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http://ouwyj.studyplant.cn/?990676427998At 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.On Tuesday in Tehran, Putin warned the United States not to use a former Soviet republic to stage an attack on Iran.The strike is expected to cripple France's national train network.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.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 serv
ices linking Paris to its three international airports, she said.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.Vladimir Putin's visit was the first by a Kremlin leader to Iran since 1943.The wife was taken to a hospital, where she was declared clinically dead, Italian media reported. Her brother died at the scene.Eurostar has advised its customers to avoid all travel on Thursday and it has cancelled some of its trains on Thursday and Friday.The five permanent U.N. Security Council members, plus Germany, have been working together to try to find a way to get Iran to abandon its uranium enrichment program. The U.S. and some allies allege that the program is cover for a weapons program. Iran says it is intended purely for peaceful energy production.High demand has pushed upward the price of a pair of tickets for the final to as much as $3,000 in eBay auctions.
Prompted by government attempts to cut pension privileges, the strikes will be for 24 hours but could be prolonged to Friday, Ricard said.With Paris hotels booked full many fans are staying 30 kilometers (20 miles) outside the city in hotels around Disneyland's Paris resort.Unidentified relatives of the gunman's victims console one another outside the courtroom.