Portal:Current events/2015 April 19
April 19, 2015 (Sunday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Internal conflict in Burma
- Myanmar says it has lost 126 soldiers in clashes with the Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army in Kokang since early February. (Xinhua)
Disasters and accidents
- The Maltese Navy and Italian Coast Guard mount a rescue operation for a boat that capsized between Libya and Italy with up to 700 people aboard. (Malta Today)
Politics and elections
- Elections in Northern Cyprus
- Voters in Northern Cyprus go to the polls to elect a new President to represent them in peace talks with the southern Republic of Cyprus. (Reuters via Daily Mail)
- Finnish parliamentary election, 2015
- Voters in Finland go to the polls for a parliamentary election with a new coalition government led by Juha Sipilä of the Centre Party favoured to form government after negotiation. (Reuters) (New York Times)