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== [[AprilPortal:Current 1events]] [[2005]]==

''This is an [[Portal:Current events/How to archive the portal|archived version]] of Wikipedia's [[Portal:Current events|Current events Portal]] from March 2005.''

* The [[Encyclopædia Britannica]] announces an [[2005 Britannica takeover of Wikimedia|immediate takeover of the Wikimedia Foundation and all associated projects]].

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* Gen. [[Francisco Franco]]'s estate announces that he is [[Generalissimo Francisco Franco is still dead|still dead]].

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* [[Robot]]s begin an invasion of the [[earth]]. CNN and local radio stations report that they have invaded [[New Jersey]]. The military initially resorted to watching the movie [[I, Robot (movie)|I, Robot]] in an effort to deal with the situation, but to no avail. Secretary of Defense [[Donald Rumsfeld]] is currently attending a showing of the movie [[Robots (movie)|Robots]], but it has become clear that that movie will not help either. [http://www.cnn.com (CNN)]

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* An [[evil reptilian kitten-eater from another planet]] feasts upon the poor [[kitten]]s of [[Djibouti]]. [http://bbc.co.uk (BBC)]

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* [[Elvis Presley]] announces comeback after years of living as a [[hermit]] in the [[Congo]]. [http://www.cnn.com (CNN)]

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* [[Jerry Seinfeld]] announces that he and the cast of ''[[Seinfeld]]'' plan on making 23 new episodes starting this fall. [[NBC]] expects to premier the new episodes in [[2006]]. [http://www.reuters.com Reuters]

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* The [[Statue of Liberty]] has been reported missing, with the only clue as to its whereabouts being a trail of pink goo-like substance. Preliminary reports suggest this is the work of [[Dan Aykroyd]] and [[Harold Ramis]]. Residents of [[Manhattan]] and [[Jersey City, New Jersey]] have also complained of loud music, supposedly a [[Jackie Wilson]] song.

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==[[March 31]] [[2005]]==

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* The rebel [[Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda]], members of which had participated in the [[1994]] [[Rwandan Genocide]], announces that it is giving up its armed struggle. The FDLR has been a key source of instability in the aftermath of the [[Second Congo War]]. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/4396785.stm (BBC)]

* [[Pope John Paul II]]'s condition has once again worsened. The pontiff, 84, suffers from a drop in [[blood pressure]] and a high [[fever]]. He is reportedly given [[Anointing of the Sick|Last Rites]]. [http://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/03/31/pope1/index.html (CNN)]

* [[Terri Schiavo]] dies 13 days after her feeding tube was removed by court order in [[Florida]], [[United States|USA]]. [http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=578&ncid=578&e=2&u=/nm/20050331/ts_nm/rights_schiavo_dc (Reuters)] [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/4398131.stm (BBC)]

* [[Matthew Nagle]], a 25 year old paralysed man, has become the first person known to have benefited from a Chip which can read thoughts implanted into his brain. He can think his [[TV]] on and off, change channels and alter the volume thanks to the technology and software linked to devices in his home.[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/4396387.stm (BBC)]

* A [[UN]] report has stated that [[malnutrition]] rates in Iraqi children under five have almost doubled since the [[2003 Invasion of Iraq|US-led invasion of Iraq]]. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/4395525.stm (BBC)]

* The [[UN]]-backed Millennium Ecosystem Assessment, the most comprehensive survey of the [[Earth]]'s ecological condition to date, finds that the condition of the world's [[ecosystem]]s is deteriorating at a dangerous rate. There has been "substantial and largely irreversible" loss of [[biodiversity]], the report says. Basic resources like [[timber]], [[water]], and [[food]] are at risk in some areas, and may be put at risk in more. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/4391835.stm (BBC)] [http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/national/218091_ecoreport30.html (Seattle PI)] [http://dsc.discovery.com/news/afp/20050328/resources.html (Discovery)] [http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=13803&Cr=ecosystem&Cr1= (UN News Centre)]

* The [[Zimbabwe parliamentary elections, 2005|elections]] in [[Zimbabwe]] have proceeded with large queues seen at many polling stations. No violence has been reported, and Incumbent president [[Robert Mugabe]] of the [[ZANU-PF]] party has declared the elections to be free and fair. Opposition leader, [[Morgan Tsvangirai]] of the party [[Movement for Democratic Change|MDC]], disputes this, but still believes his party will win. The election has already been branded unfair by both the [[US]] and the [[EU]] and their observers have been barred from monitoring the poll. Results are expected in two days.[http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000087&sid=aH_fBpk.d0j4&refer=top_world_news (Bloomberg)] [http://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/africa/03/31/zimbabwe.mugabe/ (CNN)] [http://www.news24.com/News24/Africa/Zimbabwe/0,,2-11-1662_1683144,00.html (News24)] [http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=worldNews&storyID=8043431 (Reuters)] [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/4395681.stm (BBC)]

* [[Israel]] has allowed people who received non-Orthodox training in Israel but were converted overseas to become [[Jews]]. These people will now be eligible for Israeli citizenship. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/4396285.stm (BBC)]

* [[Malta]] commemorates the 26th anniversary of the the departure of the last British forces from the island [http://www.di-ve.com/dive/portal/portal.jhtml?id=177936 (di-ve)]

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==[[March 30]] [[2005]]==

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* The island of [[Malta]] is in dispute with [[Italy]] over the transportation of [[Chinese]] [[illegal immigrant]]s between [[Malta]] and [[Sicily]]. [http://www.di-ve.com/dive/portal/portal.jhtml?id=177882 (di-ve)]

* [[Jean-Claude Juncker]] and [[Olli Rehn]] confirm the [[European Union]]'s support for [[Paul Wolfowitz]] to become the president of the [[World Bank]]. [http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/story/0,3604,1448302,00.html (Guardian)]

* [[Doron Grossman]], the [[Israel]]i [[ambassador]] to [[Ethiopia]], is to be flown back to Israel after receiving a critical head injury following an apparent failed [[suicide]] attempt. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/4393643.stm (BBC)]

* [[Osama Mattar]], a [[Palestinian]] [[Hamas]] [[activist]] held in [[custody]] in an [[Israel]]i [[prison]], claims that he received militant training in [[Syria]], Syria and Hamas claim no such training takes place. [http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/israel_hamas_recruit (AP\Yahoo)]

* In [[India]], shops and businesses close down in protest of a new tax law. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/4392607.stm (BBC)]

* A [[Shanghai]] online game player stabs a competitor to death for selling his cyber-sword. [http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=topNews&storyID=8037273 (Reuters)]

* In [[Israel]], [[Jerusalem]] police denies members of [[Jew]]ish organization [[Revava]] access to [[Temple Mount]] during [[Passover]] because of danger that they could use the situation to encourage violence. Revava has planned a pilgrimage to the site in [[April 10]] [http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=JPost/JPArticle/ShowFull&cid=1112066445934 (Jerusalem Post] [http://www.israelnn.com/news.php3?id=79297 (Arutz Sheva)]

* In [[Guatemala]], dozens of disguised [[AIDS]] patients protest government ruling that gives pharmaceutical companies 5-10 years to keep their drug trial data secret, limiting access to cheap generic AIDS drugs [http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/N30211004.htm (Reuters AlertNet)] [http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A11310-2005Mar29.html (Washington Post)]

* [[Europe]]an nations has expressed support of [[United Nations|UN]] secretary general [[Kofi Annan]] after [[United States|US]] probe found no evidence of his involvement with the foul play in [[Oil-for-Food Program]] [http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=worldNews&storyID=8041159 (Reuters)]

* In [[India]], the state of [[Maharashtra]] closes its dance bars outside the city of [[Mumbai]] as breeding grounds for [[prostitution]] [http://www.hindustantimes.com/news/181_1300723,000900040001.htm (Hindustan Times)] [http://www.rediff.com/news/2005/mar/30bars.htm (Rediff)] [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/4394277.stm (BBC)]

* In [[Egypt]], thousands of demonstrators protest against the fifth term of president [[Hosni Mubarak]] despite of the ban on protests. There are conflicting reports on the number of protesters police has detained [http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L30691739.htm (Reuters AlertNet)] [http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/171BDC44-DC05-49A0-A166-4955206ECF2E.htm (Al-Jazeera)] [http://www.reuters.co.za/locales/c_newsArticle.jsp;:424813e6:2d9a1ca87b99028?type=topNews&localeKey=en_ZA&storyID=8012758 (Reuters SA)] [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/4394915.stm (BBC)]

* [[Czech Republic]] government is in crisis after the coalition partner of the ruling [[Civic Democrats]] party. [[Christian Democratic Union - Czechoslovak People's Party|Christian Democrats]], calls for its three ministers to leave. That would lead into a [[minority government]]. Prime minister [[Stanislav Gross]] also faces a [[no confidence vote]] in Friday over his personal finances [http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000085&sid=ax75ZpOWYLoI&refer=europe (Bloomberg)] [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/4395231.stm (BBC)]

* In [[Nigeria]], anti-corruption group [[Economic and Financial Crimes Commission]] detains former police chief [[Tafa Balogun]] for questioning [http://www.vanguardngr.com/articles/2002/headline/f130032005.html (Vanguard, Nigeria)] [http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/IRIN/ef5128b45ebe4b71d7461468f4c7a137.htm (Reuters AlertNet)] [http://allafrica.com/stories/200503300435.html (AllAfrica)]

* In [[Rwanda]], defense minister [[Marcel Gatsinzi]] appears before the traditional [[gacaca]] court accused of failing to stop his troops during the [[Rwandan genocide]]. He says that one of his first orders was to stop the killing. [http://allafrica.com/stories/200503300848.html (AllAfrica)] [http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L30127034.htm (Reuters AlertNet)]

==[[Category:March 29]] [[|2005]]==

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* The [[E-mail spam]]mer [[Scott Richter]] of "OptInRealBig.com" has filed for [[bankruptcy]] protection in [[Denver]]. The reason claimed is a costly [[lawsuit|legal battle]] with [[Microsoft]]. [http://www.denverpost.com/Stories/0,1413,36~32540~2786931,00.html (Denver Post)]

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* ''[[MGM Studios v. Grokster]]'', an important [[lawsuit]] regarding the future of [[peer-to-peer]] [[file sharing]], is heard before the [[United States Supreme Court]]. [http://money.cnn.com/2005/03/29/technology/scotus_filesharing/index.htm (CNN)]

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* [[Life peer|Lord]] [[Paddy Ashdown]], [[High Representative in Bosnia and Herzegovina|High Representative]] in [[Bosnia and Herzegovina]] has sacked [[Dragan Covic|Dragan &#268;ovi&#263;]], [[Croat]] member of the [[Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina]], after he has been charged (but not tried yet) for financial [[corruption]]. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/4390635.stm (BBC)]

* Three [[Romanian]] [[journalist]]s are [[kidnapping|kidnapped]] in [[Iraq]], the latest in a long series of kidnappings for money or political reasons in the country. [http://www.guardian.co.uk/Iraq/Story/0,2763,1447396,00.html (Guardian)], [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/4389391.stm (BBC)]

* [[Death toll]] of [[Marburg virus]] in [[Angola]] rises to 122. [[UNICEF]] support a campaign to stop the spread of the disease [http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/medicalnews.php?newsid=21906 (Medical News Today)] [http://www.news24.com/News24/Africa/News/0,6119,2-11-1447_1681775,00.html (News24)], [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/4386805.stm (BBC)]

* New [[Kyrgyzstan|Kyrgyz]] [[parliament]] installs [[Kurmanbek Bakiyev]] as the official interim [[President of Kyrgyzstan|President]] of [[Kyrgyzstan]], [http://today.reuters.co.uk/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=worldNews&storyID=2005-03-28T175412Z_01_CHA449380_RTRUKOC_0_KYRGYZSTAN.xml (Reuters)], [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/4389197.stm (BBC)], replacing [[Askar Akayev]] who states he is ready to resign. [http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory?id=623340 (ABC)]

* An independent investigation led by [[Paul Volcker]] cleared the [[United Nations Secretary-General]] [[Kofi Annan]] of involvement in the awarding of a contract in the [[Oil-for-Food Programme]] to a company that employed his son, but found fault with Annan for his failure to oversee the program vigorously. [http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=worldNews&storyID=8028911 (Reuters)] [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/4391031.stm (BBC)]

* In the [[United States]], [[Douglas S. Smith Jr]], a former top official of [[Boy Scouts of America]], is charged with possession of [[child pornography]]. [http://www.cnn.com/2005/LAW/03/29/scouts.charges/ (CNN)]

* In [[Uganda]], thousands of [[muslim]]s demonstrate in the capital [[Kampala]] against the [[Domestic Relations Bill]] that would, among other things, limit [[polygamy]]. [http://www.newvision.co.ug/D/8/12/426158 (New Vision, Uganda)], [http://allafrica.com/stories/200503290768.html (AllAfrica)], [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/4391067.stm (BBC)],

* [[France]] intends to change law that allows girls to [[marriage|marry]] at the age of 15 [http://today.reuters.co.uk/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=worldNews&storyID=2005-03-29T193926Z_01_DEN958150_RTRUKOC_0_FRANCE-MARRIAGE.xml (Reuters)] [http://www.guardian.co.uk/france/story/0,11882,1447883,00.html (Guardian)]

* [[Dam]] bursts in South-eastern [[Afghanistan]] near the city of [[Ghazni]]. At least 6 people dead. [http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/SP187390.htm (Reuters AlertNet)], [http://www.waterpowermagazine.com/story.asp?sectionCode=130&storyCode=2027551 (International Water Power and Dam Construction)], [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/4391251.stm (BBC)]

* British [[bullfighting|bullfighter]] [[Frank Evans (bullfighter)|Frank Evans]], known as ''El Inglés'', is about to retire after 40 years. [http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk_news/story/0,3604,1447129,00.html (Guardian)], [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/4391585.stm (BBC)]

* The leaders of [[Brazil]], [[Venezuela]], [[Colombia]] and [[Spain]] meet in [[Ciudad Guayana]], Venezuela. They agree to resist [[drug trafficking]], [[terrorism]] and [[poverty]]. [http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=worldNews&storyID=8029976 (Reuters)]

* [[Spain|Spanish]] prime minister [[José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero|Zapatero]] signs an agreement with president [[Hugo Chávez]] of [[Venezuela]] on the sale of [[warship]]s and military transport planes. Conservative opposition leader [[Mariano Rajoy]] denounces the sale. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/4391615.stm (BBC)]

* Political activists in [[Mongolia]] demonstrate in [[Ulan Bator]] for new elections. [http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/world/archives/2005/03/30/2003248361 (Taipei Times)], [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/4389623.stm (BBC)]

* [[Kenya]] recalls 70 [[diplomat]]s from its [[embassy|embassies]] due to cash shortage; none of them are [[ambassador]]s. [http://allafrica.com/stories/200503281146.html (AllAfrica)], [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/4389697.stm (BBC)]

==[[March 28]], [[2005]]==

* The first arrests are made for [[war crimes]] in [[Darfur]], [[Sudan]]: 15 officials in South Darfur are accused of [[rape]], [[murder]], and other crimes related to the [[Darfur conflict]]. Whether they will be tried in a Sudanese or [[international court]] is uncertain at this time. <!--They're holding maybe 14 to 165 essentially anonymous, low-level people responsible for the deaths of around 200,000? Something's not quite right. [[User:Mr. Billion|Mr. Billion]] 22:31, 28 Mar 2005 (UTC)--> [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/4388197.stm (BBC)] [http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=worldNews&storyID=8013123 (Reuters)]

* The [[Kuomintang]]'s 34-member delegation led by KMT Vice Chairman [[Chiang Pin-kun]] arrives on a landmark official visit to [[mainland China]], the first since the end of [[Chinese Civil War]] in 1949. On their first day, the delegates pay homage at the [[Mausoleum of the 72 Martyrs]] in [[Huanghuagang]] (Yellow Flower Knoll), [[Guangzhou]] in the [[Province of China|province]] of [[Guangdong]]. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/4386787.stm (BBC)], [http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2005/03/28/2003248069 (Taipei Times)], [http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2005-03/28/content_428853.htm (China Daily)]

* [[2005 Sumatran earthquake]]: An [[earthquake]] of [[moment magnitude|magnitude]] 8.7 is reported off the west coast of [[North Sumatra]], likely an [[aftershock]] of the [[2004 Indian Ocean earthquake]]. Concerned about the threat of a [[tsunami]], [[evacuation]]s begin in [[Malaysia]], [[Thailand]], and [[Sri Lanka]], although no significant tsunami activity is reported. [[Indonesia]]'s vice-president reports up to 2,000 deaths [http://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,1280,-4898004,00.html (Guardian)], [http://earthquake.usgs.gov/eqinthenews/2005/usweax/ (USGS)], [http://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/03/28/indonesia.quake/index.html (CNN)], [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/4388579.stm (BBC)], [http://www.cbc.ca/story/world/national/2005/03/28/quake050328.html (CBC)]

* [[Israeli-Palestinian Conflict]]:

** The [[Israel]]i [[Knesset]] voted on a [[referendum]] bill on the [[Disengagement plan]]. 72 MKs rejected, 39 voted for and 3 abstained. [http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/557471.html (Haaretz)]

** The [[Israeli Defence Forces]] arrested 8 [[Palestinian]]s during a raid into [[Jenin]]. Israel claims the 8 men were members of [[Palestinian Islamic Jihad]] building a [[Qassam rocket]], and the [[Israeli Defence Forces|IDF]] have released a list of the 8 Palestinian arrested, stating their name and their alledged activities. According to that list, one of those arrested, [[Hasin Mahmed Mashkah]], was released in [[February]] as a part of the [[prisoner]]-release program involving 500 men. Residents dispute the Israeli claims and state that 3 of the men were members of the security services, and that the other 5 were not known militants. [http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/557744.html (Haaretz)], [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/4387191.stm (BBC)][http://www1.idf.il/DOVER/site/mainpage.asp?sl=EN&id=7&docid=38936.EN (IDF)], [http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/557950.html (Haaretz)]

* [[Lebanon|Lebanese]] officials state that 2000 [[Syria]]n troops have left the country [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/4386805.stm (Arabic News)], [http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L28687250.htm (Reuters AlertNet)], [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/4388227.stm (BBC)]

* Court in [[Moscow]] sentences director [[Yuri Samodurov]] and [[Lyudmila Vasilovskaya]] for fine of 100,000 [[rouble]]s (about [[£]]2,000 or $3,600) for [[blasphemy]] because of their 2003 exhibition ''[[Caution! Religion]]''. [http://www.mosnews.com/news/2005/03/28/museumfined.shtml (Mosnews)], [http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/HRW/261a26a6e5f3c58b0bd0b13421cde391.htm (Reuters AlertNet)], [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/4387833.stm (BBC)]

* In [[Zimbabwe]], [[archbishop]] [[Pius Ncube]] calls for peaceful uprising against the government of [[Robert Mugabe]]. Government denounces his criticism. [http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=68&art_id=vn20050329062441449C329527 (IOL)], [http://www.itv.com/news/world_1287571.html (ITV)], [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/4387601.stm (BBC)]

* [[Russia]]n state [[prosecutor]]s begin sentencing of former [[Yukos]] [[tycoon]] [[Mikhail Khodorkovsky]] and Yukos [[shareholder]] [[Platon Lebedev]] for [[tax evasion]] and [[fraud]]. [http://www.itar-tass.com/eng/level2.html?NewsID=1874883&PageNum=0 (ITAR_TASS)], [http://www.gateway2russia.com/st/art_273944.php (Gateway to Russia)], [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/4388887.stm (BBC)],

* Thousands of [[Egypt]]ians attend the [[funeral]] of [[actor]] [[Ahmed Zaki]]. [http://www.albawaba.com/en/entertainment/181906 (Al Bawaba)], [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/4388325.stm (BBC)]

==[[March 27]], [[2005]]==

* [[Christianity|Christians]] around the [[Earth|world]] celebrate [[Easter|Easter Sunday]]. [http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20050327/ap_on_re_mi_ea/holy_land_easter_2 (AP via Yahoo! News)]

* In comments posted in a German newspaper [[Easter]] Sunday, Chancellor [[Gerhard Schröder]] expressed the hope that German-based companies will stop outsourcing, that they'll invest in employment opportunities within Germany. German companies have long complained of the stifling labor/regulatory/tax climate at home. [http://www.nytimes.com/2005/03/28/international/europe/28germany.html?th&emc=th (New York Times)]

==[[March 26]], [[2005]]==

* Death toll from [[Marburg virus]] [[epidemic]] in [[Angola]] rises to 120; first case of the [[Ebola]]-like virus is reported outside [[Uige Province]] and the capital, [[Luanda]]. [http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200503/s1332103.htm (ABC Australia)] [http://www9.sbs.com.au/theworldnews/region.php?id=108080&region=5 (SBS)] [http://www.recombinomics.com/News/03260506/Marburg_Cabina.html (Recombinomics)]

* Hundreds of thousands of [[Taiwan]]ese hold mass rally to [[protest]] against the [[People's Republic of China]]'s [[Anti-Secession Law of the People's Republic of China|anti-secession law]]. [http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2005-03-26-taiwan-china_x.htm (USA Today/AP)] [http://www.etaiwannews.com/Taiwan/Politics/2005/03/27/1111889747.htm (Taiwan News)]

==[[March 25]], [[2005]]==

* Several [[Imax]] [[cinema]]s in the [[USA]] (in Texas, Georgia and the Carolinas) have chosen not to show the [[film]] "Volcanoes of the Deep Sea" in light of its reference to the theory of [[evolution]]. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/film/4378541.stm (BBC)]

* [[Tulip Revolution]] in [[Kyrgyzstan]]:

** Kyrgyz [[opposition leader]] [[Kurmanbek Bakiyev]] is named interim [[President of Kyrgyzstan]], while ousted President [[Askar Akayev]] remains defiant. [http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L25245723.htm (Reuters)]

** [[looting|Looters]] ransack the [[capital|capital city]] of [[Bishkek]] following the [[protest]]s. [http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/IRIN/990d86555d72a7bca1f03e85bf688ed7.htm (Reuters)]

* Doctors at a [[Monaco]] hospital call the condition of [[Rainier III, Prince of Monaco|Prince Rainier III]] "worrying" and are unsure if he will recover from [[heart failure|heart]] and [[renal failure]]. He remains on a [[respirator]]. [http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20050325/ap_on_re_eu/monaco_prince_rainier_28 (Yahoo! News)]

* [[Good Friday]] was celebrated all over the world. Processions with statues representing the Passion of [[Christ]] ([[Stations of the Cross|Way of the Cross]]) were held all over [[Malta]]. <small>''[NEWSLINK MISSING]''</small>. In [[Mexico City]] 19 year old Osvaldo Gordon was starved, whipped, fainted, crucified with nails through hands, in 162nd such reenactment. [http://el-universal.com.mx/pls/impreso/noticia.html?id_nota=274305&tabla=notas (El Universal)] <small>''[ENGLISH LANGUAGE NEWSLINK MISSING]''</small>

==[[March 24]] [[2005]]==

* [[Paleontology|Paleontologists]] from [[North Carolina State University]] announce the discovery of structures resembling [[blood vessels]] and [[red blood cells]] inside the hindlimb [[fossil]] of a [[Tyrannosaurus rex]]. [http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/summary/307/5717/1852b (Science Magazine)] [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/4379577.stm (BBC)].

* The ''[[Washington Post]]'' claims to have obtained documents indicating that "[[ghosting (prison)|ghosting]]", the use of Army prisons in [[Iraq]] by the [[CIA]] to hold unregistered inmates, is "systematic and known to three senior intelligence officials", contradicting earlier claims by the Army that such incidences were rare and ad hoc. [http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A61206-2005Mar23.html (Washington Post)]

* In [[Kyrgyzstan]], [[protest]]ers and [[riot police]] clash in the [[capital]], [[Bishkek]]. [http://en.rian.ru/rian/index.cfm?prd_id=160&msg_id=5474204&startrow=1&date=2005-03-24&do_alert=0 (RIA Novosti)] [http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/IRIN/bbc5564933da930d7edbbcbdd8b4e4bc.htm (ReutersAlertNet)] [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/4378029.stm (BBC)] President [[Askar Akayev]]'s presidential palace, the [[White House (Kyrgyzstan)|White House]], is overrun and the opposition is planning for a new government. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/4379441.stm (BBC)] Akayev flees Bishkek by [[helicopter]]. His immediate whereabouts are unclear. Some report him going to [[Russia]], others to [[Kazakhstan]]. [http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,151351,00.html (Fox News)] Akayev is reported to have resigned, but this is not confirmed. [http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory?id=609942 (ABC)] [http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-03/25/content_2740426.htm (Xinhua)]

*

* [[Bobby Fischer]] leaves [[Japan]] for [[Iceland]] via [[Copenhagen]] after 8 months in detention. [http://mdn.mainichi.co.jp/news/20050324p2a00m0dm008000c.html (Mainichi Daily News)] [http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=peopleNews&storyID=7991572 (Reuters)] [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/4374811.stm (BBC)]

* The [[World Health Organization]] states that [[tuberculosis]] cases in some [[Africa|African]] countries have tripled since 1990. There are also resistant strains of tuberculosis in [[Russia]]. [http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=healthNews&storyID=7989846 (Reuters)] [http://en.rian.ru/rian/index.cfm?prd_id=160&msg_id=5474027&startrow=1&date=2005-03-24&do_alert=0 (RIA Novosti)] [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/4375179.stm (BBC)]

* [[France]] presents a draft resolution to vote at the [[United Nations]]. It would give [[war crime]] cases in [[Darfur]] region of [[Sudan]] to the [[International Criminal Court]] in [[the Hague]]. USA resists the idea. [http://www.euobserver.com/?sid=9&aid=18739 (EUObserver)] [http://today.reuters.co.uk/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=worldNews&storyID=2005-03-24T085536Z_01_DEN432021_RTRUKOC_0_SUDAN-UN.xml (Reuters)] [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/4377805.stm (BBC)]

* [[Expo 2005|World Expo 2005]] opens in [[Nagoya]], [[Japan]]. [http://www.expo2005.or.jp/ (Expo 2005)] [http://www.asahi.com/english/Herald-asahi/TKY200503240131.html (Asahi Shinbun)] [http://www.tass.ru/eng/level2.html?NewsID=1861559&PageNum=0 (ITAR-TASS)] [http://www.swissinfo.org/sen/swissinfo.html?siteSect=106&sid=5618603 (SwissInfo)]

* The [[US Supreme Court]] declines to hear the appeal filed by the parents of [[Terri Schiavo]] to have her feeding tube reinserted. Florida judge George Greer likewise declines to open Schiavo's records to the [[Florida Department of Children and Families]] [http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=topNews&storyID=7980989 (Reuters)]

==[[March 23]] [[2005]]==

* An explosion occurs at a [[BP]] [[oil refinery]] in [[Texas City, Texas|Texas City]], [[Texas]]. Over 100 are injured, and at least 15 are dead. [http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,151302,00.html (Fox News)] [http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20050323.wbp0323/BNStory/International/ (Globe and Mail)] [http://www.bp.com/genericarticle.do?categoryId=2012968&contentId=7005000 (BP)]

* [[Rainier III, Prince of Monaco|Prince Rainier III]] of [[Monaco]] reportedly has gone into [[renal failure|renal]] and [[heart failure]] and is on a [[respirator]]. [http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=514&e=7&u=/ap/20050323/ap_on_re_eu/monaco_prince_rainier (Yahoo! News)]

* [[Conflict in Iraq]]: [[Iraq]]i Army officials claim that they along with backing from [[US]] troops have killed at least 80 [[insurgent]]s in a raid on a camp near [[Tikrit]]. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/4374533.stm (BBC)]

* Two people die following a bomb in a shopping centre in a [[Christian]] area of North [[Beirut]], [[Lebanon]]. The two are believed to have been foreign workers. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/4374111.stm (BBC)]

* In [[Lebanon]], [[Michel Abu Arraj]], a judge investigating the murder of [[Rafik Hariri]], asks to step down from the case prior to public announcement of the results of the [[United Nations]] investigation. [http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L23461150.htm (Reuters Alertnet)] [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/4375835.stm (BBC)]

* [[Israel]] announces that it will ban [[Palestinian]]s from the [[West Bank]] and [[Gaza Strip]] from entering Israel during the upcoming [[Purim]] holiday. [http://english.people.com.cn/200503/23/eng20050323_177869.html (People's Daily)] [http://www.rte.ie/news/2005/0323/mideast.html (RTE)]

* In [[Brazil]], the Brazilian [[Army]] receives permission to set up second emergency field hospital in the park of [[Rio De Janeiro]] to alleviate shortage of medical services. [[List of Mayors of Rio de Janeiro|Mayor]] [[Cesar Maia]] opposes the move, blaming the situation on lack of government funding. [http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/N21546906.htm (Reuters AlertNet)] [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/4374207.stm (BBC)]

* In [[Kyrgyzstan]], [[riot police]] break up a protest in the capital [[Bishkek]]. [http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/IRIN/9a5015d5df6a1ecfad6abe30f41cd396.htm (Reuters Alertnet)] [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/4375083.stm (BBC)] [[President of Kyrgyzstan|President]] [[Askar Akayev]] sacks his [[interior minister]] and [[prosecutor general]] for "poor work" in dealing with the growing [[protest]]s against his government. [http://www.interfax.ru/e/B/0/28.html?id_issue=11259088 (Interfax)] [http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=worldNews&storyID=7980800 (Reuters)] [http://en.rian.ru/rian/index.cfm?prd_id=160&msg_id=5472339&startrow=1&date=2005-03-23&do_alert=0 (RIA Novosti)] [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/4374437.stm (BBC)] [[USA]] and [[United Nations|UN]] appeal for calm and negotiations. [http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000080&sid=a_M04VAW10So&refer=asia (Bloomberg)] [http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000080&sid=a7Foki3sQT54&refer=asia (Bloomberg)]

* The College of Bishops of the [[Episcopal Church of Scotland]] declares that being a practicing [[homosexual]] does not constitute "a bar to the exercise of an ordained ministry". [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/4374249.stm (BBC)]

* In the [[Central African Republic]], the spokesman of [[André Kolingba]], former military ruler, says that yesterday's shootout outside his house was an assassination attempt. Kolingba has called for an annulment of the results of the presidential elections. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/4374737.stm (BBC)]

* In [[Cambodia]], 16 prisoners die during an jailbreak in the province of [[Kampong Cham]]; 30 others escape. [http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/BKK156113.htm (Reuters AlertNet)] [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/4375587.stm (BBC)]

* In [[Libya]], [[Muammar Gaddafi]] states that he is not going to pardon five [[Bulgaria]]n nurses that face a [[death penalty]] accused of injecting children with the [[HIV]] [http://www.gulf-daily-news.com/Story.asp?Article=107624&Sn=WORL&IssueID=28004 (Gulf Daily News)] [http://www.bgnewsnet.com/story.php?lang=en&sid=19808 (Bulgarian News Network)] [http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?storyID=7987481&type=worldNews (Reuters)] [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/4376551.stm (BBC)]

* In [[Russia]], recent studies and statistics show that the name "Dmitry" is the most popular name in the [[Slavic]] regions of Eastern [[Europe]]. [http://www.mosnews.com/images/p/rodina7359.shtml]

==[[March 22]], [[2005]]==

* The [[New World Hockey Association|World Hockey Association]] announces that a six-team tournament, the ''"[[Bobby Hull]] Invitational"'', will take place in [[May]] 2005 in [[Vancouver]], [[British Columbia]], [[Canada]]. [http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/columns/story?id=2018949 (ESPN)]

* [[Israel]] hands over control of [[Tulkarm]] to the [[Palestinian Authority]]. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/4370813.stm (BBC)]

* [[Rainier III, Prince of Monaco|Prince Rainier III]] of [[Monaco]], hospitalized for the past two weeks with a [[Respiratory system|pulmonary]] [[infection]], is moved to [[intensive care]]. [http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=514&e=6&u=/ap/20050322/ap_on_re_eu/monaco_prince_rainier (Yahoo! News)]

* In [[Chile]], [[Paul Schäfer]], former leader of [[Colonia Dignidad]], is charged with involvement in the [[1976]] disappearance of [[Juan Maino]], activist and opponent of the regime of [[Augusto Pinochet]]. [http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/N21146619.htm (Reuters AlertNet)] [http://www.plenglish.com/article.asp?ID=%7BBE959FFE-B0E8-4A11-B6E0-C54BC95D2E80%7D&language=EN (Prensa Latina)] [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/4370607.stm (BBC)]

* In [[Kyrgyzstan]], [[President of Kyrgyzstan|President]] [[Askar Akayev]]'s spokesman claims that the [[protest]]s are a [[Coup d'état|coup attempt]] planned by "[[drug mafia]]". [http://newsfromrussia.com/world/2005/03/22/58751.html (Pravda)] [http://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/03/22/kyrgyzstan.ap/ (CNN)]

* In the [[Democratic Republic of Congo]], authorities say they have arrested many senior members of [[militia]] groups in [[Ituri]], including [[Thomas Lubanga]] of the [[Union of Congolese Patriots]]. [http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L2144427.htm (Reuters AlertNet)] [http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/RMOI-6AQ2TZ?OpenDocument (ReliefWeb)] [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/4370843.stm (BBC)]

* [[United Nations]] declares [[World Water Day]], starting a decade-long [[Water for Life]] campaign for clean [[water]]. [http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=13724&Cr=water&Cr1= (UN News Centre)] [http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory?id=602733 (ABC)] [http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/fromthefield/219124/111142023935.htm (Reuters AlertNet)] [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/4370847.stm (BBC)]

* [[Nigeria]]n [[President of Nigeria|President]] [[Olusegun Obasanjo]] sacks education minister [[Fabian Osuji]] for corruption. [http://www.vanguardngr.com/articles/2002/headline/f123032005.html (Vanguard, Nigeria)] [http://allafrica.com/stories/200503210766.html (AllAfrica)] [http://www.reuters.co.za/locales/c_newsArticle.jsp;:423c1bf9:67cb6051ffa8377b?type=topNews&localeKey=en_ZA&storyID=7950277 (Reuters SA)]

* [[Germany|German]] airline [[Lufthansa]] announces its takeover of [[Swiss Airlines]]. [http://www.swissinfo.org/sen/swissinfo.html?siteSect=106&sid=5620973 (Swissinfo)] [http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000085&sid=aNVDCLdnIrSU&refer=europe (Bloomberg)]

* In [[Italy]], the Council of State allows [[Alessandra Mussolini]] to stand in elections. [http://www.agi.it/english/news.pl?doc=200503222108-1257-RT1-CRO-0-NF11&page=0&id=agionline-eng.oggitalia (AGI)] [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/4373819.stm (BBC)]

* In [[India]], numerous [[bank]] workers take part in a one-day [[strike]] to protest government reforms and bank merges they say will lead to job cuts. [http://www.newkerala.com/news-daily/news/features.php?action=fullnews&id=89037 (New Kerala)] [http://www.hindustantimes.com/news/181_1289561,0002.htm (Hindustan Times)] [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/4371707.stm (BBC)]

* The [[India]]n government bans veterinary drug [[diclofenac]] because of a connection to the near [[extinction]] of [[vulture]]s. [http://www.indianexpress.com/full_story.php?content_id=67006 (Indian Express)] [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/4372783.stm (BBC)]

* [[List of Presidents of Peru|Ex-president]] of [[Peru]], [[Alberto Fujimori]], plans to finance his coming presidential campaign with ''[[Fuji-Cola]]''. Fujimori is in exile in Japan, is wanted for [[corruption]], [[murder]] and [[kidnapping]] and is legally banned from holding public office in Peru until 2010 [http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=oddlyEnoughNews&storyID=7973839 (Reuters)] [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/4372563.stm (BBC)]

* In [[Angola]], at least 96 people have died of [[Marburg virus]]. [http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/LSGZ-6ARCD5?OpenDocument (ReliefWeb)] [http://www.reuters.co.za/locales/c_newsArticle.jsp;:42410d4f:873ca14e478e439a?type=topNews&localeKey=en_ZA&storyID=7979712 (Reuters SA)] [http://www.news24.com/News24/Africa/News/0,,2-11-1447_1680038,00.html (News24)] [http://www.cidrap.umn.edu/cidrap/content/bt/vhf/news/mar2205fever.html (CIDRAP)]

==[[March 21]], [[2005]]==

*[[Iceland]]'s parliament, [[Alþingi]], votes to grant [[fugitive]] [[United States|U.S.]] [[chess]] champion [[Bobby Fischer]] Icelandic [[citizenship]]. [http://www.ndtv.com/sports/showsports.asp?sportname=Report&story=Iceland+grants+citizenship+to+Fischer&id=21824 (NDTV)] [http://today.reuters.com/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=peopleNews&storyID=2005-03-22T012550Z_01_N21348368_RTRIDST_0_PEOPLE-JAPAN-FISCHER-DC.XML (Reuters)]

* [[Israel]] has announced plans to add 3,500 homes to the [[Ma'ale Adummim]] [[Israeli settlement|settlement]] in occupied territories east of [[Jerusalem]]. Chief [[Palestinian]] negotiator [[Saeb Erekat]] said this would "sabotage" peace efforts. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/4367787.stm (BBC)]

* [[Red Lake High School massacre]]: In a [[US]] [[school shooting]], [[Jeff Weise]] opened fire at [[Red Lake High School]] in [[Minnesota]], killing nine people and then himself. [http://www.kansascity.com/mld/kansascity/news/11196411.htm (Kansas City Star)][http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/4370617.stm (BBC)]

*[[United Nations|UN]] [[United Nations Secretary-General|Secretary-General]] [[Kofi Annan]] proposes to have the [[UN Security Council|Security Council]] expanded from 15 members to 24 members. [http://www.isn.ethz.ch/news/sw/details.cfm?id=10975 (ISN)] [http://edition.cnn.com/2005/US/03/20/un.reform/ (CNN)] [http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=worldNews&storyID=7956341 (Reuters)] [http://wireservice.wired.com/wired/story.asp?section=Breaking&storyId=1007520&tw=wn_wire_story (Wired)]

* [[Tulip Revolution]]: After taking [[Jalal-Abad, Kyrgyzstan|Jalal-Abad]] in southern [[Kyrgyzstan]] one day earlier, opposition [[protest]]ers against [[electoral fraud]] in the [[Kyrgyz parliamentary elections, 2005|2005 parliamentary elections]] take over the northern city of [[Osh]] and seize government buildings. Prime minister states the government does not intend to use force. [http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L21422712.htm (Reuters Alertnet)] [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/4365945.stm (BBC)] [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/4367319.stm (BBC)]

* [[India]]n politician [[Narendra Modi]] addresses a meeting of [[Indian-American]]s via satellite. He claims there is a "disinformation campaign" against India. [http://sify.com/news/politics/fullstory.php?id=13698065 (Sify)] [http://www.outlookindia.com/pti_news.asp?id=287402 (Outlook India)]

* [[World Wildlife Fund]] states that [[Chinese River Dolphin|Asian river dolphin]]s are in danger due to [[pollution]] and [[dam]]ming of rivers. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/4367135.stm (BBC)]

* [[Tornado]]es in northern [[Bangladesh]] kills 27. [http://www.expressnewsline.com/phpnews2/news.php?action=fullnews&showcomments=1&id=2066 (Express Newsline)] [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/4367193.stm (BBC)]

* [[Bangladesh]]i police charge 10 people accused of murder of opposition politician [[Shah AMS Kibria]], member of [[Awami League]]. They include eight members of the ruling [[Bangladesh Nationalist Party]]. Kibria was killed in a grenade attack [[January 27]]. [http://nation.ittefaq.com/artman/publish/article_17033.shtml (New Nation, Bangladesh] [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/4367359.stm (BBC)]

* In [[Haiti]], four people, including two [[United Nations|UN]] [[peacekeeping|peacekeepers]], are killed in a shootout between peacekeepers and former rebels. [http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=worldNews&storyID=7954097 (Reuters)]

* In [[Namibia]], president [[Sam Nujoma]] retires and is succeeded by [[Hifikepunye Pohamba]]. [http://allafrica.com/stories/200503180690.html (AllAfrica)] [http://www.reuters.co.za/locales/c_newsArticle.jsp;:423d6e5b:f456dbbb13f0485e?type=topNews&localeKey=en_ZA&storyID=7952122 (Reuters SA)] [http://www.news24.com/News24/Africa/News/0,,2-11-1447_1679289,00.html (News24)] [http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=worldNews&storyID=7956341 (Reuters)] [http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000087&sid=aj8V3EHtH_LY&refer=top_world_news (Bloomberg)] [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/4367015.stm (BBC)]

* [[Russia]] criticises [[Poland|Polish]] decision to name a square in [[Warsaw]] after dead [[Chechen]] separatist leader [[Djokhar Dudayev]] [http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L21413282.htm (Reuters AlertNet)] [http://www.mosnews.com/news/2005/03/21/warsawdudayev.shtml (Mosnews)] [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/4370493.stm (BBC)]

* [[Netherlands|Dutch]] lumber merchant [[Guus van Kouwenhoven]] is charged with [[war crime]]s and arms smuggling to then-president [[Charles Taylor]] during civil war in [[Liberia]] [http://www.reuters.co.za/locales/c_newsArticle.jsp;:423fea6e:96e51157647de2a2?type=topNews&localeKey=en_ZA&storyID=7969307 (Reuters SA)] [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/4370533.stm (BBC)]

* In [[Estonia]], prime minister [[Juhan Parts]] announces his resignation after [[vote of no confidence]] against justice minister [[Ken-Marti Vaher]]. That also means his government is dissolved [http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000085&sid=aZKvA0ecB7Dw&refer=europe (Bloomberg)] [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/4369399.stm (BBC)]

==[[March 20]], [[2005]]==

* [[United States Secretary of State|US Secretary of State]] [[Condoleeza Rice]] arrives in [[Beijing]] for the last leg of her six-country Asian trip. Rice met with [[President of the People's Republic of China|President]] [[Hu Jintao]] and [[Premier of the People's Republic of China|Premier]] [[Wen Jiabao]]; talks about [[North Korea]] [[nuclear missile]]s program and [[Taiwan]] are on the top of the agenda. [http://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/03/20/rice.china/ (CNN)] [http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2005-03/21/content_426672.htm (China Daily)]

* [[Protest]]ers in [[Kyrgyzstan]] march against [[electoral fraud]] in the [[Kyrgyz parliamentary elections, 2005|2005 Kyrgyz parliamentary elections]], and appear to have taken control of the southern town of [[Jalal-Abad, Kyrgyzstan|Jalal-Abad]] after mounting large-scale demonstrations to demand [[Askar Akayev]] to step down as [[President of Kyrgyzstan]]. [http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=worldNews&storyID=7953528 (Reuters)], [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/4365945.stm (BBC)], [http://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/03/20/kyrgyzstan.riots.ap/ (CNN)]

* [[Flood]]s in [[Afghanistan]] kill more than 200. Coalition [[helicopter]]s are dispatched to save people [http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000080&sid=aB7kOq6GW2Go&refer=asia (Bloomberg)] [http://www.hipakistan.com/en/detail.php?newsId=en77245&F_catID=&f_type=source (Hi Pakistan)] [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/4365623.stm (BBC)]

* In [[Azerbaijan]], president [[Ilham Aliyev]] announces [[pardon]]s for 114 people, including 7 [[opposition]] leaders and total of 50 [[political prisoner]]s [http://www.azertag.com/en/index.shtml?language=english&catid=&news_year=&news_month=&news_day=&newsid=101116&themes_viewing=&themes_page=&themeid=&news_page= (Azertag)] [http://www.cascfen.org/contents.php?cid=159 (CASCFEN)] [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/4366911.stm (BBC)]

* [[Serbia]]n government states that Bosnian Serb general [[Vinko Pandurevic|Vinko Pandurevi&#263;]] will surrender to [[war crime]]s tribunal at [[the Hague]]. He is charged with [[genocide]] connected to [[Srebrenica massacre]] in [[1995]] [http://www.fena.ba/uk/vijest.html?fena_id=FSA239522&rubrika=ES (FENA)] [http://www.b92.net/english/news/index.php?&nav_category=2&nav_id=31613&order=priority&style=headlines (B92)] [http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=worldNews&storyID=7952391 (Reuters)]

==[[March 19]], [[2005]]==

* A 7.0 [[magnitude]] earthquake hits [[Japan|Japan's]] southernmost main island of [[Kyushu]]. [[Japan's Meteorological Agency]] emits warnings for [[tsunami]]s that could hit areas including the coast of Kyushu. [http://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/03/19/quake.japan.reut/index.html (CNN)]

* One [[United Kingdom|Briton]] killed and 12 people wounded by a car bomb in [[Doha]], [[Qatar]]. [http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/0BDACDA4-241C-40CD-A216-066F004D3665.htm (Al-Jazeera)] [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/4365039.stm (BBC)]

* [[Pakistan]] successfully test-fires a long-range nuclear-capable [[ballistic missile]], [[Shaheen-II]], the latest in a series of tests. Shaheen-II can travel upto 2,000 km and carry all kinds of warheads. [http://pakistantimes.net/2005/03/20/top1.htm (Pakistan Times)] [http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=story_20-3-2005_pg1_4 (Daily Times, Pakistan)] [http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/1056454.cms (Times of India)]

* [[G20]] group of the [[developing country|developing countries]] calls on rich nations to end their [[farming subsidies]] in five years [http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?storyID=7950003&type=businessNews (Reuters)] [http://www.businessweek.com/ap/financialnews/D88U25K01.htm?campaign_id=apn_home_down (Business Week)] [http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000086&sid=aoeM4iSNt5X0&refer=latin_america (Bloomberg)] [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/4361109.stm (BBC)]

==[[March 18]], [[2005]]==

* [[Woman imam|Woman Imam in NYC]]: [[Amina Wadud]], an [[African American]] Muslim, and a professor of [[Islamic studies]] at [[Virginia Commonwealth University]], led a congregation of about 60 women and 40 men in the weekly Muslim Friday, or [[Jumu'uah]], prayer, despite the disapproval of mainstream Muslim scholars. [http://www.cnn.com/2005/US/03/18/muslim.prayer.ap/ (CNN)] [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/4361931.stm (BBC)]

* [[Israeli-Palestinian conflict]]:

** In [[Tel Aviv]], 10,000 people rallied to support [[Israel's unilateral disengagement plan of 2004]] and support [[Ariel Sharon]]'s plan to leave the [[Gaza Strip]] now. [http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/554094.html (Haaretz)], [http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3060422,00.html (Ynet)]

** Member of [[Knesset]] [[Effi Eitam]], announced he will move to settle in [[Gush Katif]]. This is despite a restriction order on relocating in the [[Gaza Strip]] issued by the Chief of the Southern Command. The Knesset chairman [[Reuven Rivlin]] said MK immunity covers Eitam's act. [http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/554053.html (Haaretz)]

* [[South Korea]]ns stand outside the [[Japan]]ese embassy in [[Seoul]], protesting over a disputed island called [[Tokto]] in [[Korea]] and [[Takeshima]] in Japan. [http://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/03/19/japan.korea.island.reut/ (CNN)]

* The government of [[Ukraine]] admits that 18 [[Kh-55 Granat]] nuclear-capable [[cruise missile]]s (without warheads) were smuggled to [[Iran]] and [[China]] by arms dealers. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/4361505.stm (BBC)]

* In the [[Netherlands]], businessman [[Frans van Anraat]] is put on trial for allegedly selling chemicals to [[Saddam Hussein]] to make [[chemical weapon|poison gas]]. He is accused of complicity to commit [[war crime]]s and [[genocide]]. [http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=worldNews&storyID=7941214 (Reuters)] [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/4360137.stm (BBC)]

* [[United States|USA]] denies diplomatic [[visa (document)|visa]] to [[India]]n politician [[Narendra Modi]], chief minister of [[Gujarat]] [http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/1055543.cms (times of India)] [http://www.ndtv.com/template/template.asp?template=Gujaratviolence&slug=Modi+denied+visa+to+visit+US&id=16500&callid=0&category=National (NDTV)] [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/4360259.stm (BBC)]

* In the [[Solomon Islands]], militia leader [[Harold Keke]] and two others receive a [[life sentence]] for murdering [[Augustine Geve]] [http://www.solomonstarnews.com/drupal-4.4.1/?q=node/view/1612 (Solomon Star)] [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/4360299.stm (Reuters)] [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/4360299.stm (BBC)]

* The [[United Nations]] fires one employee and suspends six others without pay for allegations of sexual abuse in the [[Democratic Republic of Congo]]. [http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/N17189681.htm (Reuters AlertNet)] [http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=13695&Cr=democratic&Cr1=congo (UN News Centre)]

* The [[SMTH BBS]], the most popular [[newsgroup]]-like [[Bulletin Board System]] among Chinese university students and graduates, is forced by the [[People's Republic of China|PRC]] government to shut down off-campus access. [http://washingtontimes.com/upi-breaking/20050318-062031-1826r.htm (Washington Times)] <!-- Washington Times incorrectly identifies SMTH as a online chatroom. -->

* [[Private (rank)|Private]] [[Johnson Beharry]] of the [[British Army]] becomes the first person to receive the [[Victoria Cross]] since 1982 and the first living recipient since 1969. [http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=574&ncid=721&e=2&u=/nm/20050318/wl_nm/britain_cross_dc (Reuters)]

==[[March 17]] [[2005]]==

* At the [[Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider]] [[particle accelerator]] in [[Upton, New York]], [[physicist]] [[Horatiu Nastase]] may have created a [[black hole]]. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/4357613.stm (BBC)]

* The [[People's Republic of China]] frees [[Uighur]] dissident and businesswoman [[Rebiya Kadeer]] on [[medical parole]]. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/4357637.stm (BBC)]

* U.S. Congressman [[Rob Portman]] ([[United States Republican Party|R]]-[[Ohio]]) was nominated by President [[George W. Bush]] to be the [[United States Trade Representative]], replacing [[Robert Zoellick]]. Portman is subject to [[United States Senate|Senate]] confirmation. ([[Reuters]]) [http://edition.cnn.com/2005/BUSINESS/03/17/us.trade.rep.reut/]

* [[Transparency International]] (TI), a nonprofit which works against [[corruption]], warns about US companies overcharging for the rebuilding of [[Iraq]]. A TI study showed that a multi-million-dollar deal was awarded to a US company only for it to sub-contract the work to an Iraqi firm for a fraction of the cost. [http://www.zaman.com/?bl=national&alt=&hn=17558 (Zaman)] [http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/B20401BD-E520-4F0D-A234-9082A2FCC58A.htm (Aljazeera)]

* A number of [[non-governmental organization]]s meet in [[Geneva]], [[Switzerland]] in the [[World Water Forum]]. They call for [[water]] to be treated as a common asset instead of being [[privatization|privatized]]. [http://www.swissinfo.org/sen/swissinfo.html?siteSect=106&sid=5607616 (Swissinfo)]

* In [[China]], a [[bus]] explosion kills about 30 people in [[Jiangxi]] province. [http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2005-03/17/content_425865.htm (China Daily)] [http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/PEK336757.htm (Reuters AlertNet)] [http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/afp_asiapacific/view/137796/1/.html (Channel News Asia)] [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/4356797.stm (BBC)]

* In [[Bolivia]], opposition leader [[Evo Morales]] calls off blockades against the government of [[Carlos Mesa]] after it raises [[tax]]es of foreign energy companies. [http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000086&sid=aLwVH4szxGSw&refer=latin_america (Bloomberg)] [http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=worldNews&storyID=7927339 (Reuters)] [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/4356547.stm (BBC)]

* [[London]] police say they have foiled an attempt to steal £220 million from the London offices of the [[Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation|Sumitomo Mitsui Bank]]. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/4356661.stm (BBC)] [http://today.reuters.co.uk/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=topNews&storyID=2005-03-17T021526Z_01_CAS703415_RTRUKOC_0_CRIME-BRITAIN-SUMITOMO.xml (Reuters UK)]

* The only remaining [[statue]] in [[Madrid]] of the [[Spain|Spanish]] [[dictator]] [[Francisco Franco]] is removed on government orders. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/4357373.stm (BBC)]

* In [[Italy]], the staff of [[Milan]]'s [[La Scala]] [[opera]] vote for the resignation of the famous [[conductor]] [[Riccardo Muti]]. [http://today.reuters.com/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=stageNews&storyID=2005-03-16T200736Z_01_L16669211_RTRIDST_0_STAGE-ARTS-SCALA-DC.XML (Reuters)] [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/4356545.stm (BBC)].

* In [[Russia]], [[Anatoly Chubais]], head of Russia's state power monopoly [[Unified Energy System]], survives an apparent [[ambush]] [http://www.interfax.ru/e/B/politics/28.html?id_issue=11257109 (Interfax)] [http://en.rian.ru/rian/index.cfm?prd_id=160&msg_id=5465951&startrow=1&date=2005-03-17&do_alert=0 (RIA Novosti)] [http://today.reuters.co.uk/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=worldNews&storyID=2005-03-17T124525Z_01_ZWE726807_RTRUKOC_0_UTILITIES-RUSSIA-SHOOTING.xml (Reuters)]

* King of [[Thailand]], [[Bhumibol Adulyadej]], intends to personally direct artificial [[rain]] making project to end [[drought]] in the country. He intends to use his own [[cloud seeding]] technique [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/4358535.stm (BBC)]

* In [[Zimbabwe]], president [[Robert Mugabe]] states in his election campaign that the country is short of food. Local opposition group the [[National Constitutional Assembly]] says that ZANU-PF use food as a political tool [http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L17477374.htm (Reuters AlertNet)]

* [[Russia]]n police arrests an [[Australia]]n man who threatened to blow up a passenger plane [http://www.themoscowtimes.com/stories/2005/03/18/019.html (Moscow Times)] [http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5744,12583078%255E23109,00.html (Australian)] [http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L17687260.htm (Reuters)]

==[[March 16]] [[2005]]==

* [[Israel]] formally hands [[Jericho]] to [[Palestinian Authority]] control, which is likely to strengthen [[Mahmoud Abbas]]. The PA will resume security control over the city and will have to make sure that wanted militants will remain in check. [http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/nm/mideast_dc (Yahoo!)][http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/4353109.stm (BBC)]

* Anti-fascist protesters in the center of [[Riga]], [[Latvia]], end up in custody after trying to stop the annual march of [[Waffen-SS]] veterans and young radical nationalists. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/4353997.stm (BBC)]

* [[Russia]] announces that it will pay [[$]]10 m to the people who betrayed [[Chechnya|Chechen]] separatist leader [[Aslan Maskhadov]], who was killed by Russian special forces. [http://www.guardian.co.uk/russia/article/0,2763,1438509,00.html (The Guardian)]

* President of [[Bolivia]] [[Carlos Mesa]] has asked the country's congress to approve early elections in August to replace him to "prevent bloodbath". There are still widespread opposition protests against his economic policies. [http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=worldNews&storyID=7912341 (Reuters)] [http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000086&sid=aUPgmsV8QdTE&refer=latin_america (Bloomberg)] [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/4351227.stm (BBC)]

* President of [[El Salvador]], [[Tony Saca]], criticises new inquiries of The [[Inter-American Commission on Human Rights]] into [[El Mozote massacre]] in [[1981]]. [http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/N15646173.htm (Reuters AlertNet)] [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/4352741.stm (BBC)]

* The [[United States Senate]] accuses seven US [[bank]]s of complicity of allowing [[Augusto Pinochet]] to set up 100 [[bank account]]s to hide money total to US$15 million. [http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=worldNews&storyID=7914175 (Reuters)] [http://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/americas/03/16/pinochet.funds/ (CNN)] [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/4352905.stm (BBC)]

* [[Amnesty International]] states that fair elections are "impossible" in [[Zimbabwe]]. [http://news.amnesty.org/index/ENGAFR460042005 (Amnesty International)] [http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L15707620.htm (Reuters AlertNet)] [http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L15707620.htm (News24)]

* In the [[court system of Canada|Supreme Court]] of [[British Columbia]] today, Ripudaman Singh Malik and Ajaib Singh Bagri were found not [[guilty]] in [[Air India Trial|their trial]] for the bombing of [[Air India]] [[Air India Flight 182|Flight 182]]. [http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20050316.w4airindiamain0316/BNStory/National/ (The Globe and Mail)] [http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=worldNews&storyID=7923863 (Reuters)] [http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000082&sid=aG32VeuUFtVw&refer=Canada (Bloomberg)]

* [[European Union]] postpones negotiations for [[Croatia]]'s possible membership. Delegates state that [[Zagreb]] has not cooperated with the [[International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia]] in trying to arrest suspected war criminal [[Ante Golovina]]. [http://www.euobserver.com/?sid=9&aid=18680 (EUObserver)] [http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000087&sid=avNlGBIL6mjk&refer=top_world_news (Bloomberg)] [http://today.reuters.co.uk/News/newsArticle.aspx?type=worldNews&storyID=2005-03-16T165807Z_01_DOB644406_RTRUKOC_0_BC-EU-CROATIA-DELAY.xml (Reuters)] [http://www.wpherald.com/storyview.php?StoryID=20050316-114815-2069r (World Peace Herald)]

* A [[plane crash]] in [[Russia]] kills 28, some of them employees of [[Lukoil]] oil company. [http://www.mosnews.com/news/2005/03/16/crashsurvivors.shtml (Mosnews)] [http://en.rian.ru/rian/index.cfm?prd_id=160&msg_id=5463986&startrow=1&date=2005-03-16&do_alert=0 (RIA Novosti)] [http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000087&sid=a2nqlw1.tHlo&refer=top_world_news (Bloomberg)]

* [[Zambia]]n government files [[corruption]] charges against ex-president [[Frederick Chiluba]] in a British High Court. He is accused of defrauding the state of the equivalent of US$35 million. [http://www.reuters.co.za/locales/c_newsArticle.jsp;:42380979:517bbb3f4296ca78?type=topNews&localeKey=en_ZA&storyID=7916876 (Reuters SA)] [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/4354069.stm (BBC)]

* [[United Nations]] withdraws its foreign personnel from west of [[Darfur]] after threats from pro-government militias. [http://allafrica.com/stories/200503160826.html (AllAfrica)] [http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=worldNews&storyID=7924401 (Reuters)] [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/4354933.stm (BBC)]

* [[Iran]] publicly executes [[serial killer]] [[Mohammad Bijeh]], nicknamed the "Tehran Desert Vampire". [http://www.iranmania.com/News/ArticleView/Default.asp?NewsCode=30514&NewsKind=Current%20Affairs (IranMania)] [http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/HOS653761.htm (Reuters AlertNet)] [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/4353449.stm (BBC)]

* In [[Japan]], [[Hitachi]] unveils two examples of its wheeled [[robot]] [[Emiew]]. [http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=technologyNews&storyID=7903371 (Reuters)] [http://slashdot.org/articles/05/03/16/2314240.shtml?tid=126&tid=216 (Slashdot)]

* In [[China]], [[smth]], the biggest BBS in chinese campus, announced that IP outside the [[Tsinghua University]] would be blocked off.

[http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/nm/20050322/tc_nm/china_internet_dc (yahoo)]

==[[March 15]] [[2005]]==

*U.S. Representative [[Henry Waxman]] sends a scathing letter to President [[George W. Bush]], accusing the administration of having withheld until after the election a damaging audit regarding overcharges by [[Halliburton]] for services in [[Iraq]] (such as charging $27,000,000 for transporting $82,000 worth of fuel from Kuwait to Iraq). [http://www.guardian.co.uk/Iraq/Story/0,2763,1438694,00.html (Guardian)] [http://www.philly.com/mld/dailynews/news/nation/11139371.htm (Philadelphia Daily News)]

* [[OPEC]] announces that it's unable to control [[petroleum|oil]] prices. [http://msnbc.msn.com/id/7190109/ (MSNBC)]

* The dedication of the new [[Yad Vashem]] Holocaust museum in [[Jerusalem]], [[Israel]]: leaders from 40 states and the [[General Secretary]] of the [[UN]] [[Kofi Annan]] attend inauguration of [[Holocaust]] museum. [[President of Israel]] [[Moshe Katzav]] said that the new museum serves as "an important signpost to all of humankind, a signpost that warns how short the distance is between hatred and murder, between racism and genocide." [http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/552109.html (Haaretz)]

* In the [[Philippines]], police storm the [[Camp Bagong Diwa prison]]. 26 die during the fighting, three of them [[Abu Sayyaf]] members. Six police officers are wounded. [http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=topNews&storyID=7900407 (Reuters)] [http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000087&sid=a0HrSL3NqNY0&refer=top_world_news (Bloomberg)] [http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/net/2005/03/15/death.toll.in.taguig.jail.crisis.26.html (Sun Star, Manila)] [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/4349471.stm (BBC)]

* [[Japan]]ese [[immigration]] officials state that they are going to [[deportation|deport]] [[Bobby Fischer]] back to [[USA]], instead of allowing him to move to [[Iceland]]. [http://mdn.mainichi.co.jp/news/20050315p2a00m0dm006000c.html (Mainich Daily News)] [http://msnbc.msn.com/id/7186259/ (MSNBC)]

* In [[Kosovo]], an explosion hits the motorcade of president [[Ibrahim Rugova]] in the capital [[Pristina]]. [http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=worldNews&storyID=7902023 (Reuters)] [http://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/03/15/kosovo.rugova/ (CNN)] [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/4349777.stm (BBC)]

* The [[International Criminal Court]] will hear its first case, the allegations of [[war crime]]s during a [[civil war]] in the [[Democratic Republic of Congo]]. [http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=story_14-3-2005_pg4_10 (Daily Times)] [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/4349567.stm (BBC)]

* The government of [[Italy]] announces that it will begin to withdraw its troops from [[Iraq]] in several months. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/4352259.stm (BBC)]

* In [[Niger]], thousands of protesters demonstrate violently outside parliament against rising prices and high [[tax]] increases. Some of them call for resignation of the president [[Mamadou Tandja]] [http://allafrica.com/stories/200503150756.html (AllAfrica)] [http://www.reuters.co.za/locales/c_newsArticle.jsp;:423706e0:f275fc5ab7f342b?type=topNews&localeKey=en_ZA&storyID=7907618 (Reuters SA)] [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/4352349.stm (BBC)]

* In [[Zimbabwe]], new electoral court rules that jailed opposition politician [[Roy Bennett]], member of the [[Movement for Democratic Change]], can take part of parliamentary elections on [[March 31]]. [http://allafrica.com/stories/200503150570.html (AllAfrica)] [http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L1580604.htm (Reuters AlertNet)] [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/4351491.stm (BBC)]

* In [[Paris]], [[France]], French-Algerian [[Djamel Beghal]] is sentenced to 10 years in jail for plotting to bomb [[United States|US]] embassy in [[2001]]. Five others received shorter sentences. [http://today.reuters.co.uk/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=worldNews&storyID=2005-03-15T165756Z_01_HOP547898_RTRUKOC_0_SECURITY-FRANCE-USA.xml (Reuters)] [http://www.iht.com/articles/2005/03/15/europe/web.0315france2.html (IHT) [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/4350525.stm (BBC)]

* In [[Lebanon]], [[United Nations]] team that investigates murder of [[Rafik Hariri]], completes its mission. They will present their findings to secretary general [[Kofi Annan]] in [[New York]] [http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L15259271.htm (Reuters AlertNet)] [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/4352513.stm (BBC)]

* In [[Italy]], cardinal [[Tarcisio Bertone]], [[Roman catholic]] [[archbishop]] of [[Genoa]], speaks against what he describes as "lies" in the popular book "The [[Da Vinci Code]]"; the book effectively claims that, among other things, the church suppresses information about [[Jesus]]' marriage with [[Mary Magdalene]] [http://www.catholicnews.com/data/stories/cns/0501484.htm (Catholic News Service)] [http://www.cwnews.com/news/viewstory.cfm?recnum=35873 (Catholic World News)] [http://today.reuters.com/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=entertainmentNews&storyID=2005-03-15T180221Z_01_L15123548_RTRIDST_0_ENTERTAINMENT-ARTS-VATICAN-DAVINCI-DC.XML (Reuters)] [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/4350625.stm (BBC)]

==[[March 14]] [[2005]]==

*Massive protests take place in [[Beirut]], [[Lebanon]], against the [[Syria|Syrian]] presence there. With an estimated turnout of 800,000 to 1 million, it is the largest public demonstration on the issue yet. [http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory?id=581330 (ABC News)]

*[[Cyclone Ingrid]] is moving away from [[Darwin, Northern Territory|Darwin]], [[Northern Territory]] and towards the [[Kimberley region of Western Australia]] as a [[Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale|Category 4 storm]]. [http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200503/s1323166.htm (AustBC News)], [http://www.bom.gov.au/products/IDD65011.shtml (Aust BOM)]

* The [[Anti-Secession Law of the People's Republic of China]], a law aimed at resolving the [[political status of Taiwan|issue of Taiwan]], is passed and enters into force. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/4346283.stm (BBC News)]

* According to [[World Wildlife Fund]], melting [[glacier]]s in the [[Himalayas]] could lead first to [[flood]]s in [[China]], [[India]] and [[Nepal]] and then long [[drought]]s. [http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000080&sid=aEXRYEeiVwkM&refer=asia (Bloomberg)] [http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-03/14/content_2694416.htm (Xinhua)] [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/4346211.stm (BBC)]

* In [[Italy]], [[Alessandra Mussolini]], granddaughter of ''[[Il Duce]]'' [[Benito Mussolini]], is banned from regional elections for presenting fraudulent signatures. She threatens to go on a [[hunger strike]]. [http://today.reuters.co.uk/News/newsArticle.aspx?type=worldNews&storyID=2005-03-12T185347Z_01_CHA267978_RTRUKOC_0_ITALY-MUSSOLINI.xml (Reuters)] [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/4346133.stm (BBC)]

* In the [[Philippines]], inmates of a [[Camp Bagong Diwa]] maximum security [[prison]] in [[Manila]] took [[hostage]]s during an attempted jailbreak and demand to talk with authorities. At least four guards and one prisoner have been killed. Prisoners claim to hold 100 hostages; police dispute this number. According the police, the attempt was led by imprisoned members of [[Abu Sayyaf]]. [http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/net/2005/03/14/standoff.in.bicutan.jail.continues.(3.01.p.m.).html (Sun Star, Manila)] [http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=worldNews&storyID=7888152 (Reuters)]

* [[Bangladesh]] bans [[smoking]] in public places. [http://today.reuters.co.uk/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=worldNews&storyID=2005-03-14T083241Z_01_DEN430714_RTRUKOC_0_HEALTH-BANGLADESH-SMOKING.xml (Reuters)]

* [[San Francisco]] Superior Court Judge [[Richard Kramer]] says that limiting [[marriage]] to between man and woman is [[unconstitutional]] [http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/archive/2005/03/15/SAMESEX.TMP (San Francisco Chronicle)] [http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=topNews&storyID=7898872 (Reuters)] [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/4349201.stm (BBC)]

* In [[India]], muslim charity [[Sunni Waqf Board]] claims ownership of the [[Taj Mahal]]. They have issues notice to [[Archeological Survey of India]] to show opposing evidence [http://www.expressnewsline.com/phpnews2.php?action=fullnews&showcomments=1&id=23 (Express Newsline)] [http://www.newkerala.com/news-daily/news/features.php?action=fullnews&id=84835 (New Kerala)] [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/4348663.stm (BBC)] [http://www.hindustantimes.com/2005/Mar/13/181_1277387,0008.htm (Hindustan Times)]

* 500 protesters are arrested in [[Nepal]] [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/4346385.stm (BBC)]

* In [[Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia|Macedonia]] [[Ljube Boskowski]], former interior minister, is indicted for war crimes for an alleged role in clashes between ethnic albanians and security forces in [[2001]] [http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?storyID=7894709&type=worldNews (Reuters)] [http://www.rferl.org/featuresarticle/2005/03/61047b70-c241-40ee-9595-114a63f922a4.html (RFE)] [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/4348347.stm (BBC)]

* According to [[International Maritime Bureau]], 35 [[pirate]]s stormed gas tanker ''MT Tri Samudra'' in [[Malacca Strait]] last saturday and captured its captain and chief engineer for [[ransom]]. The ship has been released. In another attack, pirates capture three members of a [[japan]]ese tugboat [http://www.todayonline.com/articles/39998.asp (Today Online)] [http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/afp_asiapacific/view/137431/1/.html (Channel News Asia)] [http://www.abc.net.au/ra/news/stories/s1323235.htm (ABC)] [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/4347167.stm (BBC)]

* In [[Zambia]], former president [[Frederick Chiluba]] protests when government anti-[[corruption]] investigators seize hundred of pieces of clothing from the warehouse he used to store them. Police suspects that the clothes were bought using government funds [http://allafrica.com/stories/200503141086.html (AllAfrica)] [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/4348711.stm (BBC)]

* The [[United States government]] announces the arrests of 103 members of the violent [[street gang]] [[MS-13]]. ([http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=519&ncid=519&e=18&u=/ap/20050314/ap_on_re_us/gang_arrests AP])

==[[March 13]] [[2005]]==

* International authorities apprehend 41 suspects in a massive [[money laundering]] ring code-named [[Operation White Whale|White Whale]] in [[Spain]]. [http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000085&sid=aq5jvxTHdqi8&refer=europe (Bloomberg)] [http://news.independent.co.uk/europe/story.jsp?story=619661 (Independent)] [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/4344447.stm (BBC)]

* [[Pope John Paul II]] leaves [[Gemelli Hospital|Gemelli Polyclinic]] 2 1/2 weeks after his [[tracheotomy]] and returns to [[Vatican City]]. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/4344923.stm BBC]

* The [[Malta Labour Party]] celebrates a long expected victory in the Local Council Elections in [[Malta]]. 53.18% of the electorate voted Labour whereas 44.6% voted for the [[Partit Nazzjonalista]]. [http://www.di-ve.com/dive/portal/portal.jhtml?id=174740 (di-ve)]

* [[People's Republic of China|China]] begins [[human trial]]s of [[AIDS]] [[vaccine]] [http://english.people.com.cn/200503/13/eng20050313_176657.html (People's Daily Online)] [http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/afp_asiapacific/view/137133/1/.html (Channel News Asia)] [http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/medicalnews.php?newsid=21185 (Medical News Today)]

* In [[France]], prime minister [[Jean-Pierre Raffarin]] agrees to demands of protesters and grants concession on his reform policies [http://today.reuters.co.uk/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=worldNews&storyID=2005-03-13T152249Z_01_CHA355128_RTRUKOC_0_FRANCE-RAFFARIN.xml (Reuters)] [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/4345193.stm (BBC)]

* Former leader of [[Togo]], [[Gnassingbé Eyadéma]], is buried in the capital [[Lome]] [http://www.news24.com/News24/Africa/News/0,6119,2-11-1447_1675791,00.html (News24)] [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/4345493.stm (BBC)]

* [[Roll Back Malaria]] charity concert begins in [[Dakar]], [[Senegal]], to collect funds to fight against [[malaria]] and to buy [[mosquito net]]s. Local musician [[Youssou N'Dour]] organized the concert and it features major african artists. [http://www.news24.com/News24/Entertainment/Abroad/0,,2-1225-1243_1675830,00.html (News24)] [http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=musicNews&storyID=7884134 (Reuters)] [http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=84&art_id=qw1110616560475A141 (IOL)]

* [[Muslim]] religious scholars in [[Pakistan]] announce a [[fatwa]] that decrees that [[heroin]] use is un-[[Islam]]ic. The ''fatwa'' is pronounced in a seminar in [[Baluchistan]]. [http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=story_14-3-2005_pg7_41 (Daily Times, Pakistan] [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/4346163.stm (BBC)]

* In [[Turkey]], authorities close down the [[Bosphorus]] shipping channel after a cargo ship that carried liquiefied [[petroleum]] gas sinks due to bad weather. It takes hours for the shipping authorites to collect gas tanks. [http://www.planetark.com/dailynewsstory.cfm/newsid/29916/story.htm (Planet Ark)] [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/4345301.stm (BBC)]

* In [[Italy]], explosion in the [[Motta di Livenza]] injures three people. Officials suspect serial bomber [http://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/03/13/italy.explosion.ap/ (CNN)] [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/4345457.stm (BBC)]

==[[March 12]] [[2005]]==

* [[President of the People's Republic of China|President]] [[Hu Jintao]] of the [[People's Republic of China]] is elected to be chairman of the [[Central Military Commission]] by the 3rd Plenum of the 10th [[National People's Congress]]. [http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-03/13/content_2690671.htm (Xinhua)] [http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=worldNews&storyID=7884180 (Reuters)] [http://www.wstm.com/Global/story.asp?S=3069127 (NBC-WTSM)] [http://news.cctv.com/news/special/C13558/20050312/100798.shtml (CCTV)]

* The [[State Council of the People's Republic of China|State Council]] of the [[People's Republic of China]] approves the [[resignation]] of [[Hong Kong]]'s [[Chief Executive of Hong Kong|Chief Executive]] [[Tung Chee-Hwa]], who then becomes a vice-chairman of the [[Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference|Political Consultative Conference]], an advisory body. [http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/afp_asiapacific/view/137022/1/.html (Channel News Asia)] [http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-03/13/content_2689970.htm (Xinhua)]

*[[Ukraine]] begins to pull its troops out of [[Iraq]]. [http://www.voanews.com/english/2005-03-12-voa29.cfm (VOA)] [http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/20BE7417-42C7-4AB5-8377-80CEAB570567.htm (Al Jazeera)] [http://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,1280,-4859040,00.html (Guardian)]

* Local council elections in [[Malta]] are to take place. Results initially appear to favour the [[Malta Labour Party]]. [http://www.di-ve.com/dive/portal/html/kunsilli2005/mainpage.html (di-ve)]

==[[March 11]] [[2005]]==

* A day of [[mourning]] is held in [[Spain]] to mark the first anniversary of the [[11 March 2004 Madrid attacks]]. At noon, [[Juan Carlos I of Spain|King Juan Carlos I]] and [[Sofía of Spain|Queen Sofía]] inaugurate the [[Forest of the Departed]] (''Bosque de los Ausentes''), a memorial park in [[Madrid]] where an [[olive tree|olive]] or [[cypress]] tree has been planted for each victim of the tragedy. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/4338727.stm (BBC)] [http://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/03/10/madrid.blame.ap/ (CNN)] [http://www.thestar.com/NASApp/cs/ContentServer?pagename=thestar/Layout/Article_Type1&c=Article&cid=1110495015601&call_pageid=970599119419 (Toronto Star)] [http://www.4ni.co.uk/nationalnews.asp?id=38489 (4ni)]

* Released official documents have confirmed that the [[U.S]] held children as young as 11 years old at the [[Abu Ghraib]] prison in [[Iraq]]. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/4339511.stm (BBC)]

* President of [[Switzerland]], [[Samuel Schmid]], speaks in [[Madrid]] in a conference on [[terrorism]] and urges countries to respect [[international law]] and [[human rights]] [http://www.swissinfo.org/sen/swissinfo.html?siteSect=106&sid=5593254 (Swissinfo)] [http://www.nzz.ch/2005/03/10/eng/article5593254.html (NZZ)]

* Former [[Chess]] world champion [[Garry Kasparov]] announces he is going to [[retirement|retire]] from professional competitions [http://www.tass.ru/eng/level2.html?NewsID=1819611&PageNum=0 (ITAR-TASS)] [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/4338719.stm (BBC)]

* In [[Brussels]] airport, 56 [[Iran]]ian [[monarchist]] protesters sit in an [[airliner]] for 16 hours to [[protest]] against the [[Islamism|Islamic]] government of Iran. Police later remove them from the plane. [http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=worldNews&storyID=7873167 (Reuters)] [http://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/03/11/iran.monarchists.ap/ (CNN)] [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/4337629.stm (BBC)]

* All is set for the local council elections in [[Malta]] which shall take place tomorrow. The results are expected to be in favour of the [[Malta Labour Party]], the current opposition party. <!--Many accuse the present government of not allowing certain villages to participate in the [[election]]s and are considering them as a threat to democracy on the island.-->[http://www.di-ve.com/dive/portal/portal.jhtml?id=174632&pid=23 (di-ve)] [http://www.maltatoday.com.mt/2005/03/06/t20.html (MaltaToday)] [http://217.145.4.56/ind/news.asp?newsitemid=12832 (Independent Online)]

* In the [[United Kingdom|UK]], the controversial [[Prevention of Terrorism Act 2005]] was finally given [[Royal Assent]] after one of the longest ever sittings by the [[House of Lords]].

==[[March 10]] [[2005]]==

* [[Paul Schäfer]], former leader of [[Colonia Dignidad]] community in [[Chile]], is arrested in [[Argentina]] accused of child [[sexual abuse]]. He has been on the run for 8 years. [http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=worldNews&storyID=7870406 (Reuters)] [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/4338825.stm (BBC)]

* [[USA]] withdraws from part of the [[Vienna Convention]] that gave the [[International Criminal Court]] the right to intervene in cases of foreigners held in [[death row]]s in US [[jail]]s [http://edition.cnn.com/2005/US/03/11/vienna.convention/ (CNN)] [http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=topNews&storyID=7868062 (Reuters)] [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/4338523.stm (BBC)]

* In [[Rwanda]], traditional [[Gacaca]] [[community court]]s begin to judge cases of people accused of involvement in the [[Rwandan genocide]] in [[1994]] [http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/IRIN/7d7634fe6c29039614c34f6ef008dda4.htm (Reuters AlertNet)] [http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/EVIU-6ACKQC?OpenDocument (ReliefWeb)] [http://allafrica.com/stories/200503100939.html (AllAfrica)]

* In [[Djibouti]], [[Mohamed Daoud Chehem]], the only opposition candidate in the forthcoming [[presidential election]]s, withdraws from the race. The incumbent President [[Ismail Omar Guelleh]] remains the only candidate in the elections of [[April 8]] [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/4337003.stm (BBC)]

* [[Conflict in Iraq]]: At least 47 people have died following an apparent [[suicide bomb]]ing at a [[Shia]] funeral in the [[Iraq]]i city of [[Mosul]]. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/4337363.stm (BBC)]

* A [[U.S]] Judge has dismissed a case brought by [[Vietnam]]ese plaintiffs over the use of [[Agent Orange]] during the [[Vietnam War]]. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/4336941.stm (BBC)] [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/bsp/hi/pdfs/10_03_05_agentorange.pdf (Judges Decision in Full)]

* [[Lebanese President]], [[Emile Lahud]], reappoints [[Omar Karami]] as [[Prime Minister]] of [[Lebanon]] and asks him to form a new government, less than two weeks after Karami resigned in the face of anti-[[Syria]]n protests. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/4335417.stm (BBC)]

* [[Israel]]i troops kill Mohammed Abu Hazneh, a member of [[Palestinian Islamic Jihad]] and an alledged plotter of the recent [[Tel Aviv]] "Stage" nightclub suicide bombing. After he killed a [[K9]] [[dog]], the troops [[IDF Caterpillar D9|bulldozed]] his house, crushing him to death. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/4335135.stm (BBC)]

* The [[Chief Executive of Hong Kong|Chief Executive]] of [[Hong Kong]], [[Tung Chee Hwa]], announces he is to [[resignation|resign]]. He blames his poor health for the decision, while some believe that he may have been dismissed by the [[Peoples Republic of China|Chinese]] government. [http://hk.news.yahoo.com/tung/index.html (Yahoo! Hong Kong)][http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/4335061.stm (BBC)]

* 16 people die following an explosion in a mine in the [[Shanxi]] province of [[China]]. [http://breakingnews.iol.ie/news/story.asp?j=168302976&p=y683x3848&n=168303854 (IOL)]

*A senior [[United Nations]] envoy has said far more people have died in [[Darfur]] during the two-year conflict than previously admitted.[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/4336015.stm (BBC)]

*Flags across the nation fly at [[half-mast]] as the largest [[police]] [[memorial]] in [[Canadian]] history is held in [[Edmonton]], to honour the four [[RCMP]] victims of the [[Rochfort Bridge massacre]]. Attending were ~10,000 officers from [[North America]], Canadian dignitaries and entertainers with songs of reflection and sorrow. [http://www.cbc.ca/story/canada/national/2005/03/10/rcmp-memorial050310.html (CBC)] [http://www.thestar.com/NASApp/cs/ContentServer?pagename=thestar/Layout/Article_Type1&c=Article&cid=1110495015771&call_pageid=970599119419 (Toronto Star)]

* The [[Islam]]ic Commission of [[Spain]], that country's largest Muslim group, issues a [[fatwa]] against [[al-Qaeda]] leader [[Osama Bin Ladin]], ruling that his actions have made him an [[apostate]], that he should not be regarded as a Muslim, and that his claim that the [[Qur'an]] justifies his [[terrorist]] actions constitutes [[istihlal]], the sin of making up one's own law. It is claimed to be the first fatwa to be pronounced against Bin Ladin, and to have the tacit support of Muslim leaders in several Islamic countries. [http://www.cbc.ca/story/world/national/2005/03/11/fatwa-050311.html (CBC)]

==[[March 9]], [[2005]]==

* [[Cyclone Ingrid]] diminishes to a [[Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale|category 3 storm]], and is crossing the [[Cape York Peninsula]] in northern [[Queensland]], [[Australia]] late on March 9, 2005 UTC. [http://www.bom.gov.au/products/IDQ65002.shtml ABOM]

* In [[Australia]], immigration minister [[Amanda Vanstone]] grants [[Cui Yu Hu]] permanent residency [http://www.news.com.au/story/0,10117,12488085-1243,00.html (News.com.au)] [http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5744,12490323%255E1702,00.html (Australian)] [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/4328063.stm (BBC)]

* In [[Bolivia]], Congress refuses to accept resignation of President [[Carlos Mesa]] and he withdraws it [http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=worldNews&storyID=7846099 (Reuters)] [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/4329793.stm (BBC)]

* [[Akhmed Zakayev]], envoy of the killed [[Chechen]] separatist leader [[Aslan Maskhadov]], states that Maskhadov's death does not end resistance to [[Russia]]n rule and that his successor would be chosen in a couple of days [http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000087&sid=azMS_2h05NLY&refer=top_world_news (Bloomberg)] [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/4331527.stm (BBC)]

* [[Colombia]] [[extradition|extradites]] captured [[FARC]] leader [[Omaira Rojas Cabrera]], also known as ''Sonia'', to [[USA]] to face [[drug trafficking]] charges [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/4331673.stm (BBC)]

* [[Conflict in Iraq]]: [[Iraqi police]] discover the bullet-riddled and/or headless bodies of 41 people at two sites, one near the Syrian border, the other just south of [[Baghdad]]. [http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/I/IRAQ?SITE=PAPIT&SECTION=HOME (AP)]

* Israeli Defence Minister [[Shaul Mofaz]] and Palestinian head of the PNA [[Mahmoud Abbas]] have not agreed upon giving [[Jericho]] and [[Tulkarm]] to Palestinian security control, as early reports suggested, but talks continue. [http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/549582.html (Haaretz)] [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/4333197.stm (BBC)]

* In [[Israel]], an official report has revealed that [[Israel]]i state bodies have been diverting funds from state projects to fund the establishment of illegal [[Israeli settlement]]s in the [[West Bank]]. Former state prosecutor [[Talia Sasson]] has recommended that criminal investigations be launched. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/4328817.stm (BBC)]

* [[Ramush Haradinaj]], the former prime minister of [[Kosovo]], flies to [[International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia]] in [[The Hague]] to answer for charges for his role as a former commander of [[Kosovo Liberation Army]] in 1998-1999. He goes there voluntarily. [http://see.oneworld.net/article/view/104400/1/ (OneWorld)] [http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=worldNews&storyID=7849762 /Reuters)] [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/4331457.stm (BBC)]

* In the [[Philippines]], 29 children from San Jose Elementary School die from [[food poisoning]] after eating [[cassava]] balls. [http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=worldNews&storyID=7849894 (Reuters)]

* [[Syria]] says its troops will leave [[Lebanon]] before parliamentary elections in May [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/4331687.stm (BBC)] [http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=worldNews&storyID=7844288 (Reuters)]

* In [[Costa Rica]], bank robbers take [[hostage]]s in the western town of [[Santa Elena de Monteverde]]. Three robbers, five hostages and a security agent are killed during the siege. Last robber surrenders [http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/N09295420.htm (Reuters AlertNet)] [http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/news/world/11093619.htm (San Jose Mercury News)] [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/4334659.stm (BBC)]

* In [[South Africa]], 5.3 [[Richter scale]] [[earthquake]] collapses [[Hartebeestfontein]] [[gold]] mine south of [[Johannesburg]] and traps 40 [[miner]]s undersground. One miner is killed and 23 injured. Medics and volunteer miners rescue them in a 12-hour rescue operation [http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=14&click_id=14&art_id=vn20050310065519208C414430 (IOL)] [http://today.reuters.co.uk/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=worldNews&storyID=2005-03-10T014942Z_01_DEN958510_RTRUKOC_0_QUAKE-SAFRICA-TRAPPED.xml (Reuters)] [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/4333307.stm (BBC)]

* In [[Spain]], [[Alfredo Galán]], a [[serial killer]] who left [[playing cards]] on the bodies of some of his victims, is sentenced to jail for 142 years [http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=worldNews&storyID=7853106 (Reuters)] [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/4333189.stm (BBC)]

* In [[Guinea]], president [[Lansana Conte]] sacks three senior ministers, security minister [[Moussa Sampil]], foreign affairs minister [[Mamadi Conde]] and mines minister [[Alpha Mady Soumah]], to replace them with the members of his own [[Party of Unity and Progress]]. Journalists and students welcome sacking of Sampil because of his handling of an alleged [[assassination]] attempt against the president in January. [http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/IRIN/86154b73c1b95ae4f5dab82b7b19eef7.htm (Reuters)] [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/4333753.stm (BBC)]

* [[World Health Organization]] issues a warning that cases of [[malaria]] have increased to 500 million- much more than they anticipated [http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=healthNews&storyID=7854731 (Reuters)] [http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?chanID=sa003&articleID=0000834E-6EF7-122F-AEF783414B7F0000 (Scientific American)] [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/4332921.stm (BBC)]

==[[March 8]], [[2005]]==

* In [[Lebanon]], almost five hundred thousand people have flooded a [[Beirut]] square, in front of the [[United Nations]] building, in a rally showing their support for [[Syria]], dwarfing previous anti-Syria demonstrations. [http://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/03/08/lebanon.syria/ (CNN)] [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/4329201.stm (BBC)] [http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory?id=561326 (ABC)][http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=1&categ_id=2&article_id=13265 (Daily Star, Lebanon)] [http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=worldNews&storyID=7844288 (Reuters)]

* A very high plume of ash and steam is seen coming from the direction of active volcano [[Mount St. Helens]] in the [[United States|U.S.]] [[U.S. states|state]] of [[Washington]]. The plume is visible as far away as [[Portland, Oregon]]. [http://en.wikinews.org/wiki/Ash_and_steam_reported_over_Mount_St._Helens (Wikinews)] [http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory?id=563368 (ABCnews)]

* In [[Northern Ireland]] the [[Provisional IRA|IRA]] issues an unprecedented statement that they made an offer to the family of murder victim [[Robert McCartney (murder victim)|Robert McCartney]] to shoot the members involved in his [[31 January]] killing. The family made it clear that they wanted the people concerned prosecuted, not physically harmed. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/northern_ireland/4330445.stm (BBC)]

* [[Russia]]n armed forces claim that [[Chechnya|Chechen]] separatist leader [[Aslan Maskhadov]] has been killed in a special forces operation. [http://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,1280,-4849827,00.html (Guardian)]

* [[Kosovo|Kosovan]] Prime Minister [[Ramush Haradinaj]] reports that he has been charged with [[war crimes]] by the [[International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia]] and resigns. He will travel to [[The Hague]] of his own volition, although he maintains his innocence. [http://today.reuters.co.uk/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=worldNews&storyID=2005-03-08T152708Z_01_ULL839612_RTRUKOC_0_SERBIAMONTENEGRO-KOSOVO-HARADINAJ.xml (Reuters)]

* [[Gianfranco Fini]], the [[foreign minister]] of [[Italy]] has demanded that the [[US]] "identify and punish" those responsible for the death of [[Nicola Calipari]], the Italian intelligence agent killed by US soldiers in [[Iraq]]. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/4328551.stm (BBC)]

* In [[Australia]], 104-year-old [[Ethnic Chinese|Chinese]] widow [[Cui Yu Hu]], who has lived in the country for 10 years, loses an appeal to receive a permanent [[visa (document)|visa]]. She has asked immigration minister [[Amanda Vanstone]] to intervene. [http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5744,12480149%255E1702,00.html (The Australian)] [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/4328063.stm (BBC)]

* [[South Africa]] intends to change the name of the capital [[Pretoria]] to [[Tshwane]] [http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=14&click_id=6&art_id=vn20050308071333955C396655 (IOL)] [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/4328445.stm (BBC)]

==[[March 7]] [[2005]]==

* [[Prisoner Abuse in Iraq]]: American troops in [[Iraq]] filmed themselves kicking a gravely wounded prisoner in the face and making the arm of a corpse appear to wave, then titled the effort "[[Ramadi]] Madness" after the city where it was made. [http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/nm/20050308/ts_nm/iraq_usa_abuse_dc (Reuters via Yahoo)]

* 133 prisoners have died following a fire in a prison in the [[Dominican Republic]]. The government has promised an investigation, as the fire follows clashes between rival gangs in the prison which is located in the eastern city of [[Higuey]]. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/4328243.stm (BBC)]

* Former [[US President]] [[George H.W. Bush]] has praised his successor [[Bill Clinton]] after Clinton allowed Bush to sleep on the only Bed in the airplane the pair were using on their tour of [[tsunami]]-hit areas. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/4325585.stm (BBC)]

*[[John R. Bolton]] is nominated by President [[George W. Bush]] to become the [[U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations]]. [http://www.cnn.com/2005/US/03/07/bolton/index.html (CNN)] [http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,149633,00.html (Fox News)].

*[[Hans Bethe]], Nobel Laureate in Physics, discoverer of [[Nuclear_fusion#Fusion_in_the_Sun|stellar fusion]], key participant in development of atomic and hydrogen bombs, outspoken critic of arms race and nuclear testing, died at age 98. [http://en.wikinews.org/wiki/Nobel_Laureate_Hans_Bethe_passes_away_at_age_of_98 wikinews] [http://www.news.cornell.edu/ Cornell University News Service]

*A [[Vietnam]]ese [[nurse]] is confirmed to have contracted the [[bird flu]], raising the number bird flu patients in Vietnam to 22, since late [[2004]]. [http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-03/07/content_2663379.htm (Xinhua)] [http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=worldNews&storyID=7821864 (Reuters)] [http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000087&sid=aZsKheRy5A6c&refer=top_world_news (Bloomberg)]

*[[Ireland|Irish]] singer [[Bono]], of [[rock band]] [[U2 (band)|U2]], is nominated for [[World Bank]] presidency. [http://www.guardian.co.uk/arts/news/story/0,11711,1431946,00.html (Guardian)] [http://www.businessworld.ie/livenews.htm?a=1123496;s=rollingnews.htm (Business World)] [http://www.zaman.com/?bl=hotnews&alt=&trh=20050307&hn=17207 (Zaman)]

*[[Sony Corporation]] announces that its current US operations chief, [[United Kingdom|British]]-born [[Howard Stringer]], is to become its first-ever non-[[Japan]]ese Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. [http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/afp_asiapacific_business/view/135991/1/.html (Channelnewsasia)]

*The [[People's Republic of China]] warns that it will not tolerate the [[United States]] and [[Japan]] including [[political status of Taiwan|Taiwan]] in any security alliance. [http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2005/03/07/2003225802 (AFP)]

* In [[Moldova]], ruling Pro-Western [[Communist Party of the Republic of Moldova]] wins a narrow majority in [[Moldovan Parliamentary Election, 2005|parliamentary election]]s but will be probably unable to elect a [[President of Moldova|president]] without further political alliances with other parties [http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=worldNews&storyID=7820092 (Reuters)] [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/4322617.stm (BBC)] [http://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/03/07/molodova.russia.ap/ (CNN)]

* [[3-19 shooting incident]]: Police in [[Taiwan]] says that they have identified the man who shot at president [[Chen Shui-bian]] last year. Wife of unemployed man ''Chen Yi-hsiung'' says he confessed and committed suicide a few days later [http://english.www.gov.tw/index.jsp?action=cna&cnaid=7438 (CNA, Taiwan)] [http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/SP290324.htm (Reuters Alertnet)] [http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000087&sid=a90g5k2eyjLg&refer=top_world_news (Bloomberg)] [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/4324583.stm (BBC)]

* [[Italy]] prepares a funeral for the agent [[Nicola Calipari]] who died in Iraq protecting released hostage [[Giuliana Sgrena]]. Sgrena disputes US Army account of the shooting [http://www.nypost.com/news/worldnews/40818.htm (New York Post)] [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/4324445.stm (BBC)] [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/4324251.stm (BBC Sgrena interview)]

* In [[South Korea]], finance minister [[Lee Hun-jai]] resigns over allegations that his wife has made illegal property deals [http://times.hankooki.com/lpage/200503/kt2005030717133852820.htm (Korea Times)] [http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000087&sid=a03AdMrXH0zM&refer=top_world_news (Bloomberg)] [http://today.reuters.co.uk/News/newsArticle.aspx?type=worldNews&storyID=2005-03-07T051046Z_01_DOB714237_RTRUKOC_0_KOREA-POLITICS-MINISTER.xml (Reuters UK)]

* [[Germany|German]] financial company [[Deutsche Börse AG]] withdraws its takeover of the [[London Stock Exchange]] [http://cbs.marketwatch.com/news/story.asp?guid=%7B9F8DDC5B-F4C7-4190-9CD2-0FB498B21845%7D&siteid=google&dist=google (MarketWatch)] [http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000102&sid=a6ohRn_QE.gM&refer=uk (Bloomberg)] [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/4324321.stm (BBC)]

* [[Malaysia]] and [[Indonesia]] agree to talks about the border dispute in [[Borneo]] over [[oil]] resources. Indonesia has deployed military units to the area [http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/afp_asiapacific/view/136015/1/.html (Channel News Asia)] [http://today.reuters.co.uk/News/newsArticle.aspx?type=worldNews&storyID=2005-03-07T061941Z_01_DOB717625_RTRUKOC_0_SECURITY-INDONESIA-MALAYSIA.xml (Reuters)] [http://www.thejakartapost.com/detaillatestnews.asp?fileid=20050306121201&irec=0 (Jakarta Post)]

* Representatives of [[European Union]] meet with those of [[Turkey]], a prospective new member. They also critisize Turkish police for violent handling of a [[demonstration]] that marked the [[International Women's Day]] in [[Istanbul]]. Turkish officials promise to investigate the case [http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000085&sid=a.CwJnQocw0s&refer=europe (Bloomberg)] [http://www.iht.com/articles/2005/03/07/news/turkey.html (IHT)]

* [[Momcilo Perisic|Mom&#269;ilo Peri&#353;i&#263;]], former [[Yugoslavia]]n army general, hands himself in to the [[United Nations]] [[war crime]]s tribunal in the [[Hague]]. He is charged with complicity of [[Serbia]]n [[separatist]] war crimes in [[Bosnia]] and [[Croatia]] during the [[Yugoslav Wars]]. [http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000085&sid=atNpGvLX.xUY&refer=europe (Bloomberg)] [http://www.b92.net/english/news/index.php?&nav_category=2&nav_id=31489&order=priority&headlines (B92)] [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/4326393.stm (BBC)]

* [[Prison]] fire in the [[Dominican Republic]] claims 134 lives and injured 25. Fire started during a clash of [[prison gang]]s [http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=worldNews&storyID=7828704 (Reuters)] [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/4326431.stm (BBC)]

* In [[Spain]], prosecutors of the case of [[Adolfo Scilingo]], [[Argentina|Argentinean]] naval officers accused of multiple counts of [[genocide]], [[murder]] and [[terror]]ism, request a prison sentence of 9138 years [http://www.plenglish.com/Article.asp?ID=%7B85E2758B-5BE2-4D8C-BC90-2023BF308269%7D&language=EN (Prensa Latina)] [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/4326913.stm (BBC)]

* In [[Norway]], police recovers three paintings of [[Edvard Munch]] the day after they were stolen [http://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/03/07/norway.scream.ap/ (CNN)] [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/4324775.stm (BBC)]

* In [[Sierra Leone]], three members of the former [[military government]], [[Armed Forces Revolutionary Council]], go on trial accused of [[crimes against humanity]] during the [[civil war]]. [http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/IRIN/5327e5bda78f0d84e6ef882c73edee3c.htm (Reuters)] [http://allafrica.com/stories/200503070993.html (AllAfrica)] [http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/EVIU-6A9L32?OpenDocument (ReliefWeb)] [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/4325763.stm (BBC)]

==[[March 6]] [[2005]]==

*[[Bolivia]]n [[President of Bolivia|President]] [[Carlos Mesa]] announces his resignation, effective [[7 March|Monday]]. [http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=worldNews&storyID=7819860 (Reuters)]

* In [[Rabat]], [[Morocco]], some 30.000 protesters march to call for release of prisoners of war held by [[Polisario]] in [[Algeria]]. [http://www.moroccotimes.com/paper/article.asp?idr=2&id=4499 (Morocco Times)] [http://www.reuters.co.za/locales/c_newsArticle.jsp;:422bf4b8:3a732d409d842f4?type=topNews&localeKey=en_ZA&storyID=7821197 (Reuters SA)]

* In [[Israel]], police arrest 22 employees of [[Bank Hapoalim]] for suspected [[money laundering]]. [http://www.haaretzdaily.com/hasen/spages/548673.html (Haaretz)] [http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=JPost/JPArticle/ShowFull&cid=1110165535655 (Jerusalem Post)] [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/4324305.stm (BBC)]

==[[March 5]] [[2005]]==

* [[List of Presidents of Syria|President]] [[Bashar al-Assad]] of [[Syria]] announces that Syria will withdraw all 14,000 troops in [[Lebanon]] to the Bekaa Valley area, on the Syrian-Lebanese border. [http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml;jsessionid=JWGDM0M3DDTV4CRBAE0CFFA?type=topNews&storyID=7816806 (Reuters)]

* [[Scientist]]s flock to an area about 300 [[mile]]s off the coast of [[U.S. state]] of [[Washington]] to study what appears to be an ongoing undersea [[volcano|volcanic]] eruption. Accompanying [[earthquake|earthquakes]] measuring up to [[richter scale|magnitude]] 4.0 have numbered thousands per day. [http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2002197745_seaeruption05m.html (Seattle Times)]

* The [[South Africa]]n film director [[Zola Maseko]] wins the top prize at the 2005 [[FESPACO]] African film festival for his film ''[[Drum (film)|Drum]]''. [http://www.fespaco.bf/ (FESPACO site)] [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/4322591.stm (BBC)]

* The [[Pakistan]]i government is appealing to the [[Supreme Court of Pakistan]] after the [[Lahore High Court]] overturned the death sentences of five of the six men convicted for the alleged [[gang rape]] of [[Mukhtaran Bibi]] in a tribal feud. [http://www.dawn.com/2005/03/06/top3.htm Daily Times, Pakistan]

* In [[Niger]], government cancels special ceremony that would have [[manumission|released]] about 7000 [[slave]]s because no slaves appeared. Local [[human rights]] group [[Timidra]] blames government threats against tribal leaders. [http://www.news24.com/News24/Africa/News/0,,2-11-1447_1672122,00.html (News24)] [http://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/africa/03/06/niger.slaves.ap/ (CNN)] [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2005/03/07/wslave07.xml&sSheet=/news/2005/03/07/ixworld.html (Telegraph)] [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/4321699.stm (BBC)]

* [[Chin Peng]], leader of [[Communist Party of Malaya|communist]] rebels during [[Malayan Emergency]], asks [[Malaysia]]n court to allow him to return. [http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2005/3/5/nation/10331586&sec=nation (Malaysian Star)] [http://www.nst.com.my/Current_News/NST/Monday/NewsBreak/20050307154221/Article/indexb_html (New Straits Times)] [http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?storyID=7808210&type=worldNews (Reuters India)]

==[[March 4]] [[2005]]==

* Abducted [[Italy|Italian]] [[journalism|journalist]] [[Giuliana Sgrena]], a reporter for ''[[Il Manifesto]]'', is released in [[Iraq]]. An Italian [[secret service]] agent, [[Nicola Calipari]], was killed and Sgrena wounded when a [[US]] armored vehicle opened fire on her car after it allegedly failed to slow as it approached a checkpoint. [http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory?id=551781 (ABCNews - AP)] [http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=topNews&storyID=7813116 (Reuters)] [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/4320111.stm (BBC)]

* [[United Nations]] warns that about 90 million [[Africa]]ns could be infected by the [[HIV]] virus in the future without further action against the spread of the disease. See [[AIDS in Africa]]. [http://www.health24.com/news/HIV_AIDS/1-920,31088.asp (Health24)] [http://www.who.int/bulletin/volumes/83/3/feature0305/en/ (WHO)] [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/4317019.stm]

* President of [[India]], [[APJ Kalam]] meets [[Syed Sibte Razi]], governor of the northern state [[Jharkhand]] after opposition protests. Despite the hung elections in the assembly, the governor has appointed [[Jharkhand Mukti Morcha]] party member [[Shibu Soren]] as a chief minister. JMM is part of a political alliance backed by the [[Congress Party]] [http://www.ndtv.com/template/template.asp?template=Assemblypolls2005&slug=Jharkhand+Governor+to+meet+President+Kalam&id=16419&callid=0&category=National (NDTV)] [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/4317203.stm (BBC)]

* Former interior minister of [[Ukraine]], [[Yuri Kravchenko]], is found dead in his country house, in an apparent suicide. He had been linked to the murder of journalist [[Georgiy Gongadze]] and was due to give evidence. [http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=worldNews&storyID=7806729 (Reuters)] [http://news.scotsman.com/latest.cfm?id=4207459 (Scotsman)] [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/4317377.stm (BBC)]

* The [[Bombay Stock Exchange|BSE]] [[Sensex]] breaches the 6,800-mark for the first time in its history, ending at 6,849, up 65 points over its previous close. The market rally has added about 160 billion [[Indian rupee]]s (approx. 3.6 billion US$) to investor wealth with the BSE's [[market capitalisation]] at a record high of 17.65 trillion Indian rupees (approx. 400 billion US$). [http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=84411 (Financial Express, India)]

* [[President's rule]] is imposed in [[Goa]] and the [[Goa assembly]] is placed under suspended animation. [http://www.deccanherald.com/deccanherald/mar052005/i1.asp (Deccan Herald)] [http://sify.com/news/fullstory.php?id=13686504 (Sify, India)]

==[[March 3]], [[2005]]==

* In [[Belgium]], [[Naïma Amzil]], a [[Muslim]] woman leaves her job after her employer is targeted with a seventh death threat, sent by a group named [[New Free Flanders]] ([[Dutch language|Dutch]]: ''Nieuw Vrij Vlaanderen''). She is targeted because she is Muslim and wears a [[headscarf]] at work. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/4315837.stm (BBC)] [http://195.224.230.11/english/?id=12884 (Middle East Online)]

* Four officers of the [[Royal Canadian Mounted Police]] are shot dead while investigating a man suspected of stealing a pickup truck, west of [[Edmonton, Alberta]]. This is the largest single death toll for RCMP officers since the [[Northwest Rebellion]]. [http://www.cbc.ca/story/canada/national/2005/03/03/alberta-shooting050303.html (CBC)]

* Five men who had been sentenced to death for the [[rape]] of [[Mukhtar Mai]], who was raped as punishment for another rape falsely attributed to her brother, are acquitted on appeal. A [[Pakistan]]i [[tribal]] council allegedly ordered the rape of Mukhtar Mai in [[February]] [[2002]]. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/4314153.stm (BBC)]

* The [[People's Republic of China]] issues a report condemning the human rights record of the [[United States]], three days after the United States issued a report condemning China's human rights record. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/4313909.stm (BBC)] [http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200503/03/eng20050303_175402.html (People's Daily)]

* In [[Indonesia]], [[Muslim]] cleric [[Abu Bakar Bashir]] is found guilty of conspiracy for his involvement in the [[2002 Bali bombing]], but was found not guilty of all charges surrounding the [[2003]] bombing of the [[Marriott]] hotel in [[Jakarta]]. He received a two and a half year jail sentence. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/4312199.stm (BBC)][http://www.thejakartapost.com/detaillatestnews.asp?fileid=20050303122643&irec=3 (Jakarta Post)] [http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=worldNews&storyID=7792404 (Reuters)]

* In [[China]], a [[dynamite]] explosion in a home of a miner kills 20 people, most of them schoolchildren [http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-03/03/content_2643274.htm (Xinhua)] [http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=worldNews&storyID=7791450 (Reuters)] [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/4313801.stm (BBC)]

* In [[Japan]], [[Yoshiaki Tsutsumi]], millionaire and chairman of [[Kokudo Corporation]], is indicted in [[insider trading]] and false financial reports [http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/newse/20050303wo21.htm (Daily Yomiuri)] [http://www.asahi.com/english/nation/TKY200503010170.html (Asahi Shimbun)] [http://today.reuters.com/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=peopleNews&storyID=2005-03-03T031510Z_01_N02452593_RTRIDST_0_PEOPLE-CRIME-JAPAN-TSUTSUMI-DC.XML (Reuters)]

*[[Steve Fossett]]'s [[GlobalFlyer]] touches down in [[Kansas]], completing his nonstop around-the-world flight. Fossett had overcome earlier fuel problems to become the first person to achieve the flight solo. [http://www.cnn.com/2005/TECH/03/03/globalflyer.fossett/ (CNN)]

*After 5 months in prison, [[Martha Stewart]] is released from [[Camp Cupcake]] at 12:30 EDT. [http://money.cnn.com/2005/03/03/news/newsmakers/martha_walkup/index.htm?cnn=yes (CNN)]

* In [[South Africa]], police look for three killers of [[Thulani Zulu]], [[Zulu]] prince and [[African National Congress|ANC]] official. Thulani Zulu was killed in a [[drive-by shooting]]. [[Inkatha Freedom Party|IFP]] also condemns the act [http://www.sabcnews.com/south_africa/crime1justice/0,2172,99184,00.html (SABC] [http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=15&art_id=qw1109844361159B265 (IOL)] [http://www.news24.com/News24/South_Africa/News/0,,2-7-1442_1670789,00.html (News24)] [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/4314003.stm (BBC)]

* [[Zimbabwe]] intends to release 62 [[mercenary|mercenaries]] connected to failed [[coup]] attempt in the [[Equatorial Guinea]] last year. Most of the suspected mercenaries are [[South Africa]]n. [http://www.reuters.co.za/locales/c_newsArticle.jsp;:4227fcdb:c2cea6312a7e3aa4?type=topNews&localeKey=en_ZA&storyID=7805351 (Reuters SA)] [http://iafrica.com/news/sa/686288.htm (IAfrica)] [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/4314223.stm (BBC)]

* [[Federal Bureau of Investigation|FBI]] sends a special agent to [[Azerbaijan]] to help in the investigation of murder [[Elmar Huseynov]]. editor in chief of ''Monitor'' magazine. The magazine has often critisized the government of the country. [http://www.bakutoday.net/view.php?d=12699 (Baku Today)] [http://www.ijnet.org/FE_Article/newsarticle.asp?UILang=1&CId=294690&CIdLang=1 (IJNet)] [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/4315439.stm (BBC)] [http://www.cascfen.org/news.php?nid=935&cid=6 (CASCFEN)]

* [[World Trade Organisation]] upheld a ruling that orders [[United States|USA]] to stop [[subsidy|subsidies]] to its [[cotton]] farmers. [http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000081&sid=aaFLdCfnAbgk&refer=australia (Bloomberg)] [http://www.nytimes.com/2005/03/04/business/worldbusiness/04cotton.html (New York Times)] [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/4316671.stm (BBC)]

* [[Mexico]] allocates equivalent to US$ 2.7 million to compensate relatives of more than 300 women killed in [[Ciudad Juárez]] since 1993. [http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=13507&Cr=Mexico&Cr1= (UN News Centre)] [http://www.kltv.com/Global/story.asp?S=3024154 (KLTV)] [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/4316479.stm (BBC)]

* In [[Angers]], [[France]], 66 people go into trial for sexual child abuse and child prostitution of 45 victims of various ages. [http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=worldNews&storyID=7800888 (Reuters)] [] [http://www.guardian.co.uk/france/story/0,11882,1430022,00.html (Guardian)] [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/4313747.stm (BBC)]

* In [[Naples]], [[Italy]], police has arrested at least 42 people during a large operation against [[Camorra]]. [http://www.agi.it/english/news.pl?doc=200503031143-1039-RT1-CRO-0-NF11&page=0&id=agionline-eng.oggitalia (AGI)] [http://www.news.com.au/story/0,10117,12435787-23109,00.html (News.Com.Au)] [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/4314945.stm (BBC)]

* Scientists at [[Florida State University]] conclude that ''[[Homo floresiensis]]'' is a separate species from ''[[Homo sapiens]]'' and belongs in the ''[[Homo (genus)|Homo]]'' [[genus]] through computer mapping of its [[brain]]. [http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=scienceNews&storyID=7802630 (Reuters)], [http://www.cbc.ca/story/science/national/2005/03/03/hobbits050303.html (CBC)]

* At 18:17[[Coordinated Universal Time|Z]], a 3500-[[tonne]] [[Cargo ship|freighter]], [[M/V Karen Danielsen]], crashes into the Western bridge of the [[Great Belt Bridge]] of [[Denmark]], 800 [[metre|m]] from [[Funen]]. All traffic across the bridge stopped, effectively separating Denmark in two. [http://www.news24.com/News24/World/News/0,,2-10-1462_1672740,00.html (News24)]

==[[March 2]], [[2005]]==

* In [[Pakistan]], a bill proposing to strengthen the law against "[[Honour Killing]]" is defeated in [[Parliament of Pakistan|Parliament]], after the government sides with the [[Islamist]] opposition and deems the bill "un-Islamic". [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/4311055.stm (BBC)]

* Unpopular [[Chief Executive of Hong Kong|Chief Executive]] [[Tung Chee-hwa]] of the former [[British overseas territory|British colony]] of [[Hong Kong]] reportedly resigns, with reluctant approval from [[Beijing]]. [http://www.thestandard.com.hk/stdn/std/Front_Page/GC02Aa01.html (The Standard)], [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/4310235.stm (BBC)],[http://www.cbc.ca/storyview/MSN/world/national/2005/03/02/hongkong-tung050302.html (CBC)], [http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20050302.wchtung0302/BNStory/International/ (Globe&Mail)], [http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=worldNews&storyID=7782051 (Reuters)], [http://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/03/02/hongkong.tung/ (CNN)]. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/4310407.stm (BBC)].

* [[Banda Sea Earthquake]]: An [[earthquake]] measuring up to 7.5 on the [[Richter scale]] hits [[Darwin, Northern Territory]] in [[Australia]] [http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200503/s1314649.htm (ABC News)]

* The [[Israeli Defence Forces]] discover a [[Hamas]] [[bomb]]-[[lab]] near [[Jenin]] in a metal workshop. The lab contains what appeared to be a [[Qassam rocket]] in an initial state of production, and large quantities of other materials used for manufacturing bombs. [http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/547051.html (Haaretz)]

* [[United States|US]] company [[Titan Corporation]] agrees to pay a [[fine]] equivalent to [[US$]]28.5 million after they admit attempting [[bribery]] to get a [[military communications]] contract in [[Benin]]. The corporation allegedly gave US$2 million to the re-election campaign of president [[Mathieu Kérékou]]. [http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=worldNews&storyID=7779972 (Reuters)], [http://news.ft.com/cms/s/5891c8ae-8ab1-11d9-9059-00000e2511c8.html (Financial Times)], [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/4310331.stm (BBC)]

* [[Microsoft]] founder [[Bill Gates]] is awarded the title of [[Knight Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire]] by Queen [[Elizabeth II]] (which will entitle him to suffix the letters "KBE" to his name but not use the title of "Sir") for his contribution to enterprise in the United Kingdom and his efforts in [[poverty]] reduction around the world. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/3428673.stm (BBC)]

* [[Windsor Tower]], the building in central [[Madrid]] which was burnt down by a fire on February 12th, starts to be demolished. Technicians pay attention now to the wind, since it may make harder to control the cranes. [http://www.eitb24.com/noticia_en.php?id=42129 (EiTB)]

==[[March 1]], [[2005]]==

* In [[Afghanistan]], president [[Hamid Karzai]] appoints [[Abdul Rashid Dostum]] as his chief-of-staff. Dostum has been accused of involvement in [[human rights]] abuses. [http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=worldNews&storyID=7773789 (Reuters)] [http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=story_2-3-2005_pg4_16 (Daily Times, Pakistan)] [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/4308683.stm (BBC)]

* In [[Bangladesh]], 15 suspected radical leaders of Islamic groups are charged with [[sedition]] [http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/DHA229368.htm (Reuters)] [http://www.matamat.com/fullstory.php?gd=25&cd=2005-02-28 (Matamat, Bangladesh)]

* In [[Burundi]], a [[referendum]] approves the new [[constitution]], which is intended to end 12 years of [[civil war]] [http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/IRIN/7640adea79f2e5e338245fcde876b251.htm (Reuters AlertNet)] [http://iafrica.com/news/worldnews/420047.htm (IAfrica)] [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/4306831.stm (BBC)]

* [[Canada]] deports [[holocaust denial|Holocaust denier]] [[Ernst Zündel]] to [[Germany]], where he is arrested [http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/1109683146179_5/?hub=CTVNewsAt11 (CTV)] [http://cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/Law/2005/03/01/946547-cp.html (CNews)] [http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L01328692.htm (Reuters AlertNet)] [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/4310087.stm (BBC)]

* In the [[Democratic Republic of Congo]], militia leader [[Floribert Ndjabu]] of [[Nationalist and Integrationist Front]] is reportedly arrested for the killing of nine [[Bangladesh]]i [[United Nations|UN]] peacekeepers last week [http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L01909.htm (Reuters AlertNet)] [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/4308583.stm (BBC)]

* A [[France|French]] court in [[Angers]] prepares for a major [[child sex]] trial [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/4308025.stm (BBC)]

* In [[Italy]], a court sentences [[Laura Proietti]], a member of the [[Red Brigades]], to life in prison for involvement in the murder of [[Massimo D'Antona]] in [[1999]]. A second member, [[Cinzia Banelli]], receives 20 years [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/4310025.stm (BBC)] [http://www.newsday.com/news/nationworld/world/wire/sns-ap-italy-red-brigades,0,2802470.story?coll=sns-ap-world-headlines (Newsday)]

* Protests break out in [[Indonesia]] over [[fuel]] price increases [http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/JAK202309.htm (Reuters)] [http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/afp_asiapacific_business/view/135016/1/.html (Channel News Asia)]

* In [[Lebanon]], opposition leaders call for the protest to continue even when the government has resigned. New protests demand that all [[Syria]]n troops leave the country [http://olympics.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=worldNews&storyID=7764323 (Reuters)] [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/4306925.stm (BBC)]

* [[Malaysia]] begins to round up [[illegal immigrant]]s after a 4-month amnesty [http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/afp_asiapacific/view/135021/1/.html (Channel News Asia)] [http://abcasiapacific.com/news/stories/asiapacific_stories_1312999.htm (ABC Asia)] [http://olympics.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=worldNews&storyID=7766453 (Reuters)] [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/4306863.stm (BBC)]

* [[David Crane (judge)|David Crane]], the chief prosecutor of [[Sierra Leone]]'s [[war crime]]s tribunal, will step down in July after three years [http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/IRIN/c767646ca6b223d706220e5d73e54ce9.htm (Reuters AlertNet)] [http://allafrica.com/stories/200502281342.html (AllAfrica)] [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/4307991.stm (BBC)]

* [[Greenpeace]] in [[Switzerland]] accuses three chemical firms based in [[Basel]] of failing to clean up [[toxic waste]] [http://www.swissinfo.org/sen/swissinfo.html?siteSect=106&sid=5569069 (SwissInfo)] [http://www.nzz.ch/2005/03/01/eng/article5569069.html (NZZ)]

* [[Syria]]n president [[Bashar al-Assad]] states that Syria could withdraw all its troops from [[Lebanon]] in a couple of months [http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=worldNews&storyID=7777312 (Reuters)] [http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=JPost/JPArticle/ShowFull&cid=1109733528648 (Jerusalem Post)] Lebanese protestors destroy a statue of former Syrian president [[Hafez al-Assad]] in the southern village of [[Qana]] [http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=1&categ_id=2&article_id=13029 (Daily Star, Lebanon)]

* President [[Saparmurat Niyazov]] of [[Turkmenistan]] orders the closure of all the hospitals in the country except those in the capital, [[Ashgabat]]. He also orders the closure of all rural libraries, as he believes that village Turkmen do not read. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/4307583.stm (BBC)]

* The [[President of Ukraine|President]] of [[Ukraine]], [[Viktor Yushchenko]], announces that suspected killers of a journalist [[Georgiy Gongadze]] have been arrested [http://zadonbass.org/en/news/message.html?id=11435 (DVC, Ukraine)] [http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000087&sid=aea9GKQWrPjg&refer=top_world_news (Bloomberg)] [http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=worldNews&storyID=7776318 (Reuters)] [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/4308681.stm (BBC)]

* In [[Uruguay]], Dr. [[Tabaré Vázquez]], the first [[leftist]] [[List of Presidents of Uruguay|president]] in the country's 180-year history, takes office, announces his [[cabinet]] and restores [[diplomatic relations]] with [[Cuba]]. [http://www.plenglish.com/article.asp?ID=%7B8723925A-8808-4156-B2D7-E4FDE0227E3C%7D&language=EN (Prensa Latina)], [http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000086&sid=a8Rwnp6gaEjA&refer=latin_america (Bloomberg)],[http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-03/02/content_2637515.htm (XinHua)], [http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20050301.wurug0301/BNStory/International/ (Globe&Mail)], [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/4309253.stm (BBC)]

* In a major change to [[capital punishment in the United States]], by a closely-divided vote, the [[US Supreme Court]] rules, in [[Roper v. Simmons]], that imposition of the [[death penalty]] on persons convicted of [[capital crime]]s committed before they were 18 is unconstitutional. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/4308881.stm (BBC)][http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/csm/20050302/ts_csm/ajuvydeath_1 (CSM)]

* In the [[United States|USA]], [[New York]] [[Federal court]] hears a case of [[Vietnam]]ese plaintiffs who demand compensation for effects of the [[Agent Orange]] during the [[Vietnam War]]. [[United States Justice Department]] and companies that manufactured Agent Orange demand that the federal judge dismiss the case.[http://www.forbes.com/infoimaging/feeds/ap/2005/02/28/ap1853873.html (Forbes)] [http://www.vov.org.vn/2005_03_01/english/xahoi1.htm (Voice of Viet Nam)] [http://www.iht.com/articles/2005/02/28/news/orange.html (International Herald Tribune)] [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/4305287.stm (BBC)]

===[[February 2005|Last month]]===

==Past events by month==

:''see [[list of months by year]] for a more complete list.''

'''[[2005]]''': [[January 2005|January]] [[February 2005|February]]<br>

'''[[2004]]''': [[January 2004|January]] [[February 2004|February]] [[March 2004|March]] [[April 2004|April]] [[May 2004|May]] [[June 2004|June]] [[July 2004|July]] [[August 2004|August]] [[September 2004|September]] [[October 2004|October]] [[November 2004|November]] [[December 2004|December]]<br>

'''[[2003]]''': [[January 2003|January]] [[February 2003|February]] [[March 2003|March]] [[April 2003|April]] [[May 2003|May]] [[June 2003|June]] [[July 2003|July]] [[August 2003|August]] [[September 2003|September]] [[October 2003|October]] [[November 2003|November]] [[December 2003|December]]<br>

'''[[2002]]''': [[January 2002|January]] [[February 2002|February]] [[March 2002|March]] [[April 2002|April]] [[May 2002|May]] [[June 2002|June]] [[July 2002|July]] [[August 2002|August]] [[September 2002|September]] [[October 2002|October]] [[November 2002|November]] [[December 2002|December]]<br>

'''[[2001]]''': [[January 2001|January]] [[February 2001|February]] [[March 2001|March]] [[April 2001|April]] [[May 2001|May]] [[June 2001|June]] [[July 2001|July]] [[August 2001|August]] [[September 2001|September]] [[October 2001|October]] [[November 2001|November]] [[December 2001|December]]<br>

'''[[2000]]''': [[January 2000|January]] [[February 2000|February]] [[March 2000|March]] [[April 2000|April]] [[May 2000|May]] [[June 2000|June]] [[July 2000|July]] [[August 2000|August]] [[September 2000|September]] [[October 2000|October]] [[November 2000|November]] [[December 2000|December]]<br>

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* [[Wikipedia:News sources]] - This has much of the same material organized in a hierarchical manner to help encourage [[NPOV]] in our news reporting.

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