Portal:Current events/2013 March 31
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Terrorism in Pakistan:
- A bomb kills two people and injures six others, including Adnan Wazir, a former Member of Parliament of the Awami National Party, in Bannu, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. (AFP via Channel NewsAsia)
- Northern Mali conflict:
- Rebel Malian forces. (The New York Times)
- Rebel
- Nigerian Sharia conflict:
- The Nigerian Army kills 14 suspected Boko Haram members in a raid on a building, with the death of one soldier and the capture of a potential suicide bomber in a car full of explosives in the northern city of Kano. (BBC)
Business and economy
- Two Chinese provinces pass restrictions on house sales designed to dampen a booming housing market. (The New York Times)
Disasters and accidents
- Five members of the poachers. (BBC)
- Five children die in a
- Three people are killed and more than 25 people are injured in a 100-vehicle pileup near the Virginia-North Carolina border. (AP via USA Today)
- Widespread
- Two people die in China from H7N9 avian influenza infection – a sub-type that had not previously been transmitted to humans. (AFP via Channel NewsAsia)
International relations
- conflict in Afghanistan. (Al Jazeera)
- 2013 Korean crisis: North Korea vows to retain and improve its nuclear arsenal, and to additionally develop a civilian nuclear power program. (Sky News)
Law and crime
- A suspect is being sought in connection with the slayings of Kaufman County
- Three people are shot and killed and two others are wounded during a gang-related shooting at a party in Merced, California, United States. (AP via San Francisco Chronicle)
Religion
- Christians across the globe celebrate Easter, Christianity's most sacred holiday. (The Washington Post)
Science and technology
- IBM Roadrunner, once the world's fastest supercomputer, is decommissioned. (CNET)
- The Easter Day on record for the United Kingdom. The lowest temperature of –12.5°C is recorded in Braemar in the Scottish Highlands. (BBC)
Sport
- 2013 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament:
- Methodist Hospital of Indianapolis. (Bleacher Report)
- Louisville defeats Duke 85–63 becoming the final member of the 2013 Final Four. Previously Wichita State, Michigan, and Syracuse had won their games to claim their spots. (Fox News)
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- Kazakhstan Major League. (Yahoo! Sports)
- Boat Race. (The Guardian)