Portal:Current events/2007 April 8
April 8, 2007 (Sunday)
- Zimbabwe's Roman Catholic bishops call on the President of Zimbabwe Robert Mugabe to stand down or face "open revolt" in a message posted on church bulletin boards across the country. (AP via CNN)
- Suspected Islamist militants open fire on a military patrol in northwestern Algeria leaving nine soldiers and six attackers dead. (AP via the Houston Chronicle)
- Pope Benedict laments the violence in Darfur, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Zimbabwe, Somalia, Afghanistan, and the Middle East, stating, "nothing positive is happening in Iraq" in his Easter homily. (CNN)
- War in Afghanistan:
- Seven NATO soldiers die as a result of car bombings in southern Afghanistan as it conducts an offensive against the Taliban. (AP via Forbes)
- The Taliban claims it has killed an Afghan reporter abducted with Daniele Mastrogiacomo because the government of Afghanistan refused to meet ransom demands. (BBC)
- Voters go to the polls in Japan for local elections including 13 gubernatorial elections and 4 mayoral races with the most closely watched race being for the Governor of Tokyo. (BBC)
- Zach Johnson wins golf's 2007 Masters Tournament with a score of 289 (1 over par). (ESPN)