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Morning News


Mar.17   Jerusalem     Historic agreement for Israel, Germany
  Israel and Germany strengthened their ties at the Chancellor Merkel's 3-day visit to mark the 60th anniversary of Israel's creation


  New York   Markets slump on banking worries
  Markets from New York to Tokyo have recorded heavy losses in reaction to the emergency bailout of US bank Bear Stearns over the weekend


  Kosovo   Kosovo clashes force UN pullout   UN police in Kosovo have been forced to withdraw from Serbian areas in the divided city of Mitrovica after clashes with Serb demonstrators

  London   Mills awarded £24.3m settlement   Heather Mills has been awarded £24.3m in her divorce with estranged husband Sir Paul McCartney

  Baghdad Cheney makes surprise visit to Iraq  Vice President told reporters that the five years in Iraq since the war's start has been 'well worth the effort'

  Florida Woods stretches winning streak to five  Tiger Woods sank a 24-foot birdie putt on the final hole to win the Arnold Palmer Invitational, extending his PGA Tour winning streak

Day News


  UN     UN calls for restraint in Tibet  Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has called on both Chinese forces and demonstrators to show restraint after days of rioting

  Iraq Iraqi asylum seeker numbers jump  An increase in Iraqi asylum seekers in 2007 has contributed to the reversal of a downward trend in asylum applications to developed countries

  Florida Florida ditches new primary plan  Florida Democrats have decided not to re-stage their presidential primary and planned to re-run the ballot using mainly postal voting

Evening News


  Iraq     Female suicide bomber kills 65 Map of Karbala Iraq
  A bomber apparently was targeting Shiite worshippers. The incident occurred 0.5 mile from the Imam Hussein shrine of Karbala


  Beijing   China premier attacks Dalai Lama  Wen Jiabao, speaking at the close of parliament, has accused the Dalai Lama of masterminding recent violence in Tibet's main city, Lhasa

  Iraq     Human rights groups see disaster in Iraq  As the war reaches its 5-year anniversary, two of the humanitarian groups issued extensive reports describing a crisis of huge proportions

  Japan Asian markets rally after turmoil  Asian markets have steadied after a day of global market turmoil sparked by the emergency sale of bank Bear Stearns
San Francisco Bay Area , March 17, 2008 Timeline