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Following a protest in Afghanistan against US air raids, the president is now calling for a total halt in such massive killing. In fact, this is not the first time that Afghan government has expressed concerns over civilians casualties in US air strikes. Ever since the battle with the Taleban has broke out, US has launched several air attacks causing many civilians to be killed.

Afghan president has deemed that such offensive means would only cause more civilians to be killed and wounded. He strongly believes that there are bound to be better measures to counter the militants, while air strike is definitely not the resolution.

US Secretary of State has since replied to the issue, stating her utmost apology for the loss. The US is expected to come with better strategy in future attacks to reduce civilians casualties.

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With election being held in Nigeria, the government has been facing much pressure from opposition supporters who are against the election result. According to local officials, a protest was launched by supporters of opposition party in an attempt to express their displease with the mere difference of votes. As such, the government party has been declared as the winning party.

Nigerian army was able to dismiss the demonstrators by firing shots and using tear gas. Demostrators and civilians could be seen fleeing from the scene to avoid being hurt. The protest was eventually called off with interventions from political leaders.

This protest definitely came as an alarm for the Nigerian government to consider a better election system in the coming general election.

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News of Tamil Tigers being forced to the extent of possible surrendering have led to the concerns of Tamils residing in London. Large numbers of Tamil protestants have gathered in a demand for the UK government to step in to resolve the current situation. According to local officials in London, the protestants are seeking UK government to bring forth the implementation of ceasefire in Sri Lanka via UN council.

Though the crowds have grew larger in numbers, however, the protest has been peaceful thus far. Gordon Brown, UK prime minister, expressed concerns over such conflicts happening in the country, and had since requested for an urgent meeting with the UN council. The prime minister shall be discussing the issue with the council for an immediate ceasefire between the two conflicting parties in Sri Lanka.

On the other hand, the Sri Lankan government is against the idea of ceasefire as it might give the Tamil Tigers the chance of regrouping. With as many as 100,000 civilians trapped in the conflicting zone, more are bound to fall victims to clashes if the issue is not resolved.

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Following the replacement of Madagascar president, the country has seemed much civil conflicts with the uproar of protestants, who are supporters of former President Marc Ravalomanana. In an attempt to express their dissatisfactions, the protestants turned against the local security forces following the announcement made by the government to shut down two radio stations.

The protest lasted through the night, with several casualties including the death of two protestants. It is still not known if the protestants were killed by gunfires from security forces.

Former President Marc Ravalomanana has pledged to return to the country in the coming weeks, despite being warned that an arrest has been issued. Situation is expected to be drastic as protestants continue to turn against local government in their support for the former president to be re-elected.

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Following the resignation of former Madagascar president – Marc Ravalomanana, large numbers of protestants have gathered in the country’s capital in the demand for their leader to return. According to sources, many have been protesting against the newly appointed president – Andry Rajoelina, calling for him to step down in exchange for the former president to be re-appointed.

It has been an issue for the local government since the replacement of the new government last month. Supporters of Ravalomanana are reluctant to accept that their leader has resigned, which later caused much uproar. For instance, the recent protest had caused many supporters to be wounded by gunshots fired from local security forces. It is not understood if the firing was targeted to the sky to fear off the protestants, or had been fired directly at the protestants. Many were injured, including children, while most have already been discharged from hospital.

The protestants have outwardly declared that they will be holding another protest soon to bring across their demand to the government.

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Protest in Madagascar has led to deaths of 23 people. The source was quoted from the fire brigade that was called in when the protest turned violent. Repeated protests by the people were targeted towards President Marc Ravalomanana, who has been accused of misspending public money and being a dictator by the former Antananarivo Mayor Andry Rajoelina.

Outraged demonstrators marched towards President Ravalomanana’s compound on the day of the protest, which later triggered the police to open fire. According to reports, the demonstrators were unarmed throughout the protest. Fire brigade reported at least 23 deaths, while local media reported 30 people were killed. The total death toll remains to be investigated.

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