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''See also'' [[April 3, 2005]] - [[April 2005]] - [[April 5, 2005]] |
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[[Category:Days in 2005|04/04]] |
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* [[War in Afghanistan (2001–present)|War in Afghanistan]]: |
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| ⚫ | ** Aid groups are accused of "squandering" large amounts of Afghan aid money. [https://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=reutersEdge&storyID=8070307 (Reuters)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050403214545/http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=reutersEdge&storyID=8070307 |date=2005-04-03 }} |
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| ⚫ | * [[Israel]] is to begin dumping 10,000 tonnes of rubbish in the [[West Bank]] every month. |
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| ⚫ | * A [[UNDP]] report, the third [[Arab Human Development Report]] criticizes the [[United States]] for their actions in the [[Middle East]], particularly in [[Iraq]]. [http://tv4.se/visa/?ID=379966 (TV4 Nyheterna - in Swedish)] [http://cfapp2.undp.org/rbas/ahdr_2004/AHDR_2004_Executive_Summary.pdf (Executive Summary of the Report)] |
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| ⚫ | ** 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. [http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/international.cfm?id=354212005 (The Scotsman)] [https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2005/04/03/nirq03.xml&sSheet=/news/2005/04/03/ixnewstop.html (Telegraph.co.uk)] {{Webarchive|url=http://webarchive.loc.gov/all/20050407211443/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml%3D/news/2005/04/03/nirq03.xml%26sSheet%3D/news/2005/04/03/ixnewstop.html |date=2005-04-07 }} |
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| ⚫ | * [[Israel]] is to begin dumping 10,000 tonnes of rubbish in the [[West Bank]] every month. Opponents say the move is a breach of international treaties and may also pollute the main [[Palestinian people|Palestinian]] water supply, an assertion denied by the Israelis. [http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/pages/ShArt.jhtml?itemNo=560433&contrassID=1&subContrassID=1&sbSubContrassID=0&listSrc=Y (Haaretz)] [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/4409543.stm (BBC)] |
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| ⚫ | * A [[UNDP]] report, the third [[Arab Human Development Report]] criticizes the [[United States]] for their actions in the [[Middle East]], particularly in [[Iraq]]. [http://tv4.se/visa/?ID=379966 (TV4 Nyheterna - in Swedish)]{{Dead link|date=August 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} [https://web.archive.org/web/20051029194706/http://cfapp2.undp.org/rbas/ahdr_2004/AHDR_2004_Executive_Summary.pdf (Executive Summary of the Report)] |
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* 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. This is the first presentation of the award since [[1993]] and only the third since the [[Vietnam War]]. [http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=542&e=1&u=/ap/20050404/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/medal_of_honor_6 (AP)] |
* 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. This is the first presentation of the award since [[1993]] and only the third since the [[Vietnam War]]. [http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=542&e=1&u=/ap/20050404/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/medal_of_honor_6 (AP)] |
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* [[Holy See|The Vatican]] announces that [[Pope John Paul II]]'s [[Funeral of Pope John Paul II|funeral]] is to take place on the morning of [[April 8]] and that he is to be buried in the [[St. Peter's Basilica|crypt]] of [[Saint Peter]] in the Vatican. [http://www.guardian.co.uk/pope/story/0,12272,1451919,00.html (Guardian)] |
* [[Holy See|The Vatican]] announces that [[Pope John Paul II]]'s [[Funeral of Pope John Paul II|funeral]] is to take place on the morning of [[April 8]] and that he is to be buried in the [[St. Peter's Basilica|crypt]] of [[Saint Peter]] in the Vatican. [http://www.guardian.co.uk/pope/story/0,12272,1451919,00.html (Guardian)] |
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* [[Cuba]] announces three days of national mourning for [[Pope]] [[Pope John Paul II|John Paul II]]. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/4408197.stm (BBC)] |
* [[Cuba]] announces three days of national mourning for [[Pope]] [[Pope John Paul II|John Paul II]]. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/4408197.stm (BBC)] |
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* [[Sudan]]ese officials reject the [[United Nations]] resolution to use the [[International Criminal Court]] to prosecute the 51 people accused of responsibility for the [[Conflict in Darfur|Darfur atrocities]]. [http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory?id=638255 (ABC)] |
* [[Sudan]]ese officials reject the [[United Nations]] resolution to use the [[International Criminal Court]] to prosecute the 51 people accused of responsibility for the [[Conflict in Darfur|Darfur atrocities]]. [http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory?id=638255 (ABC)] |
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* [[Afghanistan]]: |
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| ⚫ | ** 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. [http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/international.cfm?id=354212005 (The Scotsman)] [ |
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* The [[Iraqi National Assembly]] elects [[Sunni]] Arab [[Hajim al-Hassani]] as its speaker. [[Shiite]] [[Hussain Shahristani]] and [[Kurd]] [[Aref Taifour]] are elected as his top deputies. The selections are the result of protracted debates between [[Iraq]]'s top political parties. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/4405643.stm (BBC)] |
* The [[Iraqi National Assembly]] elects [[Sunni]] Arab [[Hajim al-Hassani]] as its speaker. [[Shiite]] [[Hussain Shahristani]] and [[Kurd]] [[Aref Taifour]] are elected as his top deputies. The selections are the result of protracted debates between [[Iraq]]'s top political parties. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/4405643.stm (BBC)] |
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* [[vandalism|Vandals]] [[graffiti|deface]] the grave of [[Yitzhak Rabin]] and his wife [[Leah Rabin|Leah]] in the national [[cemetery]] on [[Mount Herzl]] in [[Jerusalem]], [[Israel]], [[spray painting]] them with slogans. [http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/560440.html (Ha'aretz)] [http://www.israelnn.com/news.php3?id=79495 (Arutz Sheva)] [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/4407589.stm (BBC)] |
* [[vandalism|Vandals]] [[graffiti|deface]] the grave of [[Yitzhak Rabin]] and his wife [[Leah Rabin|Leah]] in the national [[cemetery]] on [[Mount Herzl]] in [[Jerusalem]], [[Israel]], [[spray painting]] them with slogans. [https://web.archive.org/web/20050404055932/http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/560440.html (Ha'aretz)] [https://web.archive.org/web/20051129043428/http://www.israelnn.com/news.php3?id=79495 (Arutz Sheva)] [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/4407589.stm (BBC)] |
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* [[Amnesty International]] reports that at least 3,797 people were [[execution|executed]] and 7,395 [[death penalty|sentenced to death]] in [[2004]]. [http://news.amnesty.org/index/ENGACT500112005 (Amnesty International)] [http://news.independent.co.uk/world/politics/story.jsp?story=626479 (Independent)] [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/4409857.stm (BBC)] |
* [[Amnesty International]] reports that at least 3,797 people were [[execution (legal)|executed]] and 7,395 [[death penalty|sentenced to death]] in [[2004]]. [https://web.archive.org/web/20051218030809/http://news.amnesty.org/index/ENGACT500112005 (Amnesty International)] [https://web.archive.org/web/20050420144725/http://news.independent.co.uk/world/politics/story.jsp?story=626479 (Independent)] [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/4409857.stm (BBC)] |
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* [[Nigeria]]n [[President of Nigeria|President]] [[Olusegun Obasanjo]] fires his housing minister [[Alice Mobolaji Osomo]] for [[corruption]] in a housing scandal. [http://www.reuters.co.za/locales/c_newsArticle.jsp?type=topNews |
* [[Nigeria]]n [[President of Nigeria|President]] [[Olusegun Obasanjo]] fires his housing minister [[Alice Mobolaji Osomo]] for [[Political corruption|corruption]] in a housing scandal. [https://web.archive.org/web/20040205193337/http://www.reuters.co.za/locales/c_newsArticle.jsp?type=topNews (Reuters SA)] [https://web.archive.org/web/20050509172854/http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=68&art_id=qw1112627341784B252 (IOL)] [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/4410109.stm (BBC)] |
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* The [[United Nations Security Council]] extends the mandate of [[United Nations|UN]] and [[France|French]] [[peacekeeper]]s in [[Côte d'Ivoire]]. [http://www.reuters.co.za/locales/c_newsArticle.jsp?type=topNews |
* The [[United Nations Security Council]] extends the mandate of [[United Nations|UN]] and [[France|French]] [[Department of Peacekeeping Operations|peacekeeper]]s in [[Côte d'Ivoire]]. [https://web.archive.org/web/20040205193337/http://www.reuters.co.za/locales/c_newsArticle.jsp?type=topNews (Reuters SA)] [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/4408055.stm (BBC)] |
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* [[South Africa]]n president [[Thabo Mbeki]] hosts a meeting between rebels and the Côte d'Ivoire government in his presidential palace. [http://www.news24.com/News24/Africa/News/0,,2-11-1447_1685042,00.html (News24)] [http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=86&art_id=vn20050404065153507C190642 (IOL)] |
* [[South Africa]]n president [[Thabo Mbeki]] hosts a meeting between rebels and the Côte d'Ivoire government in his presidential palace. [https://web.archive.org/web/20051204024739/http://www.news24.com/News24/Africa/News/0,,2-11-1447_1685042,00.html (News24)] [https://web.archive.org/web/20050913190728/http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=86&art_id=vn20050404065153507C190642 (IOL)] |
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* The [[Moldova]]n parliament re-elects president [[Vladimir Voronin]]. [ |
* The [[Moldova]]n parliament re-elects [[President of Moldova|president]] [[Vladimir Voronin]]. [https://web.archive.org/web/20050412203010/http://en.rian.ru/rian/index.cfm?prd_id=160&msg_id=5488648&startrow=1&date=2005-04-04&do_alert=0 (RIA Novosti)] |
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* [[Serbia]]n ex-police general [[Sreten Lukic|Sreten |
* [[Serbia]]n ex-police general [[Sreten Lukic|Sreten Lukić]] surrenders to the [[United Nations|UN]] [[war crime]]s tribunal in [[The Hague]]. He is charged for connection with killings of [[Kosovo Albanian]]s in [[1999]] when he was a head of paramilitary group MUP. [https://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=worldNews&storyID=8075313 (Reuters)]{{Dead link|date=August 2021 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/4408607.stm (BBC)] [http://kosovareport.blogspot.com/2005/04/top-serb-war-crimes-suspect-arrives-at.html (Kosovareport commentary)] |
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* [[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]], 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]]. [https://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000100&sid=aBYNQGz0UN18&refer=germany (Bloomberg)] [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/4409953.stm (BBC)] |
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* [[Brazil]]ian police arrest 11 men over the [[Rio Massacre]] last Thursday when 30 people were killed. [ |
* [[Brazil]]ian police arrest 11 men over the [[Rio Massacre]] last Thursday when 30 people were killed. [https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2005/4/4/police-arrested-after-rio-massacre (Al Jazeera)] |
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* In [[basketball]], the [[2004–05 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team|North Carolina Tar Heels]] beat the [[2004–05 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team|Illinois Fighting Illini]], [[2005 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship Game|75-70]], to win the [[2005 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament]]. [https://www.cbsnews.com/news/north-carolina-wins-ncaa-title/ (CBS News)] |
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Latest revision as of 22:46, 12 January 2024
April 4, 2005 (Monday)
- War in Afghanistan:
- Aid groups are accused of "squandering" large amounts of Afghan aid money. (Reuters) Archived 2005-04-03 at the Wayback Machine
- Six to ten people are killed in a Taliban strike in southern Afghanistan. (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 Scotsman) (Telegraph.co.uk) Archived 2005-04-07 at the Library of Congress Web Archives
- Israel is to begin dumping 10,000 tonnes of rubbish in the West Bank every month. Opponents say the move is a breach of international treaties and may also pollute the main Palestinian water supply, an assertion denied by the Israelis. (Haaretz) (BBC)
- A UNDP report, the third Arab Human Development Report criticizes the United States for their actions in the Middle East, particularly in Iraq. (TV4 Nyheterna - in Swedish)[permanent dead link] (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. This is the first presentation of the award since 1993 and only the third since the Vietnam War. (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. (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. (BBC)
- Cuba announces three days of national mourning for Pope John Paul II. (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. (ABC)
- The Iraqi National Assembly elects Sunni Arab Hajim al-Hassani as its speaker. Shiite Hussain Shahristani and Kurd Aref Taifour are elected as his top deputies. The selections are the result of protracted debates between Iraq's top political parties. (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. (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) (Independent) (BBC)
- Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo fires his housing minister Alice Mobolaji Osomo for corruption in a housing scandal. (Reuters SA) (IOL) (BBC)
- The United Nations Security Council extends the mandate of UN and French peacekeepers in Côte d'Ivoire. (Reuters SA) (BBC)
- South African president Thabo Mbeki hosts a meeting between rebels and the Côte d'Ivoire government in his presidential palace. (News24) (IOL)
- The Moldovan parliament re-elects president Vladimir Voronin. (RIA Novosti)
- Serbian ex-police general Sreten Lukić surrenders to the UN war crimes tribunal in The Hague. He is charged for connection with killings of Kosovo Albanians in 1999 when he was a head of paramilitary group MUP. (Reuters)[permanent dead link] (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. (Bloomberg) (BBC)
- Brazilian police arrest 11 men over the Rio Massacre last Thursday when 30 people were killed. (Al Jazeera)
- In basketball, the North Carolina Tar Heels beat the Illinois Fighting Illini, 75-70, to win the 2005 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament. (CBS News)