„Am besten bewaffnet, am besten frei.“ So beschrieb der berühmte italienische Denker und Stratege Niccolo Machiavelli vor fünf Jahrhunderten die Schweizer.

Iran and the U.N. nuclear agency held „constructive“ talks on Friday about Iran‘s disputed atomic program and said they would meet again on October 28.

Ist der Ruf eh ruiniert, … muss er sich gedacht haben, als er ganz unverholen mit Terroranschlägen „wie in Nairobi“ gewarnt hat, wenn man der NSA ihr Schnüffelprogramm kürzt. Das mit Nairobi ist aber ein Eigentor, wenn man sich die Lage genauer anguckt. Die Amerikaner und Israel hatten nämlich dem Präsidenten von Kenia versprochen, ihn vor Anschlägen zu warnen.

As the putschists’ authorities shutter another media outlet belonging to coup opponents, journalists demand protection of freedom of the press.

Thousands of people are taking part in anti-government protests across Egypt, days after activities by the Muslim Brotherhood were banned by a Cairo court.

Friday‘s protests, called by the Anti-Coup alliance, saw thousands take to the streets in Cairo, Port Said, Assuit, and elsewhere.

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During the phone call, the two Presidents exchanged viewpoints on the latest developments in Syria.

President Maduro renewed support for finding a political solution to the crisis in Syria, rejecting any form of foreign intervention, particularly the threats of launching military aggression on the Syrian people.

He affirmed that Syria‘s steadfastness, as people and army, is now changing the map of international balances.

“When I got into Vancouver I evaluated the intelligence which we received from several sources,” he stated.

“I decided then and there to continue back to Caracas and drop the New York trip to protect a key goal: safeguarding my physical integrity and protecting my life,” Maduro said.

Security concerns have prompted Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro to cancel plans to attend the 68th session of the United Nations General Assembly.
On Wednesday, Maduro accused former United States officials Otto Reich and Roger Noriega of being involved in “crazy provocations” that he said put his life in danger.

Nach seinen Worten wird am Entwurf der UN-Resolution zu Syrien weiter gearbeitet.

The proposal to be discussed Friday by the OPCW would allow inspectors into any site suspected of chemical weapons involvement even if Syria‘s government did not identify the location. That gives the inspectors unusually broad authority.

Pope Francis on Friday met Ahmet Uzumcu, director-general of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW).