August 3, 2003 — August 3, 2003= *At least 52 people have died in a series of explosions in northern Pakistan [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south asia/3120147.stm (BBC)] . *Sir Richard Dearlove announces his retirement from MI6 amid speculation about differences of … Wikipedia
August 20, 2003 — See also August 19, 2003 August 2003 August 21, 2003 * War on Terrorism Canal Hotel: US officials comment terror group linked to al Qaeda, Ansar al Islam, is emerging as a top suspect in the U.N. headquarters bombing in Baghdad. It s part of a… … Wikipedia
August 10, 2003 — See also August 9, 2003 August 2003 August 11, 2003 * One hundred thousand people attend a rally in the French countryside to condemn next month s round of trade liberalisation talks being held under auspices of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) … Wikipedia
August 11, 2003 — See also August 10, 2003 August 2003 August 12, 2003 *Liberian president Charles Taylor resigns. He is replaced by vice president Moses Blah. [http://www.globeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20030811.wliber0811 4/BNStory/International/] * 2003… … Wikipedia
August 12, 2003 — See also August 11, 2003 August 2003 August 13, 2003 * War on Terrorism: An exclusive BBC report says a joint United States, Russia and United Kingdom sting halted a plot to shoot down Air Force One using an Igla surface to air missile. According … Wikipedia
August 21, 2003 — See also August 20, 2003 August 2003 August 22, 2003 * Occupation of Iraq: General Ali Hassan al Majid ( Chemical Ali ) is reportedly captured in Iraq. He had previously been reported dead. [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/200… … Wikipedia
August 22, 2003 — See also August 21, 2003 August 2003 August 23, 2003 * A Brazilian Space Agency VLS 1 space rocket explodes on its launch pad at Alcantara space base, killing at least 21 people. It is thought that one of the rocket s four motors caught fire; the … Wikipedia
August 29, 2003 — See also August 28, 2003 August 2003 August 30, 2003 * Najaf, Iraq: A car bomb explodes during prayers outside the holiest shrine for Shiites, Imam Ali Mosque (Tomb of Ali), just as main weekly prayers are ending. More than 125 people are killed … Wikipedia
August 14, 2003 — See also August 13, 2003 August 2003 August 15, 2003 *A major power outage due to a power grid failure affects more than 50 million people in the northeast of North America, including New York City, New Jersey, Cleveland, Ottawa, Toronto and… … Wikipedia
August 26, 2003 — See also August 25, 2003 August 2003 August 27, 2003 * War on Terrorism: President Bush, speaking to American Legion veterans convention, defends the Iraq policy, declaring the United States had hit terrorism in overthrowing the government of… … Wikipedia
August 8, 2003 — See also August 7, 2003 August 2003 August 9, 2003 * Hezbollah, a militant Lebanese group backed by Syria and Iran, fires artillery toward Israeli border posts, drawing return fire. It was the first such exchange in eight months.… … Wikipedia
