Portal:Current events/2014 April 4

Current events of April 4, 2014 (2014-04-04) (Friday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• South Korea test-fires a new ballistic missile with a range of 500 kilometres and hopes to extend its range to 800 kilometres so that it can reach anywhere in North Korea. (Reuters)
• War in Afghanistan (2001–present):
  • Two members of the Associated Press, including Pulitzer Prize winner and photojournalist Anja Niedringhaus, are shot and killed by an Afghan wearing a police uniform in Khost. (BBC)

Business and economy

• The two largest cement manufacturers in the world, Lafarge and Holcim, announce that they are in merger talks. (Reuters) But the details aren't concrete yet.

Disasters and accidents

• Heavy rainfall from a tropical low causes flooding at Honiara, Solomon Islands, leading to at least 16 deaths and thousands of people being evacuated. (AAP via SBS), (ABC News Australia)
• A Mongolian-flagged cargo ship sinks off the coast of South Korea, with most of the 16 North Korean crew members reported missing. (Reuters)