
European Workers Protest Austerity Measures
(Al Jazeera English News Headlines: September 29, 2010) Demonstrations and strikes are taking place throughout Western Europe to protest austerity measures taken by European governments to strengthen their debt-ridden economies. A hillside collapse in Mexico's Oaxaca state affected fewer people than originally feared, though 11 people remain missing in the mudslide. India is preparing for hosting the Commonwealth Games in Delhi, which begin this Sunday. One hundred thousand security personnel are on the streets, athletes have begun to arrive, and poor Indians have been relocated as part of a "clean up" initiative around the Games. North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il has given his son two more senior party positions, believed to be part of an attempt to secure his succession.