## [2011-03-26](/feed/2011/03/26/index.md)

##### Governor-General of Canada
### [The Governor-General of Canada David Johnston dissolves the Parliament of Canada and issues writs for the Canadian federal election. ](/feed/2011/03/26/the-governor-general-of-canada-david-johnston-dissolves-the-parliament-of-canada-and-issues-writs-for-the-canadian-feder.md)
##### Geraldine Ferraro
### [Geraldine Ferraro, a Democratic Party Congresswoman and the first woman to stand for Vice-President of the United States on a major party ticket dies in Boston. ](/feed/2011/03/26/geraldine-ferraro-a-democratic-party-congresswoman-and-the-first-woman-to-stand-for-vice-president-of-the-united-states.md)
##### London
### [Hundreds of thousands of people march in London, England against government budget cuts with the protests later turning violent. ](/feed/2011/03/26/hundreds-of-thousands-of-people-march-in-london-england-against-government-budget-cuts-with-the-protests-later-turning.md)
##### Australia
### [Voters in the Australian state of New South Wales go to the polls for the NSW state election with the Liberal-National coalition led by Barry O'Farrell winning government by a landslide. ](/feed/2011/03/26/voters-in-the-australian-state-of-new-south-wales-go-to-the-polls-for-the-nsw-state-election-with-the-liberal-national-c.md)
##### Swindon
### [British Police are granted an extension by magistrates to continue questioning a Swindon man suspected of the murder of Sian O'Callaghan. ](/feed/2011/03/26/british-police-are-granted-an-extension-by-magistrates-to-continue-questioning-a-swindon-man-suspected-of-the-murder-of.md)
##### Radiation
### [Levels of radiation in Tokyo's water supply return to normal. ](/feed/2011/03/26/levels-of-radiation-in-tokyo-s-water-supply-return-to-normal.md)
##### Ford
### [Ford announces plans to shut down its plant in Cenk, Belgium for a few days starting April 4 due to parts shortages following the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami. ](/feed/2011/03/26/ford-announces-plans-to-shut-down-its-plant-in-cenk-belgium-for-a-few-days-starting-april-4-due-to-parts-shortages-foll.md)
##### Miami International Airport
### [A fuel fire at Miami International Airport causes flight cancellations and delays. ](/feed/2011/03/26/a-fuel-fire-at-miami-international-airport-causes-flight-cancellations-and-delays.md)
##### Alaska Airlines
### [Alaska Airlines and its affiliate Horizon Air cancel dozens of flights because of problems with its computer system. ](/feed/2011/03/26/alaska-airlines-and-its-affiliate-horizon-air-cancel-dozens-of-flights-because-of-problems-with-its-computer-system.md)
##### Hamas
### [Hamas states that it will agree to a ceasefire and halt their rocket fire at Israel if Israel stops attacking targets in the Gaza Strip. ](/feed/2011/03/26/hamas-states-that-it-will-agree-to-a-ceasefire-and-halt-their-rocket-fire-at-israel-if-israel-stops-attacking-targets-in.md)
##### New People's Army
### [Three people are killed by leftist rebels in Tampakan, southern Philippines. ](/feed/2011/03/26/three-people-are-killed-by-leftist-rebels-in-tampakan-southern-philippines.md)
##### Arab Spring
### [The official death toll since the 2011 Syrian protests is 27 since March 15 with confirmed deaths occurring in the cities of Homs, Sanamen, Daraa and Latakia. ](/feed/2011/03/26/the-official-death-toll-since-the-2011-syrian-protests-is-27-since-march-15-with-confirmed-deaths-occurring-in-the-citie.md)
### [Snipers in the city of Latakia, Syria, kill at least three people as protests continue. ](/feed/2011/03/26/snipers-in-the-city-of-latakia-syria-kill-at-least-three-people-as-protests-continue.md)
### [An agreement allowing the departure of Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh is "close", according to the Foreign Minister Abu Bakr al-Kurbi. ](/feed/2011/03/26/an-agreement-allowing-the-departure-of-yemeni-president-ali-abdullah-saleh-is-close-according-to-the-foreign-minister.md)
### [Rebel forces claim to have captured Brega in the Third Battle of Brega but with no independent verification as yet. ](/feed/2011/03/26/rebel-forces-claim-to-have-captured-brega-in-the-third-battle-of-brega-but-with-no-independent-verification-as-yet.md)
### [Libyan authorities detain and forcibly drive Iman al-Obeidi to an unknown location, declaring her "possibly mentally challenged", after she publicly accuses Muammar Gaddafi's troops of gang-raping her. ](/feed/2011/03/26/libyan-authorities-detain-and-forcibly-drive-iman-al-obeidi-to-an-unknown-location-declaring-her-possibly-mentally-cha.md)
### [Five suspected al Qaeda terrorists are killed at a checkpoint in Yemen. ](/feed/2011/03/26/five-suspected-al-qaeda-terrorists-are-killed-at-a-checkpoint-in-yemen.md)
### [2011 Libyan civil war: Rebel forces in Libya retake the town of Ajdabiya from troops loyal to Muammar Gaddafi, and later recapture Brega. ](/feed/2011/03/26/2011-libyan-civil-war-rebel-forces-in-libya-retake-the-town-of-ajdabiya-from-troops-loyal-to-muammar-gaddafi-and-later.md)
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