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Morning News


Mar.18   France   Job protests grip French cities  Tens of thousands have begun marches to protest against a law making it easier to dismiss young workers

  Serbia     Milosevic body arrives in hometown  A farewell ceremony in Belgrade attended by tens of thousands of supporters

  Sweden Kostelic sets new World Cup record  Croatian won the final women's giant slalom race of the season to set a World Cup points record

  Iran Dissident freed from jail  Journalist Akbar Ganji has been freed from jail after 5 years for linking senior officials to the murder of dissidents

  Egypt Death is bird flu, test says  World Health Organization: Initial testing indicated that an woman who died near Cairo was a victim of bird flu

  Washington Bush: Iraqi factions know urgency of unity  President braced Americans for more bloodshed in Iraq but said civil strife has motivated warring factions

  Iraq 60 detained in U.S.-led Swarmer offensive  The 3rd day of the counter-insurgency push in a rural stretch of Salaheddin province

Day News


  France   Labor law protests turn violent
  The clashes resulted in 4 injured police officers and 12 hurt protesters.49 people were detained
 Scattered bonfires, bottle-throwing, smoke filled barricaded streets. Students and union workers upset about a new labor law that will allow employers to fire younger workers more easily. Police in Paris arrested 156 people.


  Serbia     Milosevic buried in his home town
  Ex-Yugoslav leader has been buried a week after dying at The Hague while on trial for war crimes
 He was laid in a grave in Pozarevac. The government refused to allow the Milosevic a state funeral and did not attend the ceremonies. The coffin was lowered in the backyard of his home, under a tree where he once courted his future wife.


  Belarus Belarus faces election protests  The opposition has called for a mass rally after polls close in presidential election, to protest at ballot-rigging

Evening News


  Iraq   Iraq in civil war, says former PM  Iyad Allawi suggested there was no other way to describe the sectarian violence

  Southern California Sharapova gets Indian Wells title  The 18-year-old defeated Dementieva 6-1, 6-2 in an all-Russian final

  Iraq Offensive yields detentions  A roadside bomb damaged a vehicle in a U.S. convoy during a search for insurgents, but no one was injured

  Belarus Poll mistrust clouds vote  Voting is under way in presidential elections, amid allegations by the opposition that the ballot has been rigged

  Paris Riots erupt after protests  Riot police have used tear gas and water cannon after protests against a new law turned violent
San Francisco Bay Area , March 18, 2006 Timeline