Portal:Current events/2004 March 14
- The Spanish Legislative elections. The outgoing government's support for the US-led invasion of Iraq was cited as a major factor leading to the Socialists' 43% plurality. (El Mundo) (BBC) (CNN) (Ministry of Home Affairs)
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- insurgent roadside bomb attacks, two in Baghdad and one in Tikrit. This occurs amidst the largest U.S. troop rotation since World War II.
- The National People's Congress of China changes the constitution to protect private property, in order to stop state officials from requisitioning property and private possessions. (BBC) (Reuters) Archived 2005-04-08 at the Wayback Machine (Al Jazeera)
- Voting takes place in the Russian presidential election. Incumbent Vladimir Putin wins by a large majority. The election is widely criticised by external observers who said Russian state television was very biased towards Putin during the campaign. (BBC) (Reuters)
- longest reigning pope in history, the other two being Saint Peter and Pope Pius IX. (Detroit Free Press)
- Several Kurds storm the Syrian embassy in Brussels protesting about violence and deaths in north-east Syria over the weekend. (BBC)