March 9, 2017 (2017-03-09) (Thursday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
Arts and culture
Disasters and accidents
- A motorway bridge near Ancona, Italy, collapses killing two Italians and injuring two Romanian workers. The Italian highway agency links the collapse with a temporary structure that was designed to support it. (BBC)
- An overcrowded bus veers off a mountain road in Jajarkot District, Nepal, killing at least 24 people. (Al Jazeera)
Law and crime