BBC News 19 October 2010 Last updated at 00:09 ET

Sarkozy defies French protestersFrench President Nicolas Sarkozy speaking in Deauville (18 Oct 2010)

French President Nicolas Sarkozy insists he will press ahead with pension reforms as a further national day of strikes is set to begin.


Soldier guards packages of seized marijuana in Tijuana, 18 October 2010Huge marijuana seizure in Mexico

Mexican army and police in the city of Tijuana, on the border with the US, seize 105 tons of marijuana - the largest such drug haul for many years.

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