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Current events of
April 5, 2012
(
2012-04-05
)
(Thursday)
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Armed conflict and attacks
A rocket fired from
Egypt
's
Sinai desert
hits the
Israeli
city of
Eilat
but causes no injuries or property damage.
(Reuters)
Mali
's
Azawad National Liberation Movement
declares an end to military activities, claiming that they have captured enough territory to form
their own state
.
(BBC)
Syrian
Army
troops launch a fierce attack on the
Damascus
suburb of
Douma
.
(AP via WVEC)
Rival militias cease fighting in the town of
Zuwara
in western
Libya
after the
National Transitional Council
claims a ceasefire.
(Reuters Alertnet)
Business and economy
A Chinese company
[
clarification needed
]
that insures ships announces it will stop indemnifying tankers carrying
Iranian
oil. This represents a continued tightening of world
sanctions on Iran
.
(Reuters)
Disasters
At least 14 people die as a result of severe storms in
Argentina
, with
Buenos Aires Province
being the hardest hit.
(BBC)
Law and crime
Sky News
admits illegally hacking emails belonging to members of the public on two separate occasions.
(BBC)
2010–2012 Greek protests
: Riot police and protesters clash in
Athens
, hours after a 77-year-old pensioner's suicide outside parliament.
(BBC)
International internet group
Anonymous
protests
censorship
by targeting Chinese websites, including government bureaus in several
Chinese
cities.
(Al Jazeera)
(AP via
The Irish Times
)
Russian
businessman
Victor Bout
is sentenced to 25 years in prison for smuggling weapons to the
Colombian
FARC
guerilla movement.
(RT)
Politics and elections
Malawi
's
President
Bingu wa Mutharika
is taken to
Lilongwe
's intensive care unit after cardiac arrest and is reported to have died.
(BBC)
(Reuters)
Umberto Bossi
resigns as the head of the
Italian
Northern League
following a corruption scandal.
(BBC)
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