In Mexico teachers have shut down part of the the capital, demanding dialogue with national authorities over pay and the structural reforms they say are an attack on public education and labor rights. in Syria, after four years of conflict, a national coordinating committee is attempting to find a solution. In Peru, farmers have blocked the main road in the central amazon region, demanding that multinational Pluspetrol ends oil explorations and that mining company Simsa halts its operations. In the U.S, President Barack Obama said yesterday he hopes the U.S. Supreme court will remove the "patchwork system" of separate laws pertaining to gay marriage. In Yemen, Britain and the United States shut down their embassies today following unrest.
