Rioters Rampage, Protesters Block French Airports -- Myway/AP
PARIS (AP) - Workers opposed to a higher retirement age blocked access to airports in Paris and around the country on Wednesday as hooded youths smashed store windows amid clouds of tear gas outside the capital.
Riot police in black body armor forced striking workers away from blocked fuel depots in western France, restoring gasoline to areas where pumps were dry after weeks of protests over the government proposal raising the age from 60 to 62.
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MIDDLE EAST
Iran welcomes Chavez as partner against western "bullies".
Iran to try US hikers accused of spying in November.
Explosion rips through Hamas military compound in Gaza.
Israeli military restricts troop tweets.
ASIA
Karachi: Violence rules, 51 killed since Sat.
Top of the agenda at US-Pakistan meetings: mending relations.
South Korea says open to calls for six-party talks.
Indian report accuses Pakistan's intelligence service of significant role in Mumbai siege.
Afghan leader sees hope for peace and reconciliation.
Afghan govt throws out 1.3 million votes.
AFRICA
Sudan's Bashir pledges no return to war.
China tries to dodge Darfur bullets report: Envoys.
British aid worker kidnapped in Somalia freed.
Guinea presidential rivals back new electoral chief.
EUROPE
Britain details radical cuts in spending, citing debt. Britain slashes spending, raises retirement age. UK government stakes its future on austerity plan.
Saudi royal gets life in jail for London murder.
Chechnya parliament attackers 'arrived by taxi'.
Deauville trio summit yields concrete results. Russia to go to NATO summit, eyeing missile role.
Pope names 24 new cardinals.
AMERICAS
U.S. military to accept openly gay recruits.
Overrun by narcos, once-posh Acapulco is in agony.
Canadian air commander pleads guilty to murders. Canadian commander videotaped murders.
Mexico says final weight of marijuana haul 134 tonnes.
TERRORISM/THE LONG WAR
CIA inquiry cites failures in Afghan bombing that killed agents.
Pakistan's haven for terror unit irks U.S.
Fort Hood shooting: Al Qaeda now portrays Nidal Hasan as terrorism star.
ECONOMY/FINANCE/BUSINESS
Say goodbye to traditional free checking.
China pledges rare earth supplies, signals exports may rebound.
Officials hint Fed on the verge of more easing.
BHP says Potash deal will benefit Canadian region.
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