Portal:Current events/2008 March 3
March 3, 2008 (Monday)
- The remains of Padre Pio, the Capuchin monk who died in 1968 after living for decades with inexplicable, bleeding wounds on his hands and feet, are exhumed. (AP via International Herald Tribune)
- Iran considers shutting down private access to Internet service during its legislative elections. (International Herald Tribune)
- The U.N. Security Council approves a third round of sanctions against Iran with near unanimous support. (AP via Yahoo! News)
- A U.S. Navy submarine conducts at least one missile strike using Tomahawk cruise missiles in Somalia. The attack was aimed at Saleh Ali Saleh Nabhan, an al-Qaeda terrorist. (AFP via Google News) (AP via Yahoo! News) (CNN)
- A Pentagon report to the United States Congress states that the Peoples Republic of China's reluctance to explain the extent and purpose of its military buildup poses a risk to stability in Asia. (AP via Google News)
- Androulla Vasiliou replaces Markos Kyprianou as European Commissioner for Health. (European Council)
- Earth Liberation Front sets fires to five model luxury homes in Woodinville, Washington in an act of eco-terrorism. (CNN) (AP via Yahoo! News) (KIRO-TV)
- A gunman opens fire at a Wendy's restaurant in West Palm Beach, Florida, killing one person and critically wounding three others before committing suicide. (ABC News) (AP via Yahoo! News)
- Albertans go to the polls in a provincial general election, electing an eleventh straight Progressive Conservative government. (CBC)