A fire in a mosque in the Iranian capital of Tehran leaves 59 people dead. The cause of the fire is currently unknown, but it is believed that a kerosene heater was left near a thick flammable curtain. (IranMania)(BBC)
Israel is considering new security measures which could see right-wing Israeli opposed to the planned pullout from the Gaza Strip being detained. (BBC)
A car bomb explodes in central Beirut, Lebanon killing former Prime MinisterRafiq Hariri and at least 9 others. Approximately 100 further people are injured in the attack. A little known group calling itself "Victory and Jihad in Greater Syria" claim responsibility. (CNN)(Reuters)(BBC)
In French Polynesia, people vote for a new local assembly for the two main islands. The poll is contested between the pro-independence party of Oscar Temaru and the party of pro-Paris conservative leader Gaston Flosse. The results of the last year's general election were cancelled and a new poll ordered to settle the dispute. (ABC)(BBC)
General Bob Knight's Texas Tech Red Raiders stun the #2-ranked Kansas Jayhawks, 80-79, when power forward Darryl Dora hits an improbable three-pointer with four seconds left in the second overtime.
