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From: "Theodore Lange" <[email-masked]>
Date: Thu, 25 Oct 2007 13:34:44 +0200

http://arelg.straightif.cn/?086094068898With Paris hotels booked full many fans are staying 30 kilometers (20 miles) outside the city in hotels around Disneyland's Paris resort."He was shooting like crazy at everybody," officer Antonio Turi said.At talks Friday with U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates, he ridiculed U.S. plans for a missile defense system in eastern Europe, supposedly to stop an Iranian attack.About 80,000 rugby fans are expected to attend Saturday's World Cup final between England and South Africa.The wife was taken to a hospital, where she was declared clinically dead, Italian media reported. Her brother died at the scene.Commercial flights to the French capital were sold out, while thousands of England supporters have booked to travel on the Eurostar rail service from London to Paris.Before visiting Iran, Putin held extensive talks on Iran's nuclear activities with some Western leaders including French President Nicolas Sarkozy and German Chancellor Angela Merkel."We will ponder your words and proposal," IRNA quoted Khamenei as saying.ROME, Italy (AP) -- A man opened fire in a courtroom in northern Italy on Wednesday, seriously wounding his estranged wife and killing her brother before being shot to death by police, officials said.Only one in four trains will be running on Thursday, including suburban services linking Paris to its three international airports, she said.Prompted by government attempts to cut pension privileges, the strikes will be for 24 hours but could be prolonged to Friday, Ricard said.Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who has the final say on all government matters, said Iran will give Putin's proposal serious thought before giving a response, the news agency said.Vladimir Putin's visit was the first by a Kremlin leader to Iran since 1943.SNCF has insisted the industrial action would not continue into the weekend. The strike is expected to cripple France's national train network.Unidentified relatives of the gunman's victims console one another outside the courtroom.