World News from the BBC.
Ultra-Orthodox Jews have staged one of the biggest protests against the state of Israel to press demands for their children to be educated separately from other Israelis.
Around 100,000 Ashkenazi Jews took to the streets in Jerusalem and other cities in support of more than 40 parents who refused to let their girls share classrooms with Jewish pupils of Sephardic or Middle Eastern descent.
The European Union has agreed to impose new sanctions on Iran over its controversial nuclear programme. The measures, which go
substantially
beyond those approved by the United Nations earlier this month, are designed to pressure Tehran to halt its uranium enrichment activity and return to negotiations.
The new British government has announced it's going to cut or freeze projects worth a total of 17 billion dollars to tackle a budget deficit. Among the projects to be cut are a new hospital, a visitor centre of the World Heritage Site for Stonehenge and a programme to help people looking for jobs.
In the World Cup, Argentina beat South Korea four-one, making them strong
contender
s to win the tournament. The Argentine striker Gonzalo Higuain scored a hat-trick. But it was a bad day for Nigeria who lost to Greece. In the final game of the day, Mexico beat France two-nil. Here's Alex Capstick.
This was a
woeful
performance by France and joyous occasion for Mexico. Two second-half goals have given the Central American nation an accident chance of reaching the second round. As for France, an early exit from the tournament is now on the cards. Nor did result do South Africa any favours in their quest to get out of group A. It was a miserable evening in Polokwane for the French team and their coach Raymond Domenech. The man, who guided his country to the World Cup Final four years ago, has become deeply unpopular in France. He's