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March 6, 2007
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2007-03-06
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Iraq War
: Two
suicide bombers
in a crowd of Muslim pilgrims
in
Al Hillah
kill at least 115 people and wound 150.
(BBC)
Foreign Minister
of
People's Republic of China
Li Zhaoxing
criticises
President of the Republic of China
Chen Shui-bian
for making calls for
Taiwan independence
.
(The Times)
United States v. Libby
: Former
Bush administration
aide
Lewis Libby
is found guilty of
perjury
and
obstruction of justice
.
(CNN)
The
United States Congress
opens hearings into the
dismissal of eight U.S. Attorneys
, probing whether the
Bush Administration
had political motives for ousting the
federal prosecutors
.
(AP via The Guardian)
Heavy security operations begin in
Bogotá
,
Colombia
, for the visit of
U.S. President
Bush
on
March 11
. Security forces expect
protests
on Wednesday.
(El Tiempo)
Japanese
news agency
Kyodo News
reports that
Empress Michiko
is suffering from
internal bleeding
.
(BBC)
Two earthquakes
measuring 6.4 and 6.3 on the
Moment magnitude scale
hit
Sumatra
in
Indonesia
, with the epicenter near
Lake Singkarak
. At least 82 fatalities are currently reported. The earthquakes were felt as far as in
Malaysia
and
Singapore
.
(The Age)
(USGS on the 6.4 quake)
(USGS on the 6.3 quake)
India
and
Pakistan
hold a meeting in
Islamabad
to discuss joint actions against
terrorism
with discussion focussing on the
Samjhauta Express bombings
.
(BBC)
Celebrations in
Ghana
mark the fiftieth anniversary of
its independence
.
(BBC)
War in Afghanistan (2001–present)
:
NATO
-led forces launch
Operation Achilles
against the
Taliban
in
Helmand province
.
(AP via IHT)
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