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5 of our favourite April Fool’s pranks

Google, Lindsay Lohan, even President Obama got into the April Fool’s spirit this year, unleashing their prankster selves for a day. Here are our five favourite hoaxes from April 1.

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez dead at 58

Venezuela’s charismatic and controversial president Hugo Chavez dies at age 58 after a several year battle with cancer.

Michelle Obama Shows Off Her Moves

First Lady Michelle Obama shows off her dance moves with late night host Jimmy Fallon in an appearance on “Late Night with Jimmy Fallon,” airing on Saturday.

Obama tees off with Tiger Woods

US President Barack Obama played a historic round of golf over the weekend, hitting the greens with world number two Tiger Woods .

Obama says “Happy Waitangi Day!”

US President Barack Obama and his new secretary of state, John Kerry, have bid all New Zealanders a happy Waitangi Day.

GALLERY: Obama’s Inauguration

Beyonce lip-synced, while Alicia Keys, Marc Anthony, and Kelly Clarkson sang at the star-studded inauguration ceremony for Barack Obama in Washington. Scroll through all the highlights from the event.

Obama unveils new gun control measures

Proposed gun control measures unveiled yesterday by US president Barack Obama have been met with much praise, but will the current shift in US public sentiment be enough to ensure real change?

Obama picks Beyonce to sing at Inauguration

President Obama has chosen BeyoncÃ© Knowles to sing the national anthem at his inauguration ceremony later this month.

Celebrations erupt outside White House

Supporters of U.S. President Barack Obama celebrate outside the White House as television networks project Obama victory.

Obama takes final swings at Romney

During a glitzy campaign rally, Barack Obama criticizes challenger Mitt Romney as the race for the White House enters the home stretch.

Obama: “I’m confident that we are ready”

President Barack Obama canceled campaign events to return to Washington to warn Americans to expect power outages and to heed evacuation orders as Hurricane Sandy approaches.

Hurricane Sandy shuts down Wall Street

Sandbags block the entrance of New York Stock Exchange in downtown Manhattan as Hurricane Sandy made its approach in New York.

Hollande celebrates Bastille Day

French President Francois Hollande led France’s annual Bastille day military parade as jets streamed the national colours overhead and fireworks lit up the night sky.

Celebrations erupt as Morsy wins Egyptian presidency

Fireworks over Cairo as Egypt celebrates the election of Mohamed Morsy. The new president maintains Egypt will respect the country’s commitments in his victory speech broadcast on TV.

GALLERY: The Presidential diet

A flame for Mandela

Former South African President Nelson Mandela and his family receive the African National Congress centenary torch.

Finding an end game for Afghanistan

NATO leaders seal a landmark agreement to hand control of Afghanistan over to its own security forces by the middle of next year. MiNDFOOD Reports.

Obama: same sex couples should be able to marry

US President Barack Obama has made his first public remarks supporting gay marriage in an interview on ‘Good Morning America’. MiNDFOOD reports.

Socialist Francois Hollande wins

Francois Hollande swept to victory in France’s presidential election on Sunday —- beating Nicolas Sarkozy by at least three percentage points with the majority of votes counted.

French candidates contest first round

French President Nicolas Sarkozy prepares to cast his vote in the first round of the presidential elections. But many workers and young voters are deserting him as jobless claims hit their highest level in 12 years. MiNDFOOD reports.

Afghan woman sets sights on presidency

Afghan MP Fawzia Koofi expects harsh and possibly violent opposition as her campaign gets underway to replace Hamid Karzai in the 2014 presidential elections. MiNDFOOD reports.

Kathleen Rogers Column: October

MiNDFOOD’s environmental columnist is the president  of Earth Day Network and  says women have an enormous capacity to influence policies  on climate change.

Obama delays Australia trip again

United States president Barack Obama has scrapped next week’s trip to Australia and Indonesia as he wages a last-ditch political battle over his healthcare reforms, MiNDFOOD reports.

Masterpieces threaten Obama visit

Art-loving Australians have thrown a spanner in the works as US president Barack Obama and his entourage prepare to fly into Canberra next week, MiNDFOOD reports.

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