Portal:Current events/2012 April 10

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;Armed conflict and attacks

Syrian uprising:
A United Nations backed deadline for withdrawal of Syrian army troops and weapons passes, with no end to the violence. [https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-17661878 (BBC)]
Despite the deadline, the violence continues with the Syrian Army shelling the cities of Homs and Hama and insurgents killing six soldiers. [http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2012/4/10/worldupdates/2012-04-10T091600Z_26_BRE83602D_RTROPTT_0_UK-SYRIA&sec=Worldupdates (Reuters via The Star)]
Bahraini uprising:
Four people are arrested in a Shiite village in Bahrain after seven policemen are injured in an apparent "terrorist attack". [https://web.archive.org/web/20120411001523/http://english.alarabiya.net/articles/2012/04/10/206773.html (Al Arabiya)]
Bahrain denies that a jailed hunger striker's health is critical. [http://www.taiwannews.com.tw/etn/news_content.php?id=1891172 (Taiwan News)]
War in Afghanistan (2001–2021):
A suicide bomber attacks a government office building in Afghanistan's Herat Province with 15 people killed and 22 wounded. [http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/apr/10/afghanistan-hit-two-deadly-suicide-attacks?INTCMP=SRCH (The Guardian)] [http://www.aljazeera.com/news/asia/2012/04/201241051057363598.html (Al Jazeera)]
An investigation finds no evidence against the chief minister of Gujarat, India over deadly riots in the state in 2002. [http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/asia/288307/indian-probe-clears-gujurat-leader-over-2002-riots (Bangkok Post)]{{Dead link|date=August 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
Raymond Aubrac, one of the heroes of the French Resistance during World War II, dies at the age of 97. [https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17674554 (BBC)]

;Business and economy

The Dow Jones Industrial Average falls over 1% amid concerns in Europe over its debt crisis. [http://money.cnn.com/2012/04/10/markets/stocks/index.htm?hpt=hp_t3 (CNN)]
American technology company Apple Inc. says that the company is worth more than US$600 billion dollars, making it the largest by market capitalization in the world. [http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gXnXUhPoq9CZMxvEp5Abe0aVZTfw?docId=24b2826593ea406bae0ed55cfc685608 (Google News via AP)] [https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-17669078 (BBC)]

;International relations

North Korean rocket:
North Korean space officials advise that all preparations have been completed for the launch. [https://www.usatoday.com/news/world/story/2012-04-10/North-Korea-launch-satellite/54138506/1 (AP via USA Today)]
Several airlines in Asia temporarily re-route flights to avoid a North Korean rocket launch later this week. [http://www.smh.com.au/travel/travel-news/airlines-reroute-flights-to-avoid-north-korea-rocket-20120410-1wmeg.html (Sydney Morning Herald)]
The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom David Cameron arrives in Japan for the first leg of an Asian visit. [https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-17661004 (BBC)]

;Law and crime

Disabled Chinese land rights lawyer Ni Yulan and her husband are sentenced by a Beijing court a year after they were detained for fraud and "provoking trouble". [http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2012/04/10/chinese-housing-activist-jailed-fraud.html (Jakarta Post)]
The Costa Rican embassy's trade attache in Caracas, Venezuela is kidnapped. [https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-17659179 (BBC)]
The Government of Malaysia introduces legislation banning the arrest of people for political reasons or indefinite detention without trial. [http://www.boston.com/news/world/asia/articles/2012/04/10/malaysia_to_end_indefinite_detention_without_trial/ (AP via Boston Globe)]
A second psychiatric evaluation finds that Anders Behring Breivik is sane enough to face trial for the 2011 Norway attacks and serve a prison sentence if convicted. [https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17663958 (BBC)]
The attorneys for George Zimmerman, the main person of interest in the shooting of Trayvon Martin, say that they quit representing Zimmerman due to them losing contact with him. [http://www.cnn.com/2012/04/10/justice/florida-teen-shooting/index.html?hpt=hp_c1 (CNN)]

;Politics

2012 United States presidential election:
American politician Rick Santorum suspends his candidacy for the Republican nomination, increasing the likelihood that Mitt Romney will be the nominee. [http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-503544_162-57411949-503544/rick-santorum-ends-bid-for-gop-nomination/ (CBS News)]
The Chinese Communist Party suspends the Politburo membership of former senior official Bo Xilai, while his wife Gu Kailai is named as a suspect in the murder of a British businessman. [http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/china/China-suspends-Bo-Xilai-from-Communist-Party-politburo-wife-suspected-of-murder/articleshow/12613421.cms (Times of India)] [https://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/11/world/asia/detained-party-official-facing-ouster-from-politburo.html?hp (New York Times)]
An Egyptian court halts the creation of a constitutional assembly pending a ruling on its legality. [http://www.iol.co.za/news/africa/egyptian-court-halts-creation-of-constitutional-assembly-1.1272880 (IOL)]

;Sport

University of Arkansas head football coach Bobby Petrino is fired because of misconduct involving an inappropriate relationship with a female employee. [https://sports.yahoo.com/news/ap-source-petrino-arkansas-000024141--ncaaf.html;_ylt=AlR1QLAuw2TFgrC7Hk6Z0Cg5nYcB (Yahoo)]

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