- March 4, 2005
March 4 2005 * Abducted Italian journalist
Giuliana Sgrena , a reporter for "Il Manifesto ", is released inIraq . An Italiansecret service agent,Nicola Calipari , was killed and Sgrena wounded when a U.S. 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 millionAfrica ns could be infected byHIV in the future without further action against the spread of the disease. SeeAIDS 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 ofIndia ,APJ Kalam meetsSyed Sibte Razi , governor of the northern stateJharkhand after opposition protests. Despite the hung elections in the assembly, the governor has appointedJharkhand Mukti Morcha party memberShibu Soren as a chief minister. JMM is part of a political alliance backed by theCongress 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 ofUkraine ,Yuri Kravchenko , is found dead in his country house, in an apparent suicide. He had been linked to the murder of journalistGeorgiy 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 BSESensex 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 billionIndian rupee s (approx. 3.6 billion US$) to investor wealth with the BSE'smarket capitalisation at a record high of 17.65 trillion Indian rupees (approx. 400 billion US$). [http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=84411 (Financial Express, India)]
*President's rule is imposed inGoa and theGoa 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)]
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