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Libyan Foreign Minister Moussa Koussa (pictured) resigns amid the civil war.
Syrian Prime Minister Muhammad Naji al-Otari and his cabinet resign amid anti-government protests.
An explosion at a munitions factory in Khanfar, Yemen, kills 150 people.
Portuguese architect Eduardo Souto de Moura is awarded the Pritzker Architecture Prize.
Geraldine Ferraro, the first female major party vice presidential candidate in the United States, dies at the age of 75.
More than 250,000 people march through London to protest against government spending cuts.

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31 March 2011 (Thursday)

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2010–2011 Middle East and North Africa protests:
- 2011 Syrian protests:
  - Bashar al-Assad, the Syrian president, authorises a review of emergency laws and an inquiry into the deaths of protesters. (Al Jazeera)
- 2011 Libyan uprising:
  - Libyan Foreign Minister Moussa Koussa defects from the government and seeks refuge in the United Kingdom. (Haaretz)
  - Fierce fighting takes place around the town of Brega. (Al Jazeera)
  - U.S. President Obama is reported to have authorized covert support for Libyan rebels. (Haaretz)
2010–2011 Ivorian crisis:
- Disputed President Laurent Gbagbo's army chief Phillippe Mangou seeks refuge in the South African ambassador's home in Abidjan. (BBC)
- Forces loyal to Ivory Coast's internationally-recognised President Alassane Ouattara seize further towns. (Reuters)

Business and economy

Google agrees with the U.S. Federal Trade Commission to have an independent privacy audit every couple of years as a result of problems with the Google Buzz social network. (BBC)
The U.S. Secretary of the Treasury, Timothy Geithner, says at a meeting in Nanjing, China that the "most important problem" in the world's monetary system is that some countries refuse to allow the free flow of the value of their currency. (Reuters)

Disasters and accidents

Nine people are killed after a train crashes into a minibus in Hanoi, Vietnam. (Vietnam Net) (Straits Times)
The death toll from flooding in Southern Thailand rises to thirteen. (Phuket Wan)
Thousands of people are evacuated in Perlis, northern Malaysia, due to flooding. (Bernama)
Radiation exceeding evacuation levels is found 40 kilometres from the Fukushima I Nuclear Power Plant, outside the exclusion zone. (Herald Sun)

International relations

Defense chiefs from ASEAN countries agree on information sharing at a conference in Indonesia. (Jakarta Post)
The Gaddafi government in Libya asks former Nicaraguan foreign minister Miguel d'Escoto Brockmann to represent it in the United Nations. (AP via Yahoo News)

Law and crime

43 Afghan migrants on their way to Australia are detained by Indonesian authorities. (AFP via Google News)
Philippine authorities are to seek long jail terms for six Chinese poachers as part of a crackdown on foreigners stealing marine wildlife. (Sin Chew Jit Poh)
Moriarty Tribunal:
- Taoiseach Enda Kenny confirms that disgraced former minister Michael Lowry is to be censured by Dáil Éireann today without any discussion of the matter, following two days of debate on the tribunal's findings. (The Irish Times)
- Michael Lowry refuses to resign from Dáil Éireann. (The Irish Times)
Baidu deletes 2.8 million works from Baidu Wenku as part of a copyright dispute. (BBC)

Politics

China launches its largest crackdown on dissenters in years, according to activists, amid unrest in the Middle East. (AFP via Google News) (The Guardian)

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2010–2011 Middle East and North Africa protests:
- 2011 Syrian protests
  - Bashar al-Assad, the Syrian president, addresses the nation amid unrest. (Al Jazeera) (AFP via Google News)
  - Syrian Army troops open fire on protesters in front of the mayor's office in Latakia. (USA Today)
- 2011 Libyan uprising
  - Muammar Gaddafi's forces capture the town of Ras Lanuf. (AFP via Google News)
  - After rebels retreat outside Ras Lanuf, the coalition has begun launching air-strikes at Gaddafi's forces again. (Al Jazeera)
  - The British government confirms that the Libyan Foreign Minister, Mussa Kussa, has resigned and defected to Britain. (Al Jazeera) (BBC)
  - Reuters reports that the President of the United States Barack Obama has signed an order authorising covert help for the rebels. (Reuters)
- 2011 Bahraini protests
  - Prominent Bahraini blogger Mahmood Al-Yousif is arrested as the 2011 Bahraini protests continue. (Global Voices Online)
  - UN Human Rights Watch announces that Bahrain authorities are harassing and isolating hospital patients wounded in anti-government protests. (The Independent) (UN Human Rights Watch)
2010–2011 Ivorian crisis
- Forces loyal to Alassane Ouattara enter Yamoussoukro, the capital of the Ivory Coast. (Al Jazeera) (AP via Houston Chronicle)

Arts and culture

45,000 Inca artefacts taken by Yale University from Machu Pichu almost a century ago, and described by the president as "the dignity and pride of Peru", arrive in Lima after a long campaign by Peruvians to have them returned. (BBC)
The finalists for the Man Booker International Prize are announced, including Wang Anyi, Juan Goytisolo, James Kelman, John le Carré, Amin Maalouf, David Malouf, Dacia Maraini, Rohinton Mistry, Phillip Pullman, Marilynne Robinson, Philip Roth, Su Tong and Anne Tyler. (Man Booker Prize)
The oldest copy of Codex Holmiensis, dating from 1280, is returned to Denmark after 300 years in Sweden. [1] (Danish)
The orca Tilikum resumes performing shows at Seaworld Orlando 13 months after being involved in the death of trainer Dawn Blancheau. (ABC News America)
The former Governor of California Arnold Schwarzenegger returns to acting in an animated television series. (AP via MSNBC)

Business and economy

The Australian dollar reaches a 29 year high against the US dollar due to high demand for commodities. (BBC) (Market Watch)
Google announces plans to make the U.S. city of Kansas City, Kansas the first site in its ultra-high speed broadband network. (Google)
Obama Administration endorses Pickens plan for natural gas vehicles. (Dallas News)

Disasters

Fukushima I Nuclear Power Plant
- The Tokyo Electric Power Co. says that it will scrap at least four units at the Fukushima I Power Plant and warns that fixing the problem will be a drawn out process. (Kyodo)
- The United States and France announce plans to help Japan as Fukushima I nuclear accidents continue. (Reuters)
Flooding across southern Thailand results in eleven deaths with thousands of people stranded. (AFP via Channel News Asia)
The U.S. state of Washington issues flood warnings. (Komo News)
19 people are trapped after a tunnel under construction collapses in southwest China. (The Straits Times)

International relations

Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter ends a three-day visit to Cuba, saying that the American trade embargo and travel ban has damaged the people and disrupted progress. (BBC)
Kuwait recalls its ambassador to Iran after it convicted three people on charges of spying for Iran. (Al Arabiya)
The South Korean military holds a live-fire drill on Yeonpyeong Island which was shelled by North Korea last year. (Yonhap)
The Yonhap news agency in South Korea reports that the People's Republic of China has reinforced fences and increased patrols along its border with North Korea in order to stop a flow of refugees. (AFP via Yahoo! News)

Law and crime

Three Filipinos are executed on drug charges in the People's Republic of China. (Yahoo! News Philippines)
A man suspected of being Umar Patek wanted for his alleged role in the 2002 Bali bombings is arrested in Pakistan. (The Australian)
Diamonds worth millions are stolen from the BaselWorld Watch and Jewellery Fair in Basel, Switzerland. (The Daily Telegraph)

Politics

The State Peace and Development Council military government is officially dissolved in Burma. (BBC)
Egypt's transitional government promises to hold the Egyptian presidential election by November. (Al Masry Al Youm)

Science

The first virophage virus found in a natural environment is discovered in Organic Lake in East Antarctica. (Nature) (PhysOrg)

Sport

2011 Cricket World Cup:
- The World Cup semi-final in Mohali between India and Pakistan is watched by over 1 billion people as both countries come to a standstill and both prime ministers attend. (BBC News)
Michael Clarke is announced as the captain of the Australia national cricket team in both test cricket and One Day Internationals replacing Ricky Ponting. (The Daily Telegraph)

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2010–2011 Middle East and North Africa protests:
- 2011 Syrian protests
  - Bashar al-Assad, the Syrian president, accepts the resignation of the country's government, following two weeks of anti-government protests that have gripped Syria. However Muhammad Naji al-Otari, the resigning prime minister will continue to serve as caretaker Prime Minister. (Al Jazeera) (Syrian Arab News Agency) (SBS World News)
- 2011 Libyan uprising
  - Sweden, a non-NATO member, adds eight JAS Gripen jetfighters to the international Libyan no-fly zone. (DU)
  - Gadhafi forces push back rebels who were gathered east of Muammar Gaddafi's hometown of Sirte. (Haaretz)
  - An international conference takes place in London, England, to discuss the military action and future of Libya. (Al Jazeera) (BBC)
- Coalition forces bomb missile dumps in Tripoli. (CBS)
- 2011 Bahraini protests
  - Bahrain's parliament accepts the resignations of 11 out of 18 Al-Wefaq MPs who stepped down on February 14, 2011 in protest at violence against pro-democracy demonstrators. (Bahrain News Agency)

- 2011 Omani protests
  - Authorities in Oman arrest some protesters and clear blockades in the city of Sohar. (UPI)
2010-2011 Ivorian crisis:
- Fighters backing internationally recognised president Alassane Ouattara launch a "general offensive" in the west, centre-west and east of Ivory Coast. (France 24)

Business and economy

The President of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, James Bullard, says that the continued purchase of U.S. Treasuries by the Federal Reserve is "feeding the fire" of inflation, and should be tapered off. (Reuters)

Disasters and accidents

Around 4,000 bodies of people who died in the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami in Iwate Prefecture, Miyagi Prefecture and Fukushima Prefecture remain unidentified. (Kyodo)
North Korea is reported to be on a state of high alert for radiation from the Fukushima I accidents. (Yonhap) (Sydney Telegraph)
Nine hospital patients in the US state of Alabama die after being treated with Intravenous therapy feeding bags with the manufacturer withdrawing the product. (AP via Montgomery Advertiser)

International relations

Local residents on Italy's southern islands protest over the arrival of more migrants from North Africa on boats. (Reuters) (AFP via Google News)
India and Pakistan agree to set up a "terror hotline" to share information about terror threats. (Channel News Asia) (Indian Express)

Law and crime

China arrests two activists on charges of subversion after calling for 'Jasmine' protests similar to those in the Middle East. (Straits Times) (Times Online Sri Lanka) (Bangkok Post)
Wanted Ugandan rebel leader Joseph Kony, leader of the Lord's Resistance Army, returns to eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. (Reuters)
The Israeli Knesset approves an amendment to the Nationality Law in a 37-11 vote. The amendment empowers the Israeli court system to revoke the citizenships of Israeli citizens convicted of terrorism, aiding the enemy in wartime, causing war, serving in enemy forces or espionage.(Seattle Times) (Jerusalem Post)

Politics

Burma is to swear in a new President within two days, marking a transfer from military to civilian government. (Channel News Asia)
José Alencar, the former Vice-President of Brazil between 2003 and 2010, dies after a long battle of cancer. (BBC)

Sport

Ricky Ponting steps down as the captain of the Australian cricket team in both Tests and One Day Internationals. (Sportal)
Arrest warrants are issued for Tampa Bay Buccaneers cornerback Aqib Talib and his mother on charges of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon in Garland, Texas. (Tampa Tribune)

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2010–2011 Middle East and North Africa protests:
- 2011 Syrian protests
  - Syria forces open fire on protesters in Daraa, witness says although other reports claim that they were firing shots in the air. (Haaretz) (Reuters)
  - Syria's VP says Assad will announce important decisions that will 'please the people' in the next two days. (Haaretz)
  - A Syrian government official says the state of emergency law is to be lifted. (CNN)
  - Two Reuters journalists arrested on Saturday in Damascus are released. (Reuters)
- 2011 Libyan uprising
  - Opposition forces in the 2011 Libyan uprising attack Muammar Gaddafi's hometown of Sirt with disputed claims that they have captured it. (Al Jazeera) (Jerusalem Post)
  - Lieutenant-General Charles Bouchard of the Canadian Forces Air Command is named to lead enforcement of the Libya no fly zone. (Globe and Mail) (National Post) (Defense News)
  - The President of the United States Barack Obama gives a televised address on progress in the Libyan campaign. (Washington Post), (Sydney Morning Herald)
- 2011 Yemeni protests
  - An explosion at a weapons factory taken over by Islamist militants in southern Yemen kills at least 121 people. (BBC) (Philippine Star)
- 2011 Bahraini protests
  - Bahrain rejects a mediation offer by Kuwait to resolve the country's political crisis. (Al Jazeera) (Reuters)
  - Al Wefaq, the leading Shi'ite opposition party, claims that 250 people have been detained and 47 held in detention since the declaration of martial law. (Reuters)
- 2011 Moroccan protests
  - Teachers plan to stage a nationwide strike demanding better benefits. (Reuters)
2010-2011 Ivorian crisis:
- Rebel forces loyal to presidential claimant Alassane Ouattara seize the town of Duékoué in western Côte d'Ivoire from government forces. (Xinhua)
A car bomb attack on a construction company in Afghanistan's Paktika Province kills at least 13 people and injures another fifty. (The Australian)
Seventeen militants and three Russian security force members die in fighting in Ingushetia while two suspects in the Domodedovo International Airport bombing are arrested. (Al-Jazeera)

Arts and culture

A 2,500-year-old preserved human brain dating from the Iron Age is found in Heslington in the English city of York. (Live Science via Fox News)

Business and economy

Qatar recognizes Libyan rebels as the representative of the Libyan people, after a deal to market crude oil. (EuroNews) (WorldNews.com) (Qatar News Agency)
Volkswagen recalls 71000 2011 model Jetta sedans due to a wiring problem. (Detroit News)

Disasters

Fukushima I nuclear accidents
- Radioactive seawater from the accidents travels further from the Fukushima I Nuclear Power Plant. (AP via Yahoo! News)
- Plutonium is found at five locations around the power plant. (Voice of America)

International relations

The International Atomic Energy Agency calls a summit in Vienna to tackle concerns about nuclear safety following the Fukushima summit. (Reuters)
More than 500 Ethiopian and Somalian migrants arrive in Malta from Libya. (Reuters)

Law and crime

The appeal of former Khmer Rouge prison chief Kaing Guek Eav begins. (Phnom Penh Post) (Straits Times)
The trial of Prime Minister of Italy Silvio Berlusconi on corruption charges commences. (BBC)
A court in southern Vietnam sentences a zoo owner to three years imprisonment for selling the carcasses of dead tigers. (Straits Times) (Malaysia Star)

Politics

Egypt is to hold parliamentary elections in September 2011. (Reuters)
Barry O'Farrell is sworn as the Premier of the Australian state of New South Wales following Saturday's state election. (News Limited)
The Governor of the US state of Michigan Rick Snyder signs legislation lowering the period that jobless workers can claim state unemployment benefits from 26 weeks to 20 weeks. (AP via Yahoo! News)

Sport

The captain of the Australia national rugby league team Darren Lockyer announces his retirement as at the end of the 2011 NRL season. (Melbourne Herald-Sun) (Brisbane Times)
The opening date of the Nippon Professional Baseball season is deferred due to the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami. (Los Angeles Times via Seattle Times)
French urban climber Alain Robert scales the worlds tallest building, Burj Khalifa in Dubai. (BBC)(Time)

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2010–2011 Middle East and North Africa protests:
- 2011 Syrian protests
  - The Syrian Army is deployed to the country's main port of Latakia. (Reuters)
  - A Syrian government official says the state of emergency law is to be lifted. (CNN)
- 2011 Libyan uprising
  - Rebel forces seize more towns and advance towards the government-held town of Sirte. (Al Jazeera)
  - NATO assumes control of military operations in Libya. (News24) (Xinhua)
- 2011 Yemeni protests
  - Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh scraps an offer to resign by the end of this year, as Islamist militants take control of a town in the south of the country. (Taiwan News)

Arts and culture

Rock group Arcade Fire wins four awards at the Juno Awards of 2011 honouring Canadian music. (AP via MSNBC)

Disasters

The level of radioactive iodine in the Pacific Ocean near the Fukushima I Nuclear Power Plant reaches 1850 times normal levels following the recent accidents. (Reuters)
Anti-nuclear activists hold a big rally in Tokyo. (BBC)
Seven people are missing following an apartment fire and explosion in the Canadian town of Woodstock, Ontario, and seven people, including one firefighter are hospitalised for injuries. (CBC) (Toronto Sun) (Victoria Times Colonist)
Two boats collide in San Diego Bay near Shelter Island in southern California resulting in at least two deaths. (San Diego 6)

International relations

South Korea will repatriate 27 North Koreans who inadvertently drifted across the maritime border. (Yonhap)

Law and crime

A 47-year-old taxi driver is charged with the murder of Sian O'Callaghan, who vanished while walking home from a night club in the English city of Swindon last weekend. (BBC) (Telegraph and Argus)

Politics and elections

Winfried Kretschmann is set to be the first Green German state premier after the party success in elections in Baden-Württemberg. (DW) (DW world) (Democratic Underground) (National Public Radio)

Sport

Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull Racing wins the 2011 Australian Grand Prix, the opening round of the 2011 Formula One season. (AFP via Channel News Asia)

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2010–2011 Middle East and North Africa protests:
- 2011 Libyan uprising: Rebel forces in Libya retake the town of Ajdabiya from troops loyal to Muammar Gadaffi, and later recapture Marsa Brega. (BBC) (Al Jazeera)
- Five suspected al Qaeda terrorists are killed at a checkpoint in Yemen. (Reuters)
- Libyan authorities detain and forcibly drive Iman al-Obeidi to an unknown location, declaring her "possibly mentally challenged", after she publicly accuses Muammar Gaddafi's troops of gang-raping her. (Associated Press)
- Rebel forces claim to have captured Marsa Brega Seaport in the Third Battle of Brega but with no independent verification as yet. (Reuters)
- An agreement allowing the departure of Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh is "close", according to the Foreign Minister Abu Bakr al-Kurbi. (BBC)
- Snipers in the city of Latakia, Syria, kill at least three people as protests continue. (Al Jazeera) (BBC)
- The official death toll since the 2011 Syrian protests is 27 since March 15 with confirmed deaths occurring in the cities of Homs, Sanamen, Daraa and Latakia. (al Jazeera)
Three people are killed by leftist rebels in Tampakan, southern Philippines. (Xinhua)
Hamas states that it will agree to a ceasefire and halt their rocket fire at Israel if Israel stops attacking targets in the Gaza Strip. (BBC) (The Jerusalem Post)

Business and economy

Alaska Airlines and its affiliate Horizon Air cancel dozens of flights because of problems with its computer system. (AP via ABC News America)
A fuel fire at Miami International Airport causes flight cancellations and delays. (Miami Herald)
Ford announces plans to shut down its plant in Cenk, Belgium for a few days starting April 4 due to parts shortages following the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami. (Reuters)

Disasters

Levels of radiation in Tokyo's water supply return to normal. (Japan Times)

Law and crime

A woman becomes the first person to be jailed for violating a ban on non-recyclable plastic bags in Mandalay, Burma. (Straits Times)
British Police are granted an extension by magistrates to continue questioning a Swindon man suspected of the murder of Sian O'Callaghan. (Sky News)

Politics and elections

Voters in the Australian state of New South Wales go to the polls for the NSW state election with the Liberal/National coalition led by Barry O'Farrell winning goverment. (Sydney Morning Herald)
Hundreds of thousands of people march in London, England against government budget cuts with the protests later turning violent. (The Telegraph) (The Guardian)
Geraldine Ferraro, a Democratic Party Congresswoman and the first woman to stand for Vice-President of the United States on a major party ticket dies in Boston. (Reuters)
The Governor-General of Canada David Johnston dissolves the Parliament of Canada and issues writs for the Canadian federal election. (680 News)

Sports

Victoire Pisa wins the Dubai World Cup, the first Japanese win in the history of the US$10 million event. (BBC)

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2010–2011 Middle East and North Africa protests
- Libyan rebels arrest Omar Ahmed Sodani, the man believed responsible for the murder of WPC Yvonne Fletcher outside the Libyan embassy in London in 1984. (The Guardian)
- Supporters of the Jordanian government clash with anti-government protesters in Amman, resulting in 1 death and over 100 injuries. (BBC) (Al Jazeera)
- Protests continue in cities across Syria demanding greater freedoms; gunfire is also heard in Deraa. (Al Jazeera) (BBC) (Angola Press)
- Pro-Syrian government demonstrators surround the Al-Jazeera offices in Damascus and threaten to burn it to the ground. (Al Jazeera)
- Rival demonstrations take place in Yemen; President Ali Abdullah Saleh offers to hand over power to a "safe pair of hands". (CNN) (AFP via Google News)
- Clashes between anti-government demonstrators and security forces erupt in Bahrain despite a government ban on gatherings. (Wall Street Journal)
2010–2011 Ivorian crisis
- Up to one million people flee Abidjan in southern Côte d'Ivoire amid violence. (UN) (IOL)
- West African leaders urge the United Nations to authorise force to remove incumbent President Laurent Gbagbo, who refuses to leave office, from power. (BBC World Service)
A bomb blast in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa injures two people. (Reuters)
A bomb in the city of Peshawar in Pakistan results in nineteen people being injured. (One Pakistan)

Arts and culture

Archaeologist Michael R. Waters and associates report in Science that discoveries at the Debra L Friedkin site north of Austin, Texas, may indicate that the Clovis culture was not the first to settle the Americas. (BBC) (Science) (Irish Times)

Business and economy

More than 600 workers at a Chinese-owned mine in Zambia strike over pay. (Reuters)
The U.S. International Trade Commission has agreed to hear an appeal from Kodak to a an initial unfavorable decision by an administrative judge on Kodak's claim that Research in Motion and Apple have infringed its patents, in connection with wireless devices equipped with digital cameras. (Reuters)

Disasters and accidents

More than 100 people are poisoned by lead from a battery plant built in a residential area in Zhejiang, China. (AP via Google News) (People's Daily)
Japan's National Police Agency states that the official death toll from the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami has passed 10,000 with 17,053 missing. (AP via Yahoo! News)
Japanese officials raise concerns that the core of unit 3 at the Fukushima I Nuclear Power Plant may be damaged. (New York Times)
The death toll from the 2011 Burma earthquake near the Thailand border reaches at least 75 with the potential for "many more casualties" as dozens of buildings are destroyed. (BBC) (Xinhua)

International relations

The Democratic Republic of the Congo recalls its ambassador to the Republic of Congo in connection with a raid on President Joseph Kabila's home in Kinshasa. (AFP via Google News)
The Government of Iran rejects a United Nations Human Rights Council investigation into alleged human rights abuses. (AFP via France24)
European Council Summit (24-25 March 2011) (Invitation letter by President Van Rompuy to the European Council -PDF-), completion (Summit Conclusions -PDF-) focusing on 1) its economic policy under the pressure of the Portugal crisis (Reuters), 2) On the finalisation of the ESM (European Stability Mechanism) and the adoption of the Euro Plus Pact, 3) On the developements on its southern neighbourhood under the light of the 2011 Libyan uprising and the UN Security Council Resolution 1973 and 4) On possible assistance to Japan, and the necessary steps to review the safety of both european and neighbouring nuclear facilities.

Law and crime

Chinese human rights activist Liu Xianbin is sentenced to ten years in jail on charges of inciting subversion. (AP via The Statesman) (Straits Times)
Domonique Ramirez wins a lawsuit against the Miss San Antonio pageant which means she will regain her title and crown, this after being stripped of her title for being "overweight". (Fox News)
Delroy Grant, a 53-year-old London taxi driver who was found guilty on a total of 29 charges including indecent assault, burglary and rape committed against 10 elderly people between 1992 and 2009, is sentenced to life imprisonment at Woolwich Crown Court with a recommendation that he should serve at least 27 years in prison before parole can even be considered. (BBC)

Politics

Inmates at six prisons in Kyrgyzstan go on hunger strike over poor conditions. (CP) (ITAR-TASS)
Demonstrators in New Delhi, India, march to the Indian Parliament demanding the government end plans to build a large number of nuclear power plants. (Canadian Press) (Sify India)
The Tibetan government in-exile accepts the Dalai Lama's resignation from politics; the parliament is to seek the Tibetan community's opinion. (Times of India) (Angola Press) (Himalayan Times)
Zimbabwe's Minister of Public Works, Theresa Makone of the MDC, goes into hiding for fear of arrest. (BBC)
Yassin Noman, the head of Yemen's opposition coalition, rejects the offers by the President of Yemen Ali Abdullah Saleh to resign by the end of the year. (Al Jazeera)
The Northern Ireland Assembly dissolves ahead of May elections. (BBC)
The minority of the Conservative Party of Canada led by Prime Minister Stephen Harper is defeated in a no confidence motion in the House of Commons with an election to be held in early May. (Reuters) (CBC)

Sport

2011 Hong Kong Sevens, the highest number of participants event of the 2010–11 IRB Sevens World Series, has started at Hong Kong Stadium in Hong Kong and features 24 teams. (BBC)

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Elections
Recent: March 12: Niger, President (2^nd Round) 13: Benin, President (1^st Round) 19: Egypt, Constitutional referendum 20: Central African Republic, Parliament (2^nd Round) 20: Haiti, President (2^nd Round) Upcoming: April 2: Nigeria, Parliament 3: Kazakhstan, President 3: Andorra, Parliament 8: Djibouti, President 9: Nigeria, President 9: Iceland, loan guarantees referendum 10: Peru, General 13:Tamil Nadu, Assembly 17: Benin, Parliament 17: Finland, Parliament 30: Laos, Parliament edit sidebar

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