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A tsunami triggered by an earthquake strikes the Solomon Islands (flag pictured), killing at least 15 and leaving thousands homeless.

Iranians protest outside the British embassy in Tehran in response to the ongoing dispute over the capture of Royal Navy personnel off the Iraq-Iran coast.

Michael Phelps breaks five world records in swimming at the 2007 World Aquatics Championships in Melbourne, Australia, becoming the first swimmer to win seven gold medals at a single championship; seven other world records are also broken.

Australian Guantanamo Bay detainee David Hicks receives the first sentence from the Guantanamo military commission, and the first conviction in a U.S. war crimes trial since World War II.

In Mauritania, Sidi Ould Cheikh Abdallahi is declared the winner of the presidential election, the final stage of the transition to civilian rule since the military coup of 2005.

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 <!-- {{*mp|April 2}} The [[United States]] and [[South Korea]] '''[[U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement|conclude]]''' a bilateral [[List of free trade agreements|free trade agreement]] following ten months of negotiations. -->
 {{*mp|April 2}} A [[tsunami]] triggered by an '''[[2007 Solomon Islands earthquake|earthquake]]''' strikes the [[Solomon Islands]] ''(flag pictured)'', killing at least 15 and leaving thousands homeless.
-{{*mp|April 1}} Students protest outside the [[British diplomatic missions|British embassy]] in [[Tehran]], [[Iran]] in response to the '''[[2007 Iranian seizure of Royal Navy personnel|ongoing dispute]]''' over captured [[Royal Navy]] personnel.
+{{*mp|April 1}} [[Iran]]ians protest outside the [[British diplomatic missions|British embassy]] in [[Tehran]] in response to the '''[[2007 Iranian seizure of Royal Navy personnel|ongoing dispute]]''' over the capture of [[Royal Navy]] personnel off the [[Iraq]]-Iran coast.
-{{*mp|April 1}} [[Michael Phelps]] breaks five world records in '''[[Swimming at the 2007 World Aquatics Championships|swimming]]''' at the [[2007 World Aquatics Championships]] in [[Melbourne]], [[Australia]], becoming the first swimmer to win seven [[gold medal]]s at a single championship; seven other world records are broken.
+{{*mp|April 1}} [[Michael Phelps]] breaks five world records in '''[[Swimming at the 2007 World Aquatics Championships|swimming]]''' at the [[2007 World Aquatics Championships]] in [[Melbourne]], [[Australia]], becoming the first swimmer to win seven [[gold medal]]s at a single championship; seven other [[World records in swimming|world records]] are also broken.
-{{*mp|March 31}} [[Australia]]n [[Guantanamo Bay detention camp|Guantanamo Bay detainee]] '''[[David Hicks]]''' receives the first sentence from the [[Guantanamo military commission]], and the first conviction in a [[United States|U.S.]] [[war crime]]s trial since World War II.
+{{*mp|March 31}} Australian [[Guantanamo Bay detention camp|Guantanamo Bay detainee]] '''[[David Hicks]]''' receives the first sentence from the [[Guantanamo military commission]], and the first conviction in a [[United States|U.S.]] [[war crime]]s trial since World War II.
 {{*mp|March 26}} In [[Mauritania]], '''[[Sidi Ould Cheikh Abdallahi]]''' is declared the winner of the [[Mauritanian presidential election, 2007|presidential election]], the final stage of the transition to civilian rule since the [[2005 Mauritanian coup d'état|military coup of 2005]].