• Thai protesters spill their own blood
  Thai protesters spill their own blood
  

  

  Protesters spilled their own blood at the gates of Thailand’s government headquarters on March 16 in a colourful act of political theatre designed to propel their fugitive hero back to power.
  17/03
• EU sees Greek plan as safety net
  EU sees Greek plan as safety net
  

  European ministers on March 16 stressed that a contingency plan for saving Greece from bankruptcy with emergency loans was simply prudent planning and was unlikely to be enacted.
  17/03
• Hillary Clinton affirms US support for Israel after row
  Hillary Clinton affirms US support for Israel after row
  

  

  At a press conference on March 16 with Ireland’s Minister for Foreign Affairs Micheal Martin, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has dismissed the idea that US-Israeli relations are in crisis amid a row over Jewish settlers in Arab East Jerusalem.
  17/03
• Magnitude 4.4 quake rattles Los Angeles
  Magnitude 4.4 quake rattles Los Angeles
  

  A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck near Los Angeles on March 16, awakening residents but causing no apparent damage in the second largest U.S. city, the U.S. Geological Survey and witnesses said.
  17/03
• Thousands evacuated as Tomas hits Fiji
  Thousands evacuated as Tomas hits Fiji
  

  Tropical Cyclone Tomas battered Fiji\'s northern islands on the evening of March 15 with gusts of up to 275 km/h and heavy rain.
  16/03

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• World health watchdog warns of second wave of A/H1N1 flu
  World health watchdog warns of second wave of A/H1N1 flu
  

  

  The World Health Organization (WHO) is advising countries in the northern hemisphere to prepare for a second wave of the pandemic as the A/H1N1 virus has now become the dominant influenza strain.
  30/08
• Suicide bombing kills 14 policemen in Pakistan
  Suicide bombing kills 14 policemen in Pakistan
  

  A suicide attack in the main town in Pakistan\'s northwestern Swat valley Sunday left 14 policemen dead, officials said, a month after the army claimed the area had been cleared of Taliban.
  30/08
• Japanese elections begin, opposition likely to win
  Japanese elections begin, opposition likely to win
  

  The Japanese voted in a historic election on Sunday which is expected to herald a recovery from the country\'s worst recession since World War II.
  30/08
• Iraq: 16 die in truck bombings
  Iraq: 16 die in truck bombings
  

  

  Two truck bombs struck separate communities north of Iraq\'s capital on Saturday, killing at least 16 people, Iraqi authorities said.
  29/08
• Coroner affirms Michael Jackson was murdered
  Coroner affirms Michael Jackson was murdered
  

  Michael Jackson\'s death has been declared a homicide by Los Angeles’ coroner as the singer had a lethal cocktail of six different drugs in his body when he died.
  29/08