Around the World (Apr 19, 2008)

[Kamal_Farran]

A magnitude 5.2 earthquake occurs outside of West Salem, Illinois. It is one of the strongest earthquakes in the midwestern state in 40 years.

COLOMBIA:
Court Extends Benefits to Same-Sex Couples
Same-Sex Partnerships Entitled to Health and Pension Benefits
http://hrw.org/english/docs/2008/04/18/colomb18596.htm

SPAIN:
Barcelona bus drivers’ strike – a victory for working class democracy
http://www.marxist.com/spain-barcelona-bus-drivers-strike.htm
http://es.youtube.com/watch?v=fks8Scqq8GI
http://comitedescansos.blogspot.com/2008/02/fotos-del-12f-els-mossos-desquadra.html
http://www.militant.cat/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=276&Itemid=105
http://comitedescansos.blogspot.com/2008/04/videos-de-la-manifestaci-del-16-dabril.html

SWITZERLAND:
Major strike shakes Switzerland - the Bellinzona railway workers
http://www.marxist.com/major-strike-shakes-switzerland-bellinzona-railway-workers.htm
http://derfunke.ch/it/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=57&Itemid=37