Cairo Egypt Mosque under siege

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The’March of Anger’ has resulted in almost 100 deaths and numerous injuries. Hundreds have taken refuge in mosques overnight to avoid confrontations with Egyptian police. The Muslim Brotherhood has called for week-long action amid the crackdown.

An estimated 1500 people trapped inside Al Fath mosque in Cairo’s Ramses Square have asked for “a safe exit” at the end of the curfew which finishes at 7am local time.

Security forces besieged Al Fath mosque at the end the “Friday of Anger” protests. Security officials claimed that “armed elements” were “shooting security forces and police from inside the mosque,” MENA reported. However, activists say the army was attacking them.

The head of the Doctors’ Syndicate told Ahram Online that 1500 protesters and 31 doctors have asked for a safety corridor, after earlier reports indicated that people inside the mosque were fearing for their lives. Around 70 people are believed to be injured inside the building. Watch Video

Nasrallah blames Takfiri groups for deadly Beirut car bomb attack

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Hezbollah Secretary-General Seyyed Hassan Nasrallah has blamed Takfiri groups for a car bomb attack which left 24 people dead in southern Beirut.Addressing thousands of Hezbollah supporters on the occasion of the end of the group’s 33-day 2006 war with Israel in the southern village of Aita al-Shaab, Nasrallah said on Friday that according to investigations carried out by the resistance movement, Takfiri groups are behind the recent deadly attacks in Lebanon. Watch video. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A7_-Yk0yYwI

Rand Paul says Washington aid to Egypt should end

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Republican Senator Rand Paul brands himself as a standalone politician–disagreeing with fellow Republicans at times–while agreeing with Democrats on certain issues. But the power shift in Egypt is pushing Paul to lock horns with the Obama administration. Watch Video

Obama impeachable for violating law

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A Florida-based conservative African American group known as National Black Republican Association has published a number of articles over the necessity of impeaching US President Barack Obama.

The group which associates itself with the Republican Party has criticized some of the Obama administration’s activities that have been supported by the GOP including the NSA spying programs, prosecution of whistleblowers, wiretapping of journalists, the torture program as well as the Benghazi cover-up.

“Obama is more than impeachable, for he has violated so many laws, just like his predecessor, George Bush, so this initiative to impeach Obama by the National Black Republican Association is sound, except that it is a partisan effort,” said Linh Dinh, an American writer and political analyst in an interview with Press TV’s US desk.

“These people identify themselves as Republicans, but the Republicans have no more respect for the Constitution than Obama does,” he added.

Dinh called for a “broad-based coalition of Americans” to work towards preparing the grounds for impeaching Obama, while insisting that the executive office must be held accountable, no matter who’s in power.

“A president cannot just start a war, for example, without congressional approval, or order anyone kidnapped, imprisoned or killed without due process. ”

Dinh argued that this “fundamental and structural problem” is not solved due to reluctance within US Democratic and Republican parties.

“Speaking about Bush, Nancy Pelosi, the Democratic House Speaker, even said that impeachment was off the table, quote unquote, so if the Democratic leadership was unwilling to even consider impeaching Bush, who was clearly a war criminal and violator of the Constitution, it will not go along with impeaching Obama,” he went on to explain.

The American political analyst underlined that no politician is willing to fix country’s problem because they are making profit out of this “broken system”.

“Americans need to stop thinking of themselves as Republicans or Democrats, for both parties have colluded to destroy this country, and given time, they will even try to destroy the world. They have already wrecked much of the global economy.”

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Police brutality sparks outrage in Canada

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The July 27th shooting was captured on video.

18-year-old Sammy Yatim originally from Syria was shot nine times and tasered inside an empty streetcar. He was later pronounced dead at a Toronto hospital.

Officer Constable Forcillio was the gunman, who was suspended with pay.

Not enough for the Yatim family or many in Toronto. Following the Incident, there has been public outrage concerning .police Brutality. several rallies have been held in which large numbers of people participated including the Yatim family– all calling for justice.

The Yatim family has publicly criticized the police force for its handling of the case.

Police say the night of the shooting they responded to a call about a disruptive passenger on a streetcar.

Eyewitnesses say Yatim ordered everyone to get off the
bus while holding a knife in one hand.

Other eyewitnesses say Yatim was noticeably unstable.

Yatims uncle told the media he has a history of mental illness.

The Toronto Police Service Board issued a statement concerning Yatims death in part saying…The Board shares the communities determination that Sammy Yatims death should not be in vain.

The Special Investigations Unit is investigating the case.

The Ontario Federation of Labor is demanding and independent investigation into police training.

Toronto police chief Bill Blair announced retired justice Dennis OConnor will assist in reviewing police practices. Watch video. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OYvtzSer0cM

At least 20 dead, 150 wounded in blast near Hezbollah HQ in Beirut

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At least twenty people have been killed and 150 wounded in an explosion near the Hezbollah headquarters in Lebanese capital Beirut, according to security sources. Sunni radicals have claimed responsibility for the sectarian attack.

“This is the second time that we decide the place of the battle and its timing…And you will see more, God willing,” said a video statement from a group calling itself Brigades of Aisha, addressed to Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah. Hezbollah represents a rival Shi’ite offshoot of Islam.

The blast — reportedly from a car bomb — rang out outside “Mafhouz Stores”, an upmarket shopping mall in a predominantly Shi’ite district late afternoon on Thursday. A handful of buildings and dozens of nearby cars were damaged, as local TV cameras captured hundreds of bystanders trying to escape the smoke and fire in panic. Watch video. http://youtu.be/nU_oiyk59WQ

Hundreds of Morsi supporters torch govt building in Giza after brutal crackdown

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Hundreds of Morsi supporters have stormed a government building in Giza and set it alight, reports state TV. This comes after Wednesday’s brutal crackdown on Muslim Brotherhood loyalists in which over 630 people died.

The Giza incident was confirmed by interior ministry sources, who told Al Jazeera that protesters had been flinging Molotov cocktails at the building and firing live ammunition. However, government employees managed to evacuate the main colonial-style vialla building before it fell under siege. Watch video

Sinkhole swallows resort building in Florida – YouTube

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A sinkhole caused a section of a central Florida resort villa to partially collapse while another section of the villa was sinking. About 30 percent of the three-storey structure collapsed. The villa at the Summer Bay Resort had already been evacuated and no injuries were reported. Florida has a long problem with sinkholes, which cause millions of dollars in damage annually.

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Bangladesh train ride of Hell Video

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Bangladeshi Muslims push their way into the overcrowded trains to travel home for Eid al-Fitr in Dhaka, Bangladesh, to celebrate the end-of-Ramadan festival. Many take heart-in-mouth journeys, clutching to roofs where there’s hardly enough space left for a fly to land on. Eid al-Fitr is the biggest festival in the Muslim calendar and marks the end of the holy fasting month. The festival is marked in Bangladesh over a three-day public holiday when schools close and families feast together.

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Fighting raging on in Jobar suburb of Damascus Syria

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Here is Jobar — the scene of the most ferocious clashes in suburb of Syria’s capital Damascus. Press TV team headed to the frontline of the battle there where heavy fighting is taking place on a daily basis. Through the deserted factories, we reached the line that separates the army and insurgents. Here the army’s strategy and plans are implemented on ground.

This is the Syrian army’s main command center in Jobar. The army commanders are directing troops on ground in operations to push back foreign-backed militants who are trying to infiltrate into Damascus from Jobar.

Troops on the ground are controlled from a high building by the colonels in charge of the tanks and the infantry. Those Army colonels located the militants hiding in a building only 20 meters away from the command center. Orders to strike and then the battle flares up.

The are home to factories, which is witnessing the confrontations is strategic for both sides as it separates Jobar from al-Abbasiyeen square and the city center. Syrian soldiers said they would never allow insurgents cross this line.

If the army had not imposed this particular security belt, militants would have entered deeper into Damascus, as the main aim for them is to occupy Jobar to prepare ground for more gains. The once-calm residential parts of Damascus including this one have now literary become a warzone. Both sides of the conflict are striving to win the battle that many see as a determining factor for whole Middle East region

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