Cuts News

A 43-year-old man in Cornwall, United Kingdom, stood in a residential street as he took a kitchen knife and cut off his own penis.

Hundreds of thousands of teachers and students joined protests yesterday in yet another revolt against austerity measures in Spain.

Avon will be eliminating more than 400 positions and restructuring or abandoning businesses that are underperforming in Europe, the Middle East as well as Africa.

Fuengirola - The local police and firefighters in Fuengirola have had enough of all the cuts to their salaries and benefits. They protested, with much noise, in front of the Town Hall on Tuesday.

While 600 million people in India suffer without electricity, hundreds of miners are trapped underground. Officials are attempting a rescue operation.

Paris - As the European economy slows, demand for autos has slumped. French auto manufacturer Peugeot Citroen is burning through cash and has announced that it intends to release 8,000 workers to cut costs.

Madrid - A group of Spanish coal miners, angered by the huge austerity cuts in government subsidies to the mining industry, walked for 3 weeks to meet in Madrid.

Fuengirola - "Marea Verde Mijas" is a group of parents and teachers who are collaborating to spread information about the effects of recent austerity cuts in education in Spain.

Athens - In the continuing crushing austerity in Greece, yet another suicide has been reported. The 61-year-old could not carry on any longer.

Madrid - Most educational institutions, at all levels, closed today as teachers and students took to the streets to protest austerity cuts.