Portal:Current events/2013 March 26
Armed conflicts and attacks
- War in Afghanistan:
- Australia announces that it will be closing its base in Urozgan Province, with the majority of troops returning home by the end of this year. (ABC News Australia)
- A suicide attack on a police station in Jalalabad, Afghanistan, kills five police officers while seven attackers die. (BBC)
- One British soldier is killed and nine are wounded by truck bomb and small arms fire in Helmand Province, Nad Ali District, Afghanistan. (The Daily Telegraph)
- Australia announces that it will be closing its base in
- 2012–13 Central African Republic conflict:
- After declaring himself Seleka chief Michel Djotodia says that he has suspended the constitution of the country and dissolved its parliament. (BBC)
- After declaring himself
- Syrian civil war:
- The United Nations prepares to move about half of its international staff in Syria out of the country as violence creeps closer to UN facilities. (AFP via GlobalPost)
- Iraqi insurgency (post-U.S. withdrawal):
- A roadside bombing kills the head of a local town council and a member of a provincial council in
Business and economy
- Leaders of 2013 BRICS summit. (BBC)
- T-Mobile USA removes the contract requirement from its mobile phone payment plans, becoming the first of the four major national wireless carriers in the U.S. to do so. (The New York Times)
Disasters and accidents
- 2013 Madagascar locust infestation: A plague of locust descends upon Madagascar, threatening crops and other vegetation across roughly 50% of the country. (BBC) (International Business Times)
International relations
- U.S. tends not to extradite its citizens to face legal action. (The Journal) (The Guardian) (Al Jazeera) (CNN)
- The summit begins in Qatar, Doha, with the Syria conflict and possible talks between the Afghanistan government and the Taliban among the key issues. (Al Jazeera)
- military pact. (Press TV)
Law and crime
- A post-mortem examination finds Russian oligarch Boris Berezovsky's death was "consistent with hanging", after the examination found nothing to indicate a violent struggle or involvement of another party. (BBC)
- war crimes suspect Bosco Ntaganda appears before the International Criminal Court at The Hague for the first time, following his surprise surrender last week. (BBC)
- Thousands of people sign an online petition requesting the British media. (BBC)
- A court in Abuja car bombings which killed at least 12 people in October 2010. (BBC)
- The gay marriage became legal there. (BBC)
Politics and elections
- Former MP and move to the United States to become head of the International Rescue Committee in New York. (BBC)
Sport
- 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification:
- In the AFC Fourth Round, Japan, on the verge of becoming the first team to qualify for the 2014 FIFA World Cup, suffers a shock loss to Jordan, whose own chances of qualifying for their first ever FIFA World Cup are boosted by the result in Amman. (Reuters) (AFP via NDTV)
- In the
- In the UEFA Group H, Montenegro secures a 1–1 draw against England in Podgorica. (BBC) (FIFA)
- In the CONCACAF Fourth Round, the United States and Mexico draw 0–0 at Estadio Azteca, giving the USA a point in World Cup qualifying at Azteca for only the second time ever. (ESPN)
- Based on the fact that it was not filed properly,
- In the
- In England manage to bat through the 5th day of the final test match against New Zealand in Auckland, to draw the three match series 0–0. (ESPN Cricinfo) (BBC)