Portal:Current events/2014 March 13

Current events of March 13, 2014 (2014-03-13) (Thursday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• 2014 Crimean crisis:
  • Leaders in the Ukrainian province of Kherson threaten to shut off all power and water to Crimea if the referendum goes forward.(FOX)
  • Russia military mass near the Ukrainian border again as new military operations are announced. (New York Times)(BBC)
• At least 40 rockets have been fired from Gaza into southern Israel, with the Islamic Jihad Movement in Palestine claiming responsibility in response the IDF shelled two terror infrastructure targets. (J Post)
• Masked gunmen attack a bus carrying Egyptian Army soldiers in Cairo, Egypt, killing one. (AP via The Hindu)

Business and economy

• An executive board member of the European Central Bank, Benoit Coeure, says that the ECB is determined to secure the continued decline in real interest rates in the months ahead. (Reuters)

Disasters and accidents

• An intoxicated hit-and-run driver in Austin, Texas drove into a nighttime crowd at the South by Southwest festival, killing two and injuring 23 (USA Today) (CNN)
• A U.S. newspaper report claims Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 flew for hours after vanishing from radars Saturday. (Al Jazeera) (Wall Street Journal)
• Rescue crew continue to search for victims in the explosion in the New York City neighborhood of East Harlem, which killed 7 and injured at least 70. (NBC) (NY Times)
• A magnitude 6.3 earthquake occurs near Japan's Kyushu Island. (Chicago Tribune)

Science and technology

• David Willetts, the UK science minister, announces £11m of funding for data processing linked to the Square Kilometre Array. (The Register)