'Your leaders will not be able to protect you': al Qaeda Chief warns Americans

Despite the recent drones attacks which have seen the death of powerful al Qaeda chiefs in Pakistan and Yemen, the group continues to prove it will fight till last and will never relent.

Al-Qaeda’s commander in the Arabian Peninsula has stated that Americans will not be safe unless their leaders respect the security of other countries and do not attack or oppress them, reports AP. In a message posted on a militant website,Qassim al-Rimi also urged Americans to “leave us with our religion, land and nations and mind your own internal affairs.”

The militant chief noted that the recent Boston Marathon bombings and ricin-tainted letters revealed that the US security is no longer under control. Rimi noted that making bombs such as the ones used in Boston in April is within “everyone's reach,” cited Alarabiya.net. “Every day you will be hit by the unexpected and your leaders will not be able to defend you,” he said.

More than 1,700 people detained in Turkey over Protest

Turkish police have fired tear gas and water cannon to disperse a massive demonstration against the demolition of a park in central Istanbul. The rally grew into a wider anti-government protest and is spreading across the country. Prime Minister Erdogan seems to be acting the Mubarak he once  cricitised in Egypt.

More than 1,700 people have been detained since a harsh police crackdown against activists staging a sit-in protest at Gezi Park near Taksim Square spiraled out of control on Friday. Turkish Interior Minister Muammer Guler said "a large majority of the detainees were released after being questioned and identified," the state-run Anatolia news agency cites him as saying.Officials claimed that 53 civilians and 26 police officers had been hurt in the clashes, though Amnesty International alleges that hundreds have been wounded and two have been killed.

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has announced that a mosque, and not a shopping mall will be built in the Artillery Barracks project intended to replace Taksim Gezi Park, the Turkish daily Hurriyet reports.  Erdogan added that he did not need permission from the political opposition or a “few marauders” for such projects, as the authority had already been granted by the people who voted his ruling Justice and Development Party into power.

Police have fired tear gas and used water cannons to disperse around 1,000 protesters who were attempting to march to the Prime Minister’s office in the Turkish capital of Ankara, AFP reports.