News Headlines - 11 July 2012
▽BBC News - Spanish PM Mariano Rajoy urges more cuts amid protests
Spanish PM Mariano Rajoy has announced a sales tax rise as part of austerity measures aimed at cutting the public budget by 65bn euros (￡51bn; $80bn). VAT will go up almost immediately from 18% to 21% and there will be a 3.5bn euro cut in local authority budgets.
▽Queen welcomes Francois Hollande in French - Telegraph
The Queen displayed her linguistic skills as she discussed weather, horses and Prince Philip's health in French during a 30-minute meeting with French President Francois Hollande at Windsor Castle.
Mr Rausing, a member of the family behind the Tetra Pak packaging empire, had initially been arrested after the 48-year-old's body was found at their mansion in south west London.
▽BBC News - US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on historic Laos visit
Hillary Clinton has become the first US secretary of state to visit Laos in 57 years, on a trip focusing on economic ties and the legacy of the Vietnam War.
▽Japan slams islands intrusion by China - FT.com
The entry of three Chinese state fisheries patrol vessels into territorial waters around the contested Senkaku Islands has prompted a sharp protest from Japan, further raising friction in one of East Asia’s most dangerous flashpoints.
