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BBCNews,thisisMikeCooper.
PresidentNicolasSarkozyhassecuredfinalapprovalbyparliamentforhiscontroversialpensionreforms.TheNationalAssemblyhasfollowedtheSenateinvotingtochangetheretirementagefrom60to62afterthelawwasfast-trackedthroughparliamenttotrytoendawaveofstrikesanddemonstrations.France'slabourministerisEricWoerth.
"Thiswasdifficulttodoandnotnecessarilypopular.Peopledon'tcometoyouandsay'Fantastic.Ireallywanttoworklonger.Thanks.'It'salotmorecomplicatedthanthat,butwedidit.Mostpeoplewereremarkablyunitedbehindthepresidentoftherepublic,andweprovedthatwecancarryoutreformsinFrance."
ThetradesunionshavecalledanotherdayofactiononThursday.Jean-LucHacquartoftheGeneralFederationofLabourunionexplainedwhy.
"Thisbillisunfair.Idon'twanttoworkuntilI'm67yearsold,andIdon'twantmysontobeunemployed.That'sit.That'swhyI'mhere.Noway.It'snotlegitimate.It'snotfair.Theydowhattheywant.Weknewthatthisbillwouldbeapproved,butdemocracyisnotacarteblanchegiventopeoplewhodowhattheywantin-betweeneachelection.Itdoesn'tworklikethat."
TheformerpresidentofArgentina,NestorKirchner,hasdiedofaheartattack.MrKirchner,the60-year-oldhusbandofthecurrentPresidentCristinaFernandezdeKirchner,diedsuddenlyinhospital.Shetookoverfromherhusbandaspresidentin2007afterhe'doverseenthecountry'srecoveryfromasevereeconomiccrisis.He'dbeenexpectedtostandforthepresidencyagain.InVenezuela,PresidentHugoChavezpraisedMrKirchnerassomeonewhofoughtforinternationaljustice.
"Wehavealreadyannouncedthreedaysofnationalmourning.IthinkthebellsshouldchimeinVenezuela,inallofLatinAmericaandinalltheplaceswheretheystruggleforaworldofequals,foraworldofpeace.Agreatmanhasdied.Apatriothasdied,agreatpatriot."
TheAmericanJusticeDepartmentsaysamanhasbeenarrestedoveranallegedplottoattacksubwaystationsintheWashingtonarea.ItnamedhimasFarooqueAhmed,a34-year-oldPakistani-AmericanlivinginVirginia.IainMacKenziereportsfromWashington.
AccordingtotheDepartmentofJustice,FarooqueAhmedengagedinasix-monthreconnaissanceexercise,takingphotographs,makingvideosanddrawingmapsofpossibletargetsontheDCMetro.AmongthemwastheundergroundstationservingthePentagon,theheadquartersoftheUSDefenceDepartment.It'sallegedthatMrAhmedwouldregularlypassontheinformationtoacontact,whohebelievedworkedforal-Qaeda.Althoughnotofficiallyconfirmed,it'slikelythatindividualwasinfactanFBIagent.
Officialssaidmembersofthepublicwereatnotimeatriskaslawenforcementagencieswereawareoftheplotfromthebeginning.
ThisisMikeCooperinLondonwithWorldNewsfromtheBBC.
OfficialsinIndonesiasayanearlywarningsystemputinplaceafterthedeadlyIndianOceantsunamisixyearsagowasn'tworkingwhenMonday'stsunamistrucktheMentawaiIslandsoffSumatra.Anofficialsaidtwodevicesthatmeasurewaveshadbeenvandalized.Morethan270peoplewerekilled,andanother400aremissing.Meanwhile,survivorsofTuesday'svolcaniceruptionincentralJavaarereturningtotheirvillagestofindtheirhomesdestroyedbyvolcanicash.Morethan20peoplediedintheeruption.
Armedmenhavekilledatleast15peopleatacarwashinMexico.MostofthevictimswereyoungpeoplewhoworkedatthefacilityinthewesterncoastaltownofTepic.AndaMexicannewspapersaystheyoungsterslivedinarehabilitationcentrefordrugaddicts.It'sthethirdshootingofthiskindsincelastFridaywhen14werekilledatapartyinCiudadJuarez.OnSaturday,14peoplewereshotdead.
TheRwandanhotelmanager,whoseeffortstosavethousandsofTutsisduringthegenocidewereportrayedinthefilmHotelRwanda,hasdeniedgovernmentallegationsthathe'ssendingfundstothemainRwandanoppositionleader.InaninterviewwiththeBBC,PaulRusesabaginasaidtheRwandanPresidentPaulKagamewasattemptingtosilenceallhiscritics.
"Hisplanismorethanclear.He'sclearingallthebushesaroundhim.Hewantstobetheonlyleaderwithoutopposition,withoutanyonebeingaHutuoraTutsiwho,oneday,mightraisevoiceandsaynotowhateverhestatesordoes."
TheWorldCupmedalwonbytheEnglandfootballerNobbyStilesasamemberofthevictorious1966nationalsidehasbeenboughtatauctionbyhisformerclubManchesterUnited.Thepricepaid,nearly$300,000,isthehighestsofarforaWorldCupwinner'smedal.ThissmallgolditemwillbeputintheManchesterUnitedmuseum.
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AseriesofnaturaldisastershasstruckIndonesia.Morethan100peoplewerereportedtohavebeenkilledbyanearthquakeandtsunamiinaremotegroupofislandswestofSumatra.Shortlyafterwards,thecountry'smostactivevolcanoMountMerapiincentralJavaerupted,killing13people.KarishmaVaswanireportsfromJakarta.
OfficialsinWestSumatrasaidthethree-metre-hightsunamiwashedawayatleast10villagesintheMentawaiislands,butgettinginformationfromtheworst-affectedpartsoftheislandshasbeenchallenging.Badweatherhasmeantnosearchandrescueteamshavebeenabletoarriveintheareaasyet.Meanwhile,blackashandsoothasbeenspewingoutofMountMerapieversinceiterupted.Officialssaymorethan13,000peoplehavetobemovedawayfromthevolcanotorefugeecampsnearby.
TheformerIraqiDeputyPrimeMinisterandForeignMinisterTariqAzizhasbeensentencedtodeathbyacourtinBaghdad.HewasconvictedofpersecutingIraqShiapartiesduringthe1980sand1990s.MrAzizwasjailedaftertheUS-ledinvasionofIraq.HissonZiaddescribedtheverdictasdisgraceful.
TheUN'stophumanrightsofficialNaviPillayhascalledonIraqandtheUnitedStatestoinvestigateallegationsofdetaineeabuserevealedinthereleaseofconfidentialAmericanmilitarydocumentsbyWikileakslastweek.TheUNspecialrapporteurManfredNowakwentfurther,callingforafullinvestigationintoanytorturepracticescarriedoutbyUSmilitaryandintelligenceofficials.BarbaraPlettreports.
NaviPillaysaidtheleakofAmericanfieldreportsaddedtoherconcernsthatseriousbreachesofinternationalhumanrightslawoccurredinIraq.ShesaidthedocumentsindicatedthattheUScontinuedtotransferdetaineestoIraqiforces,despiteknowledgeofwidespreadabuse.ButtheUN'spointmanontorture,ManfredNowak,saiditwasn'tenoughtoinvestigatejustwhathappenedinIraq.HeurgedPresidentBarackObamatolaunchafullinvestigationintoanytorturepracticescarriedoutbyUSmilitaryandintelligenceofficials,includingthosewhohandeddetaineestostatessuchasEgypt,MoroccoandSyria,knowingtheywouldbeill-treatedthere.
TheauthoritiesinPakistanhaveallowedjournaliststointerviewa14-year-oldboybeingheldindetention,whosayshewastrainedasasuicidebomberbytheTaliban.TheboytoldtheBBChe'dbeenrecruitedbyafriendwho'dfoughtinAfghanistan.HesaidmembersoftheTalibanhadvisitedhimonceortwiceaweektoexplainhowtocarryoutattacks.
LeadersofthreeLatinAmericancountriesatthecentreofthebattleagainstthedrugstradehavecalledonvotersinCaliforniatorejectthelegalisationofmarijuana.ThepresidentsofMexico,CostaRicaandColombiasaidlegalisingmarijuanawouldsendacontradictorymessage.
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TheFrenchSenatehasgivenitsfinalapprovaltoplanstoraisetheretirementageinFrancefrom60to62.Thereformshavesparkedweeksofprotestsandindustrialaction.HereisChristianFraser.
After143hoursofdebate,theFrenchSenatehasfinallyapprovedNicolasSarkozy'scontroversialpensionreforms.Intheend,177votedinfavour,151against,2abstained,perhapsunsurewhatitmightallmeantotheFrenchwayoflife.Theunionsaremorecertain.It'sthefirstassaultonhard-earnedwelfareprovision.OnThursday,there'llbeanotherdayofdemonstrations.Butthemomentumisdrainingaway-59%ofpeoplesaytheyarenowopposedtotheblockadesofroads,refineriesordepots.
CandidatesrunningfortheUnitedStatesCongresshavespentmoremoneyontheircampaignsthaninanypreviousmid-termelection.Reportssuggestthatwithoneweektogo,candidatesareonthewaytospendingmorethan$2billion.Onaverage,$4millionhavebeenspentforeverycongressionalseatupforelection.Mostofthemoneyhasbeenspentonabout90marginalseatsintheHouseofRepresentatives.
TheteammanagingEngland'sbidtohostthe2018footballWorldCuphasmadeanofficialcomplainttotheworldgoverningbodyFifaagainsttheheadoftherivalRussianbid.Itconcernsremarkshe'sallegedtohavemadeaboutcrimeandalcoholinLondon.AlexCapstickreports.
CriticisingrivalcandidatesisagainstFifarules,butAlexeiSorokin,theheadofRussia'sbidforthe2018WorldCup,saidthere'sbeenamisunderstanding.Hisremarks,whichwerepublishedinaRussiannewspaper,weretranslatedassayingLondonsufferedfromahighcrimerateandhadproblemswithyoungpeopledrinkingalcohol.Fifawillnowhavetodecidewhetherthere'sacasetoanswer.ButaspokesmanfortheRussianbid,AndreasHerren,saidAlexeiSorokinwasmisquoted.
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