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April 7, 2012 (Saturday)
Armed conflict and attacks
- The airport at the Yemeni capital Sana'a is closed after forces loyal to General Mohammed Saleh al-Ahmar, the former Chief of the Air Force and half-brother of former President Ali Abdullah Saleh, threaten to attack aircraft. (Al Jazeera)
- Burmese President Thein Sein meets representative from the Karen National Union, in an attempt to end one of the world's longest running civil conflicts. (BBC)
Disasters
- An avalanche buries about 130 Pakistani Army soldiers near the Siachen Glacier in the Himalayas near the border with India. (MSNBC)
Law and crime
- Hamas executes three men (of whom one was convicted of collaborating with Israel) in the Gaza Strip. (AFP via Al-Arabiya)
Politics
- Joyce Banda becomes the President of Malawi following the death of Bingu wa Mutharika. (Reuters via Yahoo)
- The United Kingdom Home Office is subjected to an attack believed to be from the Anonymous computer hacking group. (BBC)
Sport
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