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Feb-26-2008
In Cameroon the death toll after a 2nd day of strike-related violence reached 8. A taxi drivers' strike over rising fuel costs triggered widespread rioting exacerbated by anger over the cost of food, high unemployment and plans by President Paul Biya (75) to change the constitution to extend his 25-year rule for a third term of 7 years. Government ministers said around 25 to 40 people were killed, although a human rights group put the toll at over 100.
Feb-26-2008
The mayor of Koui, a town in northwest Central African Republic (CAR), was abducted along with four other people. 3 captives including the mayor were later killed. 2 captives were released by ransom.
Feb-26-2008
Hungary’s central bank adopted a new currency regime allowing its currency to float rather than trade in a band against the euro, which began in 2001. Adoption of the euro was predicted to take place in 2014 at the earliest.
Feb-26-2008
The Iraqi government demanded for the first time that Turkey immediately withdraw from northern Iraq, warning it feared the ongoing incursion could lead to clashes with the official forces of the semiautonomous Kurdish region.
Feb-26-2008
A suicide bomber attacked a bus outside the city of Mosul. The Iraqi army said 9 were killed and 9 injured. The US military put the toll at 8 dead and 8 injured. Gunmen in civilian clothes stopped two buses at a fake checkpoint on a highway in volatile Diyala province and kidnapped 21 men. They later released three women. 15 gunmen broke into a house in the village of Tuz Khormato, killing an Iraqi soldier and wounding his brother. In Hawija two members of the local awakening council, Sunni fighters who have turned against al-Qaida, were killed after gunmen opened fire on a checkpoint.
Feb-26-2008
Israel's highest court upheld a much-criticized plea bargain that allowed former President Moshe Katsav to avoid rape charges and a possible prison term. Israeli troops seized the facilities of a Hamas-affiliated charity in the West Bank city of Hebron, saying it funneled money to the Islamic group's militant activities and recruited members to its ranks.
Feb-26-2008
Mediator Kofi Annan suspended the talks to end Kenya's deadly postelection crisis after weeks of negotiations brought little progress.
Feb-26-2008
A Nigerian election tribunal upheld the president's declared victory in last year's disputed election.
Feb-26-2008
Mexican lawmakers approved judicial reform that would introduce public, oral trials and guarantee the presumption of innocence, even as lawmakers deleted a proposal to allow police to search homes without a warrant. Mexico's Senate approved a law that would ban smoking in workplaces, public buildings and public transportation across the country, allowing it in private businesses only if special, ventilated smoking areas are set up. Investigators found parts from at least 8 bodies in a series of backyard pits at a house in Ciudad Juarez, across the border from El Paso, Texas. In March the body count increased to 36.
Feb-26-2008
An audience of North Korea's communist elite gave America's oldest orchestra a standing ovation after a rousing set that took in Dvorak, Gershwin and a Korean folk song. Some Philharmonic members were so overcome they left the stage in tears.

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