Mid-Morning Round-Up: The Top Stories

Published by NewsNow Online on Feb 20th, 2012 8:02 AM, No Comments

A woman raises a Greek flag during an anti-austerity rally in front of the parliament in Athens [Reuters/Yiorgos Karahalis]

Decision day for Greek bailout, calls for Pieter Mulder to resign, and Levi scores big in New Zealand. Here are the morning headlines you need to know:

Top Story: Euro zone finance ministers are expected to approve a second bailout for Greece today, a move they hope will draw a line under months of turmoil that has shaken the currency bloc- Reuters

South Africa: The death of a Boksburg man in police custody is being investigated by the Independent Complaints Directorate, the ICD confirmed- News24

World News: South Korea has held live fire military drills from islands near disputed sea borders with the North, despite threats of retaliation from Pyongyang- BBC

Business and Economy: Japan’s trade deficit surged to a record high in January as a strong yen hurt exports and its nuclear crisis resulted in increased fuel imports- BBC

Politics: The Young Communist League has called on Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Deputy Minister Pieter Mulder to resign, failing which President Jacob Zuma should axe him- TimesLive

Sport: Richard Levi hit the ball far and wide as his world record century raced South Africa to victory by eight wickets with four overs to spare in the second T20 international against New Zealand on Sunday- SuperSport

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