current Events/2014 March 25
Portal:Current events/2014 March 25 Home Random Nearby Log in Settings Donate About Wikipedia Disclaimers Search Portal:Current events/2014 March 25 Portal Talk < Portal:Current events March 25, 2014 (2014-03-25) (Tuesday) edithistorywatch Arts and Culture Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott restores Knights and Dames to the Australian Honours System through the Order of Australia.
- Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott restores Knights and Dames to the Australian Honours System through the Order of Australia. (ABC)
- The U.S. District Court in Manhattan finds that the trustee of MF Global may proceed with a lawsuit against former executives thereof, including former CEO Jon Corzine. (Reuters)
- A bus in Tak Province, Thailand, plunges into a ravine, killing 30 people and injuring 22. (BBC News)
- 2014 Oso mudslide:
- The death toll has risen to 16 with an additional 8 bodies located and scores missing. (AP via Washington Post)
- The World Health Organisation estimates that air pollution contributed to seven million deaths in 2012. (The Telegraph)
- Garda phone tapping scandal:
- Martin Callinan resigns as Commissioner of Ireland's Garda Síochána (national police) over his "disgusting" comment about whistleblowers made to a parliamentary committee. Callinan had also been involved in controversy over the recent surveillance/bugging of GSOC. (BBC) (The Journal)
- As Callinan goes, details emerge that the national police have been involved in phone tapping since the 1980s: the Irish Government establishes an inquiry into the matter. (BBC)
- A former Garda is found to have perverted the course of justice on two occasions and admits having cocaine for sale or supply. (RTÉ News)
- A letter titled "Recordings of Telephone Conversations made and retained in Garda Stations" is leaked revealing that Callinan mentioned the telephone tapping to the Department of Justice more than two weeks ago and that the Attorney General knew on 11 November 2013. (The Journal)
- Post-coup unrest in Egypt:
- Mohammed Badie, the guide of Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood, will appear in court with 680 others to face charges of incitement to kill. (BBC News)
- Four men are arrested after BASE jumping from the top of the World Trade Center in New York City. (CNN)
- 2014 Ukrainian revolution:
- Oleksandr Muzychko, a prominent member of Ukraine's Right Sector nationalistic party, is killed under unclear circumstances. (Moscow Times) (AP via CBC)
- Ihor Tenyukh is discharged as Minister for Defence, to be replaced by Gen. Mykhaylo Koval following the loss of Crimea. (Washington Post)
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