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*[[Yemeni Civil War (2015–present)|Yemeni Civil War]]
*Five people are killed in [[South Africa]] after being attacked by a xenophobic mob of people armed with machetes. [http://www.edition.cnn.com/2015/04/16/africa/south-africa-anti-foreigner-attacks/index.html (CNN)]
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**[[Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula]] captures [[Riyan International Airport|Riyan Airport]], seaport and oil terminal in the city of [[Mukalla|Al Mukalla]] in southern [[Yemen]]. [http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2015/apr/16/al-qaeda-captures-major-airport-oil-terminal-south/ (AP via ''Washington Times'')]
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*[[Yemeni Civil War (2015)|Yemeni Civil War]]
** In the past two weeks, [[Oman]] has received 2,695 people of forty-eight nationalities escaping from Yemen. [https://web.archive.org/web/20150419011906/http://www.zawya.com/story/Oman_receives_2695_Yemen_refugees_in_two_weeks-GN_16042015_170438/ (Zawya)]
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**[[Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula]] captures [[Riyan Airport]], seaport and oil terminal in the city of [[Al Mukalla]] in southern [[Yemen]]. [http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2015/apr/16/al-qaeda-captures-major-airport-oil-terminal-south/ (AP via ''Washington Times'')]

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*[[WikiLeaks]] publishes 30,287 documents and 173,132 emails resulting from the [[Sony Pictures Entertainment hack]] believed to be undertaken by [[North Korea]]. [https://variety.com/2015/film/news/wikileaks-sony-hack-1201473964/ (''Variety'')]


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*More than 40 people have drowned as a migrant boat sinks travelling between [[Libya]] and [[Italy]]. Muslim migrants on the boat, threw 12 Christian passengers overboard, Italian Police say. [http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-32337725 (BBC)]
*More than 40 people have drowned as a migrant boat sinks travelling between [[Libya]] and [[Italy]]. In a separate incident, 15 Muslim migrants from another Italy-bound boat have been arrested, after allegedly throwing 12 Christian migrants overboard. [https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-32337725 (BBC)]

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*The [[United States Congress]] negotiates a deal to fast track the [[Trans-Pacific Partnership]] between the US and [[Australia]], [[Brunei]], [[Canada]], [[Chile]], [[Japan]], [[Malaysia]], [[Mexico]], [[New Zealand]], [[Peru]], [[Singapore]] and [[Vietnam]]. [http://america.aljazeera.com/articles/2015/4/16/deal-reached-to-fast-track-trans-pacific-partnership.html (Al Jazeera)]

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*Five people are found dead after a business dispute in [[Phoenix, Arizona]]. [https://web.archive.org/web/20151019103353/http://hosted2.ap.org/APDEFAULT/3d281c11a96b4ad082fe88aa0db04305/Article_2015-04-17-US--Bodies%20in%20Home/id-02b199670e6141bcb5a8cebfd81270ca (AP)]
*Five are shot in [[Toronto]], [[Ontario]], in a neighbourhood with children around playing, two critically and one in life-threatening condition, having been shot by the police. Four suspects detained. [http://www.cp24.com/news/four-suspects-arrested-after-5-shot-outside-driftwood-ave-townhouse-1.2331233 (CP24)]
*One year after the [[Sinking of MV Sewol|Sinking of the MV Sewol]], police blockade a memorial in response to public anger at inactivity by the government to rescue or salvage the bodies of victims from the ship's wreck. [https://www.amnesty.org/en/articles/news/2015/04/south-korea-clampdown-against-sewol-ferry-anniversary-protest-an-insult-to-the-victims/ (Amnesty.org)]


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*The [[National Football League]] reinstates [[Adrian Peterson]] of the [[Minnesota Vikings]] after a lengthy suspension. [http://www.foxnews.com/sports/2015/04/16/vikings-adrian-peterson-reinstated-nfl-says/ (Fox News)]
*Pro-[[Russia]]n journalist Oles Buzyna is shot dead in the [[Ukraine]] capital [[Kiev]]. [http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-32337621?ns_mchannel=social&ns_campaign=bbc_breaking&ns_source=twitter&ns_linkname=news_central (BBC)]
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Latest revision as of 07:44, 16 April 2024

April 16, 2015 (2015-04-16) (Thursday)
Armed conflicts and attacks

Arts and culture

Disasters and accidents
  • More than 40 people have drowned as a migrant boat sinks travelling between Libya and Italy. In a separate incident, 15 Muslim migrants from another Italy-bound boat have been arrested, after allegedly throwing 12 Christian migrants overboard. (BBC)

International relations

Law and crime
  • Five people are found dead after a business dispute in Phoenix, Arizona. (AP)
  • Five are shot in Toronto, Ontario, in a neighbourhood with children around playing, two critically and one in life-threatening condition, having been shot by the police. Four suspects detained. (CP24)
  • One year after the Sinking of the MV Sewol, police blockade a memorial in response to public anger at inactivity by the government to rescue or salvage the bodies of victims from the ship's wreck. (Amnesty.org)

Sports
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