A stand-off between riot police and students, as the students block the main road outside of Belfast City Hall, Northern Ireland, Thursday, Dec. 9, 2010. Some hundreds of students staged a protest in Belfast city center against plans to raise tuition fees. All of Northern Ireland's members of Parliament are expected to vote against the rise in fees in the House of Commons later Thursday, but the ruling coalition government is expected to win the ballot. (AP Photo/Peter Morrison)