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Current events of
March 10, 2013
(
2013-03-10
)
(Sunday)
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Armed conflicts and attacks
War in Afghanistan
:
President
of
Afghanistan
Hamid Karzai
alleges that the
U.S.
armed forces
are collaborating in some way with the
Afghan Taliban
in an effort to ensure that some troops remain after the scheduled
2014 pullout
.
(AP via MSN News)
2013 in Pakistan
:
Hundreds of
Christian
protestors clash with police across
Pakistan
after the burning of
Christian
houses in
Lahore
.
(AP via
Houston Chronicle
)
Nigerian Sharia conflict
:
Nigerian
militants belonging to
Ansar al-Muslimeen
claim responsibility to kidnapping and killing
Italian
,
Greek
, and
British
construction workers in
Northern Nigeria
.
(CNN)
Arts and culture
Daylight saving time
goes
into effect
across the
United States
(except
Arizona
and
Hawaii
) and
Canada
(except
Saskatchewan
).
(CNN)
(CBC)
American
fantasy
adventure
film
Oz the Great and Powerful
brings in an estimated
$
80.3 million in the
United States
during its opening weekend.
(E!)
At the 2013
Crufts
dog show
,
Soletrader Peek A Boo
, a
Petit Basset Griffon Vendéen
, wins
Best in Show
.
(BBC)
(
The Times
)
Disasters and accidents
Six teenagers are killed and two other people are injured in a car accident near
Warren
,
Ohio
,
United States
. It is the deadliest accident in
Trumbull County
history and the deadliest in Ohio in three years.
(CNN)
Five teenagers are killed after a
Chevrolet
SUV
and a
gas tanker
collide at the intersection of two county roads in
Dumas
,
Texas
,
United States
.
(CNN)
Law and crime
The head of
Sierra Leone
's
Anti-corruption Commission
says that 29 government health officials will appear in court on corruption charges for having allegedly defrauded the
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
's
vaccine
programme.
(SAPA via News24)
The
Mexican Navy
frees 104
Central American
kidnapped migrants from a house in
Nuevo Laredo
,
Tamaulipas
.
(AP via
USA Today
)
Politics and elections
The
Burmese
National League for Democracy
reelects
Aung San Suu Kyi
as its leader.
(CNN)
Residents of the
Falkland Islands
begin voting in a two day
sovereignty referendum
on whether the islands should remain a
British overseas territory
.
(BBC)
Former
President
of
South Africa
Nelson Mandela
is released from the hospital after "successful"
medical tests
.
(AP via
Miami Herald
)
Sport
Titleholders
Chelsea
comes from two goals down to draw 2–2 with
Manchester United
and earns a replay of their
2012–13
FA Cup
quarter-final.
(BBC)
(ESPN)
France
's
Sébastien Ogier
at the wheel of his
Volkswagen Polo R WRC
wins
2013 Rally México
, the third stage of the
2013
WRC
season.
(WRC)
(Autosport)
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