The Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the Summer Olympiad claims that the "Olympic torch has received a warm welcome worldwide." (Beijing 2008)
The Olympic torch relay through San Francisco descends into confusion as the first runner in the elaborately planned relay disappears into a warehouse on a waterfront pier. (MarketWatch)
American Airlines cancels more than 1,000 flights in order to make sure some wiring on its fleet of 300 MD-80 jetliners was secured correctly inside wheel wells. (The New York Times)
Washington Times on April 15, however, the Chinese government was attempting to "calm the situation" through censorship: "All comments posted on popular Internet forum Sohu.com relating to a boycott of Carrefour have been deleted."[4]
United States military-contracted vessel fires warning shots in front of two boats in the Persian Gulf, causing the boats to leave. (AP via MSNBC)
Students and their families in various locations across the United States participate in the nationally-recognized 13th annual Day of Silence. (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)
Josef Fritzl had incarcerated his daughter in a custom-built cellar in Amstetten, Austria
, for 24 years, raped her and fathered seven children by her, three of whom he left in the cellar.
The New Zealand Soldier was added to the plinth facing towards the east on the western side of the ANZAC Bridge, it was unveiled by the Prime Minister of New Zealand Helen Clark in the presence of Premier of New South Wales Morris Iemma.
A father-and-son duo who owned and managed the factory that burnt down with 55 deaths in Casablanca have been arrested over serious safety violations. (AFP via Google News)
Grand Theft Auto IV is released worldwide, sparking a windfall of sales. The game would go on to become the fastest selling game in 24 hours by selling 609,000 copies. (TeamBox)(Ars Technica)
Two Taliban militants, a woman, and her child are killed after a siege by Afghan security forces in Kabul, Afghanistan. (Reuters)
Leon Chua. The discovery may have a tremendous impact on computing and electronics, joining the other basic electronic elements the resistor, capacitor, and inductor. (Nature)
