| Thousands of Salvadorans protest on the highway of Los Chorros in San Salvador, El Salvador, on Wednesday. Medical personnel in seven hospitals in El Salvador went on a 72-hour-long strike asking former US President Jimmy Carter for help to counteract the government's plan to privatise the health care system. -- AP |
| A McDonald's employee defends himself with a fire extinguisher against an activist on Wednesday in Quito during a protest against the Free Trade Area of the Americas. Activists launched a national campaign protesting commercial accords that help implant US businesses. -- AFP |
Tough day at the office. "Jose, go battle the protesters."
