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Terrified: Miriam, 11 (left), and Ayesha, nine (right), are currently living in fear in their basement A terrified British family who are stuck in a basement in war-torn Yemen have launched a desperate appeal to be evacuated to the UK. Louise Henderson Alakil, 49, moved to the Middle Eastern country 27 years ago and worked as a teacher at the International School in the capital Sanaa until recent fighting forced it to close. She is now hiding in a shelter below her family home on the outskirts of the city with her youngest children, Miriam, 11, and Ayesha, nine, amid heavy shelling and while bombs fall all around them.Louise Henderson, 49, moved to Yemen 27 years ago to work as a teacherHer family are now caught up in fighting in the country's capital, SanaaShe is currently hiding below her home with her two young daughtersMiriam, 11, and Ayesha, nine, have pleaded for the bombing to stop and for their family to be evacuated to the UK 
 Question:The family are facing a number of problems in their fight to leave the country, as Louise and her children's passports have expired and the _ authorities are closed.
British

The gunman who killed nine people last week at an Oregon college shot himself in front of his classmates after being wounded by two hero cops. Also revealed on Wednesday was that Umpqua Community College shooter Christopher Harper-Mercer, 26, was discharged from the Army after attempting to commit suicide. Harper-Mercer was discharged after one month of basic training at Fort Jackson, in South Carolina, in 2008. The Wall Street Journal reports that the Army wouldn't disclose details of the 2008 suicide attempt but that it indicates Harper-Mercer was deeply troubled long before he opened fire on his classmates last Thursday.Christopher Harper-Mercer, 26, shot himself in a classroom after being wounded by two hero cops who opened fireHarper-Mercer was discharged from the Army in 2008 for trying to commit suicideTodd Spingath was one of two officers to take down Oregon shooterHis partner and fellow vet, Joe Kaney, was identified earlier this weekThe pair have been hailed for preventing further potential devastationThey rushed into Umpqua Community College five minutes after alert 
 Question:At a Wednesday news conference, authorities said that two police officers in plainclothes were the first to confront Harper-_ after he began shooting at his morning writing class.
Mercer

Greece has missed the deadline for its €1.6bn debt repayment to the International Monetary Fund, becoming the first developed country to fall into arrears on such payments. Eurozone finance ministers rejected the Greek government's new third bailout proposal just hours before it was set to default on its loans from the IMF. The last ditch attempt by the cash-strapped country to save itself advocated sidestepping the IMF altogether, and instead taking out a two-year bail-out extension using funds from the European Stability Mechanism. The potential deal would have made Germany Greece's biggest creditor as it contributes 27 per cent of the ESM - giving it a 'blocking majority' over any package.Has asked for a two-year rescue deal just hours before it is due to defaultGreece looking to sidestep the IMF and use the European Stability Mechanism insteadAlexis Tsipras previously urged Greeks to reject creditors' tough reformsFinance Minister said earlier today they would not pay by deadline19 finance ministers of the currency zone to discuss proposals tonight 
 Question:The _ is a permanent crisis resolution mechanism for countries of the euro area.

European Stability Mechanism