Greek PM vows last round of painful cuts to rebuild credibility
Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras defended a fresh package of deep spending cuts aimed at securing the $39.39 billion rescue loan and troika funds. He said the measures over 2013-14 would be the last, as protests erupted with farmers smashing watermelons and anarchists clashing briefly with police in Thessaloniki during the International Trade Fair.
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Battle for Aleppo intensifies as regime shells eastern districts
Syrian forces pressed shelling and air raids on Aleppo’s eastern Helwaniyeh while rebels and civilians faced heavy bombardment in Salah eddine Seif el-Dawleh and Iran neighborhoods. The Britain based Observatory and activists reported 148 dead nationwide, including 77 in Aleppo, with six rebels killed at a key checkpoint. Russia rejected U.S. pressure on Assad, citing Russian commercial interests.
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Captive US soldier safe, says Haqqani commander
A Haqqani network commander told The Associated Press that Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl remains unharmed and is not with the Haqqanis’ main force, denying reports he is in danger. He warned of retaliatory strikes as Washington designates the group a terrorist organization. The commander said Bergdahl is with Taliban elements inside Afghanistan, and that the leadership ordered no harm to prisoners.
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