| Civil Servant Strike Paralyzes Greece Greek public servants walked off the job for 24 hours to protest austerity measures, paralyzing state services, closing schools and grounding close to a hundred flights. online.wsj.com |
France grinds to a halt over pension reform Millions of French workers took to the streets on Tuesday in protest over President Sarkozy's pension reform bill. Sarkozy wants to raise the… euronews.net |
The Lede: Watching the French Protests on YouTube Tuesday's protests and clashes in France were remarkably well-documented, by participants as well as journalists, in video clips posted on YouTube. feeds.nytimes.com |
Portugal Budget Crisis Flares Up After Portugal's main opposition broke off budget talks, Finance Minister Fernando Teixeira dos Santo said Portugal's credibility with its lenders will be undermined if no agreement is reached. online.wsj.com |
Italian handyman 'killed' non-paying clients AN Italian village odd-job man gunned down clients who failed to pay him, killing at least five in the small Sicilian community, a prosecutor claim. news.com.au |