2. The United States plans on sending another 1,400 marines to Afghanistan, where approximately 100,000 U.S. troops are already stationed in the War in Afghanistan.
3. The United States plan - to force gun dealers in states which border Mexico to report cases where individuals bought multiple high-powered rifles in under 5 days- is stalled due to opposition from gun lobbies.
4. Chinese authorities implement new controls on the content of text messages sent to cell phones including references to democracy, human rights, and corruption.
5. Dozens of Iranian Christians are arrested, after security forces entered their homes and verbally and physically abused them in a crackdown on converts from Islam. One Iranian official called the onset of Christianity "an enemy cultural invasion".
6. A shooting rampage takes place in the parking lot of a supermarket in Tuscon, Arizona. Twenty are shot, including U.S. Representative Gabrielle Giffords. Six others are confirmed dead including District Court judge John Roll. Cuban revolutionary leader Fidel Castro condemns the shooting as "atrocious, absurd, and unjustifiable." Congresswoman Giffords is able to respond correctly to simple commands.
7. U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates flies to China for a four-day trip after expressing American worries that the Chinese "clearly have the potential to put some of our capabilities at risk".
8. Pope Benedict XVI urges Pakistan to repeal its blasphemy law, which carries the death penalty for insulting the Prophet Muhammad.
9. Floods in Queensland, Australia worsen with 20,000 properties in Brisbane expected to be flooded along with 4,000 homes in the nearby city of Ipswich.
5. Dozens of Iranian Christians are arrested, after security forces entered their homes and verbally and physically abused them in a crackdown on converts from Islam. One Iranian official called the onset of Christianity "an enemy cultural invasion".
6. A shooting rampage takes place in the parking lot of a supermarket in Tuscon, Arizona. Twenty are shot, including U.S. Representative Gabrielle Giffords. Six others are confirmed dead including District Court judge John Roll. Cuban revolutionary leader Fidel Castro condemns the shooting as "atrocious, absurd, and unjustifiable." Congresswoman Giffords is able to respond correctly to simple commands.
7. U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates flies to China for a four-day trip after expressing American worries that the Chinese "clearly have the potential to put some of our capabilities at risk".
8. Pope Benedict XVI urges Pakistan to repeal its blasphemy law, which carries the death penalty for insulting the Prophet Muhammad.
9. Floods in Queensland, Australia worsen with 20,000 properties in Brisbane expected to be flooded along with 4,000 homes in the nearby city of Ipswich.
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