the clashes broke out between fans of two rival clubs in istanbul. they threw objects and chanted obscene slogans at each other. tear gas was used to break up the mob. the trouble makers already banned from attending away games between their soccer and basketball teams. they often use sporting venues to fight. germany. eight people died including four children when two small planes collided mid air. police say the crash happened as darkness fell over a town about an hour north of frankfurt. the two aircraft crashed into fields about 1200 feet apart. no word on the cause. serbia. at least two people died as heavy snowfall and below freezing temperatures hit the north. authorities say the harsh conditions also snarled traffic for some 17 hours. local media report crews rescued more than 600 people from their cars. similar weather slammed neighboring countries in the balkans. china. a 16-year-old from japan became
team 6 had been killed, shepard. shepard: overall, jennifer, the statistics seem to show that attacks from members of al-qaeda, i should say taliban fighters are really on the rise. reporter: well, you re referring to a new report that came out today from the pentagon. it is a quarterly report that is issued to congress in which they are required to make an assessment of the progress in afghanistan in order to get funding. here s the headline. during the reporting period, enemy initiated attacks were up 1% compared to the same period last year due in large part to a shortened poppy harvest employing low level insurge yerntinsurgentsfar less than la. at the height of the insurgency, all u.s. surge troops are home and 76% of the country is under the security control of the afghan government, according to this new report.