ATHENS - Greek state television journalists accused the government of censorship and began a series of work stoppages after two well-known presenters were suspended for criticising a government minister. Their removal came on the day an editor went on trial for printing a list of 2,000 Greeks with Swiss bank accounts, prompting outrage at the swift pursuit of journalists in comparison to the sluggish crackdown on suspected tax evaders. State NET TV pulled Marilena Katsimi and Costas Arvanitis' morning show after an on-air exchange in which they said a medical report supported allegations of police torture and asked if the public order minister would resign over it. Reuters
RUSTENBURG - South African police fired rubber bullets and tear gas at striking miners protesting against a union-brokered deal to end a six-week wildcat walkout at platinum producer Amplats. One protester dragged away bleeding and unable to walk was treated by paramedics. The strikers at Anglo American Platinum mines, 120 kilometres northwest of Johannesburg, had been due to return to work following an offer by the company to reinstate 12,000 men sacked six weeks ago. Reuters
LONDON - A Polish man was jailed for 30 years for killing six people including his wife and two young children in a knife attack on the British island of Jersey. Damian Rzeszowski used kitchen knives to kill his 30-year-old wife, five-year-old daughter, two-year-old son and his father-in-law at their home on August 14 last year. The 31-year-old builder was convicted of six counts of manslaughter but cleared of murder. The court heard Rzeszowski's marriage had fallen apart after his wife confessed to a two-month affair with another man. Rzeszowski argued he was suffering from depression, causing psychotic symptoms that diminished his responsibility. AFP