Civil liberties groups: Police overreacted to G-20 protesters, should have focused on vandalsPITTSBURGH — Police used all the nonlethal tools at their disposal to thwart protesters at the Group of 20 summit this week, firing bean bags, hurling canisters of smoke and pepper spray, using flash-bang grenades and batons and deploying a high-tech sound-blasting device meant to push back crowds. Serbia seeks to host anniversary summit marking 50 years of Nonaligned MovementUNITED NATIONS — Serbia is proposing to host a summit of the 120-member Nonaligned Movement, which has angered the United States with its opposition to the invasion of Iraq and its support for Iran and Cuba. Obama says he understands Americans are war-weary, says he’s considering next movePITTSBURGH — President Barack Obama says he understands that Americans are tiring of the war in Afghanistan, and he said he is examining whether the U.S. is pursuing the right strategy there. Obama says Iran is on notice over disclosure of underground plant to make nuclear fuelPITTSBURGH — President Barack Obama says Iran is on notice following the disclosure of an underground plant to make nuclear fuel that could be used to build an atomic bomb. Obama says world leaders united and confident after bringing economy out of crisisPITTSBURGH — World leaders on Friday issued sweeping promises to fix a malfunctioning global economic system in hopes of heading off future financial meltdowns. President Barack Obama said actions taken so far “brought the global economy back from the brink.” Obama: Nations will watch each other to assure more sustained, equitable economic growthPITTSBURGH — President Barack Obama says world leaders have agreed to monitor each others’ economic policies to make sure all regions benefit when global demand increases. Obama: Swift actions of G-20 nations have ‘brought the global economy back from the brink’PITTSBURGH — President Barack Obama says action by the Group of 20 nations since April has “brought the global economy back from the brink.” Mrs. Obama leads G-20 spouses on tour of Pittsburgh performing arts school, Warhol museumPITTSBURGH — First lady Michelle Obama, a supporter of arts education, says the arts are a form of diplomacy that challenges assumptions and helps people learn from and inspire each other. G-20 leaders: Bankers’ pay should depend on success of their investment choicesPITTSBURGH — World leaders say bank executives should not be guaranteed multiyear bonuses because such compensation makes them less accountable for risky investments. G-20 leaders promise they’ll ‘phase out’ inefficient fossil-fuel subsidiesPITTSBURGH — G-20 nations are vowing to collaborate to phase out inefficient fossil fuel subsidies and push the world toward investment in cleaner energy sources. ‘It worked’: G-20 leaders say effort to bring economy from the brink is successfulPITTSBURGH — Leaders of the Group of 20 economic council are declaring major progress in their coordinated efforts and “forceful response” to prevent global financial collapse. Ascension of G-20 trades 20th-century alignment for the priorities of a new centuryPITTSBURGH — For the world, apparently, eight is no longer enough. G-20 leaders pledge ambitious financial overhaul, stop short of details on how to get therePITTSBURGH — World leaders lined up Friday behind sweeping promises to fix a malfunctioning global economic system in hopes of heading off future financial meltdowns. For now, they said, they would keep stimulus programs going “until recovery is assured.” Thousands opposed to G-20 policies march in Pittsburgh, shout at summit site from afarPITTSBURGH — A vociferous but peaceful group of several thousand people marched for miles through the downtown area on Friday, united by opposition to the Group of 20 summit but expressing a diversity of mostly liberal causes as an army of stone-faced riot police watched their every move. F-15 fighters escort small plane from airspace near Group of 20 summit, occupants questionedPITTSBURGH — Federal authorities say fighter jets escorted a small plane to an airport after it accidentally entered airspace that had been restricted due to the Group of 20 economic summit in Pittsburgh. China bats down notion of punishing Iran with sanctions for secret nuclear facilityPITTSBURGH — China on Friday batted down the notion of punishing Iran with additional sanctions for developing a secret nuclear facility, saying negotiations are a better way of dealing with Tehran. Thousands opposed to G-20 policies march toward downtown Pittsburgh, near summit sitePITTSBURGH — A few thousand demonstrators pledging nonviolence banged drums, danced and held signs advocating everything from human rights to ending war during a march through the city where Group of 20 world leaders were meeting. Iran has hidden nuclear site, Obama, other leaders declare, demanding inspectionsPITTSBURGH — President Barack Obama declared Friday that Iran is on a path to confrontation with world powers unless it agrees to “come clean” and disclose all its nuclear activities. He said he would not rule out military action. Major G-20 nations pledge to set goals to fix destabilizing global imbalancesPITTSBURGH — The world’s major countries are pledging to develop goals to fix destabilizing global economic imbalances that helped bring about the worst recession since the Great Depression. Obama, British and French leaders demand inspections of just-revealed Iranian nuclear facilityPITTSBURGH — President Barack Obama and the leaders of France and Britain declared Friday that the revelation of a previously secret Iranian nuclear facility puts heavy new pressure on Tehran to quickly disclose all its nuclear efforts — including any moves toward weapons development — “or be held accountable.” Mass march at Pittsburgh G-20 summit gets under way; anarchists spotted in crowdPITTSBURGH — More than 1,000 protesters are on the move in Pittsburgh for what has been billed as a peaceful protest against the Group of 20 summit. Mrs. Obama leads G-20 spouses on tour of Pittsburgh Creative and Performing Arts SchoolPITTSBURGH — Comparing the arts to a form of diplomacy, first lady Michelle Obama on Friday promoted arts education while treating her counterparts to tours of two of this city’s leading cultural institutions. G-20 leaders take global board-of-directors role and pledge reform agendaPITTSBURGH — Major world leaders formed themselves into a new board of directors for the global economy Friday, vowing to overhaul lax financial regulations and work harder to control dangerous imbalances that contributed to a financial meltdown. China says Iran should cooperate with UN on secret nuclear facilityPITTSBURGH — China is urging Iran to cooperate with the U.N. nuclear watchdog agency looking into a secret Iranian nuclear facility. Text of statements by Obama, Sarkozy, Brown on Iranian nuclear facilityStatements by President Barack Obama, French President Nicolas Sarkozy and British Prime Minister Gordon Brown in Pittsburgh on Friday about an Iranian nuclear facility, as provided by the White House: Pittsburgh businesses clean up from G-20 protests; afternoon march with permit is plannedPITTSBURGH — Businesses vandalized during Group of 20 protests were cleaning up broken glass and getting back to work Friday while demonstrators pledging nonviolence planned an afternoon march to protest environmental, health care and other policies. No reports of pledged G-20 business protestsPITTSBURGH — An umbrella group of Group of 20 protesters had encouraged morning demonstrations at various Pittsburgh businesses, but police say there are no reports of large gatherings or vandalism. Gordon Brown says Iran must open nuclear fuel plant to international inspectorsPITTSBURGH — British Prime Minister Gordon Brown says the international community is shocked and angered by Iran’s deception in building a secret nuclear fuel facility. French President Nicolas Sarkozy says Iran must comply by December or face sanctionsPITTSBURGH — French Prime Minister Nicolas Sarkozy says Iran faces possible new international sanctions if it doesn’t come clean on its nuclear program by December. US, British and French leaders demand inspections of secret Iranian nuclear facilityPITTSBURGH — President Barack Obama and the leaders of France and Britain declared Friday that the revelation of a previously secret Iranian nuclear facility puts heavy new pressure on Tehran to quickly disclose all its nuclear efforts — including any moves toward weapons development — “or be held accountable.” |
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