Anti-capitalist protests turn into global movement

Protesters inspired by the "Occupy Wall Street" movement camped out in European cities for a third day on Monday in a campaign that has got the EU and Russia both unexpectedly on the same page.From London and Frankfurt to Madrid and Amsterdam, hundreds of demonstrators pitched tents following a global day of action on Saturday and vowed to maintain their drive against corporate greed and state cutbacks.

Clashes erupted in New York and Rome and protesters camped out on Sunday in worldwide demonstrations seen as a show of force by a rising global movement against corporate greed and government cutbacks.There were rallies in 951 cities in 80 countries around the globe on Saturday in an extension of a campaign born on May 15 with a rally in Madrid's central Puerta del Sol square by a group calling itself "Indignados" ("Indignants").

Clashes erupted in New York and Rome and protesters camped out on Sunday in worldwide demonstrations seen as a show of force by a rising global movement against corporate greed and government cutbacks.There were rallies in 951 cities in 80 countries around the globe on Saturday in an extension of a campaign born on May 15 with a rally in Madrid's central Puerta del Sol square by a group calling itself "Indignados" ("Indignants").

AUGUSTA, Maine — The man who spent nearly three decades in the woods of Maine before his high-profile arrest earlier this month has attracted a marriage proposal and a stranger’s offer to bail him out, prompting authorities to dramatically increase his bail Sunday amid fears he could be targeted for exploitation.

ZAATARI, Jordan — Syrian refugees in a Jordanian camp attacked aid workers with sticks and stones on Tuesday, frustrated after cold, howling winds swept away their tents and torrential rains flooded muddy streets overnight. Police said seven aid workers were injured. The refugees may be about to face even deeper misery with warnings of a major snowstorm threatening Jordan and Turkey — the two countries with the largest Syrian refugee populations.

Thousands of anti-capitalists are to march through the streets of the French city of Nice on Tuesday to protest corporate greed ahead of the G20 summit in nearby Cannes, echoing protests worldwide."We refuse to give the powerful the right to impose their solutions on crises that they created. Alternative paths exist," said pamphlets distributed by the organisers of the protest march around the Mediterranean city.