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By Michi, Vienna

The revolution in Libya took down the Gaddafi regime, killing it’s figurehead tyrant leader, bringing the National Transitional Council to power. Meanwhile in Egypt, protests have been flaming up against the ruling military which has made clear it does not want any kind of 'transition' to democratic rule, and is repressing protests. This demonstrates that the revolutions in Tunisia, Egypt, and Libya are not yet over, and highlights the question of who is in power now, in whose interests, and what will come next.

As many as 3 million public sector workers plan to strike on Wednesday 30th November as a response to government attacks on pensions.

The strike is over plans to make public sector employees in a whole range of pension schemes pay more in and get less out, and retire several years later too.

90 per cent of schools in Britain are thought to be closing down for the day, whilst travel from abroad will be massively disrupted - the Home Office failed to find employees willing to scab on airport workers.

Mass anger has again hit the streets of Athens in a general strike against the austerity measures killing the country, writes John Bowman

The revolutionary spirit of Cairo has reached Madrid, where thousands of Spanish youth have been camping out in the city-centre in a protest against youth unemployment, writes Kady Tate

The US government has announced that their special forces assassinated Osama Bin Laden on 01 May in north Pakistan. The vain self-congratulation by the leaders of the Western governments has rapidly descended into a shameless media spectacle, with each representative of the ‘free world’ keen to claim Bin Laden’s death as a ‘victory for world liberty and justice'.

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8-12 August 2011
Near London, England

The sleeping giant of Britain's trade unions woke up on Saturday in one of the largest demonstrations in many years, reports Tom Bolton

Rebellion has reached one of the poorest countries of the Middle East. Joana Ramiro reports on the revolutionary movement in Yemen.

Japan has been devastated by the huge earthquake and tsumani that hit the country in the last few days. There are more than 7,000 dead, with many more are still missing. No one really knows how many people have died. But is this just a 'natural disaster'?

Since the downfall of Mubarak on 11 February Egypt has seen a continuing struggle between the pro-democracy movement and the army and parts of the old regime still in power. Many people thought that the downfall of Mubarak would signal an end to the old regime – but others knew better “out with them all!” was the cry from the more radical and more realistic wing of the movement.