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Jacques Chirac, admired and scorned during 12 years as France's president, announced he will not seek a third term in elections this spring, a widely expected move given his low popularity, his age and a conservative rival who has siphoned off his political base. His popularity had shrunk to 29% as unemployment stood at 8.6%.
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Iranian TV quoted government spokesman Gholam Hossein Elham as saying Ahmadinejad "intends to attend a UN Security Council meeting to be held on Iran's nuclear case in order to defend the rights of the Iranian nation in exploiting peaceful nuclear energy."
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In Morocco a man with explosives hidden under his clothes had a dispute with the owner of an Internet café in Casablanca and a blast occurred as the two men were coming to blows. Another man at the scene who attempted to flee was arrested by police and found to be carrying explosives.
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In Somalia a 13-year-old boy and a woman were killed by stray bullets and five others were injured as Ethiopian troops protecting government installations battled with insurgents in Mogadishu.
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Spain unveiled a towering monument to those killed three years ago in the bombings that ripped apart rush-hour commuter trains, a glass oval containing messages of condolence written in the aftermath of Europe's worst Islamic terror attack.
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Zimbabwe's main opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai was arrested as riot police thwarted a planned mass demonstration in Harare against President Robert Mugabe's government. Top opposition leaders were assaulted and tortured by police who broke up a prayer meeting planned to protest government policies. Tsvangirai suffered head injuries while in police custody. Opposition militant Gift Tandare was killed as police disbanded the prayer meeting. President Robert Mugabe
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Voters in Mauritania went to the polls with hopes that whoever wins the first presidential election since a coup two years ago will not plunge the country back into totalitarian rule.
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Displaying results 36-42 (of 263) |
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1991 –
Jack Rodwell, British football player
1989 –
Anton Yelchin, Russian/American actor
1987 –
Marc-André Gragnani, Canadian ice hockey player
1986 –
Mariko Shinoda, Japanese actress and member of AKB48
1985 –
Ajantha Mendis, Sri Lankan Cricketer
1985 –
Derek Schouman, American football player
1985 –
Nikolai Topor-Stanley, Australian soccer player
1985 –
Paul Bissonnette, Canadian ice hockey player
1984 –
Anna Tsuchiya, Japanese model, actress and singer
1984 –
Marc-André Grondin, Canadian actor
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March, 11
- Births
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2009,
Charles Lewis, Jr., American businessman, promoter and entertainer (b. 1963/1964)
2007,
Betty Hutton, American actress and singer (b. 1921)
2006,
Bernie "Boom Boom" Geoffrion, Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1931)
2006,
Slobodan Miloševic, President of Serbia and of Yugoslavia (b. 1941)
2003,
Brian Cleeve, Irish author (b. 1921)
2003,
Ivar Hansen, speaker of the Danish Folketing (b. 1938)
2002,
James Tobin, American economist, Nobel laureate (b. 1918)
1999,
Camille Laurin, Quebec psychiatrist and politician (b. 1922)
1996,
Vince Edwards, American film actor and director (b. 1928)
1993,
Dino Bravo, Italian-born professional wrestler (b. 1949),
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March, 11
- Deaths
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