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Summary.     Click for More > Thaksin claims Thai election win 80 killed in mosque attack Police fire on protesters France to replace youth job law   Prodi hails Italy poll 'victory'  Centre-left leader says he has won the right to become the prime minister following a narrow victory   Iran 'advances uranium program'  Ex-President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani: Iran has advanced its uranium enrichment program Jurors hear Flight 93 cockpit tape Rebels close in on capital Police attack media protest Swollen Danube threatens Balkans Suicide bomber kills 8 Oil breaks through record $75 Three bombs rip through resort  23 people, including 3 foreigners, were killed and 62 others were wounded in in the Red Sea town of Dahab King agreed to reinstate parliament  Jubilant Nepalis have taken to the streets in celebration in parts of the capital Kathmandu Bomb targets army chief Iran 'fails to heed nuclear call'  Mohammed ElBaradei told the UN Security Council that Iran has failed to co-operate with UN inspectors Leftist trio seals Americas pact

Apr.1  Baghdad  Pressure mounts on PM to go
 Baghdad  Rice and Straw arrive
Apr.2  Baghdad  Rice, Straw to Iraqis: 'The time has come'
 Iran  High-speed underwater missile test-fired
Apr.3   Thailand
 Sierra Leone  Taylor appears in war crimes case
Apr.4  Thailand  Prime minister Thaksin to resign
 Baghdad  Hussein charged with genocide
 France  More than 1 million protest jobs law
Apr.5  Baghdad  Hussein grins during cross-examination
 Paris  Unions press for law repeal
Apr.6  Djibouti  69 dead as ferry capsizes
 Washington  Bush 'ordered intelligence leak'
Apr.7   Baghdad
 European Union  EU suspends aid to Palestinians
 Nepal  Curfew imposed in capital
Apr.8   Nepal
 Nepal  Extended curfew
 Gaza  6 dead in second day of strikes
Apr.9  Peru  Exit polls: Leftist leads
Apr.10   Paris
 Peru  Runoff election inevitable
 Rome  Prodi ahead of Berlusconi in vote
 USA  Mass protests for immigrants
Apr.11   Rome  
  Iran  
 Karachi  Bomb rips through prophet prayer service
Apr.12   Washington
  Chad
 Iran  ElBaradei puts pressure on Iran
Apr.13  Washington  Moussaoui: 'No remorse' for 9/11
Apr.14  Egypt  Attacks on churches: 1 dead
 Afghanistan  47 killed in attack on Taliban
Apr.15   Nepal
  Serbia
 Washington  Rumsfeld resignation row simmers
Apr.16  Vatican  Benedict leads first Easter Mass as pope
 Iraq  Bombs kill at least 34 amid deadlock
 Istanbul  Bomb blast injures 30
Apr.17   Tel Aviv
 Mexico  Bus plunge kills 67 religious pilgrims
Apr.18  Moscow  No Iran consensus in talks
Apr.19  Nepal  3 protesters killed
 Rome  Supreme court confirms Prodi poll victory
 Guantanamo  List of detainee names released
Apr.20  Nepal  Riot police kill 3 protesters
 Washington  Bush welcomes Chinese president
 Nepal  Curfew extended in Kathmandu
Apr.21  London  Birthday walkabout for queen at 80
 Nepal  King gives up absolute power
 Baghdad  Shia bloc names PM choice
  New York
Apr.22  Baghdad  Parliament elects new leaders
 Nepal  Security forces open fire on protesters
Apr.23  Qatar  Bin Laden tape denounces West
Apr.24  Baghdad  Tape 'links' Hussein to attacks
  Egypt  
  Nepal  
Apr.25   Sri Lanka
 Iraq  Defiant al-Zarqawi shows face on video
 Ukraine  Ukraine remembers Chernobyl blast
 Sri Lanka  Military strikes on Tamil bases
Apr.26  Iran  Iran 'will harm U.S. interests if attacked'
 Nepal  Rebels declare ceasefire
Apr.28   UN Security Council  
 Nepal  Parliament reopens after 4 years
 Washington  Abu Ghraib interrogation chief charged
Apr.29   Cuba
 Nepal  New PM sworn in by king
Apr.30  Nigeria  Darfur peace talks extended
 Kashmir  'Militants' kill Hindus

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Pressure mounts on PM to go  Figures within Shia alliance have for the first time urged Jaafari to stand down to help a unity government form   Rice and Straw arrive  US Secretary of State and British Foreign Secretary made the unannounced trip in Baghdad Rice, Straw to Iraqis: 'The time has come' High-speed underwater missile test-fired Thaksin claims Thai election win

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Apr.1   Baghdad  
 Bahrain  Death boat's captain detained
 Thailand  Thais vote amid political crisis
  Baghdad  

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Apr.2   Baghdad
  Iran
 Thailand  Thais await crunch poll outcome

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Apr.3   Thailand  
  Prime Minister says his party won more than 50% of the vote in an election he hoped would end a crisis
  Sierra Leone Taylor appears in war crimes case  Sierra Leone  Taylor pleads not guilty of war crimes  Washington  Moussaoui can face death penalty  France  France braces for mass protests

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Apr.4   Thailand   Prime minister Thaksin to resign  A day after claiming victory in a national election, Thaksin Shinawatra has announced he will resign   Baghdad     Hussein charged with genocide  Former Iraqi dictator has been charged for the first time with genocide, chief judge Ra'id Juhi announced   France More than 1 million protest jobs law  Hamas  Hamas sets out stance to UN chief  USA  Amnesty accuses US on rendition  Baghdad  PM Jaafari rejects calls to resign

April 5 ... more > Top ^

Apr.5   Baghdad     Hussein grins during cross-examination  Saddam is saying he approved death sentences against Shiites because they were trying to assassinate him   Paris Unions press for law repeal  South Africa  Zuma 'showered to avoid HIV'  U.S. Congress  Rice defends India nuclear deal

April 6 ... more > Top ^

Apr.6  Jerusalem  Israel police hold Hamas minister  Iraq  Bombing near Najaf shrine kills 10  Baghdad  Hussein aide quizzed on killings   Djibouti   69 dead as ferry capsizes  A boat ferrying passengers to a traditional festival overturned after leaving port about noon   Washington Bush 'ordered intelligence leak'

April 7 ... more > Top ^

Apr.7   Baghdad     80 killed in mosque attack
  3 suicide bombers struck a mosque affiliated with a major Shiite political party. Another 136 were wounded.    Friday's blasts went off 3 hours after noon prayers at Buratha mosque affiliated with the Supreme Council for the Islamic Revolut...
  European Union EU suspends aid to Palestinians  Nepal  Scores arrested in strike  Gaza  Six killed in Israeli air strike   Nepal Curfew imposed in capital  Washington  U.S. redirecting Palestinian aid

April 8 ... more > Top ^

Apr.8   Nepal   Police fire on protesters
  Security forces fired on stone-throwing protesters, killing 1 person and wounding at least 5 others.    The government extended a dawn-to-dusk curfew in the capital to block o...
 France  Man who burned woman alive jailed  Iraq  Fresh bomb targets Shias   Nepal Extended curfew   Gaza 6 dead in second day of strikes  Kazakhstan  Brazilian back on Earth from ISS  Nepal  Protesters defy curfew

April 9 ... more > Top ^

Apr.9  Baghdad  Iraq angered by civil war warning  Nepal  Police fire rubber bullets  Karachi  Dozens dead in Pakistan stampede  US Georgia  Mickelson claims second Masters title   Peru   Exit polls: Leftist leads  Ollanta Humala led balloting in presidential election, but a runoff appeared likely

April 10 ... more > Top ^

Apr.10   Paris   France to replace youth job law
  President Chirac has announced that the new law that sparked weeks violent protests will be scrapped
  Peru Runoff election inevitable   Rome Prodi ahead of Berlusconi in vote  Ghana  120 feared dead as boat capsizes   USA Mass protests for immigrants

April 11 ... more > Top ^

Apr.11   Rome     Prodi hails Italy poll 'victory'
  Centre-left leader says he has won the right to become the prime minister following a narrow victory
  Iran     Iran 'advances uranium program'
  Ex-President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani: Iran has advanced its uranium enrichment program
 In a televised speech in the h oly city of Mashhad president Ahmadinejad insisted it did not want nuclear weapons West fears Iran is developing a nuclear bomb
 Southern Italy  'Top Mafia boss' caught   Karachi   Bomb rips through prophet prayer service  A suicide attacker is killing at least 41 people including the top leadership of a Sunni Muslim religious group  Washington  US condemns Iran nuclear advance

April 12 ... more > Top ^

Apr.12   Washington   Jurors hear Flight 93 cockpit tape
  Jurors at the Moussaoui death penalty trial heard the first public playing of the cockpit voice recorder
 Moscow  Russia, Britain blast Iran's nuclear move   Chad   Rebels close in on capital
  Rebels vowing to overthrow the president have moved to within 65 miles of N'Djamena
  Iran ElBaradei puts pressure on Iran

April 13 ... more > Top ^

Apr.13  Iran  U.N. presses Iran on nuclear plans  Washington  Moussaoui trial hears his defence   Washington   Moussaoui: 'No remorse' for 9/11  Al Qaeda terrorist told a jury that he is willing to kill Americans 'any time, anywhere'

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Apr.14   Egypt Attacks on churches: 1 dead  Chad  Chad cuts Sudan ties after attack  New Delhi  Plea for calm after blasts  Washington  Bush rebuffs attack on Rumsfeld  Rome  Berlusconi defiant on poll result   Afghanistan 47 killed in attack on Taliban

April 15 ... more > Top ^

Apr.15   Nepal   Police attack media protest
  Baton-wielding police beat journalists who were protesting against a media clampdown, as a general strike called
 Gaza  Police stage violent protest  Romania  Danube at highest in more than a century   Serbia   Swollen Danube threatens Balkans
  A state of emergency has been declared in 10 regions of Serbia; waters of the Danube flooded Smederevo.    Tens of thousands of people across Balkans are braced to battle more floodwaters The Danube and 4 other rivers have risen to its highest ...
  Washington Rumsfeld resignation row simmers  Jerusalem  Peres: 'Ahmadinejad represents Satan'

April 16 ... more > Top ^

Apr.16   Vatican Benedict leads first Easter Mass as pope   Iraq Bombs kill at least 34 amid deadlock   Istanbul Bomb blast injures 30  Washington  New Iraqi envoy: Political progress near  Greece  Four die in train crash  U.S. Congress  US nuclear talks with Iran urged

April 17 ... more > Top ^

Apr.17   Tel Aviv     Suicide bomber kills 8
  A bomber set off a blast in a restaurant at the central bus station in the Passover attack. The bomber also died.    The Islamic Jihad, said was behind the lunchtime blast, but the Israeli government said it held the Hamas-led Palestinian Authori...
 Baghdad  Hussein's signature on crackdown   Mexico Bus plunge kills 67 religious pilgrims  Washington  US warns Hamas over Israel blast

April 18 ... more > Top ^

Apr.18  Jerusalem  Israel blames Hamas for bombing  Moscow  Moscow hosts meeting on Iran crisis   Moscow No Iran consensus in talks  Berlin  Germany backs open Holocaust record  Nigeria  President offers Delta boost

April 19 ... more > Top ^

Apr.19   Nepal 3 protesters killed  Baghdad  Saddam 'did sign death warrants'   Rome Supreme court confirms Prodi poll victory   Guantanamo List of detainee names released  Kabul  Rocket hits embassy row  Nepal  Indian envoys to meet Nepal's king

April 20 ... more > Top ^

Apr.20   Nepal Riot police kill 3 protesters   Washington Bush welcomes Chinese president  Baghdad  Iraqis signal PM breakthrough   Nepal Curfew extended in Kathmandu  Russian Far East  7.7-magnitude quake  Nigeria  Nigeria settles Paris Club debt  Nepal  Nepalese out on street

April 21 ... more > Top ^

Apr.21   London Birthday walkabout for queen at 80   Nepal King gives up absolute power   Baghdad Shia bloc names PM choice  Nepal  Opposition party promises new protests   New York   Oil breaks through record $75
  There are fears of a supply disruptions in Iran and Nigeria and reports of gas shortages on the U.S. East Coast

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Apr.22   Baghdad Parliament elects new leaders  Nepal  Rain, police douse protest   Nepal Security forces open fire on protesters  Nepal  Capital under fresh curfew

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Apr.23   Qatar     Bin Laden tape denounces West  The audiotape attacks the West for cutting off funds to the Palestinian Hamas-led government  San Marino  Schumacher won Grand Prix  Baghdad  3 U.S. troops killed by roadside bomb  Hungary  Socialists retain power  Nepal  Gunbattles, curfew wrack Nepal

April 24 ... more > Top ^

Apr.24   Baghdad Tape 'links' Hussein to attacks   Egypt   Three bombs rip through resort
  23 people, including 3 foreigners, were killed and 62 others were wounded in in the Red Sea town of Dahab
 The blasts took place about 7:15 p.m. at 2 cafeterias and a supermarket. 42 of the wounded are Egyptian and 3 are members of the police. The dead included 20 Egyptians and 3 foreigners, including a German child. 4 Americans are among the wounded
  Nepal   King agreed to reinstate parliament
  Jubilant Nepalis have taken to the streets in celebration in parts of the capital Kathmandu
 A tired King Gyanendra announced the move in a late-night TV address 7-party opposition alliance is ending weeks of protests and calls off a strike The alliance decided that former Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala would head a new government

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Apr.25   Sri Lanka     Bomb targets army chief
  At least 8 people have been killed in a suicide bomb. The head of the army has been seriously injured
 Egypt  Several arrests after resort blasts   Iraq Defiant al-Zarqawi shows face on video   Ukraine Ukraine remembers Chernobyl blast  Spain  Hero Lehmann as Arsenal make final   Sri Lanka Military strikes on Tamil bases

April 26 ... more > Top ^

Apr.26   Iran Iran 'will harm U.S. interests if attacked'  Sri Lanka  Thousands flee strikes  Baghdad  Rice joins Rumsfeld on Iraq trip   Nepal   Rebels declare ceasefire  Maoists declared a 3-month unilateral ceasefire to reflect their desire for the formation of a special assembly  Romania  Romania struggles to shelter flood victims  Spain  Barca reached Champions League final

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Apr.27  Sri Lanka  Race to save ceasefire  Global  Full bin Laden message posted on Web  Nepal  Parliament set to meet  Spain  Puerta puts Sevilla in UEFA final  England  Amazing comeback puts Boro through  Colombia  Ex-President's sister slain

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Apr.28   UN Security Council   Iran 'fails to heed nuclear call'
  Mohammed ElBaradei told the UN Security Council that Iran has failed to co-operate with UN inspectors
 The report said that Iran had done little to answer questions over its nuclear intentions. President Ahmadinejad has said Iran does not give a damn about UN resolutions. The UN wants the research halted amid Western fears that Tehran might develop nuclear weapons.
  Nepal Parliament reopens after 4 years  Darfur  U.N. forced to cut food aid to Sudan   Washington Abu Ghraib interrogation chief charged  UN  West urges tougher line on Iran  Afghanistan  Al-Zawahiri praises insurgents in video

April 29 ... more > Top ^

Apr.29  London  Chelsea keep title  Iran  Iran: Checks resume if U.N. drops case  Rome  Berlusconi 'ready to resign as PM'   Cuba     Leftist trio seals Americas pact
  The leaders of Bolivia, Cuba and Venezuela have signed a trade agreement to counter US influence
  Nepal New PM sworn in by king

April 30 ... more > Top ^

Apr.30  Darfur  Rebels hold out on peace   Nigeria Darfur peace talks extended   Kashmir 'Militants' kill Hindus

High-speed underwater missile test-fired Taylor appears in war crimes case 6 dead in second day of strikes   Iran 'advances uranium program'



World, April 2006 War & Army Timeline ... See World War & Army timeline Top ^
2006
Apr.2   Iran
Apr.3   Sierra Leone
Apr.7  Gaza  Six killed in Israeli air strike
Apr.8   Gaza
Apr.11   Iran
  Ex-President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani: Iran has advanced its uranium enrichment program
 In a televised speech in the h oly city of Mashhad president Ahmadinejad insisted it did not want nuclear weapons West fears Iran is developing a nuclear bomb
Apr.12   Chad Rebels close in on capital
  Rebels vowing to overthrow the president have moved to within 65 miles of N'Djamena
Apr.14   Afghanistan 47 killed in attack on Taliban Apr.15   Washington Rumsfeld resignation row simmers Apr.19  Kabul  Rocket hits embassy row Apr.23  Baghdad  3 U.S. troops killed by roadside bomb Apr.23  Nepal  Gunbattles, curfew wrack Nepal Apr.25   Sri Lanka   Bomb targets army chief
  At least 8 people have been killed in a suicide bomb. The head of the army has been seriously injured
Apr.25   Sri Lanka Military strikes on Tamil bases Apr.26  Sri Lanka  Thousands flee strikes Apr.26   Nepal Rebels declare ceasefire  Maoists declared a 3-month unilateral ceasefire to reflect their desire for the formation of a special assembly Apr.27  Sri Lanka  Race to save ceasefire Apr.28   Washington Abu Ghraib interrogation chief charged Apr.30  Darfur  Rebels hold out on peace Apr.30   Nigeria Darfur peace talks extended


World, April 2006 Disasters Timeline ... See World Disasters timeline Top ^
2006 Apr.1  Bahrain  Death boat's captain detained Apr.6   Djibouti 69 dead as ferry capsizes  A boat ferrying passengers to a traditional festival overturned after leaving port about noon Apr.9  Karachi  Dozens dead in Pakistan stampede Apr.10  Ghana  120 feared dead as boat capsizes Apr.15  Romania  Danube at highest in more than a century Apr.15   Serbia Swollen Danube threatens Balkans
  A state of emergency has been declared in 10 regions of Serbia; waters of the Danube flooded Smederevo.    Tens of thousands of people across Balkans are braced to battle more floodwaters The Danube and 4 other rivers have risen to its highest ...
Apr.16  Greece  Four die in train crash Apr.17   Mexico Bus plunge kills 67 religious pilgrims Apr.20  Russian Far East  7.7-magnitude quake Apr.26  Romania  Romania struggles to shelter flood victims


World, April 2006 Sports Timeline ... See World Sports timeline Top ^
2006 Apr.9  US Georgia  Mickelson claims second Masters title Apr.23  San Marino  Schumacher won Grand Prix Apr.25  Spain  Hero Lehmann as Arsenal make final Apr.26  Spain  Barca reached Champions League final Apr.27  Spain  Puerta puts Sevilla in UEFA final Apr.27  England  Amazing comeback puts Boro through Apr.29  London  Chelsea keep title


World, April 2006 Business Timeline ... See World Business timeline Top ^
2006 Apr.4   France More than 1 million protest jobs law Apr.18  Nigeria  President offers Delta boost Apr.20  Nigeria  Nigeria settles Paris Club debt Apr.21   New York Oil breaks through record $75
  There are fears of a supply disruptions in Iran and Nigeria and reports of gas shortages on the U.S. East Coast
Apr.29   Cuba   Leftist trio seals Americas pact
  The leaders of Bolivia, Cuba and Venezuela have signed a trade agreement to counter US influence



World, April 2006 Crime & Justice Timeline ... See World Crime & Justice timeline Top ^
2006 Apr.1  Bahrain  Death boat's captain detained Apr.3   Sierra Leone Taylor appears in war crimes case Apr.3  Sierra Leone  Taylor pleads not guilty of war crimes Apr.3  Washington  Moussaoui can face death penalty Apr.4   Baghdad   Hussein charged with genocide  Former Iraqi dictator has been charged for the first time with genocide, chief judge Ra'id Juhi announced Apr.5   Baghdad   Hussein grins during cross-examination  Saddam is saying he approved death sentences against Shiites because they were trying to assassinate him Apr.5  South Africa  Zuma 'showered to avoid HIV' Apr.6  Iraq  Bombing near Najaf shrine kills 10 Apr.6  Baghdad  Hussein aide quizzed on killings Apr.7   Baghdad   80 killed in mosque attack
  3 suicide bombers struck a mosque affiliated with a major Shiite political party. Another 136 were wounded.    Friday's blasts went off 3 hours after noon prayers at Buratha mosque affiliated with the Supreme Council for the Islamic Revolut...
Apr.8  France  Man who burned woman alive jailed Apr.8  Iraq  Fresh bomb targets Shias Apr.11  Southern Italy  'Top Mafia boss' caught Apr.11   Karachi Bomb rips through prophet prayer service  A suicide attacker is killing at least 41 people including the top leadership of a Sunni Muslim religious group Apr.12   Washington Jurors hear Flight 93 cockpit tape
  Jurors at the Moussaoui death penalty trial heard the first public playing of the cockpit voice recorder
Apr.13  Washington  Moussaoui trial hears his defence Apr.13   Washington Moussaoui: 'No remorse' for 9/11  Al Qaeda terrorist told a jury that he is willing to kill Americans 'any time, anywhere' Apr.14   Egypt Attacks on churches: 1 dead Apr.16   Iraq