Portal:Current events/2013 March 17
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Iraqi insurgency (post-U.S. withdrawal):
- A car bombing near a bus station in Garmat Ali near the Iraqi city of Basra kills at least 10 people. (BBC)
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Arts and culture
- Japanese architect Toyo Ito wins the 2013 Pritzker Architecture Prize. (AP via Google News) (The Guardian)
Business and economy
- Following a train derailment, Amtrak temporarily suspends service along the busy New York-to-Boston route. (AP via Google News)
Law and crime
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- Five people are wounded during a shooting at a nightclub in Belle Glade, Florida, United States. (WPBF)[permanent dead link] (Sun-Sentinel)
- Prominent French lawyer Olivier Metzner is found dead of an apparent suicide. (Bloomberg)
- Two members of the Steubenville High School football team have been found guilty of raping a sixteen-year-old girl in the U.S. town of Steubenville, Ohio. (Sky News Australia)
Religion
- Thousands of people gather in
Science and technology
- New data suggests that the World Ocean, is home to a large amount of bacterial life forms. (LiveScience)
Sport
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- In women's singles at the 2013 BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, California, United States. (BBC) (NDTV)
- Superleague Greece match. (Daily Mail)
- In men's field hockey, Australia defeats Malaysia 3–2 in the final of the 2013 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup. (NDTV)
- In 2013 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament is announced. (CNN)
- In Bre Banca Lannutti Cuneo 3–2 in the thriller final to win the 2012–13 CEV Champions League. (CEV)
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- In cycling race, the fourth stage of the 2013 UCI World Tour season. (BBC)
- In 2013 Alpine Skiing World Cup titles, respectively. (AP via Yahoo! News)
- In biathlon, last stage of the 2012–13 Biathlon World Cup ends in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia. Martin Fourcade wins men's overall title and Tora Berger wins the women's overall title. (CBC) (AP via Yahoo! Sports)