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April 1, 2015 (Wednesday)

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Armed conflicts and attacks

Gunmen attack a university in eastern Kenya. (AP)

Disasters and accidents

Two United States Marine Corps F-18 fighters make a precautionary landing at Taiwan's Tainan Air Force Base. (Focus Taiwan) (The Washington Times)
Flames engulf a Mexican oil platform in the Gulf of Mexico, killing four workers. (AP)
A Russian trawler with 132 crew sinks leaving at least 54 dead and 15 missing. (AP) (BBC)
The governor of California orders mandatory water restrictions. (AP)

Law and crime

Turkish police shoot two attackers outside Istanbul’s central police headquarters, killing one of them. The exchange of fire wounds two officers. (The Guardian)
An apparent murder and suicide leaves four dead in Tulsa. (AP)
A federal grand jury indicts New Jersey Senator Bob Menendez on corruption charges. (AP)
A court convicts eleven Atlanta teachers as part of a mass cheating scandal. (BBC)
The Obama Administration targets overseas cyber attackers with sanctions program. (Reuters)

Politics and elections

Thailand's junta escalates their power control from martial law to absolute power. (AP)

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 ;Armed conflicts and attacks
-*Gunmen attack university in eastern Kenya. [http://bigstory.ap.org/article/e1f42fc2fd034658a3a22dff9d6d0612/police-gunmen-attack-university-eastern-kenya (AP)]
+*Gunmen attack a university in eastern [[Kenya]]. [http://bigstory.ap.org/article/e1f42fc2fd034658a3a22dff9d6d0612/police-gunmen-attack-university-eastern-kenya (AP)]
 ;Disasters and accidents
 *Two [[United States Marine Corps]] [[F-18]] fighters make a precautionary landing at [[Taiwan]]'s [[Tainan Airport|Tainan Air Force Base]]. [http://focustaiwan.tw/news/aipl/201504010018.aspx (Focus Taiwan)] [http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2015/apr/1/inside-the-ring-marine-fighter-jet-landing-on-taiw/ (''The Washington Times'')]
-*Flames engulf a Mexican oil platform in the Gulf of Mexico, killing 4 workers. [http://bigstory.ap.org/article/773dd7f83dba4678ae2350893b38403e/mexican-oil-rig-burns-coast (AP)]
+*Flames engulf a [[Mexican]] oil platform in the [[Gulf of Mexico]], killing four workers. [http://bigstory.ap.org/article/773dd7f83dba4678ae2350893b38403e/mexican-oil-rig-burns-coast (AP)]
-*A Russian trawler with 132 crew sinks; at least 54 are reported dead, 15 missing. [http://bigstory.ap.org/article/37eb852f2c8d4f6ba5e92850e63dca2a/russian-trawler-132-crew-sinks-least-43-dead (AP)] [http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-32157040 (BBC)]
+*A [[Russian]] trawler with 132 crew sinks leaving at least 54 dead and 15 missing. [http://bigstory.ap.org/article/37eb852f2c8d4f6ba5e92850e63dca2a/russian-trawler-132-crew-sinks-least-43-dead (AP)] [http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-32157040 (BBC)]
-*California governor orders mandatory water restrictions. [http://bigstory.ap.org/article/02ab1622b54640a6ac111d53af0b530e/drought-stricken-california-set-measure-snowpack (AP)]
+*The governor of [[California]] orders mandatory water restrictions. [http://bigstory.ap.org/article/02ab1622b54640a6ac111d53af0b530e/drought-stricken-california-set-measure-snowpack (AP)]
 ;Law and crime
 *[[Turkish]] police shoot two attackers outside [[Istanbul]]’s central police headquarters, killing one of them. The exchange of fire wounds two officers. [http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/apr/01/turkish-police-shoot-attackers-outside-headquarters (''The Guardian'')]
-*4 dead in Tulsa home in apparent murder-suicide. [http://bigstory.ap.org/article/5d0e93a69f32403e917ac073831aed8b/police-4-found-dead-tulsa-home-after-mom-dad-miss-work (AP)]
+*An apparent murder and suicide leaves four dead in [[Tulsa]]. [http://bigstory.ap.org/article/5d0e93a69f32403e917ac073831aed8b/police-4-found-dead-tulsa-home-after-mom-dad-miss-work (AP)]
-*New Jersey Senator [[Bob Menendez]] is indicted on corruption charges. [http://bigstory.ap.org/article/65615613edeb4ccbbd053daa380912df/new-jersey-sen-bob-menendez-indicted-corruption-charges (AP)]
+*A federal grand jury indicts [[New Jersey]] Senator [[Bob Menendez]] on corruption charges. [http://bigstory.ap.org/article/65615613edeb4ccbbd053daa380912df/new-jersey-sen-bob-menendez-indicted-corruption-charges (AP)]
-*Eleven Atlanta teachers convicted in mass cheating scandal. [http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-32156570 (BBC)]
+*A court convicts eleven [[Atlanta]] teachers as part of a mass cheating scandal. [http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-32156570 (BBC)]
 *The [[Obama Administration]] targets overseas cyber attackers with sanctions program. [http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/04/01/us-usa-cybersecurity-idUSKBN0MS4DZ20150401 (Reuters)]
 ;Politics and elections
-*Thailand junta replaces martial law with absolute power. [http://bigstory.ap.org/article/374e3af0ced748a7997dc9e36de23c59/thailand-junta-replace-martial-law-absolute-power (AP)]
+*[[Thailand]]'s junta escalates their power control from martial law to absolute power. [http://bigstory.ap.org/article/374e3af0ced748a7997dc9e36de23c59/thailand-junta-replace-martial-law-absolute-power (AP)]
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