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March 22, 2013
(
2013-03-22
)
(Friday)
history
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Armed conflicts and attacks
Drone attacks in Pakistan
:
Pakistan
officials say that a
US drone strike
has killed 4 suspected insurgents in a car in
Datta Khel
in
North Waziristan
.
(
The New York Times
)
(PressTV)
(
The Hindu
)
Al-Qaeda insurgency in Yemen
:
Two
al-Qaeda
fighters and two pro-government militiamen are killed in clashes in
Jaar
,
Yemen
.
(AP via Google News)
Arts and culture
American
alternative rock
band
My Chemical Romance
announces their
breakup
in one
paragraph
after a musical career spanning 12 years.
(Billboard)
(My Chemical Romance)
Australian
painter
Del Kathryn Barton
wins
the 2013
Archibald Prize
for her
portrait
of actor
Hugo Weaving
.
(ABC News Australia)
(
The Australian Financial Review
)
(Vogue Australia)
[
permanent dead link
]
Business and economy
The
People's Republic of China
levies
anti-dumping
charges on the chemical
resorcinol
imported from the
United States
and
Japan
.
(Reuters)
2012–2013 Cypriot financial crisis
:
Minister of Finance
of
Cyprus
Michael Sarris
says that his talks with officials in
Russia
about a possible rescue package for
Cypriot banks
have led nowhere.
(Bloomberg)
Disasters and accidents
Heavy
snowfall
causes widespread disruption to many parts of the
United Kingdom
, while torrential rain brings floods to
South West England
.
(BBC)
2013 Thailand refugee camp fire
: At least 30 people are killed and 200 are injured after a fire destroys a camp containing
Burmese
refugees
near
Ban Mae
,
Thailand
.
(BBC)
(
The New York Times
)
Health and environment
2013 meat adulteration scandal
: Britain's
Food Standards Agency
says that 100kg of
horse meat
imported from
Hungary
and labelled as
beef
has been discovered in
Lancashire
.
(BBC)
International relations
President
of the
United States
Barack Obama
visits
Jordan
and meets with
King Abdullah II
. He warns of extremist threat in
Syria
.
(AP via
USA Today
)
Xi Jinping
heads to
Russia
on the first stop of his maiden overseas tour as
President
of
China
.
(BBC)
(CNN)
(
The New York Times
)
The
UN
human rights council
has set up an inquiry into
human rights abuses
in
North Korea
for the first time.
(BBC)
(Brookings Institution)
South Korea
´s
Ministry of Unification
allows
humanitarian aid
shipments to
North Korea
despite
recent military tensions
.
(AFP via FMT)
Two
Italian
marines
accused of
murdering
Indian
fishermen
in
international waters
return to
India
to face legal charges, defusing a standoff between the two countries.
(Al Jazeera)
Israel–Turkey relations
:
Israel
's
Prime Minister
Benjamin Netanyahu
apologizes to his
Turkish
counterpart
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan
for the death of nine activists during a
flotilla raid
in
Gaza
in 2010 and offers compensation for their families.
(BBC)
President
of the
United States
Barack Obama
announces that
Israel
and
Turkey
have reached an agreement to normalize
relations
between both countries.
(Reuters)
(
The New York Times
)
(CBS News)
Law and crime
Two tourists, an
Israeli
and a
Norwegian
, are kidnapped in the
South Sinai
of
Egypt
by armed tribesmen.
(Xinhua)
(Kuwait News Agency)
(BBC)
Rwandan
accused war criminal
Bosco Ntaganda
is transferred into the custody of the
International Criminal Court
.
(AP via
USA Today
)
A
shooting
at
Marine Corps Base Quantico
in
Virginia
,
United States
, kills three people, including the suspected shooter.
(WTOP)
(
USA Today
)
(CNN)
A
state of emergency
is imposed in the
Burmese
town of
Meiktila
after at least twenty people are killed in
communal violence
.
(BBC)
Movies
The Movie Premiere of
The Croods
From the Creators of
Madagascar
and
How to Train Your Dragon
Politics and elections
Najib Mikati
announces his resignation as
Prime Minister
of
Lebanon
.
(
The Wall Street Journal
)
Several Ministers and
Australian Labor Party
figures resign or are sacked following a
leadership spill
including
Simon Crean
,
Martin Ferguson
,
Chris Bowen
,
Kim Carr
,
Richard Marles
,
Ed Husic
and
Joel Fitzgibbon
.
(3 News)
[
permanent dead link
]
(
Herald Sun
)
Former
President
of
France
Nicolas Sarkozy
is being investigated over claims of illegal donations received from the country's
richest woman
,
Liliane Bettencourt
of
L'Oréal
.
(Al Jazeera)
Former
Pakistani
President
Pervez Musharraf
is granted protective
bail
in several cases, paving the way for his return to Pakistan from self-imposed
exile
.
(BBC)
Science and technology
Two new species of
lizards
are discovered in the
Andes Mountains
in
Peru
.
(TopNews Arab Emirates)
Sport
2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
:
In the
UEFA Group I
,
defending champions
Spain
are held to 1–1 draw at home by
Finland
.
(FIFA)
(BBC)
In the
UEFA Group H
,
England
defeat
San Marino
8–0 at the
Stadio Olimpico
in
Serravalle
while
Ukraine
defeat
Poland
with a 3-1 away win.
(FIFA)
(Eurosport)
In the
UEFA Group F
,
Northern Ireland
’s match with
Russia
is postponed due to heavy snow and ice in
Belfast
.
(Goal.com)
(Eurosport)
In the
CONCACAF Fourth Round
, the
USA
defeats
Costa Rica
1–0 in near-
blizzard
conditions at
Dick's Sporting Goods Park
in
Commerce City
,
Colorado
.
(Fox Sports)
Month
March 2013
Previous day
March 21
Next day
March 23
Category
:
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
<
Portal:Current events
March 22, 2013
(
2013-03-22
)
(Friday)
history
watch
Armed conflicts and attacks
Drone attacks in Pakistan
:
Pakistan
officials say that a
US drone strike
has killed 4 suspected insurgents in a car in
Datta Khel
in
North Waziristan
.
(
The New York Times
)
(PressTV)
(
The Hindu
)
Al-Qaeda insurgency in Yemen
:
Two
al-Qaeda
fighters and two pro-government militiamen are killed in clashes in
Jaar
,
Yemen
.
(AP via Google News)
Arts and culture
American
alternative rock
band
My Chemical Romance
announces their
breakup
in one
paragraph
after a musical career spanning 12 years.
(Billboard)
(My Chemical Romance)
Australian
painter
Del Kathryn Barton
wins
the 2013
Archibald Prize
for her
portrait
of actor
Hugo Weaving
.
(ABC News Australia)
(
The Australian Financial Review
)
(Vogue Australia)
[
permanent dead link
]
Business and economy
The
People's Republic of China
levies
anti-dumping
charges on the chemical
resorcinol
imported from the
United States
and
Japan
.
(Reuters)
2012–2013 Cypriot financial crisis
:
Minister of Finance
of
Cyprus
Michael Sarris
says that his talks with officials in
Russia
about a possible rescue package for
Cypriot banks
have led nowhere.
(Bloomberg)
Disasters and accidents
Heavy
snowfall
causes widespread disruption to many parts of the
United Kingdom
, while torrential rain brings floods to
South West England
.
(BBC)
2013 Thailand refugee camp fire
: At least 30 people are killed and 200 are injured after a fire destroys a camp containing
Burmese
refugees
near
Ban Mae
,
Thailand
.
(BBC)
(
The New York Times
)
Health and environment
2013 meat adulteration scandal
: Britain's
Food Standards Agency
says that 100kg of
horse meat
imported from
Hungary
and labelled as
beef
has been discovered in
Lancashire
.
(BBC)
International relations
President
of the
United States
Barack Obama
visits
Jordan
and meets with
King Abdullah II
. He warns of extremist threat in
Syria
.
(AP via
USA Today
)
Xi Jinping
heads to
Russia
on the first stop of his maiden overseas tour as
President
of
China
.
(BBC)
(CNN)
(
The New York Times
)
The
UN
human rights council
has set up an inquiry into
human rights abuses
in
North Korea
for the first time.
(BBC)
(Brookings Institution)
South Korea
´s
Ministry of Unification
allows
humanitarian aid
shipments to
North Korea
despite
recent military tensions
.
(AFP via FMT)
Two
Italian
marines
accused of
murdering
Indian
fishermen
in
international waters
return to
India
to face legal charges, defusing a standoff between the two countries.
(Al Jazeera)
Israel–Turkey relations
:
Israel
's
Prime Minister
Benjamin Netanyahu
apologizes to his
Turkish
counterpart
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan
for the death of nine activists during a
flotilla raid
in
Gaza
in 2010 and offers compensation for their families.
(BBC)
President
of the
United States
Barack Obama
announces that
Israel
and
Turkey
have reached an agreement to normalize
relations
between both countries.
(Reuters)
(
The New York Times
)
(CBS News)
Law and crime
Two tourists, an
Israeli
and a
Norwegian
, are kidnapped in the
South Sinai
of
Egypt
by armed tribesmen.
(Xinhua)
(Kuwait News Agency)
(BBC)
Rwandan
accused war criminal
Bosco Ntaganda
is transferred into the custody of the
International Criminal Court
.
(AP via
USA Today
)
A
shooting
at
Marine Corps Base Quantico
in
Virginia
,
United States
, kills three people, including the suspected shooter.
(WTOP)
(
USA Today
)
(CNN)
A
state of emergency
is imposed in the
Burmese
town of
Meiktila
after at least twenty people are killed in
communal violence
.
(BBC)
Movies
The Movie Premiere of
The Croods
From the Creators of
Madagascar
and
How to Train Your Dragon
Politics and elections
Najib Mikati
announces his resignation as
Prime Minister
of
Lebanon
.
(
The Wall Street Journal
)
Several Ministers and
Australian Labor Party
figures resign or are sacked following a
leadership spill
including
Simon Crean
,
Martin Ferguson
,
Chris Bowen
,
Kim Carr
,
Richard Marles
,
Ed Husic
and
Joel Fitzgibbon
.
(3 News)
[
permanent dead link
]
(
Herald Sun
)
Former
President
of
France
Nicolas Sarkozy
is being investigated over claims of illegal donations received from the country's
richest woman
,
Liliane Bettencourt
of
L'Oréal
.
(Al Jazeera)
Former
Pakistani
President
Pervez Musharraf
is granted protective
bail
in several cases, paving the way for his return to Pakistan from self-imposed
exile
.
(BBC)
Science and technology
Two new species of
lizards
are discovered in the
Andes Mountains
in
Peru
.
(TopNews Arab Emirates)
Sport
2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
:
In the
UEFA Group I
,
defending champions
Spain
are held to 1–1 draw at home by
Finland
.
(FIFA)
(BBC)
In the
UEFA Group H
,
England
defeat
San Marino
8–0 at the
Stadio Olimpico
in
Serravalle
while
Ukraine
defeat
Poland
with a 3-1 away win.
(FIFA)
(Eurosport)
In the
UEFA Group F
,
Northern Ireland
’s match with
Russia
is postponed due to heavy snow and ice in
Belfast
.
(Goal.com)
(Eurosport)
In the
CONCACAF Fourth Round
, the
USA
defeats
Costa Rica
1–0 in near-
blizzard
conditions at
Dick's Sporting Goods Park
in
Commerce City
,
Colorado
.
(Fox Sports)
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