Demonstrators take part in a protest against the Spanish government’s austerity measures on July 13, 2012, in Malaga Hundreds of protesters have clashed with riot police in Madrid over the new set of austerity measures. One person suffered a broken nose and three people were arrested. ­The protesters demonstrated on Friday evening outside the People’s Party offices of Spanish Prime Minister... 

Less than a week has passed since ACTA was defeated by a comprehensive vote in the European parliament. But some copyright activists believe its provisions may get in through the backdoor via the CETA treaty. ­The Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) is a wide-ranging set of agreements between the EU and Canada. Only a small part of it concerns intellectual property, but this part appears... 

Germany’s Bundestag passed its new registration law in just 57 seconds – as deputies rushed off to watch the national side play football against Italy. But it could undermine Germans’ right to privacy for years to come. ­Now, every single time a German moves to a new home, and gives the local authorities his address (as he is legally obliged to) as long as he does not explicitly forbid them... 

Want an example of how a liberal society is set up to eventually commit suicide? A feminist journalist from England, Cinnamon Heathcote-Drury, got involved in a case that serves as just such an example. Heathcote-Drury got her world turned upside down over the last few months, and the liberalism of her own self-defeating British culture is what did her in. One has to feel for her, if only a little... 

The Italian researcher Matteo Ianneo has yet discovered two new human faces on Mars which look as if they were carved on the surface of the Red Planet. These new discoveries add up to a previous set of past discoveries on Mars which raise new questions of whether Mars was ever a live planet just like Earth and if it was populated with some sort of creatures which were actually human. More than that,... 

A majority of people in four European countries believe that the eurozone crisis will worsen after giving Greece the 130-billion-euro financing package. The respondents to the phone survey that was carried out by the French opinion poll institute Ifop from June 18 to 21 were asked if they thought the eurozone economic crisis will worsen or improve after giving Greece the loan. The results of the survey... 

Immigrant shopkeepers from the suburb of Nikaia, near Piraeus, held a demonstration in the central Aghiou Nikolaou Square on Thursday evening to protest a wave of threats by extreme rightwing protesters against them and a recent spike in racist attacks. According to the migrants, members of the extreme-right Chrysi Avgi (Golden Dawn) have told them to close their shops and leave the country. The demonstration... 

Nationalist MEPs across Europe voted against the infamous Acta treaty on Wednesday as the bill was rejected by an overwhelming majority. The Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement was defeated by 478 votes to 39, with 165 abstentions, after failed attempts by the centre-right European People’s Party (EPP) to delay the decision. Joining our own British National Party MEPs in opposing the treaty... 

Switzerland will continue to purchase Iranian oil in defiance of the European Union sanctions on the Islamic Republic that came into effect on July 1. The Swiss Federal Department of Economic Affairs stated that Switzerland will not join the oil embargo against Iran, despite pressure from the United States and the EU, IRNA reported on Friday. Switzerland says that any decision on the import, sale,... 

Romanian President Traian Basescu delivers a speech to parliament on July 6, 2012. Romanian MPs have voted to impeach President Traian Basescu, initiating a process that could oust the unpopular leader in a national referendum. Some 256 of the bicameral parliament’s 372 deputies voted to impeach Basescu, 114 voted against the motion, and two votes were canceled, the final count showed. Senate... 

Massive flooding in the Krasnodar region in Russia’s south has left 78 dead and over 1,000 displaced from their homes as the death toll continues to rise. Governor Aleksandr Tkachyov claims there hasn’t been anything like it for the past 70 years. Entire city streets have been completely submerged after torrential rain storms Friday, with the Krymsky district taking the worst of the floods, according... 

Switzerland suspends arms shipments to the UAE over a report that Swiss hand grenades have ended up in the hands of militants groups in Syria. Switzerland has decided to suspend arms shipments to the United Arab Emirates following a report that Swiss-made hand grenades are being used by armed gangs in Syria. The measure was taken on Wednesday after the Sonntagszeitung newspaper published a photograph... 

A German court ruled that circumcision for non-medical reasons is bodily harm – a criminal assault – a decision that is bound to create uproar among Jewish and Muslim communities. Is it a reasonable ruling? Have your say. Doctors called upon to perform circumcisions for religious reasons have long been in a legal grey area – but when challenged, could plea that there was no clear ruling... 

Foreign police forces will be able to obtain details of the British public’s internet use, emails and text messages, it emerged last night. In a controversial move, MPs were told that officials in Europe and the US will be able to take advantage of the Home Office’s proposed ‘snoopers’ charter’. The information could be used for pursuing UK citizens for crimes which allegedly took place... 

Used software licenses may be resold by both individuals and companies, the European Court of Justice has ruled. A major victory against copyright holders comes as the European Parliament prepares for a vote on the controversial ACTA treaty. ­A major blow has been dealt to any company trying to restrict the resale of its software on the European market, after the court in Luxembourg put an end to...