April 19, 2005

April 19, 2005

"See also": April 18, 2005 - April 2005 - April 20, 2005----
* George W. Bush's nomination of John R. Bolton for U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations receives a serious setback when Ohio senator George Voinovich announces in committee that he cannot vote to endorse Bolton for this important diplomatic position. The Senate Foreign Relations Committee agrees to postpone a vote for at least one month while allegations that Bolton abused subordinates is investigated. [http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=politicsNews&storyID=8232161 (Reuters)] [http://www.nytimes.com/2005/04/19/politics/19cnd-bolton.html?hp&ex=1113969600&en=f8772edeba476df8&ei=5094&partner=homepage (NY Times)]
* Papal conclave, 2005: Ringing bells and white smoke at the Vatican indicate that, after four ballots, a new Pope, German Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, has been elected. He has taken the regnal name Pope Benedict XVI. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/4462077.stm (BBC)]
* "MyPyramid" is released by the United States Department of Agriculture. The new food guidance icon is an update of the 13-year old food guide pyramid, which was itself an update of charts expounding on the "four basic food groups". [http://www.nytimes.com/2005/04/20/health/20pyramid.html?hp&ex=1113969600&en=9e73a0fdc1ce085b&ei=5094&partner=homepage (NY Times)]
* The United Iraqi Alliance, the leading coalition in the new Government of Iraq, demands the death penalty for Saddam Hussein, accused of genocide in Kurdistan as well as torture and other human rights violations in Baghdad. ( [http://www.aljazeera.com/me.asp?service_ID=7807 Al Jazeera] )
* Victims and families observe 168 seconds of silence on the tenth anniversary of the Oklahoma City bombing at 9:02 a.m. (local time). [http://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,1280,-4948708,00.html (Guardian)]
* Iran suspends operations of al Jazeera and accuses it of inflaming protests of the Iranian Arab minority. 220 people have been arrested during the unrest. [http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/EEFB68E6-6C71-477B-AC76-B7D912201EF4.htm (Al Jazeera)] , [http://www.irna.ir/irnewtest/en/news/view/menu-234/0504190005000320.htm (IRNA)] , [http://www.middle-east-online.com/english/?id=13256 (Middle East Online)] , [http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L18664355.htm (Reuters)] , [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/4459033.stm (BBC)]
* The inquiry into the murder of Rosemary Nelson, a Northern Ireland solicitor who was killed by a UDA bomb in 1999, begins. [http://breakingnews.iol.ie/news/story.asp?j=140298438&p=y4xz99y44 (Ireland On-Line)] , [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/northern_ireland/4458373.stm (BBC)] , [http://news.scotsman.com/latest.cfm?id=4412806 (Scotsman)]
* Peruvian authorities submit a $130 million plan to UNESCO to preserve the Inca citadel of Machu Picchu. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/4459117.stm (BBC)]
* The first part of the Obelisk of Axum, a 1700-year-old artefact of the Axumite Kingdom taken to Rome by Benito Mussolini's troops in 1937, arrives back in Ethiopia. [http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=worldNews&storyID=8216573 (Reuters)] , [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/4458105.stm (BBC)]
* Japanese researchers have reversed diabetes of a female patient with transplantation of pancreatic cells from her mother. [http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/medicalnews.php?newsid=23068 (Medical News Today)] [http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?storyID=8218439&type=worldNews (Reuters)] [http://www.forbes.com/lifestyle/health/feeds/hscout/2005/04/18/hscout525217.html (Forbes)]
* A high court in Spain sentences Adolfo Scilingo, former Argentinian navy captain, for 640 years in prison for crimes against humanity during the Dirty War. [http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L19223116.htm (Reuters AlertNet)] [http://www.iht.com/artichttp://www.iht.com/articles/2005/04/19/news/spain.htmlles/2005/04/19/news/spain.html (IHT)] [http://courttv.com/news/2005/0419/argentina_cnn.html (CourtTV)] [http://www.plenglish.com/article.asp?ID=%7B99B3D038-9FA7-4459-B583-29D67308F557%7D&language=EN (Pensa Latina)]
* The girlfriend of a Paris Opera Hotel employee admits that she might have accidentally started the fire that destroyed the hotel last Friday. Police later take her into custody. The death toll has risen to 24. [http://www.iht.com/articles/2005/04/19/europe/web.0419paris.html (IHT)] [http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L19548685.htm (Reuters AlertNet)] [http://news.scotsman.com/latest.cfm?id=4419152 (Scotsman)]
* Israel extends the travel ban of Mordechai Vanunu. [http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/567068.html (Ha'arets)] [http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=JPost/JPArticle/ShowFull&cid=1113877270826 (Jerusalem Post)] [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/4459371.stm (BBC)]
* In Syria, Jassem Alwan, who lead a failed military coup in 1963, returns from exile in the United Arab Emirates. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/4461955.stm (BBC)]
* The parliament of Kuwait gives initial backing to law that would allow women to vote. [http://www.aljazeera.com/me.asp?service_ID=7827 (Al Jazeera)] [http://www.middle-east-online.com/english/?id=13263 (Middle east Online)] [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/4460781.stm (BBC)]
* Lebanese prime minister Najib Mikati forms a new government to lead the country until the May elections. [http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=1&categ_id=2&article_id=14419 (Daily Star)] [http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=worldNews&storyID=8227474 (Reuters)] [http://www.aljazeera.com/cgi-bin/news_service/middle_east_full_story.asp?service_id=7840 (Al Jazeera)]
* French police state that DNA tests confirm that the body found in the French Alps is Anthony Ashley-Cooper, Earl of Shaftesbury. [http://news.scotsman.com/latest.cfm?id=4424347 (Scotsman)] [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/4463279.stm (BBC)]
* Auction house Christie's withdraws an ancient Persian relic from sale when Iran states that it was smuggled out of the country illegally. [http://www.chn.ir/english/eshownews.asp?no=5138 (CHN)] [http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/385A6F3F-DFFB-4118-AC94-F617E1EC3D72.htm (Al Jazeera)] [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/4462465.stm (BBC)]
* The parliament of Greece ratifies the European Union Constitution. [http://www.mpa.gr/article.html?doc_id=523449 (MPA)] [http://www.eubusiness.com/afp/050419171342.9hnhin1r (EUBusiness)] [http://www.iht.com/articles/2005/04/19/news/greece.html (IHT)]
* President of Pakistan Pervez Musharraf meets the president of the Philippines, Gloria Arroyo, in Manila. [http://pakistantimes.net/2005/04/19/top.htm (Pakistan Times)] [http://www.mb.com.ph/OPED2005041832866.html (Manila Bulletin)] [http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/net/2005/04/19/musharraf.arrives.in.manila.to.expand.cooperation.vs.terror.(11.00.a.m.).html (Sun Star)] [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/4461021.stm (BBC)]
* Zanzibar bars foreign workers. [http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=87&art_id=qw1113892922896B235 (IOL)] [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/4460769.stm (BBC)]


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Нужна курсовая?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • April 1, 2005 — See also March 31, 2005 April 2005 April 2, 2005 Actual news * Hamas and Islamic Jihad have declared, in principle, their intention to join the Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO). [http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2005/736/fr3.htm (Al Ahram)] * A… …   Wikipedia

  • April 14, 2005 — See also : April 13, 2005 April 2005 April 15, 2005 *Microsoft Encarta launches a Nupedia like version of its encyclopedia where anonymous users can submit their new or edited entries to be approved by a paid staff of editors. Server problems… …   Wikipedia

  • April 18, 2005 — See also : April 17, 2005 April 2005 April 19, 2005 * The largest moving object on Earth, the iceberg B15A in Antarctica has collided with the Drygalski ice tongue, a feature large enough to be included in Antarctic maps. During the collision, a… …   Wikipedia

  • April 4, 2005 — See also April 3, 2005 April 2005 April 5, 2005 * Israel is to begin dumping 10,000 tonnes of rubbish in the West Bank every month. Opponents say the move is a breach of international treaties and may also pollute the main Palestinian water… …   Wikipedia

  • April 24, 2005 — See also : April 23, 2005 April 2005 April 25, 2005 * About 1 million people march silently through Mexico City in support of the capital s embattled mayor, Andrés Manuel López Obrador. [http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000086… …   Wikipedia

  • April 15, 2005 — See also : April 14, 2005 April 2005 April 16, 2005 * NASA reports that the Gulf Stream is slowing. The resulting colder climate could cause severe climatic and economic distruption in Northern Europe.… …   Wikipedia

  • April 25, 2005 — See also : April 24, 2005 April 2005 April 26, 2005 April 25, 2005 was a Monday *Israeli Palestinian Conflict: Amnesty International has called on the Israeli government to investigate the poisoning of Palestinian land, allegedly by Israeli… …   Wikipedia

  • April 26, 2005 — See also : April 25, 2005 April 2005 April 27, 2005April 26, 2005 was a Tuesday *Israeli Palestinian Conflict: The Israeli soldier killed in the West Bank on Monday night was shot by his comrades. It was believed he was killed by an Unarmed Taxi… …   Wikipedia

  • April 30, 2005 — See also : April 29, 2005 April 2005 May 1, 2005 April 30, 2005 was a Saturday *Cairo terrorism: Tourists in the Egyptian capital Cairo are targeted in two separate terrorist attacks. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle east/4501263.stm (BBC)] * U …   Wikipedia

  • April 28, 2005 — See also : April 27, 2005 April 2005 April 29, 2005 April 28, 2005 was a Thursday * Almost three months after the legislative election in Iraq, the National Assembly voted overwhelmingly to approve a Shi a led cabinet, establishing the first… …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”