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March 14 - Two suicide bombers kill 11 Israeli civilians in Ashdod, Israel.

March 14 - Spanish legislative election, 2004: The incumbent government led by José MarÃ*a Aznar is defeated by the Socialist José Luis RodrÃ*guez Zapatero.

March 14 - Russian presidential election, 2004: Vladimir Putin easily wins a second term.

March 15 - The new Spanish Government announces that it will withdraw Spain's 1,300 troops in Iraq.

March 17 - A pogrom-like organized violence breaks out over 2 days in Kosovo. Nineteen people are killed, 139 Serbian homes burned, schools and businesses vandalized, and over 30 Orthodox monasteries and churches burned and destroyed.

March 19 - The United Nations launches a political corruption investigation due to the scandal over its Iraqi Oil for Food program.

March 20 - President Chen Shui-bian wins the Taiwanese presidential election by 0.2% of the vote. The day before, he and Vice President Annette Lu were shot. Lien Chan refuses to concede and demands a recount. A controversial peace referendum opposed by the People's Republic of China is invalidated.

March 21 - Malaysian general election, 2004: The incumbent Barisan Nasional party wins 198 out of 219 seats in the Parliament of Malaysia.

March 21 - Salvadoran presidential election, 2004: Antonio Saca is elected President of El Salvador (inaugurated June 1).

March 22 - Palestinians protest in the streets after an Israeli helicopter gunship fires a missile at the entourage of Sheikh Ahmed Yassin in Gaza City, killing him and 7 others.