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BBC News Front Page

• Six million facing new tax bills - HM Revenue and Customs says some 1.4 million people each owe about £1,500 in tax, while 4.3 million will get an average rebate of £418.
• Pakistan rocked by fresh claims - A fourth Pakistan cricketer is being investigated by cricket's governing body, claims the News of the World.
• Overnight curfew after NZ quake - Police declare an overnight curfew in Christchurch, New Zealand, after a powerful earthquake causes considerable damage but no fatalities.
• Burnt body found on golf course - A badly-burnt body is found in undergrowth between the 17th and 18th holes of an East Sussex golf course.
• Briton killed in NZ crash named - The Foreign Office confirms that 24-year-old Briton Brad Coker was among nine killed in a light aircraft crash in New Zealand.
• Two killed as aeroplanes collide - Two people are killed when their plane crashes to the ground after a collision with another aircraft on the Isle of Wight.
• Blair pelted with eggs in Dublin - Shoes, eggs and plastic bottles are thrown at Tony Blair as he arrives at a book-shop in Dublin to sign copies of his memoirs.
• Tory defects over schools scheme - A Tory councillor defects to Labour over cuts to the government's schools building programme, saying she was "ashamed to be a Conservative".
• Balls seeks phone hack statement - Labour leadership hopeful Ed Balls says the home secretary should make a statement about claims of phone tapping by the News of the World.
• Protests over French Roma policy - Thousands attend rallies in Paris and other French cities to protest at the government's policy of deporting Roma people.

Inter Press Service Global

• Brazilian Dam Would Put Peruvian Jungle Under Water - Seen from up high, the route to Puente Inambari looks like a green serpent -- long, robust and sinuous. The Amazon jungle that dominates this landscape will be underwater if one of the largest hydroelectric dams in Peru (and all Latin America) is built.
• MIDEAST: Ramadan Goes Down Under Rubble - With power cuts up to 16 hours to full days, a soaring heat wave and unbearable humidity, the Israeli-led siege on Gaza is but one of many factors leaving Ramadan miserable for the majority of Palestinians in Gaza.
• RUSSIA: New START May End With a Whimper - Efforts by the U.S. and Russian governments to move speedily towards the abolition of strategic nuclear weapons have hit stumbling blocks and continue to generate debates among experts about the practicality of achieving a nuclear- free world in the near future.
• PORTUGAL: Prominent Figures Sentenced in Child Sex Ring Scandal - A trial that dragged on for six years amidst public outrage ended Friday in Portugal with the unexpected sentencing of prominent personalities, found guilty in a child sex abuse scandal that shook the nation.
• LATIN AMERICA: Ties with China Based on Commodity Exports, Manufactured Imports - Exports from Latin America and the Caribbean will grow again this year, driven largely by demand from China. But the high proportion of commodities may increase dependency on China, and Asia as a region, warns a new report by ECLAC, the regional United Nations agency.
• LATIN AMERICA: Ties with China Based on Commodity Exports, Manufactured Imports - Exports from Latin America and the Caribbean will grow again this year, driven largely by demand from China. But the high proportion of commodities may increase dependency on China, and Asia as a region, warns a new report by ECLAC, the regional United Nations agency.
• MIDEAST: Scepticism Marks Peace Talks Launch - While all parties maintained a spirit of cordiality and mutual understanding, no new promises emerged from this week's talks between the leaders of Israel and the Palestine Authority (PA) that offered tangible hope for a major breakthrough in resolving the more than 60-year-old conflict.
• /UPDATE*/: Further Victims Identified in DRC Mass Rapes Case - Twenty-eight minors have been documented as victims of last month's four-day raid of more than a dozen villages centred around Walikale, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), U.N. officials told reporters here today. Children, including one 12-years old boy were identified. The Walikale victim toll has risen to over 240.
• BRAZIL: Sugarcane's Electrical Potential Goes to Waste - Sugarcane could replace the energy produced by three hydroelectric dams like the Belo Monte in the Amazon, claims the Brazilian sugarcane industry, which remains relegated to marginal participation in the national electricity matrix.
• FILM-CUBA: "I Fought for This, But Not Just to Be a Housewife" - Mavi Susel, the first transsexual in Cuba to undergo sex reassignment surgery, back in 1988, has found herself trapped in the traditionally assigned gender role of a housewife.

IOL South Africa

• ANC slow in addressing inequality: Numsa - Workers continue to believe in the ANC government despite it being slow in addressing inequality and injustice, National Union of Metalworkers' of SA president has said.
• Biker airlifted after accident - A 40-year-old man has been seriously injured after he was flung from his off-road motorbike near Ventersburg, according to ER24.
• Police are striving to build quality force - The SA Police Service was trying, through recruitment, to build a quality force that could fight crime effectively, Police Minister Nathi Mthethwa has said.
• Suspect dies, others flee after cop chase - Two robbers have slipped out of cops' clutches after an intense chase that ended in one suspect dying of his injuries.
• FF+ complains about change to show's name - The Freedom Front Plus has complained in a statement about the change of the Pretoria Show's name to Tshwane Show.
• Earl makes landfall in Nova Scotia - Forecasters say Tropical Storm Earl has made landfall near Western Head, Nova Scotia.
• 2nd nurse in hospital after strikers attack - Another South African nurse was in critical condition after being attacked by striking workers in the third week of a devastating public sector boycott.
• Don't panic, Zim asylum seekers told - It is not necessary for Zimbabweans to go back home in order to legalise their stay in South Africa, Home Affairs spokesperson Ronnie Mamoepa has said.
• Zuma must deliver on promise to workers: IFP - The Inkatha Freedom Party branches in Soweto have called for a speedy resolution to the ongoing public servant strike.
• Zuma praises Bultfontein farmers - "Farmers make things happen," President Jacob Zuma sad as he congratulated Bultfontein farmers for initiating community projects in and around the small Free State town.

Cafébabel

• The secret agreement between Erdogan and Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew
• We need YOU as a partner!
• Goodbye babelians!
• Arianna Huffington: blogger role model for Greek girls -

  With quotes like 'Darlings, make blogs, not war', the Athenian, 60, has become a big name stateside. However, the woman once known as Arianna Stassinopoulos has never seen the same notoriety in Greek circles. Too bad

• Agreement between Israel and Palestine for a road-map to peace in 12 months
• Satish Kumar : ''Europe needs an amount of Eastern Wisdom''
• New schoolyear in spotlight -

  This is going to be a melancholic post. After all, what else if not melancholy, sweet and ripe with memories or sad and heavy, is one supposed to feel, marking the third September the 1st as an ordinary workday? No feeling of celebration anymore, and seeing kids with sword-lilies on the way to school, makes you feel somewhat nostalgic (even if you would rather spend a day in hell than a day back in middle school). This day changes Vilnius, and does so in various ways.

  But beware: I'm only paying a tribute to this day today. The next post is going to be angry. Beware.

• Lithuania's female bloggers: cooking, sex and the city -

  Somewhere between the 200, 000 Lithuanians in the UK and the 3 million at home, bloggers are making their own female-shaped dent in the internet universe

• The art of Theophilos in Athens for a unique exhibition
• Natalie Weiss: German fashion blogger 'Schnati in Paris' -

  'Schnati', 22, has been blogging on the biggest German fashion blog LesMad ('Les Mademoiselles') since 2008. In her own blog 'Schnati à Paris' she presents her own outfits, shares inspirations and reports from fashion events

Fiji Times Online

• Quake hits Christchurch - FIJI-born residents in Christ-church, New Zealand, were among residents who were cautioned to stock up on food and secure their homes in the wake of tsunami warnings issued by their National Disaster Centre yesterday afternoon.
• Fiji falls short - The national Under-18 rugby side yesterday succumbed to a powerful Australia A side 29-10 yesterday at the Knox Grammar School in Sydney.
• School bazaar targets $85k - THE Nadera Catholic Church Parish was a hive of activities yesterday as people from all walks of life gathered to support the circuit's annual bazaar.
• Drivers must pay - THE National Road Safety Council has called for harsher penalties for drivers who cause accidents and fatalities on our roads.
• Uto ni Yalo's whale voyage - UTO ni Yalo was about promoting sailing to reduce ocean noise and in turn protecting marine species.
• Eco-whale project - THERE is an opportunity to diversify Lau waters into eco-tourism projects such as a whale watching operation.
• Looters quelled - CHRISTCHURCH police officers managed to control looters who wanted to take advantage of the earthquake that rocked the city early morning.
• Water concerns - DECREASING water levels remain a concern for the Water Authority of Fiji.
• Disaster districts named - THE city of Christchurch, Slewyn and Wainakariri have been declared districts of emergency, says Wellington-based National Disaster Centre Public Information Management Communications officer Shona Brown.
• Briefs - Local News in Brief

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