Battle in a Northern City. After years of drilling through solid rock, the longest and deepest tunnel in the world opens today in the swiss alps. Also coming up this hour, the head of the economic think tank the oh ecb tells us why the french government needs to stay the course on its controversial labor law reform. The president of venezuela tells a Big International body to shove it. We will tell you who on the way. First our top story, live from paris. Genie close to half of frances rail network has ground to a halt this wednesday. Rail workers have started and openended strike in protest over pay, working conditions, and changes to the french labor rules. It will open up to include the paris metro tomorrow. Parisown is at one of main train stations. What is the situation at the moment . Luke the latest figures we are is that 17 of the workforce have gone on strike this wednesday. ,he 10 that went out last week clearly the strike action is continuing. The situation is relatively cal
Heat on Vladimir Putins inner circle. Exploding to violence in Eastern Ukraine. International buyers circle. And searching through the wreckage after a wave of tornadoes kills at least 17 people in the United States. It has been an unprecedented day in egypt with 683 people sentenced to death for their roles in the violence following the ousting of Mohamed Morsi last july. One of the 683 is the Muslim Brotherhood leader, mohamed bahdi, who says he quill continue his course. However commuted several other death sentences passed in march. Al jazeera reports. Relatives in shock. Moments after the verdict was announced. Heavy security was deployed outside the court building, where egyptian presiding judge said youssef subjected members of the Muslim Brotherhood to death. Including the groups leader, a Political Group to which former egyptian president Mohamed Morsi belongs. The defendants sentenced on monday are accused of insighting violence, killing a policeman in southern egypt. The att