Yesterday, protests in Spain led to clashes with police. Today, a general strike in Greece also led to clashes with police. Greek police have fired tear gas to disperse anarchists throwing petrol bombs near Athens’ parliament on a day-long strike against austerity measures. Clashes erupted during the first trade union-led action since a conservative-led coalition [...]

It looks like South Sudan already has the necessary votes in hand to secede from Sudan and become the planet’s 195th country. Some regions are showing 99% of the vote for secession. What will follow after certification is a five-month process that eventually will lead to independence, no sooner than July. This is a great [...]

The landmark vote in Southern Sudan, which could result in the South seceding from the rest of the country, has so far been described in celebratory terms. The week-long vote has featured high turnout thus far, and most observers expect it to end with a new state in the South. But recent history suggests that [...]