A volcano near the Guatemalan capital roared back to life on Wednesday, spewing ash high into the air, disaster safety officials said. The Fuego volcano, which is just 50 kilometers (30 miles) from Guatemala City and its population of one million people, coughed out gas and ash 4,800 meters (16,000 feet) above sea level. Despite at least two lava flows, Alejandro Maldonado, secretary of the disaster reduction office CONRAD, said the so-called "Fire Volcano" was not yet sufficiently dangerous to justify the evacuation of nearby villages. Experts say the volcano -- one of the most active in Central America -- may become increasingly violent in the coming hours and could affect air traffic. In February, a powerful eruption at Fuego forced authorities to declare an alert and close the airport in the capital.

ATHENS (Reuters) - Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras told lawmakers early on Thursday that Athens must conclude the first review of its new international bailout within November, to start talks over a debt relief before the end of the year.

"Our main target is to conclude the review within November and the bank recapitalisation by the end of the year, in order to, at last, start the discussion over a debt relief," Tsipras said ahead of a confidence vote.

Greece has promised to implement the third bailout programme agreed with European Union and International Monetary Fund lenders in August in exchange for 86 billion euros hoping. Athens hopes that a debt relief will help it regain market access in 2017.

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