March 13, 2014 (Thursday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- 2014 Crimean crisis:
- Leaders in the Ukrainian Kherson Oblast threaten to shut off all power and water to Crimea if the referendum goes forward. (Fox)
- Russia masses its military near the Ukrainian border again as new military operations are announced. (BBC News)
- At least 100 rockets have been fired from Gaza into southern Israel over the last 3 days, with the Islamic Jihad Movement in Palestine claiming responsibility. The IDF responded by shelling two alleged PIJ targets. (The Jerusalem Post)
- Post-coup unrest in Egypt:
- Masked gunmen attack a bus carrying Egyptian Army soldiers in Cairo, killing one. (AP via The Hindu)
Business and economy
- An executive board member of the European Central Bank, Benoît Cœuré, says that the ECB is determined to secure the continued decline in real interest rates in the months ahead. (Reuters)
Disasters and accidents
- An intoxicated hit-and-run driver in Austin, Texas, United States, drives into a nighttime crowd at the South by Southwest festival, killing two and injuring 23. (USA Today) (CNN)
- A U.S. newspaper report claims Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 flew for hours after vanishing from radars Saturday. (Al Jazeera) (Wall Street Journal)
- Rescue crew continue to search for victims in the explosion in the New York City neighborhood of East Harlem, which killed 8 and injured more than 70. (NBC)
- A magnitude 6.3 earthquake occurs near Japan's Kyushu Island. (Chicago Tribune)
- A helicopter crash in Norfolk, United Kingdom, kills Edward Haughey, Baron Ballyedmond. (Eastern Counties Newspapers)
Law and Crime
- Murderer and Sex Offender Brett Peter Cowan is sentenced to life imprisonment with a non-parole period of 20 years after being found guilty of murder, improperly interfering with a corpse and indecently dealing with a child under the age of 16 following the murder of Daniel Morcombe on the Sunshine Coast in December 2003. (Brisbane Times)
Science and technology
- David Willetts, the UK science minister, announces £11m of funding for data processing linked to the Square Kilometre Array. (The Register)