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Morning News


Mar.7   India   Rail, temple blasts kill 14
  Explosions rocked a railway station and a Hindu temple in the holy city of Varanasi
 16 critically injured. The first blast was in the Hindu Sankat Mochan temple. The idols were not damaged. The other two blasts occurred at a railway station where a train was boarding. There have been protests following the bombings.


  Iran     Iran demands nuclear compensation  President Ahmadinejad says the West should compensate Iran for its past suspension of nuclear research

  USA     Russia-Iran plan 'blocked by U.S.'  A proposal to allow Iran to enrich a small amount of uranium on its soil has been shot down by U.S.

  Mali African star Ali Farka Toure dies  One of Africa's best known musicians has died after a long illness in his home country

  Iraq Video of three hostages aired  Al-Jazeera has broadcast a 25-second, silent tape. The men asked their governments to work for their release

  Arizona Baseball great Kirby Puckett dies  Hall of Famer helped lead the Minnesota Twins to World Series titles in 1987 and 1991. He was 45

Day News


  Moscow     US, Russia reject Iran compromise
  The United States and Russia have ruled out allowing Tehran to run its own small-scale uranium enrichment program


  New Delhi   PM urges calm after blasts  Manmohan Singh has appealed for calm after a series of bomb explosions rocked the city of Varanasi

  Spain Ronaldinho snuffs out Chelsea bid  A magical goal helped Barcelona draw 1-1 to reach the Champions League quarterfinals

  Costa Rica Arias declared election victor  Nobel Peace Prize winner Oscar Arias favors a contentious free trade agreement with the U.S

  San Francisco Bay Area Book details how Bonds used steroids  Shadows: Barry Bonds took a wide array of performance-enhancing drugs over at least 5 seasons

  Afghanistan Fight to stem bumper opium crop  Hundreds of farmers are tending pale green shoots of chief crop and economic mainstay: opium poppies

  Texas Enron bosses 'hid massive losses'  Ex-CFO Fastow has testified to setting up partnerships designed to help the firm hide losses of millions of dollars

Evening News


  Baghdad     18 men found strangled
  The bodies have been found with their hands tied behind their backs in western Baghdad


  U.S. Congress Final approval for Patriot Act  The Congress has given its final approval to the renewal of the Act, providing a boost to President Bush

  Ecuador Emergency declared in 3 states  President Alfredo Palacio declared a state of emergency after a strike by contract workers cut oil production
San Francisco Bay Area , March 7, 2006 Timeline