Philippines: Protests Over Flood-Control Corruption Turn Violent in Manila

On Sunday, tens of thousands of people took to the streets of Manila to protest alleged corruption in government flood-control projects. Demonstrators clashed with police at multiple locations, including Ayala Bridge, Recto, and Mendiola, throwing rocks and firebombs. The unrest resulted in over 200 arrests and at least 50 people hospitalized, including nearly 100 police officers who were injured. Some protesters were detained for allegedly setting fire to a truck.

S. Korean students write to Japanese children

S. Korean students write to Japanese children

SEOUL, South Korea - Chae Pa Da (L), a poet from Cheju Island in South Korea, hands some of the 13,000 encouraging letters from primary and secondary school students on the island addressed to children affected by the March 11 quake and tsunami in Japan to Japanese Ambassador to South Korea Masatoshi Muto during a ceremony in Seoul on April 13, 2011. The letter writing drive was started by Chae's call and carried out by a local education bureau.

S. Korean students write to Japanese children

S. Korean students write to Japanese children

SEOUL, South Korea - Chae Pa Da (L), a poet from Cheju Island in South Korea, hands some of the 13,000 encouraging letters from primary and secondary school students on the island addressed to children affected by the March 11 quake and tsunami in Japan to Japanese Ambassador to South Korea Masatoshi Muto during a ceremony in Seoul on April 13, 2011. The letter writing drive was started by Chae's call and carried out by a local education bureau. (Kyodo)