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*[[Bomb]]s kill 12 people in [[Nangarhar Province]], [[Kabul]], and [[Kandahar]], [[Afghanistan]]. [http://www.voanews.com/english/2009-03-15-voa16.cfm (Voice of America)] |
*[[Bomb]]s kill 12 people in [[Nangarhar Province]], [[Kabul]], and [[Kandahar]], [[Afghanistan]]. [http://www.voanews.com/english/2009-03-15-voa16.cfm (Voice of America)] |
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*A [[bomb]] kills four people and injures three others in [[Shibam]], [[Yemen]]. [http://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/03/15/yemen.explosion/ (CNN)] |
*A [[bomb]] kills four people and injures three others in [[Shibam]], [[Yemen]]. [http://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/03/15/yemen.explosion/ (CNN)] |
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*[[Mauricio Funes]] of the [[Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front]] wins [[El Salvador]]'s [[President of El Salvador|presidential]] [[Salvadoran presidential election, 2009|election]]. [http://www.voanews.com/english/2009-03-16-voa70.cfm (VoA)] [http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gIoF_OztvPLrAQSgyRslBn6H5OdgD96UC62O5 (AP via Google News)] [http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-03/16/content_11019838.htm (Xinhua)] |
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*Former [[Pakistan]]i [[Prime Minister of Pakistan|Prime Minister]] [[Nawaz Sharif]] is placed under [[house arrest]] to prevent the [[Pakistan Muslim League (N)|Pakistani Muslim League]]'s proposed [[Demonstration (people)|demonstration]] in [[Islamabad]] on March 16. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7944444.stm (BBC)] |
*Former [[Pakistan]]i [[Prime Minister of Pakistan|Prime Minister]] [[Nawaz Sharif]] is placed under [[house arrest]] to prevent the [[Pakistan Muslim League (N)|Pakistani Muslim League]]'s proposed [[Demonstration (people)|demonstration]] in [[Islamabad]] on March 16. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7944444.stm (BBC)] |
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*An [[Iraq]]i [[Association football|footballer]] is shot and killed during a game in [[Al Hillah]]. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/7944919.stm (BBC)] |
*An [[Iraq]]i [[Association football|footballer]] is shot and killed during a game in [[Al Hillah]]. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/7944919.stm (BBC)] |
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- Space Shuttle Discovery successfully launches from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. (CNN)
- More than 500 Zenit St. Petersburg fans are arrested in Moscow after a riot during a Russian Premier League match with Spartak Moscow. (AFP via ABC News Australia)
- Bombs kill 12 people in Nangarhar Province, Kabul, and Kandahar, Afghanistan. (Voice of America)
- A bomb kills four people and injures three others in Shibam, Yemen. (CNN)
- Former Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif is placed under house arrest to prevent the Pakistani Muslim League's proposed demonstration in Islamabad on March 16. (BBC)
- An Iraqi footballer is shot and killed during a game in Al Hillah. (BBC)
- Two hundred protestors are arrested after a riot against police brutality in Montreal, Canada. (CTV)
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