April 3, 2009 (Friday)
- The United States economy lost 663,000 jobs in March, raising the unemployment rate to 8.5%. (New York Times)
- Former Malaysian Deputy Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak is inaugurated as Prime Minister. (CNN)
- French police arrest 300 protesters as a NATO summit begins in Strasbourg. (Sky News)
- Four soldiers die as Thailand's Army and Cambodia's Army exchange gunfire near the Preah Vihear Temple. (CNN)
- The U.S. state of Iowa's Supreme Court legalizes same-sex marriage. (KCCI)
- Approximately 40 people riot in Clondalkin, near West Dublin, Ireland. (Evening Herald)
- Fourteen people die and 26 are injured during a shooting at the American Civic Association in Binghamton, New York. (CNN)
- Scottish footballers Barry Ferguson and Allan McGregor receive lifetime bans from the Scottish Football Association and are transfer-listed by Rangers Football Club. (BBC) (The Guardian)