Portal:Current events/2009 March 28

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• Millions of people worldwide recognize Earth Hour by deactivating unnecessary lighting. [http://www.rte.ie/news/2009/0328/earthhour.html (RTÉ)] [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/7969515.stm (BBC)]
• Demonstrators in London, England, demand that the G20 combat poverty, climate change, and unemployment. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7968721.stm (BBC)]
• Police and fans of Northern Ireland and Poland battle after a 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifying match in Belfast. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/northern_ireland/7969871.stm (BBC)]
• Space Shuttle Discovery lands at the Kennedy Space Center on Merritt Island, Florida, United States. [http://edition.cnn.com/2009/TECH/space/03/28/nasa.shuttle.landing/ (CNN)]
• Well Armed wins the Dubai World Cup in the United Arab Emirates. [http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5inuJZoSvNDvy8Psti9qAVOgOkOTQD977660G2 (AP via Google News)]
• Taliban militants destroy 12 NATO trucks in Peshawar, Pakistan. [http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5iNXWl67bKya3iAwodAGB2Zz7kohQ (AFP via Google News)]
• The Red River rises above 40 feet, causing emergency evacuations in Fargo, North Dakota, United States. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7969106.stm (BBC)]
• The Dunfermline Building Society in Scotland will be sold. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/7969882.stm (BBC)]
• The Munk Centre for International Studies discovers China's GhostNet electronic surveillance operation. [https://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/29/technology/29spy.html?_r=1&hp (New York Times)]
• Spain's Central Court of Instruction will investigate whether former United States Attorney General Alberto Gonzales and five other American officials violated international law by justifying torture. [https://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/29/world/europe/29spain.html?_r=1&hp (New York Times)]

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