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Morning News


Apr.7   Paris   Olympic torch extinguished
  The relay was disrupted by protesters demonstrating against the Chinese government, causing authorities to extinguish the flame 3 times
 Officials extinguished and put the torch on a bus for safety reasons, in the face of protests


  Beijing IOC president concerned about Tibet  International Olympic Committee head Jacques Rogge has downplayed talk of a boycott of the Beijing Games

  Morocco Casablanca bomb convicts escape  9 people convicted for links to suicide bombings in Casablanca have escaped from a prison. They had tunnelled their way out

  Brazil Residents feel neglected in dengue fight  Caxias community, rife with squalor and crime, is a key front in the battle against an epidemic that has killed at least 67 people

  European Union Europe clears mobiles on aircraft  Mobile phone calls will be allowed on planes flying in European airspace under new European Commission rules

Day News


  London     Princess Diana 'unlawfully killed'
  The inquest jury: Diana and Dodi Al Fayed were unlawfully killed due to the gross negligence of driver Henri Paul and the paparazzi
 Paul's drink-driving and a lack of seatbelts contributed to their deaths. Al Fayed's father Mohamed has refused to accept the verdict


  Iraq   Religious leaders want militia intact
  Iraq's top Shiite religious leaders have told cleric Muqtada al-Sadr not to disband his Mehdi Army


  New York NY blocks mayor's congestion plan  Michael Bloomberg's plan to ease transport gridlock in Manhattan with a charge has been blocked by the state's assembly

  Haiti Angry Haitians protest food prices  Protesters angered by high food prices flooded the streets of thes capital, forcing businesses and schools to close as unrest spread

Evening News


  Texas   Kansas pulled away victory in NCAA
  Chalmers' 3-pointer with 2.1 seconds left in regulation put the game in OT, and Kansas become first national champion since 20 years ago


  Beijing   China vows to keep torch on track  Beijing has said no force can stop the world relay of the Olympic flame as it faces new protests on the Californian leg of its journey

  Zimbabwe     Election officials arrested  High Court ruled it can force the country's electoral commission to release the results of the March 29 presidential election
San Francisco Bay Area , April 7, 2008 Timeline