A group of protesters attacked President Gloria Arroyo and beat her with sticks. The President's bodyguards were able to pull her to safety, and she was treated for minor scrapes and bruises in the hospital yesterday.

Military officials reported that they had tested a non-nuclear cruise missile last month. China protests this action and continues to block the United States' sale of missiles to Taiwan.

White supremacy activist John Hobbes was elected to Congress today. He faces much controversy in a country predominantly controlled by black Africans.

The People's Front of Judea set off a second nuclear bomb in Cairo, days after their first attack turned Alexandria into a nuclear wasteland.

The government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo declared martial law yesterday, after protests took place.

Russia cut off its gas supply to Tallinn and the rest of Estonia yesterday after relations between the countries became strained. Estonia reportedly refused to improve trade with Russia, causing the shutoff. Estonia receives half of its gas from Russia.

South By Southwest 2008 will take place in the Barcelona Conference Center, according to the SXSW adminstration. The interaction, music, and film festival will attract thousands of tourists to the city.

In a move to combat cheap foreign labor, Germany has extended its minimum wage laws to cover cleaners. The current minimum wage of 7.87 Euros does not currently cover all jobs.

The United Nations General Assembly voted today to bring sanctions against Sudan for its role in the Darfur genocide. No specific sanctions have been decided on yet.

Ban Ki-Moon's limousine was in a small accident while driving through Switzerland on Wednesday. It hit a delivery truck and injured the limo driver. Secretary General Ban was uninjured in the incident.