Portal:Current events/2008 March 6

March 6, 2008 (Thursday)

The discovery of the Rings of the Saturnian moon Rhea, the first known rings around a moon, is announced. (NASA)
The United States Senate passes legislation providing for more rigorous inspection of toys and other playthings imported into the United States. (AP via USA Today)
At least eight people, including four children, are killed and dozens wounded in a shooting attack on the Mercaz HaRav yeshiva in Jerusalem. (AP via WTVJ)
At least 54 people die and 130 are injured as two bombs explode in Baghdad, Iraq. (BBC News)
Viktor Bout, one of the world’s most notorious arms dealers, is arrested at a hotel in Thailand. (The New York Times)
Paul Burrell, Princess Diana's butler, refuses to be questioned about whether he lied to the inquest into her death in 1997. (Reuters)
A bomb causes minor damage to the door of a U.S. military recruiting center in Times Square, New York City. (Reuters)
Philippine authorities arrest three people accused of plotting terrorist attacks on foreign embassies in Manila. (BBC News)

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