Portal:Current events/2014 March 7

Current events of March 7, 2014 (2014-03-07) (Friday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• 2014 Crimean crisis:
  • Armed men – thought to be Russian – seize a Ukrainian military base in Sevastapol. (BBC)
  • Turkey scrambles fighter jets after a Russian surveillance plane flew along its Black Sea coast. (Today's Zaman)

Art and culture

• A statue of Iset, daughter of King Amenhotep III who was the grandfather of Tutankhamun and ruler of Ancient Egypt around 3,350 years ago, has been unearthed by a team of Egyptian and European archaeologists. The statue, which depicts Iset alone without her father, is the first of its kind. (GMA News)

Business and economy

• Staples Inc. plans to close 225 store locations and cut $500 million from its budget, citing low sales and internet competition. (Boston Globe)
• The United States economy added 175,000 jobs for the month of February. (AP via Houston Chronicle)

Health and science

• A study released by the University of California at San Diego shows that vitamin D increases the chances of survival in patients suffering from breast cancer. (Science Recorder)

International relations

• Rwanda and South Africa each expel the other's diplomats after armed men broke into a Rwandan exiled critic's home in Johannesburg. (Reuters)

Law and crime

• The former leader of the Front for Patriotic Resistance in Ituri, Germain Katanga, is found guilty in the International Criminal Court for war crimes and crimes against humanity. (Bloomberg)
• Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim is sentenced to 5 years in prison for sodomy after his 2012 acquittal is overturned. (Bloomberg via SFGate)