Portal:Current events/2007 April 3

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Current events of April 3, 2007 (2007-04-03) (Tuesday) edit history watch

United States Speaker of the House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi travels to Syria for talks with President Bashar al-Assad as she continues a visit to the Middle East disregarding the objections of the Bush administration. (BBC) The 14th annual summit of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) begins in New Delhi, India, and Afghanistan becomes its 8th member. (IHT) (VOA) (Hindu) Colorado State University experts forecast a very active 2007 Atlantic hurricane season with 17 named storms, 9 hurricanes and 5 intense hurricanes. (CSU) The V150, a modified TGV train, breaks the land speed record for railed vehicles on the new Paris-Strasbourg LGV Est line with 574.8 km/h (357.2 mph). (Reuters) Diego Gasques wins the 7th edition of Big Brother Brasil. (Globo.com) Hong Kong's richest woman, Nina Wang dies from an unspecified illness. According to Forbes magazine, Wang was Asia's 35th richest person with a fortune of $4.2 billion. (BBC) The Academy Is... releases their second album Santi.