Portal:Current events/2015 April 3

Current events of April 3, 2015 (2015-04-03) (Friday)

Accidents and disasters Five people die in a helicopter crash in a São Paulo residential area, including the son of Governor Geraldo Alckmin. (Xinhua) Germanwings Flight 9525: Data from the flight data recorder reveals that the plane was deliberately accelerated before crashing into the French Alps. (Reuters)(BBC)(Guardian) Armed conflicts and attacks Sinai insurgency About 15 Egyptian soldiers and 2 civilians are killed by a combination of guns and car bombs. (BBC)(NY Times) Yemeni Crisis (2011–present) Saudi Arabia donates a plethora of weapons and medical supplies to the conflict by dropping them over Tawahi. (Reuters)(Globe&Mail) International relations Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu disagrees with the Iranian nuclear program agreement that the P5+1 Nations offered to Iran, saying it threatens Israel. (Reuters)(YNet news)(Fox) Law and crime Plaintiffs withdraw a lawsuit against Google that had asserted that it was illegally tying its licensing of the Android operating system to the favorable treatment of Google apps. (Reuters) Miscellaneous news An American sailor who was lost for 66 days in the Atlantic Ocean is found by a German tanker. He survived on a diet of solely raw fish and rainwater. (BBC) (CTV news) (Yahoo news) Pandemics Burkina Faso culls 115,000 chickens over a bird flu scare. (Reuters) (Xinhua) Politics and elections Former Prime Minister of the Netherlands Piet de Jong celebrates his 100th birthday. (NOS) Former Vice President of Zimbabwe Joice Mujuru is expelled from the ruling party for allegedly planning a coup against President Robert Mugabe. (BBC)(Herald)(NewZimbabwe)