Armed conflicts and attacks

Thousands of prisoners escape from the National Penitentiary in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, after it was stormed by armed gangs. (BBC News) (CNN)

• https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-68462851
• https://edition.cnn.com/2024/03/02/americas/prisoners-escape-port-au-prince-prison-haiti-intl-hnk/index.html

Law and crime

At least four people are killed and three others are injured in a mass shooting at a house party in King City, California, U.S.. Three suspects remain at large. (CNN)

• https://www.cnn.com/2024/03/04/us/four-dead-california-king-city-party-shooting/index.html

Politics and elections

Shehbaz Sharif is elected as Prime Minister of Pakistan for a second term. (Reuters)

• https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/pakistans-shehbaz-sharif-set-take-oath-prime-minister-second-term-2024-03-03/

Politics and elections

Salvadorans elect all 44 mayors and municipal councils and all 20 deputies to the Central American Parliament. (El Mundo)

• https://diario.elmundo.sv/politica/arrancan-elecciones-municipales-y-de-parlacen-con-algunos-atrasos-y-disputas

Politics and elections

Voters in Switzerland accept the referendum to increase monthly pensions but reject the referendum to increase the retirement age. (Swissinfo)

• https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/swiss-politics/swiss-vote-on-higher-pensions-and-retiring-later/73175615