Standort: fm4.ORF.at / Meldung: "Good Bye Iron Lady"

Joanna Bostock

Reading between the headlines.

17. 4. 2013 - 16:14

Good Bye Iron Lady

Reality Check: Margaret Thatcher's funeral: Trial of Russian opposition leader; Boston bomb investigation; report on US torture; Star Trek computers.

Margaret Thatcher Funeral

As Britain said goodbye to the Iron Lady there was still plenty of debate about her legacy and the costs of the funeral. Olly Barratt told us more from London:

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Boston

The latest on the information coming out as part of the investigation:

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Alexei Navalny

The trial of the man who is really the voice of Russia's opposition movement. Critics say it's a show trial along the lines of Pussy Riot; but what will happen to the only man who could present a credible challenge to Vladimir Putin? Moscow correspondent Charles Maynes:

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Torture Report

An independent task force issued a damning review of Bush-era interrogation practices, saying the highest U.S. officials bore ultimate responsibility for the "indisputable" use of torture. Philippe Sands from University Colleg London gave us his assessment of this latest review:

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Star Trek Science

Star Trek computers which understand spoken questions and give a spoke reply may soon no longer be the stuff of science fiction. Riem Higazi reports:

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