Erstellt am: 26. 11. 2014 - 16:38 Uhr

Ferguson and beyond

What next after another night of rioting? Reality Check asks political commentator James Boys.

Ferguson and beyond

Crowds have gathered across the United States to protest against Monday's decision by a grand jury in Missouri not to charge a police officer over the killing of the black teenager Michael Brown. Meanwhile, President Obama has announced that he's launching a series of national meetings to discuss ways in which American police can improve their relationship with the communities they serve. But can the dialogue really make a difference here? We speak with America political expert James Boys.

Sierra Leone & Ebola

Sierra Leone is one of the countries worst affected by this year's Ebola outbreak, with more than 1,200 deaths. The crisis took another turn recently with reports of burial workers in the Sierra Leonean city of Kenema dumping bodies in public in protest at non-payment of allowances for handling Ebola victims. Georg Geyer from MSF is just back from Sierra Leone and he came into the Reality Check studio to tell us what he saw there.

Jean-Claude Juncker’s EU investment plans

The European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker has unveiled a 300 billion Euro investment plan to revive Europe's flagging economy. Investment in the EU has fallen by more than 400 billion Euros since the 2008 financial crisis. At the heart of Juncker´s five-year plan is a 21 billion Euro European Fund aimed at stimulating growth and jobs. So what are experts saying about this plan? We’ll go to Strasbourg for more.

Plastic Bags

The ÖVP’s Elisabeth Köstinger, at the age of 36, is one of Europe’s youngest MEPs and is on the Parliament’s environment committee. She has been working on what the EU calls a “historic” deal to cut Europe’s throwaway plastic bag culture. So will this deal kill our addiction to plastic carrier bags?

Thailand & the Lese Majeste Laws

Article 112 of Thailand's criminal code says anyone who "defames, insults or threatens the king, the queen, the heir-apparent or the regent" will be punished with up to 15 years in prison. But since the coup just over 6 months ago, it seems that the military government has prioritised prosecuting critics of the monarchy. Human rights groups say the lese majeste laws have been used as a political weapon to stifle free speech. We get more from our reporter in Bangkok, Tony Cheng.