External Affairs: March 2012

Friday, 16 March 2012

March 16 ews International

Friday 16 March, 2012.

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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.

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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

March 08 News International

Thursday 08 March, 2012.

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Pak SC orders Gilani to write to Swiss to reopen graft cases

Pakistan's Supreme Court today issued an ultimatum to embattled Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani directing him to "immediately" write to Swiss authorities to revive graft cases against the President, deepening tensions between the government and the judiciary.

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Putin vows 'non-party' presidency for Russia

Vladimir Putin vowed on Thursday to rule Russia as a "non-party" leader when he assumes power for a third term as president amid a wave of protests challenging his rule for the first time in 12 years.

Yemen army kills seven militants in Zinjibar: military

The Yemeni army has killed seven suspected Al-Qaeda militants in an artillery strike on Zinjibar, an extremist stronghold in the restive southern Abyan province.

Gorbachev slams Putin, opposition vows new protests

Mikhail Gorbachev, the friend-turned- foe of Vladimir Putin has slammed him for describing his opponents as "enemies of Russia", as the opposition vowed new protests against the alleged vote rigging that returned the Russian strongman for a record third term.

Romney wins 6 states, fails to blunt challenge from Santorum

Republican presidential front- runner Mitt Romney won six of the 10 states in "Super Tuesday" primaries, including the key Ohio in a photo finish, but failed to deliver a knock-out punch to his rivals to end the race for the party nomination for the November polls.