Portal:Current events/2009 March 11

• China's exports plummet 25.7%, the worst decline in more than a decade, as global demand deteriorates. (Xinhua)
• Over 1,000 police officers in the United Kingdom are revealed to have a criminal record, with 77 convicted of violent offences and 96 of dishonesty.(BBC)
• At least fifteen people are killed in a school shooting in Winnenden, Germany. (DW)
• "Chemical Ali" Hassan al Majid and former Deputy Prime Minister of Iraq Tareq Aziz are sentenced to 15 years in jail for crimes against humanity. (Sky News)

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