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EU to decide on sanctions to punish budget rebels Tens of thousands of people are set to take to the streets of Brussels and other European capitals to protest at swingeing government cuts. | It comes as jobs across the public sector fall prey to unp... (photo: AP / Yves Logghe) BBC News EU Economy Photos Protests Wikipedia: 2010 European sovereign debt crisis |
Liam Fox warns cuts will have 'grave consequences' Defence Secretary Liam Fox has warned the prime minister that "draconian" spending cuts while the UK is at war will result in "grave consequences". | In a private letter to David Cameron leaked to the... (photo: AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth) BBC News Defence Finance Photos UK Wikipedia: Liam Fox |
Food prices to jump as cost of staples rise | FOOD prices will soar up to 45 per cent over the next decade as staples become more scarce, experts warn. | World costs for key commodities such as wheat, rice and corn are tipped to rocket as the p... (photo: WN / Rubielyn Bunag) The Daily Telegraph Australia Agriculture Food Photos Prices Wikipedia: Inflation |
US and Israel ink deal on short-range missile defense | Wednesday, September 29, 2010 | - Powered by | WASHINGTON: The United States and Israel on Monday agreed to advance work on a weapons system that would help Israel defend against short-range ballist... (photo: AP / Harry Hamburg) Daily Star Lebanon Defense Israel Photos US Wikipedia: Israel United States relations |
Gaza Strip's troubled tunnel trade reverses direction of traffic | Export ban sees goods Smuggled to Egypt | Wednesday, September 29, 2010 | - Powered by | --> | Nidal al-Mughrabi | Reuters | RAFAH, Gaza Strip: Business has become so bad for Gaza’s smuggler b... (photo: AP / Kevin Frayer, File) Daily Star Lebanon Blockade Gaza Israel Photos Wikipedia: 2007present blockade of the Gaza Strip |