New York, March 17 (RHC)—The Occupy Wall Street movement called a general strike for May 1st in solidarity with the struggle already underway to defend the rights of workers, immigrants, and other communities who are resisting oppression.
Moscow, March 17 (RHC)—Russia condemned the bomb attempts perpetrated in the Syrian capital Damascus, which killed 27 people and wounded 97 others, mostly civilians, according to an official statement by the Russian foreign ministry.