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Crisis fails to bring out May Day crowds in EuropeMay Day marches around Europe attracted crowds but not the mass demonstrations the economic… 01/05/10 19:29 CET
Obama awaited in oil-stricken coastal regionPresident Obama is to visit the Gulf of Mexico tomorrow to see the efforts being made to control… 01/05/10 19:23 CET
May Day no worker’s playtime in RussiaChants of “Putin is Stalin” and “Russia without Putin” did not stop some protesters in Moscow on… 01/05/10 18:33 CET
Protesters block BerlinGerman left-wing activists have clogged the streets of Berlin in an effort to stop a planned far… 01/05/10 18:04 CET
30 killed in blast at Somali rebel mosqueReports from Somalia say at least 30 people have been killed and dozens injured in two explosions… 01/05/10 17:53 CET
Turkish rally remembers 1970s massacreMore than a hundred thousand people have packed into a square in Istanbul for May Day celebrations… 01/05/10 16:44 CET
Greek austerity plans spark mass May Day protestAngry Greeks have marched against planned austerity they say will hurt the poor. Thousands… 01/05/10 16:35 CET
Mayday brings traditional trouble in GermanyClashes between mostly left wing protesters and police in Germany ahead of Mayday parades resulted… 01/05/10 13:25 CET
Greeks hold mass May Day demonstrationsThousands converge on the Greek capital to rally against government austerity measures. The mass… 01/05/10 12:29 CET
BP under pressure as oil slick threatens coastBad weather conditions have been hampering efforts to contain the huge oil slick that has begun… 01/05/10 11:11 CET
Long queues as World Expo opens to publicShanghai has opened the world’s biggest ever World Expo to the public, a celebration of global… 01/05/10 09:13 CET
Experts warn US oil slick could rival Exxon Valdez disasterThe oil slick in the Gulf of Mexico is shaping up, experts say, to become the worst environmental… 01/05/10 08:48 CET
Shanghai Expo kicks off with razzamatazzThe world’s biggest ever Expo has opened in China. After years of preparation, Shanghai 2010… 01/05/10 06:04 CET
Mass protest planned for May Day in GreeceThe largest labour unions in Greece are planning a mass protest for May Day, against austerity… 01/05/10 02:34 CET
