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Portal:Current events/2012 April 23

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Armed conflicts and attacks

Arts and culture

International relations

Law and crime
  • Former Icelandic prime minister Geir Haarde is found not guilty of negligence over the island's 2008 economic meltdown. He is to face no punishment and his legal expenses are to be paid. (BBC)
  • The sister of MI6 officer Gareth Williams, found dead in his flat, tells his inquest that he had been a "scrupulous risk-assessor" and only let "vetted" people into his home. (BBC)
  • Sky News email hacking:
    • The British broadcasting regulator Ofcom launches an investigation into the hacking of private email accounts by Sky News. (BBC)
    • The Ofcom announcement comes on the same day that the news channel's boss John Ryley appears before the Leveson Inquiry where he says the company broke the law by hacking emails. (BBC)
  • Officials in Florida refuse to allow Bill Lee, the police chief who did not arrest George Zimmerman after he shot and killed unarmed black teenager Trayvon Martin, to resign. George Zimmerman, now facing a murder charge, is released on bail and taken to a secret location. (BBC)
  • The North Carolina trial of former U.S. Senator and presidential hopeful John Edwards, concerning the use of illegal campaign donations to cover up an affair with a mistress, begins. (Reuters)
  • Around 45 people are detained across China in a tainted capsule medicine scandal. (Straits Times)
  • Three men appear in court in the town of Newry in Northern Ireland to face charges of threatening to kill, INLA membership and blackmail. (BBC)

Politics and elections

Science
  • Scientists record what they believe to be the first adult white orca in the wild off the coast of Kamchatka, Russia. (BBC)

Sport
  • The home and email addresses of the 38,000 entrants to the London Marathon are published on the website of the organisers. (BBC)
  • Rangers F.C. owner Craig Whyte is banned for life from any involvement in Scottish football while a 12-month transfer embargo is imposed on the club. (BBC)