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Morning News


Mar.12   Paris   Second SocGen employee detained  A second Societe Generale employee has been arrested as part of the probe into a rogue trader scandal at the bank

  Lahore     Al Qaeda probed over blasts Map of Lahore Pakistan  The death toll from twin blasts in the eastern city grew to 28 Wednesday, as police opened an investigation into possible al Qaeda involvement

  Washington US toughens standards for ozone  The Environmental Protection Agency has tightened air quality standards in an effort to help improve public health

  Paris Prosecutor seeks Concorde charges  A French prosecutor has asked judges to bring manslaughter charges against US airline Continental over the crash in 2000

  Zimbabwe Embattled Mugabe boosts workers' pay  President, battling skyrocketing inflation, has announced 'a huge salary increase' for his nation's government workers

Day News


  New York   Scandal-hit governor resigns
  Eliot Spitzer has resigned, after being linked to a prostitution ring. Flanked by his wife, he told he could not allow 'private failings' to disrupt public work
 Eliot Spitzer apologized for not living up to the standards he demanded of others. He made his name as an investigator of organized crime, financial crime and prostitution


  USA Clinton aide quits over race row  Geraldine Ferraro has resigned over her comment that Barack Obama would not be ahead in the race for the White House if he were not black

  Hong Kong Schools close amid flu fears  All kindergartens and junior schools have closed early for their Easter holiday, after a flu-like illness killed 3 children

  Beijing China rejects U.S. attack on human rights  Foreign minister Jiechi rejected criticism, accusing the United States of 'clinging to a Cold War mentality' and 'practicing double standards'

  Southern Afghanistan British airstrike kills Afghan civilians  The British troops were responsible for an airstrike that killed two women and two children. Insurgents fired upon the troops

Evening News


  Kabul     Car bomb attack kills six   A car pulled up at airport road alongside an armoured vehicle used by coalition forces during rush hour and exploded
San Francisco Bay Area , March 12, 2008 Timeline