Jurors began deliberating late Thursday morning. Thousands of university students around the country have today launched massive protests against the Federal Government's policies on higher education. Students at two Brisbane universities have blockaded their campus administration buildings and stopped hundreds of staff from entering their offices. The American Civil Liberties Union filed a lawsuit Monday challenging the constitutionality of a recently enacted law that prohibits picketing and demonstrating in front of a business. Bolivia presents plan to fight child labor With about one in three Bolivian children aged 7 to 19 working instead of attending school, the government presented a plan Wednesday to fight child labor in South America's poorest country.
Laws exist here to protect working children, but they are largely ignored.
Activists and police prepare for trade talks protest Vermont police are gearing up to confront thousands of activists, some potentially violent, expected to head north to Quebec City later this month to protest the Summit of the Americas trade meeting. Canadian immigration officials have already turned away several U.S. citizens at the Champlain, N.Y., border because they were deemed likely to disrupt the meetings, set for April 20-23. The activists were dressed in costumes portraying dollar bills, a tomato and President Bush. A report by the Canadian Security Intelligence Service, Canada's equivalent of the CIA, said ''anarchist elements are actively organizing to disrupt the summit'' with gasoline bombs and sabotage. The activists, who include environmentalists and labor leaders, said a mass attempted border crossing from Vermont is expected April 19.