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The Hellenic Radio (ERA): News in English, 01-09-24The Hellenic Radio (ERA): News in English Directory - Previous Article - Next ArticleFrom: The Hellenic Radio (ERA) <www.ert.gr/>CONTENTSNEWS IN ENGLISH ERA 5. THE VOICE OF GREECE 24/9/2001 1:16:00 μμ NEWS HEADLINES Weather forecast U.S attack latest developments ND party ahead of Pasok party, Prime-minister Simitis most appropriate for the post Social policy new budget Earthquake in Zakynthos Arafat- Peres likely to meet today [01] Weather forecastPartly cloudy skies are forecast in western and northern Greece today. Mostly sunny elsewhere. Southerly winds, weak to moderate in the northern Aegean and Ionian. Temperatures between 17C to 34C in the north; 19C to 36C in the rest of the mainland and 21C to 33C on the islands. Sunny in Athens, 22C to 36C. The same in Thessaloniki, 20C to 34C.[02] U.S attack latest developmentsThe American Pentagon in absolute secrecy is drawing up plans and selecting targets for its campaign against Afganistans ruling Taliban. American President George Bush advisor on security issues, Kontoliza Reiss for the first time admitted that the US want to overthrow Agganistan' s regime. A US military team is in Pakistan to discuss plans for Wshington' s campaign against Afganistan' s ruliong Taliban and their guest Osama bin Laden. A spokesman of the American embassy in Islamabad said he could confirm bin Laden' s presence in Afgansitan but refused to get into details. American Secretary of State, Colin Powell said that the US will soon release evidence linking Saudi-born militant Osama bin Laden to the attacks on NY and Washington. In the meantime, the US stepped up demands that Afganistan surrender fugitive militant Osama bin Laden, dismissing protests from the ruling Taliban that the man Wshington says is behind the devastatting attacks on the US has disappeared.On their part, the Taliban announced that they had shot down an unmanned spy plane deployed as part of the effort to retaliate for attacks on the US. American Defence Secretary Donald Runsfeld confirmed that the US lost contact with the unmanned spy plane while flying over Afganistan air space but stressed it had no reason to believe the reconnaissance aircraft had been shot down. A Japanese news agency reported this morning that the US has warned its allies of a possible second round of attacks this week. In its effort to create the strongest possible front against terrorism, the US has lifted economic sanctions against Pakistan and India. At the same time, Uzbekistan, Kazakstan, Tazikistan, Lebanon and the six Gulf Arab states pledged support to the US international campaign against terrorism, while Saudi Arabia has refused to allow the US to use its bases for attacks against Afganistan. According to a poll conducted by the television channel CNN and the american newspaper "USA-Today" about 90% of the American people- a record high in the last 60 years relevant polls - approve President Bush plans against terrorism. In a relative develoment, British Foreign Minister Jack Starw , who is today beginning a historic visit to Iran, will call on Iranian President Hatami to locate terrorist Imand Mugniyia who is believed to have played a major role in the attacks against the US on September 11. An article in todays issue of the daily British newspaper "Daily Mail" says that the present US President George Bush and one of bin Landen brothers killed in an air crash in 1983- had jointly founded an oil-company in Texas in 1978. With the world on tenterhooks awaiting news of a military response to the US attacks, most global markets seem set for another round of heavy losses in the week ahead, but some analysts anticipate a short-term bounce for ravaged U.S equities. In the meantime, Asian money markets opened with an upward trend today while trading on the Athens bourse will also stick to the 12-18 hours schedule this week to adjust with the sessions of the other European stock markets and the Wall Street. [03] ND party ahead of Pasok party, Prime-minister Simitis most appropriate for the postAccording to a poll conducted by "Kapa Research" two days after the attack against the U.S, the ND party is ahead of the Pasok party while Prime-minister Simitis is still considered the most appropriate person for the post of Prime-minister.[04] Social policy new budgetThe new budget on social policy will be tabled in the Parliament today while Labour Minister Tasos Yiannitsis will give a ppress interview at noon today. The State Council has ruled as constitutionally legal, the merging of healthy and non viable insurance funds without alterations of the rights of the insured.[05] Earthquake in ZakynthosAn earthquake measuring 5 degrees on the Richter scale shook the island of Zakynthos 16 minutes after midnight today. The epicenter of the quake was located in the sea region 252 kilometers south west of Athens. No damage has been recorded so far.[06] Arafat- Peres likely to meet todayThe Israeli armed forces radio transmitted today that yesterday' s meeting between Israeli Foreign Minister Simon Peres and the Palestinian leader Yiaser Arafat, cancelled by Israeli Prime-minister Ariel Sharonmight take place today following US pressure.The Hellenic Radio (ERA): News in English Directory - Previous Article - Next Article |
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