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* [[Condoleezza Rice]], the [[United States Secretary of State]], travels to the [[Middle East]] to talk with [[Israel]] and the [[Palestinian National Authority]] about the peace process. [http://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/03/24/mideast.reut/index.html?eref=rss_world (CNN)]

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* [[Sami Al-Arian]], the former university professor convicted of funneling money to [[Palestinian Islamic Jihad]], ends his hunger strike to protest his imprisonment, after 60 days. [https://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070324/ap_on_re_us/attacks_professor_1 (AP via Yahoo! News)]

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* [[Jorge Noguera]], former [[Colombia]]n intelligence chief, is freed from [[prison]] following a ruling by an [[appeals court]] after having been jailed last month for collaborating with right wing [[militia]]. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/6490673.stm (BBC)]

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** A [[Taliban]] attack on a [[convoy]] carrying supplies to foreign troops in southern [[Afghanistan]] kills 17 Afghan security guards and drivers. [http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200703/s1880439.htm (AFP via ABC Australia Online)]{{Dead link|date=July 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

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** [[United States Marine Corps|US Marines]] accused of shooting and killing [[civilian]]s after a [[suicide bombing]] in [[Afghanistan]] are under investigation and their unit has been shipped out of the country.[https://www.forbes.com/feeds/ap/2007/03/23/ap3547143.html (AP via Forbes)]

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* The [[President of Iran]] [[Mahmoud Ahmadinejad]] cancels a trip to address the [[United Nations Security Council]] before it decides whether to impose further sanctions, saying the [[United States government]] had been "obstructive" in issuing [[visa (document)|visa]]s to members of his entourage. [http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/03/23/ap/middleeast/main2602778.shtml (AP via CBS)]

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* A [[2007 Mogadishu TransAVIAexport Airlines Il-76 crash|missile hits an Ilyushin airplane]] assisting the [[African Union Mission to Somalia]] as it takes off from [[Mogadishu]], killing up to 11 people. [https://web.archive.org/web/20070325222217/http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200703/s1880381.htm (Reuters via ABC Australia)]

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* The [[United States Senate]] votes 52-47 to approve a [[budget]] plan that aims to achieve a [[balanced budget]] within five years and aims to find offsets for [[Economic_policy_of_the_George_W._Bush_administration|tax cuts passed]] in [[President of the United States|President]] [[George W. Bush|Bush]]'s [[George W. Bush's first term as President of the United States|first term]]. [http://www.nasdaq.com/aspxcontent/NewsStory.aspx?cpath=20070323%5cACQDJON200703231533DOWJONESDJONLINE000955.htm& (Dow Jones via Nasdaq)]

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* [[Iraq War]]:

** The [[United States House of Representatives]] votes in favor of [[Withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq (2007–2011)|withdrawing all U.S. troops from Iraq]] by August [[2008]]. [[President of the United States|President]] [[George W. Bush|Bush]] promises to [[Veto#United_States|veto]] the [[Bill (proposed law)|bill]]. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/6486669.stm (BBC)]

** [[Iraq]]i [[Council_of_Ministers_of_Iraq|Deputy Prime Minister]] [[Salam al-Zaubai]] is injured in a bomb attack. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/6483975.stm (BBC)]

*The* [[Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction]] [[Stuart Bowen]] describes the [[Reconstruction of Iraq|US reconstruction program in Iraq]] has been described as "chaotic and badly managed," in an official report by the [[Stuart Bowen |US special inspector general]] for [[Iraq]]. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/6482887.stm (BBC)]

* 15 [[Royal Navy]] servicemen of the [[HMS Cornwall (F99)|HMS ''Cornwall'']] operating in [[Iraq]]i waters are [[2007 Iranian seizure of Royal Navy personnel|seized by Iranian authorities]] after inspecting a ship suspected of smuggling. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/6484279.stm (BBC)] [https://web.archive.org/web/20070929111454/http://www.itv.com/news/world_bdfc03ff15f385ea3f6668beeaf13db7.html (ITV)]

* [[Nepal]]'s Government orders a judicial probe into clashes between [[Maoist]]s and supporters of the [[Madheshi Jana Adhikar Forum, Nepal|Madhesi People's Rights Forum]]. [https://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070323/india_nm/india292039_1 (Yahoo News)]

* Heavy fighting is reported in northwest [[Sri Lanka]] between the [[Sri Lanka Army|Army]] and the [[Tamil Tigers]]. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/6483405.stm (BBC)]

* [[Democratic Republic of Congo]]'s chief [[prosecutor]] issues an arrest warrant for [[Senate of the Democratic Republic of the Congo|Senator]] [[Jean-Pierre Bemba]] who has sought refuge in the [[South Africa]]n embassy as fighting continues in [[Kinshasa]]. [http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/03/23/africa/AF-GEN-Congo-Fighting.php (AP via IHT)]

* Celebrations to mark the 50th birthday of the [[European Union]] begin. [http://news.sky.com/skynews/article/0,,30200-1257203,00.html?f=rss (Sky News)]

* At least three people die after an accident involving four cars and three trucks causes a fire in the [[Burnley Tunnel]] in [[Melbourne]], [[Australia]]. Both the Burnley tunnel and nearby [[Domain Tunnel]] are evacuated. [http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,21432540-2862,00.html (Herald Sun)]

* [[Veterinarian]]s warn that thousands of cats and dogs may die in the wake of the [[Menu Foods]] voluntary [[product recall|recall]] of over 60 million cans of [[aminopterin]]-contaminated [[pet food]] across [[North America]]. [http://abcnews.go.com/WNT/story?id=2974319 (ABC)]

* 16 people are dead and twelve more missing after a passenger schooner capsized in the [[Toe River]], [[Myanmar]]. [http://www.presstv.ir/detail.aspx?id=3657&sectionid=3510204 (Press TV)]

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*Early elections in November are announced in the [[Netherlands]]. [http://dailytelegraph.news.com.au/story/0,20281,19657647-5001028,00.html (Daily Telegraph)]

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*Celebrations to mark the 50th birthday of the [[European Union]] begin. [http://news.sky.com/skynews/article/0,,30200-1257203,00.html?f=rss (Sky News)]

*The [[Reconstruction of Iraq|US reconstruction program in Iraq]] has been described as chaotic and badly managed, in an official report by the [[Stuart Bowen |US special inspector general]] for [[Iraq]]. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/6482887.stm (BBC)]

*At least three people die after an accident involving four cars and three trucks causes a fire in the [[Burnley Tunnel]] in [[Melbourne]], [[Australia]]. Both the Burnley tunnel and nearby [[Domain Tunnel]] are evacuated. [http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,21432540-2862,00.html (Herald Sun)]

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