Portal:Current events/2007 April 26
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April 26, 2007 (Thursday)
- A man is killed and about 40 people are hurt during a night of unrest in Tallinn, Estonia. Demonstrators protesting against the removal of the Bronze Soldier statue clash with the police. Russia's authorities threaten to break off diplomatic relations with their Baltic neighbour. (BBC)
- At least 22 people, mostly insurgents, die and dozens more are wounded in several hours of heavy clashes which rage in the Somali capital Mogadishu. (Somalinet)
- U.S. Congressman Dennis Kucinich (D-Ohio) submits Resolution HRES 333, calling for the impeachment of Vice President Dick Cheney. (Asia Times) Archived 2007-05-01 at the Wayback Machine (AP via CBS News)
- A nationwide mid-morning power outage hits Colombia; government sources discount guerrilla activity and blame a technical fault. (BBC)
- North Korea and Myanmar restore diplomatic relations after a break of more than 20 years. (BBC)
- Syrian parliamentary election, 2007: Syria's ruling coalition, the Baath Party-led National Progressive Front, wins the vast majority of seats in the People's Council, with the opposition boycotting the process claiming it as a farce. (AP via Houston Chronicle)
- The Senate of the United States approves a funding measure for the Iraq War calling for the staged withdrawal of forces. U.S. President George W. Bush responded by stating that his reaction to the bill will be to veto it. (Bloomberg)
- 2008 United States presidential election: All eight official Democratic candidates debate in the first 2008 presidential debate, hosted by South Carolina State University and the South Carolina Democratic Party. (AP via CBS) (US News) (Huffington Post)
- A former commander of a United States military detention center in Iraq is detained and under investigation for "aiding the enemy". (Reuters Alertnet)
- The Sultan of Terengganu, Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin, is formally installed as the 13th Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia. (The Star), (BBC)
- A multi-story apartment building collapses in Istanbul during an emergency evacuation, with several people trapped or killed. (AHN)
- New Hampshire became "...the first state to embrace same-sex unions without a court order or the threat of one."