French rioters win
The French government has caved in to the demands of French rioters in France who were protesting the First Job Contract (CPE). What was/is the CPE?:
A too-close-to-call election in Italy
And we know what those too-close-to-call elections are like, don’t we? 😉 Via the BBC:
Cultural defense rejected again in Australia
This time by the New South Wales Supreme Court:
Chirac storms out of EU meeting in a huff
…. because a fellow Frenchman was addressing EU leaders in English, rather than in French:
Is Fidel Castro dead?
The rumors are circulating that Cuban dictator Fidel Castro has passed away. Keep in mind that it is just a rumor at this point – no official confirmation.