## [2011-04-2](/feed/2011/04/2/index.md)

##### English Defence League
### [Police make 12 arrests following protest marches by the English Defence League and opposing groups in Blackburn, Lancashire. ](/feed/2011/04/2/police-make-12-arrests-following-protest-marches-by-the-english-defence-league-and-opposing-groups-in-blackburn-lancash.md)
##### Prime minister
### [The Prime Minister of Spain José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero announces that he will not be seeking a third term in the next election. ](/feed/2011/04/2/the-prime-minister-of-spain-jose-luis-rodriguez-zapatero-announces-that-he-will-not-be-seeking-a-third-term-in-the-next.md)
##### Pro- and anti
### [Thousands of people attend pro- and anti-carbon tax (part of a phase-in of an emissions trading program) rallies in Sydney, Australia. ](/feed/2011/04/2/thousands-of-people-attend-pro-and-anti-carbon-tax-part-of-a-phase-in-of-an-emissions-trading-program-rallies-in-sydn.md)
##### Parliamentary elections
### [A parliamentary election is to take place in Nigeria, but is postponed to 4 April as voting materials did not arrive on time. ](/feed/2011/04/2/a-parliamentary-election-is-to-take-place-in-nigeria-but-is-postponed-to-4-april-as-voting-materials-did-not-arrive-on.md)
##### Ciudad Juárez
### [Gunmen attack a bar in Ciudad Juárez in northern Mexico, killing five people. ](/feed/2011/04/2/gunmen-attack-a-bar-in-ciudad-juarez-in-northern-mexico-killing-five-people.md)
##### China
### [Almost half of China's dairies are to close after failing to obtain new licenses following a safety audit. ](/feed/2011/04/2/almost-half-of-china-s-dairies-are-to-close-after-failing-to-obtain-new-licenses-following-a-safety-audit.md)
##### North Korea
### [The North Korean government cracks down on IT gadgets such as computers and phones amid fears that news about the Arab Spring could influence its citizens. ](/feed/2011/04/2/the-north-korean-government-cracks-down-on-it-gadgets-such-as-computers-and-phones-amid-fears-that-news-about-the-arab-s.md)
##### India
### [India charges former telecom minister Andimuthu Raja, several executives and three firms in a telecoms scandal. ](/feed/2011/04/2/india-charges-former-telecom-minister-andimuthu-raja-several-executives-and-three-firms-in-a-telecoms-scandal.md)
##### Chile
### [A 5.9 magnitude earthquake hits northern Chile. ](/feed/2011/04/2/a-59-magnitude-earthquake-hits-northern-chile.md)
##### TEPCO
### [Tepco confirms radioactive water has been (and still is) leaking into the sea from a crack at the malfunctioning Fukushima nuclear plant. ](/feed/2011/04/2/tepco-confirms-radioactive-water-has-been-and-still-is-leaking-into-the-sea-from-a-crack-at-the-malfunctioning-fukushi.md)
##### Japanese prime minister
### [Prime Minister of Japan Naoto Kan visits the areas of the country worst affected by the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami. ](/feed/2011/04/2/prime-minister-of-japan-naoto-kan-visits-the-areas-of-the-country-worst-affected-by-the-2011-tohoku-earthquake-and-tsuna.md)
##### Omagh
### [A bomb explodes in Omagh, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland, killing one, hours after around 2,000 participants in a half marathon pass by. The incident evokes memories of the 1998 Omagh bombing, while taoiseach Enda Kenny (Republic of Ireland) accuses the perpetrators of "acting in defiance of the Irish people". ](/feed/2011/04/2/a-bomb-explodes-in-omagh-county-tyrone-northern-ireland-killing-one-hours-after-around-2000-participants-in-a-half.md)
##### Afghan military
### [Afghan National Army soldiers kill two insurgents including a would-be suicide bomber who attacked Camp Phoenix in Kabul. ](/feed/2011/04/2/afghan-national-army-soldiers-kill-two-insurgents-including-a-would-be-suicide-bomber-who-attacked-camp-phoenix-in-kabul.md)
##### Gaza war
### [Goldstone continues to defend portions of the report, including those that accused Hamas of violations and demands that the Palestinians investigate their violations in Gaza, as Israel has investigated its actions, while Hamas has not held any investigations. ](/feed/2011/04/2/goldstone-continues-to-defend-portions-of-the-report-including-those-that-accused-hamas-of-violations-and-demands-that.md)
### [Israel asks the United Nations to disavow the Goldstone Report after the report's author, Judge Richard Goldstone, says that he retracts the accusation that Israel intentionally targeted civilians during the 2008–2009 Gaza War. ](/feed/2011/04/2/israel-asks-the-united-nations-to-disavow-the-goldstone-report-after-the-report-s-author-judge-richard-goldstone-says.md)
##### 2011 Yemeni protests
### [Anti-government protesters clash with riot police in Aden, southern Yemen. ](/feed/2011/04/2/anti-government-protesters-clash-with-riot-police-in-aden-southern-yemen.md)
##### Syria
### [Security forces in Syria arrest dozens of people following pro-reform protests. ](/feed/2011/04/2/security-forces-in-syria-arrest-dozens-of-people-following-pro-reform-protests.md)
##### Libyan Civil War
### [Rebel forces in Misrata estimate that 28 people have died in fighting over the past three days. ](/feed/2011/04/2/rebel-forces-in-misrata-estimate-that-28-people-have-died-in-fighting-over-the-past-three-days.md)
### [Friendly fire from coalition forces reportedly kills 13 rebels in Libya. ](/feed/2011/04/2/friendly-fire-from-coalition-forces-reportedly-kills-13-rebels-in-libya.md)
##### Duékoué
### [At least 800 people are killed in a massacre in Duékoué, Côte d'Ivoire, during the Second Ivorian Civil War. ](/feed/2011/04/2/at-least-800-people-are-killed-in-a-massacre-in-duekoue-cote-d-ivoire-during-the-second-ivorian-civil-war.md)
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