Protests in Spain against austerity cuts gain wide support
The European Union and European Central bank are forcing European nations saddled with heavy debt loads to cut public services. Spain is among them.
Massive explosion rocks Cyprus naval base
The blast is said to have been one of the largest non-nuclear explosions in history.
Ukraine reds: still resisting despite the odds
Red flags will fly as a challenge to those in the Ukrainian parliament who have sought to impose a legal ban on symbols of the Soviet period.
In Cyprus, Communists gain, but so do rightists
In parliamentary elections May 22 in the island nation of Cyprus, the governing AKEL party - the island's Communist Party - gained seats and increased its voting percentage.
NATO blocks possible peace deal in Libya
The two European NATO countries which have spearheaded the intervention in war torn Libya, the United Kingdom and France, are calling for an intensification of the intervention.
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.
Belarus and European Union enact mutual bans
The EU sanctions come as a result of controversy surrounding the Dec. 19 presidential elections in Belarus, in which Lukashenko won with nearly 80 percent of the vote.
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.
Flip-flops and elections in Germany
Germany's ruling parties are flip-flopping on everything from Egypt to unemployment as a series of elections approaches.
