Hundreds of thousands of workers in the Republic of Ireland are set to take part in a general strike on Monday of next week.
The second general strike in two months brought France to a standstill last week.
A left wing candidate has become president of El Salvador in Central America, as part of a sweeping defeat for the right.
Workers at Waterford Crystal in south east Ireland have ended their determined and inspirational occupation of their factory after eight weeks.
The second general strike in two months brought France to a standstill on Thursday. Millions demonstrated in 200 cities and towns around the country.
Tens of thousands of students demonstrated and went on strike all over Spain last Thursday. They were protesting against the imminent imposition of the Bologna Plan – a European Union directive to homogenise university education.
Mass demonstrations in Pakistan have forced the government of Asif Ali Zardari to reinstate judges sacked by the former military ruler Pervez Musharraf.
The West is dangling the prospect of reconstruction aid to Palestinians in Gaza – but only on the condition that they accept a two state solution.
Is Pakistan going soft in its support for the "war on terror"? That is the fear in the US following the announcement of a "peace deal" brokered between the Pakistani government and Pakistani supporters of the Taliban in Afghanistan.
Just after 9pm last Sunday a crowd erupted into cries of joy in Venezuela's capital, Caracas. They were gathered on Urdaneta Avenue, the street that runs alongside the presidential palace, and had just heard the announcement that President Hugo Chavez had won a hard-fought referendum on a constitutional amendment.
Egyptian security forces have launched a campaign of intimidation against supporters of Palestine.
General strikes have brought the French Caribbean islands of Guadeloupe and Martinique to a halt.
