Thursday, June 18, 2009, TEHRAN: Iran's opposition was set to hold marches and a day of mourning Thursday for slain protesters as they keep up pressure on the authorities over the disputed presidential election in the country's biggest crisis since the 1979 revolution. Thursday's first rally was set for 2 pm (0930 GMT) in front of the offices of the United Nations and the second at 4 pm at Imam Square, according to people who took part in marches on Wednesday. Meanwhile, Iraq is concerned about instability in neighbouring Iran, which is experiencing unrest in the aftermath of disputed presidential elections, but it respects Iran's decisions, Iraq's foreign minister said on Thursday. 'Definitely Iran instability is of concern for us,' Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshiyar Zebari told British news agency in an interview on Thursday. 'We as Iraqis respect the will of the Iranian people and we respect the political system, and we are not' in a position to pass judgment on their choices, he added.
Friday, August 14, 2009 MUMBAI: A 26-year-old woman died Thursday of H1N1 swine flu in the southern city of Bangalore, raising India's death toll from the virus to 20, authorities said.The death was the first reported in India's information technology capital, the Press Trust of India reported.Meanwhile in Pune, the worst-affected in India, two more victims of the virus died Thursday, raising the death toll in that western city near Mumbai to 12, the report said. The victims were an 11-month-old boy and a 75-year-old old woman.US media reported movie halls, schools and colleges were ordered closed Thursday for three days to a week in Mumbai, the commercial and financial capital of the country, as fear of the pandemic spread.Prajakata Lavangare, a spokeswoman for the government of Maharashtra state of which Mumbai is the capital, said similar orders were issued in Pune, which is also located in the state.The woman who died in Bangalore was identified only as Roopa, a teacher in
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