Wikinews:2014/April

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April 1

• Andrej Kiska elected fourth President of the Slovak Republic

April 4

• Death of captive rhino halts propagation efforts in US

April 5

• Afghans go to the polls

April 6

• UK culture minister Maria Miller called to resign following alleged threat to Telegraph newspaper
• Crash Test Hunniez defeat Devotchkas in Roller Derby contest

April 7

• Writer and TV presenter Peaches Geldof dies aged 25

April 8

• Western Australian school performance undisrupted by WBC
• Scottish artist Alan Davie dies at age 93

April 9

• Hamilton wins 'incredible' Bahrain race, F1's 900th Grand Prix
• Australian swimmer Steph Rice announces retirement

April 10

• Wikimedian activist Adrianne Wadewitz dies

April 12

• GWAR announce Dave Brockie arts foundation
• Spain's men remain on top of FIFA global rankings for April 2014
• Weev iPad hacking conviction overturned
• Wikimedian Cindy Ashley-Nelson dies at conference in Berlin

April 14

• Valparaíso fire displaces thousands, kills at least a dozen

April 16

• Ukrainian troops retake airfield from separatist militants

April 18

• Eastern Slovak village Buzica honored as European Stork Village

April 21

• Wikinews interviews Paúl M. Velazco about new yellow-shouldered bat species

April 22

• Glasgow cannabis enthusiasts celebrate 'green' on city green
• Canadian former deputy PM Herb Gray dies at age 82

April 24

• Astronomers spot two supermassive black holes orbiting each other

April 25

• UK announces £200 million polar research ship

April 26

• Crucifix in Northern Italy collapses, crushing man to death

April 27

• University defeat Caloundra in first round of 2014 Sunshine Coast Rugby Union season

April 30

• UK government announce police stop-and-search powers rethink
• Leeds teacher fatally stabbed, 15-year-old in custody
• LA Clippers owner receives lifetime ban from NBA for racist comments