March 3, 2010 (Wednesday)
- Gay people may now receive communion across the diocese of 's-Hertogenbosch after nationwide protests following an incident last Sunday. (Radio Netherlands Worldwide)
- An Israeli raid on the West Bank is aborted after a soldier posts the following secret details on Facebook: "On Wednesday we are cleaning Qatanna, and on Thursday, God willing, going home". (RTÉ) (RIA Novosti) (USA Today) (Ha'aretz) (Reuters)
- Aftermath of the 2010 Chile earthquake:
- The Chilean Navy admits failure to prevent deaths in the tsunami triggered by the recent earthquake. (Al Jazeera)
- Residents in Concepción are critical of the government's response, with one saying: "I did not support General Augusto Pinochet, but right now we could use a Pinochet". (The Independent)
- President Michelle Bachelet says Chile is not short of food and fuel as the official death toll now stands at 799. (BBC)
- Leonid Tyagachyov, head of Russia's Olympic Committee, resigns after the nation's worst performance in the history of the Winter Olympic Games at the 2010 event in Vancouver. (BBC) (The Washington Post) (Bangkok Post) (The New York Times)
- A fake Swedish pilot is detained in an Amsterdam cockpit in the process of taking off for Turkey in a jet with 101 passengers. (BBC) (The News International) (Reuters) (The Daily Telegraph) (The Age)
- One German and one Italian man are killed and at least 6 are injured near Marseille in a collision between a 26-foot wave and the Greek-Cypriot cruise ship Louise Majesty which was travelling with 2,000 passengers from Barcelona to Genoa. (Al Jazeera) (USA Today) (Herald Sun) (Irish Independent)
- President of Nigeria Umaru Yar'Adua does not attend a cabinet meeting in Abuja after his arrival home from medical treatment in Saudi Arabia. Acting President Goodluck Jonathan chairs instead. (Al Jazeera)
- Spain says Venezuela has said it will assist an investigation into allegations of support for ETA. (BBC)
- 5 police officials in Chiniot, Punjab, are detained after footage of them whipping people in their custody are broadcast across national television channels. (BBC) (The News International)
- 7 suspected weapons traffickers to Iran (2 Iranians, 5 Italians) are detained in Italy with the help of Swiss police. (Al Jazeera) (BBC) (The Times) (The Daily Telegraph) (France24)[permanent dead link]
- Multiple suicide bombings, including one at a hospital, kill at least 33 and wound more than 50 people in Baqouba, Iraq. (CNN) (The Hindu) (Al Jazeera)
- Three are killed in Indian Navy air show crash in Hyderabad, India. (The Hindu) (BBC) (CNN)
- In the elections in the Netherlands, voters choose new municipal councils for 394 municipalities. (Nederland Kiest) (NOS)
- A BBC investigation claims millions of dollars in Western aid donated to the 1984–1985 famine in Ethiopia was stolen by rebels who used it to purchase weapons. (BBC)
- The Hurt Locker:
- Nicolas Chartier, producer of The Hurt Locker, is banned from the 82nd Academy Awards after an e-mail is found to be a violation of rules. (BBC) (The Guardian) (CNN)
- An American army bomb disposal expert sues for multi-millions the makers of The Hurt Locker. (ABC News)
- 14 killed, 39 wounded in a gunbattle in Mogadishu, Somalia's capital city. (Stuff) (Hurriyet)[permanent dead link]