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*In separate events, 29 people are killed in a suicide attack on a prison van, six [[NATO]] oil tankers are torched, and the [[Pakistan Army]] attacked Taliban fighters. [https://web.archive.org/web/20100426150819/http://arabnews.com/world/article46945.ece (''Arab News'')] |
*In separate events, 29 people are killed in a suicide attack on a prison van, six [[NATO]] oil tankers are torched, and the [[Pakistan Army]] attacked Taliban fighters. [https://web.archive.org/web/20100426150819/http://arabnews.com/world/article46945.ece (''Arab News'')] |
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*[[Paraguay]] passes a bill, requested by [[President of Paraguay|President]], [[Fernando Lugo]], that suspends constitutional rights for 30 days in parts of the country after the [[Paraguayan People's Army]] (PPA) kills four people. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8642369.stm (BBC)] |
*[[Paraguay]] passes a bill, requested by [[President of Paraguay|President]], [[Fernando Lugo]], that suspends constitutional rights for 30 days in parts of the country after the [[Paraguayan People's Army]] (PPA) kills four people. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8642369.stm (BBC)] |
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*A [[tornado]] in [[Mississippi]] kills at least 10 people. [https://www.usatoday.com/weather/storms/tornadoes/2010-04-24-tornadoes-south_N.htm (''USA Today'')] |
*A [[tornado]] in [[Mississippi]] kills at least 10 people. [https://www.usatoday.com/weather/storms/tornadoes/2010-04-24-tornadoes-south_N.htm (''USA Today'')] |
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*[[The CW4Kids]] Premiere of [[Magical DoReMi]] |
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*[[Prime Minister of Thailand|Prime Minister]] [[Abhisit Vejjajiva]] of [[Thailand]] rejects [[2010 Thai political protests|protester]] demands to dissolve the [[Parliament of Thailand|Parliament]] within 30 days. [http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/World-News/Thailand-Prime-Minister-Refuses-Red-Shirts-Proposal-To-Dissolve-Parliament-Within-30-Days/Article/201004415619024?lpos=World_News_First_Home_Article_Teaser_Region_0&lid=ARTICLE_15619024_Thailand%3A_Prime_Minister_Refuses_Red_Shirts_Proposal_To_Dissolve_Parliament_Within_30_Days (Sky News)] |
*[[Prime Minister of Thailand|Prime Minister]] [[Abhisit Vejjajiva]] of [[Thailand]] rejects [[2010 Thai political protests|protester]] demands to dissolve the [[Parliament of Thailand|Parliament]] within 30 days. [http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/World-News/Thailand-Prime-Minister-Refuses-Red-Shirts-Proposal-To-Dissolve-Parliament-Within-30-Days/Article/201004415619024?lpos=World_News_First_Home_Article_Teaser_Region_0&lid=ARTICLE_15619024_Thailand%3A_Prime_Minister_Refuses_Red_Shirts_Proposal_To_Dissolve_Parliament_Within_30_Days (Sky News)] |
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*A strong earthquake measuring 6.1 strikes in the [[Maluku Islands]] north of [[Ambon Island]]. [https://web.archive.org/web/20100426150741/http://arabnews.com/world/article46814.ece (''Arab News'')] |
*A strong earthquake measuring 6.1 strikes in the [[Maluku Islands]] north of [[Ambon Island]]. [https://web.archive.org/web/20100426150741/http://arabnews.com/world/article46814.ece (''Arab News'')] |
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*[[Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh]] injures his ankle in a carriage driving accident on the Queen's [[Windsor Castle|Windsor]] estate. [https://web.archive.org/web/20100427063352/http://arabnews.com/world/article46820.ece (''Arab News'')] |
*[[Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh]] injures his ankle in a carriage driving accident on the Queen's [[Windsor Castle|Windsor]] estate. [https://web.archive.org/web/20100427063352/http://arabnews.com/world/article46820.ece (''Arab News'')] |
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Latest revision as of 05:27, 11 March 2022
April 24, 2010 (Saturday)
- In separate events, 29 people are killed in a suicide attack on a prison van, six NATO oil tankers are torched, and the Pakistan Army attacked Taliban fighters. (Arab News)
- Paraguay passes a bill, requested by President, Fernando Lugo, that suspends constitutional rights for 30 days in parts of the country after the Paraguayan People's Army (PPA) kills four people. (BBC)
- A tornado in Mississippi kills at least 10 people. (USA Today)
- Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva of Thailand rejects protester demands to dissolve the Parliament within 30 days. (Sky News)
- A strong earthquake measuring 6.1 strikes in the Maluku Islands north of Ambon Island. (Arab News)
- al-Shabaab seizes three towns from Ahlu Sunna Waljama'a in central Galguduud, Somalia. (Al Jazeera)
- Iraq holds funerals for those killed in yesterday's series of bombings in Baghdad. (Al Jazeera)
- Russia's Proton-M rocket sends a United States SES-1 telecommunications satellite into space. (Xinhua)
- An unmanned American aircraft kills seven militants in Pakistan. (Washington Post)
- Child sexual abuse in the Roman Catholic Church:
- In Chile, Catholic Church leaders and President Sebastián Piñera meet for more than an hour to discuss the child sexual abuse scandal and agree to send a letter to all the country's parishes. (BBC)
- A retired priest says he was ignored when he spoke out about Belgium's longest-serving bishop having sexually abused a boy years before his admission and immediate resignation yesterday. (CBC)
- Tens of thousands of people rally and lay flowers at a monument in Yerevan to the victims on the 95th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. (Al Jazeera)
- Marchers march in a dozen Spanish cities, including thousands in Madrid, to support Judge Baltasar Garzón who has been told he may face a trial for launching an inquiry into the acts of General Francisco Franco. Falange arranges a smaller protest in Madrid in opposition to Garzón. (BBC) (CBC)
- Former Nazi corporal and founder of Villa Baviera in Chile Paul Schäfer dies in prison at the age of 88. (BBC) (Deutsche Welle) (France24) (Philippine Daily Inquirer)
- Wang Lequan, Communist Party secretary since 1994, is replaced by Zhang Chunxian as the most powerful official in Xinjiang. (BBC) (Arab News) (The Hindu) (South China Morning Post)
- Two German men held in Abia State, Nigeria are released six days after being seized on a swim. (BBC)
- The Cheonan, which was destroyed in the Baengnyeong incident, is recovered. (Sky News)
- Mumbai's Oberoi Hotel reopens 18 months after sustaining damage in the 2008 Mumbai attacks. (BBC)
- Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh injures his ankle in a carriage driving accident on the Queen's Windsor estate. (Arab News)