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March 28, 2007
(
2007-03-28
)
(Wednesday)
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As many as 60 people die off the coast of
Guinea
as a
pirogue
or open
fishing boat
carrying 120 people capsizes.
(Reuters via CNN)
The
Czech
government announced that it will open negotiations with the
US Government
over participation in the
missile defense
shield.
(Washington Post)
Ecuadorean
judge
Juan Ramirez
reinstates 57 members of the
National Congress of Ecuador
only to be dismissed by the electoral tribunal that dismissed the members of Congress.
(BBC)
A collapsed tunnel during construction of a
Beijing Subway
line results in six trapped.
(ABC)
Former
Major League Baseball
pitcher
Ugueth Urbina
is sentenced to 14 years in
prison
after being convicted of
attempted murder
in
Venezuela
.
(ESPN)
The
President of Guinea
Lansana Conté
names a new government led by the
Prime Minister of Guinea
Lansana Kouyaté
.
(BBC)
Arab
and
Middle East
leaders meet in
Riyadh
,
Saudi Arabia
to discuss reviving the
Middle East peace process
.
(Los Angeles Times)
Iraq War
:
2007 chlorine bombings in Iraq
: The
U.S. military
reports that
insurgents
with two
chlorine
truck bombs
have attacked a local government building in
Fallujah
.
(Reuters)
2007 Tal Afar bombings
: Gunmen kill dozens of people in
Tal Afar
a day after approximately 50 people die in
suicide bombings
.
(BBC)
A
Sydney Ferries
jetcat collides with a private charter vessel beneath the
Sydney Harbour Bridge
in the waters of
Port Jackson
,
Sydney, Australia
, killing three people with another person missing.
(Sydney Daily Telegraph via Courier Mail)
Zimbabwean political crisis
:
The
Movement for Democratic Change
says its leader,
Morgan Tsvangirai
, has been arrested by police. He was later released but other activists remained in police custody.
(BBC)
(Zim Daily)
The
Southern African Development Community
holds an emergency summit in
Dar-es-Salaam
to discuss the crisis.
(Voice of America)
[
permanent dead link
]
The
UK Ministry of Defence
has published exact co-ordinates of the location of the
Royal Navy
personnel when they were
seized by
Iran
. According to this data the soldiers were 1.7
nautical miles
within
Iraqi
waters at the time of their capture.
(The Times)
Gangs of
youths
riot
in
Paris
with the violence centred on the
Gare du Nord
, one of the main
railway stations
.
(ITV)
The
World Food Programme
warns that millions face
starvation
in
North Korea
as it is facing a food gap equivalent to 20 per cent of its requirement.
(Reuters via Washington Post)
Archived
2012-10-26 at the
Wayback Machine
Pakistani
militants attack security bases in the town of
Tank
in the
North-West Frontier Province
of
Pakistan
resulting in two deaths.
(Reuters Alertnet)
Armed gunmen take 32 children and two
teachers
hostage in the centre of
Manila
, the capital of the
Philippines
. The gunmen later surrendered and released the hostages.
(BBC)
(AFP via Sydney Morning Herald)
Month
March 2007
Previous day
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Next day
March 29
Category
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
<
Portal:Current events
March 28, 2007
(
2007-03-28
)
(Wednesday)
history
watch
As many as 60 people die off the coast of
Guinea
as a
pirogue
or open
fishing boat
carrying 120 people capsizes.
(Reuters via CNN)
The
Czech
government announced that it will open negotiations with the
US Government
over participation in the
missile defense
shield.
(Washington Post)
Ecuadorean
judge
Juan Ramirez
reinstates 57 members of the
National Congress of Ecuador
only to be dismissed by the electoral tribunal that dismissed the members of Congress.
(BBC)
A collapsed tunnel during construction of a
Beijing Subway
line results in six trapped.
(ABC)
Former
Major League Baseball
pitcher
Ugueth Urbina
is sentenced to 14 years in
prison
after being convicted of
attempted murder
in
Venezuela
.
(ESPN)
The
President of Guinea
Lansana Conté
names a new government led by the
Prime Minister of Guinea
Lansana Kouyaté
.
(BBC)
Arab
and
Middle East
leaders meet in
Riyadh
,
Saudi Arabia
to discuss reviving the
Middle East peace process
.
(Los Angeles Times)
Iraq War
:
2007 chlorine bombings in Iraq
: The
U.S. military
reports that
insurgents
with two
chlorine
truck bombs
have attacked a local government building in
Fallujah
.
(Reuters)
2007 Tal Afar bombings
: Gunmen kill dozens of people in
Tal Afar
a day after approximately 50 people die in
suicide bombings
.
(BBC)
A
Sydney Ferries
jetcat collides with a private charter vessel beneath the
Sydney Harbour Bridge
in the waters of
Port Jackson
,
Sydney, Australia
, killing three people with another person missing.
(Sydney Daily Telegraph via Courier Mail)
Zimbabwean political crisis
:
The
Movement for Democratic Change
says its leader,
Morgan Tsvangirai
, has been arrested by police. He was later released but other activists remained in police custody.
(BBC)
(Zim Daily)
The
Southern African Development Community
holds an emergency summit in
Dar-es-Salaam
to discuss the crisis.
(Voice of America)
[
permanent dead link
]
The
UK Ministry of Defence
has published exact co-ordinates of the location of the
Royal Navy
personnel when they were
seized by
Iran
. According to this data the soldiers were 1.7
nautical miles
within
Iraqi
waters at the time of their capture.
(The Times)
Gangs of
youths
riot
in
Paris
with the violence centred on the
Gare du Nord
, one of the main
railway stations
.
(ITV)
The
World Food Programme
warns that millions face
starvation
in
North Korea
as it is facing a food gap equivalent to 20 per cent of its requirement.
(Reuters via Washington Post)
Archived
2012-10-26 at the
Wayback Machine
Pakistani
militants attack security bases in the town of
Tank
in the
North-West Frontier Province
of
Pakistan
resulting in two deaths.
(Reuters Alertnet)
Armed gunmen take 32 children and two
teachers
hostage in the centre of
Manila
, the capital of the
Philippines
. The gunmen later surrendered and released the hostages.
(BBC)
(AFP via Sydney Morning Herald)
Month
March 2007
Previous day
March 27
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March 29
Category
:
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