Occupy Wall Street protesters battered in New York; a message to Angela Merkel on how to head off eurozone contagion; and Aung San Suu Kyl vowing "change from within" as reforms in Burma raise hopes of a turning point there. That's the focus for this look at the international press, Friday 18th November 2011.
Could being moved on from camping in Zuccotti Park actually be good news for the Occupy movement? Have they won over mainstream opinion? And should they be worried about being used by politicians? The international papers look at all this, plus Syria, and why pizza is now a vegetable, apparently.
Eye witness reports from Occupy Wall Street protesters as their camp is dismantled. British Press Agency Reuters accused of biased reporting in Yemen. And web users have been recreating famous paintings with photography…
We take a look at Tunisia in today's pick of the international papers - who is standing in the Arab spring's first election, and will anyone actually vote? We also look at the police response to the "Occupy Wall Street" movement, and tabloid excitement at the birth of Carla Bruni's baby.
Following student riots in Chile we meet one of the leaders behind the country's worst unrest since the fall of General Pinochet. Also, the disillusioned and the unemployed are welcome in Manhattan's Zucotti Park as the “Occupy Wall Street” movement gains pace. Finally, Cuba's peaceful protesters mourn one of their leading lights. We have a special report from Havana.
François Hollande's victory in the French Socialist Party primary makes headlines far beyond France - while the 'Occupy Movement' is also on plenty of front pages, as protests spread far beyond Wall Street to Rome, London, and Berlin.
New York City authorities have postponed a planned cleaning of Zuccotti Park, the centre of the Occupy Wall Street protests that began on September 17. Protesters had claimed the clean-up was an attempt to evict them.
INTERNATIONAL PAPERS, Mon. 10/10/11. The Guardian welcomes the high turnout in round one of the Socialist Primary in France - the opposition has turned into a "capable contender", says the paper. The "Occupy Wall Street" movement continues to get a lot of coverage. And a new Muppet made a special appearance on Sesame Street last night. Her name is Lily and she’s "food insecure".
US President Barack Obama has acknowledged the frustration and anger aimed at the country's financial system as protests against corporate greed and rising inequalities spread to more than a dozen cities across the US.
Tributes pour in for Steve Jobs from across the world's media. We also look at Syria, what the India-Afghanistan deal means for Pakistan, and whether Occupy Wall Street can learn anything - from the Tea Party.
