March 10, 2009 (Tuesday)
- The United States Senate passes a US$410-billion omnibus spending bill. (CNN)
- At least ten people are killed during a shooting spree in Geneva County, Alabama, United States. (CNN)
- The Eurovision Song Contest disallows Georgian pop group Stephane & 3G's "We Don't Wanna Put In." (BBC)
- A suicide attack kills 33 people in Baghdad, Iraq. (AFP via News Limited)
- Northern Ireland's Police Service arrests two men in Craigavon for murdering an officer. (AFP via ABC News Australia)
- Tibet's Central Administration claims that China's accusations of the Dalai Lama's "genocide" are "fabricated." (Xinhua)
- China disputes that its ships illegally harassed USNS Impeccable in the South China Sea. (Xinhua)
- North Korea readmits South Koreans into the Kaesong Industrial Region. (Reuters)
- At least ten people are killed and 25 injured during a suicide attack in Matara, Sri Lanka. (Sky News) (ABC News Australia)
- The Employee Free Choice Act is introduced into the U.S. Congress. (New York Times)