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March 8, 2007
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2007-03-08
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Georgia
increases the size of its contingent in the
multinational force
in
Iraq
from 850 to 2000.
(Fox News)
2006-07 Southern Hemisphere tropical cyclone season
:
Tropical Cyclone
George
crosses the coast of northwest
Western Australia
near
Port Hedland
, resulting in at least three deaths and serious property damage in the area.
(AAP via News Limited)
,
(NineMSN)
,
(BBC)
Democratic members
of the
U.S. House of Representatives
propose legislation that would withdraw all
U.S. combat troops
from
Iraq
by August
2008
or sooner if certain requirements are not met.
(CNN)
(BBC)
2007 National People's Congress
: The
People's Republic of China
launches a property law designed to better protect individual
property rights
.
(BBC)
Sri Lankan Civil War
: Thousands of civilians flee their homes in
Sri Lanka
because of fighting between
government troops
and the
Tamil Tigers
.
(BBC)
War in Somalia
:
African Union
peacekeepers
are
ambushed
by insurgents in
Mogadishu
for a second successive day.
(BBC)
U.S. President
George W. Bush
departs on a tour of
Latin America
that will take him to
Brazil
,
Uruguay
,
Colombia
,
Guatemala
and
Mexico
. Upon arrival in
São Paulo
he is greeted with
protest
demonstrations
.
(AP via CNN)
(BBC)
Greek Cypriots
dismantle the portion of the
separation fence
between the
Republic of Cyprus
and the
Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus
in
Nicosia
.
(BBC)
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