Stephen Morgan

Protests against price hikes and massive expenditure on sporting events snowballed yesterday as hundreds of thousands of people demonstrated in cities across Brazil.

Unions representing nearly a million workers in Turkey have called a national strike on Monday in protest at the government's heavy-handed treatment of demonstrators over the weekend.

A nationwide strike has erupted across Greece following the sudden closure of the state TV channel yesterday. Workers in all key industries and services walked off the job today in protest at the move, bringing the country to a virtual stop.

The International Labour Organization (ILO) is warning that the risk of major social unrest around the world is now greatest in Europe.

One-hundred and thirteen people have died in a fire at a slaughter house near Dehui in Jilin province, northeast China, with others are still unaccounted for today.

German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schäuble has warned that Europe faces revolution unless a solution to youth unemployment is found.

The English Defence League has been receiving quite some attention from the press recently. In particular, they have had some very favorable publicity in Digital Journal. However, readers may be surprised to know who they really are.

Both Chile and Argentina have been put on red alert by authorities after worries of a possible eruption of the Copahue volcano on their shared border.

If you can't keep pace with you husband's libido, Viagra for women should be on sale soon, following successful trials in Europe.

New York - Major Bloomberg's "stop and frisk" policy in New York has been heralded as the reason for the drastic drop in crime in the city. But the strategy may now be out of control and could be threatening the racial fabric of the city.

Volgograd - In Russia over the weekend, a terrible, homophobic hate crime has again highlighted the plight of LGBTQI people in the country.

A college in Britain has announced that it will be offering a degree in Heavy Metal. The qualification will be called a "Heavy Metal Music Performance degree."

A survivor has been found in the ruins of the Bangladesh garment factory, which collapsed on Wednesday, 24th April, a day after the building's owner said it would last for a century.

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

As the death total in the recent collapse of a Bangladesh clothing factory soars to over 900, another garment factory fire has killed 8 people yesterday.

Cleveland - Comments by the police and others give me the impression that the key role of Charles Ramsey in the rescue of the kidnapping victims in Ohio is being played down because of his color.

A man who thought he was suffering with allergies was, if fact, leaking brain fluid through his nose, which nearly killed him.

A new, so-called “sex superbug” is causing concern among the medical community after two new cases have reportedly been found in Hawaii.

Germany is engrossed today in the opening of the trial of the woman dubbed the "Nazi bride,” who has been charged with complicity in multiple, racist murders.

A gay British MP has been arrested on rape and sexual assault charges. The arrest took place yesterday and the charges have been strongly denied by the accused.