澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2011-09-20

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More than 50 people have now died after two days of violent unrest in Yemen. Government forces have once again opened fire on protesters in the capital Sanaa, killing⁶ at least 20 people. It's the worst bloodshed in the country for several months. 

 

Around 60,000 people have taken to the streets of Tokyo to protest against Japan's nuclear energy policy. It's the biggest rally since the Fukushima disaster six months ago. The protesters want the government to end what they call the country's “addiction” to nuclear power. But the new prime minister says Japan needs nuclear energy, at least for the time being. 

 

Michael Williamson has quit as the Labor⁷ Party's national vice⁸ president over the ongoing⁹ controversy¹⁰ at the Health Services Union. Mr Williamson is the union's national president. He's denying allegations that he inappropriately spent union funds. The New South Wales police have set up a task force to investigate the union. 

 

And US President Barack Obama is proposing tax increases for big business and the wealthy to cut America's massive budget deficit¹¹. He outlined his plan at a televised address outside the White House overnight. The president wants to cut more than $3 trillion from the deficit over the next decade.

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