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March 15, 2013 (Friday)

Arts and culture

Disasters and accidents

At least 24 people die when a double decker bus veers off the Hex River Pass near De Doorns, Cape Town, South Africa. (SAPA via News24) (The Times South Africa)
Three people die after a twin-engine plane crashes into a parking lot in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States. (CNN)
At least 16 people are killed in a fireworks accident in Jesus Tepactepec, Tlaxcala, Mexico. (CNN) (BBC)

Law and crime

A 19-year-old man is arrested in connection with a drive-by shooting in Washington, D.C., United States, on March 11, that injured 13 people. (AP via Fox News)

Politics and elections

The Italian Parliament meets in Rome with the composition of the government still unclear three weeks after an inconclusive general election. (Reuters)
David Cameron and Nick Clegg, the leaders of the two parties which make up the UK coalition government, publish separate plans for press regulation in England and Wales. (BBC)
Independent MP Eric Joyce is banned from buying alcohol in the UK's Houses of Parliament after he was arrested on Thursday following a drunken brawl at a bar in the complex. (BBC)
The Prime Minister of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu forms a coalition between his Likud party and the Centrist Yesh Atid, rightist Jewish Home and leftist Hatnuah parties. (The Telegraph)
North Korea launches short-range missiles into the Sea of Japan. (NK News) (AP via Japan Times)

Religion

The Vatican denies claims that Pope Francis failed to speak out against human rights abuses during military dictatorship in Argentina. (BBC)

Science and technology

Scientists working on the Lazarus Project announce that they have successfully rejuvenated cells of Rheobatrachus silus, a species of frog extinct since 1983. (Science 2.0)

Sport