Wikipedia:ITN archives/2011/March
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| ITNs | Days | Continents | Countries |
|---|---|---|---|
| 59 | 31 | 6/7 |
- Protests in Wisconsin, United States, against changes to the state's budget plan enter their third week, with thousands of people demonstrating around the State Capitol.[1]
- Protests are held in Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Oman, and Yemen amid continuing turmoil in the Middle East and North Africa.[2]
- Pakistani Minister of Minorities Shahbaz Bhatti is assassinated in Islamabad, following years a death threats for supporting Pakistani Christians.[3]
- Essam Sharaf is appointed Prime Minister of Egypt by the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces after Ahmed Shafik resigns.[4]
- In Chad, parliamentary elections result in an overwhelming majority for the Patriotic Salvation Movement, led by incumbent president Idriss Déby.[5]
- NASA's Glory climate research satellite and four CubeSats are lost in the second consecutive failure of a Taurus-XL rocket, after its payload fairing fails to separate.[6]
- Protests continue across the Arab world in Bahrain, Yemen, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Oman and Libya.[7]
- The Human Rights Protection Party wins majority in Samoan general election.[8]
- Preliminary construction of the controversial Belo Monte Dam in Brazil is allowed to begin after the previous ruling is overturned by a higher court.[9]
- Protesters storm several State Security Intelligence buildings across Egypt, including the headquarters in Alexandria.[10]
- Former French President Jacques Chirac stands trial for charges of corruption, the first former French head of state to stand trial since Philippe Pétain.[11]
- Seiji Maehara resigns as Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan after a scandal over political donations.[12]
- Events are held around the world to celebrate the 100th anniversary of International Women's Day.[13]
- At least 25 people are killed and 127 others are wounded after a car bomb attack in Faisalabad, Pakistan.[14]
- The Supreme Court of India lays out guidelines for passive euthanasia.[15]
- France becomes the first nation to recognize National Transitional Council as the legitimate government amid a continued uprising in Libya.[16]
- A 5.4-magnitude earthquake strikes Yunnan, China, severely damaging more than 18,000 houses and apartment buildings.[17]
- Belimumab becomes the first drug in over 50 years to be approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for treatment of lupus.[18]
- A 8.9 magnitude earthquake off the coast of Japan causes many injuries and triggers a 4 meter high tsunami.[19]
- An explosion at the Fukushima I Nuclear Power Plant raises fears of a nuclear meltdown.[20]
- The People's Republic of China adopts a new five-year plan, which includes a goal of increasing GDP by eight percent this year.[21]
- The 14th Dalai Lama steps down as political leader of the Tibetan government in exile.[22]
- Persian Gulf nations, including Saudia Arabia, send troops and police to quell protests in Bahrain.[23]
- A third explosion at Fukushima I Nuclear Power Plant in Ōkuma, Japan, forces the evacuation of workers and increases the risk of a full meltdown.[24]
- Security forces crack down on protests in Bahrain, as the Gulf Cooperation Council agrees to send troops to the country.[25]
- CIA contractor Raymond Allen Davis is freed in Pakistan after blood money is paid.[26]
- A U.S. drone attack kills almost 40 people in North Waziristan and draws condemnation from Pakistan.[27]
- Amid an ongoing armed conflict, the U.N. Security Council approves a no-fly zone over Libya.[28]
- The MESSENGER space probe becomes the first spacecraft to orbit Mercury.[29]
- Yemen declares a state of emergency after unidentified gunmen open fire on antigoverment protesters, killing at least 41.[30]
- Former U.S. Secretary of State Warren Christopher dies at the age of 85.[31]
- The Moon reaches its closest point to Earth at full phase for the first time since 1993.[32]
- The French Air Force begins enforcing the Libyan no-fly zone.[33]
- Berlin Zoo's polar bear Knut dies at the age of 4.[34]
- Thousands of people protest across Syria in the country's largest demonstrations in decades.[35]
- In rugby union, England win the Six Nations Championship.[36]
- The 2011 Alpine Skiing World Cup concludes with Ivica Kostelić of Croatia and Maria Riesch of Germany winning the overall titles.[37]
- The ICANN Board votes to approve .xxx, a sponsored top-level domain intended as a voluntary option for adult websites.[38]
- Voters approve a constitutional referendum in Egypt as a part of the overall reform.[39]
- Nikolai Andrianov, the most successful men's Olympic gymnast, dies at the age of 58.[40]
- The House of Representatives of the Philippines impeaches Ombudsman Merceditas Gutierrez for alleged betrayal of public trust.[41]
- Actress Elizabeth Taylor dies at the age of 79.[42]
- American mathematician John Milnor is awarded the 2011 Abel Prize for his pioneering contributions to Geometry, Topology and Algebra.[43]
- After failing to get austerity measures through the Assembly of the Republic, José Sócrates resigns as Prime Minister of Portugal.[44]
- NATO takes over command of the no-fly zone in Libya.[45]
- A magnitude 6.8 earthquake hits northeastern Myanmar, killing at least 75 people.[46]
- Security forces open fire on protesters in Syria, killing several dozen people.[47]
- Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper's government falls after failing a vote of non-confidence.[48]
- Anthropologists have confirmed human settlement in the Americas, up to 3,500 years older than the previous oldest-known settlement.[49]
- The first female major party vice presidential candidate in the United States, Geraldine Ferraro (pictured), dies of complications from multiple myeloma.[50]
- Approximately 250,000 people march through London to protest against government spending cuts.[51]
- Harry Coover, the inventor of Super Glue and recipient of the National Medal of Technology and Innovation, dies at the age of 94.[52]
- Eduardo Souto de Moura is awarded the 2011 Pritzker Architecture Prize.[53]
- An explosion at a munitions factory near Ja`ar, Yemen, kills at least 124 people.[54]
- Syrian prime minister Muhammad Naji al-Otari and his cabinet resign amid anti-government protests.[55]
- Libyan Foreign Minister Mussa Kussa resigns amid the Libyan civil war.[56]
- India defeat Pakistan during the semi-finals of the Cricket World Cup, with the prime ministers of both countries in attendance.[57]
- Former Brazilian Vice-President José Alencar dies at the age of 79.[58]
- Rebels loyal to Alassane Ouattara begin to besiege Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire's former capital and largest city.[59]
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- ^ 2011 Omani protests (User:Tariqabjotu)
- ^ Shahbaz Bhatti (User:Tariqabjotu)
- ^ Essam Sharaf (User:BorgQueen)
- ^ Chadian parliamentary election, 2011 (User:Tone)
- ^ Glory (satellite) (User:Tone)
- ^ 2010-2011 Middle East and North Africa protests (User:NuclearWarfare)
- ^ Samoan general election, 2011 (User:Tone)
- ^ Belo Monte Dam (User:BorgQueen)
- ^ 2011 Egyptian revolution#Protests (User:Tariqabjotu)
- ^ Jacques Chirac (User:BorgQueen) Later removed "per WP:ERRORS".
- ^ Seiji Maehara (User:Tariqabjotu)
- ^ International Women's Day#2011 International Women's Day (User:Tariqabjotu) Later removed.
- ^ 2011 Faisalabad bombing (User:Spencer)
- ^ Euthanasia in India (User:BorgQueen)
- ^ National Transitional Council (User:BorgQueen)
- ^ 2011 Yunnan earthquake (User:Tariqabjotu)
- ^ Belimumab (User:BorgQueen)
- ^ 2011 Sendai earthquake and tsunami (User:Timotheus Canens)
- ^ Fukushima I Nuclear Power Plant (User:Thue)
- ^ Five-Year Plans of the People's Republic of China#The Twelfth Five-Year Guideline, 2011–2015 (User:Tariqabjotu)
- ^ 14th Dalai Lama (User:BorgQueen)
- ^ 2011 Bahraini protests#14 March (User:BorgQueen)
- ^ Fukushima I nuclear accidents (User:BorgQueen)
- ^ 2011 Bahraini protests#16 March (User:Tariqabjotu)
- ^ Raymond Allen Davis incident (User:Chaser)
- ^ Datta Khel airstrike (User:Chaser)
- ^ Libyan no-fly zone (User:Chaser)
- ^ MESSENGER (User:Courcelles)
- ^ 2011 Yemeni protests (User:Tone)
- ^ Warren Christopher (User:Tariqabjotu)
- ^ Moon (User:Tariqabjotu)
- ^ Libyan no-fly zone (User:HJ Mitchell)
- ^ Knut (polar bear) (User:HJ Mitchell)
- ^ 2011 Syrian protests (User:Tariqabjotu)
- ^ 2011 Six Nations Championship (User:Tariqabjotu)
- ^ 2011 Alpine Skiing World Cup (User:Tone)
- ^ .xxx (User:BorgQueen) Later removed.
- ^ Egyptian constitutional referendum, 2011 (User:Tone)
- ^ Nikolai Andrianov (User:Chaser)
- ^ Impeachment of Merceditas Gutierrez (User:Chaser)
- ^ Elizabeth Taylor (User:Tone)
- ^ John Milnor (User:Tone)
- ^ José Sócrates (User:Tariqabjotu)
- ^ 2011 military intervention in Libya (User:Tone)
- ^ 2011 Burma earthquake (User:Spencer)
- ^ 2011 Syrian protests#25 March (User:NuclearWarfare)
- ^ Stephen Harper (User:Tone)
- ^ Clovis culture#Evidence of human habitation before Clovis (User:HJ Mitchell)
- ^ Geraldine Ferraro (User:The ed17)
- ^ 2011 anti-cuts protest in London (User:HJ Mitchell)
- ^ Harry Coover (User:The ed17) Later removed as "article contains one sentence about his death, essentially duplicating the blurb".
- ^ Eduardo Souto de Moura (User:NuclearWarfare)
- ^ 2011 Ja`ar munitions factory explosion (User:Tariqabjotu)
- ^ 2011 Syrian protests (User:RxS)
- ^ Mussa Kussa (User:BorgQueen)
- ^ 2011 Cricket World Cup knockout stage#India v Pakistan (User:Tariqabjotu)
- ^ José Alencar (User:Tariqabjotu)
- ^ 2010–2011 Ivorian crisis (User:Cenarium)