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Deaths in April • 1: Harald Juhnke • 2: Pope John Paul II • 5: Dale Messick • 5: Saul Bellow • 6: Prince Rainier III • 9: Andrea Dworkin • 16: Marla Ruzicka • 23: Sir Joh Bjelke-Petersen • 23: John Mills • 24: Ezer Weizman • 26: Augusto Roa Bastos Other deaths Ongoing events WrestleMania 21 took place in LA Ongoing armed conflicts • None listed Election results in April • None listed Ongoing trials ICTY: Slobodan Milošević Iraq: Iraqi Special Tribunal — Saddam Hussein, among others Related pages Year 2005 in ...

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Augusto Roa Bastos, (June 13 1917 &ndash April 26 2005 was a noted Paraguayan novelist and one of the most important Latin American writers of the 20th century The following is a list of notable deaths in 2005. Names are listed under the date of death not the date it was announced WrestleMania 21 was the twenty-first annual WrestleMania Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment The International Tribunal for the Prosecution of Persons Responsible for Serious Violations of International Humanitarian Law Committed in the Territory of the Former Yugoslavia since 1991 For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iraq topics. The Supreme Iraqi Criminal Tribunal (formerly Iraqi Special Tribunal) is a body established under Iraqi national law to try Iraqi nationals or residents accused Saddam Hussein Abd al-Majid al-Tikriti ( Arabic: ar صدام حسين عبد المجيد التكريتي --> April 28 1937 &ndash December 30 Culture 2005 in architecture 2005 in art 2005 in film 2005 in games 2005 Events 527 - Byzantine Emperor Justin I names his nephew Justinian I as co-ruler and successor to the throne

April 1, 2005

• Hamas and Islamic Jihad have declared, in principle, their intention to join the Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO). Ḥamas (ar حركة حماس acronym ar حركة المقاومة The Islamic Jihad Movement in Palestine (حركة الجهاد الإسلامي في فلسطين - Harakat al-Jihād al-Islāmi fi Filastīn The Palestine Liberation Organization ( PLO) (منظمة التحرير الفلسطينية or Munazzamat al-Tahrir al-Filastiniyyah) is a political and paramilitary (Al Ahram)
• A death squad guns down at least 30 people in the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro. A death squad is an armed Squad that kills civilians terrorists or guerillas |utc_offset = -2 to -4 |time_zone_DST = BRST |utc_offset_DST = -2 to -5 |cctld Rio de Janeiro ("River of January" ˈhiw dʒi ʒʌˈnejɾu in Brazilian Portuguese, /ˈriːoʊ di ʒəˈnɛroʊ/ in English is the second largest city of Brazil Several teenagers and a child were among those killed in the districts of Queimados and Nova Iguacu on Thursday night. Authorities blame rogue police officers for the massacre. (BBC) (Wikinews)
• Google doubles the storage space of its Gmail service to two gigabytes. Google Inc is an American public corporation, earning revenue from advertising related to its Internet search, e-mail, online Gmail, officially Google Mail in Germany and the United Kingdom is a free POP3 and IMAP A gigabyte (derived from the SI prefix Giga-) is a unit of Information or Computer (internetnews.com)
• Pope John Paul II is on the verge of death as a result of his recent health problems. History See also History of the Papacy Catholics recognize the Pope as a successor to Saint Peter, who Jesus named as the "shepherd" and Pope Pope The Vatican announces that the pope has suffered cardiovascular collapse and septic shock. The Roman Curia is the administrative apparatus of the Holy See and the central governing body of the entire Roman Catholic Church, together with the Pope Septic shock is a very serious medical condition caused by decreased tissue perfusion and oxygen delivery as a result of Infection and Sepsis, though the (CNN) The Vatican denies "unsourced" media reports claiming he has already died. The Roman Curia is the administrative apparatus of the Holy See and the central governing body of the entire Roman Catholic Church, together with the Pope (Reuters)
• The United Nations Security Council votes to refer those suspected of war crimes in Darfur to the International Criminal Court. War crimes are "violations of the laws or customs of war" including but not limited to "murder the ill-treatment or deportation of civilian residents of an occupied Darfur (دار فور daar foor, lit "realm of the Fur " is a region in Sudan. The International Criminal Court ( ICC or ICCt) was established in 2002 as a permanent tribunal to prosecute individuals for Genocide, crimes against (Sudan Tribune) (Reuters AlertNet) (BBC)
• Zimbabwe parliamentary elections, 2005: In Zimbabwe, the ruling Zanu-PF gains a two-thirds majority over opposition party Movement for Democratic Change amidst claims of dis-enfranchisement and fraud. A parliamentary election was held in Zimbabwe on March 31, 2005 to elect members to the Zimbabwe House of Assembly. See also Great Zimbabwe National Monument. For information about the March and June 2008 presidential elections see Zimbabwean presidential election The Zimbabwe African National Union – Patriotic Front (ZANU-PF is a Zimbabwean Political party that was the ruling government in Zimbabwe Parliamentary opposition is a form of political opposition to a designated government particularly in a Westminster -based Parliamentary system The Movement for Democratic Change ( MDC) is a Zimbabwean Political party. (News24) (Bloomberg) (BBC)
• Indian security forces launch an offensive against the United Liberation Front of Assam. India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country The United Liberation Front of Asom is a militant group from Assam, among many other such groups in North-East India. (BBC)
• The World Bank agrees to fund a controversial hydroelectric dam project in Laos. The World Bank is an internationally supported Bank that provides financial and technical assistance to developing countries for development programs (e Hydroelectricity is electricity generated by Hydropower, ie the production of power through use of the gravitational force of falling water Laos (ˈlɑːoʊs or /ˈlaʊs/ officially the Lao People's Democratic Republic, is a Landlocked country in Southeast Asia, bordered by Burma (Planet Ark) (BBC)
• The Minuteman Project starts a month-long patrolling of the U.S.-Mexico border in Arizona for illegal immigrants, with about 100 volunteers, some of them armed. The Minuteman Project is an activist organization started in April 2005 by a group of private individuals in the United States to monitor the United The State of Arizona ( is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States. (ABC News)
• The government of Argentina delays the restructuring of its debt by the exchange of old bonds for new because of a decision by a federal court judge in the United States that froze the processing of the old bonds in the possession of the Bank of New York pending a hearing before the appeals court. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Argentina topics. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The Bank of New York, abbrieviated BNY, was a global Financial services company that existed until its merger with the Mellon Financial Corporation (Financial Times)
• Japanese girl group Zone (band) played final concert as a band. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. ZONE was a J-Pop band started in Sapporo, Japan in 1999 that went on to become a hit in 2000 with their single GOOD DAYS.

April 2, 2005

• Pope John Paul II passes away at 9:37 p. See also April 1 2005 - April 2005 - April 3 2005 ---- Pope John Paul II died at 937 p History See also History of the Papacy Catholics recognize the Pope as a successor to Saint Peter, who Jesus named as the "shepherd" and Pope m. Vatican time (CEST) at the age of 84, thus beginning the period of Sede vacante. Central European Summer Time ( CEST) is one of the names of UTC+2 Time zone, 2 hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. Sede vacante is the vacancy of the Episcopal see of a Particular church in the Canon law of the Roman Catholic Church. (Wikinews)
• Sumatran earthquake: Nine Australian Defence Force personnel are missing, presumed dead, after a Sea King helicopter crash on the Indonesian island of Nias. The 2005 Sumatra earthquake, referred to as the Nias Earthquake by the scientific community was a major earthquake on 28 March 2005 located off the west coast of northern The Australian Defence Force (ADF is the military organisation responsible for the defence of Australia WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout The Republic of Indonesia ( (Republik Indonesia is a Country in Southeast Asia. Nias ( Indonesian: Pulau Nias, Nias language: Tanö Niha) is an Island off the western coast of Sumatra, Indonesia Two personnel survive. (Wikinews)
• Scientists at the California Institute of Technology devise a method to weigh the smallest mass ever, a cluster of xenon atoms weighing a few zeptograms, or billionths of a trillionth of a gram. The California Institute of Technology (commonly referred to as Caltech) is a private, Coeducational research university located in Pasadena Xenon (ˈzɛnɒn or) is a Chemical element represented by the symbol Xe. (BBC) (AIP Bulletin)
• Riccardo Muti resigns as music director of La Scala opera house, Milan after 18 years, following a vote of no-confidence by 700 orchestra members and staff last month. WikipediaWikiProject Classical music#Biographical_infoboxes --> Riccardo Muti, Cavaliere di Gran Croce OMRI (b The title of music director or musical director is used by many Symphony orchestras to designate the primary conductor and artistic leader of the orchestra The Teatro alla Scala (or La Scala, as it is known in Milan, Italy, is one of the world's most famous Opera houses The theatre was An opera house is a theater building used for Opera performances that consists of a stage an orchestra pit audience seating and backstage facilities for costumes Milan (Milano Milan (listen) is one of the largest cities in Italy, located in the plains of Lombardy. (BBC)
• In France, radical wine producers attack the offices of agriculture ministries in Montpellier and Carcassonne with dynamite. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Wine is an Alcoholic beverage made from the fermentation of Grape juice Agriculture refers to the production of goods through the growing of plants and fungi and the raising of domesticated Animals The study of agriculture Montpellier ( Occitan Montpelhièr) is a City in the south of France. Carcassonne (Carcassona is a fortified French town in the Aude département, of which it is the Prefecture, Dynamite is an explosive based on the explosive potential of Nitroglycerin, initially using Diatomaceous earth (kieselgur US Spelling kieselguhr A group calling itself Comité Régional d'Action Viticole (Crav) takes responsibility. Comité régional d'action viticole (CRAV Regional Committee for Viticultural Action or sometimes Comité d'action viticole (CAV Committee for Viticultural Action is a (BBC) (WineNews, SA) (Independent)
• In Nepal, former prime minister Girija Prasad Koirala is released from house arrest and demands the return to democracy. Nepal (नेपाल) is a Landlocked country in South Asia. Girija prasad Koirala (गिरिजा प्रसाद कोइराला born 1925 is a Nepalese politician and the President of the Nepali Congress, a In Justice and Law, house arrest (also called home confinement, home detention, or electronic monitoring) is a measure by which Democracy is a form of government in which the supreme power is held completely by the people under a free electoral system (New Kerala) (Telegraph, India) (BBC)

April 3, 2005

• Conflict in Iraq: A group of at least 40 Iraqi insurgents attacks Baghdad's Abu Ghraib prison, using car bombs, grenades, and small arms. See also April 2 2005 - April 2005 - April 4 2005 ---- Conflict in Iraq: A group of at least 40 Iraqi insurgents attacks The Iraq War, also known as the Second Gulf War, the Occupation of Iraq, or the War in Iraq, is an ongoing Military campaign The Iraqi insurgency is composed of diverse mix of militias foreign fighters all Iraqi units or mixtures using violent measures against the US-led Coalition in Iraq Baghdad (بغداد) is the Capital of Iraq and of Baghdad Governorate, with which it is also coterminous The city of Abu Ghraib ( Arabic: أبو غريب Abū Ghurayb At least 20 American soldiers and 12 Iraqi prisoners are injured, but the US Army says it has put down the assault. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iraq topics. The United States Army is a military organization whose primary mission is to "provide necessary forces and capabilities. (NYT) (BBC)
• Various world leaders express their condolences for the death of Pope John Paul II, including Queen Elizabeth II, John Howard, Tony Blair, George W. Bush, Carlo Azeglio Ciampi and Lawrence Gonzi. Pope For the ship see RMS Queen Elizabeth 2 Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Context States headed by Elizabeth II See also Howard Government John Winston Howard AC (born 26 July 1939 was the 25th Prime Minister of Australia from 11 March Anthony Charles Lynton "Tony" Blair (born 6 May 1953 is a British Politician who was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2 May 1997 to George Walker Bush ( born July 6 1946 is the forty-third and current President of the United States. (born 9 December 1920) is an Italian politician and banker He was Prime Minister of Italy from 1993 to 1994 and was President from 1999 Lawrence Gonzi (born July 1, 1953) is the incumbent Prime Minister of Malta. (AFR)
• Pope John Paul II lies in state in the Clementine Room of the Apostolic Palace for a private viewing, a ceremony to confirm and certify the death of the Pontifex Maximus. History See also History of the Papacy Catholics recognize the Pope as a successor to Saint Peter, who Jesus named as the "shepherd" and Pope A state funeral is a public funeral ceremony held to honour Heads of state or other important people of national significance (Fox News)
• Deposed president of Kyrgyzstan Askar Akayev agrees to officially resign. Kyrgyzstan (ˈkɻ̩gɪztɑn (AmE or /'kɝgəztan/ (BrE Kyrgyz: Кыргызстан; Russian: Киргизия or Киргизстан or Кыргызстан Askar Akayevich Akayev ( Аскар Акаевич Акаев) (born 10 November 1944 in Kyzyl-Bairak, Kirghiz SSR) served as the (Moscow Times) (Reuters) (IHT)
• A man wielding a sword attacks a Tamil church congregation in Stuttgart, Germany, kills a woman and seriously injures three other people. Tamil people (also called Tamils or Tamilians) ( are an Ethnic group native to Tamil Nadu, a state in India, and the north-eastern Stuttgart (ˈʃtʊtgaɐ̯t is the capital of the state of Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. (Bloomberg) (BBC)
• The Marburg virus death toll in Angola rises to 146, one of them an Italian female physician in Uige. The Marburg virus is the causative agent of Marburg haemorrhagic fever (also known as green monkey disease) Angola, officially the Republic of Angola (República de Angola Pronounced ʁɛˈpublikɐ dɨ ɐ̃ˈgɔlɐ Repubilika ya Ngola is a country in south-central Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest Uíge (pre-1975 Carmona) is the capital city of Uíge Province in Angola. (Recombinomics) (News24) (BBC)
• In Thailand, two bombs explode in Hat Yai and one in Songkhla. The Kingdom of Thailand (ˈtaɪlænd ราชอาณาจักรไทย, râːtɕʰa-ʔaːnaːtɕɑ̀k-tʰɑj Hat Yai (หาดใหญ่ also Haad Yai / Had Yai) is a city in southern Thailand near the boundary to Malaysia. Songkhla (สงขลา is a city ( Thesaban nakhon) in the Songkhla Province of southern Thailand, near the border with Malaysia Two are dead and dozens injured. (Channel News Asia) (BBC) (Bloomberg)

April 4, 2005

• Israel is to begin dumping 10,000 tonnes of rubbish in the West Bank every month. See also April 3 2005 - April 2005 - April 5 2005 ---- Israel is to begin dumping 10000 tonnes of rubbish in the West Bank For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Israel topics. The West Bank (الضفة الغربية, הגדה המערבית Hagadah Hamaaravit) also referred to in Israel as " Judea and Samaria This move is believed to be a breach of international treaties, and may also pollute the main Palestinian water supply. Palestinian people or Palestinians ( الشعب الفلسطيني, ash-sha`b al-filasTīni; الفلسطينيون, al-filasTīnīyyūn (Relief Web) (Haaretz) (Independent UK) (BBC)
• A UNDP report, the third Arab Human Development Report criticizes the United States for their actions in the Middle East, particularly in Iraq. The Arab Human Development Report is published by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP describing human-development problems and progress in the Arab world The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The Middle East is a Subcontinent with no clear boundaries often used as a synonym to Near East, in opposition to Far East. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iraq topics. (TV4 Nyheterna - in Swedish) (Executive Summary of the Report)
• The United States awards its highest military award, the Medal of Honor, to Paul Ray Smith, who was killed in fighting at the Baghdad airport in 2003. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The Medal of Honor is the highest military decoration awarded by the United States government. Paul Ray Smith ( September 24, 1969 &ndash April 4, 2003) was a United States Army Sergeant First Class who was posthumously Baghdad (بغداد) is the Capital of Iraq and of Baghdad Governorate, with which it is also coterminous This is the first presentation of the award since 1993 and only the third since the Vietnam War. The Vietnam War, also known as the Second Indochina War, or the Vietnam Conflict, occurred in Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia (AP)
• The Vatican announces that Pope John Paul II's funeral is to take place on the morning of April 8 and that he is to be buried in the crypt of Saint Peter in the Vatican. The Holy See is the episcopal jurisdiction of the Bishop of Rome, commonly known as the Pope, and is the preeminent Episcopal see of the Roman Catholic Pope The funeral of Pope John Paul II was held on April 8 2005, six days after his death on April 2. Events 217 - Roman Emperor Caracalla is Assassinated (and succeeded by his Praetorian The Basilica of Saint Peter (Basilica Sancti Petri officially known in Italian as the Basilica di San Pietro in Vaticano and commonly known as St (Guardian)
• The wedding of Prince Charles and Camilla Parker-Bowles, also scheduled for Friday, April 8, will be postponed one day to avoid a time conflict and allow Prince Charles to attend the Papal funeral. Events 217 - Roman Emperor Caracalla is Assassinated (and succeeded by his Praetorian (BBC)
• Cuba announces three days of national mourning for Pope John Paul II. The Republic of Cuba (ˈkjuːbə or) consists of the island of Cuba (the largest and second-most populous island of the Greater Antilles) Isla de la History See also History of the Papacy Catholics recognize the Pope as a successor to Saint Peter, who Jesus named as the "shepherd" and Pope (BBC)
• Sudanese officials reject the United Nations resolution to use the International Criminal Court to prosecute the 51 people accused of responsibility for the Darfur atrocities. Sudan (officially the Republic of Sudan) ( السودان al-Sūdān is a country in northeastern Africa. The United Nations ( UN) is an International organization whose stated aims are to facilitate cooperation in International law, International security The International Criminal Court ( ICC or ICCt) was established in 2002 as a permanent tribunal to prosecute individuals for Genocide, crimes against The War in Darfur is a military conflict in the Darfur region of western Sudan. (ABC)
• Afghanistan:
  • Aid groups are accused of "squandering" large amounts of Afghan aid money. Afghanistan /æfˈgænɪstæn/ officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan ( Pashto: د افغانستان اسلامي جمهوریت, (Reuters)
  • Six to ten people are killed in a Taliban strike in southern Afghanistan. The Taliban ( طالبان, also anglicised as Taleban; translation "students" is a Sunni Islamist, predominately (BBC)
  • The United Kingdom makes plans to withdraw 5,500 troops from Iraq and place them in Afghanistan to hunt for Osama bin Laden and other Al-Qaeda members. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iraq topics. Osama bin Laden, with some spelling variations is the name used in English to refer to (أسامة بن محمد بن عوض بن لادن born 10 March Al-Qaeda, alternatively spelled al-Qaida, al-Qa`ida or al-Qa`idah, ( Arabic:; ar-Latn ''al-qāʿidah'' Translation: The (The Scotsman) (Telegraph.co.uk)
• The Iraqi National Assembly elects Sunni Arab Hajim al-Hassani as its speaker. The Council of Representatives of Iraq (مجلس النواب العراقي Majlis al-Nuwwāb al-ʿIrāqiyy) is the main elected body of representatives in Iraq Sunni Islam is the largest denomination of Islam. Sunni Islam is also referred to as Ahl as-Sunnah wa’l-Jamā‘h (Arabic Hajim Mahdi Saleh al-Hassani (born 1954 Kirkuk) is an Iraqi politician and was the speaker of the Iraqi National Assembly under the Iraqi Transitional Shiite Hussain Shahristani and Kurd Aref Taifour are elected as his top deputies. Hussain Ibrahim Saleh al-Shahristani is the current Iraqi Minister of Oil. Aref Tayfour is the Deputy Speaker of the Iraqi National Assembly. The selections are the result of protracted debates between Iraq's top political parties. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iraq topics. (BBC)
• Vandals deface the grave of Yitzhak Rabin and his wife Leah in the national cemetery on Mount Herzl in Jerusalem, Israel, spray painting them with slogans. Vandalism is the behaviour attributed to the Vandals in respect of Culture: ruthless Destruction or spoiling of anything beautiful or Venerable Graffiti (singular graffito; the plural is used as a Mass noun) is the name for images or lettering scratched scrawled painted or marked in any manner on property Leah Rabin (לאה רבין née Schlossberg April 8, 1928 – November 12 2000) was the wife of Israeli Prime A cemetery is a place in which dead bodies and cremated remains are buried. Mount Herzl, (הר הרצל Har Hertzel; also Har HaZikaron, הר הזכרון lit Jerusalem (יְרוּשָׁלַיִם, he-Latn Yerushaláyim; Arabic: ar القُدس, ar-Latn al-Quds) is the For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Israel topics. Spray painting is a Painting technique where a device sprays a coating (paint ink varnish etc (Ha'aretz) (Arutz Sheva) (BBC)
• Amnesty International reports that at least 3,797 people were executed and 7,395 sentenced to death in 2004. Amnesty International (commonly known as Amnesty or AI) is a Western based international Non-governmental organization which defines its mission as "to Capital punishment, the death penalty or execution, is the Killing of a person by judicial process as Punishment. Capital punishment, the death penalty or execution, is the Killing of a person by judicial process as Punishment. (Amnesty International) (Independent) (BBC)
• Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo fires his housing minister Alice Mobolaji Osomo for corruption in a housing scandal. Nigeria, officially named the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal Constitutional republic comprising thirty-six states and one Federal History When Nigeria became a Federal republic within the Commonwealth in 1963 it retained the Parliamentary system of government inherited from General (rtd Olusegun Aremu Okikiola Matthew Obasanjo, GCFR (Oluṣẹgun Mathew Okikiọla Arẹmu Ọbasanjọ olúʃɛ̙́ɡũ ɒ̙básandʒɒ̙́ (born circa March Political corruption is the use of governmental powers by government officials for illegitimate private gain (Reuters SA) (IOL) (BBC)
• The United Nations Security Council extends the mandate of UN and French peacekeepers in Côte d'Ivoire. The United Nations ( UN) is an International organization whose stated aims are to facilitate cooperation in International law, International security This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. The Department of Peacekeeping Operations (or DPKO) is a department of the United Nations which is charged with the planning preparation management and direction Côte d'Ivoire (ˌkoʊt divˈwɑː(r ' in English, kot diˈvwaʀ in French) or Ivory Coast, officially the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire, is a (Reuters SA) (BBC)
• South African president Thabo Mbeki hosts a meeting between rebels and the Côte d'Ivoire government in his presidential palace. The Republic of South Africa (also known by other official names) is a country located at the southern tip of the continent of Africa Thabo Mvuyelwa Mbeki (born 18 June 1942 is a South African politician who served as President of South Africa from 1999 to 24 September 2008 (News24) (IOL)
• The Moldovan parliament re-elects president Vladimir Voronin. Moldova, officially the Republic of Moldova ( Republica Moldova) is a Landlocked country in Eastern Europe, located between Romania Vladimir Nicolae Voronin (Владимир Николаевич Воронин Vladimir Nikolaevich Voronin) (born May 25, 1941) is a Moldovan (Reuters) (RIA Novosti)
• Serbian ex-police general Sreten Lukić surrenders to the UN war crimes tribunal in The Hague. Serbia (Србија Srbija) officially the Republic of Serbia (Република Србија Republika Srbija) is a Landlocked Country The United Nations ( UN) is an International organization whose stated aims are to facilitate cooperation in International law, International security War crimes are "violations of the laws or customs of war" including but not limited to "murder the ill-treatment or deportation of civilian residents of an occupied He is charged for connection with killings of Kosovo Albanians in 1999 when he was a head of paramilitary group MUP. Albanians are the majority in Serbian muncipalities of Preševo and Bujanovac and a significant minority in Medvedja. (Reuters) (BBC) (Kosovareport commentary)
• Jörg Haider, the former leader of Freedom Party of Austria (FPÖ), together with almost all of FPÖ's parliamentary representatives, leaves the party to found a new party Alliance for Austria's Future. Jörg Haider (January 26 1950 – October 11 2008 was an Austrian politician The Freedom Party of Austria ( Freiheitliche Partei Österreichs, FPÖ is a political party in Austria. The Alliance for the Future of Austria ( Bündnis Zukunft Österreich, BZÖ is a right-wing political party in Austria led until his death on (Bloomberg) (BBC)
• Brazilian police arrest 11 men over the Rio Massacre last Thursday when 30 people were killed. |utc_offset = -2 to -4 |time_zone_DST = BRST |utc_offset_DST = -2 to -5 |cctld (Reuters)

April 5, 2005

• The government of South Korea complains to the Japanese government about a revised set of official Japanese history schoolbooks. See also April 4 2005 - April 2005 - April 6 2005 ---- The government of South Korea complains to the Japanese government South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea and often referred to as Korea ( Korean: 대한민국 tɛː For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. is a group founded in December 1996 to promote a revised view of Japanese history. The complaint alleges the textbooks whitewash Japan's "imperialist" past, and question Korean sovereignty of the disputed Liancourt Rocks. Imperialism in Asia traces its roots back to the late fifteenth century with a series of voyages that sought a sea passage to India in the hope of (Korea Herald) (Japan Times)
• Tony Blair calls the General Election in the United Kingdom for May 5, 2005, on the same day as the local elections. Anthony Charles Lynton "Tony" Blair (born 6 May 1953 is a British Politician who was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2 May 1997 to Results Overview For events leading up to the date of the election see article Pre-election day events of the United Kingdom general The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Events 553 - The Second Council of Constantinople begins 1215 - Rebel Barons renounce their allegiance to King John Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. (BBC)
• Five Guatemalan politicians are convicted of racial discrimination for taunts hurled at Rigoberta Menchú. Guatemala (República de Guatemala) is a country in Central America bordered by Mexico to the north and west the Pacific Ocean to the southwest List of racism-related topics|Racism by country Racism, by its simplest definition is the belief that race is the primary determinant of human traits and capacities and that Rigoberta Menchú Tum (b 9 January 1959, Chimel Quiché, Guatemala) is an indigenous Guatemalan of the Quiché - (Reuters AlertNet) (BBC)
• Preliminary results of the Italian regional elections show heavy losses for the parties in Silvio Berlusconi's centre-right coalition. Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest (born 29 September 1936 is an Italian politician, Entrepreneur, Real estate and Insurance Tycoon, Bank and Media proprietor (Bloomberg) (Reuters) (BBC)
• American newscaster Peter Jennings states that he has lung cancer and will begin chemotherapy. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Peter Charles Archibald Ewart Jennings, CM (July 29 1938 &ndash August 7 2005 was a Canadian-American Journalist and News anchor. Lung cancer is a Disease of uncontrolled Cell growth in tissues of the Lung. Chemotherapy, in its most general sense refers to treatment of disease by chemicals that kill cells specifically those of micro-organisms or Cancer. (New York Times)
• Rwandan official Aloys Mutabingwa, a representative at the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda, says that 100 Rwandans connected to the Rwandan genocide are "comfortably living in France". The Republic of Rwanda (ruːˈændə or /rəˈwɑːndə/ in English ɾwanda or in Kinyarwanda is a small Landlocked country in the See also Rwandan Genocide The International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda ( ICTR) is an International court established in November The Rwandan Genocide was the 1994 mass killing of hundreds of thousands of Rwanda 's minority Tutsis and the moderates of its Hutu majority This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. (BBC)
• Mumbai, India police investigate a fire in which 21 circus animals died. Mumbai ( Marathi:,, IPA: formerly Bombay, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra and the financial India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country A circus is most commonly a traveling company of performers that may include acrobats, Clowns trained animals trapeze acts Hoopers, tightrope walkers They suspect that the Russian Circus on Ice intentionally abandoned the animals. (The Hindu) (Calcutta Telegraph) (Mumbai Newsline) (BBC)
• In Egypt, thousands of university students demonstrate for reform. This article is about the country of Egypt For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Egypt topics. (Middle East Online) (BBC)
• Nigerian senate speaker Adolphus Wabara resigns because of accusations that he took a large bribe from the education minister. Nigeria, officially named the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal Constitutional republic comprising thirty-six states and one Federal Bribery, a form of pecuniary corruption is an act usually implying money or gift given that alters the behaviour of the recipient in ways not consistent with the duties of that person (AllAfrica) (Reuters AlertNet) (BBC)

April 6, 2005

• Warring factions sign a peace treaty to end the civil war in Côte d'Ivoire, start immediate disarmament and make plans for new elections. See also April 5 2005 - April 2005 - April 7 2005 ---- Warring factions sign a Peace treaty to end the Civil war in Côte d'Ivoire A peace treaty is an agreement between two hostile parties usually countries or governments that formally ends an armed conflict Context of the conflict The civil war revolves around a number of issues particularly The end of the 30-year presidency of Félix Houphouët-Boigny forced Elections in Côte d'Ivoire gives information on Election and election results in Côte d'Ivoire. (Globe&Mail)
• The Movement for Democratic Change, the opposition party in Zimbabwe, presents 'proof of fraud' in the recent parliamentary elections that kept Robert Mugabe and the ruling Zimbabwe African National Union - Patriotic Front in office. The Movement for Democratic Change ( MDC) is a Zimbabwean Political party. Parliamentary opposition is a form of political opposition to a designated government particularly in a Westminster -based Parliamentary system See also Great Zimbabwe National Monument. For information about the March and June 2008 presidential elections see Zimbabwean presidential election A parliamentary election was held in Zimbabwe on March 31, 2005 to elect members to the Zimbabwe House of Assembly. The Zimbabwe African National Union – Patriotic Front (ZANU-PF is a Zimbabwean Political party that was the ruling government in Zimbabwe (BBC) (Reuters via Yahoo!News)
• At least 16 people are killed in Afghanistan when a U.S. military Chinook helicopter crashes in the south-eastern province of Ghazni. Afghanistan /æfˈgænɪstæn/ officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan ( Pashto: د افغانستان اسلامي جمهوریت, The United States Armed Forces are the overall unified military forces of the United States WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout History Since 400 AD Chinese children have played with bamboo flying toys. The Provinces of Afghanistan (locally recognized as wilayats - ولايت are the primary Administrative divisions of Afghanistan. Ghazni ( Pashto | غزنی is one of the thirty-four Provinces of Afghanistan. (BBC)
• The College of Cardinals sets April 18 as the date for a conclave for a papal election to select a successor to Pope John Paul II. The College of Cardinals (verbose Sacred College of the Holy Roman Church, Sancta Romana Ecclesia, S Events 1025 - Bolesław Chrobry is crowned in Gniezno, becoming the first King of Poland. Papal election process for 2005 See also Papal election Presiding over the conclave was the Dean of the College of Cardinals, Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger A papal conclave is a meeting of the College of Cardinals to elect the Pope (or Bishop of Rome) who is considered by Catholics to be the Successor Pope (CNN)
• The world famous painting of Leonardo da Vinci, the Mona Lisa, is taken to its original location, the Salle des Etats, in the Louvre, Paris. Leonardo di ser Piero da Vinci ( April 15 1452 – May 2 1519 was an Italian Polymath, having been a scientist Mathematician, Engineer Mona Lisa (also known as La Gioconda) is a 16th century portrait painted in oil on a Poplar panel by The Louvre Museum (Musée du Louvre located in Paris is the world's most visited art museum a historic monument and a national museum of France Paris (ˈpærɨs in English; in French) is the Capital of France and the country's largest city (SKY News)
• Hong Kong's government asks Beijing to intervene in a dispute over the term to be served by new Chief Executive. Hong Kong ( officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, is a territory located on China 's south coast on the Pearl River Delta, and borders (BBC)
• Jalal Talabani, a Kurdish leader, is named as Iraq's President. Jalal Talabani ( Kurdish: جه لال تاله بانی / Celal Talebanî / Jelal Talebaní جلال طالباني) (born November 12, 1933 For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iraq topics. The President of Iraq is Iraq 's Head of state. Presidents of the Republic of Iraq (1958-2003 For most of the country's history Iraq's (FOX News)
• The United Nations is looking at the allegations that some UN staff added false details to a UN document about the conflict of Rwanda and Democratic Republic of Congo. The United Nations ( UN) is an International organization whose stated aims are to facilitate cooperation in International law, International security The Republic of Rwanda (ruːˈændə or /rəˈwɑːndə/ in English ɾwanda or in Kinyarwanda is a small Landlocked country in the 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 William Church, former UN employee and US intelligence analyst, says that some UN staff added false information about Rwandan military incursions to Congo last year. William Church (circa 1778&ndash1863 was an American Inventor who Patented a Typesetting machine in 1822 generally considered the first This article deals with the intellectual process of analysis itself as opposed to Intelligence analysis management, which in turn is a subcomponent of Intelligence (BBC)
• Murdered British banker Alistair Wilson is buried in Nairn. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Nairn ( Gaelic: Inbhir Narann) is a town in the Highland council area of Scotland. The murderer is still at large. (Scotsman) (BBC)
• Monaco's Prince Rainier III dies at age 81. For other uses see Monaco (disambiguation Monaco, officially the Principality of Monaco ( French: Principauté de Monaco; Monégasque Rainier III Prince of Monaco (Rainier Louis Henri Maxence Bertrand Grimaldi 31 May 1923 &ndash 6 April 2005) styled His Serene Highness (NYT)
• In Brazil, members of Landless Workers' Movement (MST) occupy 12 farms trying to pressure the government to speed up land reform. |utc_offset = -2 to -4 |time_zone_DST = BRST |utc_offset_DST = -2 to -5 |cctld Brazil 's Landless Workers Movement, or in Portuguese Movimento dos Trabalhadores Rurais Sem Terra (MST is the largest Social movement in (Reuters AlertNet) (BBC)
• A court on Guernsey in the English Channel blocks the release of papers that would name alleged backers of an aborted coup in Equatorial Guinea last year, due to bank secrecy in that jurisdiction. The Bailiwick of Guernsey (Bailliage de Guernesey is a British Crown dependency in the English Channel off the coast of Normandy. The Republic of Equatorial Guinea ( República de Guinea Ecuatorial,) is a country in Central Africa. (This Is Guernsey) (BBC) (Reuters SA)
• Togolese police clash with demonstrators of the opposition party the Union of Forces for Change, who are demanding that presidential elections be postponed so that they would have more time for campaigning. TOGO was a Japanese roller coaster design company famous for inventing the Stand-up roller coaster. The Union of Forces for Change (Union des Forces du Changement is the main opposition Political party in Togo. (Reuters AlertNet) (Republic of Togo)
• The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, by a 3-2 vote, adopts a set of rules designed to create a National Market System. The US Securities and Exchange Commission (commonly known as the SEC) is an independent agency of the United States government which holds primary responsibility The dissenting commissioners describe the measure as 'anticompetitive'. (SEC press release)

April 7, 2005

• The Mexican Chamber of Deputies votes by 360 to 127 to suspend the executive immunity of Mayor Andrés Manuel López Obrador of Mexico City, thereby removing him from office to face criminal charges. See also April 6 2005 - April 2005 - April 8 2005 ---- The Mexican Chamber of Deputies votes by 360 to 127 to suspend The United Mexican States ( or commonly Mexico (ˈmɛksɪkoʊ () is a federal constitutional Republic in North America. The Chamber of Deputies (in Spanish: Cámara de Diputados) is the lower house of the Congress of the Union, Mexico 's bicameral The Head of Government (Jefe de Gobierno wields executive power in the Mexican Federal District. Andrés Manuel López Obrador, (born November 13, 1953) is a Mexican politician who held the position of Head of Government of the Federal District Mexico City (in Spanish: Ciudad de México, México DF, México or simply Méjico) is the Capital city of Mexico The term criminal law, sometimes called penal law, refers to any of various bodies of rules in different Jurisdictions whose common characteristic is the potential (BBC) (Reuters)
• Israeli-Palestinian conflict:
  • A Palestinian-fired Qassam rocket hits a cemetery in the Israeli town of Sderot, causing minimal damage and no injuries. Palestinian people or Palestinians ( الشعب الفلسطيني, ash-sha`b al-filasTīni; الفلسطينيون, al-filasTīnīyyūn The Qassam rocket ( صاروخ القسام; also Kassam) is a simple steel Rocket filled with explosives produced by Hamas. A cemetery is a place in which dead bodies and cremated remains are buried. Sderot (שְׂדֵרוֹת a western Negev City, in the Southern District of Israel. Israeli Defence Minister Shaul Mofaz says Israel will not let it pass and criticises the PA's lack of action. (שאול מופז born November 4, 1948 in Tehran, Iran) is the current Israeli Minister of Transportation and a Deputy This is the first rocket fired inside the carrot-shaped "Green line" since late January. The 1949 Armistice Agreements are a set of agreements signed during 1949 between Israel and its neighbors Egypt, Lebanon, Jordan (Haaretz)
  • Two Jews are arrested on suspicion of planting fake bombs in Jerusalem in an attempt to disrupt the planned Israeli pullout from the Gaza Strip. PLEASE TAKE NOTE************ Jerusalem (יְרוּשָׁלַיִם, he-Latn Yerushaláyim; Arabic: ar القُدس, ar-Latn al-Quds) is the For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Israel topics. 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 (BBC)
  • Environmental groups condemn a plan by Israel to relocate Israeli settlers from Gaza to the Nitzanim nature reserve in southern Israel. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Israel topics. Israeli settlements are communities inhabited by Israelis in territory that was captured as a result of Jordanian attacks during the 1967 Six-Day War. Gaza (غزة, עַזָּה ʕazzā is the largest city in the Gaza Strip and the Palestinian territories. Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon supports the request of some settlers to relocate the entire Gush Katif to the Nitzanim area and orders experts to start checking this issue thoroughly. 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 Gush Katif (גוש קטיף "Harvest Bloc" was a bloc of 17 Israeli settlements in the southern Gaza strip. Nitzanim is home to endangered turtles and around 100 gazelle. An endangered species is a population of an organism which is at risk of becoming Extinct because it is either few in numbers or threatened by changing environmental or predation Turtles are Reptiles of the Order Testudines (all living turtles belong to the Crown group Chelonia) most of A GAZelle (ГАЗе́ль is a series of mid-sized Trucks Vans and Buses made by Russian car manufacturer GAZ. (BBC) (Haaretz)
• The last British mass car manufacturer MG Rover Group enters administration after a £1 Billion deal with Shanghai Automotive fails to materialise. MG Rover was the last domestically owned mass-production car manufacturer in the British motor industry. Administration is a procedure under the Insolvency laws of a number of Common law jurisdictions which functions as a rescue mechanism for insolvent companies The Shanghai Automotive Industry Corporation ( ( abbreviated 上汽 Shàngqì or SAIC, pronounced) is a Chinese Automobile manufacturer which ranks It's Longbridge plant in Birmingham UK was once the largest manufacturing site in the world and still the largest in western Europe when it collapsed. The Longbridge plant is an industrial site situated in the Longbridge area of Birmingham, England. Birmingham ( ˈbɜːmɪŋəm Ber -ming-um The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located
• Ibrahim Jaafari, a Shia, has replaced Iyad Allawi as the interim prime minister of Iraq. Ibrahim abd al-Karim Hamzah al-Ashaiqir al-Jaafari (إبراهيم الأشيقر الجعفري born 1947 is an Iraqi politician who was Prime Minister of Iraq in Ayad Allawi ( إياد علاوي) (born 1945 is an Iraqi politician and was the interim Prime Minister of Iraq prior to Iraq's 2005 legislative This article is about the government position For other uses see Prime Minister (disambiguation. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iraq topics. (BBC)
• Passenger buses set out from India to Pakistan across the Indian Kashmir barrier through the troubled and controversial Kashmir region in a symbolic "Caravan of Peace. India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country Pakistan () officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country located in South Asia, Southwest Asia, Middle East and The Indian Kashmir barrier is a 550 km (330 mile Separation barrier along the disputed 1972 Line of Control (or ceasefire line between Indian and This article is about the geographical region of greater Kashmir " Some attacks on the buses were reported in the militant-occupied area, but none were successful, according to local media outlets. (MSNBC)
• The President of the Republic of China (Taiwan) Chen Shui-bian will be accompanied by his foreign minister as well as Roman Catholic and Muslim religious figures for the trip to attend the funeral of Pope John Paul II. REPUBLIC OF CHINA ARTICLE GUIDELINES Taiwan ( Taiwanese: Tâi-oân/Tāi-oân (historically 大灣/台員/大員/台圓/大圓/台窩灣 is an Island in East Asia. Chen Shui-bian ( born October 12, 1950) is a Taiwanese politician and former President of the Republic of China. Pope (CNN) (BBC) (TVBS)
• Representatives of the government of Canada withdraw from a business conference with Iran in protest of the case of deceased journalist Zahra Kazemi. Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iran topics. Zahra "Ziba" Kazemi-Ahmadabadi (زهرا کاظمی احمدآبادی in Persian)‎ (1949 – July 11, 2003) was an Iranian Canadian Kazemi died in Iranian police custody and Iranian refugee doctor Shahram Azam says that she had extensive injuries and had been tortured. Shahram Azam is an Iranian doctor famous for his testimony in the death of Zahra Kazemi. Iranian officials deny the charges. Canada has unsuccessfully demanded return of Kazemi's body. (CTV) (IranMania) (IranMania) (BBC)
• In London, Sir Ian Blair, the chief of metropolitan police, orders an inquiry of claims that journalists of The Sun smuggled a fake bomb into grounds of Windsor Castle. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. Sir Ian Warwick Blair, QPM MA (born 19 March 1953 is a senior British Police officer who holds The Sun is a Tabloid daily newspaper published in the United Kingdom and Ireland with the highest circulation of any daily English-language Windsor Castle, in Windsor in the English county of Berkshire, is the largest inhabited Castle in the world and dating back to the time of (BBC)
• Sinn Féin leader Gerry Adams appeals to the IRA to stop violence. Sinn Féin () is a political party in Ireland. The current party led by Gerry Adams was formed following a split in January 1970 Gerry Adams, MLA, MP (Gearóid Mac Ádhaimh born 6 October 1948 is an Irish Republican politician and abstentionist Westminster The Irish Republican Army ( IRA) (Óglaigh na hÉireann was a military organisation descended from the Irish Volunteers, established 25 November 1913 and who (Reuters UK) (Reuters) (Irish Times) (BBC)
• In Nepal, according to National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) of the country, 42 people die in clashes between Maoist rebels and villagers (Reuters). Nepal (नेपाल) is a Landlocked country in South Asia. Nepalese radio begins to block BBC World Service (Hindustan Times) (Asia Pacific Media Network)
• The Swiss cabinet intends to outlaw English-sounding names of government departments. Switzerland (English pronunciation; Schweiz Swiss German: Schwyz or Schwiiz Suisse Svizzera Svizra officially the Swiss Confederation (SwissInfo)
• The prime ministers of Malaysia and Australia announce that they intend begin talks of free trade agreement (Bloomberg) (Radio Australia) (Malaysian Star)
• Police in the Netherlands arrest a gang that has smuggled Chinese asylum seekers and sold them for cheap labor. For the biogeographical region see Malesia Malaysia (məˈleɪʒə or /məˈleɪziə/ is a country that consists of thirteen states and For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. A trade pact is a wide ranging Tax tariff and trade pact that often includes Investment guarantees The Netherlands ( Dutch:, ˈnedərlɑnt is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands the Netherlands Human trafficking is the recruitment transportation harbouring or receipt of people for the purposes of slavery forced labor (including bonded labor or debt bondage and servitude China ( Wade-Giles ( Mandarin) Chung¹kuo² is a cultural region, an ancient Civilization, and depending on perspective a National Right of asylum (or political asylum) is an ancient Judicial notion under which a person persecuted for political opinions or religious beliefs in his (Expatica) (BBC)
• The Integrated Ocean Drilling Program (IODP) announces that it has drilled a hole to the lowest level of the Earth's crust, and that it is poised to break through to the mantle, in search of the Mohorovicic discontinuity. The Integrated Ocean Drilling Program ( IODP) is an international marine research drilling program dedicated to advancing scientific understanding of the Earth by monitoring In Geology, a crust is the outermost solid shell of a planet or moon The mantle is a part of an Astronomical object. The interior of the Earth, similar to the other Terrestrial planets, is Chemically divided The Mohorovičić discontinuity, usually referred to as the Moho, is the boundary between the Earth 's crust and the mantle. SPACE.com

April 8, 2005

• The funeral of Pope John Paul II takes place. See also: April 7 2005 - April 2005 - April 9 2005 ---- The Funeral of Pope John Paul II takes place The funeral of Pope John Paul II was held on April 8 2005, six days after his death on April 2. (BBC)
• Eric Rudolph agrees to plead guilty to four bombings including the 1996 Centennial Olympic Park bombing in exchange for four life sentences. Eric Robert Rudolph (born September 19, 1966) also known as the Olympic Park Bomber, is an American radical described by the FBI as a Terrorist The Centennial Olympic Park bombing was a terrorist Bombing on July 27, 1996 in Atlanta Georgia during the 1996 Summer (AP/Yahoo! News)
• Islamic insurgents kill 14 people in an attack outside Algiers, trapping the victims at a fake roadblock, then killing them and burning their vehicles. For other meanings including people named 'Islam' see Islam (disambiguation. Algiers (الجزائر Algerian Arabic: Dzayer ( (From kabyle pronunciation Kabyle: Ledzayer, Alger) is the Capital and largest (AP\Ynet News)
• A suicide bomber kills two foreign tourists in a Cairo market and injures a further score of bystanders. This article is about suicide attacks for political and/or military reasons Cairo () which means "the Vanquisher" or "the Triumphant" is the capital and largest city of Egypt. "Twenty" redirects here For the village in England, see Twenty Lincolnshire. A group called "Islamic Pride Brigades" claims responsibility. (Haaretz), (BBC)
• Israeli Defence Minister Shaul Mofaz announces that private homes in the Gaza strip settlements will not be demolished after the disengagement plan. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Israel topics. (שאול מופז born November 4, 1948 in Tehran, Iran) is the current Israeli Minister of Transportation and a Deputy 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 Israeli settlements are communities inhabited by Israelis in territory that was captured as a result of Jordanian attacks during the 1967 Six-Day War. Israel's unilateral disengagement plan ( Hebrew: תוכנית ההתנתקות Tokhnit HaHitnatkut or תוכנית ההינתקות Tokhnit HaHinatkut in Religious structures such as synagogues, Mikveh baths and cemeteries will be dismantled and transferred inside the "Green line". A synagogue (from Greek: grc συναγωγή transliterated synagogē, "assembly" he בית כנסת beit knesset, "house of Mikvah (or mikveh) ( plural mikva'ot or mikves) is a ritual bath designed for the purpose of ritual immersion in Judaism. A cemetery is a place in which dead bodies and cremated remains are buried. The 1949 Armistice Agreements are a set of agreements signed during 1949 between Israel and its neighbors Egypt, Lebanon, Jordan (Haaretz), Ynet News
• Scientists at Manchester's Christie Hospital claim a cure for cancer could be available in 5 years. Cancer (medical term Malignant Neoplasm) is a class of Diseases in which a group of cells display uncontrolled (BBC)
• In an interview with the Financial Times, a Hezbollah leader announces that the group would be willing to discuss potential disarmament after Israel withdraws from the Shebaa Farms. The Financial Times ( FT) is a British international business Newspaper. Hezbollah (حزب الله, literally " party of God " is a Shi'a Islamic political and Paramilitary organisation For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Israel topics. Golan Heights The Shebaa Farms (مزارع شبعا; חוות שבעא Havot Sheba‘a or הר דוב Har Dov) is a small area of land with disputed Lebanon and Syria maintain that the Shebaa Farms are Lebanese territory, while the rest of the world community insists that the farms are part of the Golan Heights, thus part of Syrian territory occupied by Israel. Lebanon (ˈlɛbənɒn Arabic: ar لبنان Lubnān) officially the Republic of Lebanon or Lebanese Republic (ar الجمهورية اللبنانية Syria ( سوريّة or) officially the Syrian Arab Republic (Arabic ar الجمهورية العربية السورية Golan Heights The Shebaa Farms (مزارع شبعا; חוות שבעא Havot Sheba‘a or הר דוב Har Dov) is a small area of land with disputed Borders of Israel The Golan Heights ( الجولان al-Jawlān, הגולן ha-Golan) is a strategic Plateau and mountainous (Financial Times) (Haaretz)
• Presidential elections begin in Djibouti. Djibouti ( جيبوتي Jībūtī, Somali: Jabuuti) officially the Republic of Djibouti, is a country in the Incumbent president Ismail Omar Guelleh is the only candidate. Ismaïl Omar Guelleh ( Somali Ismaaciil Cumar Geelle Arabic: اسماعيل عُمر جليه (born November 27, 1947) is the President (BBC)

April 9, 2005

• A zircon crystal, thought to be the oldest piece of Earth at about 4. See also: April 8 2005 - April 2005 - April 10 2005 ---- A Zircon Crystal, thought to be the oldest piece of Zircon is a Mineral belonging to the group of nesosilicates. Its chemical name is Zirconium silicate and its corresponding chemical formula is In Materials science, a crystal is a Solid in which the constituent Atoms Molecules or Ions are packed in a regularly ordered repeating 4 billion years old, goes on a one-day display at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. (BBC)
• Anti-Japanese demonstrations in China: Chinese rioters storm the Japanese embassy in Beijing. 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 China ( Wade-Giles ( Mandarin) Chung¹kuo² is a cultural region, an ancient Civilization, and depending on perspective a National Riots are a form of Civil disorders characterized by disorganized groups lashing out in a sudden and intense rash of Violence, Vandalism or other For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. A diplomatic mission is a group of people from one State or an international Inter-governmental organization (such as the United Nations) present in The riot grew from a protest against Japan's newly approved history textbooks, which according to critics, whitewashed Japanese wartime atrocities. A textbook is a manual of instruction or a standard book in any branch of study (Wikinews)
• The South African New National Party, successor to the National Party which governed in the apartheid era, votes to dissolve itself following poor results in last year's elections. The Republic of South Africa (also known by other official names) is a country located at the southern tip of the continent of Africa The New National Party (NNP was a South African conservative political party formed in 1997 when the National Party pulled out of the Government of National Unity The National Party ( Afrikaans: Nasionale Party) (with its members sometimes known as Nationalists or Nats) was the governing party of Its elected representatives are expected to join the governing African National Congress. The African National Congress (ANC has been South Africa 's governing party supported by its Tripartite alliance with the Congress of South African Trade Unions (Daily News (South Africa)
• The World Health Organization announced a worsening of the Marburg virus in Angola. The Marburg virus is the causative agent of Marburg haemorrhagic fever (also known as green monkey disease) Angola, officially the Republic of Angola (República de Angola Pronounced ʁɛˈpublikɐ dɨ ɐ̃ˈgɔlɐ Repubilika ya Ngola is a country in south-central Doctors have suspended casualty counts due to worsening conditions; medical personnel are under increasing attacks by residents who blame doctors for the virus's spread. (CNN)
• Israeli-Palestinian Conflict: Islamic Jihad have announced that they are to "re-evaluate" their cease-fire after Israeli soldiers kill 3 Palestinians, all aged 14. The Islamic Jihad Movement in Palestine (حركة الجهاد الإسلامي في فلسطين - Harakat al-Jihād al-Islāmi fi Filastīn For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Israel topics. Palestinian people or Palestinians ( الشعب الفلسطيني, ash-sha`b al-filasTīni; الفلسطينيون, al-filasTīnīyyūn Palestinian witnesses allege they were killed trying to retrieve a football in a no-go area near the Egypt border at the Rafah Refugee camp. This article is about the country of Egypt For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Egypt topics. Rafah (رفح is a Palestinian town in the Gaza Strip, on the Egyptian border and a nearby town on the Egyptian side of the border on the Sinai According to the 1951 Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees, a refugee is a person who owing to a well-founded fear of being persecuted for reasons of race According to Israel Radio, Palestinian security services notified Israel they had detained two boys who were not hit by IDF fire, and that the group of five youths were smugglers. Israel Broadcasting Authority (often referred to as the IBA; רָשׁוּת השׁידוּר Rashùt Ha-Shidúr) is Israel 's state broadcasting The Israel Defense Forces ( IDF) (צְבָא הַהֲגָנָה לְיִשְׂרָאֵל, lit At least 10 mortar shells are then fired at the Gush Katif settlements. A mortar is a muzzle-loading Indirect fire weapon that fires shells at low velocities short ranges and high-arcing ballistic trajectories Gush Katif (גוש קטיף "Harvest Bloc" was a bloc of 17 Israeli settlements in the southern Gaza strip. Israeli settlements are communities inhabited by Israelis in territory that was captured as a result of Jordanian attacks during the 1967 Six-Day War. A Hamas leader, Saeed Siyam, is quoted by the AP as saying the boys deaths would be "avenged". Ḥamas (ar حركة حماس acronym ar حركة المقاومة The Associated Press ( AP) is an American News agency. The AP is a Cooperative owned by its contributing Newspapers radio (Haaretz) (BBC) (Al Jazeera) (Reuters) (Scotsman)
• Prince Charles marries Camilla Parker Bowles in a 20-minute ceremony at Windsor Guildhall, which is followed by a blessing at St George's Chapel in Windsor Castle. Windsor (ˈwɪnzə/ /ˈwɪndzə is a suburban town and tourist destination in the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead in Berkshire, England. Windsor Castle, in Windsor in the English county of Berkshire, is the largest inhabited Castle in the world and dating back to the time of (BBC) (BBC)
• Conflict in Iraq:
  • 15 Iraqi soldiers have been killed following an insurgent attack near the town of Latifiya. The Iraq War, also known as the Second Gulf War, the Occupation of Iraq, or the War in Iraq, is an ongoing Military campaign For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iraq topics. Latifiya ( Arabic:اللطيفية is a Sunni Arab Iraqi city south of Baghdad, inhabited by 250 thousand people (BBC)
  • Tens of thousands of Iraqis have staged an anti-American protest in Firdus Square, where Saddam Hussein's statue was toppled on April 9, 2003. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iraq topics. Anti-Americanism, often anti-American sentiment, is opposition or hostility to the people culture or policies of the United States. Firdos Square, or Firdus Square ( Arabic: ساحة الفردوس transliterated: Sahat al-Firdaus is a public open space in Baghdad, Saddam Hussein Abd al-Majid al-Tikriti ( Arabic: ar صدام حسين عبد المجيد التكريتي --> April 28 1937 &ndash December 30 Events 193 - Septimius Severus is proclaimed Roman Emperor by the army in Illyricum (in the Balkans) Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. (BBC)
• Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf says that despite his plans to go to New Delhi to watch the last Indo-Pak cricket ODI, Kashmir, and not cricket, was on top of his agenda. Pakistan () officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country located in South Asia, Southwest Asia, Middle East and The President of Pakistan ( Urdū: صدر Sadr-e-Mumlikat) is the Head of state of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. General (ret Pervez Musharraf ( (born 11 August 1943 NI(M, HI(M, TBt, is the former Military dictator and President of New Delhi (नई दिल्ली ਨਵੀਂ ਦਿੱਲੀ نئی دلی is the Capital city of India. Cricket is a bat-and-ball team Sport that originated in England and is now played in more than 100 countries Note Most of the information here pertains to men's cricket ODI matches are also played in Women's cricket. This article is about the geographical region of greater Kashmir (Hindu)
• Calling for the abolition of death penalty, the Dalai Lama, currently on a visit to Japan, says criminals must be treated with compassion and made to feel part of the society. Capital punishment, the death penalty or execution, is the Killing of a person by judicial process as Punishment. The Dalai Lama is the spiritual and political leader of the Tibetan people according to Tibetan Buddhism. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. (Peninsula On-Line)

April 10, 2005

• An earthquake of magnitude 6. See also: April 9 2005 - April 2005 - April 11 2005 ---- An Earthquake of magnitude 6 An earthquake is the result of a sudden release of energy in the Earth 's crust that creates Seismic waves Earthquakes are recorded with a Seismometer 7 occurs near Padang, West Sumatra, Indonesia at 10:18 UTC. Padang (means field) is the capital and largest city of West Sumatra, Indonesia. West Sumatra ( Indonesian: Sumatera Barat, abbreviated to Sumbar) is a province of Indonesia. The Republic of Indonesia ( (Republik Indonesia is a Country in Southeast Asia. (BBC)
• The Mainland Affairs Council of the Republic of China (Taiwan) bans reporters from the People's Daily and Xinhua from Taiwan, saying the mainland's state-controlled media "tried to present their people with a distorted image of Taiwan". The Mainland Affairs Council (MAC ( Traditional chinese: 大陸委員會 Simplified chinese: 大陆委员会 Hanyu pinyin: Dàlù Wěiyuánhuì}} is REPUBLIC OF CHINA ARTICLE GUIDELINES The People's Daily ( a daily Newspaper, is the organ of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, published worldwide with a circulation Taiwan ( Taiwanese: Tâi-oân/Tāi-oân (historically 大灣/台員/大員/台圓/大圓/台窩灣 is an Island in East Asia. (BBC)
• Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao pushed for cooperation between India and the PRC to dominate high-tech industries. Talk People's Republic of China) PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA ARTICLE GUIDELINES This is a Chinese name; the family name is Wen. Wen Jiabao ( (born 15 September 1942 is the Premier of the India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country Urging the historical rivals to forget past tension, Wen said cooperation "will signify the coming of the Asian century of the IT industry. also called China-India relations refer to the ties and relations between China and India. " (ABC News)
• Former South African President FW de Klerk has called for a new political party to be set up following the dissolution of the New National Party. The Republic of South Africa (also known by other official names) is a country located at the southern tip of the continent of Africa The President of South Africa, in full the President of the Republic of South Africa is the Head of state and Head of government under South Frederik Willem de Klerk (born 18 March 1936 was the last State President of apartheid-era South Africa, serving from September 1989 to May 1994 A political party is a Political organization that seeks to attain and maintain political power within Government, usually by participating in electoral (BBC)
• Israeli-Palestinian Conflict:
  • Israel arrests Hamas leader Sheikh Hassan Yousef on his return home after he illegally makes his way from Ramallah to the Al-Aqsa Mosque to deliver a sermon. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Israel topics. Ḥamas (ar حركة حماس acronym ar حركة المقاومة Ramallah ( Arabic:) (lit "Height of God" is a Palestinian city in the central West Bank adjacent to Al-Bireh with a population 118000 Al-Aqsa Mosque ( Arabic:المسجد الاقصى /æl'mæsdʒɪd æl'ɑqsˁɑ/ {{Audio|ArAqsaMosque A "mosque" in English refers to all types of buildings dedicated for Islamic worship although there is a distinction in Arabic between the smaller privately owned mosque and the larger (UPI) (Haaretz)
  • A large security operation in Jerusalem appears to have prevented Israeli Zionist extremists from staging a rally at the Temple Mount, also known as the Haram al-Sharif. Jerusalem (יְרוּשָׁלַיִם, he-Latn Yerushaláyim; Arabic: ar القُدس, ar-Latn al-Quds) is the For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Israel topics. History of Zionism|Timeline of Zionism|World Zionist Organization|Zionist political violence Zionism is an international political movement that originally supported the Extremism is a term used to describe the actions or ideologies of individuals or groups outside the perceived political center of a society or otherwise claimed to violate The Temple Mount ( הַר הַבַּיִת, Har haBáyit) also called the Noble Sanctuary ( الحرم القدسي الشريف, al-haram The Temple Mount ( הַר הַבַּיִת, Har haBáyit) also called the Noble Sanctuary ( الحرم القدسي الشريف, al-haram The rally was to be in opposition to the proposed Israeli pull-out from the Gaza Strip. 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 police are also able to quell a stone-throwing Arab counter-demonstration. The araB gene Promoter is a bacterial promoter activated by e L-arabinose binding (BBC) (Haaretz)
  • Israeli Zionist extremists block a road near Tel Aviv during rush hour. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Israel topics. History of Zionism|Timeline of Zionism|World Zionist Organization|Zionist political violence Zionism is an international political movement that originally supported the Extremism is a term used to describe the actions or ideologies of individuals or groups outside the perceived political center of a society or otherwise claimed to violate Tel Aviv-Yafo (תֵּל ־אָבִיב-יָפוֹ تل أبيب Tal ʾAbīb) (usually Tel Aviv) is the second-largest city in Israel Rush hour at Shinjuku 02JPG|thumb|right|250px|Rush hour at Shinjuku Station, Yamanote Line]] A rush hour or peak hour is a part of the day during which Protesting the proposed Israeli pull-out from the Gaza Strip, they set tires alight and sit down on the road. 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 Several are arrested and police are able to end the blockade within minutes. (BBC) (Al Jazeera)
  • Militant Palestinian extremists again fire mortars at settlements in the Gaza Strip. Palestinian people or Palestinians ( الشعب الفلسطيني, ash-sha`b al-filasTīni; الفلسطينيون, al-filasTīnīyyūn Extremism is a term used to describe the actions or ideologies of individuals or groups outside the perceived political center of a society or otherwise claimed to violate A mortar is a muzzle-loading Indirect fire weapon that fires shells at low velocities short ranges and high-arcing ballistic trajectories 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 They are believed to have been fired by Islamic Jihad. The Islamic Jihad Movement in Palestine (حركة الجهاد الإسلامي في فلسطين - Harakat al-Jihād al-Islāmi fi Filastīn (Al Jazeera)
  • Al Jazeera states that Palestinian sources report that Israeli Defence Minister Shaul Mofaz has apologised to Palestinian Authority Interior Minister Nasr Yusuf for the deaths of 3 Palestinian teenagers on April 9. For the English-language channel see Al Jazeera English Al Jazeera (الجزيرة al-jazīrah,, meaning "The Island" Palestinian people or Palestinians ( الشعب الفلسطيني, ash-sha`b al-filasTīni; الفلسطينيون, al-filasTīnīyyūn For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Israel topics. A defence minister (or defense minister) is a Cabinet position which regulates the Armed forces in some sovereign nations (שאול מופז born November 4, 1948 in Tehran, Iran) is the current Israeli Minister of Transportation and a Deputy Events 193 - Septimius Severus is proclaimed Roman Emperor by the army in Illyricum (in the Balkans) (Al Jazeera)
• American spammer Jeremy Jaynes is sentenced for nine years in prison. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the 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 Jeremy Jaynes (born 1974 was a prolific E-mail spammer, broadcasting junk e-mail from his home in North Carolina, United States. The sentence is suspended until further appeals. (Spamfo) (E-Commerce News) (CNN)
• A magnitude 6. 1 earthquake strikes Tokyo. An earthquake is the result of a sudden release of energy in the Earth 's crust that creates Seismic waves Earthquakes are recorded with a Seismometer officially, is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan and located on the eastern side of the main island Honshū. There are no reports of serious damages. (Japan Times) (Reuters)
• British carmaker MG Rover receives a loan of £6. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located MG Rover was the last domestically owned mass-production car manufacturer in the British motor industry. 5 million from the British government. (BBC) (Bloomberg) (Financial Times)
• Spanish police seize an ETA cache of explosives in Hernani, near San Sebastián. Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. eu '''Euskadi Ta Askatasuna''' or ETA ( Basque for "Basque Homeland and Freedom" ˈɛːta is an illegal armed Basque nationalist Separatist Donostia-San Sebastián ( Basque: Donostia, IPA; Spanish: San Sebastián, known officially as Donostia-San Sebastián (EITB) (Reuters AlertNet)
• Italian deputy prime minister Marco Follini calls for an early general election after the centre-right coalition of prime minister Silvio Berlusconi lost in a regional ballot last week. Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest Marco Follini (born on 26 September 1954) is an Italian centre-wing politician A general election is an Election in which all or most members of a given political body are up for election (born 29 September 1936 is an Italian politician, Entrepreneur, Real estate and Insurance Tycoon, Bank and Media proprietor (AGI) (ITH)
• In Mexico, Raúl Gibb Guerrero, editor of La Opinión newspaper, who covered Mexican drug cartels is killed. The United Mexican States ( or commonly Mexico (ˈmɛksɪkoʊ () is a federal constitutional Republic in North America. La Opinión is a Spanish-language daily Newspaper published in Los Angeles California and distributed throughout the six counties of Drug cartels are Criminal organizations developed with the primary purpose of promoting and controlling drug trafficking operations (Prensa Latina) (Reuters AlertNet) (San Diego Tribune)
• A Haitian police team and UN peacekeepers kill a prominent gang leader Grenn Sonnen (Jean Anthony Rene) and five of his supporters in a shootout. Haiti ( English: ˈheɪ·tiː or haɪ·ˈjiː·tiː French Haïti a·i·ti Haitian Creole: (Haiti Action Committee) (Reuters)

April 11, 2005

• Yad Vashem bestow the honour of "Righteous Among the Nations" posthumously upon a Nazi Major, Karl Plagge. See also: April 10 2005 - April 2005 - April 12 2005 ---- Yad Vashem bestow the honour of " Righteous Among the Nations 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)
• Anti-Japanese demonstrations in China: 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)

April 12, 2005

• A 15-year Palestinian boy was caught in Hawara checkpoint (near Nablus), hiding five pipe bombs under his coat. See also: April 11 2005 - April 2005 - April 13 2005 ---- A 15-year Palestinian boy was caught in Hawara checkpoint Palestinian people or Palestinians ( الشعب الفلسطيني, ash-sha`b al-filasTīni; الفلسطينيون, al-filasTīnīyyūn Hawara is an archaeological site of Ancient Egypt, south of the site of Crocodilopolis (Arsinoe at the entrance to the depression of the Fayyum oasis Nablus ( sometimes Nābulus; Arabic:; næːblʊs is a Palestinian city in the northern West Bank, approximately north of Jerusalem A pipe bomb is an Improvised explosive device, a tightly sealed section of pipe filled with an Explosive material. He apparently tried to ignite them with a match when the soldiers apprehended him. Soldiers later pose for photographs with the boy. His brother says he did so in order to study for his high-school matriculation exams in an Israeli prison. [1] [2] (Haaretz)
• Andrus Ansip is confirmed by the Riigikogu, the Estonian Parliament, as the country's next Prime Minister, following the 24 March resignation of former Prime Minister Juhan Parts. Andrus Ansip (born 1 October 1956) is the current Prime Minister of Estonia, and chairman of the Estonian Reform Party (Reformierakond The Riigikogu (from riigi-, of the state and kogu, assembly is the Parliament of Estonia. Estonia, officially the Republic of Estonia ( Eesti or Eesti Vabariik) is a Country in Northern Europe in the Baltic region TalkParliament#Screen-size. -->A  parliament is a Legislature, especially in those The Prime Minister of Estonia ( Estonian: Eesti Vabariigi Peaminister) is the Head of government of the Republic of Estonia. Events 1401 - Mongol emperor Timur sacks Damascus. 1603 - James VI of Scotland Juhan Parts (born 27 August 1966 in Tallinn) is a former Prime Minister of Estonia, and former chairman of the Res Publica Party (BBC)
• Four girls who were held hostage for four hours are freed from a house in Ennepetal, in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. On April 12, 2005, at around 1 pm local time a 50 year-old Iranian national seized a regular Bus with a number of school children in the town of Ennepetal is a town in the district of Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. North Rhine-Westphalia (Nordrhein-Westfalen usually shortened to NRW, official short form NW is the westernmost and - in terms of population and economic output - the Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. (BBC)
• Israeli citizens against the proposed Israeli dismantling of Jewish settlements on the Gaza Strip have chained shut 167 schools and nurseries in Tel Aviv as part of their protest. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Israel topics. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Israel topics. PLEASE TAKE NOTE************ 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 Tel Aviv-Yafo (תֵּל ־אָבִיב-יָפוֹ تل أبيب Tal ʾAbīb) (usually Tel Aviv) is the second-largest city in Israel The Fire Service quickly cut through the chains. Firefighters are rescuers extensively trained primarily to put out hazardous Fires that threaten civilian populations and property to rescue people from car accidents collapsed (BBC) (Jerusalem Post) (Haaretz)
• The death toll in the collapse of a factory in Dacca, Bangladesh rises to 21 and hundreds are still trapped. This is a list of wars and human-made disasters by death toll. 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 (New Kerala) (Reuters)
• Anti-Castro militant Luis Posada Carriles applies for asylum in the United States. Luis Clemente Faustino Posada Carriles (born February 15, 1928) is a Cuban born Venezuelan anti- Castro terrorist Right of asylum (or political asylum) is an ancient Judicial notion under which a person persecuted for political opinions or religious beliefs in his The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Fidel Castro accuses the US of hypocrisy for protecting a terrorist. Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz (born August 13 1926 is a Cuban revolutionary leader who was prime minister of Cuba from December 1959 to December 1976 and then president until Terrorism is the systematic use of terror especially as a means of coercion (Prensa Latina) (Wired)
• MareNostrum, Europe's most powerful (and the world's fourth most powerful) supercomputer, is booted up for the first time in the Barcelona Supercomputing Center, Spain. MareNostrum is the eighth most powerful Supercomputer in Europe, (the most powerful Supercomputer in Spain) according to the LINPACK A supercomputer is a Computer that is at the frontline of processing capacity particularly speed of calculation (at the time of its introduction In Computing, booting ( booting up) is a bootstrapping process that starts Operating systems when the user turns on a Computer system Barcelona Supercomputing Center ( BSC) or Centro Nacional de Supercomputación ( CNS) is a public research center located in Barcelona, Spain Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. (BusinessWeek)
• In Hungary, a group of people that claim descent from Attila the Hun demand minority status. Hungary (Magyarország 'mɔɟɔrorsaːg) officially in English the Republic of Hungary ( Magyar Köztársaság, literally Magyar (Hungarian Republic (BBC)
• Three British men are indicted by a United States court in a 2004 alleged plot to destroy financial institutions in the USA, including such notable landmarks as the New York Stock Exchange in New York City, the Prudential building in New Jersey, and the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund in Washington, D.C.. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located In the Common law legal system an indictment (ɪnˈdaɪtmənt (in-DITE-mint is a formal accusation of having committed a criminal offense The United States of America —commonly referred to as the "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " The New York Stock Exchange ( NYSE) is a Stock exchange based in New York City. The City of New York Prudential Financial, Inc ( is a Fortune Global 500 and Fortune 500 company whose subsidiaries provide Insurance, Investment management, and New Jersey ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States. The World Bank is an internationally supported Bank that provides financial and technical assistance to developing countries for development programs (e The International Monetary Fund ( IMF) is an International organization that oversees the Global financial system by following the Macroeconomic Washington DC ( formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, the District, or simply D The U. S. claims that one is a senior Al-Qaeda member. Al-Qaeda, alternatively spelled al-Qaida, al-Qa`ida or al-Qa`idah, ( Arabic:; ar-Latn ''al-qāʿidah'' Translation: The (Wired) (ABC News)
• Same-sex marriage in Canada: The Canadian government's Bill C-38 survives a vote on a wrecking amendment which would have defined marriage as a union between a man and a woman, introduced by the Conservative Party of Canada. On July 20, 2005, Canada became the fourth country in the world to legalize same-sex marriage nationwide with the approval of the Civil Marriage Act. The Civil Marriage Act (full title " An Act respecting certain aspects of legal capacity for marriage for civil purposes " was Legislation legalizing In Legislative debate a wrecking amendment (also called a Poison pill amendment or killer amendment) is an amendment made by a Legislator The Conservative Party of Canada ( Parti conservateur du Canada) colloquially known as the " Tories " is a conservative (CBC)
• According to report of the Human Rights Watch, young veterans of wars in West Africa have been recruited to fight in other conflicts because they have had no other means of support. Human Rights Watch is a United States -based international Non-governmental organization that conducts research and advocacy on Human rights. West Africa or Western Africa is the Westernmost Region of the African Continent. (Human Rights Watch) (Reuters AlertNet) (BBC)
• The Iranian parliament approves abortion in cases where mother's life is in danger or the fetus is deformed. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iran topics. An A fetus (or foetus or fœtus) is a developing Mammal or other Viviparous Vertebrate, after the Embryonic stage and The bill still needs the approval of the Guardian Council. The Guardian Council of the Constitution (شورای نگهبان قانون اساسی or Guardian Council and also Council of Guardians is an appointed and (IranMania) (Reuters UK) (Middle East Online) (Persian Journal)
• In Israel, Mordechai Vanunu is charged with 21 counts of violating the terms of his parole. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Israel topics. Mordechai Vanunu (מרדכי ואנונו born in Marrakech, Morocco on October 13 1954 is an Israeli former nuclear Parole may have different meanings depending on the field and judiciary system (Ha'aretz) (Arutz Sheva) (Reuters)
• In Saudi Arabia, Grand Mufti Sheikh Abdul Aziz al-Sheikh rules that forcing women marry against their will is against Islam. The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, KSA ( المملكة العربية السعودية, al-Mamlaka al-ʻArabiyya as-Suʻūdiyya) or Suudi This page is about the title and persons carrying the title For the former Grand Mufti of Jerusalem (from 1921-1948 see Mohammad Amin al-Husayni Forced marriage is a term used to describe a marriage in which one or more of the parties is married without his or her consent or against his or her will For other meanings including people named 'Islam' see Islam (disambiguation. (Arab News) (Al Jazeera) (Middle East Online)
• The Indonesian army promises to give up its businesses within two years. The Republic of Indonesia ( (Republik Indonesia is a Country in Southeast Asia. (Jakarta Post) (Bloomberg) (BBC)
• Anheuser-Busch, the largest U. Anheuser-Busch Companies Inc ( (ˈænhаɪzər bʊʃ is the largest Brewing company in the United States with a 48 S. beer brewer and the No. Beer is the world's oldest and most widely consumed Alcoholic beverage and the third most popular drink overall after water and tea 1 buyer of rice in the United States said it would not purchase rice grown in Missouri if it were genetically modified. Rice is a Cereal foodstuff which forms an important part of the diet of many people worldwide and as such it is a staple food for many Missouri ( or) is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States bordered by Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee Genetically modified (GM foods are food items that have had their DNA changed through Genetic engineering. This decision was prompted by a Ventria Bioscience plan to grow 200 acres (800,000 m²) of genetically engineered rice in Missouri. Ventria Bioscience is a Biotech company with a focus on human nutrition and human therapeutics (AP)

April 13, 2005

• Canada's most prominent white supremacist and founder of the Heritage Front, Wolfgang Droege, is shot to death in his apartment. See also: April 12 2005 - April 2005 - April 14 2005 ---- Canada 's most prominent White supremacist and founder Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page White supremacy is a racist ideology based on the assertion that White people are superior to other racial groups. The Heritage Front was a Canadian Neo-Nazi white supremacist organization founded in 1989 and disbanded around 2005 One suspect is arrested at the scene. (CTV)
• Omar Karami resigns his position as the Prime Minister of Lebanon after he fails to form a government. Omar Abdul Hamid Karami (last name also spelled Karamé) (عمر عبد الحميد كرامي (born September 7 1934) was the Prime Minister of This page lists Prime ministers of Lebanon. By an unwritten agreement following independence the holder of this post must be a Sunni Muslim. For the government of parliamentary systems see Executive (government. Without a government to call them, no elections can take place in Lebanon. Lebanon (ˈlɛbənɒn Arabic: ar لبنان Lubnān) officially the Republic of Lebanon or Lebanese Republic (ar الجمهورية اللبنانية Elections are due this May. (BBC)
• The European Parliament votes to allow Bulgaria and Romania to join the European Union in 2007. The European Parliament ( Europarl or EP) is the only directly elected parliamentary institution of the European Union (EU The state of Bulgaria (България transliterated bg-Latn ''Balgaria'' The country preserves the traditions (in ethnic name language and alphabet of the First Bulgarian Romania ( dated: Rumania, Roumania The European Union ( EU) is a political and economic union of twenty-seven member states, located primarily in (BBC)
• Conflict in Iraq:
  • At least nine Iraqi police have been killed by insurgents in Kirkuk. The Iraq War, also known as the Second Gulf War, the Occupation of Iraq, or the War in Iraq, is an ongoing Military campaign For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iraq topics. Police are agents or agencies usually of the executive, empowered to enforce the law and to effect public and social order through the legitimatized use of force An insurgency is a violent internal uprising against a sovereign government that lacks the organization of a revolution Kirkuk (also spelled Karkuk or Kerkuk; Kurdish: كه‌ركووك Kerkûk; Arabic: كركوك Turkish:Kerkük; The police were defusing a decoy bomb, when another nearby bomb detonated and killed them. A decoy is usually a person device or event meant as a distraction to conceal what an individual or a group might be looking for (Al Jazeera) (BBC)
  • Al Jazeera broadcasts a video of the civilian contractor, Jeffrey Ake, abducted in Iraq earlier this week. For the English-language channel see Al Jazeera English Al Jazeera (الجزيرة al-jazīrah,, meaning "The Island" Beginning in April 2004 members of the Iraqi insurgency began taking Hostage Foreign civilians in Iraq. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iraq topics. (BBC) (Al Jazeera)
• Japan increases the already boiling tension with China as Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry begins allowing Japanese companies rights to drill for oil in a part of the East China Sea claimed by both nations. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. China ( Wade-Giles ( Mandarin) Chung¹kuo² is a cultural region, an ancient Civilization, and depending on perspective a National The politics of Japan is in a framework of a parliamentary representative democratic Monarchy, where the Prime Minister of Japan is the An oil is a substance that is in a viscous Liquid state ( "oily") at ambient temperatures or slightly warmer and is The East China Sea is a Marginal sea east of China. It is a part of the Pacific Ocean and covers an area of 1249000 km² (BBC)
• The College of American Pathologists asks laboratories worldwide to destroy a flu sample they sent in their testing kits. The College of American Pathologists (CAP is a medical society serving more than 16000 physician members and the laboratory community throughout the world The Canadian National Microbial Laboratory identified it as a strain of Asian flu virus that killed millions in 1957. Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page People born after 1969 would have no antibodies to resist it. Antibodies (also known as immunoglobulins, abbreviated Ig) are Gamma globulin Proteins that are found in Blood or other Bodily The World Health Organization supports the plea. (CNN) (Yahoo) (CBC)
• The National Geographic Society and IBM support a project to take DNA samples from various people all over the world to track migration of Homo sapiens from Africa. Overview The NGS's historical mission is "to increase and diffuse geographic knowledge while promoting the conservation of the world's cultural historical and natural International Business Machines Corporation abbreviated IBM and nicknamed "Big Blue", is a multinational Computer Technology Deoxyribonucleic acid ( DNA) is a Nucleic acid that contains the genetic instructions used in the development and functioning of all known Human beings, humans or man (Origin 1590–1600 L homō man OL hemō the earthly one (see Humus (Reuters) (New York Times)
• The death toll in the collapse of a factory in Dacca, Bangladesh increases to 30. This is a list of wars and human-made disasters by death toll. 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 (The Hindu) (Reuters AlertNet)
• Mount Talang volcano erupts in Sumatra, Indonesia. Mount Talang ( Gunung Talang) (2597 m is a Stratovolcano in West Sumatra, Indonesia. Sumatra (also spelled Sumatera) is the sixth largest island in the world (approximately 470000 km² and is the largest island entirely in Indonesia (two The Republic of Indonesia ( (Republik Indonesia is a Country in Southeast Asia. 27,000 residents are evacuated. (Jakarta Post) (Indonesia Relief) (Reuters)
• In Nigeria, former education minister Fabion Osuji, former senate president Adolphus Wabara and five others are charged with corruption. Nigeria, officially named the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal Constitutional republic comprising thirty-six states and one Federal (Vanguard) (NigeriaWorld)
• In Germany, Armin Meiwes appeals for the reduction his sentence of eight years for cannibalism. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Armin Meiwes (born December 1 1961) is a German man who achieved international notoriety for killing and eating a voluntary Victim he had found Cannibalism (from Spanish es ''caníbal'' in connection with cannibalism among the Antillean Caribs, also called anthropophagy (from Greek ἄνθρωπος His defense says that the killing was a mercy killing, eligible only for five years. State prosecutors appeal as well so he could retried for murder. (Deutsche Welle) (Independent)
• A group of Indigenous Australians threaten to disrupt the Commonwealth Games next year unless prime minister John Howard and others are charged with genocide. Indigenous Australians are descendants of the first known human inhabitants of the Australian continent and its nearby islands. The Commonwealth Games is a multinational Multi-sport event. Held every four years it involves the elite athletes of the Commonwealth of Nations. See also Howard Government John Winston Howard AC (born 26 July 1939 was the 25th Prime Minister of Australia from 11 March Genocide is the deliberate and systematic destruction in whole or in part of an ethnic racial religious or national group (Radio Australia) (SBS) (BBC)
• Burundi's last rebel group, Hutu Forces for National Liberation, states that they are ready to negotiate with the government. Burundi (buˈɾundi officially the Republic of Burundi, is a small country in the Great Lakes region of Eastern Africa bordered by Rwanda (Reuters SA) (BBC)

April 14, 2005

• Microsoft Encarta launches a Nupedia-like version of its encyclopedia where anonymous users can submit their new or edited entries to be approved by a paid staff of editors. See also: April 13 2005 - April 2005 - April 15 2005 ---- Microsoft Encarta launches a Nupedia -like version of its Encarta is a Digital Multimedia Encyclopedia published by Microsoft Corporation. Nupedia was an English-language Web-based Encyclopedia whose articles were written by experts and licensed as Free content. An encyclopedia (or '''encyclopædia''') is a comprehensive written Compendium that contains Information on either all branches of Knowledge Server problems delayed the launch. (FairfaxDigital) (Business Week) (Encarta Blog)
• The claim that traces of the deadly poison ricin had been found in the London apartment of alleged al Qaeda operatives is proved wrong, according to a senior British official. Ricin (ˈraɪ sɨn is a Protein Toxin that is extracted from the castor bean ( Ricinus communis) London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. Al-Qaeda, alternatively spelled al-Qaida, al-Qa`ida or al-Qa`idah, ( Arabic:; ar-Latn ''al-qāʿidah'' Translation: The The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located (Seattle Times) (Guardian Unlimited)
• Researchers from the University of Miami have published a study which claims that Prisoners executed by lethal injection in the U.S. may have been aware of what was happening to them. The University of Miami (also known as Miami of Florida, UM, or just The U) is a private non-sectarian University founded in 1925 A prison, penitentiary, or correctional facility is a place in which individuals are physically confined or interned and usually deprived of a range of Capital punishment, the death penalty or execution, is the Killing of a person by judicial process as Punishment. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the (BBC)
• Israeli-Palestinian Conflict:
  • Israel kills a member of the Al Aqsa Martyrs Brigade following a raid into the Palestinian town of Nablus. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Israel topics. The al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades (كتائب شهداء الأقصى is a coalition of Palestinian militias in A raid can refer to either a military tactic, or a larger Grand Tactical or Operational warfare mission which require the execution of a plan where Palestinian people or Palestinians ( الشعب الفلسطيني, ash-sha`b al-filasTīni; الفلسطينيون, al-filasTīnīyyūn Nablus ( sometimes Nābulus; Arabic:; næːblʊs is a Palestinian city in the northern West Bank, approximately north of Jerusalem Palestinians maintain that a special unit disguised as Arabs carried out the act. The araB gene Promoter is a bacterial promoter activated by e L-arabinose binding Israeli Defence Forces say the man was a "ticking bomb" and that soldier shot only after he opened fire on them. The Israel Defense Forces ( IDF) (צְבָא הַהֲגָנָה לְיִשְׂרָאֵל, lit Witnesses from the Balata camp, however, say the Israelis opened fire without warning and then took the body away. (BBC) (Haaretz) (NY Times)
  • The Israeli soldier accused of shooting British cameraman James Miller is cleared of any wrongdoing by an Israeli Judge, meaning the soldier will not be prosecuted. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Israel topics. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located James Henry Dominic Miller ( 18 December 1968 - 2 May 2003) was a Welsh cameraman producer and director and recipient of numerous A judge, or justice, is an Official who presides over a Court of law Miller's family accuse the Israel Defense Forces of a coverup and threaten to sue. The Israel Defense Forces ( IDF) (צְבָא הַהֲגָנָה לְיִשְׂרָאֵל, lit (BBC)
• Conflict in Iraq: At least 11 people have been killed following a double suicide bombing in the Iraqi capital of Baghdad. The Iraq War, also known as the Second Gulf War, the Occupation of Iraq, or the War in Iraq, is an ongoing Military campaign This article is about suicide attacks for political and/or military reasons For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iraq topics. Baghdad (بغداد) is the Capital of Iraq and of Baghdad Governorate, with which it is also coterminous (BBC)
• In Quito, Ecuador, riot police clash with demonstrators and strikers that protest against the government of president Lucio Gutiérrez. Quito, officially San Francisco de Quito, is the Capital of Ecuador in northwestern South America. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Ecuador topics. Riot control refers to the measures used by police military or other forces to control, disperse and arrest civilians that are involved in a Riot, demonstration A demonstration is an historically and geographically common form of Nonviolent action by groups of people Strike action, often simply called a strike, is a work stoppage caused by the mass refusal by Employees to perform work. List of Heads of State of Ecuador (Dates in italics indicate 'de facto' continuation of office Rival governments in rebellion Lucio Edwin Gutiérrez Borbúa (born March 23, 1957) served as President of Ecuador from January 15, 2003 to April 20 Congress replaced the entire supreme court last December and has not come to an agreement with the political opposition. A supreme court, also called a court of last resort or high court, is in some Jurisdictions the highest judicial body within that jurisdiction's (Reuters) (World Peace Herald)
• The Czech coalition government agrees to form a new cabinet. The Czech Republic ( ˈt͡ʃɛskaː ˈrɛpuˌblɪka short form in Česko ˈt͡ʃɛskɔ also called Czechia, A coalition government, or coalition cabinet, is a Cabinet of a parliamentary Government in which several parties cooperate Jan Kohout is expected to succeed Stanislav Gross as the new prime minister. Stanislav Gross (ˈstaɲɪslaf ˈɡros (born 30 October 1969 in Prague) was a Czech politician member of the Czech Social Democratic Party This article is about the government position For other uses see Prime Minister (disambiguation. (Bloomberg) (CNN) The deal collapses later in the day when the Social Democrats reject it. (Prague Post) (Bloomberg) (BBC)
• Police in China arrest 15 people involved with illegal blood trade that may have contributed to the spread of AIDS. Police are agents or agencies usually of the executive, empowered to enforce the law and to effect public and social order through the legitimatized use of force Talk People's Republic of China) PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA ARTICLE GUIDELINES (China Daily) (People's Daily) (Reuters) (Guardian)
• According to Amnesty International, prisoners of the Black Beach prison in the Equatorial Guinea are starving. Amnesty International (commonly known as Amnesty or AI) is a Western based international Non-governmental organization which defines its mission as "to Black Beach, located on the island of Bioko, in the capital city of Malabo in Equatorial Guinea, is of one of Africa's most notorious Prisons The Republic of Equatorial Guinea ( República de Guinea Ecuatorial,) is a country in Central Africa. (Amnesty International USA) (Reuters SA) (BBC)
• Three paparazzi who were pursuing Diana and Dodi Al-Fayed when they died face a new trial in France. Paparazzi is a plural term ( paparazzo being the singular form for Photographers who take unstaged and/or candid photographs of Celebrities Emad El-Din Mohamed Abdel Moneim Fayed ( Arabic عماد الدين محمد عبد المنعم الفايد) ( April 15, 1955 &ndash This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. (IHT) (Reuters UK) (BBC)
• Funding difficulties threaten the Murray-Darling Basin river system in Australia. The Murray-Darling Basin is 3375km long drains one-seventh of the Australian land mass and is currently by far the most significant agricultural area in Australia For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. (The Australian) (BBC)
• The trial of Schapelle Corby, an Australian facing drug smuggling charges in Indonesia, is adjourned after she collapses in the Bali courtroom. Schapelle Leigh Corby (born 10 July 1977) is an Australian convicted and imprisoned in Indonesia for Drug smuggling. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. The illegal drug trade or drug trafficking is a global Black market consisting of the cultivation manufacture distribution and sale of illegal Drugs The Republic of Indonesia ( (Republik Indonesia is a Country in Southeast Asia. Bali is an Indonesian Island located at, the westernmost of the Lesser Sunda Islands, lying between Java to the west and Lombok to (ABC News)
• Bulgaria sends a diplomatic mission to Libya to seek a solution to the ongoing criminal prosecution of five nurses from Bulgaria for an HIV outbreak among Benghazi children. The state of Bulgaria (България transliterated bg-Latn ''Balgaria'' The country preserves the traditions (in ethnic name language and alphabet of the First Bulgarian Libya ( ليبيا ar-Latn Lībiyā; Libyan vernacular: Lībya; Amazigh:) officially the Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab The HIV trial in Libya (or Bulgarian nurses affair) concerns the trials appeals and eventual release of six foreign medical workers charged with conspiring to deliberately infect Human immunodeficiency virus ( HIV) is a Lentivirus (a member of the Retrovirus family that can lead to acquired immunodeficiency syndrome Benghazi or Bengasi ( Arabic بنغازي, transliterated Banġāzī,) is the second largest city in Libya and the (Bulgaria News Network)
• Craig Murray, former UK ambassador to Uzbekistan, will contest election seat against UK Foreign Minister Jack Straw in order to highlight Straw's alleged use of false confessions extracted by CIA torture in Uzbekistan. Craig Murray (born October 1958 is a British Political activist, former Ambassador to Uzbekistan and current Rector of the University An ambassador is the highest ranking Diplomat who represents their country Uzbekistan, officially the Republic of Uzbekistan ( Uzbek: O‘zbekiston Respublikasi or Ўзбекистон Республикаси is a doubly A minister for foreign affairs, or foreign minister, is a governmental cabinet minister who helps form the Foreign policy of a sovereign nation John Whitaker Straw (born 3 August 1946 most commonly known as Jack Straw, is a senior British Labour Party Politician. (Guardian Unlimited) (Background: International Herald Tribune)
• In the face of the spread of the Marburg virus, the Angolan government tries to curb traditional funerary practice of kissing and hugging the dead for farewell. The Marburg virus is the causative agent of Marburg haemorrhagic fever (also known as green monkey disease) Angola, officially the Republic of Angola (República de Angola Pronounced ʁɛˈpublikɐ dɨ ɐ̃ˈgɔlɐ Repubilika ya Ngola is a country in south-central A funeral is a Ceremony marking a person's Death. Funerary customs comprise the complex of Beliefs and practices used by a Culture to remember The death toll is already over 210. This is a list of wars and human-made disasters by death toll. (Reuters) (CNN)
• South Korean Tongsun Park, Texas oilman David Chalmers and two others are indicted for bribery in the oil for food scandal. South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea and often referred to as Korea ( Korean: 대한민국 tɛː Tongsun Park (born 1935 also known as Pak Dong-seon, was a figure in two political money-related scandals Koreagate in the 1970s and the Oil-for-Food Program Texas ( is a state geographically located in the South Central United States and is also known as the Lone Star State. Bribery, a form of pecuniary corruption is an act usually implying money or gift given that alters the behaviour of the recipient in ways not consistent with the duties of that person The Oil-for-Food Programme, established by the United Nations in 1995 (under UN Security Council Resolution 986) and terminated in late 2003 was intended (Reuters) (Washington Post)
• United States Attorney General Alberto Gonzales announces that law enforcement agencies have arrested 10,340 fugitives in Operation Falcon between April 4-10. The United States Attorney General is the head of the United States Department of Justice (see) concerned with legal affairs and is the chief law enforcement Alberto R Gonzales (born August 4 1955) was the 80th Attorney General of the United States. Operation FALCON (Federal and Local Cops Organized Nationally is the name of several week-long dragnets organized by the United States Marshals Service. Events 1581 - Francis Drake completes a circumnavigation of the world and is knighted by Elizabeth I. Events 879 - Louis III becomes King of the Western Franks. 1407 - the lama (Operation Falcon website) (ABC) (Reuters)
• In Zimbabwe, two British journalists, Sunday Telegraph correspondent Toby Harnden and photographer Julian Simmonds, are acquitted. See also Great Zimbabwe National Monument. For information about the March and June 2008 presidential elections see Zimbabwean presidential election The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located The Sunday Telegraph is a British Broadsheet newspaper, founded in 1961 Toby Harnden (born 1966 is a United States -based British journalist and author They were accused of covering the last month's parliamentary elections without permission. They were charged with overstaying their visas and released on bail. A visa (short for the Latin carta visa, lit "a document that has been seen" is a document issued by a Country giving an individual Traditionally bail is some form of Property deposited or pledged to a Court in order to persuade it to release a suspect from jail, on the understanding (BBC) (AllAfrica) (Reuters)
• Three students of MIT successfully submit a paper "Rooter: A Methodology for the Typical Unification of Access Points and Redundancy" into World Multi-Conference on Systemics, Cybernetics and Informatics. The paper was made of computer-generated nonsense. Nonsense is a verbal communication or Written text which appears to be a Human language or other Symbolic system, but in fact does not carry any identifiable (Boston Herald) (CNN) (SciGen)
• Indian police arrest 16 people in a case where more than US$400,000 was transferred from Citibank accounts to fraudulent accounts in India. India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country Citibank is a major international Bank, founded in 1812 as the City Bank of New York, later First National City Bank of New York. In the broadest sense a fraud is a Deception made for personal gain or to damage another individual (Times of India) (Reuters)

April 15, 2005

• NASA reports that the Gulf Stream is slowing. See also: April 14, 2005 - April 2005 - April 16, 2005 ---- NASA reports that the Gulf Stream The National Aeronautics and Space Administration ( NASA, ˈnæsə is an agency of the United States government, responsible for the nation's public space program The Gulf Stream, together with its northern extension towards Europe the North Atlantic Drift, is a powerful warm and swift Atlantic Ocean current that The resulting colder climate could cause severe climatic and economic distruption in Northern Europe. (NASA)
• The ongoing anti-Japanese demonstrations in China might have been scripted and manipulated by the Chinese government as a bargaining tool against its neighbor in the recent Sino-Japanese energy and territory disputes. 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 (NY Times). Personal announcements appeared on blogs [3] [4] attempting to stage massive anti-Japanese riots not only in the capital but also in 17 major Chinese cities, responding to the April 17 visit of the Japanese Foreign Minister to Beijing, and the 86th anniversary of the May Fourth Movement. Events 69 - After the First Battle of Bedriacum, Vitellius becomes Roman Emperor. The of Japan is the Cabinet member responsible for Japanese foreign policy and the chief executive of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The May Fourth Movement ( was an anti- imperialist, cultural and political movement in early modern China.
• UN Secretary General Kofi Annan accuses the United States and Britain of not accepting enough responsibility for the Oil for Food Scandal. The United Nations ( UN) is an International organization whose stated aims are to facilitate cooperation in International law, International security See also General Secretary. A number of International organizations, Communist parties and other bodies use the title Secretary Kofi Atta Annan, GCMG (born 8 April 1938 is a Ghanaian Diplomat who served as the seventh Secretary-General of the United Nations The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located The Oil-for-Food Programme, established by the United Nations in 1995 (under UN Security Council Resolution 986) and terminated in late 2003 was intended (BBC) (Canberra)
• A Palestinian Fatah gunman infiltrates the Golan Heights from Syria and attacks an IDF outpost near the border. Palestinian people or Palestinians ( الشعب الفلسطيني, ash-sha`b al-filasTīni; الفلسطينيون, al-filasTīnīyyūn Fatah (فتح literally opening, is a reverse Acronym from the Arabic name Harakat al-Tahrir al-Watani al-Filastini (حركة التحرير Borders of Israel The Golan Heights ( الجولان al-Jawlān, הגולן ha-Golan) is a strategic Plateau and mountainous Syria ( سوريّة or) officially the Syrian Arab Republic (Arabic ar الجمهورية العربية السورية The Israel Defense Forces ( IDF) (צְבָא הַהֲגָנָה לְיִשְׂרָאֵל, lit The outpost commander manages to disarm the gunman and arrest him. The IDF will investigate how the 21 year old man, draped in a Palestinian flag, managed to penetrate so deep without being detected earlier. (Haaretz) (BBC)
• A Human Rights Watch report states that the United States, Britain, the Netherlands and Canada rely on "flimsy" diplomacy in attempts to send foreign terror suspects back to countries that routinely use torture against their Prisoners. Human Rights Watch is a United States -based international Non-governmental organization that conducts research and advocacy on Human rights. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The Netherlands ( Dutch:, ˈnedərlɑnt is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands the Netherlands Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page Diplomacy is the art and practice of conducting Negotiations between representatives of groups or states Torture, according to the United Nations Convention Against Torture, is "any act by which severe pain or suffering, whether physical or mental is intentionally A prison, penitentiary, or correctional facility is a place in which individuals are physically confined or interned and usually deprived of a range of (AP Wire)
• Soyuz TMA-6 lifts off at dawn from Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan carrying the Expedition 11 crew to the International Space Station. Crew Launched and landed ISS Expedition 11 crew Sergei Krikalev (6 - John Phillips The Baikonur Cosmodrome ( Kazakh: Байқоңыр ғарыш айлағы, Bayqoñır ğarış aylağı; Russian: Космодром Kazakhstan, also Kazakstan ( Қазақстан, Qazaqstan, qɑzɑqˈstɑn Казахстан, Kazakhstán,) officially the Expedition 11 (2005 is the 11th expedition to the International Space Station, using the Soyuz TMA-6, which stayed during the expedition for emergency evacuation (Fox News) (Yahoo! News)
• Prince Rainier is buried in Monaco. Rainier III Prince of Monaco (Rainier Louis Henri Maxence Bertrand Grimaldi 31 May 1923 &ndash 6 April 2005) styled His Serene Highness Burial, also called interment and inhumation, is the act of placing a person or object into the ground For other uses see Monaco (disambiguation Monaco, officially the Principality of Monaco ( French: Principauté de Monaco; Monégasque (BBC) (CNN)
• In France, 20 people die in a fire at the Paris-Opera Hotel. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. (Reuters) (CNN)
• In Australia, Raymond Williams, former CEO of insurance company HIH Insurance, is jailed for 4 and half years. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. HIH Insurance was Australia's second largest insurance company which was placed into provisional Liquidation on 15 March 2001. Insurance, in Law and Economics, is a form of Risk management primarily used to hedge against the Risk of a contingent loss HIH Insurance was Australia's second largest insurance company which was placed into provisional Liquidation on 15 March 2001. A prison, penitentiary, or correctional facility is a place in which individuals are physically confined or interned and usually deprived of a range of (BBC)
• Canada's Federal Court of Appeal denies Chinese businessman Lai Changxing refugee status. Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page The Federal Court of Canada is a defunct national court of Canada set up to resolve some types of disputes arising under the central government's legislative jurisdiction Lai Changxing (赖昌星 (born 1958 is a Chinese businessman and entrepreneur from Jinjiang, Fujian in the People's Republic of China. According to the 1951 Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees, a refugee is a person who owing to a well-founded fear of being persecuted for reasons of race China wants him for large-scale smuggling. Talk People's Republic of China) PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA ARTICLE GUIDELINES Smuggling, also known as trafficking, is the clandestine transportation of goods or persons past a point where prohibited such as out of a building into a Prison (National Post, Canada) (Xinhua)
• UK passport applicants must give fingerprints. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located A fingerprint is an impression of the friction ridges of all or any part of the finger Preparation for ID cards goes ahead without parliament. (Guardian Unlimited)
• Greens Party of England and Wales unveil radical manifesto aiming at measures against climate change. The Green Party of England and Wales (GPEW (Plaid Werdd Cymru a Lloegr is the principal Green political party in England and Wales. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Climate change is any long-term significant change in the “average weather” that a given region experiences (Science Daily)
• France plans to introduce biometric ID cards in 2007. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Biometrics ( ancient Greek: bios life metron measure refers to two very different fields of study and application (Infoworld)
• The European Union denies ruling out lifting an EU arms embargo on the People's Republic of China before June. The European Union ( EU) is a political and economic union of twenty-seven member states, located primarily in Talk People's Republic of China) PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA ARTICLE GUIDELINES (The Australian)

April 16, 2005

• Najib Mikati becomes the new Prime Minister of Lebanon, replacing Omar Karami, who has resigned for a second time after seven weeks of frustrated efforts to form a consensus government. See also: April 15 2005 - April 2005 - April 17 2005 ---- Najib Mikati becomes the new Prime Minister of Lebanon Najib Mikati (نجيب ميقاتي (born November 24 1955) is an international businessman and a former Prime Minister of Lebanon. This page lists Prime ministers of Lebanon. By an unwritten agreement following independence the holder of this post must be a Sunni Muslim. Lebanon (ˈlɛbənɒn Arabic: ar لبنان Lubnān) officially the Republic of Lebanon or Lebanese Republic (ar الجمهورية اللبنانية Omar Abdul Hamid Karami (last name also spelled Karamé) (عمر عبد الحميد كرامي (born September 7 1934) was the Prime Minister of A resignation is the formal act of giving up or quitting one's office or position Consensus government is a non-partisan democratic System of government in use in two Canadian territories. (Reuters)
• The Gaelic Athletic Association congress votes overwhelmingly to suspend its controversial rule 42 ban on 'foreign games' being played at its sports venues, to enable Irish soccer and rugby international fixtures to be played at its Croke Park stadium. The Gaelic Athletic Association ( GAA) ( Irish: Cumann Lúthchleas Gael /'kʊmˠən̪ˠ 'l̪ˠuh Croke Park (Páirc an Chrócaigh in Dublin, Ireland is the largest sports Stadium in Ireland (fifth largest in Europe) and the principal stadium A modern stadium (plural stadiums or stadia in English is a place or venue for (mostly outdoor Sports Concerts or other events consisting (RTÉ News)
• A magnitude 5.1 earthquake hits Southern California. The Richter magnitude scale, or more correctly local magnitude M L scale assigns a single number to quantify the amount of seismic energy released An earthquake is the result of a sudden release of energy in the Earth 's crust that creates Seismic waves Earthquakes are recorded with a Seismometer Southern California, or So Cal, is defined as the southern portion of the U No injuries or major damage have been reported. (CNN)
• The G7 leaders meet in Washington, D.C. in the World Bank headquarters. The G7 (also known as the G-7 or Group of Seven) is the meeting of the Finance ministers from a group of seven industrialized nations Washington DC ( formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, the District, or simply D The World Bank is an internationally supported Bank that provides financial and technical assistance to developing countries for development programs (e Among the main discussion points are the rising price of oil and the pegging of the Chinese yuan to the U.S. dollar. An oil is a substance that is in a viscous Liquid state ( "oily") at ambient temperatures or slightly warmer and is The United States dollar ( sign: $; code: USD) is the unit of Currency of the United States; it has also been (CNN)

April 17, 2005

• A major breakthrough in the study of ancient Greek and Roman texts may lead to the revelation of hundreds of lost comedies, tragedies and epic poems. See also: April 16 2005 - April 2005 - April 18 2005 ---- A major breakthrough in the study of ancient Greek and Roman The term ancient Greece refers to the period of Greek history lasting from the Greek Dark Ages ca Ancient Rome was a Civilization that grew out of a small agricultural community founded on the Italian Peninsula as early as the 10th century BC Comedy (from the Greek κωμωδίαkomodia has a popular meaning (any discourse generally intended to amuse especially in Television, Film, and An epic is a lengthy Narrative poem, ordinarily concerning a serious subject containing details of heroic deeds and events significant to a culture or nation Using an infrared technique originally developed for satellite imaging, classicists at Oxford University, in the past four days alone, have made a series of new discoveries from Oxyrhynchus, including writings by Sophocles, Euripides, Hesiod and other literary giants. Infrared ( IR) radiation is Electromagnetic radiation whose Wavelength is longer than that of Visible light, but shorter than that of The University of Oxford (informally "Oxford University" or simply "Oxford" located in the city of Oxford, Oxfordshire, England is the Oxyrhynchus (Ὀξύρρυγχος "sharp-nosed" ancient Egyptian Pr-Medjed; Coptic Pemdje; modern Egyptian Arabic Sophocles (ˈsɒfəkliːz Ancient Greek, sopʰoklɛ̂ːs circa Euripides ( Ancient Greek:) (ca 480 BC–406 BC was the last of the three great tragedians of classical Athens (the other two being Aeschylus Hesiod ( Greek: Hesiodos) was an early Greek Poet and Rhapsode, who presumably lived around 700 BCE It may also be used to reveal lost Christian gospels. A Christian is a person who adheres to Christianity, a monotheistic Religion centered on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth This article is about the canonical books of the New Testament (The Independent), (Blogger News Network)
• Over one hundred thousand people throughout Indonesia have taken part in anti-Israeli and anti-American protests. The Republic of Indonesia ( (Republik Indonesia is a Country in Southeast Asia. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Israel topics. Anti-Americanism, often anti-American sentiment, is opposition or hostility to the people culture or policies of the United States. The protest was organised by the Prosperous Justice Party in order to show Muslim unity regarding the Al Aqsa Mosque. The Prosperous Justice Party ( PKS; Indonesian: Partai Keadilan Sejahtera) is a Political party in Indonesia. A Muslim (مسلم pronounced Muslim, not Muzlim) is an adherent of the Religion Al-Aqsa Mosque ( Arabic:المسجد الاقصى /æl'mæsdʒɪd æl'ɑqsˁɑ/ {{Audio|ArAqsaMosque (Herald Sun), (Guardian), (Jerusalem Post)
• Privacy groups in the United Kingdom along with opposition Liberal Democrats decry fingerprint passports as 'ID card by stealth'. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located The Liberal Democrats, often shortened to Lib Dems, are a liberal Political party in the United Kingdom, formed in 1988 by merging the A fingerprint is an impression of the friction ridges of all or any part of the finger (Telegraph) (Wikinews) (Guardian) (Telegraph)
• Marla Ruzicka, a US activist and aid worker, is killed by a car bomb in Iraq. Marla Ruzicka ( December 31 1976 &ndash April 16, 2005) was an activist-turned-aid Activism, in a general sense can be described as intentional action to bring about social or political change Humanitarian aid (also called succour) is material or logistical assistance provided for humanitarian purposes typically in response to humanitarian crises A car bomb is an explosive device placed in a car or other Vehicle and then detonated. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iraq topics. (CIVIC Worldwide) (Guardian)
• 12 people die and 15 are injured when a coach plunges into a ravine near the Great St. Bernard Pass in Switzerland. Great St Bernard Pass ( Fr Col du Grand-Saint-Bernard, It Colle del Gran San Bernardo) is the most ancient pass through Switzerland (English pronunciation; Schweiz Swiss German: Schwyz or Schwiiz Suisse Svizzera Svizra officially the Swiss Confederation (Swissinfo, (BBC)
• In the Comoros Islands, the volcano Mount Karthala begins to erupt, forcing hundreds of villagers to flee. The Comoros (ˈkɒməroʊz; جزر القمر Juzur al-Qumur) officially the Union of the Comoros (Union des Comores الإتّحاد القمريّ Plate tectonics and hotspots Divergent plate boundaries At the Karthala is an active Volcano and the highest point of the Comoros at above sea level (Reuters) (CNN)
• Seven people die in clashes between supporters of rival political factions prior to the forthcoming Togolese presidential election. Elections in Togo gives information on Election and election results in Togo. (Reuters AlertNet) (ReliefWeb) (BBC)
• Turkish Cypriots elect Mehmet Ali Talat as their new president. Turkish Cypriots ( Turkish: Kıbrıs Türkleri or Kıbrıslı Türkler Greek: Τουρκοκύπριοι are the ethnically Turkish inhabitants of the Mehmet Ali Talat (born July 6, 1952) is the current President of the De facto Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (or KKTC Talat endorses unification of Cyprus and membership in the European Union. Cyprus (Κύπρος transliterated: Kýpros,; Kıbrıs officially the Republic of Cyprus (Κυπριακή Δημοκρατία Kypriakī́ Dīmokratía The European Union ( EU) is a political and economic union of twenty-seven member states, located primarily in (Reuters) (Turkish Weekly) (Guardian)
• 100 supporters of the Party of the Democratic Revolution protest outside the ranch of Mexican president Vicente Fox. The Party of the Democratic Revolution (in Spanish: Partido de la Revolución Democrática, PRD is one of the three main political parties in Mexico. The United Mexican States ( or commonly Mexico (ˈmɛksɪkoʊ () is a federal constitutional Republic in North America. Vicente Fox Quesada ( born July 2 1942) is a Mexican politician who served as President of Mexico from 2000 to 2006 and currently They protest against the trial of Andrés Manuel López Obrador, popular mayor of Mexico City. Andrés Manuel López Obrador, (born November 13, 1953) is a Mexican politician who held the position of Head of Government of the Federal District Mexico City (in Spanish: Ciudad de México, México DF, México or simply Méjico) is the Capital city of Mexico (El Universal, Mexico) (Reuters)
• The Basque National Party of Juan José Ibarretxe wins regional elections in the Basque autonomous region of Spain but votes to EHAK, the Communist Party of Basque Lands, denies them majority. The Basque Nationalist Party is the largest political party in the Basque Autonomous Community. Juan José Ibarretxe Markuartu (born March 15, 1957) is a Basque politician The Basque Country ( Basque Euskadi, Spanish País Vasco) is an autonomous community in northern Spain. Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. EHAK may have gained votes of supporters of banned Herri Batasuna party. Batasuna ("Unity" in Basque language) is a Basque nationalist political organization based mainly in Spain, declared illegal but with Results may threaten Ibarratxe's plans for autonomy. (EITB) (Reuters) (Bloomberg) (BBC)
• Jörg Haider launches his new party, Alliance for Austria's Future. Jörg Haider (January 26 1950 – October 11 2008 was an Austrian politician The Alliance for the Future of Austria ( Bündnis Zukunft Österreich, BZÖ is a right-wing political party in Austria led until his death on (Deutsche Welle)
• Negotiations in Helsinki between the government of Indonesia and Free Aceh Movement end "constructively", according to mediator Martti Ahtisaari. Helsinki (in Finnish;) or Helsingfors (in Swedish;) is the Capital and largest city of Finland. The Republic of Indonesia ( (Republik Indonesia is a Country in Southeast Asia. The Free Aceh Movement ( Indonesian: Gerakan Aceh Merdeka or simply GAM) also known as the Aceh Sumatra National Liberation Front ( ASNLF Martti Oiva Kalevi Ahtisaari ( pronounced) (born on June 23 1937 is a former President of Finland (1994–2000 2008 Nobel Peace Prize winner and Talks are scheduled to continue in May. (Bloomberg) (BBC)

April 18, 2005

• The largest moving object on Earth, the iceberg B15A in Antarctica has collided with the Drygalski ice tongue, a feature large enough to be included in Antarctic maps. See also: April 17 2005 - April 2005 - April 19 2005 ---- The largest moving object on Earth the Iceberg An iceberg is a large piece of freshwater Ice that has broken off from a snow-formed Glacier or Ice shelf and is floating in open water Iceberg B-15 was the world's largest recorded Iceberg. With an area of over 11000 km² it was larger than the island of Jamaica. The Drygalski Ice Tongue or Drygalski Barrier or Drygalski Glacier Tongue is a Glacier in Antarctica, located on the Scott Coast During the collision, a five-kilometre-long section of the ice tongue was broken off. (ESA) (AP)
• Physicists at Brookhaven National Laboratory announce that they have created a newly discovered state of matter by smashing atoms in the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider. Brookhaven National Laboratory ( BNL) is a United States national laboratory located in Upton New York on Long Island, and was formally established Matter is commonly defined as being anything that has mass and that takes up space. History See also Atomic theory, Atomism The concept that matter is composed of discrete units and cannot be divided into arbitrarily tiny The Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider (RHIC pronounced like " Rick " ˈrɪk is a heavy- Ion Collider located at and operated by Brookhaven This new state of matter behaves like a hot and dense liquid made up of basic atomic particles such as quarks and gluons. In Physics, a quark (kwɔrk kwɑːk or kwɑːrk is a type of Subatomic particle. Gluons ( Glue and the suffix -on) are Elementary particles that cause Quarks to interact and are indirectly responsible for the Researchers claim that all matter in the universe for a fraction of a second after the Big Bang was in the form of this liquid. The Universe is defined as everything that Physically Exists: the entirety of Space and Time, all forms of Matter, Energy The Big Bang is the cosmological model of the Universe that is best supported by all lines of scientific evidence and Observation. (MSNBC), (BNL News)
• Catherine Ndereba of Kenya and Hailu Negussie of Ethiopia win in the 109th Boston Marathon. Catherine Ndereba (born July 21, 1972) is a world class Kenyan marathon runner. The Republic of Kenya is a country in East Africa. It is bordered by Ethiopia to the north Somalia to the northeast Tanzania to the south Hailu Negussie was the winner of the 109th Boston Marathon in 2005 NOTE This intro is the result of careful NPOV work Please do not make potentially controversial edits to it without first discussing on the talk page The Boston Marathon is an annual marathon sporting event hosted by the city of Boston, Massachusetts Negussie was successful in finally breaking the Kenyan-dominated men's race. Defending champion Ndereba became the first four-time woman's winner. A champion (identical to the French from the late Latin campio) is one who has repeatedly come out first among contestants in challenges (especially the winner of a tournament (ABCnews) (CNN) (Boston.com)
• Black smoke signals no new Pope is chosen in the first ballot in the Papal conclave, 2005. Black is the Color of objects that do not emit or Reflect Light in any part of the Visible spectrum; they absorb all such frequencies of Smoke is the collection of airborne solid and liquid Particulates and Gases ref> ''Smoke Production and Properties'' - SFPE Handbook of Fire Protection Engineering History See also History of the Papacy Catholics recognize the Pope as a successor to Saint Peter, who Jesus named as the "shepherd" and Papal election process for 2005 See also Papal election Presiding over the conclave was the Dean of the College of Cardinals, Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger (BBC), (ABC), (Yahoo! News/AP)
• Two Israelis, one a soldier in the Combat Engineering Corps, and one a civilian, are wounded by a Palestinian sniper in an attack on Philadelphi Route of the southern Gaza Strip, close to the Egyptian border. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Israel topics. A civilian under International humanitarian law is a person who is not a member of his or her Country 's Armed forces. Palestinian people or Palestinians ( الشعب الفلسطيني, ash-sha`b al-filasTīni; الفلسطينيون, al-filasTīnīyyūn READ DISCUSSION PAGE BEFORE MAKING ANY EDITS TO CAPTION BELOW http//en The Philadelphi Route (corridor / buffer zone was an IDF code name for the strip of land along the border between Egypt and Israel. 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 This article is about the country of Egypt For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Egypt topics. The Popular Resistance Committees claims responsibility. The Popular Resistance Committees (PRC are various Palestinian militant organizations which operate in the Gaza Strip and are regarded as terrorist organizations (Haaretz)
• Adobe Systems buys Macromedia for $3. Adobe Systems Incorporated (pronounced a-DOE-bee əˈdoʊbiː ( is an American Computer software company headquartered in San Jose California Macromedia was a North American graphics and Web development Software house headquartered in San Francisco, California producing such products The United States dollar ( sign: $; code: USD) is the unit of Currency of the United States; it has also been 4 billion. (Yahoo! Financial), (New York Times), (USA Today), (MSNBC).
• The death toll in the collapse of a garment factory in Dacca, Bangladesh reaches 74. This is a list of wars and human-made disasters by death toll. 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 Dozens are still missing. (Reuters AlertNet)
• 2005 anti-Japanese demonstrations: Sino-Japanese relations worsen after a meeting between Chinese State Councilor Tang Jiaxuan, Foreign Minister Li Zhaoxing, and Japanese Foreign Minister Nobutaka Machimura in Beijing. 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 This is a Chinese name; the family name is Tang. Tang Jiaxuan ( (born January 17, 1938) was Li Zhaoxing ( born October 20, 1940) was the Foreign minister of the People's Republic of China from 2003 to 2007 is a Japanese politician He is a member of the House of Representatives of Japan and a member of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party. China continues to refuse an apology for the increasing number of anti-Japanese protests, and further accuses Japan for handling the issues of history and Taiwan "incorrectly". The controversy regarding the political status of Taiwan hinges on whether Taiwan, including the Pescadores (Penghu should remain effectively independent as territory (Radio Australia)
• The Ecuador congress votes to dismiss supreme court judges. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Ecuador topics. A supreme court, also called a court of last resort or high court, is in some Jurisdictions the highest judicial body within that jurisdiction's A debate for the selection of the new ones is set for Tuesday. President Lucio Gutiérrez lifts a day-old state of emergency, but thousands of protesters still demand his resignation. List of Heads of State of Ecuador (Dates in italics indicate 'de facto' continuation of office Rival governments in rebellion Lucio Edwin Gutiérrez Borbúa (born March 23, 1957) served as President of Ecuador from January 15, 2003 to April 20 A state of emergency is a governmental declaration that may suspend certain normal functions of government alert citizens to alter their normal behaviors or order government agencies Protest expresses relatively overt reaction to events or situations sometimes in favor though more often opposed A resignation is the formal act of giving up or quitting one's office or position (Reuters) (BBC)
• The government of the Philippines begins talks with Moro Islamic Liberation Front. The Philippines ( Filipino: Pilipinas, officially known as the Republic of the Philippines (fil ''Republika ng Pilipinas'' RP The Moro Islamic Liberation Front ( MILF) is a Muslim Separatist rebel group located in Southern Philippines. (Manila Times) (Reuters AlertNet) (BBC)
• Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi refuses to resign and intends to continue with minority government. Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest (born 29 September 1936 is an Italian politician, Entrepreneur, Real estate and Insurance Tycoon, Bank and Media proprietor A minority government or a minority cabinet is a Cabinet of a Parliamentary system formed when the governing Political party or (AGI) (Reuters) (Bloomberg)
• Bosnian Serb officer Vujadin Popović, accused of complicity in Srebrenica massacre in 1995, pleads not guilty in the Hague. Serbs are one of the three constitutive nations of Bosnia-Herzegovina, predominantly concentrated in the Republic of Srpska The Srebrenica Massacre, also known as Srebrenica Genocide, was the July 1995 killing of an estimated 8000 Bosniak men and boys in the region of Srebrenica In Criminal law, an acquittal is a verdict of not guilty, or some similar end of the proceeding that terminates it with prejudice without a verdict He surrendered to the ICTY on April 14. The International Tribunal for the Prosecution of Persons Responsible for Serious Violations of International Humanitarian Law Committed in the Territory of the Former Yugoslavia since 1991 Events 43 BC - Battle of Forum Gallorum: Mark Antony, besieging Julius Caesar 's assassin Decimus Junius Brutus in (FENA) (Reuters) (BBC)
• The governments of India and Pakistan declare that peace between them is "irreversible". India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country Pakistan () officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country located in South Asia, Southwest Asia, Middle East and United Nations secretary general Kofi Annan welcomes the move. Kofi Atta Annan, GCMG (born 8 April 1938 is a Ghanaian Diplomat who served as the seventh Secretary-General of the United Nations (Hindu) (Deepika) (IHT) (Daily Times)
• Mexican government rules out pardoning Andrés Manuel López Obrador. The United Mexican States ( or commonly Mexico (ˈmɛksɪkoʊ () is a federal constitutional Republic in North America. Andrés Manuel López Obrador, (born November 13, 1953) is a Mexican politician who held the position of Head of Government of the Federal District His supporters continue their protests. (Reuters)
• The Pakistani government releases 500 members of Pakistan Peoples Party it detained prior to return of opposition leader Asif Zardari. Pakistan () officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country located in South Asia, Southwest Asia, Middle East and The Pakistan Peoples Party ( PPP) (پاکستان پیپلز پارٹی is Centre-left Political party in Pakistan affiliated with Socialist Asif Ali Zardari ( Urdu, Sindhi: آصف علی زرداری) (born 26 July 1955 is the 12th and current President of Pakistan and the Co-Chairman Zardari hopes to have dialogue with the government. (Pakistan Times) (Daily Times) (Reuters AlertNet) (BBC)
• Former Lebanese minister Bassel Fleihan dies of wounds he received in the bombing that killed Rafik Hariri. Lebanon (ˈlɛbənɒn Arabic: ar لبنان Lubnān) officially the Republic of Lebanon or Lebanese Republic (ar الجمهورية اللبنانية Bassel Fleihan ( Arabic: باسل فليحان September 10, 1963 - April 18, 2005) was a Lebanese Legislator (Daily Star) (Reuters AlertNet) (CNN)
• Spain returns Rabei Osman Ahmed, who had been extradited as a prime suspect in the Madrid bombings, to Italian custody. Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest (Reuters Alertnet) (World Peace Herald) (BBC)
• The Rwandan supreme court hears appeals for Pasteur Bizimungu, first president of Rwanda after the genocide, who was arrested last June. The Republic of Rwanda (ruːˈændə or /rəˈwɑːndə/ in English ɾwanda or in Kinyarwanda is a small Landlocked country in the Pasteur Bizimungu (born 1950 was the President of Rwanda from July 19 1994 until March 23 2000. The Rwandan Genocide was the 1994 mass killing of hundreds of thousands of Rwanda 's minority Tutsis and the moderates of its Hutu majority (Rwanda Information Exchange) (IOL) (BBC)
• Four people are charged with the 1982 murder of Roberto Calvi. Roberto Calvi (Milan 13 April 1920 – London 17 June 1982 was an Italian Banker dubbed by the press as "God's Banker" Suspects have Mafia ties. The Mafia (also known as Cosa Nostra) is a Sicilian Criminal Secret society which is believed to have first developed in the mid-19th century (Financial Times) (Reuters) (BBC)

April 19, 2005

• George W. Bush's nomination of John R. Bolton for U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations receives a serious setback when Ohio senator George Voinovich announces in committee that he cannot vote to endorse Bolton for this important diplomatic position. See also: April 18 2005 - April 2005 - April 20 2005 ---- George W George Walker Bush ( born July 6 1946 is the forty-third and current President of the United States. John Robert Bolton (born November 20, 1948) is an American public servant who has served in several Republican presidential administrations The United States Ambassador to the United Nations (full title Representative of the United States of America to the United Nations, with the rank and status Ohio ( is a Midwestern state of the United States. As part of the Great Lakes region, Ohio has long been a cultural and geographical crossroads George Victor Voinovich (born July 15, 1936) is the senior United States Senator from the state of Ohio, and a member The Senate Foreign Relations Committee agrees to postpone a vote for at least one month while allegations that Bolton abused subordinates is investigated. US Senate Committee on Foreign Relations is a standing committee of the United States Senate. (Reuters) (NY Times)
• Papal conclave, 2005: Ringing bells and white smoke at the Vatican indicate that, after four ballots, a new Pope, German Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, has been elected. Papal election process for 2005 See also Papal election Presiding over the conclave was the Dean of the College of Cardinals, Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger Smoke is the collection of airborne solid and liquid Particulates and Gases ref> ''Smoke Production and Properties'' - SFPE Handbook of Fire Protection Engineering Vatican City, officially the State of the Vatican City (Stato della Città del Vaticano is a Landlocked sovereign City-state whose territory History See also History of the Papacy Catholics recognize the Pope as a successor to Saint Peter, who Jesus named as the "shepherd" and Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. A cardinal is a senior ecclesiastical official usually a bishop, of the Catholic Church. Pope Benedict XVI ( Latin: Benedictus PP XVI; Italian: Benedetto XVI; German: Benedikt XVI; born Joseph Alois Ratzinger He has taken the regnal name Pope Benedict XVI. A regnal name, or reign name, is a formal name used by some Popes and Monarchs during their Reigns Since Medieval times monarchs Pope Benedict XVI ( Latin: Benedictus PP XVI; Italian: Benedetto XVI; German: Benedikt XVI; born Joseph Alois Ratzinger (BBC)
• MyPyramid is released by the United States Department of Agriculture. MyPyramid, released by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA on April 19, 2005, is an update on the ubiquitous U The new food guidance icon is an update of the 13-year old food guide pyramid, which was itself an update of charts expounding on the four basic food groups. The food guide pyramid was the previous nutritional guide (created at Tufts University School of Medicine of the USDA, replaced in April 2005 by the new USDA nutrition (NY Times)
• The United Iraqi Alliance, the leading coalition in the new Government of Iraq, demands the death penalty for Saddam Hussein, accused of genocide in Kurdistan as well as torture and other human rights violations in Baghdad. The United Iraqi Alliance ( الائتلاف العراقي الموحد; transliterated: al-I'tilāf al-`Irāqī al-Muwaḥḥad) led by Abdul Aziz A coalition is an alliance among individuals during which they cooperate in joint action, each in their own Self-interest. Capital punishment, the death penalty or execution, is the Killing of a person by judicial process as Punishment. Saddam Hussein Abd al-Majid al-Tikriti ( Arabic: ar صدام حسين عبد المجيد التكريتي --> April 28 1937 &ndash December 30 Genocide is the deliberate and systematic destruction in whole or in part of an ethnic racial religious or national group History See also History of the Kurdish people Ancient period See also Hurrians, Guti, Mannaeans, Medes Torture, according to the United Nations Convention Against Torture, is "any act by which severe pain or suffering, whether physical or mental is intentionally Human rights refers to the "basic Rights and freedoms to which all humans are entitled Baghdad (بغداد) is the Capital of Iraq and of Baghdad Governorate, with which it is also coterminous (Al Jazeera)
• Victims and families observe 168 seconds of silence on the tenth anniversary of the Oklahoma City bombing at 9:02 a. Silence is a relative or total lack of audible Sound you can not hear a thing it is quiet The Oklahoma City bombing was a domestic terrorist attack on April 19 1995 aimed at the U The Oklahoma City bombing was a domestic terrorist attack on April 19 1995 aimed at the U m. (local time). (Guardian)
• Iran suspends operations of al Jazeera and accuses it of inflaming protests of the Iranian Arab minority. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iran topics. For the English-language channel see Al Jazeera English Al Jazeera (الجزيرة al-jazīrah,, meaning "The Island" The araB gene Promoter is a bacterial promoter activated by e L-arabinose binding 220 people have been arrested during the unrest. (Al Jazeera), (IRNA), (Middle East Online), (Reuters), (BBC)
• The inquiry into the murder of Rosemary Nelson, a Northern Ireland solicitor who was killed by a UDA bomb in 1999, begins. Rosemary Nelson ( September 4 1958 – March 15 1999) was a prominent Roman Catholic Northern Irish Solicitor. Northern Ireland (Tuaisceart Éireann Ulster Scots: Norlin Airlann) is a Country within the United Kingdom, lying in the northeast of The Ulster Defence Association ( UDA) is a loyalist Paramilitary criminal organization in Northern Ireland, outlawed as a Terrorist A bomb is any of a range of devices that typically rely on the Exothermic Chemical reaction of an Explosive material to produce an extremely (Ireland On-Line), (BBC), (Scotsman)
• Peruvian authorities submit a $130 million plan to UNESCO to preserve the Inca citadel of Machu Picchu. Peru (Perú Piruw Piruw officially the Republic of Peru ( reˈpuβlika del peˈɾu is a country in western South America. United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization ( UNESCO) is a specialized agency of the United Nations established on November 16 Machu Picchu (Machu Pikchu "Old Peak" 'mɑtʃu 'piktʃu is a Pre-Columbian Inca site located 2400 meters (7875 ft above sea level (BBC)
• The first part of the Obelisk of Axum, a 1700-year-old artefact of the Axumite Kingdom taken to Rome by Benito Mussolini's troops in 1937, arrives back in Ethiopia. The Obelisk of Axum is a 1700-year-old 24- Meters (78- foot) tall Granite Obelisk, weighing 160  Tonnes It is decorated with The Aksumite Empire or Axumite Empire (sometimes called the Kingdom of Aksum or Axum ( Ge'ez: አክሱም was an important trading Rome ( Roma ˈroma Roma is the capital city of Italy and Lazio, and is Italy's largest and most populous city with more than 2 NOTE This intro is the result of careful NPOV work Please do not make potentially controversial edits to it without first discussing on the talk page (Reuters), (BBC)
• Japanese researchers have reversed diabetes of a female patient with transplantation of pancreatic cells from her mother. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. Diabetes mellitus (ˌdaɪəˈbiːtiːz or /ˌdaɪəˈbiːtəs/ /məˈlaɪtəs/ or /ˈmɛlətəs/ often referred to simply as diabetes ( Ancient Greek: grc The pancreas is a Gland organ in the digestive and Endocrine system of Vertebrates. (Medical News Today) (Reuters) (Forbes)
• A high court in Spain sentences Adolfo Scilingo, former Argentinian navy captain, for 640 years in prison for crimes against humanity during the Dirty War. Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Adolfo Scilingo (born 1947 is a former Argentine naval officer who is currently serving 30 years (the legally applied limit although he was sentenced to 640 years For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Argentina topics. This article refers to the Argentine Dirty War for the British film of the same name see Dirty War (film. (Reuters AlertNet) (IHT) (CourtTV) (Pensa Latina)
• The girlfriend of a Paris Opera Hotel employee admits that she might have accidentally started the fire that destroyed the hotel last Friday. Police later take her into custody. The death toll has risen to 24. (IHT) (Reuters AlertNet) (Scotsman)
• Israel extends the travel ban of Mordechai Vanunu. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Israel topics. Mordechai Vanunu (מרדכי ואנונו born in Marrakech, Morocco on October 13 1954 is an Israeli former nuclear (Ha'arets) (Jerusalem Post) (BBC)
• In Syria, Jassem Alwan, who lead a failed military coup in 1963, returns from exile in the United Arab Emirates. Syria ( سوريّة or) officially the Syrian Arab Republic (Arabic ar الجمهورية العربية السورية (BBC)
• The parliament of Kuwait gives initial backing to law that would allow women to vote. The State of Kuwait ( دولة الكويت IPA [dawlatt̪ alkuwajt̪]) is a sovereign Arab Emirate on the coast of the Persian Gulf, enclosed (Al Jazeera) (Middle east Online) (BBC)
• Lebanese prime minister Najib Mikati forms a new government to lead the country until the May elections. Lebanon (ˈlɛbənɒn Arabic: ar لبنان Lubnān) officially the Republic of Lebanon or Lebanese Republic (ar الجمهورية اللبنانية Najib Mikati (نجيب ميقاتي (born November 24 1955) is an international businessman and a former Prime Minister of Lebanon. (Daily Star) (Reuters) (Al Jazeera)
• French police state that DNA tests confirm that the body found in the French Alps is Anthony Ashley-Cooper, Earl of Shaftesbury. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. The French Alps are those parts of the Alps mountain range which lie in France. Anthony Ashley-Cooper 10th Earl of Shaftesbury ( 22 May, 1938 &ndash2004 was a British aristocrat Earl of Shaftesbury is a title in the Peerage of England. It was created in 1672 for Sir Anthony Ashley-Cooper 2nd Baronet, a prominent politician in the (Scotsman) (BBC)
• Auction house Christie's withdraws an ancient Persian relic from sale when Iran states that it was smuggled out of the country illegally. Christie's is a leading art business and a fine arts Auction house The Persian Empire was a series of Iranian empires that ruled over the Iranian plateau, the original Persian homeland and beyond in Western Asia For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iran topics. (CHN) (Al Jazeera) (BBC)
• The parliament of Greece ratifies the European Union Constitution. Greece (Ελλάδα transliterated: Elláda, historically, Ellás,) officially the Hellenic Republic (Ελληνική Δημοκρατία The Treaty establishing a Constitution for Europe (TCE commonly referred to as the European Constitution, was an unimplemented international Treaty intended (MPA) (EUBusiness) (IHT)
• President of Pakistan Pervez Musharraf meets the president of the Philippines, Gloria Arroyo, in Manila. Pakistan () officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country located in South Asia, Southwest Asia, Middle East and General (ret Pervez Musharraf ( (born 11 August 1943 NI(M, HI(M, TBt, is the former Military dictator and President of The Philippines ( Filipino: Pilipinas, officially known as the Republic of the Philippines (fil ''Republika ng Pilipinas'' RP Maria Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo (born Maria Gloria Macaraeg Macapagal on April 5 1947 is a Filipina Politician. The City of Manila (Pakistan Times) (Manila Bulletin) (Sun Star) (BBC)
• Zanzibar bars foreign workers. Zanzibar ( is part of the East African republic of Tanzania. It consists of the Zanzibar Archipelago in the (IOL) (BBC)

April 20, 2005

• Connecticut Governor Jodi Rell signs a bill making same-sex civil unions legal. See also: April 19 2005 - April 2005 - April 21 2005 ---- Connecticut Governor Jodi Rell signs a bill making same-sex Connecticut ( is a state located in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. Mary Jodi Rell (born June 16 1946 is a Republican Politician who became the 72nd Governor of the U Connecticut is now the second U.S. state to legalize same-sex civil unions. A US state is any one of the fifty subnational entities of the United States of America that share Sovereignty with the federal government (ABC)
• RTÉ News states that Pope Benedict XVI won "far more than the 77 votes" required to secure his election as pope. Pope Benedict XVI ( Latin: Benedictus PP XVI; Italian: Benedetto XVI; German: Benedikt XVI; born Joseph Alois Ratzinger (RTÉ)
• Zacarias Moussaoui plans to plead guilty to charges in connection with the September 11, 2001, attacks, which could bring him the death penalty. Zacarias Moussaoui ( Arabic: زكريا موسوي; born May 30 1968 is a French citizen who was convicted of conspiring to kill citizens Events 9 - The Battle of the Teutoburg Forest ends 506 - The Bishops of Visigothic Gaul Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Capital punishment, the death penalty or execution, is the Killing of a person by judicial process as Punishment. (AP)
• Conflict in Iraq:
  • Over 50 human corpses have been removed from the River Tigris in past weeks. The Iraq War, also known as the Second Gulf War, the Occupation of Iraq, or the War in Iraq, is an ongoing Military campaign The Tigris is the eastern member of the two great Rivers that define Mesopotamia, along with the Euphrates, which flows from the mountains of southeastern Some appeared to have their throats cut, some others decapitated. In Anatomy, the throat is the anterior part of the Neck, in front of the vertebral column. Decapitation (from Latin, caput, capitis, meaning head or beheading, is the cutting off of the head of a person or animal (BBC)
  • In Haditha, a town northwest of Baghdad, at least 19 men are shot dead. Haditha (ar حديثة al-Haditha) is a city in the western Iraqi province of Al Anbar, about 240 km northwest of Baghdad. Baghdad (بغداد) is the Capital of Iraq and of Baghdad Governorate, with which it is also coterminous The Interim Government maintains that they are the bodies of Iraqi soldiers and had been killed by insurgents. An insurgency is a violent internal uprising against a sovereign government that lacks the organization of a revolution (BBC)
• The Prime Minister of Italy, Silvio Berlusconi, resigns so as to form a new government. In Italy, the Prime Minister of Italy (officially the President of the Council of Ministers, Italian Presidente del Consiglio dei Ministri) is the country's (born 29 September 1936 is an Italian politician, Entrepreneur, Real estate and Insurance Tycoon, Bank and Media proprietor The politics of Italy take place in a framework of a parliamentary, democratic Republic, and of a Multi-party system. He is expected to maintain the post of Prime Minister in this new government. (BBC)
• The Government of Singapore's approval for the building of two casinos as part of integrated resorts in Singapore's new downtown, and on Sentosa island ignites intense speculation on the likely winners from 19 submitted proposals, and caps off more than a year of moral debates in the traditionally conservative city. The Government of Singapore is formed by the Political party which gains a simple majority in the general Elections held in Singapore at least once every A casino is in the modern sense of the word a facility that houses and accommodates certain types of Gambling activities Singapore Downtown is a term primarily used in North America to refer to a city's core usually in a geographical commercial and community sense Sentosa, which means peace and tranquillity in Malay, is a popular Island Resort in Singapore, visited by some five million people Social conservatism is a political or moral ideology that affirms the government's role in encouraging or enforcing traditional values or behaviors in the belief that these are what (The Standard) (BBC) (CNA)
• In Israel, Uriel Yitzhaki is arrested on allegations of selling passports for bribes. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Israel topics. Uriel Yitzhaki (born 1949) is an Israeli Diplomat. He formerly served as the consul of Israel serving in The Hague. (BBC)
• A 5. 8 Richter scale earthquake hits northern Kyūshū, Japan. The Richter magnitude scale, or more correctly local magnitude M L scale assigns a single number to quantify the amount of seismic energy released An earthquake is the result of a sudden release of energy in the Earth 's crust that creates Seismic waves Earthquakes are recorded with a Seismometer or Kyushu is the third-largest Island of Japan and most southwesterly of its four main islands. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. (Japan Today) (Channel News Asia) (Reuters) (Bloomberg)
• Vice President Alfredo Palacio is sworn in as new interim President of Ecuador, after Congress removes President Lucio Gutiérrez from office after a week of escalating street protests demanding his ouster. Not to be confused with the Argentine politician Alfredo Palacios. List of Heads of State of Ecuador (Dates in italics indicate 'de facto' continuation of office Rival governments in rebellion The National Congress (Spanish Congreso Nacional) is the unicameral Legislative branch of the government of Ecuador. Lucio Edwin Gutiérrez Borbúa (born March 23, 1957) served as President of Ecuador from January 15, 2003 to April 20 Riot police fire tear gas at protesters who demand the resignation of president Gutiérrez. Riot control refers to the measures used by police military or other forces to control, disperse and arrest civilians that are involved in a Riot, demonstration A lachrymatory agent or lachrymator (from lacrima meaning "a tear " in Latin) (commonly referred to as tear gas) is a One man has died of a heart attack during the demonstration. Myocardial infarction ( MI or AMI for acute myocardial infarction) also known as a heart attack, occurs when the blood supply (ABC) (Independent) (BBC)
• The United Nations Commission on Human Rights demands that government of Nepal restore civil liberties and democracy. The United Nations Commission on Human Rights ( UNCHR) was a functional commission within the overall framework of the United Nations. Nepal (नेपाल) is a Landlocked country in South Asia. Democracy is a form of government in which the supreme power is held completely by the people under a free electoral system (Bloomberg) (Reuters AlertNet)
• Two members of the ruling Mexican National Action Party post bail for Andrés Manuel López Obrador so he would not run a presidential campaign from jail. The United Mexican States ( or commonly Mexico (ˈmɛksɪkoʊ () is a federal constitutional Republic in North America. Andrés Manuel López Obrador, (born November 13, 1953) is a Mexican politician who held the position of Head of Government of the Federal District He cannot return to his post as mayor of Mexico City. Mexico City (in Spanish: Ciudad de México, México DF, México or simply Méjico) is the Capital city of Mexico (Reuters)
• Maurice Strong, Canadian United Nations representative, steps down due to allegations of involvement with Tongsun Park and oil for food scandal. Maurice F Strong PC, CC, OM, LLD, FRSC (born April 29, 1929 in Oak Lake, Manitoba) is one Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page The United Nations ( UN) is an International organization whose stated aims are to facilitate cooperation in International law, International security The Oil-for-Food Programme, established by the United Nations in 1995 (under UN Security Council Resolution 986) and terminated in late 2003 was intended (CBC) (Reuters AlertNet)
• European Union representatives cancel meeting with a Pakistan delegation because of the inclusion of hardliner Maulana Sami ul-Haq, who allegedly has links to the Taliban. The European Union ( EU) is a political and economic union of twenty-seven member states, located primarily in Pakistan () officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country located in South Asia, Southwest Asia, Middle East and The Taliban ( طالبان, also anglicised as Taleban; translation "students" is a Sunni Islamist, predominately (Pakistan Times) (Daily Times) (BBC)
• Spanish officials state that they are "concerned" about an apparent disappearance of Severo Moto, leader of an opposition political movement in Equatorial Guinea, who has lived in Spain in exile. Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Severo Moto Nsá (born November 6, 1943 in Equatorial Guinea) is the most notable opposition politician in Equatorial Guinea, and leader of the The Republic of Equatorial Guinea ( República de Guinea Ecuatorial,) is a country in Central Africa. His wife reported him missing. (AllAfrica) (Reuters AlertNet) (BBC)
• An explosion in a mining explosives factory near the Chambishi copper mine in Zambia kills 46. An explosive material is a material that either is chemically or otherwise Energetically unstable or produces a sudden expansion of the material usually accompanied The Republic of Zambia (ˈzæmbɪə is a Landlocked country in Southern Africa. (Reuters) (BBC)

April 21, 2005

• 400 Iranian volunteers sign up to sacrifice their lives in "occupied Islamic countries", particularly Israel, after being inspired by a fatwa from a top hardline cleric giving religious backing to suicide missions. See also: April 20 2005 - April 2005 - April 22 2005 ---- 400 Iranian volunteers sign up to sacrifice their lives in "occupied For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iran topics. For other meanings including people named 'Islam' see Islam (disambiguation. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Israel topics. A fatwā (فتوى plural fatāwā فتاوى in the Islamic faith is a religious opinion on Islamic law issued by an A cleric ( Ancient Greek κληρικός - klērikos clergyman (pl This article is about suicide attacks for political and/or military reasons (Reuters)
• American, French and Israeli naval forces rescue three Syrian and Egyptian sailors from a North Korean ship that sank in international waters off the coast of Nahariya. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Israel topics. Syria ( سوريّة or) officially the Syrian Arab Republic (Arabic ar الجمهورية العربية السورية This article is about the country of Egypt For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Egypt topics. North Korea is the commonly used short form name for the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (or DPRK) a State located in East Asia, Nahariya (נַהֲרִיָּה is a City with an estimated population of 50000 located in Northern Israel, on the Mediterranean sea, just south (Ynet)
• The American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) fires two members suspected of passing on U.S. secrets to Israel. The American Israel Public Affairs Committee ( AIPAC) is an American Lobbying group that advocates for pro- Israel policies to the Congress and The United States of America —commonly referred to as the For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Israel topics. (BBC)
• Three Israeli soldiers are hurt when their jeep triggers an IED roadside bomb, near the Karni crossing, on the edge of the Gaza Strip. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Israel topics. Jeep is an Automobile Marque (and registered trademark of Chrysler. An improvised explosive device ( IED) is a Bomb constructed and deployed in ways other than in conventional Military action The Karni Crossing (معبر كارني or معبر المنطار מעבר קרני is a Cargo terminal on the Israeli Gaza Strip barrier. 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 (Haaretz)
• The next launch of the Space Shuttle Discovery, STS-114, is postponed until at least May 22. Space Shuttle Discovery ( Orbiter Vehicle Designation: OV-103 is one of the three currently operational orbiters in the Space Shuttle fleet of STS-114 was the first " Return to Flight " Space Shuttle mission following the Space Shuttle ''Columbia'' disaster. Events 334 BC - The Greek army of Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia in the Battle of the Granicus. This is to be the first Space Shuttle launch since the Columbia disaster in February 2003. The Space Shuttle Columbia disaster occurred on February 1, 2003, when the Space Shuttle ''Columbia'' disintegrated over Texas February 2003: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - (BBC)
• New Ecuadorian president Alfredo Palacio orders the arrest of former president Lucio Gutiérrez, who takes refuge in the Brazilian embassy. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Ecuador topics. Not to be confused with the Argentine politician Alfredo Palacios. Lucio Edwin Gutiérrez Borbúa (born March 23, 1957) served as President of Ecuador from January 15, 2003 to April 20 |utc_offset = -2 to -4 |time_zone_DST = BRST |utc_offset_DST = -2 to -5 |cctld (BBC) (Reuters AlertNet)
• According to Christian Solidarity Worldwide, the army of Myanmar (Burma) has used chemical weapons against Karen rebels. Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW is a Human rights organization based in New Malden, Surrey, UK specialising in international Religious Burma, officially the Union of Myanmar ( pjìdàunzṵ mjàmmà nàinŋàndɔ̀ is the largest country by geographical area in mainland Southeast Asia. Burma, officially the Union of Myanmar ( pjìdàunzṵ mjàmmà nàinŋàndɔ̀ is the largest country by geographical area in mainland Southeast Asia. Chemical warfare involves using the toxic properties of Chemical substances to kill injure or incapacitate an enemy. The Karen ( self-titled Pwa Ka Nyaw Po, and also known in Thailand as the Kariang (กะเหรี่ยง or Yang, are an ethnic group in (BBC)
• In Zanzibar, an electoral commission accepts Seif Shariff Hamad, secretary general of the opposition party Civic United Front, as a legitimate voter and therefore eligible candidate. Zanzibar ( is part of the East African republic of Tanzania. It consists of the Zanzibar Archipelago in the Seif Shariff Hamad (born 22 October 1943) is a Zanzibari politician The Civic United Front ( Chama Cha Wananchi) is a liberal party in Tanzania. A candidate is the prospective recipient of an Award or honor or a person seeking or being considered for some kind of position for example to be elected (IPPMEdia, Zanzibar) (BBC)
• U.S. Army Sergeant Hassan Akbar is found guilty by a military jury of the murder of two fellow officers in Kuwait, just prior to the 2003 invasion of Iraq. The United States Army is a military organization whose primary mission is to "provide necessary forces and capabilities. The Hasan Akbar case covers an event in the 2003 US invasion of Iraq, where US Army sergeant Hasan Karim Akbar (born Mark Fidel Kools in Watts The State of Kuwait ( دولة الكويت IPA [dawlatt̪ alkuwajt̪]) is a sovereign Arab Emirate on the coast of the Persian Gulf, enclosed The 2003 invasion of Iraq, from March 20 to May 1 2003 was spearheaded by the United States, backed by British forces and smaller contingents from Australia (ABC)
• Five American Muslims sue the Department of Homeland Security for racial profiling after they were detained for hours on the Canadian border while returning from a religious conference. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A Muslim (مسلم pronounced Muslim, not Muzlim) is an adherent of the Religion Racial profiling is the inclusion of racial or ethnic characteristics in determining whether a person is considered likely to commit a particular type of crime or Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page (Newsday) (Buffalo News) (IslamOnline) (Reuters) (BBC)
• The parliament of Spain gives initial approval to legalized same-sex marriages and adoption by homosexual couples. Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Same-sex marriage (also referred to as gay marriage) is a term for a legally or Socially recognized Marriage between two people of the same (Berria) (EITB) (Reuters)

April 22, 2005

• Rumors abound that a nuclear test by North Korea may be imminent, and that the United States is urging the People's Republic of China to pressure North Korea not to do so. See also: April 21 2005 - April 2005 - April 23 2005 ---- Rumors abound that a nuclear test by North Korea may be North Korea claims to possess Nuclear weapons and the CIA asserts that it has a substantial arsenal of Chemical weapons. North Korea is the commonly used short form name for the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (or DPRK) a State located in East Asia, The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Talk People's Republic of China) PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA ARTICLE GUIDELINES (Reuters) (The Hindu) (Washington Post) (Drudge Report)
• Zacarias Moussaoui pleads guilty to terror charges in U. Zacarias Moussaoui ( Arabic: زكريا موسوي; born May 30 1968 is a French citizen who was convicted of conspiring to kill citizens Terrorism is the systematic use of terror especially as a means of coercion S. federal court. The United States federal courts are the system of Courts organized under the Constitution and laws of the Federal government of the United States (Yahoo)
• At London's Old Bailey, Saajid Badat, who had earlier pled guilty to being part of Richard Reid's shoe-bombing conspiracy, is sentenced to 13 years imprisonment. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. The Central Criminal Court in England, commonly known as the Old Bailey, is a court Saajid Muhammad Badat (born March 28 1979) is a British student Background A British citizen born in Bromley, South London and educated at Thomas Tallis School in Kidbrooke, London (BBC)
• A German court orders a retrial in the case of Armin Meiwes, who was jailed in 2004 for eight years for killing and eating a man (with the man's supposed consent). Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Armin Meiwes (born December 1 1961) is a German man who achieved international notoriety for killing and eating a voluntary Victim he had found (BBC)
• In an attempt to ease recent tensions between the two Asian economic powerhouses in the Japanese history textbook controversy, Japanese prime minister Junichiro Koizumi publicly expressed his "deep remorse" for actions of Japanese troops in China during World War II for the first time in a decade. 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 For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. The is the usual English-language term used for the Head of government of Japan, although the literal translation of the Japanese name for the office is Prime is a Japanese politician who served as Prime Minister of Japan from 2001 to 2006 Japanese war crimes occurred during the period of Japanese imperialism. China ( Wade-Giles ( Mandarin) Chung¹kuo² is a cultural region, an ancient Civilization, and depending on perspective a National World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including He intends to meet PRC president Hu Jintao at the Asia-Africa Conference in Jakarta. Hu Jintao ( born 21 December 1942 is currently the Paramount Leader of the People's Republic of China, holding the titles of General Secretary of the Communist The first large-scale Asian-African or Afro-Asian Conference — also known as the Bandung Conference — was a meeting of Asian and African states most of which Jakarta (also DKI Jakarta) is the Capital and largest city of Indonesia. However, 81 Diet members visit Yasukuni Shrine the same day, causing more controversy inside and outside Japan about the true attitude of Tokyo on this subject. The is Japan's Bicameral Legislature. It is composed of a Lower house, called the House of Representatives, and an Upper house, called is a Shinto shrine located in Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan. It is dedicated to the Kami (spirits of Soldiers (Japan Today), (Bloomberg), (Reuters), (Guardian Unlimited), (Telegraph UK)
• In the UK, the National Portrait Gallery states that the so-called Flower Portrait of William Shakespeare is a 19th-century forgery. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located William Shakespeare ( baptised Art forgery refers to creating and in particular selling works of Art that are falsely attributed to be work of another usually more famous artist (BBC), (Herald)
• Canadian prime minister Paul Martin promises in a televised address to call for an early general election once the Gomery inquiry into the current corruption scandal is over. Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page The Prime Minister of Canada ( French: Premier ministre du Canada) is the primary Minister of the Crown, chairman of the Cabinet, and thus Paul Edgar Philippe Martin. PC, MP (also known as Paul Martin Jr A general election is an Election in which all or most members of a given political body are up for election The Gomery Commission, formally the Commission of Inquiry into the Sponsorship Program and Advertising Activities, was a federal Canadian Royal Commission The sponsorship scandal, "AdScam", "Sponsorship" or Sponsorgate, is a Scandal that came as a result of a Canadian (CTV), (Globe and Mail), (Reuters), (BBC)
• Togolese interior minister François Boko wants to postpone next Sunday's presidential election, claiming that there is a threat of civil war. TOGO was a Japanese roller coaster design company famous for inventing the Stand-up roller coaster. A presidential election was held in Togo on April 24, 2005, following the death in office of long-time president Gnassingbé Eyadéma. A civil war is a War between a State and domestic political actors that are in control of some part of the territory claimed by the state ECOWAS wants them to continue as scheduled. The Economic Community of West African States ( ECOWAS) is a regional group of fifteen West African countries founded on May 28 (IOL), (Reuters AlertNet)
• Nepal releases 61 political prisoners, including the former deputy prime minister. Nepal (नेपाल) is a Landlocked country in South Asia. A political prisoner is someone held in Prison or otherwise detained perhaps under House arrest, for his or her involvement in political activity (Sify), (BBC) Amnesty International states that human rights violations have escalated under the state of emergency. Amnesty International (commonly known as Amnesty or AI) is a Western based international Non-governmental organization which defines its mission as "to Human rights refers to the "basic Rights and freedoms to which all humans are entitled A state of emergency is a governmental declaration that may suspend certain normal functions of government alert citizens to alter their normal behaviors or order government agencies (Indian Express), (ReliefWeb)
• Medtronic, Inc. Medtronic Inc ( based in Minneapolis Minnesota[http //wwwmedtronic paid US$ 1. The United States dollar ( sign: $; code: USD) is the unit of Currency of the United States; it has also been 35 billion to settle a patent lawsuit and also to acquire disputed spine surgery-related patents from Gary K. Michelson. A patent is a set of Exclusive rights granted by a State to an inventor or his assignee for a fixed period of time in exchange for a disclosure of an In law a lawsuit is a civil action brought before a Court in which the party commencing the action the Plaintiff, seeks a legal or equitable remedy Gary K Michelson, founder of Karlin Technology, is a surgeon turned Inventor. [5]

April 23, 2005

• Israeli-Palestinian conflict:
  • The Association of University Teachers, the leading British academic group, has voted to boycott two Israeli universities, Haifa University and Bar-Ilan University, over their alleged involvement in "illegal activity" in the occupied territories. See also: April 22 2005 - April 2005 - April 24 2005 ---- Israeli-Palestinian conflict: The Association of Template talkInfobox Union for usage --> The Association of University Teachers (AUT was the Trade union The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Israel topics. The University of Haifa (אוניברסיטת חיפה is a University in Haifa, Israel. The AUT said it voted for the boycott in response to a plea for action by a group of Palestinian academics. Palestinian people or Palestinians ( الشعب الفلسطيني, ash-sha`b al-filasTīni; الفلسطينيون, al-filasTīnīyyūn It was condemned by the Israeli Embassy, the British Ambassador in Israel, by Jewish Human Rights groups and by Universities UK. Universities UK began life as the Committee of Vice-Chancellors and Principals of the Universities of the United Kingdom (CVCP in the nineteenth century when there were informal (BBC), (Guardian)
  • Israeli security forces arrest 3 suspected Palestinian militants on the Geha Highway near Ra'annana, Israel. Security forces in Israel include a variety of organizations including law enforcement, Military, Paramilitary, governmental Ra'anana (רַעֲנָנָה (lit "Fresh" is a city in the southern Sharon Plain of the Central District of Israel. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Israel topics. When the police arrived, the 3 suspects were barricaded in their car, while a 4th suspect fled the scene. Earlier in the night, the Israeli Police put roadblocks and checkpoints after it received high alert on "rolling" suicide bombing attack. The Israel Police (משטרת ישראל Mishteret Yisrael) is a civilian force in the State of Israel. This article is about suicide attacks for political and/or military reasons (Haaretz), (Ynet)
  • A 17-year-old Palestinian is caught carrying 4 pipe bombs in Beit Furik checkpoint. Palestinian people or Palestinians ( الشعب الفلسطيني, ash-sha`b al-filasTīni; الفلسطينيون, al-filasTīnīyyūn A pipe bomb is an Improvised explosive device, a tightly sealed section of pipe filled with an Explosive material. (Haaretz)
  • A Qassam rocket was launched toward northern Gaza community. No casualties were reported. Also, Palestinian militants stabbed a soldier near Ganim settlement, injuring him moderately. (Haaretz)
• A rodent species representing a new family of mammals, Laonastidae, is discovered in Laos. Mammals ( class Mammalia) are a class of Vertebrate Animals characterized by the presence of Sweat glands, including sweat glands Diatomyidae is a family of Hystricomorphous, Sciurognathous Rodents found in Asia. Laos (ˈlɑːoʊs or /ˈlaʊs/ officially the Lao People's Democratic Republic, is a Landlocked country in Southeast Asia, bordered by Burma This is the first new family of mammals discovered since 1974. (Cambridge Journals)
• Bangladesh accuses the BSF of gunning down two farmers who had strayed into no man's land at Hairharpur on the Indo-Bangla border. ( Bengali: বাংলাদেশ inc-Latn Bangladesh) officially The Border Security Force ( BSF) is a Border patrol agency of India. No man's land is a term for land that is not occupied or more specifically land that is under dispute between countries or areas that will not occupy it because of fear or uncertainty India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country Indian officials say the guards had only shot at and injured two Bangladeshis trying to sneak into West Bengal. West Bengal ( Bengali: পশ্চিমবঙ্গ Poshchim Bônggo poʃtʃim bɔŋgo is a state in eastern India. (Gulf Times, Qatar) (Voice of America)

April 24, 2005

• About 1 million people march silently through Mexico City in support of the capital's embattled mayor, Andrés Manuel López Obrador. See also: April 23 2005 - April 2005 - April 25 2005 ---- About 1 million people march silently through Mexico City in support of Mexico City (in Spanish: Ciudad de México, México DF, México or simply Méjico) is the Capital city of Mexico Andrés Manuel López Obrador, (born November 13, 1953) is a Mexican politician who held the position of Head of Government of the Federal District (Bloomberg) (CNN) (El Universal) (BBC) (The Guardian)
• Togolese presidential election, 2005: Three killed, amid claims of fraud in tense election in Togo to choose the successor to President Gnassingbé Eyadéma, hardline ruler for 38 years, from amongst Faure Gnassingbé, the 39-year-old son of the late leader, and several challengers led by Emmanuel Bob-Akitani. A presidential election was held in Togo on April 24, 2005, following the death in office of long-time president Gnassingbé Eyadéma. In the broadest sense a fraud is a Deception made for personal gain or to damage another individual Elections in Togo gives information on Election and election results in Togo. TOGO was a Japanese roller coaster design company famous for inventing the Stand-up roller coaster. This page contains a list of presidents of Togo. See also Lists of incumbents. General Gnassingbé Eyadéma, formerly Étienne Eyadéma ( December 26, 1937 – February 5 2005) was the President of Faure Essozimna Gnassingbé (born June 6, 1966) has been the President of Togo since May 4, 2005; he was previously Emmanuel Bob-Akitani (born July 18, 1930 in Aného, Lacs Prefecture) is a Togolese politician who was the main opposition candidate (Khaleej Times), (CNN)
• Leaders of Asian and African countries celebrate the 50th anniversary of Bandung Conference. The first large-scale Asian-African or Afro-Asian Conference — also known as the Bandung Conference — was a meeting of Asian and African states most of which (People's Daily Online), (KeralaNext), (XinHua)
• Tens of thousands of Armenians mark the 90th anniversary of the mass killings of Armenians in the Ottoman Empire. The Armenians (Հայեր Hayer) are a Nation and Ethnic group originating in the Caucasus and in the Armenian Highlands A large The Ottoman Empire (1299–1923 ( Old Ottoman Turkish: دولتْ علیّه عثمانیّه Devlet-i Âliye-yi Osmâniyye, Late Ottoman and Modern Turkish (CBC), (Reuters)
• Soyuz TMA-5: A Russian Soyuz spacecraft lands in Kazakhstan, bringing 3 astronauts, Russian Salizhan Sharipov, Chinese American Leroy Chiao and Italian Roberto Vittori, safely back to Earth from the International Space Station. Soyuz TMA-5 was a Soyuz mission to the International Space Station (ISS launched by a Soyuz-U launch vehicle Design A Soyuz spacecraft consists of three parts (from front to back A Spheroid Orbital module, which provides accommodation for the crew during Kazakhstan, also Kazakstan ( Қазақстан, Qazaqstan, qɑzɑqˈstɑn Казахстан, Kazakhstán,) officially the An astronaut or cosmonaut (космона́вт) is a person trained The Russian people (Русские— Russkie) are an East Slavic Ethnic group, primarily living in Russia and neighboring countries Salizhan Shakirovich Sharipov ( Russian: Салижан Шакирович Шарипов (born August 24 1964 in Uzgen, Osh oblast, Kirghiz SSR Chinese Americans ( Chinese: 华裔美国人 are Americans of Chinese descent Dr Leroy Chiao ( born August 28, 1960) is an American Engineer, former NASA Astronaut, entrepreneur motivational speaker The' Italian people' are a Southern European Ethnic group located primarily in Italy, Switzerland, France and by virtue of a wide-ranging Roberto Vittori ( Viterbo, October 15, 1964) is an ESA and Italian Astronaut. (Reuters)
• Pope Benedict XVI is formally installed as Pope of the Catholic Church in an inaugural mass. Pope Benedict XVI ( Latin: Benedictus PP XVI; Italian: Benedetto XVI; German: Benedikt XVI; born Joseph Alois Ratzinger History See also History of the Papacy Catholics recognize the Pope as a successor to Saint Peter, who Jesus named as the "shepherd" and As a Christian Ecclesiastical term Catholic —from the Greek adjective, meaning "general" or "universal"—is described The Papal Inauguration Mass is a liturgical service of the Catholic Church (celebrated in the Roman Rite but with elements The Mass is the Eucharistic celebration in the Latin liturgical rites of the Roman Catholic Church. (BBC) (CNN)
• Ousted president of Ecuador, Lucio Gutiérrez, moves to exile in Brazil. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Ecuador topics. Lucio Edwin Gutiérrez Borbúa (born March 23, 1957) served as President of Ecuador from January 15, 2003 to April 20 |utc_offset = -2 to -4 |time_zone_DST = BRST |utc_offset_DST = -2 to -5 |cctld (Reuters) (ITV)
• Venezuelan president Hugo Chávez ends military cooperation with USA, claiming that US army training officers in the country have been agitating unrest against him. Venezuela (ˌvɛnəˈzweɪlə) officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (Spanish República Bolivariana de Venezuela) is a country on the Hugo Rafael Chávez Frías (ˈuɰo rafaˈel ˈtʃaβ̞es ˈfɾias (born July 28 1954 is the current President of Venezuela. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the (VCRISIS) (Reuters)
• In Kuwait, around 7000 Bengali workers storm the embassy of Bangladesh in Kuwait City to protest against unpaid wages. The State of Kuwait ( دولة الكويت IPA [dawlatt̪ alkuwajt̪]) is a sovereign Arab Emirate on the coast of the Persian Gulf, enclosed ( Bengali: বাংলাদেশ inc-Latn Bangladesh) officially Kuwait City ( Arabic: مدينة الكويت Transliteration: Madīnat al-Kūwait) is the Capital and largest (Bangladesh Journal) (Al-Jazeera (Reuters)
• Forty Pakistani Christians are arrested in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia for practicing their religion in violation of a Saudi law forbidding the practice of any religion but Islam. Pakistan () officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country located in South Asia, Southwest Asia, Middle East and A Christian is a person who adheres to Christianity, a monotheistic Religion centered on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth Riyadh ( الرياض Ar-Riyāḍ) is the Capital of Saudi Arabia and its largest city The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, KSA ( المملكة العربية السعودية, al-Mamlaka al-ʻArabiyya as-Suʻūdiyya) or Suudi For other meanings including people named 'Islam' see Islam (disambiguation. Christian Today.

April 25, 2005

• Israeli-Palestinian Conflict: The Israeli soldier killed in the West Bank on Monday night was shot by his comrades. See also: April 24 2005 - April 2005 - April 26 2005 ---- April 25, 2005 was a Monday Israeli-Palestinian Conflict For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Israel topics. The West Bank (الضفة الغربية, הגדה המערבית Hagadah Hamaaravit) also referred to in Israel as " Judea and Samaria It was believed he was killed by an Unarmed Taxi Driver, Iyad Dueik, who was shot seven times and whose car ran over the man, but news that he was shot questions this assessment. A taxicab, also taxi or cab, is a type of Public transport for a single passenger or small group of passengers typically for a non-shared ride (BBC)
• Alassane Ouattara is allowed to run for Presidential election in Côte d'Ivoire. Alassane Dramane Ouattara (born 1 January 1942 is an Ivorian politician who was Prime Minister of Côte d'Ivoire from November 1990 to December 1993 Côte d'Ivoire (ˌkoʊt divˈwɑː(r ' in English, kot diˈvwaʀ in French) or Ivory Coast, officially the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire, is a (AP via Yahoo! France)
• 2005 Kuomintang visits to Mainland: a 70-member delegation led by Kuomintang chairman Lien Chan left Taipei for Nanjing via Hong Kong, launching Lien Chan's 8-day Taiwan Strait peace tour, also the first official visit by the highest leader of Kuomintang to Mainland China in 60 years. The 2005 Pan-Blue visits to mainland China, also known as the Third United Front of China (第三次國共合作 were a series of groundbreaking visits by delegations Lien Chan ( POJ: Liân Chùn (born August 27, 1936, in Xi'an China) is a Politician in Taiwan. Taipei ( Taiwanese Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tâi-pak-chhī Jhuyin Fuhao: ㄊㄞˊ ㄅㄟˇ ㄕˋ Hakka: Thòi-pet-sṳ has been the capital of ( Chinese: 南京 Romanizations Nánjīng ( Pinyin) Nan-ching ( Wade-Giles Hong Kong ( officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, is a territory located on China 's south coast on the Pearl River Delta, and borders Lien Chan ( POJ: Liân Chùn (born August 27, 1936, in Xi'an China) is a Politician in Taiwan. The 2005 Pan-Blue visits to mainland China, also known as the Third United Front of China (第三次國共合作 were a series of groundbreaking visits by delegations Mainland China, Continental China, the Chinese mainland or simply the mainland, is a geopolitical term synonymous with the area that is under the jurisdiction (BBC)
• Faure Gnassingbé wins the Togolese presidential election with more than 60% of the votes. Faure Essozimna Gnassingbé (born June 6, 1966) has been the President of Togo since May 4, 2005; he was previously A presidential election was held in Togo on April 24, 2005, following the death in office of long-time president Gnassingbé Eyadéma. Results cause riots in Lomé when the opposition doesn't acknowledge the election, denouncing massive fraud. Lomé, estimated population 700000 (1998 is the Capital and largest city of Togo. (AFP via Yahoo!) (AFP via Yahoo! France)
• The Civil Unions and Relationships Acts take effect in New Zealand. New Zealand is an Island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses (the North Island and the South Island These laws allow same-sex and de facto couples to form legal unions that are similar to marriage. (New Zealand Herald)
• The death toll in the Amagasaki rail crash reaches 73. This is a list of wars and human-made disasters by death toll. The Amagasaki rail crash occurred on 25 April, 2005 at around 0918 local time (0018 UTC) just after the local Rush hour. Police searches the offices of West Japan Railway Co looking for clues for the cause of the crash. ( also referred to as, is one of the Japan Railways Group (JR Group companies and operates in western Honshū. (Japan Today) (Reuters) (Bloomberg) (Reuters AlertNet)
• Political unrest increases in Belize when opposition calls for the government to step down, telephone workers are on strike and teachers threatening to follow. Belize (bəˈliːz formerly British Honduras, is a country in Central America. Strike action, often simply called a strike, is a work stoppage caused by the mass refusal by Employees to perform work. (Reuters AlertNet)
• The U.S. chief weapons inspector, Charles Duelfer states that search of weapons of mass destruction in Iraq has "gone as far as feasible". The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Charles A Duelfer replaced David Kay in January 23 2004 as the leader of the Iraq Survey Group, which was the United States ' search for Weapons of A weapon of mass destruction ( WMD) is a weapon which can kill large numbers of humans and/or cause great damage to man-made structures (e For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iraq topics. (Washington Post) (Reuters AlertNet) (BBC)
• Military action in Lebanon: After three decades, all Syrian troops leave Lebanon, fulfilling UN Security Council Resolution 1559. Syria ( سوريّة or) officially the Syrian Arab Republic (Arabic ar الجمهورية العربية السورية Lebanon (ˈlɛbənɒn Arabic: ar لبنان Lubnān) officially the Republic of Lebanon or Lebanese Republic (ar الجمهورية اللبنانية United Nations Security Council Resolution 1559 was a resolution adopted by the United Nations Security Council on September 2, 2004. (Daily Star, Lebanon), (Reuters)
• British Labour Party member Brian Sedgemore moves to the Liberal Democrats. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located The Labour Party is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Founded at the start of the 20th century it has been since the 1920s the principal party of the Brian Charles John Sedgemore (born 17 March 1937 is a former Labour Party politician in the United Kingdom The Liberal Democrats, often shortened to Lib Dems, are a liberal Political party in the United Kingdom, formed in 1988 by merging the (Independent) (Times) (BBC)
• Following Canadian Prime Minister Paul Martin's plea on national television that a re-election ought to be delayed until the Gomery Commission has completed its report on the sponsorship scandal, a deal between the governing Liberal Party and the New Democratic Party may avoid the election in the near future as predicted earlier last week. Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page The Prime Minister of Canada ( French: Premier ministre du Canada) is the primary Minister of the Crown, chairman of the Cabinet, and thus Paul Edgar Philippe Martin. PC, MP (also known as Paul Martin Jr The Gomery Commission, formally the Commission of Inquiry into the Sponsorship Program and Advertising Activities, was a federal Canadian Royal Commission The sponsorship scandal, "AdScam", "Sponsorship" or Sponsorgate, is a Scandal that came as a result of a Canadian The Liberal Party of Canada ( Parti libéral du Canada) colloquially known as the Grits (originally " Clear Grits " is a major Canadian political Principles policies and electoral achievement The NDP grew from populist, agrarian and democratic socialist roots See also Canadian electoral system, Timeline of Canadian elections The Parliament of Canada (Parlement du Canada has two chambers. (CBC)

April 26, 2005

• Israeli-Palestinian Conflict: The Israeli soldier killed in the West Bank on Monday night was shot by his comrades. See also: April 25 2005 - April 2005 - April 27 2005 April 26, 2005 was a Tuesday Israeli-Palestinian Conflict For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Israel topics. The West Bank (الضفة الغربية, הגדה המערבית Hagadah Hamaaravit) also referred to in Israel as " Judea and Samaria It was believed he was killed by an Unarmed Taxi Driver, Iyad Dueik, who was shot seven times and whose car ran over the man, but news that he was shot questions this assessment. A taxicab, also taxi or cab, is a type of Public transport for a single passenger or small group of passengers typically for a non-shared ride (BBC)
• Alassane Ouattara is allowed to run for Presidential election in Côte d'Ivoire. Alassane Dramane Ouattara (born 1 January 1942 is an Ivorian politician who was Prime Minister of Côte d'Ivoire from November 1990 to December 1993 Côte d'Ivoire (ˌkoʊt divˈwɑː(r ' in English, kot diˈvwaʀ in French) or Ivory Coast, officially the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire, is a (AP via Yahoo! France)
• 2005 Kuomintang visits to Mainland: a 70-member delegation led by Kuomintang chairman Lien Chan left Taipei for Nanjing via Hong Kong, launching Lien Chan's 8-day Taiwan Strait peace tour, also the first official visit by the highest leader of Kuomintang to Mainland China in 60 years. The 2005 Pan-Blue visits to mainland China, also known as the Third United Front of China (第三次國共合作 were a series of groundbreaking visits by delegations Lien Chan ( POJ: Liân Chùn (born August 27, 1936, in Xi'an China) is a Politician in Taiwan. Taipei ( Taiwanese Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tâi-pak-chhī Jhuyin Fuhao: ㄊㄞˊ ㄅㄟˇ ㄕˋ Hakka: Thòi-pet-sṳ has been the capital of ( Chinese: 南京 Romanizations Nánjīng ( Pinyin) Nan-ching ( Wade-Giles Hong Kong ( officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, is a territory located on China 's south coast on the Pearl River Delta, and borders Lien Chan ( POJ: Liân Chùn (born August 27, 1936, in Xi'an China) is a Politician in Taiwan. The 2005 Pan-Blue visits to mainland China, also known as the Third United Front of China (第三次國共合作 were a series of groundbreaking visits by delegations Mainland China, Continental China, the Chinese mainland or simply the mainland, is a geopolitical term synonymous with the area that is under the jurisdiction (BBC)
• Faure Gnassingbé wins the Togolese presidential election with more than 60% of the votes. Faure Essozimna Gnassingbé (born June 6, 1966) has been the President of Togo since May 4, 2005; he was previously A presidential election was held in Togo on April 24, 2005, following the death in office of long-time president Gnassingbé Eyadéma. Results cause riots in Lomé when the opposition doesn't acknowledge the election, denouncing massive fraud. Lomé, estimated population 700000 (1998 is the Capital and largest city of Togo. (AFP via Yahoo!) (AFP via Yahoo! France)
• The Civil Unions and Relationships Acts take effect in New Zealand. New Zealand is an Island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses (the North Island and the South Island These laws allow same-sex and de facto couples to form legal unions that are similar to marriage. (New Zealand Herald)
• The death toll in the Amagasaki rail crash reaches 73. This is a list of wars and human-made disasters by death toll. The Amagasaki rail crash occurred on 25 April, 2005 at around 0918 local time (0018 UTC) just after the local Rush hour. Police searches the offices of West Japan Railway Co looking for clues for the cause of the crash. ( also referred to as, is one of the Japan Railways Group (JR Group companies and operates in western Honshū. (Japan Today) (Reuters) (Bloomberg) (Reuters AlertNet)
• Political unrest increases in Belize when opposition calls for the government to step down, telephone workers are on strike and teachers threatening to follow. Belize (bəˈliːz formerly British Honduras, is a country in Central America. Strike action, often simply called a strike, is a work stoppage caused by the mass refusal by Employees to perform work. (Reuters AlertNet)
• The U.S. chief weapons inspector, Charles Duelfer states that search of weapons of mass destruction in Iraq has "gone as far as feasible". The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Charles A Duelfer replaced David Kay in January 23 2004 as the leader of the Iraq Survey Group, which was the United States ' search for Weapons of A weapon of mass destruction ( WMD) is a weapon which can kill large numbers of humans and/or cause great damage to man-made structures (e For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iraq topics. (Washington Post) (Reuters AlertNet) (BBC)
• Military action in Lebanon: After three decades, all Syrian troops leave Lebanon, fulfilling UN Security Council Resolution 1559. Syria ( سوريّة or) officially the Syrian Arab Republic (Arabic ar الجمهورية العربية السورية Lebanon (ˈlɛbənɒn Arabic: ar لبنان Lubnān) officially the Republic of Lebanon or Lebanese Republic (ar الجمهورية اللبنانية United Nations Security Council Resolution 1559 was a resolution adopted by the United Nations Security Council on September 2, 2004. (Daily Star, Lebanon), (Reuters)
• British Labour Party member Brian Sedgemore moves to the Liberal Democrats. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located The Labour Party is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Founded at the start of the 20th century it has been since the 1920s the principal party of the Brian Charles John Sedgemore (born 17 March 1937 is a former Labour Party politician in the United Kingdom The Liberal Democrats, often shortened to Lib Dems, are a liberal Political party in the United Kingdom, formed in 1988 by merging the (Independent) (Times) (BBC)
• Following Canadian Prime Minister Paul Martin's plea on national television that a re-election ought to be delayed until the Gomery Commission has completed its report on the sponsorship scandal, a deal between the governing Liberal Party and the New Democratic Party may avoid the election in the near future as predicted earlier last week. Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page The Prime Minister of Canada ( French: Premier ministre du Canada) is the primary Minister of the Crown, chairman of the Cabinet, and thus Paul Edgar Philippe Martin. PC, MP (also known as Paul Martin Jr The Gomery Commission, formally the Commission of Inquiry into the Sponsorship Program and Advertising Activities, was a federal Canadian Royal Commission The sponsorship scandal, "AdScam", "Sponsorship" or Sponsorgate, is a Scandal that came as a result of a Canadian The Liberal Party of Canada ( Parti libéral du Canada) colloquially known as the Grits (originally " Clear Grits " is a major Canadian political Principles policies and electoral achievement The NDP grew from populist, agrarian and democratic socialist roots See also Canadian electoral system, Timeline of Canadian elections The Parliament of Canada (Parlement du Canada has two chambers. (CBC)

April 27, 2005

• The U.S. House of Representatives votes 406-20 to rescind controversial Republican ethics rules, in order to end a stalemate in the evenly-divided Ethics Committee since their introduction in January. See also: April 26 2005 - April 2005 - April 28 2005 ---- April 27, 2005 was a Wednesday The U The United States House of Representatives is one of the two chambers of the United States Congress; the other is the Senate. (AP), (Reuters)
• Johnson Beharry becomes the first recipient of the UK's highest military honor, the Victoria Cross since 1982 and the first living recipient since 1965. Lance-Corporal Johnson Gideon Beharry VC (born 26 July 1979, in Grenada) of the 1st Battalion Princess of Wales's Royal See below the section "Separate Commonwealth awards" Note that since (AFP)
• Two Palestinians, both aged 15, are arrested in a checkpoint near Jenin after 11 explosive charges were found on them. Palestinian people or Palestinians ( الشعب الفلسطيني, ash-sha`b al-filasTīni; الفلسطينيون, al-filasTīnīyyūn Jenin ( Arabic:; ג'נין a city in the West Bank 's Jenin Governorate, is a major Palestinian agricultural center One teenager told interrogators that he was recruited to act as a couriers by the Palestinian Islamic Jihad and the second by the al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades. The Islamic Jihad Movement in Palestine (حركة الجهاد الإسلامي في فلسطين - Harakat al-Jihād al-Islāmi fi Filastīn The al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades (كتائب شهداء الأقصى is a coalition of Palestinian militias in (Haaretz), (AP photo)
• The new Airbus A380 performs its maiden flight, in Toulouse, France. Airbus SAS (ˈɛərbʌs in English, Airbus2ogg|/ɛʁbys/]] in French, and /ˈɛːɐbʊs/ in German) is an aircraft manufacturing WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout The maiden flight of an Aircraft is the first occasion on which an aircraft leaves the ground of its own accord Toulouse ( pronounced in standard French, and in the local accent ( Occitan: Tolosa, pronounced) is a city in southwest This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. The A380 replaces the Boeing 747 ("jumbo jet") as the world's largest passenger plane. The Boeing Company is a major Aerospace and defense corporation originally founded by William E WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout An airliner is a large Fixed-wing aircraft with the primary function of transporting paying passengers (BBC)
• The death toll in the Amagasaki rail crash in Japan exceeds 91, and may increase to over 100. This is a list of wars and human-made disasters by death toll. The Amagasaki rail crash occurred on 25 April, 2005 at around 0918 local time (0018 UTC) just after the local Rush hour. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. (Japan Today) (Asahi Shimbun) (Reuters) (Bloomberg) (Reuters)
• Former Nepalese Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba is arrested for alleged corruption after he refuses to appear in court. Nepal (नेपाल) is a Landlocked country in South Asia. Sher Bahadur Deuba' (शेरबहादुर देउबा born June 13, 1946) is a Nepalese politician and former Prime Minister. Political corruption is the use of governmental powers by government officials for illegitimate private gain (Reuters AlertNet) (United We Blog) (NDTV)
• A Moscow court postpones verdict on the case of Mikhail Khodorkovsky until May 16. Moscow (Москва́ romanised: Moskvá, IPA: see also other names) is the Capital and the largest city of Mikhail Borisovich Khodorkovsky (Михаи́л Бори́сович Ходорко́вский born June 26, 1963) is a Russian businessman a former Events 1204 - Baldwin IX Count of Flanders is crowned as the first Emperor of the Latin Empire. (Mosnews) (RIA Novosti) (Reuters) (Bloomberg)
• In central Sri Lanka, at Polgahawela, a passenger train crashes into a bus on a level crossing; 35–50 persons are feared to be dead. Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka ( Sinhalese:, இலங்கை known as Ceylon before 1972 is an Island Polgahawela is a town in north western Sri Lanka. Namesake There is another town of the same name The term level crossing (also called a railroad crossing, road through railroad, railway crossing, train crossing or grade crossing (BBC) (Bloomberg) (Reuters)
• The date of the next elections in Lebanon is set for May 29. Elections in Lebanon gives information on Election and election results in Lebanon. Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian defeats the Sassanid army in the Battle of Ctesiphon, under the walls of the (Reuters)
• Colombian president Álvaro Uribe sacks four top army generals for disagreeing with his army reforms. Colombia (kəˈlʌmbɪə officially the Republic of Colombia () is a country in northwestern South America. Álvaro Uribe Vélez ('alβ̞aɾo u'ɾiβ̞e 'β̞eles born July 4 1952 in Medellín) is a Colombian politician and lawyer who is currently the 39th President (Reuters AlertNet)
• In Togo, opposition resistance against election victory of Faure Gnassingbé escalates into violence. TOGO was a Japanese roller coaster design company famous for inventing the Stand-up roller coaster. Faure Essozimna Gnassingbé (born June 6, 1966) has been the President of Togo since May 4, 2005; he was previously At least 33 have died in the clashes. Opposition leader Bob Akitani declares himself president. (AllAfrica) (News24) (Reuters) (BBC)
• Mexican president Vicente Fox accepts resignation of his attorney general Rafael Macedo and orders review of the contempt of court case of Andrés Manuel López Obrador. The United Mexican States ( or commonly Mexico (ˈmɛksɪkoʊ () is a federal constitutional Republic in North America. Vicente Fox Quesada ( born July 2 1942) is a Mexican politician who served as President of Mexico from 2000 to 2006 and currently Rafael Macedo de la Concha (born May 6, 1950 in Mexico City) is a Mexican army general and former Attorney General in the cabinet Contempt of court is a court ruling which in the context of a court trial or hearing deems an individual as having been disrespectful of the court its process and its invested Andrés Manuel López Obrador, (born November 13, 1953) is a Mexican politician who held the position of Head of Government of the Federal District (El Universal) (Reuters) (Bloomberg)
• Amnesty International appeals to the government of Yemen to stop execution of Amina Ali Abduladif. Amnesty International (commonly known as Amnesty or AI) is a Western based international Non-governmental organization which defines its mission as "to Yemen ( Arabic: اليَمَن al-Yaman officially the Republic of Yemen ( Arabic: الجمهورية اليمنية al-Jumhuuriyya Capital punishment, the death penalty or execution, is the Killing of a person by judicial process as Punishment. She is sentenced to death for murder and the execution is to take place May 2. Events 1194 - King Richard I of England gives Portsmouth its first Royal Charter. (Yemen Times) (Reuters AlertNet)
• Zimbabwe opposition party Movement for Democratic Change says that the country has run out of maize grain and asks Robert Mugabe to apply for foreign food aid. See also Great Zimbabwe National Monument. For information about the March and June 2008 presidential elections see Zimbabwean presidential election The Movement for Democratic Change ( MDC) is a Zimbabwean Political party. Maize (ˈmeɪz ( Zea mays L. ssp mays) known as corn in some countries is a cereal grain domesticated in Mesoamerica (IOL) (ReliefWeb) (Reuters AlertNet)
• In India, Gautam Goswami, director of flood relief in Bihar, is accused of misdirecting funds. India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country Gautam Goswami is an Indian civil servant, now facing allegations of corruption. Bihar ( Hindi:बिहार Urdu: بہار bɪhaːr) is a state in eastern India. He denies any wrongdoing. (NDTV) (Times of India) (Times of India) (BBC)
• Cherif Bassiouni, former United Nations human rights envoy to Afghanistan, says he lost his job due to US pressure. The United Nations ( UN) is an International organization whose stated aims are to facilitate cooperation in International law, International security Human rights refers to the "basic Rights and freedoms to which all humans are entitled Afghanistan /æfˈgænɪstæn/ officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan ( Pashto: د افغانستان اسلامي جمهوریت, The United States of America —commonly referred to as the (BBC)
• John Gudenus of the Austrian Freedom Party causes controversy when he questions the existence of Nazi gas chambers and later leaves the party. John Gudenus (born November 23, 1940 in Vienna) is an Austrian Holocaust denier. Austria (Österreich ( officially the Republic of Austria (Republik Österreich Nazism, which was a short name for National Socialism (Nationalsozialismus refers primarily to the Ideology and practices of the National Socialist German (Ha'aretz) (BBC)
• In Vietnam, six people are arrested for trying to sell human remains as remains of MIA US soldiers. Vietnam (ˌviːɛtˈnɑːm Việt Nam) officially Missing in action is a status assigned to a member of the armed services who is reported missing following combat The United States of America —commonly referred to as the (BBC)
• In Côte d'Ivoire, opposition leader Alassane Ouattara welcomes President Laurent Gbagbo's decision to let him contest elections. Côte d'Ivoire (ˌkoʊt divˈwɑː(r ' in English, kot diˈvwaʀ in French) or Ivory Coast, officially the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire, is a Alassane Dramane Ouattara (born 1 January 1942 is an Ivorian politician who was Prime Minister of Côte d'Ivoire from November 1990 to December 1993 Laurent Koudou Gbagbo (born May 31 1945) has been the President of Côte d'Ivoire (better known in English as the Ivory Coast since 2000 South African president Thabo Mbeki welcomes it as well. The Republic of South Africa (also known by other official names) is a country located at the southern tip of the continent of Africa Thabo Mvuyelwa Mbeki (born 18 June 1942 is a South African politician who served as President of South Africa from 1999 to 24 September 2008 (ReliefWeb) (Reuters AlertNet) (BBC)
• In Scotland the M77 was opened by the First minister Jack Mcconnell, from Fenwick in East Ayrshire to Newton Mearns in East Renfrewshire replacing the old dangerous A77 which has claimed many lives, including a local police officer. Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. Jack Wilson McConnell (born June 30, 1960 in Irvine, North Ayrshire) is a former First Minister of Scotland, leader of

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• Almost three months after the legislative election in Iraq, the National Assembly voted overwhelmingly to approve a Shi'a-led cabinet, establishing the first elected government in the history of Iraq. See also: April 27 2005 - April 2005 - April 29 2005 ---- April 28, 2005 was a Thursday Almost three months For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iraq topics. The Council of Representa