Britain - David Cameron: NewBuy scheme will 'unblock' housing market

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The Prime Minister insists the Government's plans to take an active role in
the housing market is "absolutely right" in order to help would-be buyers
struggling to raise large deposits.

Britain - Phone hacking Metropolitan Police Acting Deputy Commissioner, Cressida Dick, tells the Leveson Inquiry

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Metropolitan Police Acting Deputy Commissioner, Cressida Dick, tells the
Leveson Inquiry that deputy London Mayor Kit Malthouse asked her three times
to scale back the phone hacking investigation.

Gaza - Aftermath of Israeli air strikes hitting a family home and killing two militants

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Cross-border violence in the Gaza strip has continued with Israeli air strikes hitting a family home and killing two militants.

Australia - Shark feeding frenzy caught on camera off the coast of Perth

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A sea rescue helicopter caught on camera a school of about 50 sharks in a feeding frenzy off the coast of Perth.

Switzerland - voters have rejected a proposal to increase employees' annual minimum paid holiday entitlement from four weeks to six

Published on Mar 12, 2012 by Euronews

http://www.euronews.com/ Swiss voters have rejected a proposal to increase employees' annual minimum paid holiday entitlement from four weeks to six.

In a referendum put forward by a trade union over 67 per cent said no to the initiative.
The reason being that most people thought it would hurt competativeness and threaten jobs.

Afghanistan - Suspect's Base Lewis McChord in Washington state Called "most Troubled"

Published on Mar 12, 2012 by AssociatedPress

The U.S. Army soldier suspected of killing 16 civilians in Afghanistan is from Joint Base Lewis McChord in Washington state. The military's Stars and Stripes Newspaper called it "the most troubled base in the military" in 2010. (March 12)

Greece - Finance Minister Evangelos Venizelos will run unopposed for the leadership of the Socialist PASOK party.

Published on Mar 12, 2012 by Euronews

http://www.euronews.com/ Greek Finance Minister Evangelos Venizelos will run unopposed for the leadership of the Socialist PASOK party.

Venizelos now looks certain to become leader in an internal ballot on March 18, replacing former prime minister George Papandreou..

However, winning the next parliamentary election  will be far harder with PASOK currently behind the conservatives in the polls.

Britain - Catholic Church in UK attacks gay marriage

Published on Mar 12, 2012 by Euronews

http://www.euronews.com/ Britain's Catholic Church intesified its campaign against gay marriage on Sunday by having a letter arguing against it read out during Mass.

Worshippers were asked to reflect on the true meaning of marriage and not to condone government plans to change the legal definition of the institution, paving the way for same sex unions