http://thestar.com.my/news/worldupdates/ Update: Wednesday, September 08, 2010 MYT 7:46:53 PM http://thestar.com.my/common/images/thestar_140x45.gif http://thestar.com.my/ 88 31 http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2010/9/8/worldupdates/2010-09-08T164541Z_01_NOOTR_RTRMDNC_0_-513562-2&sec=Worldupdates PARIS (Reuters) - President Nicolas Sarkozy faced down French trade unions on Wednesday, refusing to back down on plans to raise the retirement age despite Tuesday's nationwide protests against pension reform. http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2010/9/8/worldupdates/2010-09-08T164412Z_01_NOOTR_RTRMDNC_0_-513493-4&sec=Worldupdates TOKYO/BEIJING (Reuters) - Japan has arrested the captain of a Chinese fishing boat that collided with two Japanese coast guard boats near disputed islets in the East China Sea, causing anger in Beijing and reigniting territorial tensions. http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2010/9/8/worldupdates/2010-09-08T140737Z_01_NOOTR_RTRMDNC_0_-513540-1&sec=Worldupdates LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Investigators found no evidence of a bomb aboard a Thai Airways flight on Tuesday after a written threat was discovered in a lavatory shortly before its arrival in Los Angeles, officials said. http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2010/9/8/worldupdates/2010-09-08T160111Z_01_NOOTR_RTRMDNC_0_-513569-1&sec=Worldupdates LONDON (Reuters) - BP is due to release its internal investigation into what caused a rig blast that led to the United States' worst ever oil spill on Wednesday and investors will be looking for clues as to whether BP will be able to fend off accusations of gross negligence. http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2010/9/8/worldupdates/2010-09-08T112558Z_01_NOOTR_RTRMDNC_0_-513511-1&sec=Worldupdates BEIJING (Reuters) - China and the United States said on Wednesday that their sometimes rocky relationship is sounder after talks in Beijing, with both putting an optimistic face on ties that have been jolted by economic and security tensions. http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2010/9/8/worldupdates/2010-09-08T164547Z_01_NOOTR_RTRMDNC_0_-513592-2&sec=Worldupdates KABUL (Reuters) - Afghan President Hamid Karzai might talk tough about dealing with endemic corruption that has weakened his country for so long, but tangible results have been hard to find. http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2010/9/8/worldupdates/2010-09-08T162005Z_01_NOOTR_RTRMDNC_0_-513587-1&sec=Worldupdates OSLO (Reuters) - The world should safeguard coral reefs with networks of small no-fishing zones to confront threats such as climate change, and shift from favouring single, big protected areas, a U.N. study showed. http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2010/9/8/worldupdates/2010-09-08T160408Z_01_NOOTR_RTRMDNC_0_-513557-2&sec=Worldupdates GENEVA (Reuters) - A Swiss judge is looking into whether L'Oreal heiress Liliane Bettencourt knowingly consented to transfer her island in the Seychelles to a foundation or was swindled by associates, a Geneva daily reported on Wednesday. http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2010/9/8/worldupdates/2010-09-08T163013Z_01_NOOTR_RTRMDNC_0_-513589-1&sec=Worldupdates The New South Wales (NSW) Department of Industry and Investment put a stop to the act by the Great Moscow Circus which is performing in Sydney after receiving complaints from the public. http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2010/9/8/worldupdates/2010-09-08T154714Z_01_NOOTR_RTRMDNC_0_-513577-1&sec=Worldupdates JERUSALEM/LONDON (Reuters) - Anticipating fresh bids by pro-Palestinian activists to sail against its Gaza Strip blockade, and hoping to avoid a repeat of its bloody boarding of a Turkish aid ship in May, Israel has turned to maritime law.