Thousands of police, including hundreds in riot gear, cordoned off streets in the capital city of Athens to allow the country’s annual military parade to proceed.
The former Dublin politician was on the verge of being expelled from Fianna Fáil after a tribunal investigating corruption in Ireland’s planning process found money from party supporters had been deposited in his bank account.
There's plenty of ambulances out most nights in British towns as the heavy-drinking culture in this country leads to health emergencies and violence. (Matt Cardy/AFP/Getty Images)
"You were sufficiently competent to climb at least a 5-foot-barricade."
Friday’s pay disclosures are likely to attract the ire of investors, particularly in Switzerland where there are increasing calls for Credit Suisse to trim its expensive investment bank.
Portugal’s biggest union, the General Confederation of Portuguese Workers called the strike to fight changes to labor laws making it easier to hire and fire workers and cut holidays and layoff compensation.
Thursday’s figures overshadowed data showing that Ireland's economy grew by 0.7 percent in 2011 as a whole, bringing an end to three years of declines since the financial crisis began in the country.
European Central Bank President Mario Draghi is credited with having staved off a credit crunch and calming financial markets by making more than half of a trillion euros worth of cheap three-year loans available to hundreds of banks across the EU in December and February.
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