Wikinews Shorts: March 30, 2007
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===Boat capsizes in Guinea, up to 60 dead===
[[Image:Pirogue 010.jpg|right|200px|Small piroque with passengers]]
A boat carrying around 120 passengers capsized and sank off the coast of [[Guinea]] and as many as 60 did not survive. State television called the type of boat a [[w:Pirogue|pirogue]], which is usually used for fishing. However, many people living in coastal communities in Guinea use open boats to travel between towns due to the poor roads.

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*{{source|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/6509045.stm
|title=Casualties in Guinea boat capsize
|author=
|pub=BBC News Online
|date=March 30, 2007}}
*{{source|url=http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSL295696020070329
|title=At least 60 dead as boat capsizes off Guinea
|author=Saliou Samb
|pub=Reuters
|date=March 29, 2007}}
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===Maradona out of danger===
[[Image:Diego_Maradona.jpg|right|200px|Diego Maradona in a TV interview in 2006]]
[[w:Diego Maradona|Diego Maradona]], the [[Argentina|Argentinian]] [[w:football|soccer]] legend is stable and recovering after being hospitalized on Wednesday. Doctors said that he was given sedatives to curb alcohol cravings. This is not the first health crisis for the 46 year-old Maradona.

'''Sources'''
*{{source
|url=http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,20867,21467823-1702,00.html
|title=Maradona sedated to stop alcohol cravings
|author=Luis Ampuero
|pub=The Australian
|date=March 30, 2007
|brokenURL=true
}}
*{{source|url=http://www.reuters.com/article/sportsNews/idUSN2945441520070330
|title=Maradona sedated in hospital
|author=Luis Ampuero
|pub=Reuters
|date=March 29, 2007}}
*{{source|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/6507771.stm
|title=Maradona 'sedated and recovering'
|author=
|pub=BBC News Online
|date=March 29, 2007}}
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===Thailand elections announced===
[[Image:FlagThai.jpg|right|200px|Flag of Thailand]]
[[w:Prime Minister of Thailand|Prime Minister]] [[Surayud Chulanont]] has announced that a general election will be held on December 16 or 22. At the same time, he resisted requests from the military for emergency powers as anti-coup protests grow. Surayud was appointed prime minister by the military after the overthrow of his predecessor [[w:Thaksin Shinawatra|Thaksin Shinawatra]] in a coup last September.

'''Sources'''
*{{source|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/6507129.stm
|title=Thai PM sets post-coup vote date
|author=
|pub=BBC News Online
|date=March 30, 2007}}
*{{source|url=http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSBKK15640920070329
|title=Thai PM rejects emergency law, calls Dec poll
|author=Pracha Hariraksapitak
|pub=Reuters
|date=March 28, 2007}}
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===Ethiopian helicopter shot down in Somalia===
[[Image:Aerial view of a US helicopter as it flies over a Mogadishu residential area.JPEG|right|200px|A helicopter flies over Mogadishu]]
An [[Ethiopia]]n helicopter battling rebel forces near [[w:Mogadishu|Mogadishu]] in [[Somalia]] was hit by a missle and crashed. No survivors were reported. Ethiopian troops are helping Somali government forces against an insurgency. Dozens were killed in fighting on Thursday as a six-day truce was broken.

'''Related news'''
*{{wikinews|title=African Union peacekeepers come under attack in Mogadishu|date=March 8, 2007}}

'''Sources'''
*{{source|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/6509729.stm
|title=Helicopter shot down in Somalia
|author=
|pub=BBC News Online
||date=March 30, 2007}}
*{{source|url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,,-6520112,00.html
|title=Report: Helicopter Shot Down in Somalia
|author=Mohamed Olad Hassan, AP
|pub=Guardian Unlimited
|date=March 30, 2007}}

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[[Category:Africa]]
[[Category:Asia]]
[[Category:South America]]
[[Category:Argentina]]
[[Category:Ethiopia]]
[[Category:Guinea]]
[[Category:Somalia]]
[[Category:Thailand]]
[[Category:Disasters and accidents]]
[[Category:Politics and conflicts]]
[[Category:Health]]
[[Category:Sports]]
[[Category:Mogadishu]]
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