1、BBC News with Nick KellyAn aircraft charged by the Indian government is flying home of the body of a young woman who died following a gang-rape in Delhi early this month which outraged the nation. The 23-year-old medical student has succumbed to her injuries earlier on Saturday in Singapore. Through
2、out the day thousands of people took part in peaceful protest across India to demand more protection for women. Andrew North is in Dehli.They said it went as big as the authorities are think were fearing, but they were significant nonetheless, but the reason for that is because the police amounted a
3、 massive operation with thousands deployed across the heart of Delhi, simply to cordon it off, even Metro stations were closed. And I think thats a sign of just how nervous the authorities are at the backlash and, of course, fearing a repeat of the clashes that we saw earlier in the week.The French
4、government says it will drop revised proposals to increase taxes on the countrys richest citizens after the original measure was struck down by the constitutional council. The council said the plan for a temporary wealth tax of 75% would create inequalities between households. From Paris, Hugh Schof
5、ield.Its the big issue of the moment in France to what extent on the socialists right or sensible in putting up taxes on the well-off in order to raise money and bring down the budget deficit. Now the countrys highest court, the Constitutional Council, has stepped into the row, striking down a cente
6、rpiece of President Hollandes tax reforms. Ministers say the essence of the tax hike has not been challenged, so it will go ahead eventually once redrafted. Still it is a big embarrassment for the French government when sloppy drafting leads to the annulment of one of its most emblematic economic me
7、asures.A Russian airline has crashed after overshooting the runway of Vnukovo airport in Moscow, the cause of the accident has not known. Steve Rosenberg reports from Moscow.The plane, a Tupolev-204 was on route to Russia from the Czech Republic. There was only crew on board, no passengers. On landi
8、ng at Moscows Vnukovo airport, it overshoot the runway, crashed through a perimeter fence and burst into flames. The plane had broken into three pieces. The north part including the cockpit was found on the road nearby. Emergency team was quickly on the scene and fought their way inside the mangled
9、wreckage. Miraculously, theyve found some survivals, but two pilots, the flight engineers and a stewardess have been killed.Egypt has to allow a shipment of construction materials to cross into the Gaza strip for the first time since 2007.Hundreds of tons of supplies, such as cement and steel are du
10、e to enter the Pakistan territory via the Rafah crossing. Israel agree to easy the blockades of Gaza as a part of the peace deal with Hamas that ended a week of fighting last month.World News from the BBCOfficials in Somalia say 100 of Somalis are arriving from Kenya every day, it follows an order b
11、y the Kenyan authorities early this month that all refugees and asylum seekers should move out the urban areas into camps. Somalia refugees were told to go to the Dadaab Refugee camps, which aid agencies say are already overcrowded. And Ireland official in the Somalian capital Mogadishu told the BBC
12、 that the most of new arrivals were women and children.Reports from the Central African Republican says the rebels have captured a town of Sibut, some 150km from the capital Bangui. A BBC correspondent in Banqui said the government troops had retreated towards the town of Demara about 70km from the
13、Capital. Neighboring countries on Friday agreed to send more troops to the Central African Republic and unconditional talks would be held between the government and the rebels in the coming days. The rebel coalition has seized a number of key towns in the country. Here is our Africa editor Mary Harp
14、er.By taken Sibut, the rebel have moved significantly close to the capital, they now control a number of key towns in the country and have advanced 100km since launching their campaign three weeks ago. Troops in neighboring Chad who went in to help Central African government troops aside to have bee
15、n stationed in Sibut. But they withdrew along with army to the town of Demara only about 70km from the capital. The rebels who want to overthrow the president Francois Bozize has said in the past, that theyll stay out of Bangui to give peace talks a chance.And senior members of both parties the in t
16、he United States Senate are meeting in the last stage to reach an agreement on avoiding automatic budget measures which it fears could return the country to recession. If no deal is struck by new years day then sharp spending cuts and tax rises will begin to come into a fact, President Obama said on Saturday that such event will harm every American.
