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*In seperate 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. [http://arabnews.com/world/article46945.ece (''Arab News'')] |
*In seperate 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. [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)] |
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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]] 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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*[[Harakat al-Shabaab Mujahideen|al-Shabaab]] seizes three towns from [[Ahlu Sunna Waljama'a]] in central [[Galguduud]], [[Somalia]]. [http://english.aljazeera.net/news/africa/2010/04/201042452922967484.html (Al Jazeera)] |
*[[Harakat al-Shabaab Mujahideen|al-Shabaab]] seizes three towns from [[Ahlu Sunna Waljama'a]] in central [[Galguduud]], [[Somalia]]. [http://english.aljazeera.net/news/africa/2010/04/201042452922967484.html (Al Jazeera)] |
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*Child sexual abuse in the Roman Catholic Church: |
*Child sexual abuse in the Roman Catholic Church: |
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**In [[Chile]], [[Catholic Church]] leaders and [[President of Chile|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. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8641456.stm (BBC)] |
**In [[Chile]], [[Catholic Church]] leaders and [[President of Chile|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. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8641456.stm (BBC)] |
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**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. [http://www.cbc.ca/world/story/2010/04/24/belgium-bishop-sex-abuse.html (CBC)] |
**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. [http://www.cbc.ca/world/story/2010/04/24/belgium-bishop-sex-abuse.html (CBC)] |
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*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]]. [http://english.aljazeera.net/news/middleeast/2010/04/201042415122731115.html (Al Jazeera)] |
*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]]. [http://english.aljazeera.net/news/middleeast/2010/04/201042415122731115.html (Al Jazeera)] |
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*Marchers march in a dozen [[Spain|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 [[Francisco Franco|General Francisco Franco]]. [[Falange]] |
*Marchers march in a dozen [[Spain|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 [[Francisco Franco|General Francisco Franco]]. [[Falange]] arranges a smaller protest in [[Madrid]] in opposition to Garzón. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/8642272.stm (BBC)] [http://www.cbc.ca/world/story/2010/04/24/spain-judeg-garzon-rallies-indictment.html (CBC)] |
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*Former [[Nazi]] corporal and founder of [[Villa Baviera]] in [[Chile]] [[Paul Schäfer]] dies in prison at the age of 88. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8641882.stm (BBC)] [http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,5503076,00.html?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf (Deutsche Welle)] [http://www.france24.com/en/20100424-ex-nazi-paul-schaefer-dies-88-chile-child-sex-abuse (France24)] [http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/world/view/20100425-266297/Ex-Nazi-Paul-Schaefer-dead-in-Chile-prison (''Philippine Daily Inquirer'')] |
*Former [[Nazi]] corporal and founder of [[Villa Baviera]] in [[Chile]] [[Paul Schäfer]] dies in prison at the age of 88. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8641882.stm (BBC)] [http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,5503076,00.html?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf (Deutsche Welle)] [http://www.france24.com/en/20100424-ex-nazi-paul-schaefer-dies-88-chile-child-sex-abuse (France24)] [http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/world/view/20100425-266297/Ex-Nazi-Paul-Schaefer-dead-in-Chile-prison (''Philippine Daily Inquirer'')] |
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*[[Wang Lequan]], Communist Party secretary since 1994, is replaced by [[Zhang Chunxian]] as the most powerful official in [[Xinjiang]]. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/8641443.stm (BBC)] [http://arabnews.com/world/article46813.ece (''Arab News'')] [http://www.hindu.com/2010/04/25/stories/2010042556971900.htm (''The Hindu'')] [http://www.scmp.com/vgn-ext-templating/v/index.jsp?vgnextoid=fba39838fb038210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&s=news (''South China Morning Post'')] |
*[[Wang Lequan]], Communist Party secretary since 1994, is replaced by [[Zhang Chunxian]] as the most powerful official in [[Xinjiang]]. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/8641443.stm (BBC)] [http://arabnews.com/world/article46813.ece (''Arab News'')] [http://www.hindu.com/2010/04/25/stories/2010042556971900.htm (''The Hindu'')] [http://www.scmp.com/vgn-ext-templating/v/index.jsp?vgnextoid=fba39838fb038210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&s=news (''South China Morning Post'')] |
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*Two [[Germany|German]] men held in [[Abia State]] are released six days after being seized on a swim. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/8641932.stm (BBC)] |
*Two [[Germany|German]] men held in [[Abia State]] are released six days after being seized on a swim. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/8641932.stm (BBC)] |
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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]] 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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*The ''[[Cheonan]]'', which was destroyed in the [[Baengnyeong incident]], is recovered. [http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/World-News/South-Korea-Recovers-Final-Half-Of-Sunken-Warship-Navys-Cheonan-Blew-Up-In-Disputed-Border-Waters/Article/201004415619004?lpos=World_News_First_Home_Article_Teaser_Region_6&lid=ARTICLE_15619004_South_Korea_Recovers_Final_Half_Of_Sunken_Warship%3A_Navys_Cheonan_Blew_Up_In_Disputed_Border_Waters (Sky News)] |
*The ''[[Cheonan]]'', which was destroyed in the [[Baengnyeong incident]], is recovered. [http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/World-News/South-Korea-Recovers-Final-Half-Of-Sunken-Warship-Navys-Cheonan-Blew-Up-In-Disputed-Border-Waters/Article/201004415619004?lpos=World_News_First_Home_Article_Teaser_Region_6&lid=ARTICLE_15619004_South_Korea_Recovers_Final_Half_Of_Sunken_Warship%3A_Navys_Cheonan_Blew_Up_In_Disputed_Border_Waters (Sky News)] |
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*[[Mumbai]]'s [[Oberoi Trident|Oberoi Hotel]] reopens 18 months after sustaining damage in the [[2008 Mumbai attacks]]. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/8641435.stm (BBC)] |
*[[Mumbai]]'s [[Oberoi Trident|Oberoi Hotel]] reopens 18 months after sustaining damage in the [[2008 Mumbai attacks]]. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/8641435.stm (BBC)] |
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*[[Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh]] injures his ankle in a carriage driving accident on the Queen's [[Windsor]] estate. [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]] estate. [http://arabnews.com/world/article46820.ece (''Arab News'')] |
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