Portal:Current events/2012 March 5
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Refugees fleeing Homs in Syria accuse security forces of committing atrocities there. (BBC)
- At least 2 people are killed and 6 injured after a shooting in a hair salon in Bucharest, Romania. (Fox News)
- Gunmen disguised as police kill 27 members of Iraq's security forces in the town of Haditha. (Reuters)
- The death toll in a Yemeni Army and Al-Qaeda on the outskirts of Zinjibar yesterday rises to over 130. (AFP via Google News) (Al Jazeera)
- A soldier from Burundi is killed in an explosion in northern Mogadishu, Somalia. (IOL)
Arts and culture
- The Lorax brings in US$70.7M during its opening weekend, the highest opener of 2012, and fifth highest total for an animated film ever. (CBS News)
Disasters and accidents
- South East Queensland is hit by severe weather with one person dead so far. (Courier Mail)
- The death toll from Tropical Storm Irina in Madagascar is estimated at 65. (AFP via Google News)
- Archbishop Anatole Milandou of Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo, reports that the church of St. Louis des Francais was completely leveled by a series of blasts that came from a nearby military base on Sunday morning, March 4. (Catholic World News)
International relations
- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US President Barack Obama meet at the White House. (BBC)
- vice-President of the United States, for assistance in stopping the flow of money and weapons into Mexico. (AP via The Guardian)
- The Sea Shepherd anti-whaling organisation claims to have closed down Japan's main whaling ship, the Nisshin Maru, deep inside the Southern Ocean off the Antarctic coast. (WA Today)
Law and crime
- The United States files an application in New Zealand to MegaUpload to face charges of breaching copyright. (New Zealand Herald)
- The trial of former
Politics
- Russian election aftermath:
- International observers from the Russian presidential election was skewed in favour of Vladimir Putin. (AFP via The Australian)
- Moscow Police arrest dozens of protesters against the conduct of the election including prominent members of opposition parties Sergei Udaltsov, Ilya Yashin and Alexei Navalny. (Radio Free Europe) (RIA Novosti)
- International observers from the
Science and health
- A study finds a correlation between snoring as a toddler and behavior problems later in childhood. (BBC)
- Phase III clinical trial. (Fox Business)
Technology
- The Apple App Store passes 25 billion downloads. (CNET)