18 MARCH 2008

Diplomatic affairs

German Chancellor Angela Merkel, addressing the Israeli Knesset, spoke of Germany's support for Israel and its opposition to Iran's acquisition of nuclear weapons. With regard to the latter, she said, "It is not the world that has to prove that Iran is building a bomb. Rather, Iran has to prove to the world that it does not want the nuclear bomb." (CNN.com)

17 MARCH 2008

Iraq

A suicide bomber killed 50 people in Karbala. (CNN.com)

11 MARCH 2008

United States, military affairs

Admiral William Fallon resigned as CENTCOM commander, saying perceptions that he disagreed with Bush administration policy in the Middle East had become a distraction. He was to be replaced by his deputy, Lt. Gen. Martin Dempsey (CNN.com)

Pakistan

Suicide bombers in Lahore killed 28 people, wounded almost 200 and destroyed offices of the Federal Investigation Agency (CNN.com)

Iraq

A car bomb in the Bab al-Shurj area of Baghdad killed 15 people and wounded 65 (CNN.com)

10 MARCH 2008

Diplomatic affairs

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk met US President Bush in Washington. High on the agenda was the prospective deployment by the US of an ABM system in Poland. (AP)

9 MARCH 2008

Spain, politics

In general elections Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez's Zapatero party won 169 seats to 153 for Mariano Rajoy's Partido Popular party. (CNN.com)

7 MARCH 2008

Colombia

The army announced the death of Ivan Rios (real name Manuel de Jesus Munoz), one of six remaining members of FARC's leadership council. (CNN.com)

6 MARCH 2008

Iraq

Two bomb attacks in Baghdad's central Karrada district killed 69 people and wounded 120. (CNN.com)