Portal:Current events/2013 March 11
Armed conflicts and attacks
- War in Afghanistan (2001–2021):
- Two Wardak Province in the latest insider attack against coalition forces. In a separate incident, two Afghan civilians are shot dead by American soldiers after failing to stop at a checkpoint near Kabul. (BBC) (Al Jazeera)
- Two
- Akashat ambush:
- The insurgent group Islamic State of Iraq claims responsibility for ambushing a convoy of Syrian Army soldiers on March 4. (BBC) (Al Jazeera)
Business and economy
- The European Union bans the sale of cosmetics developed through animal testing. (BBC)
- creditworthiness. (The Wall Street Journal)
Disasters and accidents
- Five
- An American Navy crew members. (CNN)
- Three minor
- 2013 Huangpu River dead pigs incident: More than 12,000 dead pigs are found rotting in the Huangpu River that supplies Shanghai, China, with drinking water. (The Guardian) (BBC) (BusinessWeek)
Health and environment
- Five species of shark and two species of manta ray receive international protection as part of CITES. (Environmental News Service)
- A new study suggests that regular aspirin use may reduce the risk of melanoma in women. (Counsel & Heal)
- A study of mummies concludes that heart disease was common among ancient people. (ABC News)
International relations
- military drills. North Korean officials say that the army is ready to attack at any given order. (BBC)
Law and crime
- 13 people are shot and injured during a drive-by shooting in Washington, D.C., United States. (International Business Times) (The Washington Times)
- Ram Singh, one of the six alleged rapists in the 2012 Delhi gang rape case, is found dead in Tihar Jail. (BBC)
- Former Mayor of Detroit Kwame Kilpatrick is convicted on corruption charges. (The Guardian)
- The investors about the health of the state's public pension fund. (New York Times)
- A ounces that was set to take effect on March 12. The office of Mayor Michael Bloomberg indicates it will appeal. (CNN)
- jailed for eight months for perverting the course of justice. (BBC)
Politics and elections
- Interim Henrique Capriles Radonski standing as an opposition candidate. (CNN)
- Hungary's parliament passes a series of constitutional changes to counteract previous court rulings. Critics claim the move undermines the rule of law. (BBC)
- The results of the Overseas Territory of the United Kingdom. (BBC) (AFP via Google News)
Science and technology
- third-closest neighbor to the Solar System. (Ars Technica)
- A group of astrobiologists including Chandra Wickramasinghe say that algae-like structures inside a Polonnaruwa meteorite, that fell on December 29, 2012, in Sri Lanka, are clear evidence of panspermia, the idea that life exists throughout the Universe. (MIT Technology Review) (arXiv)
Sport
- English football club Reading fires coach Brian McDermott after a fourth successive loss in the 2012–13 Premier League. (Sky Sports) (AP via USA Today)