Tension continue despite surrender of red-shirt leaders

The red-shirt protesters in Thailand have ended their protest however hours following the surrender the Thai authorities have put the capital Bangkok under curfew.
At least 20 fires have been reported across Bangkok. Fires were reported at the stock exchange, banks and a shopping mall. The protesters also tried to attack the state television building in Bangkok. Pockets of resistance remain despite pleas from protest leaders to go home. Six people were killed while 58 others have been injured since the army is trying to control the situation. Electricity supply remained disrupted in major parts of the city.

Mousavi Nephew Among Several Dead in Iran

TEHRAN: Security forces opened fire on anti-government protesters in the Iranian capital Sunday, killing at least five people.
The dead included a nephew of opposition leader Mir Hossein Mousavi.

Authorities deny reports that some protesters were shot dead. Police, who denied using firearms, said dozens of officers were injured and more than 300 protesters were arrested.

“So far there have been no reports of killings and no one has been killed up to now,” Tehran police chief Azizollah Rajabzadeh told the Iranian media.

Witnesses said another victim was an elderly man who had a gunshot wound to the forehead. He was seen being carried away by opposition supporters.

A video posted to YouTube shows protesters setting garbage bins on fire and facing off with police in Tehran.

Journalists are banned from covering opposition protests in the country and there is no way to independently confirm what happened.

Thousands of opposition supporters were reported to be on the streets, chanting “Death to the dictator,” a reference to hardline President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, and protesting the disputed June election which supporters say reformist candidates won.

Foreign media reported that police were using tear gas to clear the streets.

The demonstration coincided with observance of the holy day Ashoura, commemorating the seventh-century death in battle of one of Shia Islam’s most beloved saints, Imam Hussein — a time when many Iranians take part in traditional street parades.

The Obama administration today “strongly” condemned the crackdown by Iranian security forces on protesters in Tehran that left at least five people dead.

The deaths and more than 300 arrests were reported in a police statement carried by the state-run news agency.

“We strongly condemn the violent and unjust suppression of civilians in Iran seeking to exercise their universal rights,” National Security Council spokesman Mike Hammer said in a statement. “Governing through fear and violence is never just.”

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Mousavi Nephew Among Several Dead in Iran was first posted on December 28, 2009 at 12:23 pm.

Qalat football team reported killed

SORAB, Pakistan: Seven players of Qalat football team were reported killed and 12 others injured in a traffic tragedy on the National Highway.

Initial reports said the Qalat football team met the fatal incident when their vehicle collided with a Quetta-bound passenger coach on National Highway.

Helicopter Crash kills 4 U.S. Airmen in Afghan

KABUL: Helicopter Crash kills 4 U.S. Airmen in Afghan, The U.S. Army says four soldiers have been killed and two injured in a mid-air collision of two helicopters in southern Afghanistan.
Has been ruled out enemy fire in the accident, which occurred yesterday morning. No further details were released.

In an unrelated incident, another helicopter crashed Monday during a joint international operation of the security forces against insurgents in western Afghanistan that killed a dozen militants. The U.S. said that military casualties were reported and a recovery operation is underway.

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Helicopter Crash kills 4 U.S. Airmen in Afghan was first posted on October 26, 2009 at 2:16 pm.

Project 10100

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Project 10100 was first posted on September 30, 2009 at 2:29 am.
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American Samoa

American Samoa, A powerful earthquake, measuring 7.9 on the Richter scale has struck American Samoa and unconfirmed reports say a tsunami has hit the capital city. The quake was centered a deep ocean trench but caused considerable shaking on a number of islands. Waves of 10 to 15 feet high were reported by Eni Faleomavaega, the delegate who represents the area in Congress.

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American Samoa was first posted on September 30, 2009 at 2:37 am.
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