Erstellt am: 4. 10. 2013 - 14:17 Uhr

A European Tragedy

Reality Check: shock at migrant shipwreck; political detentions in Syria; Team Stronach in trouble; "Reporter '14" competition.

Lampedusa tragedy

EPA/CLAUDIO PERI

Over 100 bodies have been recovered, and hundreds more are missing after the ship sank just one kilometer from Lampedusa

Italy has declared a day of mourning for the hundreds of migrants who died when their boat sank off the island of Lampedusa. David Willey reports from Rome on the official response to the tragedy, and how Italy's official attitude to migrants is changing:

Political detentions in Syria

Joe Stork of Human Rights Watch tells Joanna Bostock about their campaign "Inside the Black Hole", which tells the stories of 21 Syrians detained for exercising their rights to free expression and peaceful assembly, or for providing medical care to people injured at protests and shelter to people displaced by the conflict:

US Shutdown

James Boys analyses the impact of the US shutdown and the options for a solution to what could turn into a major US political and financial crisis:

Troubles for Team Stronach

Less than a week on from the election, Team Stronach seems to be in trouble. Frank Stronach says he won't invest any more money in the party, and is even saying he wants his money back from candidates who failed to perform in the election. Riem Higazi asks Thomas Hofer about the latest developments and what might happen next:

"Reporter '14"

Die Presse/Wieland Schneider

Paul Haller won the "die Reporters '11 Ost" and travelled to Romania to investigate the roots of people begging on the streets in Austria.

Wieland Schneider and Jutta Sommerbauer from the foreign desk at Die Presse tell Joanna Bostock about the "Reporter '14" competition. Two aspiring young journalists will win the opportunity to travel abroad and, under the mentorship, of Wieland and Jutta research and write their chosen story, which will be published in the paper next year:

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