- March 22, 2005
March 22 2005 * The World Hockey Association announces that a six-team tournament, the "
Bobby Hull Invitational", will take place in May 2005 inVancouver ,British Columbia ,Canada . [http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/columns/story?id=2018949 (ESPN)]
*Israel hands over control ofTulkarm to thePalestinian Authority . [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/4370813.stm (BBC)]
* Prince Rainier III ofMonaco , hospitalized for the past two weeks with a pulmonaryinfection , is moved tointensive 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)] (Link dead as of 03:13,15 January 2007 (UTC))
* InChile ,Paul Schäfer , former leader ofColonia Dignidad , is charged with involvement in the1976 disappearance ofJuan Maino , activist and opponent of the regime ofAugusto 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)]
* InKyrgyzstan , PresidentAskar Akayev 's spokesman claims that theprotest s are a 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)] (Link dead as of 03:13,15 January 2007 (UTC))
* In theDemocratic Republic of Congo , authorities say they have arrested many senior members ofmilitia groups inIturi , includingThomas Lubanga of theUnion of Congolese Patriots . [http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L2144427.htm (Reuters AlertNet)] (Link dead as of 03:13,15 January 2007 (UTC)), [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 declaresWorld Water Day , starting a decade-longWater for Life campaign for cleanwater . [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)] (Link dead as of 03:13,15 January 2007 (UTC)), [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/4370847.stm (BBC)]
*Nigeria n PresidentOlusegun Obasanjo sacks education ministerFabian 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)] (Link dead as of 03:13,15 January 2007 (UTC))
* German airlineLufthansa announces its takeover ofSwiss 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)]
* InItaly , the Council of State allowsAlessandra 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)]
* InIndia , numerousbank 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)]
* TheIndia n government bans veterinary drugdiclofenac because of a connection to the nearextinction ofvulture 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)]
* Ex-president ofPeru ,Alberto Fujimori , plans to finance his coming presidential campaign with "Fuji-Cola ". Fujimori is in exile in Japan, is wanted for corruption,murder andkidnapping and is legally banned from holding public office in Peru until 2010 [http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=oddlyEnoughNews&storyID=7973839 (Reuters)] (Link dead as of 03:13,15 January 2007 (UTC)), [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/4372563.stm (BBC)]
* InAngola , at least 96 people have died ofMarburg 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)] (Link dead as of 03:13,15 January 2007 (UTC)), [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)]
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