Portal:Current events/2008 March 29
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March 29, 2008 (Saturday)
- Sixteen Shiite militiamen are killed in airstrikes supporting Iraqi government forces during the Battle of Basra (2008). (AP via Google News)
- Libby Trickett of Australia sets a new world record (21.28 seconds) for the 50 metres freestyle at the selection trials for the Australian swimming team at the 2008 Summer Olympics. (AFP via Google News)[actual date: March 28 not March 29]
- Zimbabweans vote in the presidential and parliamentary elections. (Reuters)
- Cities around the world participate in Earth Hour, an international event that asks households and businesses to turn off their lights and non-essential electrical appliances between 8-9pm local time. (Toronto Star) (Reuters via Yahoo! News) (AP via Yahoo! News) (Reuters via Yahoo! News)