Current events of 5 March 2008 (2008-03-05) (Wednesday) edit history watch

The first plenary session of the 11th National People's Congress begins in China. Premier Wen Jiabao delivers the last annual government report in his first term of office. (Xinhua) Jimmy Wales, co-founder of Wikipedia, is facing allegations that he used the Wikimedia Foundation funds to pay for personal expenses. (The Washington Post) U.S. Republican presidential nominee John McCain is endorsed by President George W. Bush. (ABC News) Warren Buffett, CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, is named the richest person in the world by Forbes magazine. (Forbes) Saudi Arabia announces plans to execute a Canadian man and a Saudi friend convicted of murder by beheading them in public. (Arab News) (Canwest News) A manmade flood is created in the Grand Canyon in Arizona in an attempt to replenish the ecosystem in the gorge. (CNN)