Greek prime minister reshuffles cabinet to deal with debt crisis
Athens (dpa) - Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou reshuffled his cabinet early Tuesday in an effort to tackle the country's debt crisis. Government spokesman Giorgos Petalotis made the announcement, saying that new ministers will take over the labour, economy, health and agriculture ministries.

Election-weary Australians promised a new government
Sydney (dpa) - Australians should know Tuesday whether Julia Gillard's Labor or Tony Abbott's conservatives will form a government, breaking a 17-day logjam that built up behind the inconclusive August 21 parliamentary election.

Dominant Djokovic destroys Fish; Soderling survives
New York (dpa) - Novak Djokovic, the 2007 finalist, fired 30 winners as he dominated American Mardy Fish 6-3, 6-4, 6-1 Monday to set up a US Open quarter-final with flamboyant Frenchman Gael Monfils.

Mitsubishi, Peugeot to produce electric vehicles in Spain
Tokyo (dpa) - Mitsubishi Motors Corp and PSA Peugeot Citroen are to develop electric commercial vehicles together, a news report said Tuesday. Mitsubishi and Peugeot are to start producing electric vehicles in the French automaker's plant in Spain by 2012, and they are to be sold in Europe under the Peugeot brand, the Nikkei business daily reported.

Lula`s favourite poised to win Brazil presidency
Rio de Janeiro (dpa) - Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is set to achieve a major political victory on October 3, if opinion polls are to be believed, with his designated heir Dilma Rousseff well on course to being elected president.