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The star athlete was released on house arrest two weeks ago after killing his girlfriend in 2013. The massive french refugee camp known as the jungle is due to get new water taps, toilets, and trash collection, this after a french court rules their Living Conditions are far below normal. Also coming up this hour, we will go live to dublin, where Business Editor Stephen Carroll will be reporting from a meeting of technological minds. Stephen i will be hunting for unicorns at europes largest technologically largest technological conference. Confused . I will explain. First, the bodies of some of the victims of the Russian Airliner that crashed in egypt saturday are making their way home. Two planes with their remains arrived in st. Petersburg this morning. All 224 people on board the plane, mostly russians, were killed when it went down in the sinai peninsula. The Russian Airline that owns the plane said it only could have been brought down by external impact. While the egyptian president in u. S. Intelligence Officials Say it is unlikely that the Islamic State group was behind the insistedome analysts cannot be ruled out. Catherine clifford has more. Catherine the plane had been deemed airworthy, and if the crew had passed safety and medical tests just what caused it to break up in midair and plummet into the sinai desert . Officials say an external impact is the only explanation. The plane could not have broken up in the air because of technical failures alone or it the plane was out of control, flying, not falling falling, not flying. It had significant structural damage, which meant it could not continue its flight. When asked what caused an impact, the company ceo said he could not give more details as the investigation is ongoing. Experts need to finish studying the crash site and the lockboxes. The evidence could suggest a deliberate act. With the debris field so wide, 20 kilometers, something happened out there, something catastrophic, something really major. It is highly unlikely to be a technical fault because this is more of an explosion. It could be something stowed away in the cargo area, and what has happened is it has gone off. Plane metro jet said the dropped 300 Kilometers Per Hour inspeed, and 1. 5 kilometers altitude before it crashed. The crew did not send a distress call. Egyptian and russian officials have dismissed isis saying they brought it down. There could be some truth to the claim. Never Islamic State has claimed anything that it has not done at this point you. To turkey now, where one media outlet reports 35 people were arrested in an operation targeting backers of the president main rival in sunday possible. Top bureaucrats and Police Officers were among the detainees. Those rains come two days after to ak party won enough votes return to single party rule. Erdogan has called for a vote touch has called it a vote for stability, but his opponents say it is anything but that. The u. S. Has been particularly critical of his intimidation and the censorship of his opponents in the runup to the vote. E. U. Leaders have offered little criticism. Correspondent reports. Turkeys president wants respect. Following his partys victory sunday, reset to a erdogan has criticized the vote as a lack of maturity as some have announced with a call intimidation and censorship in the buildup to the election. Unfortunately, we come to the conclusion that this campaign was unfair, and it was characterized by too much violence, by too much fear. And fear is the enemy of democracy. Just last week, Turkish Security forces interrupted raw test of two tv stations that had turkishtical of the Security Forces interrupted the broadcast of two tv stations that have been critical of the government. In the u. S. , president barack obama did not issue the customary congratulations to his turkish counterparts, and the white house said it was deeply concerned that Media Outlets and journalists critical of the government were subject to pressure and intimidation during the campaign. Meanwhile, the e. U. Head of highgn affairs praised the voter turnout, saying it reaffirms the strong commit of the turkish people to democracy. Currently home to 2 million syrian refugees, thousands of leave for europe every day, turkey is a major player in the migrant crisis. Last month, and carrot agreed to agrees tonth, ankara further security at the border. Turkish military says its jets carried out new raids on suspected kurdish targets across the border in northern iraq. They have been striking at the rebels of the Kurdistan Workers Party since july. That is when new fighting between the rebels and the Turkish Security forces broke down, shattering the fragile hes process that began three years ago. Africans ago, the self the South African track star Oscar Pretorius was released on parole, just 11 months into his five year jail term for manslaughter. He was convicted of shooting his girlfriend, revis dean camp, on valentines day of 20 riva steen camp, on valentines day of 2013. Here is our correspondent. Eenkampseva st mother, 11 months in jail is too little penalty. Prosecutors are asked during that Oscar Pistorius conviction stepped up. Misapplied the principles, to follow the evidence of the time since the accused moved to the bathroom, and what happened afterwards the board relied on, but the court failed to erroneously failed to take into account what happened just before. Oscar pistorius is currently under house arrest after spending almost a year in jail for killing his girlfriend. On valentines day, 2013, he he shoter four times her four times saying that he thought that she was an intruder. The judge ruled it had failed to prove intent. The case continues to divide the country. , the guy was in jail already and served a sentence. We want to see oscar ,istorius go back to prison serving his sentence. The Appeals Panel can now decide to reject the appeal, order a real trial order a retrial. He could face 15 years in prison. Sworn in today for the second term of ivory president of ivory coast. Since what tariq came to power qatarears ago, since was sworn in for his second term he hopes to reduce unemployment in his second term. The party widely seen as likely winners in burmas upcoming general election took their campaign to the streets tuesday with a difference. League for National Democracy supporters rallied in party colors on wheels. Many of them cycled around the outlying district, spreading the election message of the leader. The Opposition Leader has called on supporters to maintain stability in the country right to the finish. Here in france, thousands of refugees stuck near the coastal town of calais are due to get some slightly improved conditions. Monday a french Court Ordered the state to install more toilets, caps, and trash collector taps, and trash camp known asthe the jungle. Meanwhile, both france and the uks say they will have their Police Forces Work Together to fight illegal immigration and to stop networks of people smuggling. With more on that story, here is our correspondent. Making it harder for migrants to cross the channel, france and britain have pledged to dismantle peoples smuggling networks. Signedis, the accord seeks to increase cooperation in Law Enforcement between the two countries. Our Law Enforcement agencies will share information on a and we migration flows, will set up coordinated action between our agencies to encourage the fight against illegal immigration. As a sign of our commitment, we increase theo number of Police Officers present in calais. Lessese new measures come than three months after a 35 million euro agreement between france and the u. K. , beefing up security in calais. Now with the extra surveillance barbed wirems, and fences, it has become almost impossible to enter the eurotunnel. The u. K. Says not one margaret has crossed into the use into the tunnel into calais not one migrant has crossed into the tunnel into calais in the last week. The number of migrants arriving in calais have continued to increase. Many remain determined to get to the u. K. Because of family links. There are now around 6000 People Living in the central jungle camp on the outlooks on the outskirts of the city. Genie some lighter french news for you now. The countrys most famous literary award has just been given out. , and called the goncourt this year it went to matthias , forrt, Mathias Enard his book boussole. Oliver farry takes a look back at the google prize, many to be at the goncourt prize. November is the time when many of frances literary prizes are awarded. It begins in late august as french people return from holidays and publishers scramble to capture the attention of readers. That usually at means getting writers in the public eye, even if some do not being in the do not like being in the spotlight. It is all part of the job of being a writer. Some are more reluctant or less at ease than others. It is rare, but there are some writers who will tell you why that they refused to any television. The pregoncourt is the jewel in the crown, and can make a writer very rich. Stands to have 200,000 sales and even some past winners have slipped back into obscurity. Winning the goncourt certainly brings some wealth. It is a lot of money, but it is not a guarantee for success for the rest of your career. Certainly not. Some winners have enjoyed great success. Others have not. It is a chance a writer has to grasp for all its worth, as you can only win the pregoncourt once in your life. Genie rush has a russia has opened a major new museum marking the labor camp system known as the gulags. The russian president , vladimir putin, has been known to sideline talk of the darker side of Joseph Stalins oppression. As our correspondent explains. A rusty metal door equipped with a peep hole and an opening for meager meals is one of the many challenging artifacts that russias newest museum, the largest of its kind dedicated to the horrors of the gulags. We need this not just for the old people who survived, but for the young people that we know about it and that they remember it. Between 1929 and 1953, millions of people were sent to hundreds of labor camps scattered across russia. It is estimated that 20 million were killed under Joseph Stalins rule. Vladimir putin has always stressed stalins role in defeating nazism and strengthening the country. Onshame with us if we mark the map the sites of our victories and forget the sites of our great losses. Importanteum is an step in acknowledging a dark page and rush upon past. Though there is still no National Monument to the victims. Genie you are watching france 24. Of theies of the victims russian plane that crashed in egypt saturday begin to come home. The airline says the plane could only have been brought down by an external impact. State prosecutors in south caprica are back in court in hoping to upscaling the conviction of Oscar Pistorius from manslaughter to murder. The massive french refugee camp known as the jungle is due to a new water caps, toilets, and trash collection after a court ruled their Living Conditions are far below normal. It is time for the days business news. We go live to the web summit in gatheringe annual that brings together some of the biggest names in the technology industry. Our Business Editor, Stephen Carroll, is there as well. What has been happening there today . One of atoday is day threeday event in dublin, bringing together 30,000 stocks up. Members are instagram, hyperlink. Events are tackling some of the main issues facing Cyber Industry security is one of them. They are trying to do big deals with their businesses and to secure all important investment. What they are trying to do is achieve what both unicorn stocks some beneath one of the people they are trying to meet in their quest is my guess this afternoon. Absolutely. Lets talk about what it is that you do for these companies when you meet them. Is a network for startups, and three things the startups can do number one, meet investors. This goes on beyond their own social network, like linkedin or facebook. They can reach members of their get funding. Number two is that investors who can pull other investors to invest in the company trending the thirde, and then when his companies can find talent. They can find engineers, designers, and people to work on the platform. We match thousands of people every day. Walking thele are floor with big ideas of what they want to do with her companies. What do they need to do to impress you . Easy to start a startup. It is always very hard to start a startup. Than a fewr today years ago. Investors look for more traction. It is possible for two or three people to get a product built and get it to its users. Stephen give us an example of companies you have worked with in the past and what you have been able to do with them. A bunch of companies, hundreds of companies, syndicates brought up so far. Companies that in europe a lot of people know. To have consumers transfer money into different currencies. We had them bundle a bunch of investors up and invest in a company in the last round. Companies that form their first , aestments on angel list copy from chicago that we had from the early days per there are hundreds of stories like that. To find investors, to find out what investors are looking for, and remove some of the inefficiencies in that process. Stephen we hear about the big amount of Money Technology companies are raising. Whatasy is it to finance some of those companies are able to raise . Obviously you need to get to a point where you have revenues and you can demonstrate that your Business Model is working. Today there is not a lot of growth in the industry outside of tech, so finance is looking at industries that are growing. Tech is one of them. That is why a lot of money gets poured into that. You can see that this is munching up at the higher end that is bunching up at the higher end of the curve. You can see that this is bunching up at the higher end of the curve. There is really lost due valuation. It is hard in the early states, and that is where angel list comes in and make things easier. Stephen thank you for speaking. Th us on france 24 we are seeing falls on the dark. Later as the u. S. Is investigating more volkswagen brands. Now, back to you, jeagenie. Genie now it is time for our press review. Have belle lupton with us to take a look at what the papers are still are saying today. Times, ae myanmar stateowned paper, says it pains to promote the democratic credentials. They say more than 10,000 international and domestic observers have registered to monitor the vote, in marked contrast to 2010 when only staff agencies were able to do so. There were glimmers of criticism as well. It is not wholly a government mouthpiece. A nation says that we should not expect too much from these elections in democratic terms. It may be the first time that the two major opposition parties have faced each other in polls in 25 years, but the thetitution ensures that armed forces will maintain at least a quarter of parliamentary seats. Theconstitution also bars chief from becoming president because the immediate family or some members of her family are foreigners. That is an issue because no one else within her party the nld, is seen as qualified to actually be the president. ,o what on earth will they do is the person they will do if they do win. The other question is that minorities are not cared for from the burmese population. Of myanmar ison buddhist. Focuses on the difference between democratic buddhists and the buddhists madmen, who support the military plus u. S. Bp party. This person in the center has dubbed that has been dubbed the buddhists bin laden. Would imprison those who torture them. This would be unacceptable. Those are his words, not mine. The cfo the cmo describes how ly beings being unfair judged. Most of the candidates who would bring this forward if he were a label to in these elections, was given a voice by the New York Times in an opinion piece that he deems to write. He is a roofing guy and a current member of the bernies of the burmese he is a and he is a member of the burmese parliament. Rohingya arew the not allowed to have more than two children, and they have to go to the commission to get married. Governments amount the world must resist the 10 to endorse the election because religious extremists are driving a nationalist agenda, abusing buddhism to spread xenophobia. Genie interesting stuff. All right, Something Else to focus on the Catholic Church has suffered another blow. Of itsican arresting two employees. You are they . What have they done . This could be part two, too. One is 33 years old. Him a call let the child lucky accused of leaking documents to the press. The daily beast puts forth an interesting theory. Cabal plantfrancis a sexy spy in the vatican. Are topless photos of her around, and before her time in the vatican, i might add. She is aligned un narrator this is a production of China Central television america. Mike weve all heard the dire warning, we only have one planet, and its in peril, but what can we do today to impact the environment we pass on to the next generation . This week, conversations with environmental activists who are taking on the fight for our planets future from the seafloor to the worlds highest summit, and every terrain in between. Im mike walter coming to you from the heart of new york citys vibrant times square. Lets take it full frame