Mexican union leader charged with fraud and organized crime 

Leader of Mexico’s main teachers’ union Elba Esther Gordillo was arrested at an airport near Mexico City and charged of fraud and organized crime, according to BBC World News. Gordillo is suspected of embezzling $200 million from the 1.5 million-member union, reportedly spending the money to pay for her Neiman Marcus credit card, plastic surgery and property in Coronado. A day before Gordillo’s arrest, the education system in Mexico began a reform, that she opposed. According to Al-Jazeera, the arrest could symbolize whether it was time to settle accounts with Gordillo, who had been in opposition to the current ruling party (PRI) from which she was expelled. According to BBC, prosecutors never brought a charge against Gordillo despite various financial fraud allegations.

Harlem Shake arrives at Egypt as protest anthem

The Harlem Shake became a protest anthem in Egypt as 400 men performed the well-known routine outside of the Muslim Brotherhood’s main office in Cairo while chanting for the departure of Islamist Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi. According to PolicyMic, participants were there to have fun, but it was also “kind of a protest.” Another participant said that since “protests and rallies don’t produce change anymore,” demonstrators decided to “poke fun at reality” and create something others could understand. According to Business Insider, the Muslim Brotherhood also has a “Harlem Shake” video, where members are seen wearing masks with the faces of the opposing National Salvation Front. The Muslim Brotherhood decided to remove its video, but several copies are still circulating online.

Two Afghan boys killed by NATO helicopter

Two Afghan boys were killed by NATO troops in the province of Uruzgan, according to The Guardian. The boys were collecting firewood when they were shot by a NATO helicopter. According to The New York Times, spokesman for the provincial police chief Fareed Ayal said the boys were mistaken for Taliban because they were near an area where a Taliban radio signal had been detected. American commander in Afghanistan, Gen. Joseph Dunford issued an apology, saying the killings were an accident. Australian and American soldiers were involved in the shooting.