The world this week
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras appealed to his party’s lawmakers on Friday to back a tough reform package after abruptly offering last-minute concessions to try to save the country from financial meltdown. (Photo: AFP)- The sun-powered Solar Impulse 2 aircraft has been grounded in Hawaii, its crew said on Saturday, after a gruelling five-day, fuel-less flight across the Pacific Ocean overheated its batteries. (Photo: AP)
- Indian-origin Sunita Williams is among four “veteran” astronauts picked by Nasa to fly the first commercial space vehicles, a part of the space agency's ambitious plan to put a man on Mars by 2030. (Photo: PTI)
- Prince Philip, the 94-year-old husband of Britain's Queen Elizabeth well-known for occasional verbal gaffes, was caught on camera swearing at a photographer on Friday, British media reported. (Photo: AFP)
- Families of those killed when Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 was shot down over Ukraine last year demanded justice today at an emotional memorial ceremony ahead of the first anniversary of the disaster. (Photo: AP)
- When Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif was meeting his Indian counterpart for ice-breaking talks in Russia, back home his confidante and Finance Minister Ishaq Dar warned India of a "befitting response" in case of any aggression. (Photo: PTI)
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- Over a million people have been evacuated and hundreds of flights were cancelled as typhoon Chan-Hom made landfall on Saturday in the eastern China, bringing severe winds and heavy rainfall to Zhejiang and neighbouring provinces. (Photo: AP)
- Ash spewing from an Indonesian volcano closed Bali airport again Sunday just a day after it reopened, causing fresh travel chaos for weary holidaymakers stranded on the holiday island. (Photo: AP)
- A former papal diplomat charged with the sexual abuse of boys was hospitalised and put in intensive care ahead of the opening Saturday of his trial, Vatican officials said. (Photo: AP)
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Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras appealed to his party’s lawmakers on Friday to back a tough reform package after abruptly offering last-minute concessions to try to save the country from financial meltdown. (Photo: AFP)
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