Current events of 21 March 2009 (2009-03-21) (Saturday) edit history watch

At least 21 people are killed during combat in Russia's Dagestan Republic. (Reuters India) Five thousand people are temporarily evacuated from Wind Gap, Pennsylvania, after a tank truck carrying hydrofluoric acid overturns. (AP via ABC News) Ireland defeats Wales in rugby union's Six Nations Championship. (BBC) Anna Bligh of the Labor Party is reelected Premier of Queensland, Australia. (Sydney Morning Herald) Two people are killed and eight injured during a stampede to see Pope Benedict XVI in Luanda, Angola. (RTÉ) Venezuela's military seizes key airports and sea ports throughout the country. (BBC) Emirates Airline Flight EK407 makes an emergency landing in Australia after enduring a tailstrike during takeoff from Melbourne Airport. (BBC) Andry Rajoelina is inaugurated as President of Madagascar. (BBC) One hundred thousand people protest against the Sicilian Mafia and Camorra in Naples, Italy. (BBC) Somali pirates hijack the Indian cargo ship Al Rafiquei. (Reuters)