Iraq

According to the Interior Ministry 1501 civilians were killed this month (CNN.com).

Somalia

There were battles in Mogadishu between Ethiopian and government troops and remnant fighters from the Islamic Courts Union. The government and its Ethiopian backers made two major efforts to wipe out the Islamic rebels. On the 26th the government said it had defeated the rebels in the city and that the worst of the fighting was over. (AP)

6 APRIL 2007

Iraq

A suicide truck bomb attack on a police checkpoint in Ramadi killed 35 people, mostly civilians (CNN.com).

8 APRIL 2007

Iraq

A car bomb in Mahmoudiya killed at least 17 people. Bomb attacks in Baghdad killed five (CNN.com).

9 APRIL 2007

Iraq

Thousands protested against the US in Najaf (CNN.com).

11 APRIL 2007

Algeria

Two bomb blasts in Algiers killed at least 33 people and wounded 222. The terrorist group Al Qaeda Organization in the Islamic Maghreb claimed responsibility (CNN.com).

Asia and the Pacific, diplomatic affairs

Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao met Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in Tokyo; they agreed to increase environmental and energy cooperation and military exchanges (AP).

12 APRIL 2007

Iraq

In Baghdad, a suicide attack on parliament killed lawmaker Mohammed Awadh and wounded 22 other people in the parliament's cafeteria. Also, a suicide truck bomb attack on the al-Sarafiya bridge killed ten (CNN.com).

14 APRIL 2007

Iraq

A car bomb attack in central Karbala killed at least 44 people and wounded 224 (CNN.com, AP).

Turkey

There was an anti-government protest of over 200,000 people in Ankara (AP).

Russia

An anti-government demonstration in Moscow by about 2,000 people was broken up by police (AP).

15 APRIL 2007

Iraq

Four bomb attacks in Baghdad killed at least 40 (CNN.com).

Ecuador, politics

A referendum was held on whether to establish a National Constitutional Assembly with full powers to rewrite the country's constitution, something favored by President Rafael Correa. 81.7% voted in favor; turnout was 71.6%. (IFES, Reuters) Elections for the 130-member assembly were scheduled for 30 September.

Pakistan

In Karachi, about 100,000 people participated in a rally, organized by the Mutahida Qami Movement (MQM), against the Lal Masjid (Red Mosque) in Islamabad. The Lal Masjid had recently announced an anti-vice campaign (AP).

17 APRIL 2007

Somalia, politics

The transitional parliament fired Sharif Hassan Sheik Aden and 29 other members allied to him (AP).

18 APRIL 2007

Iraq

There were several bomb attacks in Baghdad, including one in the central al-Sadriya area which killed 140 people and wounded 150.

British forces transferred security control of Maysan province to Iraqi forces (CNN.com).

United States, foreign policy

President Bush, referring to the situation in Sudan's Darfur region and to Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir, said, "President Bashir should take the last chance by responding to the [UN] secretary general's efforts and to meet the just demands of the international community....I'm also looking at what steps the international community could take to deny Sudan's government the ability to fly its military aircraft over Darfur, and if we don't begin to see signs of good-faith commitments, we will hear calls for even sterner measures." (CNN.com)

19 APRIL 2007

Kyrgyzstan

Police dispersed an anti-government protest of about 7,000 in Bishkek. (AP)

21 APRIL 2007

Nigeria, politics

In an election for the successor to President Olusegun Obasanjo, Umaru Yar'Adua, candidate for the ruling People's Democratic Party, greatly outpolled his nearest rival, Muhammadu Buhari, according to the government's electoral officials. The political opposition and international observers heavily criticized the election for many shortcomings including rigging and poor organization. (Reuters)

Iraq

A suicide car bomber killed at least a dozen people in central Baghdad. (AP)

22 APRIL 2007

France, politics

In the first round of a presidential election, Nicolas Sarkozy won 31.1% of the vote, Segolene Royal won 25.8%, Francois Bayrou got 18.6% and Jean-Marie Le Pen won 10.5%. Sarkozy and Royal were scheduled for a runoff on 6 May. (CNN.com)

Afghanistan

Six people were killed by a suicide bomber in Khost. (AP)

23 APRIL 2007

Iraq

A suicide car bomb attack in Ramadi killed 20 people. In Baghdad, a suicide bomber killed seven near the Green Zone. (CNN.com)

27 APRIL 2007

Saudi Arabia

The government announced that a nine-month-long effort against al Qaeda had resulted in the arrest of 172 militants. It said it had foiled some al Qaeda operations against government, economic and military targets in the country that were in advanced stages of preparation. (CNN.com)

Diplomatic affairs, Liberia

The UN Security Council voted unanimously to end the ban on Liberia's diamond exports. (AP)

Diplomatic affairs

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe met US President Bush at Camp David, Maryland. (AP)

28 APRIL 2007

Iraq

A car bomb attack in Karbala killed at least 58 people and injured over 100. (CNN.com)

Pakistan

A suicide bomber killed at least 28 people in Charsadda. (CNN.com)

29 APRIL 2007

Mali, politics

President Amadou Toumani Toure was reelected with almost three-quarters of the vote; turnout was 36.2%. (www.rulers.org)

Turkey

In Istanbul at least 700,000 demonstrated against the government of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Many Turks were opposed to the presidential candidacy of Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul. (CNN.com)

30 APRIL 2007

Somalia

Sheik Sharif Sheik Ahmed and former parliamentary speaker Sharif Hassan Sheik Aden issued a statement from Eritrea calling on Somalis to continue fighting against Ethiopian forces in Somalia. (AP)

Britain

A court in London sentenced Omar Khyam, Waheed Mahmood, Anthony Garcia, Jawad Akbar and Salahuddin Amin to life in prison for involvement in a plot to conduct terror attacks in the London area. (CNN.com)