Portal:Current events/2009 March 21
March 21, 2009 (Saturday)
- At least 21 people are killed during combat in Russia's Dagestan Republic. (Reuters India)
- Five thousand people are temporarily evacuated from Wind Gap, Pennsylvania, after a tank truck carrying hydrofluoric acid overturns. (AP via ABC News)
- Ireland defeats Wales in rugby union's Six Nations Championship. (BBC)
- Anna Bligh of the Labor Party is reelected Premier of Queensland, Australia. (Sydney Morning Herald)
- Two people are killed and eight injured during a stampede to see Pope Benedict XVI in Luanda, Angola. (RTÉ)
- Venezuela's military seizes key airports and sea ports throughout the country. (BBC)
- Emirates Airline Flight EK407 makes an emergency landing in Australia after enduring a tailstrike during takeoff from Melbourne Airport. (BBC)
- Andry Rajoelina is inaugurated as President of Madagascar. (BBC)
- One hundred thousand people protest against the Sicilian Mafia and Camorra in Naples, Italy. (BBC)
- Somali pirates hijack the Indian cargo ship Al Rafiquei. (Reuters)