Portal:Current events/2005 April 10

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An earthquake of magnitude 6.7 occurs near Padang, West Sumatra, Indonesia at 10:18 UTC. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/4430255.stm (BBC)]
The Mainland Affairs Council of the Republic of China (Taiwan) bans reporters from the People's Daily and Xinhua from Taiwan, saying the mainland's state-controlled media "tried to present their people with a distorted image of Taiwan". [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/4431461.stm (BBC)]
Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao pushed for cooperation between India and the PRC to dominate high-tech industries. Urging the historical rivals to forget past tension, Wen said cooperation "will signify the coming of the Asian century of the IT industry." [http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory?id=657151 (ABC News)]
Former South African President FW de Klerk has called for a new political party to be set up following the dissolution of the New National Party. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/4429307.stm (BBC)]
Israeli-Palestinian Conflict:
Israel arrests Hamas leader Sheikh Hassan Yousef on his return home after he illegally makes his way from Ramallah to the Al-Aqsa Mosque to deliver a sermon. [http://feeds.bignewsnetwork.com/?sid=a3e65d51d114273b (UPI)]{{Dead link|date=August 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} [https://web.archive.org/web/20050412024504/http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/563123.html (Haaretz)]
A large security operation in Jerusalem appears to have prevented Israeli Zionist extremists from staging a rally at the Temple Mount, also known as the Haram al-Sharif. The rally was to be in opposition to the proposed Israeli pull-out from the Gaza Strip. The police are also able to quell a stone-throwing Arab counter-demonstration. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/4429421.stm (BBC)] [https://web.archive.org/web/20050412024504/http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/563123.html (Haaretz)]
Israeli Zionist extremists block a road near Tel Aviv during rush hour. Protesting the proposed Israeli pull-out from the Gaza Strip, they set tires alight and sit down on the road. Several are arrested and police are able to end the blockade within minutes. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/4429421.stm (BBC)] [https://web.archive.org/web/20050911055817/http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/5027FA54-B20A-4914-BC75-E7DBC49367FD.htm (Al Jazeera)]
Militant Palestinian extremists again fire mortars at settlements in the Gaza Strip. They are believed to have been fired by Islamic Jihad. [https://web.archive.org/web/20050911055719/http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/13C96025-4D49-4C36-8705-BAC0C079E788.htm (Al Jazeera)]
Al Jazeera states that Palestinian sources report that Israeli Defence Minister Shaul Mofaz has apologised to Palestinian Authority Interior Minister Nasr Yusuf for the deaths of 3 Palestinian teenagers on April 9. [https://web.archive.org/web/20060113052626/http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/FE5205CE-3950-4FEC-B21A-2D238708F74B.htm (Al Jazeera)]
American spammer Jeremy Jaynes is sentenced for nine years in prison. The sentence is suspended until further appeals. [https://web.archive.org/web/20051203134248/http://www.spamfo.co.uk/component/option,com_content/task,view/id,313/Itemid,2/ (Spamfo)] [https://web.archive.org/web/20050413023741/http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/news/42136.html (E-Commerce News)] [http://edition.cnn.com/2005/TECH/internet/04/08/spam.sentence.ap/ (CNN)]
A magnitude 6.1 earthquake strikes Tokyo. There are no reports of serious damages. [http://www.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/getarticle.pl5?nn20050411x1.htm (Japan Times)] [https://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=worldNews&storyID=8136399 (Reuters)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050412092617/http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type%3DworldNews%26storyID%3D8136399 |date=2005-04-12 }}
British carmaker MG Rover receives a loan of £6.5 million from the British government. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/politics/vote_2005/frontpage/4429663.stm (BBC)] [https://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000102&sid=ae6.tRog7cus&refer=uk (Bloomberg)] [https://web.archive.org/web/20051206060342/http://news.ft.com/cms/s/27902cee-aa25-11d9-aa38-00000e2511c8.html (Financial Times)]
Spanish police seize an ETA cache of explosives in Hernani, near San Sebastián. [http://www.eitb24.com/noticia_en.php?id=51868 (EITB)] [http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L10693416.htm (Reuters AlertNet)]
Italian deputy prime minister Marco Follini calls for an early general election after the centre-right coalition of prime minister Silvio Berlusconi lost in a regional ballot last week. [http://www.agi.it/english/news.pl?doc=200504051639-1187-RT1-CRO-0-NF82&page=0&id=agionline-eng.italyonline (AGI)]{{Dead link|date=August 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} [http://www.iht.com/articles/2005/04/10/news/italy.html (ITH)]
In Mexico, Raúl Gibb Guerrero, editor of La Opinión newspaper, who covered Mexican drug cartels is killed. [http://www.plenglish.com/Article.asp?ID=%7BEB88740B-DC2D-47E0-A8AC-D989DA446519%7D&language=EN (Prensa Latina)] [http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/N10393469.htm (Reuters AlertNet)] [http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/mexico/20050409-0903-mexico-journalistkilled.html (San Diego Tribune)]
A Haitian police team and UN peacekeepers kill a prominent gang leader Grenn Sonnen (Jean Anthony Rene) and five of his supporters in a shootout. [http://www.haitiaction.net/News/AHP/2005/04/10/01.html (Haiti Action Committee)] [https://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=worldNews&storyID=8135786 (Reuters)]{{Dead link|date=August 2021 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

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