- June 1, 2005
June 1 2005 (Wednesday)* In
Côte d'Ivoire , renewed violence in the west of the country costs at least 41 lives [http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/IRIN/d2e2d8f977b01d653664cc781e49a00c.htm (Reuters AlertNet)] [http://www.sabcnews.com/africa/west_africa/0,2172,105665,00.html (SABC)] [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/4600059.stm (BBC)]
* InItaly , court inBologna giveslife sentence s to five members ofRed Brigades for the murder of government advisorMarco Biagi in2002 . They are suspected members of the Communist Combatant faction of the Brigades [http://www.agi.it/english/news.pl?doc=200506011956-0261-RT1-CRO-0-NF82&page=0&id=agionline-eng.italyonline (AGI)] [http://www.iht.com/articles/2005/06/01/news/briefs.php (IHT)] [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/4601121.stm (BBC)]
*Israeli-Palestinian Conflict :
**Haim Yavin , one ofIsrael 's most respectedtelevision news presenters has condemned the Israeli occupation of thePalestinian territories , calling it "brutal", the first time he has spoken publicly on the subject. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/4598965.stm (BBC)] , [http://www.boston.com/ae/tv/articles/2005/05/31/israeli_settlers_demand_firing_of_anchor/ (Boston Globe)] , [http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2005/05/31/world/main698817.shtml (CBS)] , [http://www.guardian.co.uk/israel/Story/0,2763,1496298,00.html (The Guardian)]
** TheShin Bet claim to have thwarted a doublesuicide bombing attack onJerusalem , arresting 5 Islamic Jihad militants who had twoexplosive belt s. [http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/583347.html (Haaretz)]
**Arab residents of theSilwan neighborhood ofEast Jerusalem protestIsrael i plans to destroy 88 of their homes, many by Israeli court order, many of which pre-date the foundation of the State of Israel. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/4597401.stm (BBC)]
**Dan Halutz , the formerIsraeli Air Force commander, was appointed as the 18th Chief of Staff of theIsraeli Defence Forces . [http://www1.idf.il/DOVER/site/mainpage.asp?sl=EN&id=7&docid=40684.EN (IDF official announcement)]
* An Australian man ofVietnam ese origin has been jailed for 20 years in Vietnam after being convicted of trying to smuggle 200g ofheroin from Vietnam to Australia. [http://www.news.com.au/story/0,10117,15486568-2,00.html (News Limited)]
* Mexican Secretary of InteriorSantiago Creel turns in resignation to presidentVicente Fox in order to pursue his party's candidacy to the 2006 Presidential Election. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/4601861.stm (BBC)]
* TheAmerican Family Association , a Christian activist group, a week after ending its boycott of theWalt Disney Company , announced a boycott of theFord Motor Company . In adding Ford to its ongoing boycotts ofKmart and the bookOne of the Guys byRobert Clark Young , the AFA argues that Ford promotes "the homosexual lifestyle." [http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/8047423/ (MSNBC)]
* At least 20 people are killed and 40 are injured in a bomb blast in the city ofKandahar ,Afghanistan . [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/4598369.stm (BBC)]
*Sweden shuts down theBarsebäck 2 nuclear reactor. [http://www.planetark.com/dailynewsstory.cfm/newsid/31042/story.htm (Planet Ark)] [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/4595631.stm (BBC)]
* InAustralia , embassy of Indonesia was closed after it received a package containing suspected "biological agent". The case is probably related to the sentence ofSchapelle Corby [http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000081&sid=ao3uqttcI10U&refer=australia (Bloomberg)] [http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/SP80256.htm (Reuters AlertNet)]
* In theNetherlands , a national referendum on ratification of theEuropean Constitution results in its rejection by a substantial margin. [http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=worldNews&storyID=8671117 (Reuters)]
* InBolivia , continuing protests againstprivatisation of basic utilities force congress to abandon a key session in the capitalLa Paz [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/4594615.stm (BBC)]
*In theJune 6 issue of "TIME Magazine ",Wikipedia and its founderJimmy Wales have been featured in a story on the rise of wiki technology. [http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1066904,00.html (TIME)]
* The chairman of theU.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ,William Donaldson , announces that he will leave that post at the end of June. [http://www.thestreet.com/_tscs/stocks/banking/10226058.html (thestreet.com)]
* InCrosby, Texas ,United States of America an oil well owned byLouisiana Oil & Gas Co. exploded. "<>"
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