Portal:Current events/2014 March 10

Current events of March 10, 2014 (2014-03-10) (Monday)

Armed conflicts and attacks 2014 Crimean crisis: A pro-Russian military force of just about a dozen men take control of the Ukrainian naval base near the town of Bakhchysarai. (Reuters) A Jordanian judge is fatally shot by Israeli Border Police after he allegedly attempted to grab one of their rifles. (AP via TIME) Business and economy Irish fruit firm Fyffes and U.S. rival Chiquita agree to combine, creating the world's largest banana company in an all-stock deal valued at about $1.07 billion. (BBC) Pizza chain Sbarro files for chapter 11 bankruptcy for the second time in 3 years. (Reuters) Politics and elections Troy Buswell resigns as the Treasurer of Western Australia following a mental breakdown and a car accident. (Perth Now) New Zealand general election, 2014: John Key, the Prime Minister of New Zealand, announces that the 2014 New Zealand election will be held on 20 September 2014. (New Zealand Herald) The Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea Peter O'Neill sacks the Treasurer Don Polye and the Minister for Industrial Relations Mark Maipakai. (AAP via News Limited) Science and technology Dr. David J. Skorton, current President of Cornell University, is chosen to be the new head of the Smithsonian Institution. (AP via ABC)