BBC News with Iain Purdon
Protesters in Greece are again gathering outside parliament as the Prime Minister George Papandreou's government prepares for a critical vote of confidence one hour from now. They are shouting slogans against
austerity
measures and the political classes
in general
. Malcolm Brabant reports from Athens.
All the indications are that George Papandreou will win his vote of confidence with
a handful of
seats to spare. Rebel Socialist MPs who forced him to
reshuffle
his cabinet have started to come off the fence and say that they will
endorse
the new cabinet. The big difference for some is the
elevation
to deputy prime minister and finance minister of Evangelos Venizelos, the effective leader of the Socialist old guard. One prominent dissenter, Nikolas Salagiannis, said the reshuffle had generated a slim hope.
The former US ambassador to China, Jon Huntsman, has announced his intention to become the Republican Party candidate in next year's presidential election. He told his supporters hard decisions had to be taken to reduce America's public debt. From Washington, here's Paul Adams.
In blustery weather with the Statue of Liberty as a backdrop, Jon Huntsman entered the presidential fray with a
bleak
warning about the country's direction. For the first time in American history, he said, one generation was
passing on