Saturday, July 02, 2011

07/02/11

* Gaddafi threatens Europe, Clinton calls for him to quit US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Saturday said Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi should quit instead of issuing threats.

* Neo-Nazis undergo 'fashion makeover' A report published over the weekend by Germany's Interior Ministry and General Security Services reveals the new "fashion trends" of neo-Nazis.

* Abbas: World not united in support of Palestinian UN bid Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas acknowledged on Saturday that he was facing pressure to abandon his plan to ask the United Nations in September to recognize a Palestinian state.

* Iran Funnels New Weapons to Iraq and Afghanistan Iran's elite military unit, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, has transferred lethal new munitions to its allies in Iraq and Afghanistan.

* Bloody day: Syrians tell Assad to go At least 24 civilians were killed Friday by Bashar Assad's forces.

* Greece arrests captain of U.S. ship in Gaza flotilla Authorities in Greece say they have arrested the captain of an American boat that was to be part of the Gaza flotilla.

* Greece arrests captain of U.S. ship in Gaza flotilla Authorities in Greece say they have arrested the captain of an American boat that was to be part of the Gaza flotilla.

* Jordan's King Shuffles Cabinet as Protests Grow With antigovernment demonstrations growing across Jordan in recent weeks, King Abdullah II approved a cabinet shuffle on Saturday that brought in a number of new officials.

* Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood welcomes US talks Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood is willing to hold talks with the United States, a spokesman said.

* Greece crisis: Poland's Jacek Rostowski criticises EU Polish Finance Minister Jacek Rostowski has criticised Europe's handling of the Greek debt crisis.