Typhoon leaves at least 10 dead in Vietnam

Typhoon Xangsane hit Vietnam Sunday after killing 76 people in the Philippines on Wednesday and Thursday.

At least 10 people died in Vietnam with 99 injured and 10,000 damaged homes as heavy winds battered the central provinces.

About 200,000 people were evacuated ahead of Xangsane which means "elephant" in Laotian.


High waves slam into the beach in Quang Binh province as typhoon Xangsane headed inland on October 1, 2006. Typhoon Xangsane caused extensive damage before moving into neighbouring Laos, officials said. Vietnam News Agency/Reuters photo via Yahoo News.

Musharraf says coup rumors 'nonsense'

President Gen. Pervez Musharraf said rumors of an impending military coup were "nonsense in nonsense in nonsense" in a Pakistani TV interview from the United States Sunday.

The rumors were sparked by a nationwide power outage and Musharraf's visit at a U.S. hospital. The president visited a cardiologist Saturday during a trip to Texas.

Musharraf was in the United States along with many world leaders to address the U.N. General Assembly. Thailand's former prime minister, Thaksin Shinawatra, was ousted in a military coup before his scheduled U.N. address.


Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf makes remarks at George Washington University in Washington, Friday, Sept. 22, 2006. AP Photo/Lawrence Jackson via Yahoo News.

Thai military makes coup attempt, backs king

Thailand's military, pledging loyalty to the king, launched a coup attempt against the government of Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra on Tuesday night.

Tanks encircled government buildings including Thaksin's official headquarters known as Government House.

The prime minister is in New York where he is scheduled to speak before the United Nations on Tuesday. He declared a state of emergency via a government-owned television station.


Thai soldiers patrol near the official presidential office Government House in Bangkok, Thailand, on Tuesday Sept. 19, 2006. AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit via Yahoo News.

Thaksin's opponents have called on the prime minister to step down, but new elections after Thaksin dissolved parliament were annulled by the courts. This has left Thailand without a functioning legislature.

Army Commander-in-Chief Gen. Sondhi Boonyaratkalin is apparently leading the coup attempt according to an anonymous source.