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In this picture taken Saturday, Oct. 15, 2011, protesters smash a window of a bank in downtown Rome. Rome counts cost of violence after global protests
Rome is counting the cost of its worst violence in years, which erupted on a day of global protests over austerity and banking practices. Hundreds of hooded protesters in Italy's capital torched cars,... (photo: AP / Gregorio Borgia) BBC News
Economy   Italy   Photos   Protests   Wikipedia: Occupy Wall Street
Residents suffering from floods gather at the gate to a mosque in Ayutthaya province, central Thailand Sunday, Oct. 16, 2011. Thailand: Bangkok escape floods as waters recede
BANGKOK, Thailand-The government expressed confidence Sunday that Bangkok will escape Thailand's worst flooding in decades, as the capital's elaborate barriers held strong and floodwaters receded from... (photo: AP / Apichart Weerawong) The Boston Globe
Disaster   Floods   Photos   Thailand   Wikipedia: 2011 Thailand floods
President Barack Obama listens as CIA Director David Petraeus makes a point during a national security meeting in the Situation Room of the White House, Sept. 10, 2011. Iran and Obama's Islands of Instability
Article by WN.com Correspondent Dallas Darling. Just months before hundreds of thousands of Iranians toppled the U.S.-backed Shah of Iran, President Jimmy Carter was in Iran toasting and praising him.... (photo: White House / Pete Souza) WorldNews.com
Conspiracy   Iran   Photos   US   Wikipedia: Adel al-Jubeir assassination plot
Occupy Wall Street protesters fill Times Square for a rally Saturday, Oct. 15, 2011 mixing with gawkers, Broadway showgoers, tourists and police to create a chaotic scene in the midst of Manhattan. Thousands of protesters fill NYC's Times Square
NEW YORK — Thousands of demonstrators protesting corporate greed filled Times Square on Saturday night, mixing with gawkers, Broadway showgoers, tourists and police to create a chaotic... (photo: AP / David Karp) Lexington Herald-Leader
Demonstrators   Economy   New York City   Photos   Wikipedia: Occupy Wall Street
Palestinians participate in a demonstration in solidarity with prisoners jailed in Israel, some holding their photos, in front of the International Red Cross building in Gaza City, Saturday, Oct. 15, 2011. Israel names prisoners to be freed in Shalit deal
Israel on Sunday published the official list of 477 Palestinian prisoners to be released on Tuesday in the first stage of a deal for the release of captive soldier Gilad Shalit. The list of 450... (photo: AP / Hatem Moussa) Jakarta Globe
Hamas   Israel   Palestinian   Photos   Wikipedia: Gilad Shalit
File - A child is checked by a member of the Nepalese special forces of the African Union – United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID), during the medical campaign in Kuma Garadayat, a village located in North Darfur. They live in a world of plenty, but one in seven will go hungry today
Today is World Food Day. It might, if one heeds the words of Ban Ki-moon, be more suitably designated Global Lack of Nutrition Day. For, according to a statement by the Secretary-General of the United... (photo: UN / Albert Gonzalez Farran) The Independent
Africa   Aid   Photos   UN   Wikipedia: World Food Day
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