International Current Affairs-April,2010

• Russia have reached an agreement with a Latin American country to draft plans on the construction of the first nuclear power plant in that country Venezuela is that country.
Ten Policemen were killed by Maoist attack in a district in Orissa on 5th April, 2010. Koraput district of that district.
Nepal country has revoked its decision to give the contract of printing Machine-Readable Passports (MRPs) to India.16. In a state in eastern India, Maoist Naxalite insurgents killed 76 Paramilitary soldiers of CRPF (Central Reserve Police Force) on April 6, 2010. Chhattisgarh is that state.
Capital of Thailand, Bangkok was placed under a state of emergency on April 7, 2010 as Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva sought to prevent weeks of anti-government protests turning violent after demonstrators stormed parliament.
Opposition leaders in a country in Central Asia had seized power and had taken control of security headquarters, state television and various government buildings of that country recently. Kyrgyzstan is that country.
China country has recently ordered its TV channels not to use any English acronyms, (such as GDP for gross domestic product) in a bid to preserve the purity of its language.
Sri Lankan Cricketer Sanath Jayasurya has won the parliamentary general election under the ruling United People’s Freedom Alliance (UPFA) from his native Matara district recently.
Justice Barin Ghosh is appointed as the Chief Justice of the High Court of Sikkim.
China. The airport has been named “the Peace Airport” country is building a new airport near Mount Everest with the apparent purpose of turning the Chinese side of the tallest peak into a climber’s paradise.
Iran country has decided to lodge a formal complaint in the United Nations against remarks by President Barack Obama of the United States that Washington could use nuclear weapons against them.
Justice Kurian Joseph is the new Chief Justice of Himachal Pradesh.
Fazel Ahmad Manavi of the new head for Afghanistan’s Independent Election Commission (IEC) appointed by Afghan President Hamid Karzai.
Mukul Sangma has been named the new Chief Minister of Meghalaya.
China is a country in East Asia., a nine-year-old school girl gave birth by Caesarean section to a healthy baby boy.
France country has refused to grant citizenship to a man who forced his wife to wear the full Islamic veil or niqab.
Aafia Siddiqui of the Pakistani neuroscientist trained at an elite American university has been found guilty of two charges of attempted murder after she tried to kill US agents in Afghanistan in 2008.
Alberto Giacometti sculptor’s bronze sculpture has been sold for record 65million pounds at an auction in London.
Roman Polanski won Silver Bear for best director for the film ‘Ghost Writer’ at 60th Berlin film festival.
Maria Sharapova won the Morgan Keegan Tennis Championships in Memphis beating Sharapova former Memphis champion Sofia Arvidsson 6-2, 6-1 in final.
Venus Williams won the WTA Dubai Tennis title defeating Belarusian Victoria Azarenka 6-3 7-5 in the final.
The first Malayalam playback singer and the actress M. K. Kamalam acted in the first Malayalam talkie ‘Balan’ died recently at the age of 86.
Uttarakhand state became the first State in India to announce a ban on Bt Brinjal even before the Centre takes a final decision on the introduction of the controversial genetically modified crop.
Governor of Rajasthan Mrs Prabha Rau died on 26 April 2010recently.
Alviro Petersen becomes the 3rd South African after Andrew Hudson and Jacques Rudoph to score a century on Test debut.
Sthanunathan Sundareshan is appointed as the Secretary of Petroleum and Natural Gas.
Andhra Pradesh High Court recently struck down a state law providing 4% reservation in government jobs and educational institutions and jobs to 15 groups belonging to the Muslim community.
Romania country has agreed to accept ground-based interceptors from the United States as part of its missile defense system in Eastern Europe.
E.T. Lukose has taken over as Director-General of Income Tax (Investigation), Kochi (Kerala).
Rio Ferdinand has been appointed as England captain after Fabio Capello sacked John Terry of the role following allegations over his private life
An American Christian activist, who entered North Korea illegally on Christmas day to draw attention to human rights abuses in the country, has been released by Korean government after showing “sincere repentance” for the transgression. Robert Park of that missionary.
Jenson Button, McLaren’s British driver claim title at the Chinese Formula One Grand Prix held in Shanghai.
Manchester United and England striker Wayne Rooney won the Professional Footballers’ Association player of the year award.
China country lifted it’s a decades-old travel ban on HIV-positive foreigners from visiting the country.
Ibrahim Jassam of the Iraqi freelance photographer who worked for Reuters has been released by the US military after 17 months in detention in Iraq.
Former Supreme Court Justice A.R. Lakshmanan will represent Tamil Nadu on the five-member committee constituted by the apex court to review the safety of the Mullaperiyar Dam.
Former Argentine de facto president and army chief Reynaldo Bignone was sentenced to 25 years in prison after being found guilty of ordering torture and illegal detentions during his 1982-1983 rule.
Israel country recently admitted that white phosphorous was used in attacks on Gaza.
Honda Motor Co car company has decided to recall 437,763 vehicles globally over a problem with the driver’s airbag inflator.
Iran country celebrated 31st anniversary of the 1979 Islamic Revolution on February 11.