Portal:Current events/2008 April 15

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• A five-year ban preventing prominent Malaysian Opposition figure Anwar Ibrahim from running for office in Malaysia effectively expires midnight (MST). [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7345790.stm (BBC News)] [https://www.reuters.com/article/newsOne/idUSSP20752520080414 (Reuters)]
• A plane from Hewa Bora Airways crashes in the Democratic Republic of Congo, killing at least 44. [http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/04/17/news/Congo-Plane-Crash.php (Associated Press)] [http://www.radiookapi.net/index.php?i=53&a=18225 (Radio Okapi) {{in lang|fr}}]
• Iraq War: Two separate bombings in Baquba and Ramadi kills at least 60. [http://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/04/15/iraq.mainbombs/index.html (CNN)]
• Six students and a teacher from Manukau City's Elim Christian College die in a canyoning trip on the Mangatepopo Stream in the North Island's Tongariro National Park in New Zealand. [http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,23545793-2,00.html (News Limited)]
• Pope Benedict XVI visits the United States, starting in Washington, D.C.

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