Anti-government protests hit Peru

"Thousands of people have joined marches and strikes across Peru in protest at rising prices and the government's free-market policies. They say the government has not spread the wealth from an economic boom. Strikers gathered in a main square in the capital, Lima, waving...

Portugal drivers end fuel strike

Protests continue throughout Europe by truck drivers and other people who depend on their vehicles for their livelihood against rising fuel prices. In Portgual, the organized protest by truck (lorry) drivers there has now ended."Portuguese lorry drivers have ended their...

Victory for 11 year old hunger striker:the Greek govt bows down

Salman 11 year old one of the war child made the Greek govt bow down to his demands along with other children.More than 100 children from Afghanistan went on series of hunger strike to protest against against inhuman conditions of their reception centre on the Aegian...

Zimbabwe opposition strikers face police crackdown

Can a strike have much effect when the unemployment rate is already at more than 80 percent?" HARARE (AFP) - Zimbabwe opposition supporters face the prospect of a heavy crackdown by security forces Tuesday if they heed a call to launch a general strike...

Jay Leno May Have Broken Strike Rules

Well, he may have broken strike rules (though one person breaking the rules might be a bit better than Letterman, whose entire team made a deal with the network that doesn't involve the writers guild) but Leno nailed the late night slot, beating out Letterman's audience by...

The Beautiful Game

"The tradition of great Italian defenders is a long one. In general, midfielders and strikers tend to stir the imagination. But the first rule of football is to stop the opponent scoring goals; Italy has raised this principle to a high art. In so doing, it has shown the world...