Portal:Current events/2011 April 6

April 6, 2011 (Wednesday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

2011 Yemeni protests: six people are killed and hundreds injured in Yemen violence. (CNN)
2011 Libyan civil war:
- NATO pledges to protect the besieged town of Misrata amid criticism from rebel fighters. (Al Jazeera)
2011 Syrian protests:
- Syria reverses a ban on teachers wearing veils and closes the country's only casino ahead of anti-regime protests. (The Guardian)
2010–2011 Ivorian crisis:
- Forces loyal to internationally-recognised Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara storm the bunker of Laurent Gbagbo in a "final assault". (France 24)
- Negotiations to end the political deadlock fail. (Al Jazeera)
- The International Criminal Court could investigate crimes against humanity committed in the country. (Kenya Broadcasting Corporation)

Arts and culture

Civil partnerships for same-sex couples come into effect on the Isle of Man. (BBC)
Conservative U.S. broadcaster Glenn Beck announces that he will no longer be presenting his program from later in the year. (The Wrap)

Business and economy

The New Zealand Press Association closes down after over 130 years in operation with 42 job losses. (3 News)
José Sócrates, the caretaker Prime Minister of Portugal asks the European Union for financial assistance. (BBC)

Disasters

International relations

Ecuador expels the United States ambassador over Wikileaks diplomatic cables alleging corruption within the Ecuadorian police force. (BBC)

Law and crime

The trial of Prime Minister of Italy Silvio Berlusconi for having sex with an underage prostitute begins. (Reuters)
A tape recording is released of police in the Republic of Ireland allegedly threatening to rape two female protesters, one of whom is from North America, after arresting them, causing an outcry among women's groups and anti-rape organizations. (Irish Examiner) (The Belfast Telegraph) (The Guardian) (The Irish Times) (TV3)
Jeff Skilling, former CEO of Enron, loses his appeal against his conviction for fraud in the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. (Wall Street Journal)
More than forty bodies are found in a mass grave in Mexico's Tamaulipas state. (AP via Star Tribune)
The United States Senate defeated a measure that would have banned the Environmental Protection Agency from regulating greenhouse gas emissions under the Clean Air Act (United States). The new regulations which began being applied early this year affect air polluters such as power plants and oil refineries, attempts to address climate change mitigation. (Reuters) (New York Times)Washington Times (Bloomberg)

Politics

Sport