CHAD insisted yesterday it would have the last word over the fates of six French aid workers sentenced to eight years of forced labour as France asked they be sent home.

Chad insisted today that it would have the last word over the fates of six French aid workers sentenced to eight years of forced labour as France asked that they be sent home.

France is pushing for EU sanctions against Iran over its contested nuclear programme that would target the credit, insurance and financial sectors, diplomatic officials said today.