BBC news with David Austin, The president of Greece Karolos Papoulias has said that his country is on the edge of the abyss after violent protests left three people dead. The president said that it was the (responsibility) of all Greeks not to take a step into the void. The three died inside a bank in Athens which was set on fire by a petrol bomb. Several other buildings were aslo set ablaze. Milchal Brabon reports from Athens. The three people were among twenty people working in the bank when the petrol bomb were thrown. Most of the employees managed to escape the fumes as the flame took hold. The two women and one man found their way blocked as they tried to (escape) to the roof and they suffocated. Arsonists also attacked other government buildings after an attempt to storm the parliament failed . Critical questions are now being asked of the police’s tactics. The police stood by as rioters smashed up the banks. It’s not clear whether shock over the death will have the (effect) of diminishing the protest. The political leaders of the Euro Zone spoken out to (defend) the stability of their common currency the Euro amid the problems in Greece. As the Euro hit a one year low against the dollar, The French Prime Minister François Fillon said it was targeted by financial speculators but warned them they would fail. The White House said Washington has said it would back the idea of significantly raising the existing 75 million dollar limit that oil companies must pay to (clean) up oil slicks like the one the in the gulf of Mexico. Here’s Milio Sanpatro of our America’s desk. The focus in the gulf of Mexico may be on cleaning up the massive oil slicks cause by the sunken drilling oil rig, but the attention in Washington has already turned to who will (pay) for the cleanup. The White House spokesman Robert Gates said president Obama favored a significant increase in the amount oil companies are liable to pay for cleanup operations. But he wouldn’t say if he’d back plans in congress to raise the limit to 10 billion dollars. Milio Sanpatro reporting. The American authorities have tightened security procedures for airline passengers after the leading (suspect) in last week’s failed car bomb plot in New York was able to board a flight in Dubai. The man Fashul Shazad an American citizen of Pakistanian origin was eventually arrested as the plane was about to take off. Lara Trovelin reports from New York. Questions are being asked about how Shazad managed to board a plane to Dubai on Monday evening despite being on a no-fight list. The US government has now ordered airlines to step up their efforts to (prevent) people on the list from boarding flights. The New York Times is reporting that back in 2004 detectives interviewed a man who had bought a house from Shazad wanting more information about the Pakistanian American. They suggest that for some reason 6 years ago, Shazad had attracted the attention of the US government joint terrorism task force. Lara Trovelin reporting from New York. This is the world news from the BBC. The leaders of the three main parties in Britain are making their last-minute bids to win votes before the General Election on Thursday. Nick Cleggof the Liberal Democats said only his party could (deliver) a real change. The Opposition Conservative leader David Cameron said the election was the most important in a generation. The Labor Prime Minister Gordon Brown has warned of a 1930s style recession should the Conservatives win. Robert Wason reports. It’s been one of the most (unpredictable) and close-fought campaigns in years. Just a few months ago, most Britons were expecting the election to be a referendum on thriteen years of Labor government, a referendum Labor seemed likely to lose, leaving the Conservatives the winners. But that script was dramatically altered by the first ever televised debates. They boost the fortunes of the Liberal Democrats. In many ways, the bigggest losers have been the Conservatives whose precompaign polead has been reduced though they still lead. But it’s been a predictably tough compaign for Labor too when many voters clearly unhappy with Gordon Brown personally and the huge debts ran up by his government. Volcanic ash from Iceland has again been disrupting air traffic in parts of Europe. Hundreds of flights were cancelled as the (authorities) grounded aircraft in Scotland, Northern Ireland and the Irish Republic. Forcasters say the wind carrying the ash from Iceland is changing direction and should bring cleaner air in the next 24 hours. The American car maker General Motors has announced the recall of more than 160,000 four-wheel drive vehicles worldwide because of problems with their bonnets. . The recall of a Hammer H3 comes at a time when General Motors is shutting down the production of Hammers. Officials of the Commonwealth Games Federation have expressed concern about India’s readiness for the Games in October this year. The Chief Executive Officer Micuper told the BBC that a lot of (progress) had been made but that there was still a lot of work to do. That’s the latest BBC news.