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Thursday, April 2, 2015

BC-US--AP Weekly News Calendar, US

by  Associated Press BC-US--AP Weekly News Calendar, US Associated Press - 1 April 2015 21:01-04:00 Thursday, April 2 ARGENTINA — The 33rd anniversary of the beginning of the war between Argentina and Great Britain over the possession of the Falklands islands or Malvinas Islands. PORTLAND, Oregon — Adam Crapser, a Korea-born man who was adopted by U.S. citizens 36 years ago, will face an immigration judge who will decide whether he should be deported back to South Korea. Friday, April 3 VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis marks the most solemn night in the liturgical calendar with an Easter Vigil service in St. Peter's Baslica. Vigil begins at 1930GMT. Pope Francis then performs the annual Via Crucis ritual re-enacting Jesus' final hours and crucifixion. Ritual begins at 2015GMT. BRATISLAVA, Slovakia — Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov visits Slovakia. SAUDI ARABIA — Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif will be visiting Saudi Arabia from March 4-6. SAN DIEGO — A man faces up to 20 years in prison for running a "revenge porn" website where people posted nude pictures of their ex-lovers, who then had to pay him to remove the images. SALT LAKE CITY — More than 100,000 Mormons attend their faith's biannual conference to listen to spiritual guidance from church leaders and to find about any new church initiatives. UTAH — President Barack Obama speaks about the economy at Utah's Hill Air Force base on Friday afternoon, his first visit to the state as president. Saturday, April 4 LONDON — Anti-Islam group Pegida holds its first London rally, with opponents vowing to mount a counter-protest. SALT LAKE CITY — High-ranking Mormon church leaders take the stage at the faith's general conference to provide news and deliver words of wisdom and guidance. Sunday, April 5 VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis celebrates Easter Sunday Mass followed by his Easter blessing. Mass begins at 0915GMT. Monday, April 6 MOSCOW — Representatives of the Syrian government and opposition begin talks in Moscow on ways to end the four-year civil war, following up on four days of consultations in late January. CANBERRA — Prince Harry visits Australian War Memorial in his first official duties of his month-long detachment to Australian army. JAKARTA — State Administrative Court rules on final appeals by two Australian drug traffickers against their death sentences. BOSTON — Closing arguments get underway in the guilt phase of the federal trial of admitted Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev. Tuesday, April 7 SALT LAKE CITY — Journalist Glenn Greenwald is scheduled to speak at the University of Utah about Edward Snowden and national security. Wednesday, April 8 TOKYO — Japan's central bank wraps up policy meeting. THE HAGUE, Netherlands — UN judges deliver their judgment in the appeal by a Bosnian Serb army commander considered Gen. Ratko Mladic's "right-hand man" during the Srebrenica massacre against his genocide conviction and life sentence. MOSCOW — Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras makes his first trip to Russia since his election in January at the invitation of President Vladimir Putin. BERLIN — Germany releases February industrial orders figures for Europe's biggest economy. HARTFORD, Connecticut — A suspended Roman Catholic priest who sold meth while running a sex toy shop is scheduled to be sentenced. News Topics: General news, Armed forces, Easter, Military and defense, Government and politics, Holidays, Occasions, Lifestyle People, Places and Companies: Pope Francis, Sergey Lavrov, Nawaz Sharif, Barack Obama, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, Edward Snowden, Ratko Mladic, Alexis Tsipras, Vladimir Putin, Vatican City, Russia, Utah, Salt Lake City, Slovakia, Western Europe, Europe, Eastern Europe, United States, North America Copyright 2015 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.


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