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.
Student protests in the Canadian province Quebec are into their fourth month. Hundreds were arrested at marches to mark 100 days since the protests began. Students are demonstrating against an 80 percent rise in tuition fees in Quebec, the Canadian province that has until now enjoyed the country's lowest rates for higher education.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
The Canadian province of Quebec passed an emergency law on Friday to contain a three-month student movement against tuition hikes. Opponents said the law, which restricts demonstrations and closes some universities, was a threat to civil liberties.
In Montreal, a bitter fight between the government and students looks set to continue as Quebec's plan to raise tuition fees is met with fierce opposition. Next, the United States begins to try five men accused of plotting the September 11 terrorist attacks. Finally, Facebook goes to market for a whopping 100 billion dollars, but will investors "like" Mark Zuckerberg’s business plan?
The issue of positive discrimination in South Africa's universities is a complex one. The University of Cape Town is at the centre of the debate, with some arguing that there aren't enough black students and others saying the measures are unfair. The general consensus seems to be that improvements have been made since independence 18 years ago, but the topic of giving a helping hand to disadvantaged South Africans is far from black and white.
