March 1 Thousands take part in protests across US against government's financial policy Record number of failed banks reported in US for February Australian football: Melbourne Victory win A-League grand final Obama sets deadline to withdraw troops from Iraq Afghan protestors shot after mosque raid sparks anger March 2 President of Guinea-Bissau assassinated Wikinews interviews the Socialist Alliance about the upcoming Queensland State election Broadcaster Paul Harvey dies at age 90 March 3 Two-time Eurovision entrant Edsilia Rombley discusses music, love, and her contrasting Contest experiences Seven killed in gun attack on Sri Lankan cricket team India announces Lok Sabha elections for 2009 March 4 Raúl Castro shakes up cabinet in Cuba International Criminal Court in The Hague issues arrest warrant for leader of Sudan Politicians begin campaigns for Flint, Michigan replacement mayor Scientists say study proves chimps create termite gathering tools Football: FSV Mainz 05 advance to semi-final of DFB Pokal March 5 California Supreme Court defers ruling on same-sex marriage ban US stock markets reach 12-year lows Michael Jackson to make last public concerts Schiphol airliner crash blamed on altimeter failure, pilot error Eurovision '09 competitor Chiara talks about her current song "What If We" and her past accolades Wikinews Shorts: March 5, 2009 Marine jet crash into San Diego house attributed to string of errors Football: Leverkusen, Bremen, HSV proceed in DFB Pokal March 6 Mahathma Gandhi's items auctioned for $1.8 million Mauritania cuts ties with Israel, expels Israeli diplomats US unemployment rate reaches 8.1% Brawn GP take over Honda Formula One team Philippines is culling 6500 hogs after Reston ebolavirus outbreak March 7 NASA successfully launches Kepler Telescope California man convicted of murdering five firefighters by starting wildfire NASA sets launch date for Space Shuttle Discovery Six vehicle pileup disrupts traffic on highway in British Columbia Earthquake strikes Melbourne, no reports of injuries March 8 Explosion in Baghdad claims 28 lives Real IRA claims responsibility for gun attack Two killed in gun attack in Northern Ireland Windows 7 will allow users to disable Internet Explorer March 9 Number of cholera deaths in Zimbabwe surpasses 4,000 Canadian teams vie for spot at the World Curling Championship Wolfram Research's new product Alpha to compete with Google and Wikipedia Sunshine Coast Regional Council can't challenge legal appeal by McDonald's Australia March 10 Philippine exports plunge to eight-year low Pennsylvania cop on trial for allegedly murdering girlfriend's estranged husband Community Television consortium urges Australian government to increase funding for channels Continuity IRA gunmen kill policeman in Northern Ireland North Korea warns airlines over satellite fears March 11 Jury considers Curt Dagenais court case Feud between CNBC and The Daily Show continues to escalate Ten dead in Alabama shooting Teenage gunman kills 15 in south-west Germany March 12 Madoff jailed after pleading guilty to $50 billion fraud scheme Shin wins Singapore HSBC Womens Golf Classic Apple reveals new iPod shuffle with voice Space debris threatened International Space Station, astronauts temporarily evacuated Fundraising to keep Avro Vulcan flying succeeds Cricket: West Indies regain Wisden Trophy Launch of Space Shuttle Discovery further delayed March 13 US stock markets have their best week since November Obama administration drops use of term "enemy combatant" Billionaire philanthropist Leonore Annenberg dies at 91 Canadian jail inmates used nail clippers to escape, report finds Egyptian treasures found in ancient tomb Wikinews interviews Brenton Clutterbuck, candidate for the electorate of Maroochydore at the upcoming Queensland election "Mrs. Hockey" Colleen Howe is laid to rest Canadian helicopter with 18 onboard crashes into Atlantic Ocean March 14 British TV presenter Rico Daniels tells Wikinews about being 'The Salvager' Colonel Sanders statue lost in 1985 recovered from river in Japan Saskatchewan places moratorium on boar farming, says escaped boars should be killed US, UK investigators seek 777 engine redesign to stop repeat of London jet crash 7 killed, 50 injured in Bangladesh shopping mall fire March 15 Space Shuttle Discovery successfully launches after a month of delays Recovery planned for crashed Canadian helicopter Obama calls food safety system a 'hazard to public health' 3 dead, 4 missing after Vietnamese cargo ship sinks in South China Sea Oil spill hits Australia's Sunshine coastline March 16 Coup in Madagascar; opposition leader backs army Search for survivors of Canadian helicopter crash ends, recovery mission focuses on victims US Fed chairman Bernanke says recession could end this year Maldives to become the world's first carbon-neutral country March 17 The Simpsons episode to premiere on Sky1 All bodies recovered from Canadian helicopter crash FIFA receives eleven bids for 2018 and 2022 World Cups British actress Natasha Richardson reportedly brain dead after skiing accident Namibia struck by floods, president declares state of emergency Five dead in murder-suicide in Miami, Florida Madagascar President resigns, unclear rule in Antananarivo Seattle's oldest newspaper to become online-only Wikinews previews the 2009 Queensland state election Latin America suffers drop in remittances Australian Senate to decide sport footage ownership Fossilized remains of small dinosaur rediscovered in Canada Austrian man who imprisoned daughter pleads guilty at start of trial Two women in North Carolina arrested for allegedly using Family Dollar variety store as marijuana ring El Salvador elects leftist president Funes March 18 US president Obama, Congress call for blocking of executive bonuses at AIG insurance company Former Pennsylvania State Senator Vincent Fumo convicted of fraud, corruption Madoff prosecutors want assets from wife and children March 19 US supports UN gay rights declaration Harlan Ellison sues CBS-Paramount, WGA over Star Trek royalties North Korean military detains two American journalists 7.9 magnitude earthquake strikes near Tonga, tsunami generated Wikinews interviews Patricia Petersen, independent candidate for the electorate of Bundamba in the 2009 Queensland election Monty Python's "Holy Hand Grenade" sparks bomb scare Pennsylvania Amish farmer jailed for outhouse violations Usain Bolt to run 150 metre race in Manchester British actress Natasha Richardson dies at age 45 March 20 New Jersey real estate investor charged with $2 million theft Canadian PM announces funding for US-Canada bridge crossing Bomb blast damages buildings in Athens Portions of Wikileaks, Wikipedia blocked in Australia Bangladesh security tightened following Pilkhana massacre and Bashundhara City fire Pink elephant spotted in Botswana US lawmakers approve bill taxing executive bonuses Documents show U.S. knew of Guatemalan human rights abuses England and New Zealand vie for Women's Cricket World Cup Pennsylvania state trooper found guilty of first-degree murder New Jersey to consider bikini waxing ban March 21 "The Dark Knight" film director's brother arrested for murder, kidnapping Four Oakland, California police officers shot, all in critical condition Thousands evacuated after chemical truck overturns in Pennsylvania New Zealand pilots receive bravery awards for foiling airliner hijack Emergency directive for Sikorsky S-92A helicopters Rock music church in Pennsylvania allowed concerts under court settlement US says Zimbabwe government has "a long way to go" before sanctions are lifted Pennsylvania lost 41,000 jobs in February, a 13-year high UK's BAA forced to sell three airports Emirates jet tail strikes runway during takeoff at Melbourne airport Google removes some street view images Australian Labor Party reelected to Queensland government: Australian Broadcasting Corporation Obama apologizes for Special Olympics comment on The Tonight Show Queensland election candidates on Gold Coast back daylight saving New Jersey backpedals on proposed bikini waxing ban Two US Navy vessels collide in the Strait of Hormuz; 15 lightly injured March 22 Western Canadian justice officials to press for criminal code changes Canadian Minister of National Defence withdraws from NATO candidacy Four police officers shot in Oakland, California die New Jersey woman identified after fifteen years in psychiatric home Canadian PM seeks to abandon gun registry New findings suggest AIG executive bonuses were larger than previously thought "Lost" actress Elizabeth Mitchell cast in ABC's "V" pilot England wins women's cricket World Cup Madagascar's former opposition leader sworn in as president Bouncer stabbed to death in Atlantic City brawl Early morning fire kills four New York group home residents March 23 Australian Football League: Clubs threaten to take home games interstate Longtime New York radio reporter found stabbed to death US stock markets soar after bailout plan Suncor makes bid to take over Petro-Canada Son of poet Sylvia Plath commits suicide Clashes in France after anti-condom speech by Pope Air France-KLM interested in acquiring Czech Airlines Alaskan Mount Redoubt volcano erupts FedEx cargo jet crashes in Narita, burns British celebrity Jade Goody dies of cervical cancer at age 27 Plane crashes in Montana, 17 killed March 24 Kangaroos escape in France IDF soldiers' account of Gaza incursion sparks new war crimes investigations Obama considers 'comprehensive' exit strategy from Afghanistan EPA proposes using Clean Air Act to fight global warming Youth charged with murdering Northern-Irish police officer TV late night show host David Letterman marries girlfriend of 23 years Fargo, North Dakota, prepares for record flooding Japanese ship escapes after pirates open fire in Somalia World's cheapest car launched in India, will go on sale in April "Twilight" DVD sells 3 million copies in first day March 25 Czech PM calls Obama's rescue plan a 'road to hell' U.S. Postal Service running out of money New Jersey files lawsuit against federal sports betting ban Priests jailed for $8.6 million theft Canadian annual seal hunt begins amid controversy Canada commits C$127.4 million to fighting tuberculosis Comedian Stephen Colbert wins NASA space station name contest Authorities search home of owner of German Wikileaks domain Four-storey building collapses in Lagos, Nigeria; two dead WHO says Zimbabwean cholera epidemic 'past its peak' European Parliament agrees on unified airspace US Treasury Secretary: "We need the ability to seize firms" Morning-after pill to be made available to 17-year-olds, U.S. federal judge rules Pilots in 16-death crash jailed for praying instead of flying NATO soldiers honour fallen Canadians March 26 Girls in Florida sell pink lemonade, donate money to breast cancer research NATO and Iran talk for first time in 30 years Irish economy sees biggest contraction in decades Tornadoes rampage through Mississippi Judge refuses to dismiss charge against Barack Obama assassination plotter One day after attempted rescue, six stranded whales die on Australian beach US Air Force jet crashes in California March 27 Royal Commission recommends single council for Auckland Study of soft cheese wins oddest book title award US secretary of state Hillary Clinton says America helps fuel illegal drug trade North Korea missile launch looks imminent Turks and Caicos Islands Premier resigns New Jersey teen faces child porn charges for posting nude photos of herself online Preliminary investigation results released on Canadian helicopter crash Parts of US airplane fall from sky in Brazil Relics of 39 saints found by British Museum Businesses and individuals worldwide to turn lights off as part of Earth Hour 2009 March 28 Manitoba residents receive evacuation flood alerts Somali pirates seize two European tankers, Seychelles yacht "Freedom Tower" renamed "1 World Trade Center" Dozens of cats removed from feces-ridden New Jersey house Wind-powered land vehicle breaks speed record 14 killed in Russian bus-truck collision Courts uphold firing of Pennsylvania cop who lost sense of smell Dam in Indonesia bursts, dozens killed March 29 Helicopter crash in Turkey kills six Stadium disaster claims lives at football World Cup qualifier match in Ivory Coast Spanish court considering torture criminal case against former U.S. officials Robber holds retired NYC police officer at gunpoint during convention Radioactive part mistakenly sold, melted with scrap metal in China New Jersey officials: Stimulus bill hurting Atlantic City casinos Space Shuttle Discovery lands in Florida Volcano near Anchorage, Alaska erupts, airport closed Canadian neighbourhood protected from bully for three years 'Recession gardens' replace victory gardens Utah legalizes homebrewing March 30 'Killing Fields' trial for S-21 chief Duch underway in Cambodia Highly contagious Hand, foot and mouth disease killing China's children US sergeant pleads guilty to four murders in Iraq Chinese spy network infiltrated foreign affairs, embassies 4.3 magnitude earthquake strikes the San Francisco region Eurovision '04 winner Ruslana discusses her paths as singer, spokesmodel, stateswoman and source of inspiration Varun Gandhi charged for inciting community tensions Eight people dead after shooting in North Carolina nursing home Fugitive arrested in connection with January murder in Pennsylvania March 31 Volunteers and food needed for flooded Manitoba, Canada Jenson Button wins 2009 Australian Grand Prix, Brawn teammate comes second US home prices drop at record levels Shipwreck off coast of Libya; hundreds of African migrants feared dead 77 names added to fallen journalist memorial in Washington, D.C. Fireball lights up sky across Canadian prairies U.S. Congress considers lifting Cuba travel ban Forces capture Somali pirates who mistakenly attacked naval ship South Downs to get National Park status in UK New romantic comedy film to star Drew Barrymore, Justin Long
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