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	**] confirms it has seized an ]ian arms shipment to Syria.		**] confirms it has seized an ]ian arms shipment to Syria.
	**Tens of thousands of people again protest across the country, amid a government crackdown.		**Tens of thousands of people again protest across the country, amid a government crackdown.
	*]: Rebels claim that a ] airstrike has killed ]'s youngest son ] but this is later denied. , ,		*]: Rebels claim that a ] airstrike has killed ]'s youngest son ] but this is later denied.
	*], the ] in the ], orders a clampdown in ] following recent unrest.		*], the ] in the ], orders a clampdown in ] following recent unrest.
	*] ] say rebels in the northeast of the country killed seven workers from a ]-backed hydroelectric power project.		*] ] say rebels in the northeast of the country killed seven workers from a ]-backed hydroelectric power project.

	;Business and economy		;Business and economy
	*]s in ] and ] continue falls from ] and the ]. ,		*]s in ] and ] continue falls from ] and the ].

	;Disasters and accidents		;Disasters and accidents
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	;International relations		;International relations
	*] calls on ] not to send 18 ] who are allegedly unaccompanied minors to ] as part of a people swap. ,		*] calls on ] not to send 18 ] who are allegedly unaccompanied minors to ] as part of a people swap.
	;Politics		;Politics
	*] ] ] meets with rebel ] leader Al Haj Murad Ibrahim in ].		*] ] ] meets with rebel ] leader Al Haj Murad Ibrahim in ].
	*] is officially elected as the ] by the ].		*] is officially elected as the ] by the ].
	*], Former ] was found dead after committed suicide by hanging.		*], Former ] was found dead after committed suicide by hanging.
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Current events of August 5, 2011 (2011-08-05) (Friday)

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Armed conflict and attacks

2011 Syrian uprising:
- Turkey confirms it has seized an Iranian arms shipment to Syria. (Today's Zaman)
- Tens of thousands of people again protest across the country, amid a government crackdown. (BBC)
2011 Libyan civil war: Rebels claim that a NATO airstrike has killed Muammar Gaddafi's youngest son Khamis but this is later denied. (Al Jazeera) (MSNBC) (Reuters)
Meng Jianzhu, the Minister for Public Security in the People's Republic of China, orders a clampdown in Xinjiang following recent unrest. (AP via Washington Post)
Burmese state media say rebels in the northeast of the country killed seven workers from a Chinese-backed hydroelectric power project. (Straits Times)

Business and economy

Stock markets in Asia and Australia continue falls from Europe and the United States. (SBS) (BBC)

Disasters and accidents

A bus in Ivory Coast plunges into the capital Abidjan's lagoon, killing 12 people. (Reuters)
Typhoon Muifa:
- Typhoon Muifa approaches the Japanese island of Okinawa causing localised flooding, cancellation of flights to and from Naha International Airport and 30,000 homes to lose power. (Stars and Stripes)
- The People's Republic of China warns residents of Zhejiang province and Shanghai to prepare for the arrival of Typhoon Muifa tomorrow or Sunday, which is expected to be one of the most powerful storms to hit China in recent years. (China Daily)

International relations

UNICEF calls on Australia not to send 18 asylum seekers who are allegedly unaccompanied minors to Malaysia as part of a people swap. (AFP via Google News) (AAP via SBS News)

Politics

Philippine President Benigno Aquino III meets with rebel Moro Islamic Liberation Front leader Al Haj Murad Ibrahim in Tokyo. (Philippine Inquirer) (Radio Australia)
Yingluck Shinawatra is officially elected as the Prime Minister of Thailand by the parliament. (Reuters)
Andrzej Lepper, Former Deputy Prime Minister of Poland was found dead after committed suicide by hanging. (WBJ)

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