April 14, 2012 (Saturday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Anti-austerity demonstrators take place at the ruling Labour Party's centenary conference with protesters using a coffin draped in the Irish tricolour. (The Belfast Telegraph) (The Irish Times) (Irish Examiner)
- 2011–2012 Bahraini uprising: A 15-year-old is shot through the chest by police in Bahrain. (Al Jazeera)
- Sudanese forces advance on the town of Heglig that is occupied by South Sudanese forces during days of cross-border clashes. (Al Jazeera)
Disasters
- Tornadoes touch down in the southern central Great Plains of the United States, with hail falling in Oklahoma. (CNN)
International relations
- South Korean warships search the Yellow Sea for rocket debris from the failed North Korean Kwangmyŏngsŏng-3 launch yesterday. (Jakarta Post)
- Iran and world powers, including the United States, Russia, and China, begin talks about Iran's nuclear program. (New York Times)
Sport
- Former Italy under-21 footballer Piermario Morosini dies after collapsing face down with a suspected heart attack on the pitch. (BBC)
- Neptune Collonges ridden by Daryl Jacob wins the 2012 Grand National, but the race is tinged with sadness following the deaths of this year's Cheltenham Gold Cup winner Synchronised and Yorkshire horse According To Pete. (The Telegraph) (The Guardian)