
British workers stage massive protest against cuts
On the streets of London on Saturday three-quarters of a million people staged the biggest protest yet in the fightback against the Tory-led coalition's brutal cuts program.

Portugal government falls after losing austerity vote
Portuguese president José Socrates, of the Socialist Party, turned in his resignation on Wednesday after losing a crucial vote on government austerity.

Libya and Japan grab Germany’s attention
Elections in an East German state were largely overshadowed by the news from Japan and, far more, from Libya.

