Portal:Current events/2008 March 7

Current events of March 7, 2008 (2008-03-07) (Friday)

Václav Klaus is sworn in for another term as the President of the Czech Republic. (Xinhua) Eight people are killed in separate attacks in central and western Kenya. (AP via USA Today) In Germany the former Stasi informant Holm Singer won an interim injunction to prevent an exhibition from including his name and clandestine activities. (Reuters) Former Olympic gold medalist Marion Jones reports to a Texas jail to begin a six-month sentence for perjury regarding past steroid use. (BBC News) Colombia confirms the killing of FARC leader Iván Ríos by his chief of security. (AP via International Herald Tribune) A United States Department of Labor report shows that the United States economy lost 63,000 jobs in February. (AFP) The President of Venezuela Hugo Chávez calls for a cooling of tensions with Colombia at a summit of the Rio Group presidents in the Dominican Republic. The Rio Group later approves a declaration aimed at reducing tensions between, Ecuador, Venezuela and Colombia. (AP via Google News) (The Globe and Mail) Pakistan's Election Commission announces the completed results of parliamentary election. (Reuters)