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Violence erupts in Naples over German official visit

There have been clashes between anti-austerity protestors and police in the Italian city of Naples.

Italian students riot, protest German official's visit

Greece given more time to meet targets

The deadline international lenders have set for Greece to meet its debt-cutting targets has reportedly been extended by two years.

Greece: Construction slump drags on, jobless youth at 60%

The jobless rate rose for a 39th consecutive month to a new record of 25.4% in August, more than double the euro zone average.

Spanish Woman Jumps to Her Death as Eviction Looms

A woman in Spain jumped to her death as bailiffs approached to evict her Friday from her fourth-floor apartment for failing to pay the mortgage, officials said.

Greek protesters throw Molotov cocktails at riot police

In one of the biggest rallies in months against the austerity being imposed on the country, police in Greece used teargas and water cannon on protesters who responded by throwing petrol bombs. 

Greek protesters throw Molotov cocktails at riot police

Economic Reality: Daryl Bradford Smith & Muhammad Rafeeq

Grim material as the disaster deepens. Smith and Rafeeq back in action for two excellent programs:

One-fifth of UK workers ‘below living wage’

One fifth of British workers equal to 4.82 million people and their families get paid less than the living wage, struggling to make ends meet, a study has found.

ECB: Crisis nations have lost their sovereignty

The head of the European Central Bank (ECB) on Sunday threw his weight behind a German scheme to allow the EU to intervene in countries' budgets and propose changes before they are agreed in parliaments.

Rage Against Austerity

The criminal class in Washington is bipartisan. Together they planned force-fed pain. They met secretly. They mandated poverty, unemployment, homelessness, and hunger during hard times.

Lithuania opposition scents power after backlash vote

Lithuanian opposition parties began talks on Monday on forming a government that will determine the country's path into the euro zone, having won an election marked by a backlash against years of austerity.

Spanish police rally against loss of Christmas bonus

Around three thousand off-duty police officers rallied outside the Interior Ministry in the Spanish capital to protest austerity measures and budget cuts that will see their Christmas bonuses hit the chopping block.

Thousands march in Madrid against government austerity measures

A massive police escort accompanied tens of thousands of Spaniards marching on the country’s parliament in Madrid as part of anti-austerity protests.

$43 Trillion Lawsuit Targets Banking Swamp Scum (some)

Spire Law Group, LLP's national home owners' lawsuit, pending in the venue where the "Banksters" control their $43 trillion racketeering scheme (New York) - known as the largest money laundering and racketeering lawsuit in United States History and identifying $43 trillion ($43,000,000,000,000.00) of laundered money by the "Banksters" and their U.S. racketeering partners and joint venturers - now pinpoints the identities of the key racketeering partners of the "Banksters" located in the highest offices of government and acting for their own self-interests.

Dogma is that Europe needs to stay together

Russia Today talks to Max Otte - professor of general and international business administration. He's discussing the current EU financial troubles as well as Germany's role in the crisis.

'Dogma is that Europe needs to stay together'

'No Cuts!' - UK police clashing with anti-austerity protesters

Hundreds of protesters broke away from a huge anti-austerity demonstration in London on Saturday, and attempted to storm various multi-national companies on Oxford Street, in the West End central shopping district. 

'No Cuts!' Video of UK police clashing with anti-austerity protesters

Miliband brands the Prime Minister 'clueless' as he joins 150,000 on anti-austerity march through London

Labour leader Ed Miliband dubbed the Prime Minister 'clueless' today as he joined a huge protest against the Government's austerity measures.

Riot police in Athens pelted with petrol bombs as Greek protests turn violent

An anti-austerity demonstration in Athens descends into violence as protestors hurl petrol bombs, bottles and stones at riot police

Riot police in Athens pelted with petrol bombs as Greek protests turn violent

Report shows increasing poverty in Italy

The latest report by Caritas on poverty in Italy has been called "I Ripartenti" which in English translates to "those who seek a second chance".

Report shows increasing poverty in Italy

'We will be richest in Europe': Venice wants independence from Rome

The Republic of Venice is planning for a glorious comeback. Supporters of Venetian independence from Italy are gathering for a rally to demand the region goes it alone, tired of being saddled with Rome's austerity. It's the latest in a number of European regions to consider independence, including Scotland and Catalonia. RT talks to Professor Lodovico Pizzati, who is the chairman of the separatist Indipendenza Veneta party, which has organised the rally.

'We will be richest in Europe': Venice wants independence from Rome

'Out of Greece- Special forces march in uniform, chant in anti-Merkel protest

Reservists from Greece's special forces protest the visit to Greece by German Chancellor Angela Merkel on 9 October 2012. The servicemen demonstrated in uniform during a mass rally in central Athens, attended by tens of thousands of protesters.

Greek Special Forces protest Merkel visit

Greek Special Forces Take to the Streets

Do Greek military forces remain clueless regarding the source of their troubles? Are they still in thrall to Hollywood History? Has collective memory of Jewish predation been erased? Stay tuned. On a positive note, it seems they're unwilling to be juice men.

Athens Anger: 'Greek police rhetoric reminds of military dictatorship'

Police fired tear gas as angry protesters clashed with officers in Athens as thousands rallied in the Greek capital in protest against German Chancellor Angela Merkel's visit. Merkel is in Athens for austerity talks with the country's Prime Minister.

Athens Anger: 'Greek police rhetoric reminds of military dictatorship'

French unions take to streets over austerity measures

All across France, unions are flexing their muscles to warn the government: saving jobs is an utmost priority. Tens of thousands have arrived in the French capital and other big cities.

Labour unions take to streets over austerity measures

Protesters greet Merkel in Athens

Greeks turned out in their thousands to protest the six-hour flying visit of the bankers' emissary and all-round German frump, Frau Merkel, to the bankers' latest colony.

Greek protesters and police clash during Merkel visit
Protesters greet Merkel in Athens

Bankocracy In Action - Madrid On The Brink

A short film that chronicles the events of September 25-29th in Madrid, Spain where tens of thousands of people have taken to the streets to demand the resignation of the government and an end to police brutality. Many of the protests ended in clashes with the police.

Madrid On The Brink: S25 → S29

6,000 Greek police to guard Angela Merkel during her six-hour visit to Athens

About 6,000 policemen will be deployed in the capital for her 6-hour visit, turning the city centre into a no-go zone for protest marches planned by labour unions and opposition parties

Smith & Salbuchi on Odious Debt

In international law, odious debt is a legal theory that holds that the national debt incurred by a regime for purposes that do not serve the best interests of the nation, should not be enforceable.

Cut & Bleeding: Austerity-bitten Spain stands up in fury

Protests against biting spending cuts continue throughout Europe, as people vent their anger over bailout sponsored austerity. Mass demonstrations in Madrid turned to violence earlier this week, as police were forced to fire rubber bullets to calm the fury of the public. There ha've been dozens of injuries and arrests.

Cut & Bleeding: Austerity-bitten Spain stands up in fury

Alberto Casillas - Unlikely hero of Spain's 25s protests

Alberto Casillas, 49-year-old owner of a bar in Madrid and self-confessed voter for Rajoy's centre-right Partido Popular, shields wounded protesters from the police, whom he bertates and refuses entry to his bar. In an interview with Spanish daily El Pais, he stated that he saw no violence towards the police and described the police's actions as excessive.

Alberto Casillas , el hostelero que da refugio a manifestantes del 25S

Police agent-provocateurs unmasked at Spanish protests

The cameras of "A la Calle" capture the arrest of a hooded "protester" by the Unidad de Intervención Policial, Spain's riot police. He is quickly identified as one of their colleagues and spared the vicious beating meted out to the genuine protesters. It is proof positive that Spanish police had positioned provocateurs amongst the 25-S protesters.

Rodea el Congreso 25-S, policía infiltrado entre los manifestantes

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