Police battle May Day protesters
May Day protests around the world
Clashes have broken out in a number of countries as unions used traditional May Day marches to protest against the handling of the global economic crisis.
In the Turkish city of Istanbul, riot police fired tear gas and water cannon as protesters threw petrol bombs and attacked banks and shops.
Police made dozens of arrests in the German capital, Berlin, where protesters set fire to cars.
Greek police battled to quell rioters in Athens after banks were attacked.
There have also been marches in France and Russia, as well as the Philippines, Japan and Hong Kong, where demonstrators called on the authorities to do more to protect jobs.
Major demonstrations were also planned in Spain, Italy and Cuba.
"Workers are reiterating their demand that the government should find a way to stop mass lay-offs of workers and it should provide decent jobs, not short-lived jobs, not jobs for three months," said Leody de Guzman, of the Union of Filipino Workers. [more]
Manca ancora una Polizia che stia agli ordini del popolo sovrano, è evidente.
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