Portal:Current events/2006 April 15
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April 15, 2006 (Saturday)
- 2006 European floods: The Danube rises to its highest level in more than a century. (CNN)
- In a gunfight with the Afghani Police Force, the Taliban lose 41 fighters and the police lose 6. (National Nine News)
- Two trains collide in Java, Indonesia, killing at least 13 people and injuring 26 others. (BBC)
- The Jammu and Kashmir police arrest nine suspected Jaish-e-Mohammed members in connection with the grenade attacks that shook Srinagar killing five and injuring 40 others. (The Tribune) (The Hindu)
- April 2006 Nepalese general strike: Thousands of people have taken part in pro-democracy marches in towns and cities across Nepal. (BBC)