On April 12th in U S Political History
Part IX
On April 12th in 2007 India test-fired a new missile capable of carrying nuclear warheads with a 1,900-mile range. Indonesia said the missile forced 2 of its jetliners off course.
On April 12th in 2007 A suicide bomber blew himself up in the Iraqi parliament's cafeteria in the deadliest-ever attack in the American-guarded Green Zone. Mohammed Awad, a moderate Sunni lawmaker, was killed in the attack and 22 were wounded. The next day an insurgent umbrella group that includes al-Qaida in Iraq claimed one of its "knights" carried out the parliament suicide bombing.
On April 12th in 2007 The Swiss-based Nestle SA, the world's biggest food and drink company, said it will buy Gerber Products Co. from pharmaceutical maker Novartis SA for $5.5 billion, giving it the largest share of the global baby food market.
On April 12th in 2009 US Navy SEAL snipers on a destroyer shot and killed three Somali pirates. A fourth pirate surrendered.
On April 12th in 2010 President Barack Obama and presidents, prime ministers and other top officials from 47 countries started work on a battle plan to keep nuclear weapons out of terrorist hands. Egypt called for world powers to press both Iran and Israel on nuclear weapons, saying that the Middle East should be a zone free of the ultra-destructive arms. China said sanctions were not the answer to the Iranian atomic standoff. Iran's envoy to the UN nuclear watchdog spurned the US nuclear summit, saying any decision taken at the conference is not binding on nations absent from the event.
On April 12th in 2010 The United States and Brazil signed an agreement meant to bolster military ties, but Brazil's Defense Minister Nelson Jobim did not offer any hint about a key defense contract sought by U.S.-based Boeing Co.
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