News Headlines - 30 September 2010

Headlines

▽Fears grow that Irish economy will befall same fate as Greece - Independent
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/fears-grow-that-irish-economy-will-befall-same-fate-as-greece-2094507.html
Ireland edged closer to default yesterday as her government said the already crippling cost of rescuing her banking system had risen to almost €50bn (£43bn). The latest bank bailouts mean that Ireland's budget deficit will explode from 11 per cent to 32 per cent of her national income this year – three times that of the UK, some 10 times the EU's guideline, and the highest among the world's developed economies.

▽Ecuador coup attempt? President Rafael Correa attacked in police revolt. - Christian Science Monitor
http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Americas/2010/0930/Ecuador-coup-attempt-President-Rafael-Correa-attacked-in-police-revolt
Ecuador coup attempt? On Thursday, President Rafael Correa was attacked, a state of emergency was declared, and police across the country revolted.

▽Pak blocks Nato supply line after troops’ death - Times of India
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/us/Pak-blocks-Nato-supply-line-after-troops-death/articleshow/6661758.cms
Islamabad on Thursday closed a border crossing that the US uses to supply its troops in Afghanistan  in an apparent retaliation for an attack by coalition helicopters on a Pakistani border post, killing three Pakistani paramilitary soldiers.

▽Israeli cyber unit responsible for Iran computer worm – claim - Telegraph.co.uk
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/israel/8034987/Israeli-cyber-unit-responsible-for-Iran-computer-worm-claim.html
An elite Israeli military unit responsible for cyberwarfare has been accused of creating a virus that has crippled Iran's computer systems and stopped work at its newest nuclear power station.

▽N Korea releases photo of heir apparent - ABC Online
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/10/01/3026612.htm
North Korea has published the first adult photograph of the youngest son and heir apparent to leader Kim Jong-il.