French workers in Chad protest

Six French workers of Zoe’s Ark have been on a hunger strike since last night. They were arrested in Chad for trying to fly 103 children to Europe where they stood to make a million euros by placing them with French and Belgian families.

The workers say they thought the children had fled Darfur and had no parents. Others say they come from towns near Darfur and were taken from their homes.

Even Unicef says they were not following proper guidelines.

If they are found guilty of kidnapping, they face 20 years of forced labour.

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Bomb kills secretary in Paris

At least one person has been killed and seven hurt by a bomb mailed to a law office in Paris. No one knows who did it.

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French train strike ‘nears end’

There are reports that the transport union in France has voted to go back to work as it continues talks with the government. The government, in trying to cut costs, wants the union to give up early retirement.

Many transport workers are already back at work. The rest should return in the next two days.

Sud Rail, which is not talking to the government, will probably still be on strike.

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Railways on fire in France

Last night some of the main railways in France were set on fire. This comes during the second week of a transport strike which has stopped most of the country’s trains and buses. President Sarkozy is trying to get the unions to give up early retirement to save the government money.

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