The former
World Death Report will now be known as the
World Unrest Report and will focus not just on deaths but also mass protests, civil disturbances and other large scale, societal events. Think of it as a form of mapping global instability.
Iraq: Second IGC minister resigns
Indonesia: Man who had terrorism charges dropped against him in a court of law is picked up and interrogated after government comes under intense pressure from the United States
France: 6 men arrested on suspicion of being participants in Morocco attacks last year
Turkey: 3 arrested on suspicion of being participants in Istanbul attacks last year
Pakistan: 1 "Al-Qaeda" suspect deported to Canada; his brother is in Guantanamo Bay in US custody
Uzbekistan: Dictatorship puts blame on recent attacks on peaceful Hizb ut-Tahrir group despite lack of evidence
Jordan: Security forces seize four vehicles filled with explosives, weapons and "terrorists"
Iraq: 40+ Iraqis killed in heavy fighting in Baqubah
Iraq: Death toll in Fallujah rises to
600
Afghanistan: 1 man killed and 14 injured in clashes over disputed Faryab Province
Peru: Mudslides kill 6 and strand 1500 near historic Machu Picchu
Somalia: Massive blaze and gunfire from security guards kill 8 and wound others
Iraq: 2 German mercenaries reported killed
Pakistan: Car bomb kills 1 and injures 9 outside joint Indian-Pakistani concert
Russia: Siberian coal mine death toll rises to 40
Australia: Farm house in remote northern Queensland Province blows up and kills family of 4
Bangladesh: Wild weather kills 14 and injures more than 200
India: 5 people gunned down in election related violence in Kashmir
Thailand: 2 men gunned down in the south despite imposition of martial law
India: Police kill 2 "outlaws" in Andhra Pradesh
India: Police kill 3 "militants" in Kashmir
Israel: Israeli troops kill 1 and arrest 2 others near Nablus
Pakistan: Tribal clashes in the south over "money dispute" leave 8 people dead
Philippines: Police and soldiers kill 3 "communist rebels" in heavy fighting in Pampanga Province
Burundi: Fighting between troops and "rebels" leaves 21 dead - 27,000 flee their homes
India: 5 "militants" killed by troops in Assam Province
China: US Vice President Cheney to try to sell nuclear reactors during visit next week
Fiji: Storm death toll rises to 8, 3 are missing, more than 130 homes destroyed
Russia: 1 soldier killed by landmine in Chechnya
Mexico: At least 8 people dead after restaurant explosion
Philippines: 1 man dead and more than 500 homeless after massive residential fire
Nigeria: 1 soldier dead and 2 civilians killed in election violence in Taraba State
Iraq: Red Crescent Director and his wife gunned down in their car in Irbil
Afghanistan: Pro-Taliban media reporting 14 American troops killed
Lithuania: Prostitutes charging NATO troops four times local rate causes ruckus
Iraq: Report - Arabic viewpoint from reporters on the ground in Fallujah - seems legit
Taiwan: Gigantic crowds continue to protest recent elections - police use force to break it up
Australia: Protests outside PM Howard's residence against deportation of refugees
Vietnam: Police use force to break up Montagnard protests
Hong Kong: More than 20,000 protest Beijing in pro-democracy turnout
Australia: Iraqi-Australians protest against US and Australian occupation of Iraq
United States: Thousands march to protest violent deaths of schoolchildren in Philadelphia
Iraq: British hostage released
Russia: Dutch hostage released after 2 years in captivity in Dagestan
Philippines: United States warns Philippines it's "not been doing enough" to fight terrorism
First Soundbye of the Day:
Muqtada al-Sader said "I address by words to my enemy Bush, if your allegation to launch the war against Iraq is Saddam and the mass destruction weapons, this is gone and now you are fighting the whole people of Iraq." He added " I recommend you to withdraw immediately from Iraq, otherwise you will lose the elections you want and lose your people the same way you had lost other peoples.
Second Soundbyte of the Day:
Monday's [prayer] reads "Pray that the President and his advisers will be strong and courageous to do what is right regardless of critics"
Note: US deaths, whether soldiers, mercenaries or civilians in Iraq, Afghanistan or in the United States are not listed here because news coverage of these events is more than adequate elsewhere.
This is about raising awareness (click a link and find out what's going on out there).
May everyone rest in peace tonight
-Soj