Portal:Current events/2011 April 23

Current events of April 23, 2011 (2011-04-23) (Saturday)

Armed conflicts and attacks Cambodia and Thailand clash on their border. (BBC) (Al Jazeera) Arab Spring 2011 Syrian protests: At least twelve people are killed by security forces during funerals. (Reuters) The United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon condemns the killing by the government of at least 300 people since mid-March. (RIA Novosti) 2011 Libyan civil war: The United States Air Force confirms an air strike by a predator drone in Misrata. (BBC) (CBC) 2011 Yemeni protests President Ali Abdullah Saleh of Yemen agrees to step down under a 30-day transition plan to end increasingly violent unrest over his rule. (BBC) (Al Jazeera) Arts and culture The guest list for the wedding of Prince William and Catherine Middleton is announced. (CNN) (BBC) Law and crime Police in China raid a Tibetan monastery in Sichuan, killing two people according to a rights group. (BBC) (Radio Television Hong Kong)