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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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