2. End of a Legend
2
8 June: Hospitalization for pulmonary
problems
(because
of
tuberculosis
contracted in Jail)
5 December: He died, surrounded by his
Family at the age of 94
10 December: a 4 hours tribute in Soweto’s
Soccer City Stadium
3. Hollande goes to war
3
11 January: beginning of a French military
intervention in Mali to stop the djihadist
progress to the south, and avoid the taking
of Bamako
The conflict has committed nearly 4,500
French soldiers of all corps, an estimated
400 M€ budget.
April: the gradual withdrawal of French troops began
4. 4
Gaz in Syria
Doctors send to Syria are sure that Bachar
El-Assad used Sarin Gaz against rebels
International authorities are not sure to
start a war
French and the US governments are certain
but just a new gaz attack could allow the
opening of an investigation by the UNO
5. 5
Barack Obama
Obama has been reelected as US
president for 4 more years
Mixed results: unemployment and
crisis…
This time, it was more difficult to
win than the last elections
6. Liberation of an innocent
6
23 January: Liberation of Florent Cassez after 8
years of detention in Mexico
She and her companion were accused of
kidnapping and weapon possession
After years of legal battle, the Supreme Court of
Mexico delivers his innocence
7. A tragic Valentine’s Day
7
14 february: Oscar Pistorius get arrested at
home where his wife, the mannequin Reeva
Steencamp, was found dead
Pistorius claims his innocence, but the proofs
are undeniable
His trial will take place next March. He risks life
imprisonment for premeditated murder.
8. 8
Habemus PAPAM
Francois the first is the new pope for
christian all aroud the world
The white smoke has been seen in
Vatican this year
He is the 266th pope. His main line is
the struggle against poverty
9. 9
USA is the target of
bombs…again
During the Boston marathon, two bombs
have explosed, causing 3 kills and many
injured
The Chechen brothers are at the origin of
those bomb attacks
10. Marriage for all
10
23 April: France became the 14th country to
adopt gay marriage
The task was hard for Holland’s Government
because of big contestation leading by Frigide
Barjot
29 Mai: the first gay marriage was held In
Montpellier
11. The torturer of
Cleveland
11
6 Mai: Police discovered 3 Women and a kid in a
house in Cleveland.
They were held captive by the owner Ariel Castro,
They were saved by a neighboor who has heard
the scream of one of the women
Ariel Castro was sentenced to 1000 years of Jail,
3 September: The torturer was found hanged in his cell’s Jail
12. 12
Case Fiona
Cecile Bourgeon annonce at the TV the
disparition of her daughter, called Fiona
After 4 monthes of searches, the mother
admit that her companion hit her
daughter
Both are in jail now and the body is
untraceable
13. The UMP on the verge
of bankruptcy
13
4 July : Constitutional Council invalids the
accounts of the 2012 campaign
UMP launched a campaign to collect 11
million to save the party, and escaped of
the bankrupt
14. Rail disaster Brétigny-sur-Orge
14
12 July : Paris-Limoges train violently
derailed entering the station of
Brétigny-sur-Orge in Essonne.
The worst catastrophe in 25 years, with
7 death and dozens of serious injuries.
The relief phase has also tainted by
several robberies and stone throwing,
on both the authorities and medical
personnel and the travelers.
15. 15
The royal child is with us
No commentary, exept that it’s a boy
and he weight 3,8kg…
16. Derailment of a Spanish TGV Saint-Jacques de Compostela
16
24 July: 2 weeks after the
catastrophe in Essone, new
catastrophe in Spain
The TGV was rolling too fast :
190km/h instead of 80 km/h
The tragic incident caused 79
dead and over 150 injured
17. Shutdown of the U.S. administration
17
1 October: the U.S. federal government
has been forced to unemployment
All
non-essential
federal
services
have an obligation to cease operations
It was Republicans and Democrats
decision against Obamas reform of health
Finally, the two parties reached an agreement after 17 days of debate, thus putting an end to government paralysis
The cost of this shutdown is estimated at $ 24 billion…
18. Case Leonarda 18
She is the daughter of two immigrants
from Kosovo
She always studied in France, so she
claimed her right to stay here
But according to the authorities,
especially M. Valls, the law is for
everyone
Then we learn that she was not a lot in
courses and his father lied on his
origins
