May Day demonstrators protest in Paris, France, May 1, 2012 Tens of thousands of Europeans have held huge rallies and coordinated general strikes for May Day to protest against tough austerity measures and poor economic conditions. Workers across the world have taken to the streets to mark the International Workers Day, the annual May Day workers’ event held on... 

Oakland police officers fire tear gas to control a group of Occupy Wall Street protesters near City Hall in downtown Oakland, California. Oakland police used tear gas against protesters marching on the streets of the city on May 1. ­According to witnesses police arrested at least two protesters and used tasers against them. Police ordered protesters out of the street... 

Anonymous is taking its battle against CISPA to the streets. A video titled “Operation Defense. Phase II” calls on Americans to organize protests at the local offices of companies that supported the controversial bill recently adopted by the House. In a video, released by “The Anonymous Message” YouTube channel, the group admits that distributed denial of service... 

A rally has been held to back Argentine president for her decision to expropriate 51 percent stake in energy company YPF from its controlling shareholder, Spain’s Repsol, Press TV reports. Ruling party top officials and lawmakers joined the rally on Friday at Velez soccer stadium in Buenos Aires, where demonstrators waved national flags. “When I announced I was sending... 

A chilling Ministry of Finance report circulating in the Kremlin today states that the Obama Regime has begun instituting what can only be described as one of the most brutal assaults of human rights and freedoms after it effectively banned all protests against the US government under penalty of the offender being sentenced to 10 years in the American Gulag. The Ministry... 

The first studies on radiation: Geissler, Crookes and Rontgen. The second half of the nineteenth century was particularly fruitful for the development of Physical Science, which began to shed light on the intimate constitution of matter with constant and meticulous efforts of a large group of scientists from various European nations. The principle of self-reliance was... 

Marine Le Pen, who heads France's National Front party, has highlighted the country's right to defend its national identity France’s politics would appear to be in deceptively rude health. As Sunday’s first stage of the country’s two-round presidential election approaches, the vital indicators return vivid signs of life. Mass meetings in Paris and elsewhere... 

Bahraini protests attend a demonstration calling for the cancellation of the upcoming Bahrain Formula One Grand Prix race in Isa town, near Manama. Anti-regime protesters stage a mass demonstration near Manama to demand the cancellation of the Formula One Grand Prix which is slated to start on April 22 in Bahrain, Press TV reports. Demonstrators took to the streets of... 

Moscow has the largest Muslim population in Europe, with four mosques in the city serving more than two million people. The country has become a multi-confessional state in which Muslims and Christians have had to learn to live together. But according to experts, every day the problems connected with international and religious issues come up. On April 10, murder of... 

The Nepalese government has teamed up with notorious agricultural giant Monsanto to force farmers use its GMO seeds. The strain, banned in several EU countries, will be used to substitute imports and boost the starving nation’s maize production. ­Corn is one of Nepal’s biggest crops but the country produces only about half of what it needs for its feed industry,... 

Italian metalworkers march during a protest in Rome on March 9, 2012. Italy’s main labor unions have staged rallies in the capital Rome to protest Prime Minster Mario Monti’s pension reforms that is expected to trap many workers in a legal limbo without retirement pay. The plan will see the retirement age raised and that younger workers will collect smaller pensions... 

Damascus says all military operations will be halted by Thursday morning, but their troops will “remain on alert” to confront any possible threat. The announcement comes as Tuesday failed to bring the truce provided by Kofi Annan’s peace plan. “After our armed forces carried out successful missions in combating the criminal acts of terrorist groups and... 

Tens of thousands of protesters have attended rallies in more than 70 cities across Germany to protest against the US-led war in Afghanistan as well as the proliferation of nuclear arms. Hundreds of protesters also gathered in front of the US embassy in the capital Berlin on Saturday to voice opposition to US policies in Afghanistan and the Middle East. Chanting slogans... 

Protesters scuffle with police during a rally at central Syntagma square in Athens on April 5, 2012. Greek police have clashed with demonstrators in Athens for a second day after a senior pensioner committed suicide over economic hardship. On Thursday, riot police attacked protesters with teargas and flash grenades on Athens’ main Syntagma Square where hundreds of demonstrators... 

Strong words: Prime Minister David Cameron is backing calls for a 'Christian fightback' David Cameron has issued a rallying call for a ‘Christian fightback’ against attempts to ban the wearing of crosses and town hall prayers. The Prime Minister, who joked that he had felt like he ‘needed someone to pray for me’ during the recent rocky...