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March 17, 2013 (Sunday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

Iraqi insurgency (post-U.S. withdrawal):
- A car bombing near a bus station in Garmat Ali near the Iraqi city of Basra kills at least 10 people. (BBC)

Arts and culture

Japanese architect Toyo Ito wins the 2013 Pritzker Architecture Prize. (AP via Google News) (The Guardian)

Business and economy

Following a train derailment, Amtrak temporarily suspends service along the busy New York-to-Boston route. (AP via Google News)

Law and crime

An Albanian hitman serving time in Greece takes six people hostage in an apparent escape attempt. (BBC)
Five people are wounded during a shooting at a nightclub in Belle Glade, Florida, United States. (WPBF)^{[permanent dead link‍]} (Sun-Sentinel)
Prominent French lawyer Olivier Metzner is found dead of an apparent suicide. (Bloomberg)
Two members of the Steubenville High School football team have been found guilty of raping a sixteen-year-old girl in the U.S. town of Steubenville, Ohio. (Sky News Australia)

Religion

Thousands of people gather in Rome's Saint Peter's Square to hear Pope Francis deliver his first Angelus prayer and blessing. (BBC)

Science and technology

New data suggests that the Mariana Trench, the deepest part of the World Ocean, is home to a large amount of bacterial life forms. (LiveScience)

Sport

In Formula One, Kimi Räikkönen wins 2013 Australian Grand Prix, the first stage of the 2013 season, ahead of Fernando Alonso and Sebastian Vettel. (BBC) (Reuters)
In tennis, Rafael Nadal wins men's singles and Maria Sharapova wins women's singles at the 2013 BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, California, United States. (BBC) (NDTV)
Greek football player Giorgos Katidis is banned from his national team for life after giving a Nazi style salute while celebrating a goal in the 2012–13 Superleague Greece match. (Daily Mail)
In men's field hockey, Australia defeats Malaysia 3–2 in the final of the 2013 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup. (NDTV)
In basketball, the field for the 2013 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament is announced. (CNN)
In volleyball, Russia's Lokomotiv Novosibirsk defeats Italy's Bre Banca Lannutti Cuneo 3–2 in the thriller final to win the 2012–13 CEV Champions League. (CEV)
In snooker, Ding Junhui defeats Neil Robertson 4–3 to win the Grand Final of the Players Tour Championship 2012/2013. (BBC) (Eurosport)
In road bicycle racing, Gerald Ciolek of Germany wins 2013 Milan – San Remo single-day cycling race, the fourth stage of the 2013 UCI World Tour season. (BBC)
In Alpine skiing, Austrian Marcel Hirscher and Slovenian Tina Maze win the overall men's and women's 2013 Alpine Skiing World Cup titles, respectively. (AP via Yahoo! News)
In biathlon, last stage of the 2012–13 Biathlon World Cup ends in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia. Martin Fourcade wins men's overall title and Tora Berger wins the women's overall title. (CBC) (AP via Yahoo! Sports)

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+*[[Iraqi insurgency (post-U.S. withdrawal)]]:
-*A [[car bombing]] near a bus station near the [[Iraq]]i city of [[Basra]] kills at least ten people. [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-21821159 (BBC)]
+**A [[car bombing]] near a [[bus station]] in Garmat Ali near the [[Iraq]]i city of [[Basra]] kills at least 10 people. [https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-21821159 (BBC)]
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+;Arts and culture
+*[[Japan]]ese [[architect]] [[Toyo Ito]] wins the 2013 [[Pritzker Architecture Prize]]. [http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hmA-RRWT6MHreIt2-ID26Pr6RXFw (AP via Google News)] [http://www.guardian.co.uk/artanddesign/2013/mar/17/toyo-ito-2013-pritzker-prize (''The Guardian'')]
+;Business and economy
+*Following a [[train derailment]], [[Amtrak]] temporarily suspends service along the busy [[New York (state)|New York]]-to-[[Boston]] route. [http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jOEoomtY7ULhNrJzjDTZd9ni1Kjw (AP via Google News)]
+;Law and crime
+*An [[Albania]]n [[hitman]] serving time in [[Greece]] takes six people hostage in an apparent escape attempt. [https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-21822775 (BBC)]
+*Five people are wounded during a [[shooting]] at a [[nightclub]] in [[Belle Glade, Florida|Belle Glade]], [[Florida]], [[United States]]. [http://www.wpbf.com/news/south-florida/Palm-Beach-County-News/5-wounded-in-shooting-at-Club-21-in-Belle-Glade/-/8815578/19350878/-/cb4dg4/-/index.html (WPBF)]{{Dead link|date=August 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} [http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/2013-03-17/news/fl-belle-glade-shooting-20130317_1_belle-glade-stable-condition-pbso-spokeswoman-teri-barbera (''Sun-Sentinel'')]
+*Prominent [[France|French]] [[lawyer]] [[Olivier Metzner]] is found dead of an apparent [[suicide]]. [https://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-03-17/french-lawyer-olivier-metzner-found-dead-of-apparent-suicide-1-.html (Bloomberg)]
+*Two members of the [[Steubenville High School]] football team have been found guilty of [[Steubenville High School rape case|raping a sixteen-year-old girl]] in the [[United States|U.S.]] town of [[Steubenville, Ohio|Steubenville]], [[Ohio]]. [http://www.skynews.com.au/world/article.aspx?id=855387 (Sky News Australia)]
+;Religion
+*Thousands of people gather in [[Rome]]'s [[Saint Peter's Square]] to hear [[Pope Francis]] deliver his first [[Angelus]] prayer and blessing. [https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-21820478 (BBC)]
+;Science and technology
+*New data suggests that the [[Mariana Trench]], the [[Deep sea|deepest]] part of the [[World Ocean]], is home to a large amount of [[bacteria]]l life forms. [http://www.livescience.com/27954-microbes-mariana-trench.html (LiveScience)]
+;Sport
+*In [[Formula One]], [[Kimi Räikkönen]] wins [[2013 Australian Grand Prix]], the first stage of the [[2013 Formula One season|2013 season]], ahead of [[Fernando Alonso]] and [[Sebastian Vettel]]. [https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/formula1/21819227 (BBC)] [https://www.reuters.com/article/2013/03/17/us-motor-racing-prix-idUSBRE92G02Z20130317 (Reuters)]
+*In [[tennis]], [[Rafael Nadal]] wins [[2013 BNP Paribas Open – Men's Singles|men's singles]] and [[Maria Sharapova]] wins [[2013 BNP Paribas Open – Women's Singles|women's singles]] at the [[2013 BNP Paribas Open]] in [[Indian Wells, California|Indian Wells]], [[California]], [[United States]]. [https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/tennis/21825356 (BBC)] [https://web.archive.org/web/20130319020421/http://sports.ndtv.com/tennis/news/item/205061-maria-sharapova-routs-caroline-wozniacki-for-indian-wells-title (NDTV)]
+*[[Greece|Greek]] [[Association football|football]] player [[Giorgos Katidis]] is banned from his [[Greece national football team|national team]] for life after giving a [[Nazi salute|Nazi style salute]] while [[Goal celebration|celebrating a goal]] in the [[2012–13 Superleague Greece|2012–13]] [[Superleague Greece]] match. [http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2294736/Nazi-salute-goal-celebration-Giorgos-Katidis-banned-Greece.html (''Daily Mail'')]
+*In men's [[field hockey]], [[Australia men's national field hockey team|Australia]] defeats [[Malaysia men's national field hockey team|Malaysia]] 3–2 in the final of the [[2013 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup]]. [https://web.archive.org/web/20130322052913/http://sports.ndtv.com/othersports/hockey/item/205051-australia-beat-malaysia-to-win-azlan-shah-championship-for-7th-time (NDTV)]
+*In [[basketball]], the field for the [[2013 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament]] is announced. [http://www.cnn.com/2013/03/17/us/sports-ncaa-tournament (CNN)]
+*In [[volleyball]], [[Russia]]'s [[Lokomotiv Novosibirsk]] defeats [[Italy]]'s [[Bre Banca Lannutti Cuneo]] 3–2 in the thriller final to win the [[2012–13 CEV Champions League]]. [https://web.archive.org/web/20130320234844/http://www.cev.lu/Competition-Area/CompetitionNews.aspx?NewsID=14374&ID=566 (CEV)]
+*In [[snooker]], [[Ding Junhui]] defeats [[Neil Robertson (snooker player)|Neil Robertson]] 4–3 to win the [[Players Tour Championship 2012/2013 – Finals|Grand Final]] of the [[Players Tour Championship 2012/2013]]. [https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/snooker/21825860 (BBC)] [http://asia.eurosport.com/snooker/ding-downs-robertson-to-win-100k-at-ptc-grand-finals_sto3671681/story.shtml (Eurosport)]
+*In [[road bicycle racing]], [[Gerald Ciolek]] of [[Germany]] wins [[2013 Milan – San Remo]] single-day [[cycling race]], the fourth stage of the [[2013 UCI World Tour]] season. [https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cycling/21822958 (BBC)]
+*In [[Alpine skiing]], [[Austria]]n [[Marcel Hirscher]] and [[Slovenia]]n [[Tina Maze]] win the overall men's and women's [[2013 Alpine Skiing World Cup]] titles, respectively. [https://news.yahoo.com/tina-maze-ends-wcup-season-giant-slalom-win-122752833--spt.html (AP via Yahoo! News)]
+*In [[biathlon]], [[2012–13 Biathlon World Cup – World Cup 9|last stage]] of the [[2012–13 Biathlon World Cup]] ends in [[Khanty-Mansiysk]], [[Russia]]. [[Martin Fourcade]] wins [[2012–13 Biathlon World Cup – Overall Men|men's overall]] title and [[Tora Berger]] wins the [[2012–13 Biathlon World Cup – Overall Women|women's overall]] title. [http://www.cbc.ca/sports/skiing/story/2013/03/17/sp-france-martin-fourcade-skiing-biathlon-world-cup.html (CBC)] [https://sports.yahoo.com/news/fourcade-soukalova-win-world-cup-155302197--spt.html (AP via Yahoo! Sports)]
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