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Man dies after fighting erupts at mass rally in Athens

there was a men that died in greek and they didnt know how he died they thought he died of either a heart attack or he was injured bad.The country is in the grip of a 48-hour general strike in protest at swingeing cuts in public spending.The dead man was identified by many media as a middle-aged trade unionist.Stones and petrol bombs were hurled and fire extinguishers set off as masked youths battled communist-backed trade unionists near luxury hotels on the square.A number of other people were hurt in the fighting, during which some had their clothes set on fire by petrol bombs.On Wednesday, at least 40 people had been injured in running battles in central Athens. With Greece unable to borrow long term on international bond markets to finance its debt, the EU and IMF have stepped in with two bailout packages. 

How Gadhafi's death will affect Libya's civil war

The death of Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi, who was killed Thursday in his hometown of Sirte, Libya, is "an important step" for Libya, but don't expect the fighting to end right away, said CNN senior international correspondent Ben Wedeman. Wedeman, the first Western television reporter to enter and report from inside Libya during the war, talked about how Gadhafi's life ended and what his death means for Libya's future and the civil war.There are reports that Gadhafi was hiding in a hole, possibly a sewer or drainage ditch, like former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein before he was captured.when he left Tripoli in August that he left with a large entourage, with lots of cash ... and a lot of weapons. And for him to end up basically in the same sort of spider hole that Saddam Hussein did seems a bit odd, a bit out of character.

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Wall Street protests swelled Wednesday to their largest numbers yet, after local unions pledged support to a third week of demonstrations against income inequality, corporate greed, corruption and a list of other social.the protes happen in nyc sept 17.They were part of a larger group crossing the bridge from Manhattan, where they have been camped out near Wall Street for two weeks.

Some entered the bridge's roadway and were met by a large police presence and detained, most for disorderly conduct.

The loosely-organised group is protesting against corporate greed.

They say they are defending 99% of the US population against the wealthiest 1%.

Occupy Wall Street called for 20,000 people to "flood into lower Manhattan" on 17 September and remain there for "a few months".

Several hundred remain camped at Zuccotti Park, a privately owned area of land not far from Wall Street.

A police spokesman quoted by Reuters said the arrests came "after multiple warnings by police were given to protesters to stay on the pedestrian walkway".

"Some complied and took the walkway without being arrested. Others locked arms and proceeded on the Brooklyn-bound vehicular roadway. The latter were arrested," the spokesman said.

Many were released again shortly afterwards, police said.

Some of the protesters said police had allowed them on to the roadway and were escorting them across when they were surrounded and the arrests began.

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it is up to individuals to obtain health insurance. Most get coverage through their employers, but others sign up for private insurance schemes.Under the terms of most plans, people pay regular premiums, but sometimes they are required to pay part of the cost of their treatment.