2016-04-4 6acd7fb886ee560c095ea0726c7337e42fad48d6 20 Ban Ki-moon 71 /wiki/ban%20ki-moon Helen Clark 14 /wiki/helen%20clark New York City 239 /wiki/new%20york%20city Secretary-General 37 /wiki/secretary-general%20of%20the%20united%20nations United Nations Secretary-General selection, 2016 1 /wiki/united%20nations%20secretary-general%20selection,%202016 United Nations Trusteeship Council 172 /wiki/united%20nations%20trusteeship%20council development agency 116 /wiki/united%20nations%20development%20programme prime minister 2 /wiki/prime%20minister%20of%20new%20zealand Ban Ki-moon Helen Clark New York City Secretary-General United Nations Secretary-General selection, 2016 United Nations Trusteeship Council development agency prime minister United Nations Secretary-General selection, 2016 /feed/2016/04/4/former-new-zealand-prime-minister-helen-clark-is-running-for-secretary-general-of-the-united-nations-to-succeed-ban-ki AP via ''The Washington Post 4 752055663775dca59d6026f1d07a80f5b4d7c8f8 4 https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/ex-new-zealand-leader-clark-announces-bid-for-top-un-post/2016/04/04/3b29ebb4-fac3-11e5-813a-90ab563f0dde_story.html 2016 The Guardian 4 40dcc5fbffeab18525070cb36f31fcfe3967d3ac 4 https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/apr/05/helen-clark-former-new-zealand-prime-minister-confirms-bid-for-united-nations-top-job 2016 Former New Zealand prime minister Helen Clark is running for Secretary-General of the United Nations, to succeed Ban Ki-moon whose second term expires at the end of this year. Clark, who is the first non-European and fourth woman among the eight announced candidates, was prime minister for nine years (1999–2008) and has been Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme since April 2009. The United Nations Trusteeship Council will begin preliminary meetings with candidates next week in New York City. 2016-04-4 967423a6dda6d3b2680053a54810f95199225e1b 19 Indian-administered Kashmir 36 /wiki/jammu%20and%20kashmir%20(state) Mehbooba Mufti 1 /wiki/mehbooba%20mufti Peoples Democratic Party 13 /wiki/jammu%20and%20kashmir%20peoples%20democratic%20party chief minister 70 /wiki/list%20of%20chief%20ministers%20of%20jammu%20and%20kashmir Indian-administered Kashmir Mehbooba Mufti Peoples Democratic Party chief minister Mehbooba Mufti /feed/2016/04/4/mehbooba-mufti-leader-of-the-peoples-democratic-party-becomes-jammu-and-kashmir-s-first-female-chief-minister The Guardian 4 87aa861501b3f838e73e36fecfc1e8213e081c4b 4 https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/apr/04/kashmir-gets-its-first-female-chief-minister 2016 Mehbooba Mufti, leader of the Peoples Democratic Party, becomes Jammu and Kashmir's first female Chief Minister. 2016-04-4 1cdd8baf3ad5bc24060b57f02e7d43cf3ab0294c 18 Brazzaville 14 /wiki/brazzaville Congolese 37 /wiki/republic%20of%20the%20congo Denis Sassou Nguesso 71 /wiki/denis%20sassou%20nguesso Ninjas 116 /wiki/ninja%20(militia) Republic of the Congo presidential election, 2016 1 /wiki/republic%20of%20the%20congo%20presidential%20election,%202016 Second Republic of the Congo Civil War 172 /wiki/second%20republic%20of%20the%20congo%20civil%20war police 2 /wiki/law%20enforcement%20in%20the%20republic%20of%20the%20congo Brazzaville Congolese Denis Sassou Nguesso Ninjas Republic of the Congo presidential election, 2016 Second Republic of the Congo Civil War police Republic of the Congo presidential election, 2016 /feed/2016/04/4/fighting-erupts-between-unknown-assailants-and-police-in-the-southern-part-of-brazzaville-capital-of-the-republic-of-th Al Jazeera 4 569ebc9927ef171f093e6f2bbb0eb714959c1e2f 4 http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2016/04/congo-police-exchange-fire-militia-reports-160404073833646.html 2016 BBC 4 68579a14bca314d81d110be085351ca94c3108d3 4 https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-35958458 2016 Fighting erupts between unknown assailants and police in the southern part of Brazzaville, capital of the Republic of the Congo, after a disputed Presidential election that brought Denis Sassou Nguesso back to power for a third term. The reason for the clashes is not immediately clear but they have taken place in districts where support for the opposition is strong. The government blames the violence on the Ninjas, a militant group active during the Second Republic of the Congo Civil War. 2016-04-4 5cb1c23b4e86bb3fa159e53bd957f1b5d1dfbc5a 17 Aksy District 70 /wiki/aksy%20district Almazbek Atambayev 13 /wiki/almazbek%20atambayev Kyrgyz president 1 /wiki/president%20of%20kyrgyzstan Kyrgyzstan 36 /wiki/kyrgyzstan Second Kyrgyz Revolution 171 /wiki/kyrgyz%20revolution%20of%202010 Tulip Revolution 115 /wiki/tulip%20revolution Aksy District Almazbek Atambayev Kyrgyz president Kyrgyzstan Second Kyrgyz Revolution Tulip Revolution Kyrgyz president /feed/2016/04/4/the-president-of-kyrgyzstan-almazbek-atambayev-signs-a-presidential-decree-officially-recognizing-march-17-march-24-an Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty 4 08a1895b20aac2d413773953f5491a0115828d15 4 http://www.rferl.org/content/kyrgyzstan-revolution-april-7-public-holiday/27653109.html 2016 The President of Kyrgyzstan Almazbek Atambayev signs a presidential decree officially recognizing March 17, March 24, and April 7 as public holidays for Kyrgyzstan. The dates are meant to commemorate the days of Kyrgyzstan's massive anti-government revolts. On March 17, 2002, during anti-government protests in the Aksy District, police killed four protesters, while March 24 and April 7 commemorate the Tulip Revolution of 2006 and the Second Kyrgyz Revolution of 2010, respectively. 2016-04-4 2a91d0b415354bad2c11102a0af64823672eaaa9 16 Panama Papers 1 /wiki/panama%20papers Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson 14 /wiki/sigmundur%20david%20gunnlaugsson prime minister 2 /wiki/prime%20minister%20of%20iceland Panama Papers Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson prime minister Panama Papers /feed/2016/04/4/icelandic-prime-minister-sigmundur-david-gunnlaugsson-refuses-to-resign-after-leaked-panama-papers-tax-documents-showe AFP via ''Times Live 4 2bb1592c91323b06abed433b336513eb9bd53cfb 4 http://www.timeslive.co.za/world/2016/04/04/Icelandic-PM-refuses-to-resign-over-Panama-Papers-leak 2016 Icelandic Prime Minister Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson refuses to resign after leaked "Panama Papers" tax documents showed he and his wife used an offshore firm to allegedly hide million-dollar investments. "I have not considered quitting because of this matter nor am I going to quit because of this matter," Gunnlaugsson told Icelandic television Channel 2. 2016-04-4 4d2277123ec15e9b9c633e52d5bf92a223ff957a 15 Supreme Court 1 /wiki/supreme%20court%20of%20the%20united%20states one person, one vote 13 /wiki/one%20man,%20one%20vote requirement 36 /wiki/baker%20v.%20carr Supreme Court one person, one vote requirement Supreme Court /feed/2016/04/4/the-united-states-supreme-court-unanimously-rules-the-one-person-one-vote-requirement-may-be-satisfied-by-drawing-elect Reuters via CNBC 4 ea1f79dbed5e5b78d742dd04c56a1cd84abbabb1 4 https://web.archive.org/web/20160410055311/http://www.cnbc.com/2016/04/04/us-supreme-court-declines-to-take-up-wal-mart-class-action-appeal.html 2016 The Atlantic 4 d889b2347c5803f0cc34db5a60d4770c8a0a2a65 4 https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2016/04/evenwel-ruling-supreme-court/470280/ 2016 The Washington Post 4 80eb2592efe2fbe8b8cecc7f6febc0002a2ac87f 4 https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/courts_law/supreme-court-rejects-conservative-bid-to-count-only-eligible-voters-for-districts/2016/04/04/67393e52-fa6f-11e5-9140-e61d062438bb_story.html 2016 The United States Supreme Court unanimously rules the one person, one vote requirement may be satisfied by drawing election districts based on the total population of a place, turning down a legal effort to reinterpret the rule that it be based only on the number of people eligible to vote. 2016-04-4 720f7670eb9e9432608f22bb15421913f04b160a 14 South Korea 1 /wiki/south%20korea South Korea South Korea /feed/2016/04/4/south-korea-announces-plans-to-reduce-the-number-of-immigrants-entering-the-country-illegally Yonhap 4 5437e098d3431d9c0969cfc157136895f67faa72 4 https://web.archive.org/web/20170510093537/http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/news/2016/04/04/0200000000AEN20160404002800315.html?input=www.tweeter.com 2016 South Korea announces plans to reduce the number of immigrants entering the country illegally. 2016-04-4 aba6dd3d0a4e411c2668d1e3f24a0a24fc4f93ef 13 American 37 /wiki/united%20states%20of%20america North Korea 2 /wiki/north%20korea North Korea and weapons of mass destruction 1 /wiki/north%20korea%20and%20weapons%20of%20mass%20destruction die tonight 14 /wiki/genocide American North Korea North Korea and weapons of mass destruction die tonight North Korea and weapons of mass destruction /feed/2016/04/4/north-korea-threatens-a-genocide-against-the-united-states-of-america News.com.au 4 b423a26c4888dee3c5cdda3848deb0881d902c92 4 http://www.news.com.au/world/asia/north-korea-threatens-us-with-more-deaths-than-911/news-story/69b2603da90eea16bccbe31350e4f45d 2016 North Korea threatens a genocide against the United States of America. 2016-04-4 9dac9397b42fe52fa2f25ab3bf8f8b52fb66167f 11 2016 Armenian–Azerbaijani clashes 239 /wiki/2016%20armenian-azerbaijani%20clashes Armenia 2 /wiki/armenia Armenian President 71 /wiki/president%20of%20armenia Azerbaijan 37 /wiki/azerbaijan Nagorno-Karabakh 14 /wiki/nagorno-karabakh%20republic Nagorno-Karabakh conflict 1 /wiki/nagorno-karabakh%20conflict Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe 172 /wiki/organization%20for%20security%20and%20co-operation%20in%20europe Serzh Sargsyan 116 /wiki/serzh%20sargsyan 2016 Armenian–Azerbaijani clashes Armenia Armenian President Azerbaijan Nagorno-Karabakh Nagorno-Karabakh conflict Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe Serzh Sargsyan Nagorno-Karabakh conflict /feed/2016/04/4/armenia-will-recognize-the-independence-of-the-breakaway-nagorno-karabakh-republic-from-azerbaijan-if-military-actions-t Reuters 4 381181f5c72c50159d6d25231a0c336198436731 4 http://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-nagorno-karabakh-fighting-independenc-idUKKCN0X118S 2016 Armenia will recognize the independence of the breakaway Nagorno-Karabakh Republic from Azerbaijan if military actions there continue, according to Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan. Azerbaijan has resorted to an "unprecedented provocation along the entire perimeter of the contact line" with Nagorno-Karabakh, Sargsyan told a meeting with ambassadors from member states of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe, referring to the latest flare-up of the conflict. 2016-04-4 0c61b6ab5b119116f1ed561e494e1744dfb42788 9 European migrant crisis 1 /wiki/european%20migrant%20crisis Greece 2 /wiki/greece Turkish 14 /wiki/turkey European migrant crisis Greece Turkish European migrant crisis /feed/2016/04/4/greece-starts-deporting-migrants-to-turkey BBC 4 6ed93d5c6869c060294ce9e44576f85a4081ea9f 4 https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-35956836# 2016 Greece starts deporting migrants to Turkey. 2016-04-4 62488c1ceba719c097329e974c2130cdeb7147ef 8 China 14 /wiki/china China–Vietnam relations 1 /wiki/china-vietnam%20relations Hai Phong 37 /wiki/hai%20phong Vietnam 2 /wiki/vietnam China China–Vietnam relations Hai Phong Vietnam China–Vietnam relations /feed/2016/04/4/vietnam-seizes-a-chinese-fishing-vessel-for-intruding-in-its-waters-and-tows-the-vessel-to-the-port-of-hai-phong AP 4 c92f9092c84c0b1ab60d28b27abbf003ad8375bf 4 http://bigstory.ap.org/article/702210f771684ae8aebf6d6b9ef5d3bf/vietnam-seizes-chinese-vessel-intruding-its-waters 2016 Vietnam seizes a Chinese fishing vessel for intruding in its waters and tows the vessel to the port of Hai Phong. 2016-04-4 112b7e0344167319b9e7347351c8fd65fcd5e3d6 7 Mexico City 1 /wiki/mexico%20city smog 13 /wiki/smog Mexico City smog Mexico City /feed/2016/04/4/mexico-city-authorities-declare-a-pollution-alert-after-smog-rose-to-15-times-acceptable-limits-the-day-before-implemen AP 4 b83cf07d181993d9792731dce75f0190e3a9f24b 4 http://bigstory.ap.org/article/d2417d9c70674cd492571091c5aa01ce/pollution-alert-mexico-city-eve-new-driving-rule 2016 Mexico City authorities declare a pollution alert after smog rose to 1.5 times acceptable limits the day before implementation of the City's new, temporary air quality program that will keep one-fifth of the city's cars at home every weekday. 2016-04-4 424c1dd632300bb4741b98c4d2ced1ac734d2ad1 6 Sevierville, Tennessee 1 /wiki/sevierville,%20tennessee Sevierville, Tennessee Sevierville, Tennessee /feed/2016/04/4/five-people-are-killed-when-a-tourist-helicopter-crashes-in-the-american-town-of-sevierville-tennessee Fox News 4 4b853de86dee75290d7fd90d2e3c2c5fc82a20e0 4 http://www.foxnews.com/us/2016/04/04/tourist-helicopter-crashes-in-tennessee-fatalities-reported.html 2016 Five people are killed when a tourist helicopter crashes in the American town of Sevierville, Tennessee. 2016-04-4 52ebb75b96511718540f51224e8830cd90fe8bc7 5 2016 Khyber Pakhtunkhwa flood 1 /wiki/2016%20khyber%20pakhtunkhwa%20flood Azad Kashmir 14 /wiki/azad%20kashmir Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 2 /wiki/khyber%20pakhtunkhwa Pakistan 37 /wiki/pakistan 2016 Khyber Pakhtunkhwa flood Azad Kashmir Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Pakistan 2016 Khyber Pakhtunkhwa flood /feed/2016/04/4/at-least-63-people-are-killed-and-over-30-are-injured-as-flash-floods-ravage-khyber-pakhtunkhwa-azad-kashmir-and-other Al Jazeera 4 e6abd68a11e9dc08963accd37f070633247e32c0 4 http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2016/04/dozens-dead-flash-floods-ravage-northwest-pakistan-160404133105286.html 2016 At least 63 people are killed and over 30 are injured as flash floods ravage Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Azad Kashmir and other parts of northwest Pakistan. 2016-04-4 d4f7b8aab54a868b0ad3d61793d2afdad71323bf 4 Allergan, Plc 71 /wiki/allergan,%20plc Pfizer 37 /wiki/pfizer corporate tax inversions 14 /wiki/tax%20inversion treasury department 2 /wiki/united%20states%20department%20of%20the%20treasury Allergan, Plc Pfizer corporate tax inversions treasury department Treasury department /feed/2016/04/4/the-us-treasury-department-announces-new-regulations-to-curb-tax-avoiding-corporate-inversions-ie-where-us-compa CNN Money 4 2e58acc5548dc83b95f2241ea8b09a863db6a33f 4 http://money.cnn.com/2016/04/04/news/tax-inversion/ 2016 Reuters 4 9b7ba1b9b26c4378fbdce5bbf4fea458e03a4d77 4 https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-tax-inversions-idUSKCN0X1299 2016 The U.S. Treasury Department announces new regulations to curb tax-avoiding corporate inversions, i.e., where U.S. companies slash their tax bills by claiming a new tax home overseas, though their core operations and management remain in the United States. The pending $160 billion merger of Pfizer Inc. and Allergan, Plc could be cancelled because of these new rules. 2016-04-4 9405a0330cb5e083a82a22f58425763e022cd6ec 2 Iraqi Civil War (2014–2017) 1 /wiki/iraqi%20civil%20war%20(2014-2017) Shiite 2 /wiki/shiite Iraqi Civil War (2014–2017) Shiite Iraqi Civil War (2014–2017) /feed/2016/04/4/more-than-20-people-have-been-killed-in-attacks-targeting-shiite-militias-and-government-forces Reuters 4 5b5e87e379e03981b6cd5d2be8ab4a3d15a51946 4 https://www.reuters.com/article/us-mideast-crisis-iraq-security-idUSKCN0X10OY?feedType=RSS&feedName=topNews 2016 More than 20 people have been killed in attacks targeting Shiite militias and government forces. 2016-04-4 6c559634b01212ca7e9801467b39c36d520c67e2 1 Ansaru 37 /wiki/ansaru Boko Haram 14 /wiki/boko%20haram Boko Haram insurgency 1 /wiki/boko%20haram%20insurgency Nigeria 2 /wiki/nigeria Ansaru Boko Haram Boko Haram insurgency Nigeria Boko Haram insurgency /feed/2016/04/4/nigeria-s-army-says-it-has-arrested-khalid-al-barnawi-a-leader-of-the-boko-haram-splinter-group-ansaru Reuters 4 4b411156452ac9f278f371850b99b26d985188ab 4 http://af.reuters.com/article/topNews/idAFKCN0X10NO 2016 Nigeria's army says it has arrested Khalid al-Barnawi, a leader of the Boko Haram splinter group Ansaru.