Unix Timestamp: 1204329600
Saturday, March 1. 2008, 12:00:00 AM UTC

A wind storm in Europe kills four people in Austria, two people in Germany, and two people in the Czech Republic. //www.afp.com/english/news/stories/newsmlmmd.e909ab19bf7d28bf157a8b19c431454c.141.html (AFP)

In Gaza Strip, at least 52 Palestinians and 2 Israeli soldiers are killed in the most intense Israeli air strikes since 2005.

Raúl Reyes, the second in command of the FARC guerilla organization, is killed in a Colombian military operation in northern Ecuador. //www.eltiempo.com/conflicto/noticias/ARTICULO-WEB-NOTA_INTERIOR-3981514.html ("El Tiempo")

Two IDF soldiers and at least 50 Palestinians are killed during an Israeli military operation in the Gaza Strip. //www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1204213992578pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull ("Jerusalem Post")