'European Day of Action' - Anti-Austerity Protests Spark Violence - Der Spiegel

Millions of Europeans joined together in general strikes and demonstrations on Wednesday to protest the strict austerity measures measures undertaken by their countries. In Portugal and Spain, hard hit by the debt crisis, locals conducted a 24-hour general strike that largely paralyzed public infrastructure, suspending train service and grounding hundreds of flights, in addition to shutting down factories. Anti-Austerity Protests Spark Violence in European ... Beyond Regulators' Grasp: How Shadow Banks Rule the