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Julian Assange lashes out at Obama's UN free speech commentsWikiLeaks founder, Julian Assange, mocked President Obama in a video addressed to the UN Wednesday. He asked how Obama could support freedom of speech in the Middle East, but not in the context of WikiLeaks?- Baja earthquake rattles Mexico, but causes no injuriesBaja earthquake: A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck Mexico's Baja Peninsula. Some schools and other public buildings were closed as a precaution, but there are no reports of injuries or major damage.
Are the United States and Israel threatening Iran?Speaking on Yom Kippur, Iran's聽President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said that his country is under threat from 'uncivilized Zionists' and called for an end to the 'present oppressive world order.'
Twin blasts rock Syria's army command headquarters in DamascusState-run media and witnesses report that two explosions targeting the聽army headquarters in聽Damascus. Rebels and the army have differing reports on the number of people killed.聽
Queen Elizabeth leak: Why the BBC apologized for airing her viewsQueen Elizabeth leak: Her Majesty told a BBC journalist that the British government should have arrested radical Muslim cleric Abu Hamza al-Masri. This rare leak by the BBC of Queen Elizabeth's views was considered violation of journalistic ethics.
Obama: Nations must 'honestly address' tensionsIn an speech on Tuesday at the United Nations, President Barack Obama touched on issues such as the Syrian civil war and the聽Israeli-Palestinian conflict without offering any new solutions. He also urged free speech and an end to 'mindless violence.'
Will the Occupy movement dissolve Spain's parliament?Some 6,000 of protesters gathered outside Spain's parliament in Madrid to protest austerity measures and to call for the ouster of Spain's current government .
Can the United Nations do anything about Syria?Spekaing at the annual United Nations General Assembly, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon urged world leaders to take action on the crisis in Syria.
Aung San Suu Kyi wants sanctions against Myanmar(Burma) liftedThe Burmese opposition leader, who's now a member of the country's Parliament, is urging an end to US sanctions against her impoverished nation.
China's first aircraft carrier: Is it any good?China entered into service Tuesday its first aircraft carrier, a refitted ship purchased from Ukraine. One expert describes it as 'not cutting edge.'
At UN, Obama urges nations to confront 'violence and intolerance' in Muslim worldIn his address to the United Nations General Assembly, President Barack Obama called upon world leaders to confront the root causes of Muslim rage.
Mexican report describes out of control, self-governed prisonsA report by Mexico's human rights commission said Mexico's prisons are plagued by overcrowding, lack of guards, and the omnipotence of prison gangs and drug cartels.
Ahmadinejad's comments inflame Israeli ambassadorIranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad called Israel a 'fake regime' shielded by the US at the UN General Assembly, prompting Israeli Ambassador,聽Ron Prosor to walk out of the meeting.
Avalanche survivors in Nepal tell of predawn confusionClimbers on Mount Manaslu in Nepal were caught unawares at 4 a.m. in the morning when an avalanche hit, killing at least nine. Six climbers are still missing.聽
Venezuelan challenger edges closer to Chavez, but close enough?With elections only days away in Venezuela, opposition candidate, Henrique Capriles, has gained ground in an opinion poll, though he still lags behind President Hugo Chavez.
Imelda Marcos shoe collection now worthless, says Philippines governmentImelda Marcos left behind at least 1,220 pairs of shoes, along with a vast collection of clothes and accessories, when she fled with her husband, President Ferdinand Marcos, during a 1986 uprising. 聽
Iran threatens attack on US bases in event of war with IsraelIran threatens attack:聽Gen. Amir Ali Hajizadeh, a聽senior commander in Iran's powerful Revolutionary Guard, warned that his country would target US bases in the region in the event of a war with Israel.
International monitors say Belarus election neither free nor fairThe European Union and the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe have dismissed parliamentary elections in Belarus as a sham, further isolating the landlocked state from the West.聽
Iran's Ahmadinejad says that Israel will be 'eliminated'Speaking at the United Nations General Assembly聽on Monday, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad described the state of Israel as a temporary phenomenon in the Middle East聽
Before China's transfer of power, a would-be defector gets a 15-year sentenceWang Lijun, the Chinese police chief whose thwarted defection exposed the murder of a British businessman and a turf war between top Communist Party officials, was sentenced to 15 years in prison Monday.
