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Five UN peacekeepers and seven civilian staff are killed in Jonglei, South Sudan, by rebels.
At least 37 people are killed and 850 are injured when a 6.3-magnitude earthquake strikes the Iranian province of Bushehr.
A gunman kills 13 people in a spree shooting in the village of Velika Ivanča, Serbia.
Former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher (pictured) dies at the age of 87.
Filip Vujanović is re-elected as President of Montenegro.
In horse racing, Auroras Encore wins the Grand National.
More than 70 people are killed in a building collapse in Thane, India.

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April 12, 2013 (Friday)

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Armed conflicts and attacks

War in Afghanistan (2001–present):
- 13 soldiers of the Afghan National Army are killed and 1 is injured in an ambush in the eastern Kunar Province. (CNN) (AP via ABC)
Iraqi insurgency (post-U.S. withdrawal)
- 11 people are killed and 30 wounded in bomb attacks at Sunni mosques in Iraq's capital Baghdad and in the province of Diyala. (BBC)
Northern Mali conflict (2012–present)
- Two suicide bombers kill three Chadian soldiers and injure dozens of civilians at a market in Kidal.(ABC)

Business and economy

Australian company Woodside Petroleum shelves its controversial $45 billion Browse LNG project planned for James Price Point on Western Australia's Dampier Peninsula. (ABC News Australia)

Disasters and accidents

Indonesia's National Search and Rescue Agency searches for an asylum-seeker boat carrying more than seventy people, which is feared to have sunk in the Sunda Strait en route to Christmas Island. (The Australian)

International relations

2013 Korean crisis:
- South Korea's defense ministry says it doubts North Korea has the ability to launch a nuclear-armed ballistic missile as claimed in a report by the United States Defense Intelligence Agency. (AFP via Channel NewsAsia)
- United States Secretary of State John Kerry lands in Seoul, South Korea as he embarks on three-day trip to the region, including Japan and China, to send a "tough" message to North Korea. (Al Jazeera)
- North Korea declares that Japan will face annihilation if threatens to wage war to the country. Japan declares that the PATRIOT missiles deployed in Okinawa Island will be permanent. (Japan Daily Press)(The Economic Times - India)
The British Prime Minister David Cameron travels to Berlin to discuss his demands for sweeping reform of the European Union with German Chancellor Angela Merkel. (BBC)
Israel reopens a goods crossing into the Gaza Strip after closing it for several days earlier in response to rocket fire from the Palestinian enclave. (The Daily Star)
Sudan’s President Omar al-Bashir visits South Sudan for the first time since the country won its independence in 2011, to meet with President Salva Kiir. (Capital FM Kenya)

Law and crime

India's Supreme Court clears the way for the execution of Devinder Pal Singh Bhullar, a Sikh militant, rejecting his appeal for his sentence to be commuted to life imprisonment. (AFP via Channel NewsAsia)
The French Senate approves same-sex marriage in France putting the bill on track to become law by summer. (AP via ABC News)
In Taiwan, 600 people are evacuated from a train in route from Zuoying to Taipei after timed explosives are found emanating white smoke from some luggage in a restroom. (CNN)
North Carolina A&T State University, a college in Greensboro, North Carolina, was put into a lockdown due to reports of a gunman with a rifle on campus. No shots were fired. There was no gunman discovered in the resulting search. (Reuters) (CBS)
Two are injured at a mall shooting on the campus of New River Community College, Christiansburg, Virginia. A suspect is in custody. (CNN) (ABC)

Politics and elections

Iran's former nuclear negotiator Hassan Rouhani enters the race to succeed President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, accusing the incumbent of needlessly incurring crippling economic sanctions. (Al Jazeera)

Science and technology

Russian President Vladimir Putin unveils a new 50 billion dollar drive for the country to preserve its status as a top space power, including the construction of a brand new cosmodrome to fly humans to space by the end of the decade. (AFP via Channel NewsAsia)

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April 11, 2013 (Thursday)

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Mexican Drug War:
- At least 14 people are killed in a series of clashes between alleged drug traffickers and police in the Mexican state of Michoacán. The government states that a high-profile drug lord was killed in the battle. (AP via The Washington Post)
South Thailand insurgency:
- Two soldiers are killed and six security officers are wounded as insurgents mount dozens of coordinated bombing, shooting and arson attacks in the Pattani region of Thailand. (AFP via Channel NewsAsia)
Syrian civil war:
- Over 50 people are killed by the Syrian Army in the town of Sanamayn, Daraa. (Al Jazeera)
Nigerian Sharia conflict:
- Boko Haram rejects the idea of an amnesty offer for militants by Nigerian president Goodluck Jonathan. (BBC)
War in North-West Pakistan
- A candidate for election in Pakistan is attacked and killed by assumed Taliban militants. (Hindustan Times)

Arts and culture

Singer Madonna is accused by the office of Malawi President Joyce Banda of "bullying state officials" after she reportedly exaggerated her charity's contribution and complained about her treatment on a recent visit to the country. (BBC)
The Glee episode, Shooting Star, causes a lot of controversy due to the school shooting that occurs in the episode. (USA Today)

Business and economy

Japanese automakers Honda, Nissan, Toyota and Mazda recall around 3.4 million cars due to airbag defects. (CNN)

Disasters and accidents

Tornadoes destroy a church and damage dozens of homes in the Midwestern United States, cutting off electricity in several areas, and prompting Missouri Governor Jay Nixon to declare a state of emergency. (Daily Mail)
Two people are killed and 41 injured in a bus crash in Irving, Texas, U.S. (Forth Worth Star Telegram)

International relations

2013 North Korean crisis:
- North Korea renews a threat to permanently close its Kaesong joint industrial zone with South Korea, blaming the "confrontation" policies of the South Korea's new president, Park Geun-hye. (AFP via Channel NewsAsia)
- The United States military places a Sea-based X-band Radar in a position where it can detect any possible missile launches by North Korea, while President Barack Obama vows to protect both the U.S. and its allies. (AFP via Channel NewsAsia)
- The G8 foreign ministers condemn "in the strongest way" North Korea's recent threats and vow to apply stronger measures if the country does not step down its rhetoric. (CNN)
- According to a released incorrectly-declassified U.S. Defense Intelligence Agency report, North Korea may have the technology to miniaturize, mount, and deliver a nuclear warhead with a long range missile. The accuracy of the system should, however, be low. (CNN)
The top foreign affairs officials of the G8 group of nations meet in London, where the Korean crisis, Syrian conflict and Iran's nuclear threats are expected to be major talking points. (BBC) (Reuters)
Former Chancellor of Germany Helmut Kohl blames recently deceased former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher's hostility towards a closer Europe as the cause for ongoing tensions between the United Kingdom and the European Union. (Sky News)

Law and crime

Two women are beheaded while another woman and her two daughters await the same fate as they are held captive on accusations of sorcery in Bougainville, Papua New Guinea. Legislation in the country protects people who commit violence against those they suspect of performing witchcraft, according to Amnesty International. (The New Zealand Herald)
Uruguay becomes the third country in the Americas after Canada and Argentina to legalize same-sex marriage after its legislature approves a bill which President Jose Mujica is expected to enforce within 10 days. (Sky News)
Thirty-six policemen in Mumbai, India, are suspended after they are filmed by a resident while allegedly taking bribes. (BBC)
Bangladesh police hold editor Mahmudur Rahman from the leading opposition Amar Desh newspaper in custody after his arrest on charges alleging sedition, illegal publication of Skype conversations of a judge in Bangladesh's ongoing war crimes trial, and inciting violence in recent protests. (AP via ABC News)

Politics and elections

Father Emil Kapaun is awarded a Medal of Honor posthumously by U.S. President Barack Obama. (CBS News)

Religion

France's top rabbi, Gilles Bernheim resigns after admitting he didn't hold a philosophy degree as claimed and had engaged in plagiarism. (Jerusalem Post)

Science and technology

Scientist find a rare dinosaur egg with the remaining fossil of an embryo in China. (The Register UK)
A study finds that carefully timed sounds played during sleep can enhance memory. (Telegraph)

Sport

UEFA Europa League quarter-finals:
- Fenerbahçe defeat Lazio and Basel see off Tottenham to reach their first European semi-finals. (The Guardian)
- Benfica ease past Newcastle and Chelsea overcome Rubin Kazan. (The Star)

April 11, 2013 Wikinews articles

April 10, 2013 (Wednesday)

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Business and economy

Worldwide personal computer sales fall 14% during the first quarter of 2013, the largest drop on record since tracking began in 1994. (eWeek) (The New York Times)
Costa Cruises is fined US$1.3 million in lieu of criminal charges relating to the Costa Concordia cruise ship disaster last year. (Los Angeles Times)
A claim is published that the Baltic response to the Great Recession in Europe followed radical neo-liberal policy, and that "unique features" of the Baltic States make the experience virtually non-replicable for the rest of Europe (Europe-Asia Studies).

International relations

2013 North Korean crisis:
- North Korea shuts down tourism from China as nuclear tensions mount, but business travel is allowed to continue. (AFP via Brisbane Times)
- South Korea, the United States and Taiwan raise their military watch alert to "vital threat" (level 2) ahead of an expected North Korean missile launch. (AFP via Channel News Asia)
- South Korea announces that North Korea was behind the wave of cyber attacks against several companies last month. (Yonhap)
Senkaku Islands dispute:
- Japan and Taiwan sign an agreement over fishing rights around the Senkaku Islands. China voices "extreme concerns" over the deal. (BBC) (NHK World)
An Arabian camel gifted to President of France François Hollande for liberating Mali is killed and stewed by a family in Timbuktu, in whose care Hollande had left it. (The Telegraph)
The United States, Canada, and Jordan boycott a meeting of the UN General Assembly organized by a former Serbian foreign minister, Vuk Jeremić. (AP via Huffington Post)

Law and crime

Liu Zhijun, the leader of the construction of the Chinese bullet train system and Minister of Railways, is arrested on corruption charges for allegedly taking bribes and abusing his power as Minister of Railways. (BBC) (Los Angeles Times) (Bloomberg Businessweek)
A man who took four firefighters hostage in Suwanee, Georgia, United States, is killed in a gun battle with police. (NBC News)
In Pakistan, a gunman kills one police officer and injures another who were guarding health workers fighting polio. (The New York Times)
The Chamber of Deputies (Congress) of Uruguay votes to legalize same-sex marriage. (BBC)

Politics and elections

A May 5 date is set for the 2013 Malaysian general election. (AAP via The Australian)
The Parliament of the United Kingdom gather for a special session to debate the legacy of former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher. (AFP via Channel NewsAsia)
Sally Jewell is confirmed as the new United States Secretary of the Interior. (AP via The New York Times)

Science and technology

Robert G. Edwards, Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine winner for in vitro fertilisation, dies at the age of 87. (Reuters)

Sport

Spain's Barcelona and Germany's Bayern Munich reach 2012–13 UEFA Champions League semi-finals defeating Paris Saint-Germain and Juventus respectively. (UEFA)
In tennis, the draw for the 2013 Davis Cup World Group Play-offs is held. Great Britain will face Croatia away after a heroic victory over Russia. (The Guardian)

April 10, 2013 Wikinews articles

April 9, 2013 (Tuesday)

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South Sudan internal conflict (2011–present):
- Gunmen kill 12 United Nations peacekeepers and civilian staff in an ambush in Jonglei, South Sudan. (AFP via Google News) (CNN) (Al Jazeera)

Arts and culture

Haruki Murakami, Michel Houellebecq, Sjón and Andrew Miller go head-to-head on the shortlist for the 2013 International Dublin Literary Award. (The Guardian) (BBC)

Disasters and accidents

2013 Bushehr earthquake: A 6.1–magnitude earthquake rocks the Iranian towns of Khvormuj, Bandar Deyr and Kangan, killing 37 people and injuring over 850, and was felt as far as Bahrain. (BBC) (CNN) (Reuters)
A helicopter crash kills two American NATO soldiers in eastern Afghanistan. (Reuters) (CNN) (NBC News)

International relations

Kissinger cables:
- Among the cables available now on WikiLeaks are the Nixon administration's early comments on recently-deceased former UK Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher. (CNN) (Democracy Now)
- Also released information on sources the U.S. used to spy on the Indira Gandhi household in 1970s India. (Hindustan Times)
- Information in the cables also recall the days of The Emergency and the roles of Sanjay Gandhi, Sonia Gandhi and Rajiv Gandhi. (The Indian Express)
2013 Korean crisis:
- North Korea announces its plans to launch a missile tomorrow; an event on that day had been warned about before. (Daily Express)
- North Korean authorities advise foreigners to leave South Korea soon, forecasting a possible conflict. (BBC)
- Japan sends two warships to patrol the Sea of Japan and sets Patriot missiles in central Tokyo and Okinawa Island. (Sky News)
- North Korea forbids all its workers to reach the Kaesong industrial plant, which may be permanently closed. (CNN)
- UN General Secretary Ban Ki-moon warns that the crisis may soon become "uncontrollable". The Commander of the United States Pacific Command Samuel J. Locklear describes the situation as a threat to the U.S but states that North Korean missiles will not be destroyed, unless a serious threat. (BBC) (CNN)
Iran announces that a new uranium ore mine and an enrichment plant will be added to the country's nuclear policy, defying the U.N. resolutions. (CNN)

Law and crime

Velika Ivanča shooting: At least 13 people are killed and another three injured after a man goes on a spree shooting in the village of Velika Ivanča near the Serbian capital Belgrade. (Time) (The New York Times) (San Francisco Chronicle)
At least 15 people are stabbed and wounded at Lone Star College–CyFair in Cypress, Texas, United States, with student Dylan Quick named as a suspect. (ABC News) (The Huffington Post) (ABC Local)

Politics and elections

Thatcher funeral events:
- Downing Street announces the funeral for Margaret Thatcher is scheduled for Wednesday, 17 April. She will be afforded a ceremonial exit, ranking her alongside Diana Spencer and the Queen Mother. (BBC)
- Tony Blair, who continued many of Thatcher's policies, expresses irritation at the response to her death, claiming people are being disrespectful. Blair appears on CNN to reveal his admiration for his predecessor, calling her "a huge figure, a towering figure." (BBC) (CNN via YouTube)
- Theatregoers at Billy Elliot the Musical – set in County Durham during the miners' strike of 1984–85 – elect to have a song calling for the death of Margaret Thatcher performed as usual. (The Guardian) (BBC)
Kenya officially swears in their new president, Uhuru Kenyatta. (Reuters) (BBC) (AP via ABC News)
The French Senate adopts article 1 of Bill 344, which legalizes same-sex marriage, in a 179–157 vote. (Libération)
Grenada Prime Minister Keith Mitchell announces that Dr. Cecile La Grenade will become the country's first female Governor General. She will succeed Sir Carlyle Glean. (Caribbean Journal)

Sport

2012–13 UEFA Champions League quater-finals:
- Borussia Dortmund score twice against Málaga in a dramatic period of injury time and wins 3–2, securing the semi-final berth. The British match officials are lambasted for their incompetence, with replays showing that at least two of the game's goals – including the winner – were scored illegally. (The Guardian) (BBC) (UEFA)
- Galatasaray nearly overthrow Real Madrid 3–2 during a surprising second half in Istanbul. Galatasaray's goals fly in from Emmanuel Eboué, Wesley Sneijder and Didier Drogba, though Real Madrid win 5–3 on aggregate in the end, progressing to the semi-final stage for a record 24th time. (The Guardian) (BBC) (UEFA)
In ice hockey, the United States win 2013 IIHF Women's World Championship defeating Canada 3–2 in the final. (IIHF) (TSN)

April 9, 2013 Wikinews articles

Wikinews interviews Amir Abbas Fakhravar about Iranian nuclear intentions

April 8, 2013 (Monday)

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Syrian civil war:
- A car bomb explodes in the center of the capital, Damascus, killing at least 15 people and wounding 53 others. (BBC)
War in Afghanistan (2001–present):
- Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai denounces the reported death of eleven children at the hands of NATO forces in Kunar Province and orders a government inquiry into the killings. (Al Jazeera)
- Taliban fighters are suspected of being responsible for a bus explosion that kills at least nine people and injures more than twenty others in Maidan Wardak Province, Afghanistan. (Al Jazeera)
4 army deserters and 3 tribesmen are killed in clashes in Al Bayda Governorate, Yemen. (Reuters)

Arts and culture

American actress Annette Funicello dies at the age of 70. (The New York Times)
Spanish actress and singer Sara Montiel dies in her Madrid residence at the age of 85. (Reuters via New York Daily News)

Business and economy

Chinese President Xi Jinping opens the Boao Forum for Asia in Boao, Hainan, by calling on entrepreneurs to form a united voice and vision for the common development of Asia. (Xinhua)
Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard, on a trip to Shanghai, China, announces that the Australian dollar is set to trade directly with the Chinese yuan, becoming the third currency to do so. (CNN)
Caribou Coffee announces plans to close all of its stores in the Chicago area. (Chicago Tribune)

International relations

2013 Korean crisis:
- A senior South Korean government official says that North Korea may be preparing for its fourth nuclear test, as increased activity is detected at its main test site. However, the South Korean Defence Ministry denied having clear signs that the test may be imminent. (AFP via Channel NewsAsia) (BBC)
- North Korea says it will withdraw all of its workers from the Kaesong Industrial Region, an industrial complex that is jointly run with South Korea, and consider shuttering the complex permanently. (BBC) (The Wall Street Journal)
- Russian President Vladimir Putin is "extremely concerned about the situation that may lead to a nuclear disaster worse than Chernobyl". (BBC)
Wikileaks announces the release of 1.7 million United States diplomatic and intelligence documents from 1973–1976 when Henry Kissinger was United States Secretary of State. (BBC) (Daily Mail)
United States Secretary of State John Kerry meets Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas in Ramallah and urges him to restart peace talks, before holding talks with the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. (Al Jazeera)

Law and crime

Egypt President Mohamed Morsi condemns sectarian violence and orders a probe after one person is killed in clashes at the Cairo headquarters of the Coptic Christian pope. (Al Jazeera)
A Dutch tourist, Richard de Wit, allegedly confesses to killing Sarah Groves, a British fitness instructor from Guernsey, who was found dead with multiple stab wounds on a houseboat in Jammu and Kashmir, India. (The Daily Telegraph)
Lindsay Sandiford loses her appeal against the death penalty in Indonesia for a charge of drug smuggling. (BBC)
The body of the Chilean Nobel Prize-winning poet Pablo Neruda is exhumed to determine the cause of his death in 1973. (BBC)
Pakistan's former leader Pervez Musharraf is directed to appear before the country's Supreme Court on allegations of treason. (BBC)

Politics and elections

Death of Margaret Thatcher:
- Margaret Thatcher, former British Prime Minister, dies of a stroke at the age of 87 in London. (BBC) (ABC News)
- Ceremonial funeral events are planned for next week. (Reuters)
Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina rejects demands by Islamists for a new anti-blasphemy law to punish those who defame Islam and Prophet Muhammad. (BBC)

Sport

In the 2012–13 Premier League, Manchester City claims a 2–1 victory over their rivals and leaders Manchester United with Sergio Aguero's winning goal. (BBC) (CNN)
Bernard King, Gary Payton, Rick Pitino, Sylvia Hatchell, Dawn Staley, Guy Lewis, and Jerry Tarkanian are announced as 2013 inductees into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. They will be inducted alongside previously announced class members Roger Brown, Russ Granik, Richie Guerin, Edwin Henderson, and Oscar Schmidt on September 8. (Bloomberg)
The Louisville Cardinals win the 2013 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament defeating the Michigan Wolverines 82–76. (AP via The Washington Post)

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April 7, 2013 (Sunday)

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Syrian civil war:
- An air strike on Aleppo by the Syrian Air Force kills 15 people, including nine children. (Euronews) (Al Arabiya)
- Syrian Armed Forces fire OTR-21 Tochka missiles at Baraza region of Damascus. (Al Arabiya)
War in Afghanistan (2001–present):
- An airstrike conducted by NATO kills at least 12 people in the Afghan province of Kunar. (BBC)
Conflict in the Niger Delta:
- 12 Nigerian policemen are missing and presumed dead after their boat was ambushed by militants in the Niger Delta region. (BBC)

International relations

2013 Korean crisis:
- The United States decides to delay a long-planned intercontinental ballistic missile test scheduled for next week at the Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, following tensions with North Korea. (CNN) (Al Jazeera)
Territorial disputes in the South China Sea:
- China says it will open disputed Paracel Islands in the South China Sea to tourism before the May Day holiday, a move to which Vietnam is strongly opposed, as the United States expresses concern. (AFP via Channel NewsAsia) (Wired UK)
- Taiwan plans to expand a pier on one of the disputed Spratly Islands, parts of which are also claimed by Vietnam, Brunei, China, Malaysia and the Philippines, as the other claimants strengthen military deployment in the South China Sea. (AFP via Channel News Asia)
Hundreds of delegates meet in Doha, Qatar, to raise funds to rebuild the Sudanese region of Darfur, that has been racked by conflict. (Al Jazeera)
United States Secretary of State John Kerry arrives in Turkey, where he is to have talks addressing relations with Israel and the conflict in Syria. (BBC)

Law and crime

Egyptian Christians and Muslims clash after a funeral for a Christian who was killed in earlier clashes. (The Daily Star)
Eric Ding Si Yang, a Singaporean businessman, is charged with corruption for offering free sex to three Lebanese football referees to induce them to fix a match in the AFC Cup. (AFP via Channel NewsAsia)
Rehtaeh Parsons, a 17-year-old Canadian gang-rape victim from Halifax, Novia Scotia, is taken off of life support and dies three days after a suicide attempt. Raped when she was only 15, she had been bullied ever since the November 2011 incident; officials with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police and the justice system are deciding whether to file charges. (CNN)

Politics and elections

Voters in Montenegro go to the polls for a presidential election with both candidates declaring themselves winner. (Al Jazeera) (Xinhua)

Sport

In road bicycle racing, Fabian Cancellara wins 2013 Paris–Roubaix ahead of Sep Vanmarcke and Niki Terpstra. (VeloNews) (VeloNation)
In motorcycle racing, Spain's Jorge Lorenzo wins 2013 Qatar Grand Prix, the first stage of the 2013 MotoGP season. (AP via ESPN) (CNN)
In curling, Sweden wins the 2013 World Men's Curling Championship defeating Canada 8–6 in the final. (CBS) (Curling.ca)
In tennis, Canada, Serbia, Argentina and Czech Republic reach 2013 Davis Cup semifinals. (AFP via NDTV) (Tennis Connected)
In college basketball:
- The University of Louisville and University of Connecticut advance to the championship game of the 2013 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament. (AP via ESPN) (ESPN)
- Drury University defeats Metropolitan State University of Denver 73–72 to win the 2013 NCAA Men's Division II Basketball Championship. (AP via ESPN)
- Amherst College defeats the University of Mary Hardin–Baylor 87–80 to win the 2013 NCAA Men's Division III Basketball Championship. (CBS) (The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

April 7, 2013 Wikinews articles

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights: close Guantanamo Bay

April 6, 2013 (Saturday)

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Iraqi insurgency (post-U.S. withdrawal):
- At least 22 people are killed and more than 60 others injured when a suicide bomber blows himself up in a busy election campaign tent in the Iraqi city of Baquba. (Reuters)
Nigerian Sharia conflict:
- 11 people are killed in a gun and machete attack in a village of Midlu in Northern Nigeria. (ABC News)
War in Afghanistan (2001–present):
- A bombing in Qalat, capital of the southern Zabul Province, kills three U.S. soldiers and two U.S. civilians, along with an Afghan doctor. An American civilian dies in another attack in the east of the country. (BBC) (Al Jazeera)
Northern Mali conflict:
- Tuareg separatists in Northern Mali mark the one year anniversary since the founding of the unilaterally declared Azawad. (AP via The Washington Post)
- One soldier is killed when the National Guard attacked a camp occupied by police who supported the 2012 Malian coup d'état that ousted the Malian president. (AP via Fox News)

Disasters and accidents

Tokyo Electric Power Company says that it is moving tons of highly radioactive water from a temporary storage tank to another after detecting signs of leakage at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant in Futaba District of Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. (AP via USA Today)
2013 Thane building collapse: Rescuers in India end the search for survivors of a building collapse which killed at least 72 people in the city of Thane on April 4. (BBC)

Health and environment

2013 meat adulteration scandal: The Swedish furniture giant Ikea withdraws moose meat lasagne, sold in its worldwide stores. Unlabelled pork is found after increased scrutiny from the scandal. (BBC)

Law and crime

Five people are killed in clashes between Muslims and Christians on the outskirts of Cairo, Egypt. (AP via Fox News)
A 24-year-old British tourist is found dead in a houseboat in Jammu and Kashmir, India. (CNN)

Politics and elections

Former South African president Nelson Mandela is discharged after spending nine days in hospital. (SAPA via News24)
In Bangladesh, thousands of protesters call for blasphemy laws that would include death penalty for bloggers who insult Islam, the majority religion of the country. (Al Jazeera)
In Lebanon, President Michel Suleiman asks Tammam Salam, a legislator and a former minister of culture, to head a new cabinet after a vast majority of the members of Parliament chose him for the job. (The New York Times)

Religion

Pope Francis appoints Spain's José Rodríguez Carballo, O.F.M., as Secretary to the Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life, which oversees all Catholic religious orders, his first nomination to the Vatican bureaucracy. (AFP via Channel NewsAsia)

Sport

In the 2012–13 Fußball-Bundesliga, Bayern Munich wins their 23rd Bundesliga title with a record six games to spare. (UEFA) (Goal.com) (BBC)
In road bicycle racing, Colombia's Nairo Quintana wins the 2013 Tour of the Basque Country. (Cycling News)
In horse racing, Auroras Encore springs a 66/1 surprise to win the 2013 Grand National by nine lengths at Aintree Racecourse in Liverpool, United Kingdom. (BBC)
In college basketball, the University of Louisville and University of Michigan advance to the championship game of the 2013 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament. (ESPN) (AP via ESPN)
In synchronized skating, Team Unique of Finland wins the 2013 World Championships, with NEXXICE of Canada placing second and Haydenettes of the USA third. (U.S. Figure Skating)

April 6, 2013 Wikinews articles

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Ongoing events
Economic Great Recession European sovereign-debt crisis Greek economic crisis Cypriot financial crisis Environmental North American drought Food safety Meat adulteration scandal Political 2013 Korean crisis List of ongoing protests More details on ongoing conflicts below edit sidebar

Recent deaths
April 12: Marv Harshman 12: Ya'akov Yosef 11: Grady Hatton 11: Bernard McGlinchey 11: Jonathan Winters 10: Robert G. Edwards 9: Zao Wou Ki 9: Paolo Soleri 8: Mikhail Beketov 8: Annette Funicello 8: Sara Montiel 8: Margaret Thatcher 7: Marty Blake 7: Les Blank 7: Andy Johns 7: Lilly Pulitzer 6: Bigas Luna 6: Michael Norgrove 5: Amnon Dankner 5: David Kuo 4: Víctor Carranza 4: Roger Ebert 4: Carmine Infantino 4: Ian Walsh 3: Ruth Prawer Jhabvala 2: Maysara Abu Hamdiya 2: Chuck Fairbanks 2: Jesús Franco 2: Jane Henson 2: Milo O'Shea 1: Moses Blah 1: William H. Ginsburg 1: Barbara Piasecka Johnson 1: Jack Pardee edit sidebar

Ongoing conflicts
Global War on Terror Terrorist incidents Operation Active Endeavour Operation Enduring Freedom War on Drugs Africa Lord's Resistance Army insurgency Maghreb insurgency OEF - Horn of Africa OEF - Trans Sahara DR Congo: M23 rebellion Egypt Egyptian protests Libya: Libyan factional fighting Mali: Northern Mali conflict Nigeria: Nigerian Sharia conflict Niger Delta conflict Somalia: Civil War Piracy Sudan and South Sudan: Sudan internal conflict South Sudan internal conflict Americas Colombian conflict Mexican Drug War Asia Afghanistan War: Military operations Taliban insurgency Pakistan: North-West War Sectarian violence India: Naxalite–Maoist insurgency Islamic insurgency in the Philippines: Operation Enduring Freedom – Philippines Korea: Korean crisis Korean maritime border conflict Southeast Asia: Cambodian–Thai border dispute Kachin conflict Papua conflict South Thailand insurgency Territorial disputes in the South China Sea Europe North Caucasus insurgency War in Ingushetia Dissident Irish Republican campaign Middle East Arab–Israeli conflict Gaza–Israel conflict Israeli–Palestinian conflict Israeli–Lebanese conflict Iraqi insurgency Kurdistan: Kurdish–Turkish conflict Kurdish–Iranian conflict Syrian civil war Yemen: al-Qaeda crackdown South Yemen insurgency Shia insurgency edit sidebar

Elections
Recent: April 7: Montenegro, President Upcoming: April 14: Venezuela, President 18: Italy, President 21: Paraguay, General 22–23: Egypt, Parliament (1st Round) 23: Bhutan, National Council 27: Iceland, Parliament 29–30: Egypt, Parliament (1st Round Run-off) Upcoming: May 5: Malaysia, General 11: Pakistan, General 11–12: Egypt, Parliament (2nd Round) 12: Bulgaria, Parliament 12: Guinea, Parliament 13: Philippines, House of Representatives, Senate (one half) 19–20: Egypt, Parliament (2nd Round Run-off) 26: Equatorial Guinea, Parliament 28–29: Egypt, Parliament (3rd Round) edit sidebar

Trials
Recently concluded Canada: Michael Rafferty Croatia: Ivo Sanader Egypt: Hosni Mubarak, Alaa Mubarak, Gamal Mubarak Germany: Breno Borges Indonesia: Abu Bakar Bashir Netherlands: Ante Gotovina (ICTY), Mladen Markač (ICTY), Momčilo Perišić (ICTY) Norway: Anders Behring Breivik Russia: Leonid Khabarov, Vladimir Kvachkov, Pussy Riot Sierra Leone: Charles Taylor (SCFSL) South Africa: Chris Mahlangu Ukraine: Yulia Tymoshenko United Kingdom: Levi Bellfield, Robert Black, Vincent Tabak, Ali Dizaei, Antoni Imiela, Brian Regan, Donna Air, Ched Evans, Clayton McDonald, Titus Bramble, Dan Penteado, John Terry, Iftikhar and Farzana Ahmed, Asil Nadir, Justin Lee Collins, Kweku Adoboli, Tony McCluskie, Kevin Hutchinson-Foster, Chris Huhne, Nicola Edgington, Vicky Pryce, Derek Rose, Mick Philpott, Mairead Philpott, Paul Mosley, Kevin Liverpool, Junior Bradshaw United States: Noshir Gowadia, Buju Banton, Barry Bonds, Raj Rajaratnam, Casey Anthony, Conrad Murray, George Huguely, Allen Stanford, Roger Clemens, Jerry Sandusky, Jared Lee Loughner Ongoing Cambodia: Khmer Rouge Tribunal Canada: Luka Magnotta China: Organized crime in Chongqing France: Church of Scientology Iraq: Supreme Criminal Tribunal Malaysia: Anwar Ibrahim Netherlands: Thomas Lubanga (ICC), Radovan Karadžić (ICTY), Ratko Mladic (ICTY) Palau: Tommy Remengesau Philippines: Andal Ampatuan, Jr., Gloria Macapagal Arroyo Russia: Mikhail Khodorkovsky, Platon Lebedev Singapore: Tak Boleh Tahan South Africa: Oscar Pistorius Sudan: Lubna al-Hussein Thailand: Thaksin Shinawatra Turkey: Ergenekon network, Kenan Evren United Kingdom: Koo Stark, Dale Cregan United States: Ahmed Ghailani, David Headley, Charles P. White, Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, Viktor Bout, Lauryn Hill, Jodi Arias Vatican: Vatileaks scandal Upcoming Czech Republic: Václav Klaus France: Éric Raoult Italy: Silvio Berlusconi Libya: Saif al-Islam Gaddafi Ivory Coast: Laurent Gbagbo United Kingdom: Dane Bowers, Mark Bridger, Stuart Hall, Stuart Hazell United States: Nidal Malik Hasan, Javaris Crittenton, Bradley Manning, Robert Bales, George Zimmerman, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, Peter Madoff, Christian Gerhartsreiter, Crystal Mangum, Dylan Quick edit sidebar

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