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Ongoing conflicts
	War in Afghanistan; Balochistan conflict; Casamance conflict; Fourth Civil War of Chad; Second Chechen War; Colombian Civil War; War in Darfur; Iran–PJAK conflict; Iraq War; Israeli–Palestinian conflict; Insurgency in Jammu and Kashmir; Internal conflict in Burma; Kivu conflict; Insurgency in the Maghreb; Mexican Drug War; Ethnic conflict in Nagaland; Naxalite–Maoist insurgency; Conflict in the Niger Delta; Insurgency in Ogaden; Insurgency in the Philippines; The Secret War; Somali Civil War; Sri Lankan Civil War; War on Terror; South Thailand insurgency; Second Tuareg Rebellion; Turkey–PKK conflict; Second Ugandan Civil War; edit this archived sidebar

Recent deaths
	April[edit] March[edit] 29: Maurice Jarre; 29: Lou Saban; 28: Janet Jagan; 27: Arnold Meri; 27: Penor Rinpoche; 25: John Hope Franklin; 25: Dan Seals; 25: Giovanni Parisi; 25: Yukio Endo; 24: George Kell; edit this archived sidebar

Ongoing events
	Automotive industry crisis; Financial crisis (global); French Caribbean general strikes; Icelandic financial crisis; International recognition of Kosovo; Irish banking crisis; Malagasy political crisis; North Korean satellite launch; Enlargement of NATO; Piracy off the coast of Somalia; Russian financial crisis; Treaty of Lisbon ratification; World food price crisis; Zimbabwean cholera outbreak; edit this archived sidebar

Elections
April[edit] March[edit] 3: Micronesia, Parliament 8: North Korea, Parliament 12: Antigua and Barbuda, Parliament 15: El Salvador, President 18: Azerbaijan, constitutional referendum 21: Slovakia, President 22: Macedonia, President (first round) 22: Comoros, constitutional referendum 29: Montenegro, Parliament 29: Mayotte, status referendum Upcoming[edit] edit this archived sidebar

Trials
Upcoming[edit] Canada: Larry O'Brien Netherlands: ICTY Singapore: Tak Boleh Tahan United States: Viktor Bout United States: Noshir Gowadia United States: William J. Jefferson United States: James Charles Kopp United States: Bernard Madoff United States: Ehren Watada United States: Sheila Dixon United States: Joseph Bruno Ongoing[edit] Cambodia: Khmer Rouge Tribunal Iraq: Supreme Iraqi Criminal Tribunal Italy: Raffaele Sollecito, Amanda Knox Netherlands: Thomas Lubanga (ICC) Netherlands: Radovan Karadžić (ICTY) New Zealand: David Bain (retrial) Peru: Alberto Fujimori Republic of China]]: Chen Shui-bian Sierra Leone: Charles Taylor (SCFSL) Sweden: The Pirate Bay Thailand]]: Thaksin Shinawatra United States: Jena Six United States: Phil Spectoredit this archived sidebar

Holidays and observances
April[edit] 1: April Fools' Day 1: Fossil Fools Day 1: Kha b-Nisan (Assyrians) 1: EOKA Day (Cyprus) 1: Islamic Republic Day (Iran) 1: Odisha Day (Odisha) 1: Investiture of New Captains Regent (San Marino) 1: Užupis Day (Užupis) 2: International Children's Book Day 2: World Autism Awareness Day 2: Malvinas Day (Argentina) 2: Pascua Florida Day (Florida) 2: Sizdah Be-dar (Iran) 12: Easter Sunday (USA) 30: Queen's Day (Netherlands) edit this archived sidebar