March 16 ews International

Friday 16 March, 2012.

TOP STORY 15 killed in Turkish military chopper crash in Afghanistan A Turkish military helicopter on a NATO mission crashed into a house outside the Afghan capital Kabul on Friday, killing at least 15 people- 12 soldiers on board and three civilians on the ground. HEADLINES North Korea says it will launch long-range rocket  North Korea said on Friday it would launch a long-range rocket next month to put a satellite into orbit, a move that would breach a United Nations ban imposed after previous launches. Syria forces attack Daraa, opposition in disarray  Syrian forces have fired mortars and heavy machine-guns in an attack on the southern city where the anti-government uprising began, propelled by recent military victories over rebels as the opposition fell into disarray. Twenty-eight people, including 22 children, die in Swiss bus accident Twenty-eight people, including 22 children, returning from a skiing holiday died in a bus accident in Sierre in the Swiss canton of Valais, while they were travelling from Val d'Anniviers and were returning to Belgium. Santorum deals 'Conservative' blow to Romney in US Prez race  Republican presidential hopeful Rick Santorum on Wednesday secured two crucial victories in Alabama and Mississippi primaries to pick President Barack Obama's challenger, dealing a blow to front-runner Mitt Romney's hopes of making a mark in southern America's Conservative bastions. AFRICA & SOUTH AMERICA ASIA PACIFIC EUROPE NORTH AMERICA SOUTH ASIA WEST ASIA

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