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Morning News


Mar.1   Ecuador     Top FARC leader killed by Colombians
  Raul Reyes, the top commander of left-wing guerrillas was killed in an air raid followed by a ground operation
 Ecuador has protested to Colombia over the incursion. Raul Reyes died along with at least 16 other rebels and one Colombian soldier


  Gaza   Palestinians: Israel attacks kill dozens
  45 Palestinians been killed since Friday, Palestinian sources said, and 2 Israeli soldiers have died. Israel wants to stop rocket attacks
 Medical staff said at least 8 were children and up to 16 were militants. About 50 hit Israel on Saturday, injuring 5


  London Princes greet Harry from Afghanistan  Prince Harry was welcomed home by his father and brother, a day after he was quickly withdrawn from serving in Afghanistan

  Germany Deadly storm 'Emma' slams Europe  A storm slammed into Europe with high winds and heavy rain, killing at least two people

  Zimbabwe Mugabe rival wins key supporter  Simba Makoni, a former finance minister has won the backing of Former Interior Minister Dumiso Dabengwa

Day News


  Armenia   President declares state of emergency
  Robert Kocharian declared a state of emergency, after protests over last month's election turned violent
 It's the 11th consecutive day of protests against an allegedly rigged presidential election. The measure bans public gatherings and imposes restrictions on media reports

Evening News


  Baghdad     Iranian President arrives in Iraq
  Iraq's government rolled out the red carpet for Mahmoud Ahmadinejad who arrived for his historic two-day trip to Iraq
 The visit marks the culmination of a normalisation between the two countries after the long war they fought in the 1980


  UN     UN chief condemns Gaza violence  Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has called on both Israel and Palestinian militants to halt the violence of the past few days

  Gaza     Israeli airstrike hits Hamas premier's office   Israeli aircraft hit the Gaza City building housing the office of Ismail Haniyeh, heavily damaging it. No one was in the building
 Israeli aircraft also struck a metal workshop and a house belonging to a member of the military wing of Hamas


  Venezuela Chavez in Farc raid 'war' warning  President Hugo Chavez has warned Colombia a strike against rebels inside Venezuela like that in Ecuador could start a war

  East Timor Man who shot president in custody  Amaro da Costa turned himself in without a fight, handing over two automatic weapons and some ammunition
San Francisco Bay Area , March 1, 2008 Timeline