At least 70 injured in Rome protestsOctober 16, 2011 - 17:17 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - At least 70 people, including police, were injured in Rome as protests turned violent during demonstrations against global financial policies. The demonstration in Rome gathered a thick crowd of 100,000 people on Saturday, Oct 15 afternoon. This is when thousands of people across the world took to the streets in solidarity with the month-long Occupy The Wall Street action in New York against what they called “the financial terrorism” of the authorities. Protesters convened in Germany, London, China, New Zealand, Australia, Japan, Philippines, Singapore, Brussels, Portugal, Greece, Israel and Croatia. New York protesters said Saturday would be a day of international solidarity against what they called the greed and corruption of the 1% of the world’s wealthy people. Deutsche Welle said 5,000 people gathered near the European Central Bank in Frankfurt-am-Main carrying slogans “You Are Wasting Our Future” and “You Are Speculating With Our Lives”. The action is joined by the international anti-globalist organization Attac and the Occupy Frankfurt organization. The protests are peaceful, an organizer said. A similar demonstration took place in Cologne, with 1,500 people attending. In all, demonstrations involved 50 German cities and towns, Deutsche Welle said. In London, at least a thousand people of various age gathered in the City where the London Stock Exchange (LSE) is located. Wikileaks founder Julian Assange addressed the protesters from the steps of St. Paul’s Cathedral after the police blocked access to the LSE, RIA Novosti reported. Top stories Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". Partner news | Armenian, Iranian foreigh policy chief talk over the phone The Foreign Minister of Armenia once again expressed condolences to his counterpart on the death of the President of Iran. Armenia, U.S. customs authorities to boost assistance with new deal The government has approved an agreement with the U.S. government on mutual assistance between the customs authorities. Armenian government besieged by protesters Protesters led by Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan poured into Yerevan’s Republic Square to try to surround the seat of Armenia’s government. Armenia, Russia agree on repairing railway destroyed in floods Yerevan and Moscow have agreed to repair a flood-stricken railway in northern Armenia. |