The Independent Occupy London protesters evicted from St Paul's site | Some of those who decided to stay at the campsite in defiance of a High Court order built barricades, while others sat on the steps of Sir Christopher Wren's cathedral as the paraphernalia of their ... (photo: AP / Sang Tan) Economy London Photos Protest Wikipedia: Occupy London The Independent Spanish 2011 budget deficit at 8.5% of GDP | The increase is likely to ratchet up the pressure on the government to take enact more austerity measures to get the deficit down to the stated goal of 4.4% of GDP for this year, unless it gets some... (photo: AP / Paul White) Business Economy Forecast Photos Spain Wikipedia ; European Union Top Stories Al Jazeera Greek debt downgraded again | Ratings firm Standard & Poor's has declared Greece in "selective default" after banks agreed to write off more than half of their Greek debt holdings in a second EU... (photo: AP / Petros Giannakouris) Debt Economy Greece Photos Wikipedia: Greek government debt crisis The Independent Opposition MPs smell a rat over election-day plot to kill Putin | The planned assassination, by a band of Chechen terrorists, was due to occur around the time of Sunday's polls, according to a lengthy report aired on state-run Channel... (photo: AP / RIA-Novosti, Alexei Druzhinin, Pool) Chechnya Conspiracy Photos Russia Wikipedia: Vladimir Putin The Independent Sarkozy allies accused of fiddling polls in race against Hollande | The disparities have produced questioning articles in the mainstream press and allegations, and denials, of bias in French blogs and chat rooms. One poll showed that th... (photo: AP / Michel Euler) Elections France Photos Sarkozy Wikipedia: Nicolas Sarkozy BBC News European Parliament | Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. | The EU has been accused of having a "lack of respect for democratic parliaments", during a joint session... (photo: EC / EC) Democratic EU Economy Parliament Photos Wikipedia: European Parliament CNN Stocks under pressure By CNNMoney staff @CNNMoneyMarkets February 27, 2012: 10:04 AM ET | Click for more market data. | NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- U.S. stocks fell early Monday as concerns about E... (photo: AP / Richard Drew) Europe Market Photos US Wikipedia: European sovereign debt crisis BBC News Spain judge Baltasar Garzon cleared on Franco probe Spain's Supreme Court has cleared high-profile judge Baltasar Garzon of violating a 1977 amnesty law by investigating Franco-era crimes. | Two right-wing groups had accus... (photo: AP / Arturo Rodriguez) Human Rights Justice Photos Spain Wikipedia: Baltasar Garzón Al Jazeera Two arrested over 'plot to kill Putin' | Russia's secret service has arrested two men in connection with a plot to assassinate Vladimir Putin, the prime minister, after the March 4 presidential elections,... (photo: AP Photo/RIA Novosti, Presidential Press Service, Dmitry Astakhov) Elections Photos Russia Terror plot Wikipedia: Vladimir Putin The Guardian Lionel Messi's free-kick earns Barcelona victory at Atlético Madrid La Liga | Atlético Madrid 1 Barcelona 2 Lionel Messi, left, waits for the acclaim of Xavi Hernandez after scoring Barcelona's winning goal against Atlético Madrid. Phot... (photo: AP / Daniel Ochoa de Olza) Barcelona Liga Photos Soccer Wikipedia: Lionel Messi The Daily Telegraph Osborne: UK has run out of money The Government 'has run out of money' and cannot afford debt-fuelled tax cuts or extra spending, George Osborne has admitted. | Mr Osborne is under severe pressure to boo... (photo: AP / Jon Super) Debt Economy Photos UK Wikipedia: Economy of the United Kingdom