March 10, 2014 (Monday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- 2014 Crimean crisis:
- A pro-Russian military force of just about a dozen men take control of the Ukrainian naval base near the town of Bakhchysarai. (Reuters)
- A Jordanian judge is fatally shot by Israeli Border Police after he allegedly attempted to grab one of their rifles. (AP via Time)
Business and economy
- Irish fruit firm Fyffes and U.S. rival Chiquita agree to combine, creating the world's largest banana company in an all-stock deal valued at about $1.07 billion. (BBC News)
- Pizza chain Sbarro files for chapter 11 bankruptcy for the second time in 3 years. (Reuters)
Politics and elections
- Troy Buswell resigns as the Treasurer of Western Australia following a mental breakdown and a car accident. (Perth Now)
- New Zealand general election, 2014:
- John Key, the Prime Minister of New Zealand, announces that the 2014 New Zealand election will be held on 20 September 2014. (New Zealand Herald)
- The Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea Peter O'Neill sacks the Treasurer Don Polye and the Minister for Industrial Relations Mark Maipakai. (AAP via News Limited)
Science and technology
- Dr. David J. Skorton, current President of Cornell University, is chosen to be the new head of the Smithsonian Institution. (AP via ABC)