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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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*[[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)]

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*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
;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)]
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*[[Greece|Greek]] [[Association football|soccer]] player [[Giorgos Katidis]] is banned from his [[Greece national football team|national team]] for life after allegedly giving a [[Nazi salute]] while celebrating a goal in the [[Superleague Greece|topflight league]]. [http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2294736/Nazi-salute-goal-celebration-Giorgos-Katidis-banned-Greece.html (''Daily Mail'')]
*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)]
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*[[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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