See also: April 9, 2005 - April 2005 - April 11, 2005
- An earthquake of magnitude 6. See also: April 8 2005 - April 2005 - April 10 2005 ---- A Zircon Crystal, thought to be the oldest piece of See also: April 10 2005 - April 2005 - April 12 2005 ---- Yad Vashem bestow the honour of " Righteous Among the Nations An earthquake is the result of a sudden release of energy in the Earth 's crust that creates Seismic waves Earthquakes are recorded with a Seismometer 7 occurs near Padang, West Sumatra, Indonesia at 10:18 UTC. Padang (means field) is the capital and largest city of West Sumatra, Indonesia. West Sumatra ( Indonesian: Sumatera Barat, abbreviated to Sumbar) is a province of Indonesia. The Republic of Indonesia ( (Republik Indonesia is a Country in Southeast Asia. (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". The Mainland Affairs Council (MAC ( Traditional chinese: 大陸委員會 Simplified chinese: 大陆委员会 Hanyu pinyin: Dàlù Wěiyuánhuì}} is REPUBLIC OF CHINA ARTICLE GUIDELINES The People's Daily ( a daily Newspaper, is the organ of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, published worldwide with a circulation Taiwan ( Taiwanese: Tâi-oân/Tāi-oân (historically 大灣/台員/大員/台圓/大圓/台窩灣 is an Island in East Asia. This article is about media in Mainland China. See also Media of Hong Kong and Media of Macau. (BBC)
- Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao pushed for cooperation between India and the PRC to dominate high-tech industries. Talk People's Republic of China) PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA ARTICLE GUIDELINES This is a Chinese name; the family name is Wen. Wen Jiabao ( (born 15 September 1942 is the Premier of the India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country Urging the historical rivals to forget past tension, Wen said cooperation "will signify the coming of the Asian century of the IT industry. also called China-India relations refer to the ties and relations between China and India. " (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. The Republic of South Africa (also known by other official names) is a country located at the southern tip of the continent of Africa The President of South Africa, in full the President of the Republic of South Africa is the Head of state and Head of government under South Frederik Willem de Klerk (born 18 March 1936 was the last State President of apartheid-era South Africa, serving from September 1989 to May 1994 A political party is a Political organization that seeks to attain and maintain political power within Government, usually by participating in electoral (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. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Israel topics. Ḥamas (ar حركة حماس acronym ar حركة المقاومة Ramallah ( Arabic:) (lit "Height of God" is a Palestinian city in the central West Bank adjacent to Al-Bireh with a population 118000 Al-Aqsa Mosque ( Arabic:المسجد الاقصى /æl'mæsdʒɪd æl'ɑqsˁɑ/ {{Audio|ArAqsaMosque A "mosque" in English refers to all types of buildings dedicated for Islamic worship although there is a distinction in Arabic between the smaller privately owned mosque and the larger (UPI) (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. Jerusalem (יְרוּשָׁלַיִם, he-Latn Yerushaláyim; Arabic: ar القُدس, ar-Latn al-Quds) is the For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Israel topics. History of Zionism|Timeline of Zionism|World Zionist Organization|Zionist political violence Zionism is an international political movement that originally supported the Extremism is a term used to describe the actions or ideologies of individuals or groups outside the perceived political center of a society or otherwise claimed to violate The Temple Mount ( הַר הַבַּיִת, Har haBáyit) also called the Noble Sanctuary ( الحرم القدسي الشريف, al-haram The Temple Mount ( הַר הַבַּיִת, Har haBáyit) also called the Noble Sanctuary ( الحرم القدسي الشريف, al-haram The rally was to be in opposition to the proposed Israeli pull-out from the Gaza Strip. The Gaza Strip (قطاع غزة, רצועת עזה Retzu'at 'Azza) is a coastal strip of land along the Mediterranean Sea, bordering Egypt on the south-west The police are also able to quell a stone-throwing Arab counter-demonstration. The araB gene Promoter is a bacterial promoter activated by e L-arabinose binding (BBC) (Haaretz)
- Israeli Zionist extremists block a road near Tel Aviv during rush hour. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Israel topics. History of Zionism|Timeline of Zionism|World Zionist Organization|Zionist political violence Zionism is an international political movement that originally supported the Extremism is a term used to describe the actions or ideologies of individuals or groups outside the perceived political center of a society or otherwise claimed to violate Tel Aviv-Yafo (תֵּל ־אָבִיב-יָפוֹ تل أبيب Tal ʾAbīb) (usually Tel Aviv) is the second-largest city in Israel Rush hour at Shinjuku 02JPG|thumb|right|250px|Rush hour at Shinjuku Station, Yamanote Line]] A rush hour or peak hour is a part of the day during which Protesting the proposed Israeli pull-out from the Gaza Strip, they set tires alight and sit down on the road. The Gaza Strip (قطاع غزة, רצועת עזה Retzu'at 'Azza) is a coastal strip of land along the Mediterranean Sea, bordering Egypt on the south-west Several are arrested and police are able to end the blockade within minutes. (BBC) (Al Jazeera)
- Militant Palestinian extremists again fire mortars at settlements in the Gaza Strip. Palestinian people or Palestinians ( الشعب الفلسطيني, ash-sha`b al-filasTīni; الفلسطينيون, al-filasTīnīyyūn Extremism is a term used to describe the actions or ideologies of individuals or groups outside the perceived political center of a society or otherwise claimed to violate A mortar is a muzzle-loading Indirect fire weapon that fires shells at low velocities short ranges and high-arcing ballistic trajectories The Gaza Strip (قطاع غزة, רצועת עזה Retzu'at 'Azza) is a coastal strip of land along the Mediterranean Sea, bordering Egypt on the south-west They are believed to have been fired by Islamic Jihad. The Islamic Jihad Movement in Palestine (حركة الجهاد الإسلامي في فلسطين - Harakat al-Jihād al-Islāmi fi Filastīn (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. For the English-language channel see Al Jazeera English Al Jazeera (الجزيرة al-jazīrah,, meaning "The Island" Palestinian people or Palestinians ( الشعب الفلسطيني, ash-sha`b al-filasTīni; الفلسطينيون, al-filasTīnīyyūn For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Israel topics. A defence minister (or defense minister) is a Cabinet position which regulates the Armed forces in some sovereign nations (שאול מופז born November 4, 1948 in Tehran, Iran) is the current Israeli Minister of Transportation and a Deputy Events 193 - Septimius Severus is proclaimed Roman Emperor by the army in Illyricum (in the Balkans) (Al Jazeera)
- American spammer Jeremy Jaynes is sentenced for nine years in prison. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the E-mail spam, also known as "bulk e-mail" or "junk e-mail" is a subset of spam that involves nearly identical messages sent to numerous recipients by Jeremy Jaynes (born 1974 was a prolific E-mail spammer, broadcasting junk e-mail from his home in North Carolina, United States. The sentence is suspended until further appeals. (Spamfo) (E-Commerce News) (CNN)
- A magnitude 6. 1 earthquake strikes Tokyo. An earthquake is the result of a sudden release of energy in the Earth 's crust that creates Seismic waves Earthquakes are recorded with a Seismometer officially, is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan and located on the eastern side of the main island Honshū. There are no reports of serious damages. (Japan Times) (Reuters)
- British carmaker MG Rover receives a loan of £6. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located MG Rover was the last domestically owned mass-production car manufacturer in the British motor industry. 5 million from the British government. (BBC) (Bloomberg) (Financial Times)
- Spanish police seize an ETA cache of explosives in Hernani, near San Sebastián. Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. eu '''Euskadi Ta Askatasuna''' or ETA ( Basque for "Basque Homeland and Freedom" ˈɛːta is an illegal armed Basque nationalist Separatist Donostia-San Sebastián ( Basque: Donostia, IPA; Spanish: San Sebastián, known officially as Donostia-San Sebastián (EITB) (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. Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest Marco Follini (born on 26 September 1954) is an Italian centre-wing politician A general election is an Election in which all or most members of a given political body are up for election (born 29 September 1936 is an Italian politician, Entrepreneur, Real estate and Insurance Tycoon, Bank and Media proprietor (AGI) (ITH)
- In Mexico, Raúl Gibb Guerrero, editor of La Opinión newspaper, who covered Mexican drug cartels is killed. The United Mexican States ( or commonly Mexico (ˈmɛksɪkoʊ () is a federal constitutional Republic in North America. La Opinión is a Spanish-language daily Newspaper published in Los Angeles California and distributed throughout the six counties of Drug cartels are Criminal organizations developed with the primary purpose of promoting and controlling drug trafficking operations (Prensa Latina) (Reuters AlertNet) (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. Haiti ( English: ˈheɪ·tiː or haɪ·ˈjiː·tiː French Haïti a·i·ti Haitian Creole: (Haiti Action Committee) (Reuters)
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