Unix Timestamp: 1239148800
Wednesday, April 8. 2009, 12:00:00 AM UTC

Chinese and Russian cyber-spies allegedly infiltrate the United States' electrical grid. //www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gTamvV9J8BmeVmQift2odbmBigD97EDNPO1 (AP) //online.wsj.com/article/SB123914805204099085.html "(Wall Street Journal)"

Somali pirates hijack the Danish container ship MV "Maersk Alabama" in the Indian Ocean. //news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/7989474.stm (BBC)

Thousands of people in Pyongyang, North Korea, celebrate the “successful” launch of the Bright Star-2 communications satellite into Earth's orbit. //news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/7988939.stm (BBC)