Portal:Current events/2013 March 14
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Iraqi insurgency (post-U.S. withdrawal):
- A string of coordinated car bombs and suicide bombers strike central Baghdad, followed by a militant attack on the Justice Ministry building. At least 25 people are killed, including 7 police officers and 3 militants, along with 50 wounded. (CNN) (Reuters)
- A string of coordinated car bombs and
- Mexican Drug War:
- Gunmen storm a bar in Cancún, Mexico, and kill 7 people, also 4 others were wounded in the attack. The authorities allege that the victims were part of a taxi union. (AP via The Washington Post)
Law and crime
- Former
- At least two people are killed and five others are injured when a man, believed to be a Chinese worker, goes on a stabbing rampage at a fish processing firm in Etajima, Japan. (SAPA via News24)
Politics and elections
- The
- The presidential election. (Reuters)
- Prime Minister of the country, heading an interim government with the task of conducting elections. (AAP via The Australian)
- Royal Charter on press regulations on Monday. (BBC)
- Jewish-owned media organisations was responsible for his imprisonment for dangerous driving. (BBC)
Science and technology
- Scientists at the
Sport
- The second legs of the extra-time goal earns Tottenham Hotspur a place in the quarter-finals after their loss 1–4 to Inter Milan. (BBC) (UEFA)
- The board of governors approves. The league's players association had previously given their approval as well. (ESPN)