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More than 2,000 civilians were slaughtered by Sri Lankan Army shelling on the night of May 9,
SYDNEY 聴 A network of trade union activists concerned about climate change has formed in Sydney.
More than 40 Australian academics have signed a statement calling for a boycott of Israeli academic and cultural institutions.
Supporters of El Savador鈥檚 left-wing Farabundo Marti National Liberation Front (FMLN) stormed parliament on May 1 in protest against attempts to impose a right-wing deputy as Congress president.
A huge mobilisation of up to a million workers took place in Caracas on May 1 鈥 the international workers鈥 day.
PERTH 鈥 Demonstrators wore 鈥渘uclear warheads鈥 while percussion band Junkadelik gave extra life to a spirited protest outside the Australian Uranium Summit on May 7. The 100-strong action was organised by the Anti-Nuclear Alliance of WA.
Since the global economic crisis began, there has been a sharp fall in global demand for steel, resulting in more competition between steel makers.
On May 6 and 7, Pakistani President Asif Ali Zadari was in Washington to exchange platitudes with US President Barack Obama and Afghan President Hamid Karzai.
Frances鈥檚 eight major union federations held demonstrations across the country on May 1 鈥 the international workers鈥 day. It was the third jointly organised day of mass workers demonstrations this year.
More than 50 people crowded into the Melbourne Resistance Centre to take part in a lively May Day toast hosted by the Socialist Alliance on May 3.
Domestic violence support centres in Alice Springs are in desperate need of funds to meet demand.
The article below is abridged from a May 7 Inter-Press Service report.