Portal:Current events/2006 April 12

April 12, 2006 (Wednesday)

United Front for Democratic Change rebels approach N'Djamena, the capital of Chad. (BBC)
Coronary specialist Sir Magdi Yacoub operates on Welsh schoolgirl cardiomyopathy patient Hannah Clark, whose original heart is reconnected, after a donor heart was rejected by her body. This is a UK-first organ-replacement reversal. (BBC)
The UK's Terrorism Act 2006 comes into force, making illegal the act of glorifying terrorism. (BBC)
LTTE rebels for the recent attacks since Monday. (BBC) (Reuters)

Fossils of Australopithecus anamensis help bridge a long gap during a crucial phase of human evolution. (BBC)