ARMENIA DECLARES EMERGENCY RULE!

Police in riot gear were out in large numbers.
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A state of emergency has been declared in Armenia's capital on the 11th consecutive day of protests against an allegedly rigged presidential election.
President Robert Kocharyan signed the decree "to prevent a threat to constitutional order".
It came after police fired in the air to disperse demonstrators. Some reports suggest a number of casualties.
Prime Minister Serzh Sarkisian won the 19 February vote against opposition challenger Levon Ter-Petrosian.
Mr Ter-Petrosian says he is under house arrest.

The latest clashes erupted after police cleared Freedom Square of opposition demonstrators who had been camping there since the election.
Regrouping later, they used buses as barricades. Some cars were set on fire.
We could see red tracer bullet fire being shot in two directions
Alan SafferyWitnessLines of police were deployed to face the protesters.
A witness told Reuters news agency police had fired in the air "to scare us".
"They have fired tear gas. But people are standing firm. There are thousands of people standing here with us."
Some unconfirmed reports said a number of people had been injured as police fired in the air. It was not clear how the injuries were sustained.
Alan Saffery, a development consultant in Yerevan, heard a lot of gunfire from his home close to Freedom Square.
"After the shooting, we heard a lot of shouting and saw people running from the scene. We could see red tracer bullet fire being shot in two directions," he told the BBC.
Witnesses also spoke of looting in the centre of Yerevan.
The state of emergency is to remain in force until 20 March, the presidential decree says.
The opposition has said it will continue with the protests.
International observers judged the poll in the ex-Soviet Caucasus republic to be generally democratic.
Official results gave Mr Sarkisian 53% of the vote, with Mr Ter-Petrosian, a former president, getting 21.5%.

BBC NEWS REPORT.