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Two trains collide in Amsterdam, killing one person and severely injuring dozens more (aftermath pictured). Bhoja Air Flight 213 crashes on its final approach in Islamabad, Pakistan, killing all 127 people on board. India successfully test launches the Agni-V intercontinental ballistic missile. American broadcaster, television producer and music promoter Dick Clark dies at the age of 82. Jim Yong Kim is elected President of the World Bank. Amid a dispute with Repsol and the government of Spain, Argentina announces re-nationalisation of the oil company YPF. Taur Matan Ruak is elected President of East Timor.

Current events of April 25, 2012 (2012-04-25) (Wednesday) Armed conflict and attacks Pakistan successfully tests the Shaheen-1A nuclear-capable ballistic missile which is able to reach targets in India. (Reuters) Syrian uprising: United Nations envoy Kofi Annan describes the situation in Syria as bleak raising concerns about reports indicating that Syrian Army forces are conducting operations against opponents. (Sky News) Business South Korean retailers cease selling beef from the United States after a case of mad cow disease is reported. (Reuters) Politics A special adviser to Jeremy Hunt, the United Kingdom Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport resigns over his role in Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation's attempt to take over satellite broadcaster BSkyB. (AP via Seattle Times) April 25, 2012 Wikinews articles Former Ukranian PM Yulia Tymoshenko goes on hunger strike USDA says mad cow disease found in cow in California Egypt cancels 15 year gas supply contract to Israel Sandra Fluke receives Stand Up for Choice Award Trinidad TV host charged over teen rape footage Current events of April 24, 2012 (2012-04-24) (Tuesday) Armed conflicts and attacks Arab Spring: Bahraini uprising: After demanding the cancellation of the 2012 Bahrain Grand Prix, the end of the crackdown on dissent, and the release of her father, Abdulhadi al-Khawaja on hunger strike in prison for the past 76 days, Zainab al-Khawaja is arrested by regime forces. (BBC) Syrian uprising: Three people are injured in a car bombing in central Damascus, blamed by the regime-backed state television on an "armed terrorist group". The opposition say around sixty people were killed nationwide yesterday. (Al Jazeera) Business and economy Fitch Ratings upgrades Ford Motor Co., returning its stock to investment grade status. (Reuters) International relations The Pentagon is to set up another spy service - the Defense Clandestine Service is intended to focus on the challenges posed to U.S. interests by countries such as Iran, North Korea and China. (The Guardian) Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu decides to make legal under Israeli law three settlement outposts in the occupied West Bank, to "formalise the status" of Bruchin and Rechelim, in the north, and Sansana, near Hebron in the south. The Palestinian Authority criticises the decision. (BBC) (Al Jazeera) South Sudan: Salva Kiir, the President of South Sudan, visits the People's Republic of China seeking assistance to build an oil pipeline. (AP via ABC News) Kiir claims that the attacks by Sudan on his country amount to a declaration of war. (AP via KSL) The United Nations reports that there have been at least 16 civilian deaths in South Sudan and 34 people injured. (AP via Huffington Post) Leon Panetta, the United States Secretary of Defense, warns North Korea against further provocations against South Korea. (AP via The Washington Post) Law and crime News International phone hacking scandal: Appearing before the Leveson Inquiry, James Murdoch tells the hearing that News International's corporate systems failed to pick up on legal issues posed by its news gathering techniques. (BBC) (The Irish Times) British Labour Party leader Ed Miliband calls for Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport Jeremy Hunt to resign after evidence at the hearing appears to show his support for News Corporation's bid to take control of BSkyB. (BBC) Emails appear to show Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond was prepared to lobby Jeremy Hunt in support of the BSkyB takeover in return for support for the Scottish National Party from The Scottish Sun. (The Scotsman) (BBC) Imprisoned U.S. serviceman Bradley Manning's defence insist his case was mishandled by American prosecutors and must now be thrown out. (Al Jazeera) Ireland's police watchdog rules that there are no grounds for any criminal case against any of five officers involved in the 31 March 2011 incident known as the “rape tape” controversy, resulting from the inadvertent video recording of a sergeant in a patrol car joking about the rape of two women. (Irish Examiner) (The Journal) British police arrest five people in the English town of Luton on suspicion of the commission, preparation or instigation of acts of terrorism. (BBC) A 33-year-old Fairview Heights, Illinois, man who had been ordered to stay away from an army recruiting office there is accused of the attempted firebombing of the Robert A. Young Federal Building in downtown St. Louis, Missouri. (STL Today) Politics and elections United States Republican presidential primaries, 2012: Voters in five US states go to the polls, with presumptive Republican nominee Mitt Romney projected to win in New York, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Connecticut and Rhode Island. (ABC News), (NBC Politics), (The Guardian) A spokesman for Newt Gingrich announces he will remain in the primary until the convention, despite having been placed behind in opinion polling. (ABC News) Sport In the UEFA Champions League semi-final, Chelsea pull off a remarkable victory over FC Barcelona at the Camp Nou, despite having captain John Terry sent off, central defender Gary Cahill injured in the opening minutes and Didier Drogba's concession of a penalty to Lionel Messi which hits the crossbar. Chelsea are left without the suspended quartet of Terry, Ramires, Branislav Ivanović and Raul Meireles for the final at the Allianz Arena. (BBC) (The Guardian) (RTE) An arrest warrant is issued for Premier League footballer Steven Pienaar after he failed to appear in court to answer speeding charges. (BBC) April 24, 2012 Wikinews articles Noted magic dealer pleads guilty to US federal charges Current events of April 23, 2012 (2012-04-23) (Monday) Armed conflicts and attacks At least two people are killed and hundreds of others injured in clashes between police and protestors during a nationwide strike in Bangladesh, which was triggered by the unexplained disappearance of opposition politician Ilyas Ali. (Al Jazeera) Iran's oil ministry and its National Iranian Oil Company suffers a malware attack by a computer virus. (BBC)(New York Times) Arab Spring: Bahraini uprising: Bahrain's highest appeals court postpones for a week the final verdict in the case of imprisoned hunger striker Abdulhadi al-Khawaja and 20 other democracy activists. (BBC) Syrian uprising: Syrian regime forces kill at least 33 people with shells and gunfire in the city of Hama. (BBC) The Egyptian government denies licenses to eight U.S. civil society groups, including the Carter Center. (BBC) Arts and culture A festival of William Shakespeare's 37 plays performed polyglotically, from Swahili to sign language, begins as part of the World Shakespeare Festival on the anniversary of the Bard of Avon's birth. (BBC) Brazilian actor Tiago Klimeck dies at the age of 27 after accidentally hanging himself while playing Judas in an Easter Passion play performed in Itararé, São Paulo. (BBC) International relations White House lawyers launch an internal investigation into the role its advance staff may have played in the U.S. Secret Service sex scandal in Colombia, though no evidence has been found to implicate anyone in the scandal. (BBC) Kazakhstan issues an official ‘thank you’ to Sacha Baron Cohen for his comedy character Borat Sagdiyev despite an initial ban. (Daily Mail) The European Union suspends most trade sanctions against Myanmar for a year but leaves an arms embargo in place. (AFP via Google News) North Korea threatens to reduce South Korea to "ashes" after the failed North Korean rocket launch. (Toronto Star) In accordance with a request from the South Korean government, China stops the deportation of North Korean defectors who escape to China. (Daily Yomiuri) Law and crime Former Icelandic prime minister Geir Haarde is found not guilty of negligence over the island's 2008 economic meltdown. He is to face no punishment and his legal expenses are to be paid. (BBC) The sister of MI6 officer Gareth Williams, found dead in his flat, tells his inquest that he had been a "scrupulous risk-assessor" and only let "vetted" people into his home. (BBC) Sky News email hacking: The British broadcasting regulator Ofcom launches an investigation into the hacking of private email accounts by Sky News. (BBC) The Ofcom announcement comes on the same day that the news channel's boss John Ryley appears before the Leveson Inquiry where he says the company broke the law by hacking emails. (BBC) Officials in Florida refuse to allow Bill Lee, the police chief who did not arrest George Zimmerman after he shot and killed unarmed black teenager Trayvon Martin, to resign. George Zimmerman, now facing a murder charge, is released on bail and taken to a secret location. (BBC) The North Carolina trial of former U.S. Senator and presidential hopeful John Edwards, concerning the use of illegal campaign donations to cover up an affair with a mistress, begins. (Reuters) Around 45 people are detained across China in a tainted capsule medicine scandal. (Straits Times) Three men appear in court in the town of Newry in Northern Ireland to face charges of threatening to kill, INLA membership and blackmail. (BBC) Politics and elections Prime Minister of the Netherlands Mark Rutte tenders his government's resignation to Queen Beatrix, paving the way for early elections. (BBC) (NOS) Burma's parliament opens without the party of Aung San Suu Kyi who boycotted the legislature over a disagreement on the wording of the oath of office. (Reuters) (CNN) Voters in the Canadian province of Alberta go to the polls for a general election with the incumbent Progressive Conservatives being reelected. (CBC) (Reuters) President of Venezuela Hugo Chávez confirms he is still alive. (BBC) Science Scientists record what they believe to be the first adult white orca in the wild off the coast of Kamchatka, Russia. (BBC) Sport The home and email addresses of the 38,000 entrants to the London Marathon are published on the website of the organisers. (BBC) Rangers F.C. owner Craig Whyte is banned for life from any involvement in Scottish football while a 12-month transfer embargo is imposed on the club. (BBC) April 23, 2012 Wikinews articles Prince Harry of Wales to be awarded for humanitarian work Netherlands train crash kills one, injures at least 117 Doctor diagnoses Mexican artist Frida Kahlo's infertility Wolverhampton Wanderers relegated from English Premier League Texas 'roadeo' lets school bus drivers show their mettle Current events of April 22, 2012 (2012-04-22) (Sunday) Armed conflict and attacks Bahraini uprising: Renewed protests against the regime break out overnight with police firing tear gas and stun grenades at civilians. Chants of "Down with Hamad," calling for the King of Bahrain to be ousted from power, are reported by witnesses. (RTE) King of Bahrain Hamad bin Isa al Khalifa issues a pledge of "reform and reconciliation" ahead of the 2012 Bahrain Grand Prix. (Sky News) Despite calls for the 2012 Bahrain Grand Prix to be cancelled following the death of a man, the race is staged, under armed guard. (BBC) Turnout is reported to be low, though Salman bin Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, heir apparent to the Bahraini throne, is seen smiling and shaking hands with other spectators at the finish. (Reuters) It is revealed that Force India tried to pull out of the race and return to Britain but, after the team's refusal to take to the circuit, there was a confrontation between Bernie Ecclestone and the Force India team. (Daily Mirror) The Sunday Telegraph's chief foreign correspondent Colin Freeman and his fixer and translator are arrested. Activist Ala'a Shehabi is arrested after reporting the arrest of Colin Freeman. The Guardian reports the arrest of Ala'a Shehabi. (The Guardian) Calls for afternoon protests at the destroyed Pearl Roundabout, the original site of the uprising against the ruling Al Khalifa family, get underway as the race ends, while protests are also held outside the London offices of Formula One chief, Bernie Ecclestone, with demonstrators chanting "down, down Bernie" and "shame on you Bernie". (Al Jazeera) Anonymous, which last week took out the official website of Formula One, posts partially redacted data concerning dozens of race ticket holders found on Formula One servers. The international group also posts a statement online saying it intends to carry out further action if imprisoned hunger striker Abdulhadi al-Khawaja or his family are harmed, promising to "respond with fury and rage the likes of which have never been seen." (NPR) British politician Peter Hain expresses dismay that the 2012 Bahrain Grand Prix has been allowed to take place. (ITV News) A United Kingdom Channel 4 news team is arrested with a Bahraini driver reported as having been assaulted. (Channel 4) One RKK (Runda Kumpulan Kecil) separatist group member and a Thai policeman are killed in a firefight in the village of Ruso in Thailand's Narathiwat Province. (Bangkok Post) Sudan launches a fresh incursion into South Sudan. (Al Jazeera) Health In response to an outbreak of an unidentified fatal disease in Quang Ngai province, Vietnam, the Vietnamese government asks for help from the World Health Organization. (USA Today) A 30-year-old woman collapses and dies while running in the London Marathon. (BBC) International relations Egyptian officials scrap a deeply unpopular agreement to supply Israel with natural gas. Former President of Egypt Hosni Mubarak, ousted in last year's revolution, had been accused of selling the gas too cheaply. (BBC) (Reuters) U.S. and Afghan negotiators finalise an agreement concerning the continuing U.S. presence in Afghanistan after the U.S. withdraws its troops at the end of 2014. (BBC) The United States investigates dozens of its troops in Afghanistan in relation to use and distribution of heroin, morphine or other opiates during 2010 and 2011 as the U.S. military struggles to watch its far-flung troops and monitor for substance abuse. (AP via The Sydney Morning Herald) Russia and China begin naval exercises in the Yellow Sea. (CNN) Politics and elections Voters in France go to the polls for the first round of the French presidential election with François Hollande of the French Socialist Party and incumbent President Nicolas Sarkozy through to the second round. (AFP via News Limited) (AFP via Sydney Morning Herald) The Speaker of the Australian House of Representatives Peter Slipper steps aside while allegations of sexual harassment and fraud against him are investigated. (Sydney Morning Herald) Fan protests at a Serie A match between Genoa and Siena disrupt play. (BBC) April 22, 2012 Wikinews articles Florida judge awards Zimmerman $150,000 bond in Trayvon Martin shooting U.S. Constitution Party nominates former Congressman Virgil Goode for president News briefs: April 21, 2012 Current events of April 21, 2012 (2012-04-21) (Saturday) Conflicts Arab Spring: Bahraini uprising: Demonstrators against the regime flood a main highway in a march stretching for miles as Bahrain's rulers struggle to contain opposition anger ahead of the Formula 1 Grand Prix. (The Daily Telegraph) Police fire tear gas at demonstrators outside the capital Manama ahead of the Grand Prix. (RTE) Salah Abbas Habib is beaten to death by police supporting the Bahraini regime. (Al Jazeera) (BBC) The regime stifles coverage of demonstrations against its rule by denying entry to journalists from news organisations including Sky, which holds the UK TV rights to air the controversial Formula 1 Grand Prix, as well as CNN, Reuters and the Financial Times. (The Guardian) The Bahraini regime presses ahead with its plans to use the Formula 1 Grand Prix as a symbol of national unity. (The Irish Times) FIA president Jean Todt dismisses concerns about the reputation of Formula 1 following week-long damaging headlines and calls for a boycott over its support of the regime. (Daily Mail) Syrian uprising: The United Nations Security Council votes to send 300 more observers to Syria. (The Guardian) Three people are killed during a flare of fresh fighting in the Libyan desert town of Kufra overnight. (France 24) Disasters Two trains are involved in a head-on collision near Sloterdijk, west of Amsterdam, the Netherlands, injuring at least 117, with 56 serious injuries. (BBC) (Channel Asia News) International relations Japan agrees to write off more than US$3.7 billion of debt owed by Burma and to resume development aid. (BBC) The U.S. Secret Service dismisses three more employees over the prostitution scandal involving U.S. agents at last weekend's 6th Summit of the Americas in Colombia. (BBC) (Al Jazeera) Law and crime Rangers in Kenya shoot dead five poachers in a clash in the Great Rift Valley. (IOL) Politics The Rutte cabinet, the current cabinet of the Netherlands, collapses after coalition partner Party for Freedom suspends its support. (NOS) Science Four new species of freshwater crab –bright purple in colour– are found in the Philippines. (Bangkok Post) Sport In Major League Baseball, Philip Humber of the Chicago White Sox pitches a perfect game against the Seattle Mariners. It is the 21st perfect game in MLB history and the third in team history. (MLB.com) April 21, 2012 Wikinews articles News briefs: April 21, 2012 Current events of April 20, 2012 (2012-04-20) (Friday) Armed conflicts and attacks Arab Spring: Bahraini uprising: Security is increased at the Formula 1 Grand Prix in Bahrain amid continuing demonstrations against the regime. (BBC) Police fire sound bombs and tear gas at demonstrators and wound dozens of people with buckshot as reporting restrictions are imposed by the Bahrainese regime. (Al Jazeera) Syrian uprising: Syrian authorities agree to allow United Nations observers freedom of movement to monitor compliance with a ceasefire. (Al Arabiya) The Syrian army kills over 50 civilians nationwide, primarily in the besieged city of Idlib. (Al Arabiya) Egyptian revolution: Tens of thousands of people demonstrate in Tahrir Square against continuing military rule in Egypt. (BBC) Yemeni revolution: At least 18 deaths are reported by Yemen's defence ministry as a result of an army offensive intent on recapturing the capital of Abyan Governorate. (BBC) South Sudan–Sudan border conflict: South Sudan announces the withdrawal of troops from Heglig. (Al Jazeera) Business and economy Disney Studios chairman Rich Ross resigns, less than three years after taking the position. (Reuters) Disasters A plane carrying up to 127 people crashes in a residential area near the Benazir Bhutto International Airport near Islamabad, Pakistan. (NDTV) (AFP via The Nation) (BBC) More than 40 people are killed and 27 injured when a tractor trailer collides with a bus near Álamo, Veracruz, Mexico. (CNN) Law and crime Marcus Robinson, due to have been executed in 2007, is ordered off death row after North Carolina Superior Court Judge Gregory Weeks rules his trial was tainted by racial bias, grounds for cancellation of a death sentence under the state's Racial Justice Act. The judge used controversial statistical evidence of bias to grant the change of sentence. (BBC) Politics Former Malian President Amadou Toumani Toure arrives in Senegal after being ousted in a military coup. (France 24) The Economic Community of West African States condemns the election plan of the military junta which seized power in Guinea-Bissau. (Al Jazeera) Campaigning ahead of Sunday's French presidential election enters its final day. (BBC) April 20, 2012 Wikinews articles Dick Clark dies at 82 Current events of April 19, 2012 (2012-04-19) (Thursday) Armed conflicts and attacks Arab Spring: Syrian uprising: United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says Syria has failed in its obligation to pull its troops out of urban areas, according to a peace plan. (BBC) Bahraini uprising: Bahraini security forces fire stun grenades at demonstrators as protests against Sunday's Formula 1 Grand Prix continue. (BBC) Members of the Force India team due to be involved in the race are involved in a firebomb scare. (Al Jazeera) At least 33 people are killed and dozens more are injured in bombings in Baghdad, Kirkuk and Samarra in Iraq's worst violence in weeks. (Al Jazeera) Arts and culture Ma Jian, author of the banned novel Beijing Coma, daubs red paint over his face at the London Book Fair and calls Chinese publishers "the mouthpiece of the Chinese communist party." (The Guardian) Two papers on Alan Turing's theory of code-breaking are released to the UK's National Archives after 70 years. (BBC) Irish comedian Dylan Moran becomes the first professional English-speaking comedian ever to perform in Russia. The routine references Russia's new law banning "homosexual propaganda" and jailed oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky. (BBC) Men At Work flautist Greg Ham is found dead at his Melbourne home. (The Sydney Morning Herald) (BBC) The Band singer and drummer Levon Helm dies of throat cancer at the age of 71. (The New York Times) Disasters A UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter reportedly crashed in Afghanistan, killing all four on board. (CNN) International relations An agent at the centre of the U.S. prostitution scandal in Colombia denied one of his escorts $770 from an agreed fee of $800, according to The New York Times, thus prompting the row that revealed the scandal to the public. (BBC) India test launches its long-range Agni-V intercontinental ballistic missile. (Times of India) South Korea deploys new cruise missiles capable of destroying targets such as missile and nuclear bases anywhere in North Korea. (AFP via Google) Law and crime Anders Behring Breivik, the perpetrator of the 2011 Norway attacks, says he planned to behead former Norwegian Prime Minister Gro Harlem Brundtland and post the footage on the internet. (The Guardian) Science A report comissioned by the Irish Department of Health finds significant increase in narcolepsy among individuals given the GlaxoSmithKline developed swine flu vaccine Pandemrix compared to those who did not receive the vaccine. (The Irish Times) (Irish Examiner) (RTE) Sport In golf, 13 year-old Chinese Guan Tian-lang becomes the youngest player to compete on the PGA European Tour when he bogeys at the Volvo China Open. (BBC) In cycling, Italian Riccardo Riccò is given a 12-year ban, effectively ending his career. (BBC) (IOL) In tennis, world number one Novak Djokovic defeats Alexandr Dolgopolov at the 2012 Monte-Carlo Masters in Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, hours after his grandfather, who provided refuge for the Djokovic family in his Belgrade apartment during the 1999 NATO bombing raids, dies. (BBC) In association football, thousands of people converge on the city of Bergamo for the funeral of Piermario Morosini who collapsed and died on the field of play last Saturday. (BBC) April 19, 2012 Wikinews articles US Secret Service agents face investigation for Colombian sex scandal China, UN rebuke North Korea for rocket launch More April 2012 events...

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