International news:

Greece has delayed a debt payment due to the International Monetary Fund today as the crisis over the Greek economy continues to dominate the Eurozone. The Greek Economy Minister said the country cannot accept the latest proposals for reforms put on the table by international creditors but was prepared to negotiate a compromise. 

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The United States has called for the immediate rescue of thousands of migrants adrift in south east Asian seas after fleeing from Burma and Bangladesh. More than 3,000 migrants have already landed in Indonesia and Malaysia and it’s estimated that a further two and half thousand are still adrift in boats. The crisis erupted earlier this month after a crackdown by Thailand on people smuggling camps along its border with Malaysia.

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Nepal suffered a second major earthquake in less than three weeks. leaving a trail of death and destruction. 80 people died and over 2,000 were injured in the latest tremor which follows a similar earthquake earlier this month in which more than 8,000 people died and 20,000 were injured.

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Over six and a half thousand migrants were rescued off the coast of Italy this week as Europe prepares to deal with an unprecedented flow of thousands of illegal migrants from Libya this summer. The Italian coastguard and navy took part in the rescue operation in the Mediterranean and ten bodies were also recovered. The mass rescue came just two weeks after almost 900 people drowned while trying to reach Europe.

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Violence has continued in Ukraine with reports that at least eight Ukrainian servicemen were killed despite a ceasefire agreement due to come into force on Sunday. The ceasefire deal was reached after talks at Minsk involving Russian President Putin, German chancellor Angela Merkel and  France’s President Francois  Hollande.

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The Greek electorate voted in a new left wing government this week after giving the Syriza party an overwhelming endorsement for its anti austerity programme. The new Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras moved quickly to appoint a radical left wing cabinet and has promised to open negotiations with the rest of the EU over the massive Greek debt.

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US President Barack Obama has announced new measures to protect five million illegal immigrants from deportation. His executive actions are designed to bypass the Republican dominated Congress and will allow the undocumented to return to their native countries and to re-enter the United States without the fear of deportation.

And now some news in brief:

August ended with a bad week on the roads. Twenty seven people were injured in multiple crashes but there were no fatalities. Ten of those hurt in the accidents were children or young people. Many of the accidents were due to the high level of traffic on the roads at the end of the month.

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Zimbabwe’s Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai has claimed that this week’s elections in the African country were null and void because of alleged vote rigging by long time President Robert Mugabe. Final results in the presidential and parliamentary elections are not due until Monday but an independent monitoring group said the elections were marked by interference to stop many people voting.