Nation Wide Indian Protest in India
New economic reforms in India resulted in a mass one-day nationwide protest. The main opposition to the new reforms is led by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). The protest was begun after the government raised diesel prices by 14 %. Schools, trains, bus routes, and large business have all come to a halt because of the protesters. The total cost for the protest is undetermined but some estimates go as high as 2.3 billion.
Sources:
Both links give a good explanation of the economic and political turmoil resulting from the protest.
From the Irish Times:
From the Hurriyet Daily in Turkey:
Bombing in Syria
A
heavily civilian occupied gas station is bombed by government
warplanes. The planes are believed to have used barrel bombs (bombs
filled with TNT) killing at least 30 people, and as many as 110 have been reported as
dead or wounded so far. The station is in Ayn Issa, in a town near a
border post with Turkey (northern Raqqa Province). The station had been
previously taken over by rebel groups 2 days ago. This bombing attempt
on rebel forces has the largest casualty toll from military air craft
yet.
From the New York Times:
This article goes in depth into the bombing and gives general information on the condition of Syria
From China Daily:
Gives a very brief overview providing total of the number killed or wounded from its sources
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