Celebrated as a April Fool's Day worldwide.
Saturday
Apr 2, 2007
The United States Supreme Court rules that the Environmental Protection Agency has the authority to regulate the emission of greenhouse gases and must do so unless it can provide some scientific reason proving otherwise.
Apr 7, 2007
Cambridge University defeats Oxford University by one and a half lengths in the 153rd University Boat Race.
Apr 9, 2007
Ministers from natural gas exporting countries such as Russia, Kazakhstan and Iran meet in Doha, Qatar, prompting speculation that they might be looking at transforming the Gas Exporting Countries Forum into a cartel similar to OPEC.
Apr 11, 2007
Ice hockey: The 2007 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs begin. The inaugural matchup features the Pittsburgh Penguins visiting the Ottawa Senators at Scotiabank Place in Ottawa, Ontario.
Apr 12, 2007
India's DRDO successfully tests its nuclear-capable Agni-III, a surface-to-surface ballistic missile with a range of more than 3000 km.
Apr 14, 2007
Garry Kasparov, Russian chess champion and opposition activist, is arrested with over 100 others while attempting to hold a protest march in Moscow.
Apr 16, 2007
Wal-Mart retakes the #1 position on the 2007 Fortune 500 list with US$351.1 billion in revenue for F/Y 2006, beating previous #1 ExxonMobil by $3.9 billion.
Apr 16, 2007
The United States, Japan and India carry out a joint naval exercise in the Pacific Ocean in an attempt to increase strategic cooperation.
Apr 17, 2007
The Olympic Council of Asia chooses Incheon, South Korea over New Delhi, India, to host the 2014 Asian Games.
Apr 18, 2007
UEFA chooses Poland and Ukraine as joint hosts for the 2012 UEFA European Football Championship.
Apr 18, 2007
The People's Republic of China begins a new service of high-speed trains capable of reaching speeds of 200km/h (124 mph).
Apr 18, 2007
After the acquisition of Algoma Steel, India's Essar Group plans to buy U.S.-based Minnesota Steel for US$ 1.66 billion.
Apr 19, 2007
An Amnesty International report claims that the attacks on Afghan civilians by the Taliban are widespread and systematic.
Apr 20, 2007
The G4 group of nations, which includes Brazil, India, Germany and Japan, says that it would revive efforts for United Nations Security Council reform.
Apr 22, 2007
South Korea agrees to resume food aid to North Korea, sending 400,000 tons of food north.
Apr 24, 2007
Toyota overtakes General Motors in global vehicle sales from January to March as a result of increased demand for fuel-efficient cars.
Apr 24, 2007
Abortion in Mexico: Mexico City's Legislative Assembly votes to legalise abortion on demand during the first trimester of pregnancy.
Apr 25, 2007
Astronomers announce the discovery of the Earth-like exoplanet Gliese 581 c, which may support liquid water and is potentially habitable.
Apr 25, 2007
Buddhist monks protest in the streets of Bangkok, demanding that Buddhism be made the official religion of Thailand under a new constitution.
Apr 26, 2007
New Hampshire became "...the first state to embrace same-sex unions without a court order or the threat of one."
Apr 27, 2007
Saudi Arabia arrests 172 terrorist suspects in a series of raids after uncovering a plot to carry out suicide air attacks on oil and military installations. $32.4m in cash was also uncovered, as were many weapons.
Apr 28, 2007
Australia wins its third consecutive Cricket World Cup with a victory over Sri Lanka in the 2007 ICC Cricket World Cup finals in Barbados.
Apr 29, 2007
More than a million secularist Turks march in Istanbul to protest against the candidacy of Islamist Abdullah Gül in the 2007 presidential election.
Apr 30, 2007
President of Venezuela Hugo Chávez announces that Venezuela will withdraw from the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank.
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