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2010 Kyrgyzstan riots:
- 100 people die in anti-government protests in Kyrgyzstan, according to opposition activist Toktoim Umetalieva. (Arab News)
- The Kyrgyzstan government is ousted as the result of the popular revolt. (News.com.au)
- Opposition leader Roza Otunbayeva says she will lead a temporary government for six months. (Kyrgyz National Informational Agency) (The New York Times)
- President Kurmanbek Bakiyev escapes Bishkek, purportedly to a southern region of the country through Osh. He refuses to resign, but admits he's lost control of the Kyrgyz military. (BBC)
United States President Barack Obama and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev sign a new arms reduction treaty that will cut both countries' arsenals by a third. (BBC) (AP)
The Bangladeshi army distributes drinking water among more than 12 million people in Dhaka as fears grow over the city's water crisis. (Arab News)
29 paramilitary troops are convicted of mutiny and imprisoned to up to seven years at a Bangladeshi tribunal. (Arab News)
The death toll in the storm which caused severe damage to Brazil's Rio de Janeiro metro area reaches 138. (Xinhua)

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 *[[2010 Kyrgyzstan riots]]:
 **100 people die in anti-government protests in [[Kyrgyzstan]], according to opposition activist Toktoim Umetalieva. [http://arabnews.com/world/article40300.ece (Arab News)]
-**The Kyrgyzstan government ousted as the result of the popular revolt. [http://www.news.com.au/breaking-news/forty-seven-dead-in-kyrgyzstan-riots/story-e6frfku0-1225851169304 (News.com.au)]
+**The Kyrgyzstan government is ousted as the result of the popular revolt. [http://www.news.com.au/breaking-news/forty-seven-dead-in-kyrgyzstan-riots/story-e6frfku0-1225851169304 (News.com.au)]
 **Opposition leader [[Roza Otunbayeva]] says she will lead a temporary government for six months. [http://www.kabar.kg/en/news/2010/04/08/15609.html (Kyrgyz National Informational Agency)] [http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/09/world/asia/09bishkek.html (''The New York Times'')]
 **[[President of Kyrgyzstan|President]] [[Kurmanbek Bakiyev]] escapes [[Bishkek]], purportedly to a southern region of the country through [[Osh]]. He refuses to resign, but admits he's lost control of the Kyrgyz military. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/8609775.stm (BBC)]
-*[[United States]] [[President of the United States|President]] [[Barack Obama]] and [[Russia]]n [[President of Russia|President]] [[Dmitry Medvedev]] sign a [[START treaty (2010)|new arms reduction treaty]] that will cut both countries arsenals by a third. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/8607985.stm (BBC)] [http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5inOl8EGuBrvQjQfCRjd06C1IWrBgD9EUR3300 (AP)]
+*[[United States]] [[President of the United States|President]] [[Barack Obama]] and [[Russia]]n [[President of Russia|President]] [[Dmitry Medvedev]] sign a [[START treaty (2010)|new arms reduction treaty]] that will cut both countries' arsenals by a third. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/8607985.stm (BBC)] [http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5inOl8EGuBrvQjQfCRjd06C1IWrBgD9EUR3300 (AP)]
-*[[Bangladesh]] army distributes drinking water among more than 12 million people in [[Dhaka]] as fears grow over the city's water crisis. [http://arabnews.com/world/article40298.ece (''Arab News'')]
+*The [[Bangladesh]]i army distributes drinking water among more than 12 million people in [[Dhaka]] as fears grow over the city's water crisis. [http://arabnews.com/world/article40298.ece (''Arab News'')]
-*29 paramilitary troops are convicted of [[mutiny]] and imprisoned to up to seven years at a [[Bangladesh]] tribunal. [http://arabnews.com/world/article40324.ece (''Arab News'')]
+*29 paramilitary troops are convicted of [[mutiny]] and imprisoned to up to seven years at a [[Bangladesh]]i tribunal. [http://arabnews.com/world/article40324.ece (''Arab News'')]
-*The death toll [[April 2010 Rio de Janeiro floods and mudslides|in the storm]] which caused severe damage to [[Brazil]]'s metro area of [[Rio]] reaches 138. [http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/world/2010-04/08/c_13241818.htm (Xinhua)]
+*The death toll [[April 2010 Rio de Janeiro floods and mudslides|in the storm]] which caused severe damage to [[Brazil]]'s [[Rio de Janeiro]] metro area reaches 138. [http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/world/2010-04/08/c_13241818.htm (Xinhua)]
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