Portal:Current events/2012 March 5

Current events of March 5, 2012 (2012-03-05) (Monday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• At least 2 people were killed and 6 were injured after a shooting in a hair salon in Bucharest, Romania. (Fox News)
• Gunmen disguised as police kill 27 members of Iraq's security forces in the town of Haditha. (Reuters)
• The death toll in a battle between the Yemeni Army and Al-Qaeda on the outskirts of Zinjibar yesterday rises to over 130. (AFP via Google News)

Arts and culture

• The Lorax brings in US$70.7M during its opening weekend, the fifth highest total for an animated film ever. (CBS News)

Disasters

• South East Queensland is hit by severe weather with one person dead so far. (Courier Mail)

Law and crime

• The United States files an application in New Zealand to extradite Kim Dotcom and three of his associates in MegaUpload to face charges of breaching copyright. (New Zealand Herald)
• The trial of former Prime Minister of Iceland Geir Haarde on charges of negligence in relation to the financial crisis begins in Reykjavik. (BBC)

Politics

• Russian election aftermath
  • International observers from the OSCE find that the Russian presidential election was skewed in favour of Vladimir Putin. (AFP via the Australian)
  • Moscow Police arrest dozens of protesters against conduct of the election including prominent members of opposition parties Sergei Udaltsov, Ilya Yashin and Aleksei Navalny. (Radio Free Europe)

Science and health

• A study finds a correlation between snoring as a toddler and behavior problems later in childhood. (BBC)
• Merck announces that a new drug, ragweed AIT, significantly reduced ragweed symptoms in a Phase III clinical trial. (WSJ)

Technology

• The Apple App Store passes 25 billion downloads. (CNET)