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Mexicans protest Enrique Nieto’s swearing in as president
Mexican police hit by Molotov cocktails thrown by protesters showing their opposition to President Enrique Pena Nieto on December 1, 2012.
As Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto is worn in, thousands protest across the country, clashing with police and injuring at least five officers.
Protesters on Saturday threw Molotov cocktails and objects towards police officers, who were standing outside the...
Eurozone jobless rate at record high of 11.7% amid debt crisis
Workers marching in downtown Naples, in southeast Italy, during a protest to demand new job opportunities.
Official data show that the unemployment rate in the eurozone hit a new record high of 11.7 percent in October as the 17-nation bloc continues to grapple with a worsening financial crisis.
The Eurostat data agency said on Friday that a total of 18.7 million people were out of work in October,...
Egypt votes to make Islamic law main source of Egypt’s constitution
Egypt’s Constituent Assembly tasked with drafting the country’s new constitution has voted to keep “the principles of sharia” law as the main source of legislation in the country.
The article’s language however, remains unchanged from the previous constitution used under the regime of former President Hosni Mubarak.
The assembly gathered on Thursday to vote on each of the new draft constitution’s...
Egyptian judges go on strike over Morsi decree
Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi
Egyptian judges have begun a nationwide strike to protest against President Mohamed Morsi’s new decree, which gives him sweeping powers and places him beyond judicial oversight.
During an emergency meeting on Saturday night, the Judges’ Club, a body representing judges across Egypt, denounced Morsi’s presidential decree and announced the immediate “suspension...
Venezuelans and Argentinians hold demo to condemn Gaza War
Pro-Palestine demonstrators in Caracas condemn the Israeli regime.
Pro-Palestine demonstrators in Venezuela and Argentina have expressed resentment against the recent deadly attacks by the Israeli regime on the Gaza Strip.
Angry Venezuelan nationals and Palestinian immigrants took to the streets in the capital, Caracas, on Thursday, waving Palestinian flags and beating drums in a show of solidarity...
Thousands of Greek communists protest the Gaza war at Israeli embassy
A protest marking the anniversary of the deadly suppression of a 1973 student uprising in Greece turned into a massive anti-Israeli demonstration in the capital Athens, Press TV reports.
On Saturday, communist protesters gathered at the Athens Polytechnic before marching on to the Israeli embassy in protest against its ongoing killing of Palestinians in Gaza.
On November 17, 1973, students held a...
'We have no future!' EU anger unites millions in protest
Massive anti-austerity strikes and protests swept across Europe as millions took to the streets to express their frustration over rising unemployment and dire economic prospects. Many rallies ended with violent clashes with police.
Workers marched in 23 countries across Europe to mark the European Day of Action and Solidarity.
General strikes had been called in Spain and Portugal, paralyzing public...
Argentina Unrest: Brought to you by Goldman Sachs
The US-engineered “Arab Spring” brought us the “April 6 Youth Movement” in Egypt, run by Wall Street-backed Mohammed ElBaradei in coordination with the Muslim Brotherhood, the “February 17 Revolution,” consisting of Al Qaeda terrorists of the Libyan Islamic Fighting Group in Libya, and now Argentina has the “8N,” or “November 8″ movement working in coordination with foreign-owned...
Mega strike hits Europe
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Protesters in Barcelona burn two police cars forcing officers to respond with rubber bullets. Several people injured.
2200 GMT: A group of protesters have set a barricade on fire on Madrid’s Santa Maria de la Cabeza street, El Pais reports.
1945 GMT: At least 118 people have been detained across Spain, according to El Pais. At least 40 have been injured, 18 of them police officers.
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Italians hold anti-austerity across the country
Students clash with riot police during a demonstration in downtown Rome on October 5, 2012 against deep cuts in the education budget.
Thousands of people have taken to the streets of Italy to protest against the government’s financial policies.
The protesters, who were mainly students, staged demonstrations across Italy on Saturday to express their opposition to Prime Minister Mario Monti’s austerity...
Greek Parliament Passes Thrid Harsh Austerity Package
A general view of the Greek parliament during a vote on new austerity measures in Athens on November 7, 2012.
The Greece parliament has adopted an 18.5-billion-euro (23.6-billion-US dollar) austerity package amid clashes between police and angry protesters in the capital Athens.
On Wednesday, the Greek lawmakers voted for the bill that cuts pensions by up to 15%, reduces some wages by a third, and...
Argentinians hold largest anti-government demos in decade
Protesters hold a demonstration at the iconic Obelisk in Buenos Aires on November 8, 2012.
Thousands of people have held demonstrations in Argentina to protest against the policies of President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner.
The protests on Thursday night are said to be Argentina’s biggest anti-government demonstrations in more than a decade.
Demonstrators in Argentina are infuriated by the rising...
Thousands of ultraconservative Muslims rally for Sharia in Egyptian constitution
Egyptian Salafists shout slogans during a demonstration at Tahrir Square in Cairo to demand that sharia, or Islamic law, be the basis for legislation in a new constitution being draf ted for Egypt on November 9, 2012
More than 10,000 ultraconservative Muslims staged a demonstration in Cairo’s Tahrir Square on Friday, demanding that Egypt’s new constitution be based on Sharia law. The protest reflects...
Greek police clash with protesters in Athens
Riot police stand guard as demonstrators march in front of the Greek parliament in central Athens during protests against new austerity measures on November 6, 2012.
Greek police have clashed with angry protesters in the capital city, Athens, as the country’s lawmakers begin debating new austerity measures.
Clashes broke out outside the Greek parliament after tens of thousands of anti-austerity protesters...
Greeks kick off new wave of strikes against austerity measures
People walking by closed shops in Athens during the 24-hours general strike.
Greeks have kicked off a new wave of strikes to protest against fresh austerity measures due to be presented by the government to the parliament.
The work stoppage began on Monday as the metro in the capital Athens was shut and taxi drivers halted services.
There was also a media blackout on Monday as journalists stopped working...