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Mexican teachers say rampage necessary to defend state's sovereignty

Agencia EFEApril 25, 2013 13:31
Mexico City, Apr 25 (EFE).- The acts of vandalism by teachers during a rampage in Chilpancingo, the capital of the southern Mexican state of Guerrero, were justified by the need to defend the state's sovereignty from encroachment by the federal government, the CETEG education union said. Thousands of teachers armed with clubs and pipes turned Chilpancingo into a war zone on Wednesday, attacking political party offices while police failed to appear and put an end to the rampage.

Mexican university rejects protesters' demands

Agencia EFEApril 25, 2013 13:01
Mexico City, Apr 25 (EFE).- A criminal complaint has been filed against the protesters who occupied the office of the president of the National Autonomous University of Mexico, or UNAM, and the demands made by the demonstrators in exchange for returning the building have been rejected, university officials said. Attorneys representing the university filed a criminal complaint and provided evidence to federal prosecutors, the UNAM said in a statement. The UNAM is Mexico's largest university and one of Latin America's leading higher education institutions.

Thousands remember war dead on ANZAC Day

Agence France-PresseApril 25, 2013 01:15
Tens of thousands of Australians and New Zealanders turned out Thursday to honour their war dead, with moving tributes to fallen mates and calls not to forget those injured in conflict. The commemorations are held every year on the April 25 anniversary of the ill-fated 1915 landing of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (ANZAC) at Gallipoli in modern-day Turkey during World War I. More than 10,000 New Zealand and Australian servicemen died in the failed eight-month campaign, and Gallipoli has become a defining symbol of courage and comradeship for the two nations.

Mexican teachers set fire in local ruling party office

Agence France-PresseApril 24, 2013 23:31
Teachers angered at education reform stormed the offices of political parties in southwestern Mexico on Wednesday, breaking windows and setting fire inside the ruling party's local headquarters. Thousands of members of the CETEG teachers' union, joined by farmers and student groups, marched in the capital of Guerrero state, Chilpancingo, while groups wearing masks took their anger out on the offices of four political parties.

Thousands remember war dead on ANZAC Day

Agence France-PresseApril 24, 2013 23:16
Tens of thousands of Australians and New Zealanders turned out Thursday to honour their war dead, with moving tributes to fallen mates and calls not to forget those injured in conflict. The commemorations are held every year on the April 25 anniversary of the ill-fated 1915 landing of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (ANZAC) at Gallipoli in modern-day Turkey during World War I. More than 10,000 New Zealand and Australian servicemen died in the failed eight-month campaign, and Gallipoli has become a defining symbol of courage and comradeship for the two nations.

Bush seeks vindication with new museum

Agence France-PresseApril 24, 2013 22:30
George W. Bush says he will be long gone when posterity delivers a final verdict on his tumultuous presidency. But he will give history a shove in Dallas on Thursday when he opens his presidential library, showcasing his self-image as a leader of a land under attack who made tough decisions that kept Americans alive. From a steel beam twisted in the inferno of the World Trade Center, to footage of the twin towers collapsing in ash clouds, the September 11 attacks loom large over the museum of Bush's 2001-2009 administration.

Mexican teachers set fire in local ruling party office

Agence France-PresseApril 24, 2013 20:00
Teachers angered at education reform stormed the offices of political parties in southwestern Mexico on Wednesday, breaking windows and setting fire inside the ruling party's local headquarters. Thousands of members of the CETEG teachers' union, joined by farmers and student groups, marched in the capital of Guerrero state, Chilpancingo, while groups wearing masks took their anger out on the offices of four political parties.

Mexican teachers sack offices of political parties

Agence France-PresseApril 24, 2013 18:01
Teachers angered at education reform stormed the offices of political parties in southwestern Mexico on Wednesday, breaking windows and setting fire to the ruling party's offices. Plumes of black smoke billowed from the rectangular-shaped headquarters of the ruling Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) in Guerrero state after masked protesters broke into the building and tossed chairs, papers and plants from windows.

Japan PM's plans to break with past threaten more friction ahead

April 24, 2013 17:31
By Linda Sieg TOKYO (Reuters) - When Prime Minister Shinzo Abe holds a ceremony on Sunday to mark a day in history that few voters give much thought, he will also be quietly pushing his agenda to break free from Japan's post-war pacifism that could risk inflaming regional tensions. This week's friction with China and South Korea over disputed territory and history showed once more that the past still looms large over diplomacy in East Asia.

Greenpeace activists board Australian coal ship in reef protest

April 24, 2013 01:00
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Six Greenpeace activists boarded a coal ship bound for South Korea near Australia's Great Barrier Reef on Wednesday, protesting against the expansion of the rich Australian coal industry and its impact on the World Heritage site. Environmentalists say the Great Barrier Reef, a popular tourist site worth about A$6 billion (4 billion pounds) a year to the Australia economy, is threatened by dredging, sedimentation and coal port and shipping development.
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