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Five more days of Iberia strikes in February - Spain

Iberia airlines is facing further five days of industrial action by staff to protest for company plans of low-cost carrier Iberia Express. The new...

by F.J Fernandez Bordonada in Spain on 09/02/2012

Business

Spanish airlines workers confront Ryanair chief Michael O'Leary

File Images: The businessman Michael O'Leary had to be protected by police after being insulted by angry workers from a rival Spanish airline at...

by F.J Fernandez Bordonada in Spain on 08/02/2012

Society

Homeless sleep rough on benches - Thessaloniki

Homeless people could be seen sleeping rough on benches in the central parks and squares of the city. Their individual predicaments were not known...

by Alexandros Michailidis in Greece on 02/02/2012

BREAKING NEWS

09/02/2012 - Five more days of Iberia strikes in February - Spain - Spain - Iberia airlines is facing further five...
08/02/2012 - Spanish airlines workers confront Ryanair chief Michael O'Leary - Spain - File Images: The businessman Michael O...
02/02/2012 - Homeless sleep rough on benches - Thessaloniki - Greece - Homeless people could be seen sleeping...
02/02/2012 - Public transport workers strike for 24 hours - Lisbon - Portugal - Public transport workers strike for 24...
01/02/2012 - Spanair ceases operations and workers protest in Loui Airport - Biscay - Spain - Workers protest Catalonian Generalitat...
01/02/2012 - DSE slumps under 4000 points - Bangladesh - The continuing slump in the Bangladesh...
31/01/2012 - Nasdaq Management to discuss Q4 results at NYSE - United States - Nasdaq management will discuss its...
31/01/2012 - Iberia pilots in Spain announce more strikes for February - Valencia - Spain - File images: Iberia piltots announce...
30/01/2012 - Ryanair, EasyJet and Vueling gain passengers as Spanair ceases - Spain - Spanair airlines suspends its...
30/01/2012 - Informal meeting of all members of the European Council - Belgium - European Union leaders are gathering...

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Homeless sleep rough on benches - Thessaloniki
Homeless people could be seen sleeping rough on benches in the central parks and squares of the city. Their individual predicaments were not known but some are thought to be suffering f...
Public transport workers strike for 24 hours - Lisbon
Public transport workers strike for 24 hours against government austerity measures. The strike is causing major delays to passengers. Portugal. 2nd February 2012
Herman Van Rompuy gives speech on crisis and upcoming summit
EU President Herman Van Rompuy gives a 40-minutes speech on the crisis and the upcoming European Summit in Brussels. This was at the Belgian Manager of the Year event in Belgium. The ot...
Dialektiron 2012 Violence and Liberation at Occupy London
Speeches are relived from the 1967 London Roundhouse Dialectrics of Liberation gathering. People stand up, speak and perform music inside the protest tent at the Occupy London Stock Exc...
Last minute Christmas shopping in London
December 23 is set to be the busiest shopping day of the year as people grab bargains before Christmas. Visa, the credit card company, expects to process some 33 million transactions wo...
U.S. Postal Service expecting busiest week of the Year
The U.S. Postal Service is expecting its busiest week of the year as it expects to deliver 16.5 billion pieces of mail over the holiday season despite still facing potential bankruptcy....
Immigrants day rally joins with Occupy Wall Street protest - New York
Members of the immigrant community held a protest on International Migrants Day‎ during which they received support from Occupy Wall Street demonstrators who are protesting corporate gr...
International Migrants Day rally joins with Occupy Wall Street Protest
Members of the immigrant community held a protest on International Migrants Day‎ during which they received support from Occupy Wall Street demonstrators who are protesting corporate gr...
Occupy Wall Street protesters arrested entering new site - New York
On the three-month anniversary of the Occupy Wall Street protests, the movement held a celebratory rally before entering a vacant lot owned by Trinity Church. Police arrested 50+, inclu...
Occupy 2.0 in Duarte Square
Protesters plan to mark three months of Occupy Wall Street at Duarte Square in New York. New York, USA. 17th December 2011
Anti Capitalist protesters celebrate Two months of Campaign
Anti-capitalist protesters celebrated two months of their campaign outside St Paul's Cathedral and vowed that they will stay into the new year as they continue their protest agains...
US civil rights campaigner Jesse Jackson addresses Occupy LSX camp
US civil rights campaigner Jesse Jackson addresses Occupy London protesters at their encampment outside St. Paul's Cathedral. London, UK. 15th December 2011
Occupy Wall Street protest at Goldman Sachs is followed by arrests
Protestors marched to Goldman Sachs headquarters where they held a demonstration demanding accountability for destructive financial practices. The group entered the World Financial Cent...
Occupy Wall Street protesters open on Broadway - New York
Protesters affiliated with the Occupy Wall Street movement take part in a protest march, and start ongoing free street shows called "Occupy Broadway" to spread awareness of th...
Occupy protest sees huge costs for Corporation of London
OccupyLondon costs the Corporation of London nearly £500,000, as it tries to evict the St Paul's protest camp. It has spent £450,000 on policing, £15,000 on cleaning and has budget...
Occupy Wall Street gay wedding at Zuccotti park
Ivan Cabrera (R) and Jonathan Lopez (C-L) a gay couple affiliated with the Occupy Wall Street movement celebrates their symbolic wedding at Zuccotti Park, In Lower Manhattan New York. 1...
Occupy Wall Street protesters visit Mayor Bloomberg’s house
New York City Occupy Wall Street protesters visit Mayor Bloomberg’s house on the Upper East Side. USA. 20th November 2011
Occupy Wall Street highlights  - New York City
Occupy Wall Street is an ongoing series of demonstrations in Zuccotti Park, located in New York City's Wall Street financial district. USA. 19th November 2011
Several dozen tents are placed near Santa Croce in Gerusalemme - Rome
A camp with dozens of tends has been built near the Santa Croce in Gerusalemme Basilic in the center of Rome. People are protesting against the financial system. Italy. 4th November 201...
Halloween celebrated by anti-capitalist Protesters
Anti-capitalist protesters held a Halloween celebration outside St. Paul's Cathedral. The Dean of St. Paul's, the Very Reverend Graeme Knowles has resigned over the church...