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By not in system - AOL NewsPARIS -- Top diplomats from some of the world's biggest powers deferred Tuesday to the U.N. Security Council to take action against Libya, as France and Britain failed to win support for a no-fly zone to halt the advance of Moammar Gadhafi's forces. The envoys from the Group of Eight prominent economies insisted Gadhafi must leave power. France said they agreed that a new U.N. resolution should be adopted by week's end with measures to help Libyan rebels, who have sought a no-fly zone imposed by foreign powers. A final communique after a two-day meeting in Paris of G-8 foreign ministers ...
Toronto Police Fire Tear Gas on G20 Protesters
By Paul Choi - AOL NewsTORONTO (June 27) -- Police and protesters clashed near a makeshift detention centre in Toronto on Sunday, a day after a peaceful protest aimed at the G20 summit turned ugly in Canada's largest city. ...
Hundreds Arrested as Economic Summit Protests Turn Violent
By not in system - AOL NewsTORONTO (June 27) -- Police made more than 400 arrests after black-clad demonstrators broke off from a crowd of peaceful protesters at the global economic summit and went on a rampage in downtown Toronto that lasted into the early morning hours, authorities said today. The roving band of protesters torched four police cruisers and shattered shop windows with baseball bats and hammers for blocks, including at police headquarters, then shed some of their black clothes, revealing other garments, and continued their rampage. Police used shields, clubs, tear gas and pepper spray to push back the ...
World Leaders Seek Common Ground on Crises
By not in system - AOL NewsTORONTO (June 26) -- At odds over how to strengthen the global recovery, top world leaders found common ground on foreign policy Saturday, condemning North Korea for the alleged sinking of a South Korean warship and endorsing a five-year exit timetable for Afghanistan In a joint statement, the leading eight industrial democracies also criticized both Iran and North Korea for continuing their nuclear march and called on both to heed existing United Nations resolutions. The statement on the March sinking of the South Korean ship was not as strongly worded as the United States and some other ...
Aung San Suu Kyi Trial Witnesses: 22 to 2
By Alex Wagner - Politics DailyBurmese freedom fighter, democratic leader and Nobel Laureate Aung San Suu Kyi went back on "trial" Friday, nearly a month after the ruling military regime suspended court proceedings. ...
The G8 Summit Meltdown, and Why Silvio Berlusconi Needs a Holiday
By Delia Lloyd - Politics DailyPoor Italy. First, there were the sex scandals. Now, it looks as if the upcoming G8 summit may well crash and burn. Silvio Berlusconi just can't catch a break. ...
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