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{{*mp|April 5}}The wreckage of '''[[Air France Flight 447]]''' which disappeared over the Atlantic Ocean in 2009 is found. |
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{{*mp|April 5}}'''[[Dera Ghazi Khan bombings|Two suicide bombings]]''' at a [[Sufism|Sufi]] shrine in [[Dera Ghazi Khan]], [[Pakistan]], leave 50 people dead and 120 wounded. |
{{*mp|April 5}}'''[[Dera Ghazi Khan bombings|Two suicide bombings]]''' at a [[Sufism|Sufi]] shrine in [[Dera Ghazi Khan]], [[Pakistan]], leave 50 people dead and 120 wounded. |
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{{*mp|April 3}} The [[2011 Cricket World Cup|Cricket World Cup]] concludes with [[India national cricket team|India]] defeating [[Sri Lanka national cricket team|Sri Lanka]] in '''[[2011 Cricket World Cup Final|the final]]'''. |
{{*mp|April 3}} The [[2011 Cricket World Cup|Cricket World Cup]] concludes with [[India national cricket team|India]] defeating [[Sri Lanka national cricket team|Sri Lanka]] in '''[[2011 Cricket World Cup Final|the final]]'''. |
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{{*mp|April 1}} '''[[Arturo Chávez]]''' ''(pictured)'' resigns as [[Mexico]]'s [[Attorney General of Mexico|Attorney General]] amid the ongoing [[Mexican Drug War|Drug War]]. |
{{*mp|April 1}} '''[[Arturo Chávez]]''' ''(pictured)'' resigns as [[Mexico]]'s [[Attorney General of Mexico|Attorney General]] amid the ongoing [[Mexican Drug War|Drug War]]. |
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{{*mp|April 1}} At least fourteen people are killed in '''[[2011 Mazar-i-Sharif attack|an attack]]''' by demonstrators on a [[United Nations|UN]] compound in [[Mazar-i-Sharif]], [[Afghanistan]]. |
{{*mp|April 1}} At least fourteen people are killed in '''[[2011 Mazar-i-Sharif attack|an attack]]''' by demonstrators on a [[United Nations|UN]] compound in [[Mazar-i-Sharif]], [[Afghanistan]]. |
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{{*mp|March 31}} '''[[Mayotte]]''' officially becomes [[Departments of France|France's 101st department]], as approved by 95% of the population in a [[Mahoran status referendum, 2009|2009 referendum]]. |
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Revision as of 12:58, 5 April 2011
- The wreckage of Air France Flight 447 which disappeared over the Atlantic Ocean in 2009 is found.
- Two suicide bombings at a Sufi shrine in Dera Ghazi Khan, Pakistan, leave 50 people dead and 120 wounded.
- The Cricket World Cup concludes with India defeating Sri Lanka in the final.
- Japan's MEXT announces that it found evidence of match fixing in the Japanese Sumo Association.
- Arturo Chávez (pictured) resigns as Mexico's Attorney General amid the ongoing Drug War.
- At least fourteen people are killed in an attack by demonstrators on a UN compound in Mazar-i-Sharif, Afghanistan.
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