Reality Check today:
Press practices and ethics under the spotlight in the UK; Amnesty International says Syrian troops may have committed crimes against humanity.
Yingluck Shinawatra, leader of the red-shirt Puea Thai Party, is set to become Thailand’s first woman prime minister; European Union anti-fraud investigators turn up the heat in the Strasser case.
Strauss-Kahn case on verge of collapse; pre-election tensions in Thailand; Communist Party in China turns 90; Aborigines collect remains of their ancestors from the Austrian Academy of Sciences
Hundreds injured in clashes in Cairo; a leading figure in Libya's rebel movement visits Vienna; what would a Greek default mean and why it is virtually impossible to implement school reform in Austria.
How the innovative work of dedicated individuals and organisations to help those on the margins of society in Central and Eastern Europe are being highlighted and honoured by the Erste Foundation Award for Social Integration.
Also on Reality Check: the strenght of the Irish economy * violence flares in Northern Ireland * Designer John Galliano on trial in Paris * the Christiania hippie settlement in Copenhagen
It could well be the headline of the year. It’s one of those news stories that just about eclipses all others. It’s a striking story in several ways, but it also raises what could be some tricky questions.
Men are from Mars and women from Venus, to borrow a well known book title. But apply that maxim to the realm of peace and security in the world, and you might just find that it's a sweeping generalisation.
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