From The Daily Mail:

Poised with a rifle in the desert terrain, a British soldier dives for cover as he comes under enemy fire.

Stealth tax: 2,629,052 homes have now been given bins with chips

The growing threat of a stealth tax on the rubbish we throw away was exposed by startling figures yesterday.

More than 2.5million homes now have wheelie bins fitted with microchips to weigh their contents.

This is an increase of nearly two-thirds in just a year.

Greece’s chances of being thrown a financial lifeline were dealt a heavy blow today as German economy minister Rainer Bruerderle warned Berlin has no intention of offering Athens a single cent in financial aid.

The debt-laden country has been forced to plead with Germany and other European Union partners for a bailout to help it lower its spiralling borrowing costs.

But Mr Bruerderle said at an event in Berlin: ‘The German government does not intend to give a cent.’

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Germany rules out immediate financial aid for Greece — Yahoo News/Reuters
Berlin ends Greek hopes of quick rescue — Financial Times
Factbox: German commentaries on Greek debt crisis — Reuters

Greeks strike over austerity package — Financial Times
Greek Protests Mount as Parliament Passes Budget Cuts — Bloomberg
Violent protests hit Greece as German backing sought — Breitbart/AFP
Clashes in Athens as Greek PM seeks EU debt help – AP
Greece hit with second general strike — UPI
Street clashes as Greek parliament approves austerity — Reuters

‘We give you cash, you give us Corfu!’ German MPs suggest Greece sell its islands (and the Acropolis) to pay off its debt — The Daily Mail

Australian police arrived in Israel on Wednesday to investigate identity theft of dual nationals in connection with the Dubai assassination widely blamed on Israel’s Mossad intelligence agency.