April 12, 2014 (Saturday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Palestinian-Israeli conflict
- The Palestinian Authority signs 15 UN/Geneva human rights treaties including the Fourth Geneva Convention. Israel responds with sanctions. Peace talks continue. (BBC News) (Reuters)
- Syrian Civil War:
- Chemical weapons are used again in Syria, this time on the town of Kafr Zita, Hama. (US News)
- 2014 pro-Russian protests in Ukraine
- Naxalite–Maoist insurgency/Indian general election, 2014:
- Suspected Maoist rebels kill 13 people in a bombing in the eastern Indian state of Chhattisgarh, during the Indian general election, 2014. (Reuters)
- War in North-West Pakistan
- Gunmen kidnap 100 men from a tribal gathering in North-West Pakistan. (Reuters)
- Islamist insurgency in Nigeria
- Borno State Senator Ahmed Zannah reports that 135 civilians have been killed in attacks in north west Nigeria since Wednesday. (BBC News)
- Bundy standoff
- Amidst controversy, the Bureau of Land Management accedes to the release of the Bundy family's cattle. (Fox) (Yahoo! News)
Health and environment
- Researchers announce a new drug, ABT-450, with a 90-95% success rate at treating Hepatitis C. (BBC News)