EUROPE NEWS AT 1900 GMT

UPCOMING STORIES FOR THURSDAY, MARCH 11:

FRANCE-WORLD FORESTS

PARIS _ French President Nicolas Sarkozy hosts international conference on threats to major world forest basins. Opening 0900 GMT.

GERMANY-DEUTSCHE LUFTHANSA

FRANKFURT _ Airline Deutsche Lufthansa AG releases full quarterly earnings figures.

GERMANY-HANNOVER RE

FRANKFURT _ Reinsurer Hannover Re releases quarterly earnings figures.

GERMANY-KALI+SALZ

FRANKFURT _ Kali + Salz releases quarterly earnings figures.

PRISTINA, Kosovo _ Kosovo set to hold first general elections since declaring independence from Serbia.

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