March 28, 2009 (Saturday)
- Millions of people worldwide recognize Earth Hour by deactivating unnecessary lighting. (RTÉ) (BBC)
- Demonstrators in London, England, demand that the G20 combat poverty, climate change, and unemployment. (BBC)
- Police and fans of Northern Ireland and Poland battle after a 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifying match in Belfast. (BBC)
- Space Shuttle Discovery lands at the Kennedy Space Center on Merritt Island, Florida, United States. (CNN)
- Well Armed wins the Dubai World Cup in the United Arab Emirates. (AP via Google News)
- Taliban militants destroy 12 NATO trucks in Peshawar, Pakistan. (AFP via Google News)
- The Red River rises above 40 feet, causing emergency evacuations in Fargo, North Dakota, United States. (BBC)
- The Dunfermline Building Society in Scotland will be sold. (BBC)
- The Munk Centre for International Studies discovers China's GhostNet electronic surveillance operation. (New York Times)
- Spain's Central Court of Instruction will investigate whether former United States Attorney General Alberto Gonzales and five other American officials violated international law by justifying torture. (New York Times)