The court had been due to rule on the legality of the Islamist-dominated constituent assembly, which drafted a new constitution that was announced yesterday.
Thousands of people are reported to have gathered in Athens to protest against the country’s austerity deal, leading to teargas being thrown by police.
The mission sharply criticised the regime of President Bashar Assad for the escalating violence which has killed at least 80 people across the country.
Protesters have gathered outside the former Anglo Irish buildings in both cities today to protest against the payment of €1.25 billion to senior bondholders.
Military police have been shown in video footage dragging women by the hair, even stripping the shirt off one veiled woman, and ferociously beating, kicking and stomping on protesters.
The protesters have so far defied an order from the city’s mayor to move on from outside the City Hall, where they have been camped for the past two months.
A video filmed by Occupy London protesters claims to show that the thermal imaging camera used in Monday’s video could not detect the presence of people inside the tents.
The killings come a day after the United States and its European allies called for President Bashar al-Assad to step down following five months of unrest.
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After the Syrian authorities vowed ‘decisive’ action over the death of 120 troops, locals in the north of the country have fled for their lives ahead of gathering troops and government tanks.
About 200 protesters have blockaded the entrance of the Athens finance ministry and hung a giant banner from the roof calling for a general strike – as Greece tries to wrap up tough international negotiations on new austerity measures.
Four people died on Thursday as anti-government protests are set to continue and the country’s royals pressurise international media according to reports.
AT A HIGH-profile US Senate meeting, technology giant Apple was accused of using Ireland as a ‘tax haven’.
The multinational firm, which employs 4,000 people in Ireland, reportedly avoided paying €34 billion in US taxes by negotiating a tax rate of less than 2 per cent with the Irish government – significantly lower than that nation’s 12.5 per cent statutory rate.
The Senate heard that American children are losing out on education because Apple is transferring profits to Irish subsidiaries.
However, the Taoiseach Enda Kenny has denied that Ireland is a tax haven and rejected claims that authorities had negotiated deals with multi-national companies.
So, today we want to know, what do you think? Should Ireland be tougher on multi-national companies when it comes to tax?
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