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March 17, 2013 (Sunday)

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Armed conflicts and attacks

A car bombing near a bus station near the Iraqi city of Basra kills at least ten people. (BBC)

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)
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 is home to a large amount of bacterial life forms. (Live Science)

Sport

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 Superleague Greece match. (Daily Mail)
In men's field hockey, Australia defeats Malaysia 3-2 in the 2013 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup. (NDTV)
In basketball, the field for the 2013 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament is announced. (CNN)

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 ;Business and economy
-*Following a [[train derailment]], [[Amtrak]] temporarily suspends service along the busy [[New York]]-to-[[Boston]] route. [http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jOEoomtY7ULhNrJzjDTZd9ni1Kjw?docId=8093e4efcb3a4f61a1973c31e89c8e9f (AP)]
+*Following a [[train derailment]], [[Amtrak]] temporarily suspends service along the busy [[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. [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-21822775 (BBC)]
+*An [[Albania]]n [[hitman]] serving time in [[Greece]] takes six people hostage in an apparent escape attempt. [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-21822775 (BBC)]
-*Prominent [[France|French]] [[lawyer]] [[Olivier Metzner]] is found dead of an apparent [[suicide]]. [http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-03-17/french-lawyer-olivier-metzner-found-dead-of-apparent-suicide-1-.html (''Bloomberg'')]
+*Prominent [[France|French]] [[lawyer]] [[Olivier Metzner]] is found dead of an apparent [[suicide]]. [http://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 raping a sixteen-year-old girl in the U.S. town of [[Steubenville, Ohio]]. [http://www.skynews.com.au/world/article.aspx?id=855387 (Sky News Australia)]
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 ;Sport
-*[[Greece|Greek]] [[Association football|soccer]] player [[Giorgos Katidis]] is banned from his [[Greece national football team|national team]] for life after giving a [[Nazi salute|Nazi style 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'')]
+*[[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 celebrating a goal in the [[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 national field hockey team|Malaysia]] 3-2 in the [[2013 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup]]. [http://sports.ndtv.com/othersports/hockey/item/205051-australia-beat-malaysia-to-win-azlan-shah-championship-for-7th-time (''NDTV'')]
+*In men's [[field hockey]], [[Australia men's national field hockey team|Australia]] defeats [[Malaysia national field hockey team|Malaysia]] 3-2 in the [[2013 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup]]. [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/index.html (CNN)]
+*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)]
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