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BBC:Greece debt crisis: Greek MPs debate controversial reforms plan
Greece debt crisis: Greek MPs debate controversial reforms plan
Greek MPs are debating new proposals sent to the country's creditors with the aim of getting a third bailout and averting a possible exit from the euro.
The plans contain elements, including pension reforms and tax rises, that were rejected in a referendum called by Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras.
The EU and other creditors are studying the plans before a summit on Sunday.
France and Italy welcomed the proposals but Germany, Greece's biggest creditor, warned of little room for compromise.
BBC:Tunisia travel alert: Thousands of Britons fly home
Tunisia travel alert: Thousands of Britons fly home
The first of thousands of British holidaymakers have returned home from Tunisia after a warning that another terror attack is "highly likely".
Thirty Britons were killed in the gun attack at a beach near Sousse last month - and the Foreign Office has now urged Britons to leave.
The move drew criticism from tourists - and from Tunisia, which said it had done all it could to protect people.
But the UK foreign secretary said it was "too big a risk" not to act.
BBC:Huge data breach prompts resignation of top US official
Huge data breach prompts resignation of top US official
The director of the US Office of Personnel Management (OPM) has resigned after a massive data breach involving more than 20 million people.
Katherine Archuleta said she would step down on Friday to help the department "move beyond the current challenges".
Authorities suspect that Chinese-based hackers targeted the computer systems of the OPM, which acts as the personnel office of the federal government.
Initially the OPM said four million workers were affected by the breach.
BBC:India's Narendra Modi accepts Pakistan visit invite
India's Narendra Modi accepts Pakistan visit invite
Indian PM Narendra Modi has accepted an invitation from his Pakistani counterpart Nawaz Sharif to attend a regional summit in Islamabad next year.
This will be Mr Modi's first visit to Pakistan after he took power last year.
A meeting between the two leaders on Friday came after increased border hostilities and India cancelled secretary-level talks last year.
They also agreed to help expedite the 2008 Mumbai terror attack trial, blamed on Pakistan based militants.
BBC:Yemen crisis: UN says humanitarian pause to start on Friday
Yemen crisis: UN says humanitarian pause to start on Friday
The UN says a humanitarian ceasefire will begin in Yemen on Friday, lasting until the end of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, on 17 July.
More than 3,000 people have been killed since a Saudi-led coalition began air strikes in March to drive back Houthi rebels and restore the government.
Aid agencies say a blockade on Yemen has worsened the humanitarian crisis which is gripping the country.
More than 80% of Yemen's 25 million people now need some form of aid.
BBC:Iran nuclear: Zarif says powers 'changing positions'
Iran nuclear: Zarif says powers 'changing positions'
Iran's foreign minister has accused world powers of making it harder to reach agreement at nuclear talks in Vienna by taking different positions.
Mohammad Javad Zarif said "several countries" were also making "excessive demands". His UK counterpart said the process was proving "painfully slow".
The so-called P5+1 - US, UK, Russia, France, China and Germany - said talks would go on until at least Monday.
The powers suspect Iran of seeking nuclear weapons, which Iran denies.
Reuters:Greek PM Tsipras seeks party backing after abrupt concessions
Greek PM Tsipras seeks party backing after abrupt concessions
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras appealed to his party's lawmakers on Friday to back a tough reform package after abruptly offering last-minute concessions to try to save the country from financial meltdown.
With creditor institutions due to deliver an initial verdict on Athens' loan request and reform proposals within hours, euro zone partners appeared to be preparing for a deal at the weekend to keep Greece in the euro zone.
After walking into a party meeting to applause, Tsipras tried to rally his Syriza lawmakers behind the new proposals ahead of a snap vote in parliament expected late on Friday. He urged them to help Greece stay with the euro, but he faced some resistance from leftists stunned by his acceptance of previously spurned austerity measures.
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"We are confronted with crucial decisions," Tspiras told his party caucus, according to a Greek official.
Reuters:Japan interested in joining NATO missile consortium
Japan interested in joining NATO missile consortium
Japan is interested in joining a NATO missile building consortium that would give Tokyo its first taste of a multinational defense project, a move the U.S. Navy is encouraging because it could pave the way for Japan to lead similar partnerships in Asia, sources said.
The 12-country NATO consortium oversees development and shares the costs of the SeaSparrow missile, an advanced ship-borne weapon designed to destroy anti-ship sea-skimming missiles and attack aircraft. The missile is made by U.S. weapons firms Raytheon (RTN.N) and General Dynamics (GD.N).
In May, Japanese naval officers traveled to a North Atlantic Treaty Organization meeting in The Hague to learn more about the consortium, Japan's navy and a U.S. source familiar with the trip told Reuters.
Two Japanese sources familiar with the initiative said discussions in Tokyo were at an early stage, although joining the consortium would dovetail with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's more muscular security agenda, which included the lifting last year of a decades-old ban on arms exports.
Reuters:Mexico City could be first globally to limit Uber cars - draft
Mexico City could be first globally to limit Uber cars - draft
Mexico City could become the first city in the world to limit the number of Uber cars, according to draft regulation that the company said on Friday also threatens to wipe out its most popular service in the giant metropolis.
Aside from the fleet limit, the plan seen by Reuters aims to enforce a minimum car value of 250,000 pesos ($15,909) on Uber and companies like it, a big worry for the ride-hailing service that is coming under increasing pressure from regulators.
The San Francisco-based company said the minimum value would hit hard Uber X, its cheapest and most popular service used by 90 percent of drivers. The start-up cost to most drivers using the service was about 150,000 pesos, Uber said.
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"This would imply the end of Uber X," the company said in a statement. "This would dramatically increase the cost and decrease availability for Mexican riders."
Reuters:Boko Haram attacks northern Nigeria town: military sources
Boko Haram attacks northern Nigeria town: military sources
Boko Haram Islamist militants have attacked the northern Nigerian town of Buni Yadi, which they lost to a Nigerian army offensive in March, military sources said.
A Reuters correspondent saw a detachment of troops with armored personnel carriers and a fighter jet heading towards Buni Yadi in Yobe state on Friday morning. It was not clear if fighting was continuing in the area.
There was no information on casualties after the attack, which started at around 9 p.m. (2000 GMT) on Thursday, the sources said on Friday.
"Those boys (Boko Haram) came to Buni Yadi yesterday and attacked our people. They came in about nine Hilux (pick-up trucks) and opened fire ... Our people have mobilized for reinforcement," one of the sources said.
Reuters:Kerry doesn't view Russia as existential threat: State Department
Kerry doesn't view Russia as existential threat: State Department
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry does not agree with the Marine Corps general nominated to be America's next top uniformed commander that Russia poses an existential threat to the United States, a spokesman said on Friday.
On Thursday, Marine General Joseph Dunford told lawmakers weighing his nomination to be chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff that Russia presented the greatest threat to U.S. national security.
"If you want to talk about a nation that could pose an existential threat to the United States, I'd have to point to Russia," Dunford said. "And if you look at their behavior, it's nothing short of alarming."
U.S. State Department spokesman Mark Toner said Kerry did not share the assessment, even though Russia's actions in Ukraine posed regional security challenges.
Reuters:Yellen says expects rate hike this year, but cites labor weakness
Yellen says expects rate hike this year, but cites labor weakness
Federal Reserve chair Janet Yellen on Friday said she expects the Fed to raise interest rates at some point this year, but pointed strongly to her concerns that U.S. labor markets remain weak and that more workers could be encouraged back into the job market with stronger growth.
In her speech Yellen gave no direct hint about whether she anticipates more than one rate hike over the Fed's four remaining meetings of 2015. But her focus on domestic economic developments looked beyond recent market turbulence over Greece and China, and keeps the Fed's plans on track.
She said she expects the economy should grow steadily for the remainder of the year, allowing the Fed to move ahead with its first rate hike in nearly a decade.
"I expect it will be appropriate at some point later this year to take the first step to raise the federal funds rate and thus begin normalizing monetary policy," Yellen said in a speech to the City Club of Cleveland, a civic group that sponsors high-level speakers.
MACWORLD:Hands-on with iOS 9's slick new multitasking features for iPad
Hands-on with iOS 9's slick new multitasking features for iPad
Scientists have found that humans may not be as good at multitasking as we once thought, but that was all before Apple gave the iPad splitscreen capabilities in iOS 9.
The iOS 9 public beta introduced a handful of special multitasking features exclusively to the latest iPad models, and we didn’t even have to wait for the rumored iPad Pro. These capabilities include a Slide Over app sidebar, a side-by-side Split View, and Picture in Picture with videos floating on top of another app.
Even though iOS 9 will run on the iPad 2 and any subsequent iPad model, you’ll need an iPad Air, iPad Air 2, iPad mini 2, or iPad mini 3 for Slide Over and Picture-in-Picture, and an iPad Air 2 for Split View.
We tried all the new iOS 9 multitasking features on the iPad Air 2. Mind you, these features were all tied to iOS 9’s public beta phase and subject to change before the official release of the software update later this year.