DOS A March 17 DOS attack occurs on Chinese website GreatFire, reaching 2.5 billion spoof requests per hour.
New Bern, North Carolina A stabbing attack from March 17, leaves three dead and three wounded in New Bern, North Carolina, both the 18-year-old attacker and victims were refugees from Myanmar (Burma).
Moldova Moldovan authorities ban two Russian journalists, Dmitry Kiselev and Andrei Kondrashov, from the country for five years because they had planned to travel to Moldova to present a documentary sympathetic to Russia annexing the Crimea.
Euro zone The Euro zone tells Greece that it must stay with its reform package or risk being forced out of the euro zone by cash-flow problems.
Diecai Hill A huge boulder falls upon tourists awaiting to board a ship at the scenic Diecai Hill of China's Guilin region killing seven of them.
Cyclone Pam Authorities in Vanuatu report that it faces imminent shortages of food and water in the wake of Cyclone Pam.
2014–15 Australian region cyclone season Authorities in the Australian state of Queensland prepare for the impact of Severe Tropical Cyclone Nathan which is forecast to make landfall near Cooktown early tomorrow morning.