I thought I would throw this in, since May 1st is May Day, or what the rest of the world celebrates as our Labor Day. Much like how the rest of the world celebrates soccer over our football. ( I love soccer by the way, however I am a much bigger fan of football.)
From the International Herald Tribune:
BERLIN: Thousands of marchers gathered in Hamburg on May Day to call for more workers' rights, while protesters in Turkey were met with police batons and water cannon.
In Russia on Thursday, marchers called for economic equality, and in Cuba residents hoped their president would offer up more changes.
In Russia on Thursday, marchers called for economic equality, and in Cuba residents hoped their president would offer up more changes.
May 1 is known in Germany and elsewhere as the unofficial International Workers' Day and is typically marked with demonstrations and rallies that can sometimes turn violent.
In Istanbul, Turkish riot police used clubs, tear gas and water cannon to break up crowds of workers and students trying to reach a main square for a Labor Day rally that had been banned by the government.
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