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19:20 16/03/2008

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Two girls aged 6-7 drown, one boy rescued in northwest Russia
18:58 16/03/2008
Foreign investment in Russia could exceed last year's figure
18:21 16/03/2008
Foreign direct investment into Russia this year could exceed last year's figure of $28 billion, a senior economic adviser to the Russian president said on Sunday.
Georgian opposition holds protest rally in Tbilisi
18:03 16/03/2008
About 3,000 supporters of the Georgian opposition are holding a rally in the capital on Sunday to demonstrate against the country's January 5 presidential polls.
Crimean residents protest Ukraine's move towards NATO membership
17:27 16/03/2008
Residents of Ukraine's Black Sea autonomy of Crimea are holding a rally on Sunday to protest the country's move towards NATO membership.
Waffen SS veterans march held in Riga
16:40 16/03/2008
Hundreds of Latvians marched through the capital on Sunday under tight police security to commemorate countrymen who fought for the Nazis during WWII.
Russian female boxer Ragozina grabs 7th champions title
16:01 16/03/2008
Russian female super middleweight world champion Natalya Ragozina added the seventh world title to her collection on Saturday night in Magdeburg, Germany, after beating Teresa Perozzi from Bermuda.
Chinese police, troops lock down Tibet capital after violence -TV
14:36 16/03/2008
Large police and army forces locked down Tibetan capital Lhasa after week-long protests against Chinese rule, British TV channel Sky News said on Sunday.
Twenty-two students burnt to death in Iran road accident
13:40 16/03/2008
Twenty-two Iranian students were burnt to death after their bus crashed with a fuel tanker and went ablaze in western Iran, Iranian media reported on Sunday.
Moscow marks St. Patrick's Day
13:18 16/03/2008
Moscow is holding a parade on Sunday to celebrate the Irish national holiday, St. Patrick's Day. St. Patrick's Day is celebrated worldwide by Irish people. St. Patrick was a fifth-century Christian missionary to Ireland.
Astronauts go on spacewalk to attach arms to Canadian robot
12:27 16/03/2008
U.S. Endeavour space shuttle astronauts completed their second spacewalk to attach a pair of arms to a Canadian-built robot designed for maintenance of the international space station (ISS), NASA said Sunday.

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Main news of March 16

Two girls aged 6-7 drown, one boy rescued in northwest Russia

Foreign investment in Russia could exceed last year's figure

Georgian opposition holds protest rally in Tbilisi

Crimean residents protest Ukraine's move towards NATO membership

Waffen SS veterans march held in Riga

Russian female boxer Ragozina grabs 7th champions title

Chinese police, troops lock down Tibet capital after violence -TV

Twenty-two students burnt to death in Iran road accident

Moscow marks St. Patrick's Day

Astronauts go on spacewalk to attach arms to Canadian robot

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