Portal:Current events/2011 April 23
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April 23, 2011 (Saturday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Cambodia and Thailand clash on their border. (BBC) (Al Jazeera)
- Arab Spring
- 2011 Syrian protests:
- At least twelve people are killed by security forces during funerals. (Reuters)
- The United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon condemns the killing by the government of at least 300 people since mid-March. (RIA Novosti)
- 2011 Libyan civil war: The United States Air Force confirms an air strike by a predator drone in Misrata. (BBC) (CBC)
- 2011 Yemeni protests
- President Ali Abdullah Saleh of Yemen agrees to step down under a 30-day transition plan to end increasingly violent unrest over his rule. (BBC) (Al Jazeera)
- 2011 Syrian protests:
Arts and culture
- The guest list for the wedding of Prince William and Catherine Middleton is announced. (CNN) (BBC)
Law and crime
- Police in China raid a Tibetan monastery in Sichuan, killing two people according to a rights group. (BBC) (Radio Television Hong Kong)