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March 11, 2017 (Saturday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

Syrian Civil War
- Twin bombings kill at least 40 people, mostly Shia Iraqi pilgrims, and wound over 100 in the Bab al-Saghir area of Damascus. (BBC) (Al Jazeera)
Naxalite–Maoist insurgency
- At least 11 Central Reserve Police Force troops are killed after their convoy is attacked by suspected Communist Party of India militants in Chhattisgarh. (Al Jazeera)

Disasters and accidents

At least nine people are killed in fires overnight in Cape Town, South Africa. (All Africa)
2017 Guatemala orphanage fire
- The death toll at the fire at an orphanage in San José Pinula, Guatemala, rises to at least 38 children. (ABC)

International relations

2017 Dutch-Turkish diplomatic incident
- Dutch authorities withdrew landing permission for a plane carrying Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu, who was due to speak at a Rotterdam rally in support of a 'Yes' vote in April's constitutional referendum. (BBC)
- Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan says the Netherlands are "Nazi remnants and fascists", after the plane was turned back. (BBC)
- Dutch authorities expelled the Turkish Family minister Fatma Betül Sayan Kaya from Rotterdam, and escorted her to the German border. (BBC)

Politics and elections

Western Australian state election, 2017
- After eight years in power, the Liberal Party is defeated by the Labor Party in a landslide election. Mark McGowan is set to become the Australian state's new Premier. (The West Australian)

Sports

2017 Six Nations Championship
- England beat Scotland 61–21 at London's Twickenham Stadium to retain the Six Nations Championship title. In doing so, they equal New Zealand's record for consecutive test victories. (The Guardian) (Radio New Zealand)

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 ;Armed conflicts and attacks
 *[[Syrian Civil War]]
-**Twin bombings kill at least 40 people, mostly [[Shia]] [[Iraq]]i pilgrims, and wound over 100 in the [[Bab al-Saghir]] area of [[Damascus]]. [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-39242696 (BBC)] [http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2017/03/bombs-damascus-fatalities-reported-170311101052510.html (Al Jazeera)]
+**Twin bombings kill at least 40 people, mostly [[Shia]] [[Iraq]]i pilgrims, and wound over 100 in the [[Bab al-Saghir]] area of [[Damascus]]. [https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-39242696 (BBC)] [http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2017/03/bombs-damascus-fatalities-reported-170311101052510.html (Al Jazeera)]
 *[[Naxalite–Maoist insurgency]]
 **At least 11 [[Central Reserve Police Force]] troops are killed after their convoy is attacked by suspected [[Communist Party of India (Maoist)|Communist Party of India]] militants in [[Chhattisgarh]]. [http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2017/03/suspected-maoist-rebels-kill-11-police-chhattisgarh-170311072856045.html (Al Jazeera)]
 ;Disasters and accidents
-*At least nine people are killed in fires overnight in [[Cape Town]], [[South Africa]]. [http://allafrica.com/stories/201703110046.html (All Africa)]
+*At least nine people are killed in fires overnight in [[Cape Town]], [[South Africa]]. [https://web.archive.org/web/20170311104927/http://allafrica.com/stories/201703110046.html (All Africa)]
-*[[Virgen de la Asunción fire]]
+*[[2017 Guatemala orphanage fire]]
-**The death toll at the fire at an orphanage in [[San José Pinula]], [[Guatemala]], rises to at least 38 children. [http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/death-toll-guatemala-fire-rises-38-girls-46066564 (ABC)]
+**The death toll at the fire at an orphanage in [[San José Pinula]], [[Guatemala]], rises to at least 38 children. [https://web.archive.org/web/20170311181103/http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/death-toll-guatemala-fire-rises-38-girls-46066564 (ABC)]
 ;International relations
 *[[2017 Dutch-Turkish diplomatic incident]]
-** Dutch authorities withdrew landing permission for a plane carrying Turkish [[Minister of Foreign Affairs (Turkey)|Foreign Minister]] [[Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu]], who was due to speak at a [[Rotterdam]] rally in support of a 'Yes' vote in April's [[Turkish constitutional referendum, 2017|constitutional referendum]]. [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-39242707 (BBC)]
+** Dutch authorities withdrew landing permission for a plane carrying Turkish [[Minister of Foreign Affairs (Turkey)|Foreign Minister]] [[Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu]], who was due to speak at a [[Rotterdam]] rally in support of a 'Yes' vote in April's [[Turkish constitutional referendum, 2017|constitutional referendum]]. [https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-39242707 (BBC)]
-**[[President of Turkey|Turkish President]] [[Recep Tayyip Erdoğan]] says the [[Netherlands]] are "Nazi remnants and fascists", after the plane was turned back. [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-39242707 (BBC)]
+**[[President of Turkey|Turkish President]] [[Recep Tayyip Erdoğan]] says the [[Netherlands]] are "Nazi remnants and fascists", after the plane was turned back. [https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-39242707 (BBC)]
-** Dutch authorities expelled the Turkish Family minister [[Fatma Betül Sayan Kaya]] from [[Rotterdam]], and escorted her to the German border. [http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-39246392 (BBC)]
+** Dutch authorities expelled the Turkish Family minister [[Fatma Betül Sayan Kaya]] from [[Rotterdam]], and escorted her to the German border. [https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-39246392 (BBC)]
 ;Politics and elections
 *[[Western Australian state election, 2017]]
-**After eight years in power, the [[Liberal Party of Australia|Liberal Party]] is defeated by the [[Australian Labor Party|Labor Party]] in a landslide election. [[Mark McGowan (politician)|Mark McGowan]] is set to become the [[Australia]]n state's new [[Premier of Western Australia|Premier]]. [https://thewest.com.au/politics/state-election-2017/labor-romps-to-power-as-mcgowan-is-crowned-wa-premier-ng-b88412658z (''The West Australian'')]
+**After eight years in power, the [[Liberal Party of Australia|Liberal Party]] is defeated by the [[Australian Labor Party|Labor Party]] in a landslide election. [[Mark McGowan]] is set to become the [[Australia]]n state's new [[Premier of Western Australia|Premier]]. [https://thewest.com.au/politics/state-election-2017/labor-romps-to-power-as-mcgowan-is-crowned-wa-premier-ng-b88412658z (''The West Australian'')]
+;Sports
-;Sport
 *[[2017 Six Nations Championship]]
-**[[England national rugby union team|England]] beat [[Scotland national rugby union team|Scotland]] 61–21 at [[London]]'s [[Twickenham Stadium]] to retain the [[Six Nations Championship]] title. In  doing so, they equal [[New Zealand national rugby union team|New Zealand]]'s record for consecutive [[Test match (rugby union)|test]] victories. [https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2017/mar/11/england-jonathan-joseph-scotland-seal-six-nations-match-report (''The Guardian'')], [http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/sport/326403/england-win-six-nations,-equal-record (Radio New Zealand)]
+**[[England national rugby union team|England]] beat [[Scotland national rugby union team|Scotland]] 61–21 at [[London]]'s [[Twickenham Stadium]] to retain the [[Six Nations Championship]] title. In  doing so, they equal [[New Zealand national rugby union team|New Zealand]]'s record for consecutive [[Test match (rugby union)|test]] victories. [https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2017/mar/11/england-jonathan-joseph-scotland-seal-six-nations-match-report (''The Guardian'')] [http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/sport/326403/england-win-six-nations,-equal-record (Radio New Zealand)]
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-*[[2017 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament]]
-** The field of 68 teams is announced. The overall top seed is [[2015–16 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball team|defending national champion]] [[2016–17 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball team|Villanova]]; the remaining #1 seeds are [[2016–17 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team|Kansas]], [[2016–17 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team|North Carolina]], and [[2016–17 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball team|Gonzaga]]. [http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/18893016/2017-ncaa-tournament-selection-sunday-roundup (ESPN)]
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