Portal:Current events/2010 April 15

April 15, 2010 (Thursday)

2010 Yushu earthquake:
- President Hu Jintao, attending a BRIC summit in Brasilia, announces postponement of his state visits to Peru and Venezuela. (Xinhua)
- Premier Wen Jiabao arrives in Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture and postpones his trip to southeast Asia. (ABC)
- The death toll rises to 617. (Xinhua) (The Hindu) (Bernama)
Sudanese general election, 2010:
- Sudanese newspapers report the death of 9 members of the National Congress during general elections in the country; the Sudan People's Liberation Army denies the incident. (Global Times) (Al Jazeera)
- Polls close after five days of voting. (France24)
Due to the eruption of Eyjafjallajökull volcano, Belgian, British, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, French, German, Icelandic, Irish, Norwegian, Polish, Russian and Swedish airspaces are affected by the eruption. (BBC) (euronews) (RTÉ) (The Irish Times)
Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert is a prime suspect in a large corruption scandal, law enforcement sources have told the BBC. (BBC)
The leaders of the United Kingdom's three main political parties take part in the first of three televised debates ahead of the 2010 General Election. (BBC) (The Guardian)
The maiden flight of the Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle Mk.II, India's first launch with an indigenous cryogenic upper stage, ends in failure, resulting in the loss of the GSAT-4 satellite. (The Hindu)
Three explosions occur in the former Burmese capital of Yangon during the city's Water Festival, killing at least 9 people and injuring 178. (Xinhua) (BBC) (Radio Australia News)
Gunfire disrupts a rally in support of former President of Kyrgyzstan Kurmanbek Bakiyev in the southern city of Osh. (Reuters) (Al Jazeera)
At least three security officers are killed after riots in north Jakarta, Indonesia, over plans to bulldoze a cemetery containing a memorial to a revered Muslim scholar. (Antara)^{[permanent dead link‍]} (Ninemsn) (Jakarta Post)
The 2010 IBSA summit comes to a close in Brasilia.
Oxfam International says the number of sexual assaults in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo has increased "dramatically". (Al Jazeera)
Israel's Communications Ministry imposes a blanket ban on the iPad and will confiscate them from anyone carrying them into the country. (Ha'aretz) (PC World)