*U.S. and Afghan negotiators finalise an agreement concerning the continuing U.S. presence in Afghanistan after the U.S. withdraws its troops at the end of 2014. [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-17807262 (BBC)]
*U.S. and Afghan negotiators finalise an agreement concerning the continuing U.S. presence in Afghanistan after the U.S. withdraws its troops at the end of 2014. [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-17807262 (BBC)]
*The [[United States]] investigates dozens of its troops in [[Afghanistan]] in relation to use and distribution of [[heroin]], [[morphine]] or other [[opiate]]s during 2010 and 2011 as the U.S. military struggles to watch its far-flung troops and monitor for [[substance abuse]]. [http://www.smh.com.au/world/us-probes-troops-drug-use-in-afghanistan-20120422-1xen7.html (AP via ''The Sydney Morning Herald'')]
*The [[United States]] investigates dozens of its troops in [[Afghanistan]] in relation to use and distribution of [[heroin]], [[morphine]] or other [[opiate]]s during 2010 and 2011 as the U.S. military struggles to watch its far-flung troops and monitor for [[substance abuse]]. [http://www.smh.com.au/world/us-probes-troops-drug-use-in-afghanistan-20120422-1xen7.html (AP via ''The Sydney Morning Herald'')]
*[[Russia]] and [[People's Republic of China|China]] begin naval exercises in the [[Yellow Sea]]. [http://edition.cnn.com/2012/04/22/world/asia/china-russia-naval-exercises/index.html?eref=edition (CNN)]
*[[Russia]] and [[People's Republic of China|China]] begin [[naval exercise]]s in the [[Yellow Sea]]. [http://edition.cnn.com/2012/04/22/world/asia/china-russia-naval-exercises/index.html?eref=edition (CNN)]
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Revision as of 02:27, 24 April 2012
Current events of April 22, 2012 (2012-04-22) (Sunday)
Renewed protests against the regime break out overnight with police firing tear gas and stun grenades at civilians. Chants of "Down with Hamad," calling for the King of Bahrain to be ousted from power, are reported by witnesses. (RTE)
Despite calls for the 2012 Bahrain Grand Prix to be cancelled following the death of a man, the race is staged, under armed guard. (BBC)
Turnout is reported to be low, though Salman bin Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, heir apparent to the Bahraini throne, is seen smiling and shaking hands with other spectators at the finish. (Reuters)
It is revealed that Force India tried to pull out of the race and return to Britain but, after the team's refusal to take to the circuit, there was a confrontation between Bernie Ecclestone and the Force India team. (Daily Mirror)
The Sunday Telegraph's chief foreign correspondent Colin Freeman and his fixer and translator are arrested. Activist Ala'a Shehabi is arrested after reporting the arrest of Colin Freeman. The Guardian reports the arrest of Ala'a Shehabi. (The Guardian)
Calls for afternoon protests at the destroyed Pearl Roundabout, the original site of the uprising against the ruling Al Khalifa family, get underway as the race ends, while protests are also held outside the London offices of Formula One chief, Bernie Ecclestone, with demonstrators chanting "down, down Bernie" and "shame on you Bernie". (Al Jazeera)
Anonymous, which last week took out the official website of Formula One, posts partially redacted data concerning dozens of race ticket holders found on Formula One servers. The international group also posts a statement online saying it intends to carry out further action if imprisoned hunger striker Abdulhadi al-Khawaja or his family are harmed, promising to "respond with fury and rage the likes of which have never been seen." (NPR)
U.S. and Afghan negotiators finalise an agreement concerning the continuing U.S. presence in Afghanistan after the U.S. withdraws its troops at the end of 2014. (BBC)
