Current Events 4/28 Flashcards
South Korea
PM Chung hong-won resigns over the handling of the ferry disaster that killed 187, but will not leave office immediately
CAR
Peacekeepers escort a convoy of more than 1200 Muslims out of the capital. Three aid workers are among 22 people killed in rebel attack on a clinic
Obama
Defends his decision not to meet Malaysia’s jailed opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim
Afghanistan
Presidential election is set for a second round run-off, after no candidate wins the 50% needed to be elected
Hong Kong
The first museum dedicated to the 1989 protests in Beijing’s Tiananmen Square
Syria
Still holds about 7.5% of its chemical weapons stocks at one site as a Sunday deadline to remove them passes
Egypt
A judge at a mass trial in Egypt recommends the death penalty for 683 people including the muslim brotherhood leader Mohammed badie
Obama
Says a Philippine military pact expanding US troop presence will promote stability - and says the US is not trying to contain China
South Korea
Condemn north Korea’s latest verbal attack on its president as “unspeakable” after it likened her to a prostitute
Oklahoma sc
One of two death row inmates who lost a case in the Oklahoma Supreme Court dies of a heart attack following a ‘botched’ lethal injection
Los Angeles clippers
The owner of the pro-basketball team is banned from the sport for life after making racist remarks on tape
Nigeria
Women march to demand that more be done to secure the release of 230 schoolgirls abducted by militants two week ago
South Sudan kids
More than 9,000 child soldiers are fighting in south Sudan’s brutal civil war as the country faces the threat of famine, UN human rights chief says
Toronto
Controversial Toronto mayor rob ford is to take a leave of absence to seek help for substance abuse, his lawyer says
China
Another deadly terrorist attack, a blast at a railway station. Chinese president urges “decisive actions”
