A South African bishop, Jo Seoka who has been mediating in the pay dispute of the Marikana mine, has told the BBC police tactics used on Saturday may make the situation worse. Police fired rubber bullets and tear gas canisters to disperse groups of strikers after officers raided hostels to search for weapons. The Anglican Bishop of Victoria says he is concerned the government tough response to striking workers may spark an industrial revolt across the country's platinum mining region.
The workers are now angry. They have been provoked and they had no intention of being violent. They were committed to negotiations and therefore one can expect worse things to come.
A newspaper in the Republic of Ireland has reprinted topless photographs of the Duchess of Cambridge, wife of Prince Williams who is second in line to the British throne. The pictures were taken without her knowledge while she was on holiday in France. The spokeswoman for the British royal family said the Irish Daily Star could have no motivation for this action other than greed. The newspaper's part owner said they were severing ties with the paper. And the editor which says it won't be publishing the photos in Britain is Garrote Morgan.
I have never seen a more canton droid case of breach of privacy in my entire life. It is ridiculous for the decision to publish this. I'm exasperated.
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Crowds of people in Spain and Portugal have taken part in big demonstrations against government austerity measures. Tens of thousands of people streamed through Madrid to protest against cuts they say are hurting Spaniards on modest incomes while sparing the wealthy. These participants in the rally led by two main unions accused the Spanish government of introducing cuts for mainly on the middle or lower classes while sparing the wealthy.