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Student protesters present 'bottom-line' proposals
01/06/2012 - QUEBEC

Student protesters present 'bottom-line' proposals

Quebec's student leaders resumed talks with the government Thursday, presenting proposals for the "absolute minimum" required to end the crisis over a proposed tuition hike that has brought tens of thousands of protesters to the streets.
Quebec protest leaders to meet government for talks
29/05/2012 - CANADA

Quebec protest leaders to meet government for talks

Talks are set to resume Tuesday between university students and the Quebec government to try and bring an end three months of protests over tuition fees. On Monday, police arrested 84 demonstrators near the meeting venue.
Thousands defy government in latest Montreal protest
27/05/2012 - CANADA

Thousands defy government in latest Montreal protest

Thousands of anti-government demonstrators took to the streets of Montreal on Saturday to protest against a contentious law, which restricts their right to march. Quebec’s government introduced the ruling to try to curb months of student protests.
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Hundreds arrested in latest Montreal protest
24/05/2012 - CANADA

Hundreds arrested in latest Montreal protest

Around 700 people were arrested overnight in the Canadian cities of Montreal and Quebec after thousands of demonstrators hit the streets in an ongoing protest against a planned hike in student tuition fees, a police spokesperson said on Thursday.
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Students in Quebec march against tuition fee hike
23/05/2012 - CANADA

Students in Quebec march against tuition fee hike

Student protests in the Canadian province of Quebec are now into their fourth month. Hundreds were arrested at marches to mark 100 days since the protests began. Students are demonstrating against an 80% rise in tuition fees in Quebec, the Canadian province that has until now enjoyed the country's lowest rates for higher education.
Quebec's students take to the streets over rise in tuition fees
23/05/2012 - THE WEEK IN FRANCE

Quebec's students take to the streets over rise in tuition fees

We start in Canada, where peaceful protests turn riotous as students take to the streets to voice their opposition to government plans to hike university tuition fees. Next, in the US, we look at a case that has touched a nerve among gay rights activists - a man is jailed for 30 days for filming his college roommate's gay kiss. Finally, we get up close with Hawaii's lava hunters - a few intrepid tourists in search of Hawaii's active volcano Kilauea.
'Egypt's revolution now seems light years away'
23/05/2012 - IN THE WORLD PAPERS

'Egypt's revolution now seems light years away'

Today we focus on the Egyptian elections - will the military be the real winners? We're also looking at Quebec's student protests, and the race to save this year's Parmesan.
Montreal marks 100 days of student protests
23/05/2012 - CANADA

Montreal marks 100 days of student protests

Thousands took to the streets of Montreal Tuesday to mark the 100th day of student protests over tuition hikes. What began as a student cause has now gained the support of Quebec's bar association, trade union leaders, and others.
Quebec student protests win high-profile support
21/05/2012 - CANADA

Quebec student protests win high-profile support

Students protesting in Canada against rising tuition fees won high-profile support over the weekend as demonstrations continued against a new law aimed at curbing the three months of protests. 180 people were arrested on Sunday night.
Lone bomber attacked Italian school, prosecutor says
20/05/2012 - ITALY

Lone bomber attacked Italian school, prosecutor says

The chief prosecutor investigating a bombing at a high school in Italy's southern city of Brindisi said on Sunday that it is believed the attack, which left a 16 year-old student dead and several others injured, was committed by a single person.
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