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Greece to accelerate austerity measures
Greece has announced further austeritycuts after pledging to do "anything" to stay in the eurozone andsecure bankruptcy-saving loans,as unions announced new strikes againstthe latestmeasures. Pensions above $1,650 per month will be cut and30,000 state employees will be temporarily laid off, the government said in a statement followinga cabinet.. More -
Deadly typhoon passes over Japan tsunami zone
A strong typhoon has left at leastsix people dead andsix others missing after pounding Japan with heavy rain and strong winds, public broadcaster NHK said. Typhoon Roke prompted the city of Nagoya in central Japan to urge more thanone million people to evacuate on Tuesday and it cut through Tokyo on Wednesday, halting commuter trains in and around.. More -
Obama: 'No short cut' to Middle East peace
Barack Obama, the US president, has said "there is no short cut to the end of a conflict that has endured for decades" between the Israelis and the Palestinians. In a speech to the UN General Assembly, Obama expressed frustration at the failure of both parties to bridge their differences and at the Palestinians'decision to seekfull membership.. More -
Hackers hit Japanese weapons firm Mitsubishi
Japan's top weapons maker has confirmed it was the victim of a cyber attack reportedly targeting data on missiles, submarines and nuclear power plants. Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) confirmed on Tuesday that 45 of its servers and 38 computers were infected by at least eight viruses. The government said theywere not aware of any sensitive leaking.. More -
Arab League parliament urges Syria suspension
An Arab parliamentary body has called for the suspension ofthe membership of Syria and Yemen in the Arab League in a bidto put pressure on the two countries to heed popular demands for reforms. The call was put out on Tuesday following a committee meeting of the ArabParliament, a body to which members ofthe Arab Leaguesend representatives. The head.. More -
Dozens of bodies found in eastern Mexico
The bodies of 35 people with links to organised crime have beenfound in two abandonedlorries on a highway underpass in eastern Mexico, authorities say. The bodies were discovered near a shopping centre in Boca del Rio, adjacent to the port city of Veracruz, state prosecutor Reynaldo Escobar told television station Milenio. "These were people.. More -
Navigator in Russia crash was 'lightly drunk'
The navigator of a Russian plane that crashed in June, killing 47 people, was legally drunk, an official report has said. Russia's Interstate Aviation Committee said the navigator "was in a light state of alcoholic intoxication" as the crew attempted to land the plane,in a report posted on its website on Monday. The RusAir Tu-134 jet.. More -
Obama proposes $1.5tn tax hike to cut deficit
Barack Obama, the US president, has proposed $1.5 trillion in new tax revenue as part of his long-term deficit- reduction plan. Speaking at the White House on Monday, Obama said the health of the economy depended on what the government did right now. He said he wanted to introduce cuts in spending, structural reform, and a plan where the wealthiest.. More -
Netanyahu calls for talks with Palestinians
Binyamin Netanyahu, Israel'sprime minister hascalled for a meeting in New York this week with Mahmoud Abbas, the Palestinian president, to relaunch "direct negotiations". The call came as Abbas, already in New York for the annual UN General Assembly, prepared to submita request for membership in the world body in a move staunchly opposed.. More -
Deadly quake rattles India and Nepal
A strongearthquake has shaken northeastern India and Nepal, killing at least23 people, damaging buildings and sendingpoliticians in Kathmandu,Nepal's capital, running into the streets. The quake, with a preliminary magnitude of 6.8, was felt on Sunday night across north India, in the cities of Guwahati, Kolkata and the capital of New Delhi. It triggered.. More -
Dozens of protesters shot dead in Yemen
Troops loyal to Ali Abdullah Saleh, the Yemeni president, have opened fire on protesters in the capital,Sanaa, killing at least 26 peopleand injuring hundreds. Tens of thousands of protestors calling for an end to president Saleh's 33-year rule took to the streets of the capital a day after protesters stormed Yemen's main university. Mohammad al.. More -
Pakistan PM cancels trip to UN due to floods
Pakistan's prime minister has cancelled his attendance at next week's UN General Assembly session in New York, saying he needed to co-ordinate flood relief efforts at home. Yusuf Raza Gilani said he will visit flood-affected areas starting onSaturday, said a statement from his office. Gilani said Pakistan's foreign minister will address the assembly.. More -
Deaths in US airshow crash
At leastnine people have died and56more were injured when a vintage aircraft crashed into the ground at an air show in the US state of Nevada, a spokesman and video images showed. Mike Houghton, president and CEO of Reno Air Races, told news conference hours after the crash that mechanical problems might have caused a World War II-era fighter plane.. More -
Egypt 'sets dates' for parliamentary vote
Egypt will hold its first parliamentary election in three phases from November 21, the state-ownedAl-Ahram newspapersaid. This will be the country's first vote since President Hosni Mubarak was toppled seven months ago. The newspaper quoted the head of the electoral committee Abdel Muiz Ibrahim as saying a senate election will follow on January.. More -
Crisis worsens in flood-hit Pakistan
Floods have left hundreds of thousands homeless in Pakistan and the situation is getting worse by the day, aid agencies say. While the government has been criticised for itsslow responseto the crisis, the military said it rescued thousands of people in Sindh province on Wednesday. "In the Badin district, we have rescued more than 3,000 people.. More
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