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Top Stories Ahmadinejad makes landmark Wikipedia Current Events visit to Iraq Armenian President Iran-Iraq War. Iranian President Mahmoud Kocharyan declares state of Ahmadinejad has •Russian voters go to the polls to emergency begun his visit to decide the country's next President Robert Kochayaran Iraq, the first president. Dmitry Medvedev of declared a 20- time an Iranian the United Russia wins the day state of President has election and is expected to emergency in visited the succeed Vladimir Putin as the Armenia country. He President of Russia. Saturday. The intends to visit declaration both Prime comes after Heavy metal band Teräsbetoni Minister al-Maliki and President police stopped to represent Finland at Talabani. a mass protest Eurovision 2008 stating that the Finland is to be represented at the Wikipedia Current Events presidential election was rigged. 2008 by President of Venezuela Hugo heavy metal band Teräsbetoni with Bombing in Pakistan kills 40 Chávez orders the closure of the their song Missä Miehet Ratsastaa A bomb in the outskirts of Venezuelan embassy in Colombia (Where Men Ride). Pakistani town of Dara Adamkhel and moves ten battalions to the has killed at least 40 people. The Colombian-Venezuelan border in Teräsbetoni picked up 38.9% of bombing may response to the killing of FARC the vote, with Kari Tapio second at have been a leader Raúl Reyes in Ecuador by 33.9% and Cristal Snow came suicide attack, Colombian armed forces the third with 26.5%. The selection although that previous day. Rafael Correa, the show was arranged as three has not yet President of Ecuador, orders qualifying rounds, with two songs been confirmed. troops to the Colombian border. selected to go through from each. The Colombian government The remainder competed again Thousands of Filipinos call for accuses Correa of having "a amongst themselves for one wild President Arroyo's resignation relationship and commitments" card position, then it went to the Tens of thousands of Filipinos with FARC. public vote. called for •Two bombings in quick President Gloria Teräsbetoni will compete on May succession hit a Russian police Macapagal 20 in the first of the Eurovision convoy in the town of Khasavyurt Arroyo's semi finals for a place in the final. in the Republic of Dagestan. resignation in Both events will be held in the streets of •Eight people are killed in violent Belgrade, Serbia. Manila in the protests in Yerevan, Armenia, wake of a following protests over the Finland won the contest in 2006 corruption outcome of the latest presidential when hard rock band 's Hard scandal. Among the protesters election. Rock Hallelujah scored a record were nuns, farmers, students, 292 points. However, the following •President of Iran Mahmoud and even two former Presidents. year in Finnish entrant Ahmadinejad arrives in Baghdad Hanna Pakarinen's Leave Me Alone for the first state visit to Iraq by finished outside the qualifying a Iranian president since the positions for this year's contest at

If you would like to write, publish or edit articles, visit en .wikinews.org Monday, March 3, 2008 Wikinews Page 2 number 17, with 53 points, the negotiations to Hamas," said predominately Shia. It will be meaning that if Teräsbetoni are to an Israeli official to AFP who was closely watched by the United make the final they will have to not named. States, who already has over qualify. 150,000 troops in Iraq. The United States among other Missä Miehet Ratsastaa was nations have called for Israel to Iran and Iraq fought each other in released as a single by Warner stop its strikes, but Prime Minister a 1980s war that cost one million Music Finland on February 2. Ehud Olmert said that "nothing will deaths, an effective stalemate, prevent us from continuing and torn Iraqi-Iranian relations. Palestinian President Mahmoud operations to protect our citizens." Relations have improved since Abbas cuts ties with Israel Saddam Hussein and his Ba'ath The President of Palestine, At least 40 killed by bombing in Party were overthrown in 2003. Mahmoud Abbas has cut all Pakistan diplomatic ties and relations with A bomb in Pakistan has killed at Ahmedinejad is expected to visit Israel including any and all least 40 people and injured several Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki and communications. more. The attack took place on the President Jalal Talabani, both of outskirts of Dara Adamkhel, a whom have visited Iran before Abbas made his decision after town which is close to the border while in office. recent Israeli crackdown on with Afghanistan. It has been Palestinian militants has left over reported that the bombing may "It will surely help strengthen the 100 people dead and dozens have been a suicide attack, Iraqi nation and the injured. On Saturday March 1, 70 although that has not yet been government ... and peace and Palestinians alone were killed in confirmed. security in the region," clashes. At least two soldier from Ahmadinejad told Iranian state the Israeli Defense Force were also A Pakistani official at the scene television. "Withdrawal of the killed. said that "at this point, we [the occupying forces is in everyone's Pakistani government] have advantage," he added. Abbas says that he will continue reports of over 40 dead and scores his silence towards Israel until "all of wounded." The Pakistani South African sprinter Philip aggression" against Palestine is Interior Ministry spokesman said Rabinowitz dies at age 104 stopped. that "we [the Interior Ministry] are Philip "Flying Phil" Rabinowitz, a trying to get information. Initial sprinter from South Africa who on "The negotiations are suspended, reports suggest it was suicide July 10, 2004, entered the as are all contacts on all levels, attack." Guinness Book of World Records because in light of the Israeli as the fastest 100-year-old in the aggression such communication The bomb exploded during a jirga, 100 meters has died on February has no meaning. The Israeli or tribal meeting, regarding 28. He was 104. government has decided to security in the northwestern prosecute an unjust war and the Pakistani town. He was born on February 16, 1904 open slaughter of our people. It in Lithuania to a jewish family. bears sole responsibility for the Dara Adamkhel is located about 40 hindering the peace process and km away from Peshawar, the Rabinowitz finished in a time of all the effects and consequences of provincial capital. 30.86 seconds; breaking the this decision," said Nabil Abu previous mark of 36.19 set by Rudeina, a spokesman for Abbas in Iranian President Ahmadinejad Erwin Jaskulski of Austria. A week a statement to the media. to make landmark visit to Iraq before, the centenarian broke the Iranian President Mahmoud record, but a faulty electronic According to reports by Africasia Ahmadinejad arrived in Baghdad timer kept the mark out of the quoting Agence France-Presse Sunday on the very first visit to books. (AFP), Israel calls the move by Iraq by an Iranian president. Abbas a mistake. For comparison, the world record The trip is expected to be both for the men's 100 meters —9.74 "Suspending peace talks is a symbolic and aiding in Baghdad- seconds— was set by Asafa Powell mistake and it gives the keys to Iran relations, which are both of Jamaica at the age of 24.

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American guru Joseph M. Juran captured Nassau in the Bahamas. dies at age 103 The announcement came from 1878 – The signing of the Treaty Dr. Joseph M. Juran, an American President Kocharyan's office of San Stefano established industrial engineer and shortly after riot police suppressed Bulgaria as an autonomous philanthropist, has died from a the rally of roughly 15,000 principality in the Ottoman Empire. stroke on February 28 at the age protesters. Earlier, demonstrators 1931 – "The Star-Spangled of 103. living in tents near the city of Banner", originally a poem written Yerevan's mayor's office were by American author Francis Scott He was born on December 24, forcibly evacuated using batons. Key after watching the Battle of 1904 in Brăila, Romania. In 1924, Baltimore during the War of 1812, with a bachelor's degree in "They attacked peaceful officially became the national electrical engineering from the demonstrations in parts of anthem of the United States. University of Minnesota (he would Yerevan," said opposition official 1958 – Nuri as-Said became the later earn a law degree), Juran Alexander Arzumanian. "But the Prime Minister of Iraq for the 14th joined Western Electric at the people are very resolute and they time. Hawthorne Works. His first job was will struggle for their rights... 1997 – The Sky Tower in in the inspection branch. There are a lot of wounded Auckland, the tallest free-standing people". structure in the Southern Juran was promoted to a Hemisphere at 328 metres (1,080 managerial position in 1928, and Witnesses told the Associated ft), opened. the following year became a Press about people being injured in March 03 is Casimir Pulaski Day in division chief. He would publish his the nighttime police action, Illinois (2008); Liberation Day in first quality related article in although there were no official Bulgaria (1878); Hinamatsuri in Mechanical Engineering in 1935. In reports on casualties at the time. Japan. 1937 he moved to Western The health ministry said that at Electric/AT&T's headquarters in least 30 people, including six Quote of the Day New York City. police officers, have sought Consent in virtue knit your hearts treatment. so fast, After World War II, Japan was That still the knot, in spite of experiencing a crisis in mass Kocharyan's office said that the death, does last; manufactured product quality. state of emergency will be in effect For as your tears, and sorrow- Japanese goods were thought to for 20 days. The measure imposes wounded soul, be inexpensive, however, easily a ban on all mass gatherings and Prove well that on your part this broken and in general poor quality. an order that news reports of bond is whole, The Japanese Union of Scientists Armenian matters only include So all we know of what they do and Engineers (JUSE) recognized official information. above, these issues and invited Juran to Is that they happy are, and that Japan in 1954. Armenia, officially the Republic of they love. Armenia, is a landlocked, multi- Let dark oblivion, and the hollow Juran is survived by his wife Sadie party, and democratic nation- grave, Shapiro, 3 sons and 1 daughter. state. It is still technically at war Content themselves our frailer with neighboring Azerbaijan over thoughts to have; Armenian President Kocharyan the de facto independent republic Well-chosen love is never taught declares state of emergency of Nagorno-Karabakh. to die, Armenian president Robert But with our nobler part invades Kocharyan declared a state of Today in History the sky. emergency in Armenia Saturday 1585 – The Teatro Olimpico in after policemen used tear gas and Vicenza, Italy, a theatre designed ~ Edmund Waller ~ firearms to disperse protesters of by the Renaissance architect alleged fraud in the presidential Andrea Palladio, was inaugurated. Word of the Day election that occurred last month, 1776 – American Revolutionary dearth n leaving at least eight persons dead War: Samuel Nicholas and the 1. A period or condition when in clashes between police and Continental Marines successfully food is rare and hence opposition. landed on New Providence and expensive; famine.

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2. (by extension) Scarcity; a lack or short supply.

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