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European Union leaders celebrated half a century of unity by hailing the bloc's achievements in bolstering peace, democracy and prosperity, then pledged to end two years of deadlock over plans to radically overhaul the way the EU does business.
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Incumbent Donald Tsang trounced his challenger in Hong Kong's first contested leadership race since it returned to Chinese rule, but the losing candidate said the vote was rigged and demanded greater democracy. Tsang beat pro-democracy lawmaker Alan Leong 649-123 in the vote by an election committee loaded with tycoons and other elites.
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Iran announced it was partially suspending cooperation with the UN nuclear watchdog agency, citing what it called “illegal and bullying” Security Council sanctions imposed on the country for its refusal to stop enriching uranium.
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Suspected Shiite militants bombed a Sunni mosque in Haswa in apparent retaliation for a suicide attack the day before against a Shiite shrine in the same city that killed 11 people. Gunmen and Iraqi security forces clashed in a Sunni area in central Baghdad. At least two people were killed in fighting. At least 27 Iraqis were reported killed. 5 US soldiers were killed in roadside bombings.
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A powerful earthquake struck central Japan, killing at least one person and injuring 170 others as it toppled buildings, triggered landslides and generated a small tsunami along the coast. The quake was followed throughout the day by aftershocks.
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Citizens of Mauritania went to the polls for the second time this month, choosing between two men vying to usher Mauritania into civilian rule. Sidi Ould Cheikh Abdallahi won Mauritania’s first free presidential election.
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In Nigeria a diplomatic source said an Indian and a Lebanese man kidnapped in volatile southern Nigeria last week amid disputes over oil revenues have been released.
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- Current / Future Events
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1989 –
Alyson Michalka, American actress and singer
1989 –
Scott Sinclair, English footballer
1987 –
Jacob Bagersted, Danish handballer
1987 –
Jason Castro, American singer
1987 –
Nobunari Oda, Japanese figure skater
1987 –
Victor Obinna, Nigerian footballer
1986 –
Kyle Lowry, American basketball player
1986 –
Marco Belinelli, Italian basketball player
1986 –
Megan Gibson, American softball player
1984 –
Katharine McPhee, American singer and actress
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March, 25
- Births
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2009,
Marilyn Borden, American actress (b. 1932)
2009,
Johnny Blanchard, American baseball player (b. 1933)
2009,
Gábor Ocskay, Hungarian hockey player (b. 1975)
2009,
Giovanni Parisi, Italian boxer (b. 1967)
2009,
Kosuke Koyama, Japanese theologian (b. 1929)
2008,
Rafael Azcona, Spanish screenwriter (b. 1926)
2008,
Ben Carnevale, American basketball coach (b. 1915)
2008,
Thierry Gilardi, French football and rugby commentator (b. 1958)
2008,
Gene Puerling, American vocalist and arranger (b. 1929)
2007,
Andranik Margaryan, Armenian politician (b. 1951)
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March, 25
- Deaths
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