Parliament member says "ultras" were partly to blame but that security forces "enabled" deaths of 74 in Port Said. The Port Said disaster led to several days of deadly protests near the interior ministry in Cairo [REUTERS] An Egyptian parliamentary inquiry into the deaths of 74 people in a football match disaster has found both fans and lax security to blame for the worst incident of its kind in the country's history.

Democratic Republic of Congo president Joseph Kabila's chief adviser has been killed and his finance minister seriously injured in a plane crash. The accident in the eastern town of Bukavu comes as Mr Kabila braces for negotiations to form a new coalition government after his disputed victory in a chaotic election in November. Adviser Augustin Katumba Mwanke, 58, was regarded by many as "the power behind the throne", according to a leaked 2009 US diplomatic cable.

Video: Combet discusses future for aluminium industry (Insiders) Industry Minister Greg Combet will meet Alcoa workers in Canberra today for talks on the future of the company's Geelong plant. A 20 per cent drop in the price of aluminium and a high Australian dollar has put 600 jobs at the Port Henry aluminium smelter in doubt. The company says the current global economic conditions mean the plant is no longer profitable in the "foreseeable future".

Photo: $5m compensation for Marathon over an Arkaroola mining ban (Bill Doyle: supplied) Explorer Marathon Resources and the South Australian Government have settled a legal fight. The company had launched legal action against the Government over its planned proclamation of a permanent mining ban in the remote Arkaroola wilderness region of the Flinders Ranges. Marathon says the SA Government has agreed to pay $5 million in

AM By China correspondent Stephen McDonell Photo: A Guardian journalist managed to sneak into Aba in Western Sichuan Province, where at least five monks have self-immolated.

Video: Raw footage: protesters clash with police in Athens (ABC News) Greek MPs voted to accept a joint European Union/IMF bailout deal this morning, as violent protests raged in the streets of Athens. In a special late night sitting of parliament, MPs accepted the tough austerity measures needed to secure the 130 billion euro ($170 billion) bailout package and avert a bankruptcy which prime minister Lucas Papademos likened to an economic and political "ground zero".

White House expects another budget battle WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 (UPI) - The Obama administration says its upcoming budget proposal faces tough sledding on Capitol Hill due to resistance in the House that has paralyzed the Senate. White House Chief of Staff Jacob Lew said Sunday that the new budget proposal to be formally delivered to Congress Monday would likely be assailed in the conservative Republican-dominated House and then become bogged down in the Senate.

KYIV, February 13 /UKRINFORM/. More than 70% of Ukrainians have never traveled abroad, Research & Branding Group director Yevhen Kopatko told the press. "The main reason for this sad statistics is the financial failure of the Ukrainians," he said. Nevertheless, Kopatko noted, people go abroad more often, and we can expect that in future the numbers will change. The expert also added that the most important aspect of work of the

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