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;Armed conflicts and attacks

*[[2011–2012 Syrian uprising|Syrian uprising]]:

**At least 30 people are reported killed in fighting between Syrian rebels and government forces in the [[Damascus]] neighborhood of al-Mazzeh. [http://www.cnn.com/2012/03/19/world/meast/syria-unrest/?hpt=hp_c1 (CNN)]

**Russian anti-terror troops reportedly enter Syria. [http://www.foxnews.com/world/2012/03/19/russian-troops-reportedly-enter-syria/ (Fox News)]

**Confidential documents that surfaced provide a look into the regime's strategy to suppress the anti-government protests. [http://www.aljazeera.com/news/middleeast/2012/03/2012319182523316314.html (Al Jazeera)] [http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/mar/19/syria-leaked-document-assads-role?newsfeed=true (''The Guardian'')]

*[[2011–2012 Bahraini uprising|Bahraini uprising]]: Bahraini opposition groups prepare to talk to the ruling monarchy as the government continues to crackdown on protests across the nation. [http://www.aljazeera.com/news/middleeast/2012/03/201231915643806429.html (Al Jazeera)]

*[[Indonesia]]n police kill five men suspected of planning robberies in order to fund terrorism. [https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-17425336 (BBC)]

*A rabbi and his two children, along with the daughter of the school principal, [[2012 Midi-Pyrénées shootings|are killed]] by an attacker at a [[Jewish people|Jewish]] school in [[Toulouse]], [[France]]. [https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-17426313 (BBC)] [https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/father-two-children-shot-dead-outside-jewish-school-in-france/2012/03/19/gIQAclfUMS_story.html (''The Washington Post'')] [http://www.timesofisrael.com/three-reported-killed-at-jewish-school-in-france/ (''The Times of Israel'')]{{Dead link|date=August 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

;Arts and culture

*The [[Somali National Theatre]] reopens in [[Mogadishu]] more than two decades after it was closed amid civil war. [https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-17436937 (BBC)]

;Business and economy

*Public sector workers in the [[German people|German]] states of [[Lower Saxony]] and [[Bremen]] begin a 24-hour strike as part of pay negotiations. [http://www.dw.de/dw/article/0,,15816542,00.html?maca (DW)]

*[[Wendy's]] becomes the second best selling hamburger chain in the USA, overtaking [[Burger King]]. [http://money.cnn.com/2012/03/19/news/companies/wendys-burger-king/index.htm?hpt=hp_t2 (CNN)]

*The [[BBC]]'s [[Director-General of the BBC|director general]], [[Mark Thompson]], announces he will step down from BBC after the [[2012 Olympics]]. [http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2012/mar/19/bbc-mark-thompson-steps-down (Guardian)]

*The [[United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit]] rules against a [[First Amendment to the United States Constitution|First Amendment]] [[free speech]] challenge to a regulation by the [[Food and Drug Administration]] requiring that [[tobacco]] companies put graphic images on their [[Cigarette pack|cigarette packaging]]. The imagery is designed to discourage smoking. [https://www.reuters.com/article/2012/03/19/us-tobacco-labels-idUSBRE82I0VX20120319 (Reuters)]

;Disasters

*A gravel ship sinks off the coast of [[Taiwan]] with six crew members dead and two missing. [http://www.greenfieldreporter.com/view/story/577195ae108d4d31b20d0ea32e95244e/AS--Taiwan-Sinking-Ship/ (AP via ''Greenfields Reporter'')]{{Dead link|date=August 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

*Six tourists are buried in an avalanche in [[Gáivuotna–Kåfjord|Kaafjord]], [[Norway]], leaving four dead and one missing. [httphttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/17436287 (BBC)]

;International relations

*The [[EuropeanInternational UnionAtomic Energy Agency]] threatensreceives tradean sanctionsinvitation againstfrom [[IcelandNorth Korea]] andto the [[Faroe Isles]]visit. [http://www.rtealjazeera.iecom/news/asia-pacific/2012/031903/fishing201231920231346831.html (RTEAl Jazeera)]

*The [[European Union]] threatens trade sanctions against [[Iceland]] and the [[Faroe Isles]] over a disagreement about fishing rights. [http://www.rte.ie/news/2012/0319/fishing.html (RTE)]

;Law and crime

*Swiss Judge [[Laurent Kasper-Ansermet]] resigns from the international war crimes tribunal in [[Cambodia]]. [httphttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-17432484 (BBC)]

*IndonesianA policeman shootis deadarrested fivefollowing mena break-in at the home of the Irish minister for Justice, [[Alan Shatter]], in [[Dublin]]. [httphttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asiaeurope-1742533617425979 (BBC)]

*An [[Interpol]] arrest warrant is issued for [[Michael Misick]], former [[Premier of the Turks and Caicos Islands]] on corruption charges. [https://web.archive.org/web/20120326010917/http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/03/19/2702435_interpol-arrest-warrant-issued.html (''Miami Herald'')]

*A student admits in court to posting racially offensive comments on Twitter about collapsed England footballer [[Fabrice Muamba]]. [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-17434587 (BBC)]

*A man is arrested following a break-in at the home of the Irish minister for Justice, [[Alan Shatter]], in [[Dublin]]. [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17425979 (BBC)]

*A rabbi and his two children along with the daughter of the school principal [[2012 Toulouse shooting|are shot dead]] at a [[Jewish people|Jewish]] school in [[Toulouse]], [[France]]. [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-17426313 (BBC)]

;Politics and elections

*Demonstrations occur against [[Maldives|Maldivian]] [[President of the Maldives|President]] [[Mohammed Waheed Hassan]], accused of taking power in a coup, as he attempts to open parliament for the second time this month. [http://www.aljazeera.com/news/asia/2012/03/2012319164024877872.html (Al Jazeera)]

*The [[President of East Timor]] [[José Ramos-Horta]] concedes defeat in the [[East Timorese presidential election, 2012|East Timorese presidential election]] with [[Taur Matan Ruak]] and [[Francisco Guterres]] likely to contest a runoff in April. [http://www.newsday.com/news/nation/east-timor-president-concedes-defeat-in-election-1.3609732 (AP via ''Newsday'')]

*[[Tonga]] is in mourning following the death of [[George Tupou V|King George Tupou V]]. [httphttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-17429122 (BBC)]

;Sport

*Doctors monitoring the condition of [[Fabrice Muamba]] report that he has regained movement in his arms and legs, and his heart is now beating again without the aid of medication. [httphttps://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/bolton-wanderers/9153518/Fabrice-Muamba-showing-small-signs-of-improvement-as-his-heart-beats-unaided.html (''The Daily Telegraph'')] [http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2012/mar/19/fabrice-muamba-signs-improvement (''The Guardian'')] [http://edition.cnn.com/2012/03/19/sport/football/football-muamba-bolton-improvement/index.html (CNN)] [http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2116903/Fabrice-Muamba-news-Bolton-consider-pulling-FA-Cup-fiancee-Shauna-leading-prayers.html (''Daily Mail'')] [http://www.mirrorfootball.co.uk/news/Distraught-Bolton-may-be-forced-to-withdraw-from-FA-Cup-article880357.html (''Daily Mirror'')] [http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2012/mar/19/fabrice-muamba-blackburn-bolton-collapse (PressPA Associationvia ''The Guardian'')]

*Fans and police clash and damage the Olympic Stadium in [[Athens]] two hours ahead of a match between [[Panathinaikos AO|Panathenians]] and [[Olympiacos F.C.|Piraeus]]. [http://edition.cnn.com/2012/03/19/world/europe/greece-soccer-riot/index.html?iref=mpstoryview (CNN)]

*[[Gaelic football]] and [[Aussie rules]] icon [[Jim Stynes]] dies at the age of 45. [http://www.theage.com.au/afl/melbourne-demons/jim-stynes-dead-at-45-20120320-1vgdr.html (''Melbourne Age'')] [http://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/championship/2012/0319/stynesj.html (RTE)] [http://www.theaustralian.com.au/sport/football-legend-jim-stynes-dies-after-a-battle-with-cancer/story-e6frg7mf-1226304812859 (''The Australian'')]

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