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March 5, 2007
(
2007-03-05
)
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The
United States
and
North Korea
commence talks in
New York City
to establish
diplomatic relations
following the abandonment of the
North Korean nuclear weapons program
.
(AP via CNN)
Ramush Haradinaj
, the former
Prime Minister of Kosovo
, goes on trial at the
International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia
at
The Hague
for
war crimes
allegedly committed while he was a regional leader of the
Kosovo Liberation Army
.
(The Independent)
Iraq War
:
A
car bomb
in
Baghdad
kills at least 26 people.
(CNN)
Two car bombs kill at least 9
United States Army
soldiers
north of
Baghdad
.
(AP via IHT)
(BBC)
Ungdomshuset
in
Copenhagen
,
Denmark
, is
demolished
to prevent it from being re-occupied.
(AP via CNN)
The
government of
Vanuatu
declares a
state of emergency
in
Port Vila
following ethnic clashes.
(AP via Washington Post)
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(Radio New Zealand)
The
2007 National People's Congress
opens at the
Great Hall of the People
in
Beijing
,
China
. In his report to the nation,
Premier
Wen Jiabao
focuses on environmental concerns, narrowing the wealth gap, controlling housing prices, and "resolute opposition" to
Taiwan independence
.
(BBC)
(Reuters)
(CNN)
(China Daily)
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