2010 strikes in France: Thousands of students join millions more people on the streets of France for a fifth day of protests against government pension reform plans; Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport is running out of fuel amid calls by the government for people "not to panic". (BBC)(Al Jazeera)
China mounts a diplomatic campaign to block the publication of a U.N. report that claims that Chinese ammunition has been shipped into Darfur in the past year in violation of U.N. sanctions. (The Washington Post)(Bor Globe)
Zambia investigates an incident in which managers at a Chinese-run mine allegedly shot and wounded at least 11 miners who had objected to their working conditions. (Zambia Post)(BBC)
Politics and elections
44 people are arrested regarding poll-related violence in the second phase of the panchayat elections in Uttar Pradesh, India. (DNA)
The #18-ranked Wisconsin Badgers defeated the previously unbeaten #1-ranked Ohio State Buckeyes by a score of 31-18 in Madison, Wisconsin. The victory provided a spark for the Badgers' season, which culminated in a 2010 Big Ten Conference championship, ending a decade-long championship drought, and a Rose Bowl appearance on January 1, 2011 in Pasadena, California. The victory would go on to become a defining transition moment for Wisconsin football, as the program again established itself as a perennial Big Ten powerhouse. The Badgers would go on to win three consecutive Big Ten Championships, extend its postseason bowl streak, and produce many nationally-recognized players (including multiple Heisman Trophy finalists) in the coming years. The 2010 team featured many future NFL players, including future NFL MVP runner-up and Defensive Player of the YearJ.J. Watt, 2010 Outland Trophy winner Gabe Carimi, Lance Kendricks, Kevin Zeitler, Rick Wagner, and Brad "B52" Nortman, among others. [1]
