The sweeping new powers that Egyptian President Morsi has assumed make him immune from being overruled – a situation some say is reminiscent of the leader he replaced. But Morsi defends his move as...
Egyptian President Mohammed Mursi is set to meet senior judges to try to settle a mounting crisis over the extent of his powers. A decree giving him sweeping new powers was announced on Thursday,...
On Thursday night, Nov. 15, anti-Israel protesters gathered outside of President Obama’s re-election campaign headquarters in Chicago to protest what they call “Israeli war crimes.” The protest was organized by the Palestine Solidarity Group,...
Clashes between protesters and police raged in to the night in Spain and Portugal on Wednesday after a day of anti-austerity strikes and rallies snarled the streets of several European capitals.
Hundreds of thousands of Europe’s beleaguered citizens went on strike or snarled the streets of capitals of Spain, Italy, Greece and Portugal, at times clashing with riot police, as they demanded that governments stop...
Fiona Govan, the Telegraph’s correspondent in Madrid reports on the escalating tension as Spanish workers join strikes to protest against spending cuts and tax hikes that trade unions say have brought misery and deepened...
Workers across the European Union are staging a series of protests and strikes against rising unemployment and austerity measures. General strikes in Spain and Portugal have halted transport, businesses and schools, and led to...
Demonstrators clashed with riot police in Naples, Italy during a protest against the country’s labor minister on Monday. The official, Elsa Fornero, is the signatory of the pension reform that raised Italy’s retirement age....
(Reuters) – Arm raised in a Nazi-style salute, the leader of Greece’s fastest-rising political party surveyed hundreds of young men in black T-shirts as they exploded into cheers. Their battle cry reverberated through the...
Brandishing banners and banging on pots and pans thousands of Argentines took to streets of Buenos Aires to protest against President Cristina Fernandez’s interventionist policies and combative style. An estimated 700,000 people gathered around...
