See also: April 10, 2005 - April 2005 - April 12, 2005
- Yad Vashem bestow the honour of "Righteous Among the Nations" posthumously upon a Nazi Major, Karl Plagge. See also: April 9 2005 - April 2005 - April 11 2005 ---- An Earthquake of magnitude 6 See also: April 11 2005 - April 2005 - April 13 2005 ---- A 15-year Palestinian boy was caught in Hawara checkpoint Yad Vashem (יד ושם also spelled Yad VaShem; "Holocaust Martyrs' and Heroes' Remembrance Authority" is Israel 's official memorial to the Jewish Righteous among the Nations (חסידי אומות העולם Chassidey Umot HaOlam) which may at times refer to the B'nei Noah or Noahides as well is a term used Nazism, which was a short name for National Socialism (Nationalsozialismus refers primarily to the Ideology and practices of the National Socialist German Major is a Military rank the use of which varies according to country Major Karl Plagge ( July 10, 1897, in Darmstadt –June 19 1957 in Darmstadt was a German officer and Nazi Party member who during Plagge saved around 1,200 Jews, mostly women and children, from execution during the Holocaust by putting them in forced labor positions at a vehicle workshop. The Holocaust (from the Greek el ''ὁλόκαυστον'' (el-Latn holókauston holos, "completely" and kaustos, "burnt" also known as (BBC)
- At least 54 Hindu pilgrims have been killed when a dam in the Madhya Pradesh state in India is apparently opened by mistake. A Hindu ( Devanagari: हिन्दू is an adherent of the philosophies and scriptures of Hinduism, a set of religious, Philosophical A pilgrim is one who undertakes a Pilgrimage, literally 'far afield' A dam is a barrier that divides waters. Dams generally serve the primary purpose of retaining water while other structures such as Floodgates, Levees Madhya Pradesh (abbreviated as MP) ( Hindī: मध्य प्रदेश pronounced, Translation: Middle Province) often India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country (BBC)
- Hezbollah, the Lebanese political and militant organisation, flies another unmanned drone plane over Israel. Hezbollah (حزب الله, literally " party of God " is a Shi'a Islamic political and Paramilitary organisation Lebanon (ˈlɛbənɒn Arabic: ar لبنان Lubnān) officially the Republic of Lebanon or Lebanese Republic (ar الجمهورية اللبنانية An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV is an unpiloted Aircraft. UAVs can be remote controlled or fly autonomously based on pre-programmed flight plans or more complex dynamic For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Israel topics. Hezbollah claims the "reconnaissance mission" was in retaliation for alleged Israeli violations of Lebanese Airspace. Reconnaissance (also scouting) is a military and medical term denoting exploration conducted to gain information For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Israel topics. Israel quickly retaliates by sending jets to fly at a low altitude over southern Lebanon and caused sonic booms. The term sonic boom is commonly used to refer to the shocks caused by the Supersonic flight of an aircraft (BBC)
- The election of a new secretary general of the Organization of American States ends in an unprecedented stalemate after five rounds of voting. The Organization of American States Secretary General election was a series of special sessions of the General Assembly of the Organization of American States (OAS The Organization of American States ( OAS, or as it is known in the three other official languages OEA) is an International organization, headquartered Stalemate is a situation in Chess where the player whose turn it is to move is not in check but has no legal moves (BBC)
- U.S. President George W. Bush praises the Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon for his "courageous initiative" to pull all Israeli settlements out of the Gaza Strip, however Bush also told Sharon not to expand other existing settlements. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The President of the United States is the Head of state and Head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in United States by George Walker Bush ( born July 6 1946 is the forty-third and current President of the United States. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Israel topics. The Prime Minister of Israel is the head of the Israeli government and is the most powerful political officer in Israel (the President of Israel being a titular figurehead (אריאל Israeli settlements are communities inhabited by Israelis in territory that was captured as a result of Jordanian attacks during the 1967 Six-Day War. The Gaza Strip (قطاع غزة, רצועת עזה Retzu'at 'Azza) is a coastal strip of land along the Mediterranean Sea, bordering Egypt on the south-west The two leaders met in Texas, USA. Texas ( is a state geographically located in the South Central United States and is also known as the Lone Star State. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the (BBC Video) (BBC) (CNN)
- Tulip Revolution: The Parliament of Kyrgyzstan finally approves the resignation of deposed President Askar Akayev. The Tulip Revolution (sometimes called the Pink Revolution) refers to the overthrow of President Askar Akayev and his government in the Central Asian Kyrgyzstan (ˈkɻ̩gɪztɑn (AmE or /'kɝgəztan/ (BrE Kyrgyz: Кыргызстан; Russian: Киргизия or Киргизстан or Кыргызстан A resignation is the formal act of giving up or quitting one's office or position The President of Kyrgyzstan is the Head of state and the highest official of Kyrgyzstan. Askar Akayevich Akayev ( Аскар Акаевич Акаев) (born 10 November 1944 in Kyzyl-Bairak, Kirghiz SSR) served as the (Fox News)
- 2005 anti-Japanese demonstrations: 20,000 protesters marching in two cities in southern Guangdong province objecting to a recently amended Japanese schoolbook which allegedly glosses over Japan's imperialist past. The Anti-Japanese demonstrations of 2005 were a series of demonstrations some peaceful some violent which were held across China and Korea in the spring of 2005 Protest expresses relatively overt reaction to events or situations sometimes in favor though more often opposed Guangdong ( EFEO: Kouangtong; Pinyin Guǎngdōng; Postal map spelling: Kwangtung) is a province on the For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. The Empire of Japan ( {{unicode|Kyūjitai}}: ja 大日本帝國 Shinjitai: ja 大日本帝国 pronounced Dai Nippon Teikoku (CNN)
- Jeremy Jaynes, estimated to be the world's eighth most prolific spammer, is sentenced to nine years imprisonment. Jeremy Jaynes (born 1974 was a prolific E-mail spammer, broadcasting junk e-mail from his home in North Carolina, United States. E-mail spam, also known as "bulk e-mail" or "junk e-mail" is a subset of spam that involves nearly identical messages sent to numerous recipients by A prison, penitentiary, or correctional facility is a place in which individuals are physically confined or interned and usually deprived of a range of (IDG), (Spamfo.co.uk)
- The International Court of Justice at The Hague begins hearing a complaint by the Democratic Republic of Congo that Uganda of invaded its territory and committed human rights violations. See also International Commission of Jurists The International Court of Justice (known colloquially as the World Court or ICJ; Cour The Democratic Republic of the Congo (République démocratique du Congo often referred to as DR Congo, DRC or RDC, and formerly known or referred to The Republic of Uganda is a Landlocked country in East Africa. An invasion is a military offensive consisting of all or large parts of the Armed forces of one geopolitical entity aggressively entering territory Human rights refers to the "basic Rights and freedoms to which all humans are entitled (AllAfrica) (BBC)
- Australian Liberal MP David Tollner urges people to kill poisonous cane toads with cricket bats and golf clubs. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian political party. David Tollner (born 31 January 1966) is an Australian politician currently representing the Fong Lim in the Northern Territory Legislative Cricket is a bat-and-ball team Sport that originated in England and is now played in more than 100 countries The toads have become a nuisance in the Northern Territory. The Northern Territory is a federal territory of Australia, occupying much of the center of the mainland continent as well as the central northern regions Animal rights groups prefer freezing them to death. "Animal liberation" redirects here for other uses see Animal liberation (disambiguation. (ABC) (Reuters AlertNet) (BBC)
- A 9-story factory building collapses in Dhaka, Bangladesh; five deaths are reported. Dhaka (also known as Dacca ( Bangla: ঢাকা ɖʱaka is the Capital of Bangladesh and the principal city of Dhaka District. ( Bengali: বাংলাদেশ inc-Latn Bangladesh) officially (Reuters AlertNet) (BBC)
- The World Health Organization announces that 203 people have died in Angola from the Marburg virus. Angola, officially the Republic of Angola (República de Angola Pronounced ʁɛˈpublikɐ dɨ ɐ̃ˈgɔlɐ Repubilika ya Ngola is a country in south-central The Marburg virus is the causative agent of Marburg haemorrhagic fever (also known as green monkey disease) News.com.au
- A court in Oslo, Norway, detains a man suspected of involved with the theft of the Edvard Munch paintings The Scream and Madonna. (called Christiania from 1624 to 1878 and Kristiania from 1878 to 1924 is the Capital and largest city of Norway. Norway ( Norwegian: Norge ( Bokmål) or Noreg ( Nynorsk) officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Constitutional Edvard Munch (mʉŋk December 12, 1863 – January 23, 1944) was a Norwegian Symbolist painter, Printmaker Painting (pān'tīng in Art, is the practice of applying Color to a Surface (support base such as e The Scream ( Skrik, 1893-1910 is a seminal series of expressionist Paintings by Norwegian artist Edvard Munch Madonna is a Painting by the Norwegian expressionist Edvard Munch. (Afternposten) (Reuters)
- Nepal allows United Nations Human Rights Commission to send monitors to the country to investigate claims of human rights abuses. Nepal (नेपाल) is a Landlocked country in South Asia. The United Nations Commission on Human Rights ( UNCHR) was a functional commission within the overall framework of the United Nations. Human rights refers to the "basic Rights and freedoms to which all humans are entitled (Times of India) (Bloomberg) (Reuters AlertNet) (BBC)
- MuggleNet Interactive's second attempt at creating a new forum is a success. MuggleNet is a commercial Harry Potter Fansite founded by Emerson Spartz. It is still considered a temporary forum, and not the future forum based on the original that has been promised.
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