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Contents

  • 1 April 1
  • 2 April 2
  • 3 April 3
  • 4 April 4
  • 5 April 5
  • 6 April 6
  • 7 April 7
  • 8 April 8
  • 9 April 9
  • 10 April 10
  • 11 April 11
  • 12 April 12
  • 13 April 13
  • 14 April 14
  • 15 April 15
  • 16 April 16
  • 17 April 17
  • 18 April 18
  • 19 April 19
  • 20 April 20
  • 21 April 21
  • 22 April 22
  • 23 April 23
  • 24 April 24
  • 25 April 25
  • 26 April 26
  • 27 April 27
  • 28 April 28
  • 29 April 29
  • 30 April 30

April 1

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  • Rancagua, Chile Servicio Médico Legal boss, Juan Díaz, suspended on Juanita Carey case
  • Large Hadron Collider reaches milestone
  • Obama lessens US ban on offshore drilling


April 2

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  • Chile tsunami first reached Pichilemu, SHOA reports
  • Oldest living European person reaches age 114
  • Former United States press secretary Jerald terHorst dies at age 87
  • Jack Diesing Sr., former chairman of the College World Series, dies age 92
  • Three injured in Gaza after Israeli airstrikes


April 3

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  • At least twenty dead after mudslides in Peru
  • Space shuttle Discovery cleared for Monday launch
  • Rail network in Kashmir comes under attack
  • Wikinews interviews Juana Bustamante, Chilean earthquake survivor from Paniahue
  • Four dead after Washington refinery fire
  • Lady Sonia McMahon dies in Sydney, Australia at 77
  • Chilean President Piñera discontinues "catastrophe state" in O'Higgins, Maule and Bío Bío regions
  • Sir Alex Ferguson: "poor, poor performance" by match officials after Chelsea defeats Manchester United
  • Australian rules football: 2010 Gippsland Football League round 1 - Wonthaggi v Leongatha


April 4

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  • 7.2 quake rattles lower Colorado River area in Mexico
  • Earthquakes hit Dominican Republic, Ryukyu Islands and Tonga
  • Homage to Chilean politician Jaime Guzmán nineteen years after his death
  • US to alter aviation security policy
  • Chinese ship leaking oil near Great Barrier Reef
  • Ten security personnel killed by Maoists in Orissa, India
  • Pakistan: 38 Talibani insurgents killed in two separate attacks in Orakzai area
  • 30 dead in Baghdad bomb blasts, hundreds of people injured


April 5

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  • Gunmen kill 25 in Iraqi village
  • South African government appeals for calm after death of white supremacist
  • 38 people die in suicide attack during political rally in Pakistan
  • Pakistan: Peshawar hit by triple bomb blasts


April 6

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  • Toyota fined $16 million by US government over recalls
  • UK Prime Minister announces date for general election
  • Officials: Maoist rebels kill at least 70 Indian soldiers
  • 25 dead after mine explosion in West Virginia
  • Heavy earthquake hits Sumatra, Indonesia


April 7

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  • Two arrests at Liverpool airport after attempt to smuggle corpse onto flight
  • Naperville, Illinois welcomes home Olympic silver medalist Molly Schaus
  • US announces revised limits on use of nuclear weapons


April 8

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  • US air carrier Spirit Airlines announces $45 carry-on baggage fee
  • Eurozone economy did not grow at all in last quarter of 2009
  • UK interest rates remain at 0.5%


April 9

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  • German Physical Society demands nuclear disarmament
  • Red Shirts cause state of emergency in Thai capital
  • Qatari diplomat detained on Las Vegas bound flight
  • Obama, Medvedev sign treaty cutting nuclear stockpiles
  • British Airways and Iberia sign merger deal
  • Iran tests new centrifuges


April 10

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  • US military to carry out review following Wikileaks release of classified 2007 video
  • Junior Canadian cabinet minister leaves amid scandal
  • Four dead after US helicopter crashes in Afghanistan
  • Polish President Lech Kaczyński dies as his plane crashes in Russia
  • Baseball: Oakland Athletics defeat LA Angels 10 to 4


April 11

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  • Rodeo: Cristóbal Cortina and Víctor Vergara win Chile Championship
  • Australian rules football: 2010 Gippsland Football League round 1 - Moe v Traralgon
  • Australian Muslim killed by her hijab in go-carting accident
  • Officials: Almost 100 killed in air raids in Pakistan
  • Clashes leave 21 dead in Thai capital
  • Pakistan: Twelve suspected Taliban rebels die in airstrikes
  • Eurozone offers Greece 30 billion euro in loans
  • Spain hit by 6.3 magnitude earthquake


April 12

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  • Calm returns to Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
  • Car bomb explodes near MI5 army base in Northern Ireland
  • NATO troops kill four people on bus in Afghanistan


April 13

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  • Landslide causes train derailment in Italy; nine dead
  • Study: Women susceptible to high dietary glycemic load
  • Abhisit Vejjajiva administration on brink of collapse
  • Twitter announces advertising platform
  • Polish president and first lady lie in state ahead of funeral


April 14

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  • Officials: Two soldiers and over 30 insurgents killed in Pakistan
  • Vatican criticized for cardinal's claim of homosexuality and pedophilia link
  • 6.9 magnitude earthquake hits western China
  • Toyota to suspend sales of Lexus GX 460 over new safety fears
  • Volcanic eruption starts on top of Eyjafjallajökull, Iceland
  • One dead after apartment fire in Oxfordshire, England
  • Burial site for Polish president Lech Kaczynski draws objections


April 15

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  • European airspace closed by volcanic ash
  • Current polls show high probability of hung parliament in 2010 UK general election
  • Cyclone in eastern India kills 31
  • Somali radio stations stopped from playing music by Islamist militants
  • US Library of Congress plans archive of Twitter
  • Ash from Iceland volcano could affect UK flights
  • Deposed Kyrgyz President flees to Kazakhstan
  • Rescue efforts underway after China earthquake


April 16

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  • United Nations: More people with access to cell phones than toilets in India
  • US unveils revived space exploration program


April 17

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  • UN report says death of Benazir Bhutto preventable; fault of government
  • Wikinews interviews Joe Schriner, Independent U.S. presidential candidate
  • Toyota to recall Sienna minivan in North America
  • Europe's airline chaos: in depth
  • Officials: Seventeen insurgents killed in Orakzai, Pakistan
  • 30 people die in bombing in northwestern Pakistan
  • Chilean musicians perform concert for Peralillo, Chile residents
  • Australian rules football: 2010 Gippsland Football League round 2 - Leongatha v Morwell
  • UK politician Nick Clegg wins historic first televised political debate
  • Australian rules football: 2010 Gippsland Football League round 2 - Traralgon v Wonthaggi
  • Tobacco manufacturers and retailers fined over UK price fixing
  • Thai anti-government leaders escape capture
  • Pakistan: Eight killed in hospital blast
  • US bank Goldman Sachs accused of fraud


April 18

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  • Poland: Around 100,000 people attend public memorial for victims of plane crash
  • Champaign, Illinois mayor doubts Obama's natural-born citizenship; local politicians divided on whether mayor should resign
  • North Korea denies involvement in sinking of South Korean warship
  • Man shot after attempting to drive through US-Mexico border
  • 6.3 magnitude quake strikes Papua New Guinea
  • Fourteen dead in two attacks in Somalia


April 19

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  • Suicide bomber kills 24 in Peshawar, Pakistan
  • Toyota to pay US government $16.4 million over recalls
  • Long Island teen found guilty of hate crime
  • Suicide car bomber kills seven in Kohat, Pakistan
  • Formula One: Jenson Button wins 2010 Chinese Grand Prix
  • Son of Illinois Senate President charged with driving under the influence
  • European airlines question flight bans
  • Half of Europe's flights could take off Monday, EU says
  • Cuban tobacco grower Alejandro Robaina dies at age 91
  • Senior al-Qaeda leaders in Iraq killed


April 20

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  • Roadside bomb kills NATO soldier in Afghanistan
  • Magnitude 5.2 earthquake hits Kalgoorlie, Western Australia


April 21

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  • US Supreme Court overturns ban on videos depicting animal cruelty
  • Death toll from Chinese earthquake passes 2,000
  • Former IOC President Samaranch dies at 89
  • Ash-triggered flight disruptions cost airlines $1.7 billion


April 22

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  • Train derails in South Africa; at least two dead
  • US Treasury unveils new $100 note
  • Belgian prime minister offers resignation
  • Three dead, over 70 injured in Bangkok blasts


April 23

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  • Greece formally asks for EU-IMF loans
  • Bombings in Iraq kill dozens
  • Ben Shephard announces departure from GMTV
  • Oil rig in Gulf of Mexico sinks after explosion; eleven missing
  • Chilean actor Oscar Garcés accused of sexual abuse
  • Brazil's Minas state stops sales of Toyota Corolla
  • US vice president Biden says Iran sanctions likely by early May
  • 6.2 magnitude aftershock provokes panic in southern Chile
  • British poet Peter Porter dies at age 81


April 24

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  • Somali al-Shabaab group seizes three towns
  • US indicts eleven alleged pirates from Somalia
  • Illinois Fair Map Amendment could die before appearing on ballot
  • Six policemen killed in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico
  • Iranian president Ahmadinejad in Zimbabwe for trade fair
  • US state of Arizona signs into law controversial immigration bill
  • New York man pleads guilty in New York City subway bomb plot
  • Two children killed in fire in Derbyshire, England; man arrested
  • Zeus botnet trojan horse is back


April 25

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  • Five dead after continuing violence in Nigeria
  • Officials: Eight insurgents killed in Orakzai, Pakistan
  • Stephen Hawking: aliens 'almost certain to exist,' could invade Earth
  • Fire sweeps Manila, Philippines slum
  • NATO tankers in Pakistan attacked, four killed
  • Condemned US killer to face execution by firing squad
  • Paul Schäfer, founder of Colonia Dignidad, dies at 88
  • Mississippi tornado kills at least ten
  • British government apologises for suggesting the Pope could create a brand of "Benedict" condoms
  • WHO starts simultaneous immunization campaigns in over 100 countries
  • Thai prime minister dismisses offer by anti-government protesters


April 26

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  • New Zealander William Trubridge breaks freediving world record
  • Nearly 100,000 protest for closure of US military base in Japan
  • Spokesman: At least 55 dead after violence in Darfur, Sudan
  • 6.5 magnitude earthquake hits off coast of Taiwan
  • Australian rules football: 2010 Gippsland Football League round 3 - Morwell v Traralgon
  • Poison lead singer Bret Michaels in critical condition
  • Sudanese president declared winner of elections
  • Hungarian conservative party wins majority in parliament


April 27

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  • Gulf of Mexico oil spill expanding; submarines to try to stop leak
  • Dale Ogden, 2010 California gubernatorial candidate, talks with Wikinews
  • Smoke bomb thrown in Ukrainian parliament during naval base debate
  • Snap election fails to end political deadlock in Nauru
  • Suicide bombing in Afghanistan kills three, 35 injured
  • Officials: US drone strike kills five in Pakistan


April 28

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April 29

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  • New Jersey students protest proposed budget cuts
  • US official warns of Hezbollah missile threat
  • Thai police, protesters in violent clashes; at least one dead
  • Sixteen-year-old boy charged with murder over use of Playstation in Chile
  • "Bigoted woman": controversial Gordon Brown remarks caught on air


April 30

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  • Controversial wind farm approved by US government
  • UN official: DR Congo is ‘rape capital of the world’
  • Algerian driver released by hostage takers in Niger
  • Taliban commander reportedly alive, despite claims of January death
  • Belgium passes ban on full face veil
  • Pakistani peace mediator killed in tribal area
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