Olympic torch relay canceled in Paris

Hello on this Monday, the 7 day of April 2008. I'm Kristin Volk with a UPI Headline Update.

The remaining portion of the Olympic torch relay is canceled in Paris today after massive protests. Earlier today, authorities had to extinguish the torch three times. Thousands of demonstrators have protested this year's Olympic host, China, and it's human records record as well as its recent clampdown on Tibet. Today's protests in France followed similar protests yesterday in London.

Senator Hillary Clinton's top strategist is stepping down. Mark Penn is under fire for his meeting with a Columbian diplomat to discuss a free trade deal that the presidential candidate opposes. Penn and his political consulting firm will reportedly continue to advise the New York senator. Clinton didn't answer reporter's questions about her strategist's exit yesterday on the campaign trail.

Three U.S. soldiers are dead following two rocket attacks yesterday in Baghdad. Another 31 are injured. The first attack happened in the heavily fortified green zone. The second one took place at a U.S. military outpost in the southeast part of the capital. The fighting erupted as Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki demanded that Shiite cleric Muqtada Al Sadr disband his army. He also threatened to bar al-Sadr's followers from the political process if the cleric refused.

President Bush and Russian leader Vladimir Putin failed to reconcile their differences this weekend over U.S. plans for a missile defense system in Eastern Europe. But they did say that they agreed to a strategic framework to guide future U.S. -Russian relations. Bush and Putin spoke at a press conference after meeting at a resort in the Russian Black Sea this weekend. Bush said the U.S. still has work to do to convince Moscow that the system is not intended as a threat to Russia. Put expressed cautious optimism that the two sides could find a way to cooperate.

That's all for now. Thanks for watching and have a great day.

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[AsWPT]

I truly admire French.

They love peace. When the Nazi Germans came, the peaceful French surrendered without a blink.

They are brave. When the Olympic torch arrived, the courageous French assaulted athletes in wheelchair.

Bravo, France! Keep it up.

[appletile]

The only thing you can say about France people is incompetent and quite stupid.

That's why they were invaded by Hitler and German Nazis.

[Quinlinsq3]

@appletile idk if your still a dumbass 2 years from then but you should know by now that france was invaded because germany wanted to control the world!!! not because they were stupid

[ChinaKillsNuns]

EOJKCENDER

Take some classes and learn not to make racist comments on

Tibet The Story Of A Tragedy:

before you post again.

Go and eat some contaminated food from the disgusting Imperialist Communist Empire (china).

Buy products from the disgusting Imperialist Communist Empire and get a cheap and NASTY piece of CRAP.

[ChinaKillsNuns]

sincp23

No empire lasts forever. The chinese communist party has an empire that includes the country of Tibet.

[ChinaKillsNuns]

pekbos

The chinese communist party is a joke. Hopefully it will be gone SOON.

Support Tibet !!!

[walkingfetus]

france has a bloody history? yes, so does china! well,fairly speaking,this is what french people do,they love domenstration, they love protest,they can walk out on the street with posters or whatever over any tiny trivial thing.what about tibet,what about human right of china, do they really care? they just love parade

[lyonirvanas]

BIENVENU EN FRANCE :-)

[domains33]

What a bunch of dividing peasants that post on youtube. whites/blacks/asian...next babyboomers will divide eye color...Go to hell you reincarnated africa hell on earth...have fun.

[w1140223]

Ohhh man, I was told that they hire French people to protest for seven something per hour ha..