Film Features Day in the Life All over the World
April 23, 2012
It's not often that film-watchers see scenes from countries all over the world in one film, but that is the case with One Day on Earth. The film, made by a group of people who had never before made a film, made its debut on Sunday, 22 April, with free screenings in more than 160 countries, including a screening at the United Nations General Assembly. The idea was to get footage from thousands of people who all shot on the same day, October 10, 2010 (10/10/10).

Giant Book Donation to Celebrate Reading
April 23, 2012
A charity has organized a massive book giveaway involving thousands of people across four countries. World Book Night is April 23 in Germany, Ireland, the U.K., and the U.S. Organizers are expecting more than 2.5 million books to be donated, with the donated books to go to needy readers in crisis centers, homeless centers, hospitals, prisons, retirement homes, and other places where people struggle to find enough books to meet current demand.

Large Anti-military Protest Fills Tahrir Square
April 22, 2012
Cairo's Tahrir Square was again home to a large protest, as tens of thousands of people gathered to voice their frustration with the country's ruling military council.

Olympic Torch Relay Road-tested
April 22, 2012
A few hundred people took part in a one-day test of the Olympic Torch Relay. The testers included both crew and torch-carriers, among them more than 100 students and some attendees of the Royal College of the Blind.

Golden Week
Golden Week is a weeklong series of holidays in Japan. This year, it's a single-day holiday, April 29, and then a five-day weekend beginning May 1. Included are Boys' Day, Children's Day, and Constitution Memorial Day, among others.

Anzac Day
Every April 25, in Australia and New Zealand, people celebrate ANZAC Day, a very special holiday that commemorates the bravery of Aussies and Kiwis during the World War I battle at Gallipoli, in Turkey.