"Iran ... has chosen a lasting logic in defending its national interests because it is certain that excessive demands of the enemies of this nation has no limits.Railway workers will join bus, power, gas and some state employees for the action called after President Nicolas Sarkozy refused to back down over planned pension reforms, according to Monique Ricard, spokeswoman for the French railway SNCF.Unidentified relatives of the gunman's victims console one another outside the courtroom.Only one in four trains will be running on Thursday, including suburban services linking Paris to its three international airports, she said.Khamenei told Putin that Iran is serious about continuing uranium enrichment in turn but wants to avoid adventurism and cooperate with the U.N. nuclear watchdog, the news agency said.High demand has pushed upward the price of a pair of tickets for the final to as much as $3,000 in eBay auctions.LONDON, England (CNN) -- Widespread strikes are expected to cripple France's transport network just as rugby fans make their way to Paris for this weekend's World Cup final.With Paris hotels booked full many fans are staying 30 kilometers (20 miles) outside the city in hotels around Disneyland's Paris resort.A police officer and the woman's lawyer also were injured, but not seriously, police said.Officials close to hard-liners within Iran's ruling Islamic establishment said they believed the proposal by Putin was a type of "time out" on U.N. sanctions against Iran, if Tehran suspends uranium enrichment. The two officials spoke on condition of anonymity because of the sensitive nature of the issue.Vladimir Putin's visit was the first by a Kremlin leader to Iran since 1943."The main reason for Putin's visit to Iran was to convey this message personally to the ultimate power inIran," one official said.SNCF has insisted the industrial action would not continue into the weekend. 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.Russian officials could not immediately be reached to verify the report and the Iranian news agency provided no details on what Putin had proposed.About 80,000 rugby fans are expected to attend Saturday's World Cup final between England and South Africa.
