Event April 2008

Moist Victory in Nepal
1.Fast Bowler Shoaib Akhtar banned for 5 years by Pakistan Cricket Board for repeated indiscipline.
2.In Zimbabwe elections, Mugabe's party loses control of parliament.
3.ShoaibAkhtar not to be allowed to play in India Pre­mier League until the suspension is lifted *China urges US to support its position on Tibet
*NATO summit being held at Bucharest.
4.UN warns that 82 countries face food 102 EVENTS emergencies as stockpiles of wheat drop to the lowest levels since 1980, sufficient to feed the world for just 12 weeks
*Putin says NATO's induction of Ukraine and Georgia is an immediate threat to Russia.
5. Actor Charlton Heston dies
*Clashes between anti-China protesters and police during Olympic torch march in London
*In Zimbabwe, Mugabe's party demands vote recount.
7. Negligent driving of her chauffeur and the pursuing.paparazzi killed Princess Diana, her inquest concludes.
8. IMF considers selling 403.3 tonnes of gold.
9. IOC to go ahead with Olympic torch relay.
10. Nepal goes to the polls, 60 p.c. voter turnout *Zimbabwe's opposition leader Tsvangirai not to take part in any presidential run-off against Mugabe *Jigni Y. Thinley is Bhutan's first elected Prime Minister.
11. China's new bullet train 'Hexie' that can reach a speed of 350 km an hour is ready.
12 The Newseum opened in Wash­ington.
13. Maoists bag 61 of 1 05 seats in Nepal
*92 killed in Sri Lankan clashes
*Italy goes to the polls
*In Kenya Raila Odinga is named Prime Minister.
14. Dalai Lama rules out any more 'concessions' to China on Tibet
*Kenyan President Kibaki announces national unity cabinet, ending a long deadlock.
15. Blasts in Iraq kill 62
*Plane crash in congo kills 60
*Putin to lead United Russia party
*Volcano empts in Colombia
*18 school girls killed in Uganda fire.
16. The Pope is in US
*NLD says Suu Kyi can vote in May 10 referendum.
17. Suicide bomber kills 45 Iraqi mourners.
18. Beijing main venue of the Olympics 'Bird's Nest' makes debut
*WFP to cut rations in Darfur because of insecurity along the main supply routes
*Dense smoke from grass fires envelopes Buenos Aires.
19. Taliban holds Pak ambassador to Afghanistan.
20. Clash between Ethiopian troops and Islamist fighters kill 81 in Mogadishu
*Israeli raids on Gaza strip.
22.Crude oil rises to $118 a barrel *Paris awards honorary citizenship to Dalai Lama.
23. 90 killed in fighting in Jaffna pen­insula
*Hillary Clinton scores a decisive win in Pennsylvania *Reports say Israel is prepared to return Golan Heights to Syria in exchange for a peace treaty.
24.China's Internet population rises to 221 m.
*143 killed in Sri Lanka fighting
*Pakistan's new government has drafted a peace agreement with Taliban militants
*WFP says half of Pakistan is 'food insecure'
*Pro-Tibet riots continue in Nepal.
25. Communist Party of Nepal (Mao­ists) win 100 seats in Nepal.
26. In Zimbabawe, Mugabe's ZANU-PF fails in recount too.
27.Afghan President Hamid Karzai escapes attempt on his life by Taliban in Kabul *Chinese Academy of Social Sciences predicts a 10.7 p.c. growth in GDP in 2008
*Nepali Maoist leader Prachanda stresses cooperation with India.
28.70 die as a passenger train jumps the track in China's Shandong province Iran is ready for talks with the West on nuclear proposals.
29.lraq'sformer Deputy Prime Minister Tariq Aziz on trial in Baghdad.
30. Shoab Akhtar's five year ban upheld by Pak appellate tribunal.