See also: April 8, 2005 - April 2005 - April 10, 2005
- A zircon crystal, thought to be the oldest piece of Earth at about 4. See also: April 7 2005 - April 2005 - April 9 2005 ---- The Funeral of Pope John Paul II takes place See also: April 9 2005 - April 2005 - April 11 2005 ---- An Earthquake of magnitude 6 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 EARTH was a short-lived Japanese vocal trio which released 6 singles and 1 album between 2000 and 2001 4 billion years old, goes on a one-day display at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. (BBC)
- Spring 2005 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. History is the study of the past particularly the written record Those who study history as a Profession are called Historians Etymology A textbook is a manual of instruction or a standard book in any branch of study War is an international relations Dispute, characterized by organized Violence between National Military units (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. Jetsun Jamphel Ngawang Lobsang Yeshe Tenzin Gyatso (born Lhamo Döndrub ( 6 July 1935 in Qinghai) He is the head of the Tibetan government-in-exile For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. (Peninsula On-Line)
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