- April 28, 2005
"See also":
April 27, 2005 -April 2005 -April 29, 2005 ----
April 28 ,2005 was aThursday
* Almost three months after the legislative election inIraq , the National Assembly voted overwhelmingly to approve aShi'a -ledcabinet , establishing the first elected government in thehistory of Iraq . Two of the four deputy prime minister's slots remained vacant, however, and five ministries, including the important defence and oil slots, were left in the hands of temporary managers. [http://www.iht.com/articles/2005/04/29/news/iraq.php (International Herald Tribune)] , [http://www.cbc.ca/cp/world/050428/w0428112.html (CBC)]
* TheIvory-billed Woodpecker , long thought to beextinct , has been rediscovered in the "Big Woods" area ofArkansas . [http://www.cnn.com/2005/TECH/science/04/28/woodpecker/index.html (CNN)]
* British Prime MinisterTony Blair publishes the advice of Lord Goldsmith, the Attorney General, on the legality of the2003 invasion of Iraq . [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/vote_2005/frontpage/4492439.stm (BBC News)] , [http://www.guardian.co.uk/Iraq/Story/0,2763,1472115,00.html (Guardian)]
* TheEdvard Munch painting s "The Scream " and "Madonna", which were stolen from theMunch Museum inOslo onAugust 22 2004 , may have been burned, says the Norwegiannewspaper Dagbladet. The Oslo police do not confirm the rumour. [http://www.norwaypost.no/content.asp?cluster_id=27642&folder_id=1 (Norway Post)]
* Thedeath toll in theAmagasaki rail crash inJapan rises to 104. Rescuers find the body of the train's driver. [http://www.japantoday.com/e/?content=news&cat=1&id=335311 (Japan Today)] , [http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/T73025.htm (Reuters AlertNet)]
* TheUnited Nations International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda sentencesMika Muhimana , formerHutu civic leader, tolife imprisonment for his role in theRwandan genocide . [http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=136&art_id=qw111469176324B265 (IOL)] [http://allafrica.com/stories/200504280083.html (AllAfrica)] [http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/IRIN/274e00f6b504b972c331bb5a90d9fc24.htm (Reuters AlertNet)]
* Gunmen kidnapHaiti an political leaderJean Enold Buteau , head of theMovement for National Reconstruction . [http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/N28120302.htm (Reuters AlertNet)]
* ABulgaria n court releasesSerbia nwar crime s suspect Čedomir Branković because of hisdiplomatic immunity . [http://www.novinite.com/view_news.php?id=47181 (Sofia News Agency)] [http://www.bgnewsnet.com/story.php?lang=en&sid=20090 (Bulgarian News Network)] [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/4495829.stm (BBC)]
* InFrance ,Bernard Guillet , an aide to former interior ministerCharles Pasqua is questioned in connection with theoil for food probe. [http://news.ft.com/cms/s/23f51508-b782-11d9-9f22-00000e2511c8.html (Financial Times)] [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/4495691.stm (BBC)]
* Swiss engineers blast through theLötschberg Tunnel through theAlps fromGermany toItaly . The tunnel will be ready for traffic in two years. [http://www.swissinfo.org/sen/swissinfo.html?siteSect=106&sid=5730100&cKey=1114678983000 (SwissInfo)] [http://www.nzz.ch/2005/04/29/eng/article5732050.html (NZZ)] [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/4492359.stm (BBC)]
* InKenya , British peer and Kenyan rancher Thomas Cholmondeley is charged with the murder of twoMaasai game wardens. [http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=87&art_id=qw1114680601264B256 (IOL)] [http://www.guardian.co.uk/kenya/story/0,12689,1472924,00.html (Guardian)] [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/4493909.stm (BBC)]
* InAustralia ,Palacom has received permission to create acemetery for upright burials. [http://www.heraldsun.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5478,15121199%255E2862,00.html (Herald Sun)] [http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/SYD107137.htm (Reuters AlertNet)] [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/4493655.stm (BBC)]
*Venezuela n presidentHugo Chávez visitsCuba to foster cooperation between the countries. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/4495975.stm (BBC)] [http://www.periodico26.cu/english_new/cuba/chavez280405.htm (Periodico26)] [http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=worldNews&storyID=8340185 (Reuters)]
*Robin Hood Airport Doncaster Sheffield commenced operation inSouth Yorkshire in the north ofEngland .
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