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Occupy Wall Street has led a global protest in 74 cities, including New York City, on Wall Street. WATCH LIVE: Watch live streaming video from globalrevolution at livestream.com…
Turkey refuses U.S. mediation in crisis with Israel
Turkey does not need United States’ mediation to solve a long-lasting crisis with Israel over a deadly 2010 flotilla raid, Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said Saturday. “We do not need mediation … for Israel in any way,” Davutoglu said during a televised press conference in the central province of…
Father of UBS trader says he is ‘man of integrity’
The father of the trader charged over an alleged $2 billion fraud at Swiss bank UBS said Saturday he was preparing to fly to London to be with his son, whom he described as a “man of integrity”. John Adoboli, the father of 31-year-old trader Kweku Adoboli, urged the world…
U.S. defends anti-terror strikes on Qaeda targets
A top US anti-terror advisor said America’s anti-terror campaign must go beyond “hot” battlefields in Afghanistan but legal curbs could constrain its action. John Brennan, President Barack Obama’s top advisor for counterterrorism and homeland security, also criticized Friday attempts by some lawmakers to ensure that military, rather than civilian courts…
Oktoberfest beer festival opens amid tight security
Munich’s traditional beer festival kicked off Saturday under heavy security and with the price of a litre tankard at a record high. City mayor Christian Ude, a Social Democrat, tapped the first barrel on the stroke of midday and clinked glasses with the conservative governor of Bavaria, Horst Seehofer, to…
Iraq recovers $116 million from Saddam officials
Iraq has recovered $116 million from bank accounts in France belonging to an official from ex-dictator Saddam Hussein’s regime, the country’s anti-graft watchdog said in a statement seen on Saturday. The Commission on Integrity said the funds comprised $106 million deposited in UBAF, a French-registered bank whose shareholders include 19…
U.S. hikers await judge’s signature to be free: lawyer
The lawyer of two American hikers convicted of spying in Iran told AFP on Saturday that everything was ready for their release, except for the signature of a judge to post bail. “Everything is in place to post bail (for Josh Fattal and Shane Bauer) and to have them released,…
Somalia bans foreign aid workers from rebel areas
MOGADISHU (Reuters) – Somalia has banned foreign aid workers and journalists from entering areas controlled by al Shabaab insurgents after members of a Turkish charity took food to famine victims in an area under the Islamist group. Nearly all aid agencies have already barred their expatriate workers from operating in…
NATO air strikes kill 354 civilians: Gaddafi spokesman
TUNIS (Reuters) – Muammar Gaddafi’s spokesman told Reuters on Saturday that NATO air strikes on Sirte overnight had hit a residential building and a hotel, killing 354 people. His claim could not immediately be verified as Sirte, Gaddafi’s hometown, has been largely cut off from communication since the fall of…
Palestinians vow UN membership amid diplomatic tussle
President Mahmud Abbas has promised Palestinians he will seek UN membership before the Security Council next week, amid mounting opposition from Israel and the United States. With Washington calling the move “counterproductive,” Abbas told Palestinians in a televised address on Friday: “It is our legitimate right to demand the full…
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