31.   The Pentagon has confirmed that US forces are in Kandahar province but this was the first sighting of them inside the city.

32.   It is the first reported sighting of the mythical creature in Xinjiang, which is a Muslim-dominated region in China.

33.   Moharram will start at the first sighting of the new moon, expected either Friday or Saturday.

34.   That would mean the first sighting is expected on Saturday evening.