Five protestors shot dead in Lebanon: At least five people have been killed and over 60 others injured Thursday after troops from the Lebanese armed forces opened fire at demonstrators in the poor suburb of Hay al-Selloum. The demonstrators were protesting the constant rise of gazoline prices, corruption, fiscal policies and unemployment in the country...Firefighters had used water cannons to disperse about 600 demonstrators in the Hay al-Selloum neighborhood, which prompted protestors to retaliate with stones, a police statement said. Army troops at the scene then opened fire killing five protestors. ...The protest strike also paralysed schools, public transport and many businesses across Lebanon on Thursday. Air traffic came to a standstill at Beirut airport for at least three hours in the strike, called by the General Labour Confederation...Soldiers also beat a protestor lying on the ground and loaded two others aboard a military truck according to witnesses. ...The nationwide demonstration was called by Lebanon's General Labour Confederation (GLC) trade union to protest government fiscal policies and fuel prices, which they want cut from about 17 dollars per 20 liters (5.3 gallons) to 10 dollars. Union leaders urged the demonstrators to conduct a peaceful and violence free protest.