< Portal:Current events
March 9, 2009 (Monday)
- A government in the United Kingdom is criticised by churches, politicians and Rowan Atkinson for its proposal to outlaw homophobic hatred. (The Daily Telegraph)
- Palau officially recognizes Kosovo. (New Kosova Report)
- A Police Service officer is killed in Craigavon, County Armagh, Northern Ireland. (CNN)
- The United States government claims five Chinese ships "harass[ed]" the USNS Impeccable in the South China Sea. (BBC)
- U.S. President Barack Obama lifts George W. Bush's restrictions on embryonic stem cell research. (Reuters)
- Argentina and Chile reject the United Kingdom's claims on Antarctic territory. (Sky News)
- North Korea says an interception of its upcoming "satellite" launch would "mean a war." (CNN)
- National Islamic Front founder Hassan al-Turabi is released after seven weeks of incarceration for suggesting that Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir should surrender to the International Criminal Court. (AP)
- Sri Lanka's Armed Forces claim to have killed 180 counterattacking Tamil Tigers. (Reuters)
- Japan's economy posts a record deficit of 172.8 billion yen. (Press Association)
- China deploys the People's Armed Police to Tibet to quell possible protests related to Tibetan Uprising Day. (Bloomberg) (Xinhua)
- Zimbabwean Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai rules out foul play in a car accident in Harare that killed his wife. (Guardian)
- Madagascar's government announces it will employ "military measures" against Army soldiers mutinying near Antananarivo. (Reuters)
- An Ilyushin Il-76 crashes into Lake Victoria after taking off from Entebbe International Airport in Uganda, likely killing all eleven passengers. (UGpulse)
- At least 13 people are missing or dead after the cargo ship MV Ibn al-Battuta sinks near Port Safaga, Egypt. (AFP) (CNN) (Xinhua)
- Standing Committee Chairman Wu Bangguo tells the National People's Congress that China will not adopt Western democracy. (New York Times)
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