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April 9, 2007 (Monday)

The Governor of New York Eliot Spitzer signs legislation changing the date of the New York primary election to February 5, 2008. (AP via Herald News Daily)
Thirteen detainees at Guantanamo Bay are conducting a hunger strike to protest against harsher conditions in a new prison unit and are being force fed. (AP via CNN)
The United Kingdom Ministry of Defence bans any more of the 15 Royal Navy sailors and Royal Marines held captive by Iran from selling their stories to the media reversing a previous decision following widespread criticism. (Reuters via ABC News Australia)^{[permanent dead link]}
Tim Montgomery, a former 100-metre world record holder, pleads guilty to charges of bank fraud and money laundering. (BBC)
President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad of Iran announces that his country can now produce nuclear fuel on an industrial scale. (BBC), (CNN)
Ministers from natural gas exporting countries such as Russia, Kazakhstan and Iran meet in Doha, Qatar, prompting speculation that they might be looking at transforming the Gas Exporting Countries Forum into a cartel similar to OPEC. (BBC)
Iraq War: Shia cleric Moqtada al-Sadr calls for an anti-American protest on the fourth anniversary of the overthrow of Saddam Hussein. Hundreds of thousands of Shias gather in Najaf for a demonstration calling for U.S.-led troops to leave Iraq. (Reuters via Gulf Times), (BBC)
East Timorese voters go to the polls to elect a new President of East Timor to replace Xanana Gusmão.(New York Times)
Tens of thousands of demonstrators in Buenos Aires and other cities in Argentina protest against the death of Carlos Fuentealba, a school teacher having been severely injured by a tear gas canister fired by police during a protest the previous week over pay and working conditions. (BBC)

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+* The [[Governor of New York]] [[Eliot Spitzer]] signs legislation changing the date of the [[New York City|New York]] [[primary election]] to February 5, 2008. [https://web.archive.org/web/20070927203237/http://www.heraldnewsdaily.com/stories/index.php?action=fullnews&id=90972 (AP via Herald News Daily)]
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+* Thirteen detainees at [[Guantanamo Bay detention camp|Guantanamo Bay]] are conducting a [[hunger strike]] to [[protest]] against harsher conditions in a new [[prison]] unit and are being [[force feeding|force fed]]. [http://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/americas/04/09/guantanamo.strike.ap/index.html?eref=rss_world (AP via CNN)]
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+* The [[United Kingdom]] [[Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom)|Ministry of Defence]] bans any more of the 15 [[Royal Navy]] [[sailor]]s and [[Royal Marines]] [[2007 Iranian seizure of Royal Navy personnel|held captive by Iran]] from selling their stories to the media reversing a previous decision following widespread criticism. [http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200704/s1892963.htm (Reuters via ABC News Australia)]{{Dead link|date=August 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
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+* [[Tim Montgomery]], a former [[100 metres|100-metre]] [[world record]] holder, pleads guilty to charges of [[bank]] [[fraud]] and [[money laundering]]. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/6539871.stm (BBC)]
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+* [[President of Iran|President]] [[Mahmoud Ahmadinejad]] of [[Iran]] announces that his country can now [[Nuclear programme of Iran|produce nuclear fuel on an industrial scale]]. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/6538957.stm (BBC)], [http://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/04/09/iran.ahmadinejad/index.html?eref=rss_world (CNN)]
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+* Ministers from [[natural gas]] exporting countries such as [[Russia]], [[Kazakhstan]] and [[Iran]] meet in [[Doha]], [[Qatar]], prompting speculation that they might be looking at transforming the [[Gas Exporting Countries Forum]] into a [[cartel]] similar to [[OPEC]]. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/6538127.stm (BBC)]
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+* [[Iraq War]]: [[Shia]] [[cleric]] [[Moqtada al-Sadr]] calls for an anti-[[United States of America|American]] protest on the fourth anniversary of the overthrow of [[Saddam Hussein]]. Hundreds of thousands of [[Shias]] gather in [[Najaf]] for a  [[demonstration (people)|demonstration]]  calling for [[multinational force in Iraq|U.S.-led troops]] to leave [[Iraq]]. [http://www.gulf-times.com/site/topics/article.asp?cu_no=2&item_no=142685&version=1&template_id=42&parent_id=18 (Reuters via Gulf Times)], [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/6537861.stm (BBC)]
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+* [[East Timor]]ese voters [[East Timorese presidential election, 2007|go to the polls]] to elect a new [[President of East Timor]] to replace [[Xanana Gusmão]].[https://www.nytimes.com/2007/04/09/world/asia/09timor.html?_r=1&oref=slogin (New York Times)]
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-*Early elections in November are announced in the [[Netherlands]]. [http://dailytelegraph.news.com.au/story/0,20281,19657647-5001028,00.html (Daily Telegraph)]
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-*The [[Governor of New York]] [[Eliot Spitzer]] signs legislation changing the date of the [[New York]] [[primary election]] to February 5, 2008. [http://www.heraldnewsdaily.com/stories/index.php?action=fullnews&id=90972 (AP via Herald News Daily)]
-*Thirteen detainees at [[Guantanamo Bay detention camp|Guantanamo Bay]] are conducting a [[hunger strike]] to [[protest]] against harsher conditions in a new [[prison]] unit and are being [[force feeding|force fed]]. [http://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/americas/04/09/guantanamo.strike.ap/index.html?eref=rss_world (AP via CNN)]
-*The [[United Kingdom]] [[Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom)|Ministry of Defence]] bans any more of the 15 [[Royal Navy]] [[sailor]]s and [[Royal Marines]] [[2007 Iranian seizure of Royal Navy personnel|held captive by Iran]] from selling their stories to the media reversing a previous decision following widespread criticism. [http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200704/s1892963.htm (Reuters via ABC News Australia)]
-*[[Tim Montgomery]], a former [[100 metres|100-metre]] [[world record]] holder, pleads guilty to charges of [[bank]] [[fraud]] and [[money laundering]]. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/6539871.stm (BBC)]
-*[[President of Iran|President]] [[Mahmoud Ahmadinejad]] of [[Iran]] announces that his country can now [[Nuclear programme of Iran|produce nuclear fuel on an industrial scale]]. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/6538957.stm (BBC)], [http://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/04/09/iran.ahmadinejad/index.html?eref=rss_world (CNN)]
-*Ministers from [[natural gas]] exporting countries such as [[Russia]], [[Kazakhstan]] and [[Iran]] meet in [[Doha]], [[Qatar]], prompting speculation that they might be looking at transforming the [[Gas Exporting Countries Forum]] into a [[cartel]] similar to [[OPEC]]. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/6538127.stm (BBC)]
-*[[Iraq War]]: [[Shia]] [[cleric]] [[Moqtada al-Sadr]] calls for an anti-[[United States of America|American]] protest on the fourth anniversary of the overthrow of [[Saddam Hussein]]. Hundreds of thousands of [[Shias]] gather in [[Najaf]] for a  [[demonstration (people)|demonstration]]  calling for [[multinational force in Iraq|U.S.-led troops]] to leave [[Iraq]]. [http://www.gulf-times.com/site/topics/article.asp?cu_no=2&item_no=142685&version=1&template_id=42&parent_id=18 (Reuters via Gulf Times)], [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/6537861.stm (BBC)]
-*[[East Timor]]ese voters [[East Timorese presidential election, 2007|go to the polls]] to elect a new [[President of East Timor]] to replace [[Xanana Gusmão]].[http://www.nytimes.com/2007/04/09/world/asia/09timor.html?_r=1&oref=slogin (New York Times)]
 * Tens of thousands of demonstrators in [[Buenos Aires]] and other cities in [[Argentina]] protest against the death of [[Carlos Fuentealba]], a school teacher having been severely injured by a [[tear gas]] canister fired by police during a protest the previous week over pay and working conditions. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/6539617.stm (BBC)]
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