Portal:Current events/2012 April 2

April 2, 2012 (Monday)

Armed conflict and attacks

The Colombian leftist group FARC releases its last remaining police and military captives. (BBC)

Business and economy

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission allows the proposed merger of two large firms within the market for pharmacy benefit management, Express Scripts and Medco Health Solutions, despite the arguments of many that the degree of concentration that will create in the PBM market will prove unhealthy. (FTC)

Disasters

A twin engine UTair Aviation ATR-72 crashes in western Siberia near the city of Tyumen with at least 31 people dead of the 43 on board. (AFP via Nine-MSN) (BBC) (Reuters)

International Relations

On the 30th anniversary of the Falklands War between the United Kingdom and Argentina, Argentina threatens action against United States and United Kingdom banks, while UK Prime Minister David Cameron calls Argentina's 1982 invasion "a profound wrong". (Al Jazeera)

Law and crime

The three widows and two daughters of Osama bin Laden are convicted of illegally living in Pakistan and sentenced to 45 days in jail and fined $114 each. (BBC)
A mass shooting at Oikos University at Oakland, California leaves seven people dead and three injured, according to a police spokesperson. (CNN) (BBC) (KTVU)

Politics and elections

Burma's National League for Democracy claims to have won 43 of 45 seats contested yesterday in by-elections. (CNN)
Pál Schmitt resigns as President of Hungary after his doctorate is revoked in a plagiarism scandal. (AP via Washington Post)

Science

The data from the 1940 United States Census are released including information on 132 million people. (Washington Post) (Daily Mail)

Sports