Portal:Current events/2012 April 7

April 7, 2012 (Saturday)

Armed conflict and attacks

The airport at the Yemeni capital Sana'a is closed after forces loyal to General Mohammed Saleh al-Ahmar, the former Chief of the Air Force and half-brother of former President Ali Abdullah Saleh, threaten to attack aircraft. (Al Jazeera)
Burmese President Thein Sein meets representative from the Karen National Union, in an attempt to end one of the world's longest running civil conflicts. (BBC)

Disasters

An avalanche buries about 130 Pakistani Army soldiers near the Siachen Glacier in the Himalayas near the border with India. (MSNBC)

Law and crime

Hamas executes three men (of whom one was convicted of collaborating with Israel) in the Gaza Strip. (AFP via Al-Arabiya)

Politics

Joyce Banda becomes the President of Malawi following the death of Bingu wa Mutharika. (Reuters via Yahoo)
The United Kingdom Home Office is subjected to an attack believed to be from the Anonymous computer hacking group. (BBC)

Sport

The 158th Boat Race between Oxford and Cambridge is stopped mid-race due to a swimmer in the water. After a clash of oars at the restart, Cambridge won easily. (BBC) (Yahoo)

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.