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Morning News


Mar.15   Iran   Hardliners surge ahead in vote
  Hardliners allied with President Ahmadinejad took the lead in parliamentary elections, but reformists showed strength in some cities
 Results early Saturday showed the hard-liners winning 19 seats, reformists 6 and moderate conservatives 5. Reformist pushed for Iranians to vote, hoping to prevent a sweep by Ahmadinejad allies after the clerics threw many liberal candidates out of the race


  Albania   4 dead, 170 injured in blast Map of Tirana Albania
  A massive explosion at an army ammunition dump near Tirana killed at least 4 people and injured more than 170, including many children
 Military experts were disposing of old shells at the time of the blasts and were assisted by employees of a US company contracted by NATO to help the army dispose of surplus munitions


  Pakistan   2 die in 'foreigner' restaurant blast Map of Islamabad Pakistan  A bomb exploded in the back garden of an Italian restaurant popular with foreigners in Islamabad, killing two people and wounding 9

Day News


  Wales   Wales romp to Grand Slam triumph  Wales clinched the Six Nations title and wrapped up the Grand Slam with a 29-12 win over France at the Millenium Stadium

Evening News


  Tibet     Dalai Lama's Tibet bloodshed fear
  The Dalai Lama has said he fears there will be more deaths in Tibet unless Beijing changes its policies towards the territory


  UN   U.N.: Glaciers shrinking at record rate  U.N. Environment Program: Glaciers are shrinking at record rates and many could disappear within decades

  Thailand Two die in separate blasts  The first was a car bombing in the city of Yala. The man who was driving the car was killed

  New York Deadly crane collapse  A construction crane, which had stood 19 storeys high, has toppled into apartment block, killing at least four people and injuring 10
San Francisco Bay Area , March 15, 2008 Timeline