Portal:Current events/2013 March 24
Armed conflicts and attacks
- War on Terror:
- A North Waziristan, killing at least 17 soldiers. (Al Jazeera)
- A
- 2012–13 Central African Republic conflict:
- Rebels in the Democratic Republic of Congo. (BBC) (Al Jazeera)
- Rebels in the
- Golan Heights clashes (2012–present):
- anti-tank missile at a Syrian Army post after coming under fire for the second time in 12 hours in the Golan Heights area. (Al Jazeera) (The Times of Israel)
- Nigerian Sharia conflict:
- 25 people are killed in coordinated attacks by unidentified men armed with machine guns, bombs and rocket-propelled grenades in Northern Nigeria Adamawa State. (Indian Times)
- 25 people are killed in coordinated attacks by unidentified men armed with machine guns, bombs and rocket-propelled grenades in
Business and economy
- 2012–13 Cypriot financial crisis: Cyprus President Nicos Anastasiades begins a series of emergency meetings in Brussels in a last-ditch attempt to finalize a bailout. (BBC)
International relations
Law and crime
- American politician Jessica Upshaw dies, reportedly after being shot in the head in the small town of Mendenhall, Mississippi. (CBS News)
Politics and elections
- 2013 in Pakistan:
- Tens of thousands gather in general elections in May 2013. (Al Jazeera)
- general elections in May 2013. (AFP via The Express Tribune)
- Former Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf leaves Dubai for Karachi, ending his self-imposed exile and defying death threats from the Taliban. (BBC)
- Tens of thousands gather in
- Syrian National Coalition after inconclusive talks with the European Union. (Al Jazeera)
- Hundreds of thousands of people march in Paris against proposals to legalise same-sex marriage in France with violent clashes after police deny marchers access to the Champs-Élysées. (AP via NBC News)
Sport
- In Formula One, Sebastian Vettel wins the 2013 edition of the Malaysian Grand Prix ahead of Mark Webber and Lewis Hamilton. (BBC)
- In cricket, India defeats Australia by six wickets in the final test match to clean-sweep the 2013 Border–Gavaskar Trophy 4–0. (BBC) (ESPN Cricinfo)
- In Daniel Martin wins 2013 Volta a Catalunya, the fifth stage of the 2013 UCI World Tour season, ahead of Joaquim Rodríguez. (The Guardian) (Cycling News)
- In curling, Scotland wins the 2013 World Women's Curling Championship defeating Sweden 6–5 in the final. (BBC) (WWCC2013)
- In Justyna Kowalczyk win the overall 2012–13 FIS Cross-Country World Cup titles. (AP via CBC)
- In 0–1 loss to the USA on March 22 in near-blizzard conditions at Dick's Sporting Goods Park in Commerce City, Colorado, be replayed. (AP via ESPN)