Student protesters re-erect tents dismantled by authorities in Basra In the oil-rich but impoverished port city of Basra, student protesters re-erect tents dismantled by authorities over the weekend. Protesters are demanding snap elections, an independent successor to prime minister Adel Abdel Mahdi -- who has resigned but remains in a caretaker role -- and the prosecution of those implicated in corruption or recent bloodshed. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES