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Current events of March 20, 2013 (2013-03-20) (Wednesday)

Arts and culture

British horror writer James Herbert dies aged 69. (BBC)

Disasters and accidents

19 miners, who were trapped underground, are rescued from the Rudna mine after a small earthquake hits the heavily industrialized region of Silesia, Poland. (BBC) (The Guardian)

International relations

President of the United States Barack Obama begins a four day visit to the Middle East, visiting Palestine and Israel. (BBC) (New York Daily News) (The Guardian)

Law and crime

South Korea is suspected to be the target of recent cyberattacks as major TV stations and bank's computer systems infrastructures experience disruptions followed by shut down. (BBC) (AP via Fox News)

Politics and elections

In Ukraine a fight breaks out during a session of the Verkhovna Rada over the use of the Russian language in politics. (MSN)
President of Bangladesh Zillur Rahman dies in office at the age of 84 after a long illness in Dhaka. (BBC) (AP via ABC News)

Sport

Leigh Nugent resigns as the head coach of the Australian swimming team following negative reports into the culture of the team. (ABC News Australia)

Technology

The United States Air Force launches an Atlas V rocket carrying a missile defense satellite. (Space.com)

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