French police detained 135 people and used tear gas as protests against the rising cost of living spread across the country, with 70,000 security personnel deployed. Demonstrators also condemned restrictions on protests, while anti-Le Pen rallies underscored growing political tensions ahead of the elections. (PICS/AFP)

A truckers' protest in southern Italy has halted the making of the famed buffalo mozzarella, blocking an estimated 3 million euros in production in just 24 hours as the milk cannot reach dairies in the Naples region and the finished cheese cannot reach customers, an official said. Pics/AFP (Story/AP)