soldiers seal off the town of Korasuv after locals take over government buildings. The government denies giving an order to fire at protesters but they do not let journalists or the Red Cross visit the affected areas to evaluate the situation. Phone and internet access has been cut. There are varying reports of at least 700 people dead and continuing firefights in Andijan and other towns like Teshiktosh . Saidjahon Zaynabitdinov , head of the local human rights advocacy group ''Appeal'', says that government troops had killed 200 in Pakhtabad and expects mass arrests. Opposition supporters and human rights campainers rally in the capital Tashkent . Hundreds of Refugee s have fled over the border of Kyrgyzstan ; they believe that the death toll may be in thousands. (IHT)(CBC)(Reuters AlertNet)(Reuters)(CNN)(BBC)(Moscow Times)(Wikinews)
A jury in West Palm Beach , Florida , finds for Ronald Perelman in his lawsuit against the brokerage firm Morgan Stanley , on the grounds that Morgan Stanley helped appliance maker Sunbeam falsify its financial condition at the expense of investors like Perelman. He was awarded $ 604 million. (CNN)
WWE wrestler Lita turned heel for the first time in her WWE career and associated herself with Edge during the main event on Raw , helping him win against Kane .
