Portal:Current events/2013 March 4
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Northern Mali conflict:
- Islamic militants over the weekend. It is France's third casualty since operations began in Operation Serval. (BBC)
- France claims that it is "probable" that al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb chief Abdelhamid Abou Zeid was killed in Mali in late February. (AP via Navy Times)
- March 2013 Karachi bombing:
- Gunmen shoot and kill two people returning from a funeral for victims of the bombing. (AP via ABC News)
- 2013 Lahad Datu standoff:
- The death toll in Malaysia rises to 26 as conflict between people claiming to follow the Sultanate of Sulu and Malaysian Armed Forces continue. (Time)
- 2012–2013 Egyptian protests:
- Akashat ambush:
Arts and culture
- Queen Elizabeth II returns to Buckingham Palace after spending one night in hospital. (BBC)
Business and economy
- list of the world's wealthiest people, with Mexican business magnate Carlos Slim topping the list for the fourth year in a row. (USA Today)
- Latvia applies to enter the eurozone in 2014, in a move which could see it become the 18th member of the bloc. (BBC)
Disasters and accidents
- At least 11 children are killed after a school bus collides with a truck in Jalandhar district in the Indian state of Punjab. (NDTV)
- 2013 Compagnie Africaine d'Aviation crash: A Fokker 50 operated by Compagnie Africaine d'Aviation crashes in poor weather at Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo. Nine people were in the aircraft, a crew of five and four passengers. At least three people survived the accident. (Bloomberg) (News24) (BBC) (Reuters)
- At least 9 people die after heavy
Politics and elections
- Kenyan general election, 2013:
Religion
Science and technology
- A newly observed
- Scientists announce they have directly measured the polarization of light, overcoming aspects of the uncertainty principle. (Science World Report)