April 11, 2005

April 11, 2005

"See also": April 10, 2005 - April 2005 - April 12, 2005

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* Yad Vashem bestow the honour of "Righteous Among the Nations" posthumously upon a Nazi Major, Karl Plagge. Plagge saved around 1,200 Jews, mostly women and children, from execution during the Holocaust by putting them in forced labor positions at a vehicle workshop. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/4432075.stm (BBC)]
* At least 54 Hindu pilgrims have been killed when a dam in the Madhya Pradesh state in India is apparently opened by mistake. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/4432347.stm (BBC)]
* Hezbollah, the Lebanese political and militant organisation, flies another unmanned drone plane over Israel. Hezbollah claims the "reconnaissance mission" was in retaliation for alleged Israeli violations of Lebanese Airspace. Israel quickly retaliates by sending jets to fly at a low altitude over southern Lebanon and caused sonic booms. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/4434505.stm (BBC)]
* The election of a new secretary general of the Organization of American States ends in an unprecedented stalemate after five rounds of voting. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/4434231.stm (BBC)]
* U.S. President George W. Bush praises the Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon for his "courageous initiative" to pull all Israeli settlements out of the Gaza Strip, however Bush also told Sharon not to expand other existing settlements. The two leaders met in Texas, USA. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/media/news_web/video/41022000/nb/41022529_nb_16x9.asx (BBC Video)] [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/4431583.stm# (BBC)] [http://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/04/11/bush.mideast/index.html (CNN)]
* Tulip Revolution: The Parliament of Kyrgyzstan finally approves the resignation of deposed President Askar Akayev. [http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,153040,00.html (Fox News)]
* 2005 anti-Japanese demonstrations: 20,000 protesters marching in two cities in southern Guangdong province objecting to a recently amended Japanese schoolbook which allegedly glosses over Japan's imperialist past. ( [http://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/04/10/china.japan.protest/index.html CNN] )
* Jeremy Jaynes, estimated to be the world's eighth most prolific spammer, is sentenced to nine years imprisonment. [http://www.idg.se/ArticlePages/200504/11/20050411081330_IW/20050411081330_IW.dbp.asp?s=02222222222222223333333333333300122222222222222333333333333330133333333333333&nolimit=true (IDG)] , [http://www.spamfo.co.uk/component/option,com_content/task,view/id,313/Itemid,2/ (Spamfo.co.uk)]
* The International Court of Justice at The Hague begins hearing a complaint by the Democratic Republic of Congo that Uganda of invaded its territory and committed human rights violations. [http://allafrica.com/stories/200503240960.html (AllAfrica)] [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/4431301.stm (BBC)]
* Australian Liberal MP David Tollner urges people to kill poisonous cane toads with cricket bats and golf clubs. The toads have become a nuisance in the Northern Territory. Animal rights groups prefer freezing them to death. [http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200504/s1342444.htm (ABC)] [http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/SYD282526.htm (Reuters AlertNet)] [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/4431645.stm (BBC)]
* A 9-story factory building collapses in Dhaka, Bangladesh; five deaths are reported. [http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/SP261570.htm (Reuters AlertNet)] [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/4431731.stm (BBC)]
* The World Health Organization announces that 203 people have died in Angola from the Marburg virus. [http://www.news.com.au/story/0,10117,12829873-23109,00.html News.com.au]
* A court in Oslo, Norway, detains a man suspected of involved with the theft of the Edvard Munch paintings "The Scream" and "Madonna". [http://www.aftenposten.no/english/local/article1014681.ece (Afternposten)] [http://today.reuters.com/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=entertainmentNews&storyID=2005-04-11T190042Z_01_L11525640_RTRIDST_0_ENTERTAINMENT-NORWAY-MUNCH-DC.XML (Reuters)]
* Nepal allows United Nations Human Rights Commission to send monitors to the country to investigate claims of human rights abuses. [http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/1075025.cms (Times of India)] [http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000080&sid=aG5Lt5ptbpdI&refer=asia (Bloomberg)] [http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L11362346.htm (Reuters AlertNet)] [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/4433691.stm (BBC)]
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