Mass Protests in France Against Job Protections Law
Half a million protesters in Paris and across France clash with police as demonstrators attack a McDonald s and storefronts near the Sorbonne. Seven officers and 17 protesters injured in Paris, 156 arrests, as tensions rise over a Villepin backed reform to ease hiring and layoffs for youths.
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Egypt reports first potential human bird flu death
An Egyptian 35 year old woman who died this week tested positive for the H5N1 bird flu strain in initial U S Navy lab results. If confirmed she would be Egypt s first known human death from the disease.
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Navy ships fire on pirates off Somalia. one dead
Two U S Navy ships Cape St. George and Gonzalez exchanged gunfire with pirates about 25 nautical miles off Somalia. One pirate was killed and five wounded. seven more captured. No sailors harmed. Weapons seized.
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U.N. Security Council
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