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Huge protests in Portugal
12/02/2012 : LISBON : Hundreds of thousands protested in Portugal Saturday against austerity measures ahead of next week's talks with international creditors, with unions vowing to keep up the pressure.
Europe winter toll tops 500
11/02/2012 : Snow drifts reaching up to rooftops kept tens of thousands of villagers prisoners in their homes Saturday as the death toll from Europe's big freeze rose past 550.
ManU sink Liverpool in tense match
11/02/2012 : Wayne Rooney's double helped Manchester United down Liverpool 2-1 Saturday as the ill-feeling remaining from the Luis Suarez racism controversy escalated.
Somyot's son on hunger strike
11/02/2012 : A son of red-shirt lese majeste suspect Somyot Prueksakasethe started a 112-hour hunger strike Saturday afternoon in front of the Criminal Court in an attempt to seek bail for his father.
Rally against nuclear in Japan
11/02/2012 : Thousands demonstrated in Tokyo on Saturday against nuclear power generation, 11 months after a massive earthquake and tsunami sparked reactor meltdowns at the Fukushima nuclear power plant.
Man dies after falling from escalator
11/02/2012 : A man was killed on Saturday after falling from an escalator on the third floor of a busy department store in Bangkok’s Bang Plat district.
Greece faces bailout showdown
11/02/2012 : Thousands of protesters massed in Greece under heavy police watch on Saturday after the government approved unpopular austerity cuts to get vital rescue funds and avoid the "chaos" of a default.
Car bombs kill 28 in Syria's Aleppo
11/02/2012 : Twin car bombs targeting security posts in Syria's second city of Aleppo killed at least 28 people, state media said, with the rebels accusing the regime of launching the attacks as a diversion.
Indian court upholds 2003 Mumbai bombers death penalty
11/02/2012 : An Indian court has upheld death sentences handed down to three people, including a married couple, for planting bombs that killed 52 in the nation's financial hub Mumbai in 2003.
Greek cabinet approves debt deal
11/02/2012 : Greece's cabinet Saturday approved tough austerity measures demanded by EU and IMF creditors after the prime minister warned that a failed debt deal and default would spark "uncontrolled chaos".
