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  • Gay people may now receive communion across the diocese of 's-Hertogenbosch after nationwide protests following an incident last Sunday. [https://web.archive.org/web/20100305015944/http://www.rnw.nl/english/article/homosexuals-allowed-take-communion (Radio Netherlands Worldwide)]
  • An Israeli raid on the West Bank is aborted after a soldier posts the following secret details on Facebook: "On Wednesday we are cleaning Qatanna, and on Thursday, God willing, going home". [http://www.rte.ie/news/2010/0303/israel.html (RTÉ)] [http://en.rian.ru/world/20100303/158085561.html (RIA Novosti)] [http://content.usatoday.com/communities/ondeadline/post/2010/03/israel-cancels-raid-after-soldier-posts-details-on-facebook/1 (USA Today)] [https://web.archive.org/web/20100305041509/http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1153619.html (Ha'aretz)] [https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE6223S220100303 (Reuters)]
  • Aftermath of the 2010 Chile earthquake:
  • The Chilean Navy admits failure to prevent deaths in the tsunami triggered by the recent earthquake. [http://english.aljazeera.net/news/middleeast/2010/03/201033135219590999.html (Al Jazeera)]
  • Residents in Concepción are critical of the government's response, with one saying: "I did not support General Augusto Pinochet, but right now we could use a Pinochet". [https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/quake-survivor-i-did-not-support-pinochet-but-now-we-could-do-with-him-1914917.html (The Independent)]
  • President Michelle Bachelet says Chile is not short of food and fuel as the official death toll now stands at 799. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8548152.stm (BBC)]
  • Leonid Tyagachyov, head of Russia's Olympic Committee, resigns after the nation's worst performance in the history of the Winter Olympic Games at the 2010 event in Vancouver. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/8547814.stm (BBC)] [https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/03/03/AR2010030301151.html?hpid=moreheadlines (The Washington Post)] [http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/sports/170346/russia-olympic-chief-resigns-after-vancouver-flop (Bangkok Post)] [https://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/04/world/europe/04russia.html?partner=MOREOVERNEWS&ei=5040 (The New York Times)]
  • A fake Swedish pilot is detained in an Amsterdam cockpit in the process of taking off for Turkey in a jet with 101 passengers. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/8549954.stm (BBC)] [http://www.thenews.com.pk/updates.asp?id=99938 (The News International)] [https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE62334620100304 (Reuters)] [https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/7365800/Pilot-arrested-after-flying-with-fake-licence-for-13-years.html (The Daily Telegraph)] [http://www.theage.com.au/travel/travel-news/pilot-held-after-13-years-on-fake-licence-police-20100304-pjfc.html (The Age)]
  • One German and one Italian man are killed and at least 6 are injured near Marseille in a collision between a 26-foot wave and the Greek-Cypriot cruise ship Louise Majesty which was travelling with 2,000 passengers from Barcelona to Genoa. [http://english.aljazeera.net/news/europe/2010/03/201033181441856821.html (Al Jazeera)] [https://www.usatoday.com/travel/cruises/item.aspx?type=blog&ak=81618.blog (USA Today)] [http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/breaking-news/two-dead-when-wave-hits-cruise-ship/story-e6frf7jx-1225836773655 (Herald Sun)] [http://www.independent.ie/breaking-news/world-news/two-die-as-giant-waves-hit-liner-2087881.html (Irish Independent)]
  • President of Nigeria Umaru Yar'Adua does not attend a cabinet meeting in Abuja after his arrival home from medical treatment in Saudi Arabia. Acting President Goodluck Jonathan chairs instead. [http://english.aljazeera.net/news/africa/2010/03/2010331685559487.html (Al Jazeera)]
  • Spain says Venezuela has said it will assist an investigation into allegations of support for ETA. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/8547626.stm (BBC)]
  • 5 police officials in Chiniot, Punjab, are detained after footage of them whipping people in their custody are broadcast across national television channels. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/8547515.stm (BBC)] [http://www.thenews.com.pk/updates.asp?id=99923 (The News International)]
  • 7 suspected weapons traffickers to Iran (2 Iranians, 5 Italians) are detained in Italy with the help of Swiss police. [http://english.aljazeera.net/news/europe/2010/03/20103311345293916.html (Al Jazeera)] [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/8546870.stm (BBC)] [http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/europe/article7047942.ece (The Times)] [https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/italy/7361556/Italian-police-smash-Iran-weapons-smuggling-gang.html (The Daily Telegraph)] [http://www.france24.com/en/20100303-seven-arrested-smuggling-arms-iran (France24)]{{Dead link|date=August 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
  • Multiple suicide bombings, including one at a hospital, kill at least 33 and wound more than 50 people in Baqouba, Iraq. [http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/meast/03/03/iraq.violence/index.html (CNN)] [http://beta.thehindu.com/news/international/article125545.ece (The Hindu)] [http://english.aljazeera.net/news/middleeast/2010/03/201033961873832.html (Al Jazeera)]
  • Three are killed in Indian Navy air show crash in Hyderabad, India. [http://beta.thehindu.com/news/national/article125469.ece?homepage=true (The Hindu)] [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/8546735.stm (BBC)] [http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/03/03/india.crash/index.html (CNN)]
  • In the elections in the Netherlands, voters choose new municipal councils for 394 municipalities. [https://web.archive.org/web/20141111070559/http://gr2010.nlkiest.nl/ (Nederland Kiest)] [https://web.archive.org/web/20100218113948/http://nos.nl/dossier/133681-nederland-kiest/ (NOS)]
  • A BBC investigation claims millions of dollars in Western aid donated to the 1984–1985 famine in Ethiopia was stolen by rebels who used it to purchase weapons. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/8535189.stm (BBC)]
  • The Hurt Locker:
  • Nicolas Chartier, producer of The Hurt Locker, is banned from the 82nd Academy Awards after an e-mail is found to be a violation of rules. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/8546775.stm (BBC)] [http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2010/mar/03/hurt-locker-producer-oscars-ban (The Guardian)] [http://www.cnn.com/2010/SHOWBIZ/Movies/03/03/hurt.locker.producer.oscars/ (CNN)]
  • An American army bomb disposal expert sues for multi-millions the makers of The Hurt Locker. [http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/war-hero-sues-makers-hurt-locker-stealing-identity/story?id=9999266 (ABC News)]
  • 14 killed, 39 wounded in a gunbattle in Mogadishu, Somalia's capital city. [http://www.stuff.co.nz/world/africa/3401916/14-killed-in-Mogadishu-gunbattle (Stuff)] [http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/wires.php?id=3671952_somalia-mogadishu-somalia-14-killed-as-artillery-gunbattle-rages-in-somali-capital-govt-troops-attack-insurgent-area (Hurriyet)]{{Dead link|date=August 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

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