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- Benjamin Netanyahu: Iran is almost to the brink
At the United Nations, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu drew a clear red line in hope that Iran will back down from a path towards nuclear weapon development. Three rounds of talks with Iran this year have not yet lead the country to halt its nuclear program.
- Iranian president needs a history lesson, Israeli president says
Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, who on Monday said that the Israeli people had 'no roots' in their territory, was scolded by his Israeli counterpart, Shimon Peres, who called the Iranian president's speech 'embarrassing.'
- Myanmar's reformist president asks world to see his country in a new light
Speaking before the United Nations General Assembly, Myanmar President Thein Sein, whose reformist government has helped his country emerge from five decades of authoritarian rule, asked the international community for 'understanding and support.'
- Marriage bounty: Tycoon offers $65 million for a man to wed his lesbian daughter
Marriage bounty: Hong Kong real estate mogul Cecil Chao is offering $65 million to any man who can win the love of his daughter, Gigi Chao. But, naturally, there's a catch.
- For the first time, Myanmar's president praises Aung San Suu Kyi
In a sign that five decades of authoritarian rule is coming to an end, Myanmar President Thein Sein paid unprecedented respect to opposition leader and democracy activist Aung San Suu Kyi in a speech at the United Nations General Assembly.
- In UN speech, Netanyahu expected to repeat call for 'red lines' on Iran
Speaking before the United Nations General Assembly, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is expected to make a case against Iran, calling for 'red lines' that will trigger a US attack on the Islamic State.
- Chinese court upholds $2.4 million fine against Ai Weiwei
A Chinese court ruled that artist and dissident Ai Weiwei will have to pay a $2.4 million tax evasion fine. Many view the fine as a way of silencing Ai's criticisms of the government.
- Zimbabwe's president says Gaddafi's death as tragic as Ambassador Stevens'
Criticizing the US and UN, Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe, said the world should have condemned the violent death of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi the same way it did US Ambassador to Libya Christopher Stevens.
- Julian Assange lashes out at Obama's UN free speech comments
WikiLeaks 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 injuries
Baja 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 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 Damascus
State-run media and witnesses report that two explosions targeting the army headquarters in Damascus. Rebels and the army have differing reports on the number of people killed.
- Queen Elizabeth leak: Why the BBC apologized for airing her views
Queen 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' tensions
In an speech on Tuesday at the United Nations, President Barack Obama touched on issues such as the Syrian civil war and the 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) lifted
The 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 world
In 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 prisons
A 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.