Portal:Current events/2009 March 11
March 11, 2009 (Wednesday)
- The United Nations Children's Fund claims that a meningitis epidemic in Nigeria, Niger, Burkina Faso, and Mali has killed 931 people since January 2009. (AFP via Google News)
- The United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration delays the Space Shuttle Discovery's mission to the International Space Station due to a hydrogen gas leak. (AP via Google News)
- China's exports contract 25.7%, the worst decline since 1993. (Xinhua) (China Daily)
- The Liberal Democrats claim that more than 1,000 police officers in the United Kingdom have criminal records. (BBC)
- At least 15 people are killed in a school shooting in Winnenden, Germany. (DW)
- Former Iraqi Intelligence Service Director Ali Hassan al-Majid and former Deputy Prime Minister Tariq Aziz are sentenced to 15 years in jail for crimes against humanity. (Sky News)
- President Nicolas Sarkozy announces that France will rejoin NATO's military command. (Reuters)