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Current events of March 2, 2015 (2015-03-02) (Monday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant:
- A coalition of Iraqi Armed Forces and militia numbering around 30,000 launches an offensive against Islamic State positions in Tikrit. Troops seize control of the district of al-Tin and al-Abeid. (BBC)
Second Libyan Civil War (2014–present)
- Libya's Council of Deputies agrees to resume peace talks. (Reuters via Daily Mail)

Business and economy

Hewlett-Packard announces that it will buy Aruba Networks, a California-based manufacturer of wi-fi equipment, for approximately $2.7 billion in combined cash and equity. (press release).

International relations

In response to joint exercises held by South Korea and the United States, North Korea fires two short-range missiles off its coast. (Reuters)

Law and crime

A man shoots to death a woman and a seven-year-old boy then himself in the Queensland town of Biddeston, west of Brisbane, Australia. (ABC News)

Sports

Durham Police arrest English and Sunderland footballer Adam Johnson over suspected sexual activity with a 15-year-old girl. (BBC News)

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