What happend on April 26th 2008

You may use the navigation bar to select any day since November 11th, 2005. See the most imporant events in the world – expore the recent history on the map.

year

month

day

---

« yesterday – April 25th 2008 tomorrow – April 27th 2008 »

---

April 26th 2008 news map

The countries are differentiated by colour. Click a marker to see news of April 26th 2008 that are related to a particular country.

• date:

  2008 » April 2008 » April 26th 2008

Scarlett mother returns to India

Saturday 26th of April 2008, 4:02
related countries: India

The mother of murdered Scarlett Keeling is returning to India to press the authorities over her daughter's death.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Oil firms in Nigeria cut output

Saturday 26th of April 2008, 4:15
related countries: Nigeria

The two biggest oil companies in Nigeria cut production in response to strikes and attacks by militant groups.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Scuffles in Japan at torch relay

Saturday 26th of April 2008, 5:43
related countries: Japan
related places: Nagano

There are minor scuffles during the latest leg of the Olympic torch relay in the Japanese city of Nagano.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Polar bears 'at risk' in Canada

Saturday 26th of April 2008, 7:22
related countries: Canada

Polar bears in Canada are at risk from climate change but not threatened by extinction, a panel of experts say.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Girl killed in fresh Gaza clashes

Saturday 26th of April 2008, 8:23
related countries: Israel

A 14-year-old girl dies during clashes between Israeli forces and militants in Gaza, hours after a truce offer.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Iraqi pipeline fire 'accidental'

Saturday 26th of April 2008, 8:49
related countries: Iraq
related places: Baghdad

A fire at an oil pipeline south of Baghdad which left eight security guards injured was accidental, the US military says.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

E Timor rebel 'ready to give up'

Saturday 26th of April 2008, 9:37
related countries: East Timor

An East Timor rebel wanted over an attempt on the president's life is negotiating his surrender, reports say.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Turkey launches raids on N Iraq

Saturday 26th of April 2008, 10:46
related countries: Iraq, Turkey

Turkey's air force bombs Kurdish rebels in northern Iraq, saying they were trying to launch operations against Turkey.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Russia's region of 'lawlessness'

Saturday 26th of April 2008, 10:49
related countries: Russia

Russia's North Caucasus is largely off-limits to foreign journalists, but James Rodgers has been to the region.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

The demise of Turkey's pork butchers

Saturday 26th of April 2008, 11:22
related countries: Turkey

Sarah Rainsford reflects on tough legislation in Turkey forcing many in the pork industry out of business.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Live - Spanish GP qualifying

Saturday 26th of April 2008, 11:33
related countries: Spain
related places: Barcelona

Formula One's leading contenders compete for pole position at Barcelona's Circuit de Catalunya.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Shark kills swimmer off US coast

Saturday 26th of April 2008, 12:41
related countries: Pacific Ocean, United States
related places: San Diego, California

A swimmer is killed by a shark in the Pacific Ocean, a few miles north of San Diego, California.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

F1: Raikkonen takes pole position

Saturday 26th of April 2008, 13:17
related countries: Spain
related places: Barcelona

Kimi Raikkonen produces a blistering final lap to qualify in pole position for Sunday's Spanish Grand Prix in Barcelona.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Iran hardliners strengthen hold

Saturday 26th of April 2008, 13:38
related countries: Iran

Iran's conservatives have consolidated their election win, taking more seats in a run-off.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Uganda journalists held in raid

Saturday 26th of April 2008, 14:15
related countries: Uganda

Three Ugandan journalists including a well-known editor are arrested for publishing seditious material.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Zimbabwe opposition 'holds gains'

Saturday 26th of April 2008, 15:25
related countries: Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe poll recounts published in state media suggest the opposition MDC is on track to keep its majority.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Germany sorry for Afghan spying

Saturday 26th of April 2008, 16:15
related countries: Afghanistan, Germany

Germany apologises to Afghanistan for a spying incident which targeted an Afghan minister.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Industry plea to prevent strike

Saturday 26th of April 2008, 16:49
related countries: United Kingdom

The oil and gas industry urges the Government to intervene in the impending strike at the Grangemouth refinery.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Many die in Morocco factory fire

Saturday 26th of April 2008, 18:31
related countries: Morocco
related places: Casablanca

Fifty-five people die and 12 more are injured in a fire at a mattress factory in the Moroccan city of Casablanca.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Voters in Nauru go to the polls

Saturday 26th of April 2008, 19:16
related countries: Nauru

People in the Pacific island of Nauru vote in an elections aimed at ending months of political paralysis.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Israel focus for Erdogan in Syria

Saturday 26th of April 2008, 20:29
related countries: Turkey, Syria, Israel
related places: Damascus, Erdogan

Turkish PM Recep Tayyip Erdogan meets the Syrian president as part of mediation between Israel and Syria.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Pirates free crew of Spanish boat

Saturday 26th of April 2008, 20:31
related countries: Somalia, Spain

Pirates release the crew of a Spanish fishing boat captured off the coast of Somalia, the government says.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Seven killed in Iraq bomb attacks

Saturday 26th of April 2008, 21:36
related countries: Iraq
related places: Mosul

Insurgents in Iraq carry out four bomb attacks in the northern city of Mosul, killing at least seven people.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Mugabe parliament loss confirmed

Saturday 26th of April 2008, 21:50
related countries: Zimbabwe

President Mugabe's Zanu-PF fails to regain its majority in Zimbabwe's parlliament after a partial recount.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Dutch to ban magic mushrooms

Saturday 26th of April 2008, 21:56
related countries: Netherlands

The Dutch cabinet proposes a bill to ban the sale of hallucinogenic mushrooms.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Europe launches sat-nav tester

Saturday 26th of April 2008, 23:18
related countries: Kazakhstan

A spacecraft for Europe's proposed Galileo sat-nav system is launched from Kazakhstan.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

About Maplandia.com World News Centre

This content is from the BBC News website. We use BBC News RSS feed under BBC Terms and Conditions. Date and time information is related to GMT. Unfortunately we can not offer RSS feed of this site with geographically sorted world news. However, you can add this page to your favourites or set it as your homepage to see what's new in the world when you start browsing.