers on the sixth day of a military operation in the nearby Jenin camp. At least 24 Palestinians have been killed since Israel launched simultaneous raids on Wednesday across the north of the occupied West Bank and militant groups have claimed 14 of the dead as members. IMAGES
Mexican army infantry soldiers aboard military trucks patrol the streets in the tourist port city of Acapulco, in Mexico's Guerrero state, during a security operation in the face of a growing wave of violence. IMAGES
France's new Education Minister Amelie Oudea-Castera calls for and end "to the chapter of personal attacks" amid growing controversy over the enrolment of her children in private schools. Speaking to the media while visiting the Olympic Village in Saint-Denis, outside Paris, Oudea-Castera added that she "believes in public schools". SOUNDBITE