Portal:Current events/2007 April 3
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April 3, 2007 (Tuesday)
- United States Speaker of the House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi travels to Syria for talks with President Bashar al-Assad as she continues a visit to the Middle East disregarding the objections of the Bush administration. (BBC)
- The 14th annual summit of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) begins in New Delhi, India, and Afghanistan becomes its 8th member. (IHT) (VOA) (Hindu) Archived 2007-05-09 at the Wayback Machine
- Colorado State University experts forecast a very active 2007 Atlantic hurricane season with 17 named storms, 9 hurricanes and 5 intense hurricanes. (CSU)
- The V150, a modified TGV train, breaks the land speed record for railed vehicles on the new Paris-Strasbourg LGV Est line with 574.8 km/h (357.2 mph). (Reuters)
- Diego Gasques wins the 7th edition of Big Brother Brasil. (Globo.com)
- Hong Kong's richest woman, Nina Wang dies from an unspecified illness. According to Forbes magazine, Wang was Asia's 35th richest person with a fortune of $4.2 billion. (BBC)