- July 5, 2005
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July 5 2005 (Tuesday)=*
Kansas City Southern Railway namesFrancisco Javier Rión as the new CEO, succeeding interim CEOVicente Corta Fernandez , for its subsidiaryGrupo Transportación Ferroviaria Mexicana . Before joining TFM, Rión was president ofBombardier 's Rail Control Solutions Division inLondon ,England , from2001 to2005 , president and managing director of Bombardier's Mexican division from1995 to 2001, and general director of Dina Autobuses/Consorción-Grupo Dina from1991 to 1995. [http://kansascity.bizjournals.com/kansascity/stories/2005/07/04/daily3.html (Business Journal of Kansas City)] [http://notes.kcsi.com/WebApps/kcspress.nsf/626e6035eadbb4cd85256499006b15a6/89b9a2419684c3fd86257035004de37c?OpenDocument (KCS)]
*TheAl Jazeera Network states it will be expanding by broadcasting English language content into theUnited States by March 2006. [http://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/07/04/aljazeera.spread.ap/ (CNN)]
*TheUnited Church of Christ becomes the first mainline U.S. Christian denomination to officially supportsame-sex marriage s by passing a resolution calling for member churches to consider wedding policies "that do not discriminate against couples based on gender." It also asks churches to consider supporting legislation granting equal marriage rights to gay and lesbian couples and to work against laws banning gay marriage. [http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/news/12055873.htm (San Jose Mercury News)] [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/4651803.stm (BBC)] [http://www.turkishweekly.net/news.php?id=14382 (Turkish Weekly)] [http://news.ucc.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=243&Itemid=1 (United Church of Christ)] [http://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,1280,-5118023,00.html (AP)]
* Scientists uncover evidence that humans lived in the Americas 45,000 years ago, 30,000 years earlier than previously thought. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/4650307.stm (BBC)]
*Elections in Albania :Vote tallying in the 2005 Albanian general election continues.Voter turnout was over 50% and results are expected later in the day. International observers, including OSCE, have expressed reservations about the voting process. Three people have been killed during the election. [http://euro-reporters.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=110&Itemid=1 (Euro-Reporters)] [http://today.reuters.co.uk/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=worldNews&storyID=2005-07-04T180717Z_01_MOL465224_RTRUKOC_0_ALBANIA-ELECTIONS.xml (Reuters)] [http://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,1280,-5118125,00.html (Guardian Unlimited)]
* InIndonesia , anearthquake ranking from 6.0-6.7 on theRichter scale hitsSumatra . No reports on any damage have yet been released. [http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/afp_asiapacific/view/156177/1/.html (Channel News Asia)] [http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2005/7/5/nation/20050705123233&sec=nation (Malaysian Star)] [http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/JAK202126.htm (Reuters AlertNet)]
*InIndia , militants attack and try to storm a makeshift temple of Ram inAyodhya ,Uttar Pradesh ; most of them die in a firefight with the security forces. There are differing reports about the number of attackers and how many were killed. The temple site is a source of dispute betweenMuslim s andHindu s. [http://www.newindpress.com/NewsItems.asp?ID=IEL20050705003850&Page=L&Title=B+R+E+A+K+I+N+G++++N+E+W+S&Topic=-401 (Newindpress)] [http://us.rediff.com/news/2005/jul/05ayo.htm (Rediff)] [http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/DEL210461.htm (Reuters AlertNet)]
* InGermany ,Sven Jaschan , suspected creator ofSasser worm , goes on trial. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/4649361.stm (BBC)]
* InBrazil , secretary generalSilvio Pereira of the ruling Worker's Party resigns for the duration of the parliamentary inquiry into vote-buying. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/4650895.stm (BBC)]
* InIraq , gunmen attack envoys fromPakistan andBahrain . The attacks come three days after Egypt's top envoy was ambushed in the street and injured. The attempted kidnappings are meant to discourage other nations from having ties with Iraq. [http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-070505iraq_lat,0,6151463.story?coll=la-home-headlines (LA Times)]
* The government ofIndonesia announced the extension of its immunization campaign againstpolio . The second round in this campaign was originally scheduled to end yesterday. [http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000080&sid=a9LJE0aSPw0k&refer=asia (Bloomberg)]
* InGermany , workmen remove the unofficialBerlin Wall memorial inBerlin , after the original builders refuse to obey a court order to do so. [http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,1564,1640015,00.html (Deutsche Welle)] [http://iht.com/articles/2005/07/05/news/berlin.php (IHT)]
* InPeru , former presidentAlberto Fujimori receives new identity papers and may return to the country. Peru still wants him for charges ofmurder and corruption. [http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/N04729284.htm (Reuters AlertNet)]
* InAustria , state procecutors investigate allegations thatIran 's president-electMahmoud Ahmadinejad would have been involved with the1989 assassination ofKurd ish leaderAbdul Rahman Ghassemlou inVienna . [http://www.iranmania.com/News/ArticleView/Default.asp?NewsCode=33141&NewsKind=Current%20Affairs (IranMania)] [http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L05705088.htm (Reuters AlertNet)] [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/4653513.stm (BBC)]
* InFrance , largeforest fire s rage in theFrench Riviera . Authorities evacuate thousands. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/4654251.stm (BBC)]
*Sudan ese government and two rebels groups, includingSudan Liberation Movement andJustice and Equality Movement , sign a declaration of principles towards thepeace talks . This ends three weeks of negotiations in theNiger ian capitalAbuja . Talks are adjourned until August 24. [http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L05556775.htm (Reuters AlertNet)] [http://today.reuters.co.uk/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=worldNews&storyID=2005-07-05T211639Z_01_KNE576586_RTRUKOC_0_SUDAN-DARFUR-TALKS.xml (Reuters)] [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/4654305.stm (BBC)]
*United States The ABC reality series Dancing with the Stars premiered, Kelly Monaco won the competition.
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