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'''Kootenay National Park''' is located in southeastern [[British Columbia]], [[Canada]] covering 1,406 km&sup2; (543 mi&sup2;) in the [[Canadian Rockies]] and is a [[World Heritage Site]]. The park ranges in elevation from 918 metres (3,011') at the park entrance to 3,424 metres (11,235') at [[Deltaform Mountain]]. Kootenay forms one of the four contiguous mountain parks in the Canadian Rockies; the other three being [[Banff National Park]], [[Jasper National Park]] and [[Yoho National Park]].
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While the park is open all year, the major tourist season lasts from June to September. Most [[campground]]s are open from early May to late September while limited winter camping is available only at the Dolly Varden campground.
DO NOT LIST THE ORDINARY DEATHS OF PROMINENT PERSONS HERE. That's what [[Recent deaths]] is for.


At the park's south-western entrance is [[Radium Hot Springs]] which offers a [[hot springs]] pool ranging from 35&deg;C to 47&deg;C (95&deg;F to 117 &deg;F).
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The park takes its name from the [[Kootenay River]], whose headwaters lies within the park.
==[[May 29]] [[2005]] (Sunday) ==


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* A [[London]] newspaper reports that [[Merrill Lynch]], [[New York]], is trying to persuade at least seventeen members of the [[derivative security| corporate derivatives]] team of rival investment bank [[JP Morgan]] to defect. An anonymous source/headhunter quoted in the newspaper predicted that the seventeen will be working at Merrill Lynch by the end of the summer. [http://today.reuters.com/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=businessNews&storyID=2005-05-29T115300Z_01_L29339612_RTRIDST_0_BUSINESS-FINANCIAL-MERRILL-JPMORGAN-DC.XML (Reuters)]
* [http://www.pc.gc.ca/pn-np/bc/kootenay/index_e.asp Parks Canada web site for Kootenay NP]
* According to exit polls, the [[France|French]] [[electorate]] have rejected the [[Treaty establishing a Constitution for Europe]] by approximately 55% to 45%. All 25 EU member states must ratify the treaty for it to come into effect - 9 have done so to date, but only [[Spain]] has previously held a referendum. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/4592243.stm (BBC)]
* Dan Wheldon won the 89th running of the [[Indianapolis 500]], beating rookie Danica Patrick, who lead the race three times and came in an impressive fourth place [http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2005/racing/more/05/29/indy.500.ap/index.html?cnn=yes (CNN/SI)]


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==[[May 28]] [[2005]] (Saturday) ==
* The [[Clock Tower]] of the [[Palace of Westminster]] in [[London]], commonly known as [[Big Ben]], renowned for its accuracy and [[Westminster Quarters|chimes]], stopped ticking for 90 [[minute]]s, an engineer said Saturday. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/london/4589527.stm (BBC)]
* [[Japan]] announces closure of [[World War II]] [[sex slave]] fund by March 2007. The [[Asian Women's Fund]], set up in [[1995]], paid 2M yen ($19,470) each in compensation, plus medical and welfare support, to 285 so-called "[[comfort women]]" in the [[Philippines]], [[South Korea]] and [[Taiwan]]. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/4202629.stm (BBC)]
* [[California]] [[State Senator]] [[Joseph Dunn]], local school officials, and environmental professionals meet with parents of [[Kennedy Elementary School]] students in a town-hall style meeting in [[Santa Ana, California|Santa Ana]] Thursday evening. The parents air their concerns over health issues at schools and workplaces, including a rash of [[leukemia]] cases in the [[student]] population, and begin a dialogue they have been working toward for years. [[n:Mothers, teachers concerned about leukemia deaths at California elementary school|(Wikinews)]]

==[[May 27]] [[2005]] (Friday) ==
* The [[King of Saudi Arabia]], [[Fahd Bin Abd-al-Aziz]], has been taken to [[hospital]], overtly for tests; however, the [[BBC]] quotes an unofficial source who claims he has water in his [[lungs]]. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/4588063.stm (BBC)]
* [[Qur'an desecration controversy of 2005]]: Protests have occurred in [[Egypt]], [[Pakistan]], [[Jordan]], [[Lebanon]] and [[Malaysia]] after the [[US military]] admitted that the [[Qur'an]] had been "mishandled" by soldiers. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/4587679.stm (BBC)]
* The [[Bundesrat of Germany]] ratifies the [[Treaty establishing a Constitution for Europe]]. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/4585265.stm (BBC)]
* [[Australia]]n [[Schapelle Corby]] has been found guilty by a [[Bali]] court of importing a [[narcotic]] into [[Indonesia]]. She has appealed the [[Australian Dollar|AU$]]13,875 fine and the 20-year jail sentence. [http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200505/s1378668.htm (ABC News)] [http://www.thejakartapost.com/detaillatestnews.asp?fileid=20050525094057&irec=0 (Jakarta Post)]
* The [[Federal Court of Australia]] rejects an attempt from [http://www.hsi.org.au/ Humane Society International] to sue a [[Japan]]ese [[whaling|whaler]] because such an action might generate conflict with Japan. The organisation claims the whaling company is hunting unlawfully in [[Exclusive Economic Zone#Australia|Australian waters]] near [[Antarctica]]. The Humane Society is now considering appeal. [http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200505/s1378479.htm (ABC News)]
* The 148 members of the [[World Trade Organization]] officially appoint the former [[European Union]] Trade Commissioner, [[Pascal Lamy]], as its 5th [[Director-General of the World Trade Organization|Director-General]]. [http://www.voanews.com/english/2005-05-26-voa83.cfm (VOA News)], [http://www.wto.org/english/news_e/pres05_e/pr407_e.htm (WTO official website)]
* The majority of members of [[Basque]] parliament, [[Spain]], condemn the [[ETA]] bomb attack in [[Madrid]], though the communists [[abstain]]. A bomb explodes later in a [[Basque]] train station. [http://www.eitb24.com/noticia_en.php?id=63455 (EITB)] [http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L27691734.htm (Reuters AlertNet)]
* The planned 48 hour strike at the [[British Broadcasting Corporation|BBC]] in [[United Kingdom|Britain]] is called off, unions announce, following talks. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/4585361.stm (BBC)] [http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/news/articles/PA_NEWA11161341117170339A00?source=PA%20Feed (ThisIsLondon)]
* 14 people die as a bomb explodes near a shrine in [[Islamabad]], [[Pakistan]]. [http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/525469AC-9239-4B85-8EE5-4B625927FD77.htm (Al-Jazeera)] [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/4585489.stm (BBC)] [http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000087&sid=aRYK95UQ35DA&refer=top_world_news (Bloomberg)]
* [[Ethiopian general elections, 2005|Ethiopian general elections]]: [[European Union]] observers report that the National Elections Board of Ethiopia (NEBE) may be losing control of the vote counting for the recent [[May 15]] election, potentially marring the most open election in Ethiopian history. Meanwhile the NEBE has postponed announcement of the election's provisional results until [[June 8]], due to the volume of complaints of election irregularities. [http://www.cbc.ca/cp/world/050525/w052542.html (CBC)]

==[[May 26]] [[2005]] (Thursday) ==
* [[Elections in Suriname]]: Preliminary results show [[Suriname]]'s ruling coalition survived an election challenge from former [[dictator]] [[Dési Bouterse]] in this [[Dutch colonial empire|former Dutch colony]]. [http://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,1280,-5033703,00.html (Guardian Unlimited)]
* [[Conflict in Iraq]]: Two [[US Soldiers]] are killed as a [[helicopter]] is shot down near [[Baquba]], North of [[Baghdad]]. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/4585169.stm (BBC)]
* A coalition of citizen groups will ask [[Congress of the United States|United States Congress]] to file a formal "Resolution of Inquiry", the first necessary legal step to determine whether [[United States|U.S.]] [[President of the United States|President]] [[George W. Bush]] has committed [[Impeachment in the United States|impeachable]] offenses. The request, written by Boston constitutional attorney [[John C. Bonifaz]], cites the [[Downing Street memo]] and issues surrounding the planning and execution of the [[2003 invasion of Iraq|Iraq war]]. [http://rawstory.com/exclusives/alexandrovna/coalition_inquiry_downing_street_memo_526 (Raw Story)]
* The [[South Africa]]n [[South African Geographical Names Council|Geographical Names Council]] unanimously approves a recommendation to change the name of the country's [[Executive (government)|executive]] [[capital]] [[Pretoria]] to [[Tshwane]]. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/4584211.stm (BBC)]
* [[United States|U.S.]] [[President of the United States|President]] [[George W. Bush]] has promised the [[President of the Palestinian Authority]], [[Abu Mazen]], [[$]]50 million in aid and reiterated that [[Israel]] was to stop all settlement activity on the [[West Bank]]. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/4581507.stm (BBC)]
* The [[British]] [[Association of University Teachers]] decides to cancel the [[boycott]] on [[Israel|Israeli]] [[University|Universities]] of [[Haifa University|Haifa]] and [[Bar-Ilan University|Bar-Ilan]]. The decision comes in a special meeting after both external and internal debate over the orginal decision.[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/4582955.stm (BBC)], [http://education.guardian.co.uk/higher/worldwide/story/0,9959,1493084,00.html (The Guardian)]
* [[United Kingdom|British]] [[Liberal Democrat]] leader [[Charles Kennedy]] calls for a reform of the UK voting system after [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]] took the majority of the seats in the UK election with just 35% of the votes. [http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/politics/story.jsp?story=641462 (The Independent)]
* [[United Kingdom|British]] [[Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs|Foreign Minister]] [[Jack Straw (politician)|Jack Straw]] announces that [[Iran]] has renewed its promise to refrain from developing [[nuclear weapon]]s, and talks on its [[atomic]] program will continue following a meeting between Iranian nuclear officials and [[European Union]] ministers in [[Geneva]]. [http://www.voanews.com/english/2005-05-25-voa88.cfm (VOA News)], [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/4577877.stm (BBC)]
* In [[Thailand]], police officer [[Somchai Visetsingha]] is sentenced to a life in prison for murder of two [[United Kingdom|British]] [[backpacking|backpackers]] in [[2004]]. [http://www.mcot.org/query.php?nid=38824 (MCOT)] [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/devon/4579823.stm (BBC)] [http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/BKK270321.htm (Reuters)]
* A [[flash flood]] strikes [[São Paulo]], [[Brazil]]. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/4581619.stm (BBC)]
* [[France|French]] official [[Pascal Lamy]], former trade commissioner for [[European Union]], is expected to be appointed as ahead of the [[World Trade Organization]]. He will assume the post in September. [http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=topNews&storyID=8598381 (Reuters)] [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/4581539.stm (BBC)]
* [[Australia]] observes the [[National Sorry Day]] as a way to remember the [[Stolen Generation]] of [[Australian Aboriginal]]s. [http://www.nit.com.au/breakingNews/story.aspx?id=5024 (National Indigenous Times)] [http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200505/s1377194.htm (ABC AU)] [http://www.abc.net.au/ra/news/stories/s1377237.htm (Radio Australia)]
* [[India]] and [[Pakistan]] begin talks to resolve a military stand-off on the [[Siachen glacier]]. [http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/000200505261201.htm (Hindu.com)] [http://www.dawn.com/2005/05/26/top7.htm (Pakistan Dawn)] [http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?storyID=8609502&type=topNews (Reuters)]
* In [[New York]], [[USA]], attorney general charges [[insurance]] company [[American International Group]] and two of its former [[executive]]s for [[fraud]] and manipulating the [[account]]s [http://www.nytimes.com/2005/05/27/business/27insure.html (New York Times)] [http://www.businessweek.com/ap/financialnews/D8AB41B80.htm?campaign_id=apn_home_down (Businessweek)] [http://www.forbes.com/business/2005/05/26/cx_daa_0526aig2.html (Forbes)] [http://quote.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000006&sid=aWn5AQ98E6lo&refer=home (Bloomberg)] [http://today.reuters.com/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=businessNews&storyID=2005-05-26T235240Z_01_N26471343_RTRIDST_0_BUSINESS-FINANCIAL-AIG-DC.XML (Reuters)]
* [[Spain|Spanish]] court imprisons [[Arnaldo Otegi]], head of [[Herri Batasuna]] party in the [[Basque]] region for having links to [[ETA]]. Batasuna claims that the move undermines peace efforts. Otegi is in prison pending ?400.000 [[bail]]. [http://www.eitb24.com/noticia_en.php?id=63598 (EITB)] [http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L26344132.htm (Reuters AlertNet)]
* [[France|French]] authorities arrest [[Chechen]] named [[Bislan Ismailov]] suspected for complicity in the murder of [[Theo van Gogh]] [http://www.expatica.com/source/site_article.asp?subchannel_id=19&story_id=20434&name=Chechen+man+held+in+Van+Gogh+murder+investigation (Expatica)] [http://today.reuters.co.uk/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=entertainmentNews&storyID=2005-05-26T151916Z_01_MOL655115_RTRUKOC_0_FRANCE-DUTCH-ARREST.xml (Reuters)]
* In [[Egypt]], [[referendum]] favours [[constitution]]al changes for presidential elections witn 83% in favor [http://www.aljazeera.com/me.asp?service_ID=8600 (Al-Jazeera)] [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/4583791.stm (BBC)]
* The [[U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary|Judiciary Committee]] of the [[U.S. Senate]] approved a bill to create a $140 billion trust fund for the payment of [[Industrial_health_and_safety_issues_in_asbestos-related_diseases|asbestos-related claims]]. The bill now goes to the Senate floor, no analogous bill is yet before the [[House of Representatives]]. [http://www.investors.com/editorial/general.asp?v=5/27 (Investors Business Daily)]

==[[May 25]] [[2005]] (Wednesday) ==
*[[Human Rights]]:
** [[Amnesty International]] releases its annual [[Human Rights]] report for the year 2004. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/bsp/hi/pdfs/25_05_05_amnesty.pdf Amnesty Report]
** [[Human Rights Watch]] releases a report accusing the [[FBI]] of misconduct in the illegal detention and [[torture]] of two American citizens. [http://www.nytimes.com/2005/05/25/international/asia/25detain.html (NYTimes)]
* [[Elections in Suriname]]: General elections are underway in [[Suriname]]. Likely winner could be former [[dictator]] and [[drug]] [[smuggling|smuggler]], [[Dési Bouterse]]. [http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0505/S00374.htm (Scoop)]
* The [[American Family Association]], a [[Christian]] group, ends its nine-year boycott of the [[Walt Disney Company]] but continues to boycott [[Kmart]] and [[Abercrombie & Fitch]] and the book ''[[One of the Guys]]'' by [[Robert Clark Young]]. [http://www.newsday.com/news/nationworld/nation/orl-asecdisney25052505may25,0,822280.story?coll=ny-leadnationalnews-headlines]
* [[Voyager 1]], the most distant man-made object, has entered the [[heliosheath]] and is on the cusp of leaving the [[Solar System]] and entering the [[interstellar medium]]. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/4576623.stm (BBC)]
* The [[Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development]] predicts that economic growth will slow a bit in the industrialised world this year to an annual rate of 2.6 percent. The OECD's report blames rising energy costs and economic problems in [[Europe]] for the slowdown. [http://www.voanews.com/english/2005_05-24voa108.cfm (VOA News)], [http://www.money.telegraph.co.uk/money/main.jhtml?xml=/money/2005/05/25/cneuro25.xml&menuId=242&sSheet=/money/2005/05/25/ixfrontcity.html (The Telegraph)]
* The [[Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan pipeline]], the longest [[oil pipeline]] in the world, begins operations today, with an opening ceremony in [[Azerbaijan]]. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/4577497.stm (BBC)]
* [[Elections in Egypt]]: [[Egypt]]ians vote in a [[referendum]] on a [[constitutional]] amendment allowing multi-candidate [[presidential election]]s while opposition groups call for a [[boycott]], saying that requirements for candidates are too hard and still favour the ruling [[National Democratic Party]]. [http://egyptelection.com/index.php (Egypt Election DAily News)] [http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/B2D85789-34E0-470B-88C9-55D50DD4DCB6.htm (Al-Jazeera)] [http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticle.asp?xfile=data/comment/2005/May/comment_May25.xml&section=comment (Khaleej Times)] [http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000087&sid=aFcFnhXNAdnM&refer=top_world_news (Bloomberg)] [http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=worldNews&storyID=8595926 (Reuters)]
* [[Soledad Alvear]], former [[Chile]]an foreign minister, withdraws her [[president]]ial candidacy and supports [[Michelle Bachelet]]. [http://www.falkland-malvinas.com/Detalle.asp?NUM=5714 (MercoPress)] [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/4577779.stm (BBC)]
* An [[ETA]] car bomb explodes near [[Madrid]], [[Spain]] after a warning call. [http://www.eitb24.com/noticia_en.php?id=63080 (EITB24)] [http://news.scotsman.com/latest.cfm?id=4600579 (Scotsman)]
* In [[Guinea-Bissau]], an armed group of men led by [[Heads of State of Guinea-Bissau|former President]] [[Kumba Ialá]] briefly occupies the [[presidential palace]]. The ousted president claims that he is still in charge. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/4578305.stm (BBC)]
*At [[Atatürk Olimpiyat Stadyumu]] in [[Istanbul]], [[Liverpool F.C.]] scores three goals in six minutes to tie the game and after extra-time goes on to defeat [[AC Milan]] 3-2 in a [[Kicks from the penalty mark|penalty shootout]] to win its first [[UEFA_Champions_League#European_Cup_and_Champions_League_finals|UEFA Champions League]] title since [[1984]].
* In [[Russia]], a 10.00 AM explosion in a [[power substation]] causes a [[power outage]] that cuts [[electricity]] from [[Moscow]] and four surrounding regions. Government blames [[Unified Energy Systems]] and the Prosecutor General's Office opens a investigation for "criminal negligence". UES CEO [[Anatoly Chubais]] accepts responsibility. Energy minister [[Viktor Khristenko]] states that the power cuts have nothing to do with terrorism. [http://www.themoscowtimes.com/stories/2005/05/26/001.html (Moscow Times)] [http://en.rian.ru/russia/20050525/40414262.html (RIA Novosti)] [http://www.iht.com/articles/2005/05/25/news/moscow.php (IHT)]
* Accused [[Canada|Canadian]] [[serial killer]] [[Robert Pickton]] is charged with a total of 27 [[murder]]s [http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/1117035367386_112444567/?hub=CTVNewsAt11 (CTV)] [http://www.canada.com/national/nationalpost/news/story.html?id=3d24e212-546e-4062-a61f-7d523e0aa7c5 (National Post)] [http://www.reuters.ca/locales/c_newsArticle.jsp?type=topNews&localeKey=en_CA&storyID=8607632 (Reuters Canada)] [http://www.newcriminologist.co.uk/news.asp?id=1117033507 (New Criminologist)]
* In [[Panama]], police has clashed for three days with demonstrators that protest new [[pension]] reforms of president [[Martin Torrijos]] [http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/N25435186.htm (Reuters AlertNet)]
* In [[Bolivia]], Commander-in-chief of Bolivian army, [[Luis Aranda]], refutes claims that military is planning a [[coup]] [] [http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000086&sid=am_.WQzl3fgg&refer=latin_america (Bloomberg)] [http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/N25404566.htm (Reuters AlertNet)] [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/4581453.stm (BBC)]
* [[NATO]] soldiers raid the home of son of [[Radovan Karadzic]] but fail to apprehend him. [http://www.fena.ba/uk/vijest.html?fena_id=FSA264736&rubrika=ES (FENA)] [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/4580363.stm (BBC)] [http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L26372174.htm (Reuters AlertNet)]
* [[Slovenia]]n government charges former communist leader [[Mitja Ribicic]] of [[genocide]] when he was a [[Yugoslavia]]n security chief after the [[World War Two]] [http://balkanupdate.blogspot.com/2005/05/slovenia-brings-wwii-genocide-charges.html (Balkan Update)] [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/politics/4581197.stm (BBC)] [http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L25600183.htm (Reuters AlertNet)]
* In [[Haiti]], former prime minister [[Yvon Neptune]] is formally charged with political killings in in 2004. He has been in a [[hunger strike]]. [http://www.caribbeannetnews.com/2005/05/26/judge.shtml (Caribbean Net News)] [http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/news/html/20050525T200000-0500_81150_OBS_FORMER_HAITI_PREMIER_GETS_HIS_DAY_IN_COURT.asp (Jamaica Observer)] [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/4581219.stm (BBC)]

==[[May 24]] [[2005]] (Tuesday)==
* [[Conflict in Iraq]]: At least five [[Iraqi]]s and seven [[US Soldiers]] have been killed following a spate of [[bomb]]ings in [[Iraq]]. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/4575861.stm (BBC)]
* [[Mathematician]] [[Peter Lax]] receives the [[Abel Prize]], worth nearly one million [[USD]], from [[Norway]]'s [[Crown Prince Haakon]] in a ceremony in [[Oslo]]. The prize is awarded for his work on "the theory and application of [[partial differential equations]]."[http://edition.cnn.com/2005/TECH/science/05/24/math.prize.reut/ (CNN)]
* [[Israel]]i soldiers catch a 15 year old [[Palestinian]] carrying two [[pipe bomb]]s at a [[West Bank]] checkpoint. [http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/579883.html (Haaretz)]
*[[Al-Qaeda]] in [[Iraq]] claims in its website that [[Abu Musab al-Zarqawi]] has been wounded. [http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/security_iraq_zarqawi_dc (Yahoo!)]
*[[John Howard]], the [[Prime Minister of Australia]], has written to his [[Japan]]ese counterpart, [[Junichiro Koizumi]], urging Japan to reconsider its position on [[whaling]]. The [[International Whaling Commission]] is expected to consider Japan's expansion proposal when it meets next month. [http://www.optusnet.com.au/news/story/abc/20050524/18/domestic/1375264.inp (ABC News)]
* The [[Chile]]an army buries 24 of 46 conscripts that died in an snow storm in the [[Andes]]. Presidential candidates have called for an end to compulsory [[military service]]. 13 bodies still unfound.[http://www.tcgnews.com/santiagotimes/index.php?nav=story&story_id=9138&topic_id=1 (SantiagoTimes)] [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/4574309.stm (BBC)]
* The appeal of six [[Pitcairn]] men who were sentenced for [[sexual abuse]] of young girls fails. An [[Auckland]] court is to decide whether to grant them [[bail]]. The men plan to appeal to the [[Privy Council]]. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/4574287.stm (BBC)] [http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=worldNews&storyID=8581269 (Reuters)]
* [[Canada|Canadian]] [[Liberal Party of Canada|Liberal]] candidate [[Todd Russell]] wins a crucial [[by-election]] in the federal riding of [[Labrador (electoral district)|Labrador]]. This result consolidates the shaky Liberal balance of power in the federal government. [http://www.cbc.ca/story/canada/national/2005/05/24/byelection050524.html (CBC)]
* Jurors in the criminal trial of [[Richard M. Scrushy]], founder of [[HealthSouth]] Corp., send notes to the presiding judge that indicate they are having difficulty reaching unanimity. The case is part of the wave of U.S. corporate scandals of recent years. Prosecutors allege that Mr. Scrushy and others conspired to overstate profits at HealthSouth by circa $2.7 billion, in the period [[1996]] - [[2002]]. [http://news.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=topNews&storyID=8593931 (Reuters)]

==[[May 23]] [[2005]] (Monday)==
* [[Channel 10 (Israel)|Channel 10]], an [[Israel]]i [[television]] station, broadcasts footage of what it claims is [[Israeli Defence Forces]] using a [[Palestinian]] youth as a [[human shield]] against rock-throwers in the [[West Bank]]. The [[Israeli Defence Forces|IDF]] denies the allegation. [http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/579444.html (Haaretz)]
* A [[bipartisan]] [[commission]] of fourteen [[United States Senate|U.S. Senators]] has successfully negotiated a compromise whereby a "[[nuclear option (filibuster)|nuclear option]]" showdown over [[judicial]] [[filibuster]]s would be averted. [http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory?id=784390 (ABC News)]
* Five [[Ireland|Irish]] teenage school [[girl]]s, all from the Loretto [[Convent]] in [[Navan]], are killed and six others are critically injured in a [[bus]] [[crash]] in [[County Meath]]. The bus was carrying students from the Loretto Convent, the Mercy Convent, [[St. Patrick's Classical School, Navan|St. Patrick's Classical School]] and Beaufort College, all in Navan and did not have fitted [[seatbelt]]s. [http://www.rte.ie/news/2005/0523/rta01.html (RTÉ)]
* The [[Palestinian Election Commission]] delays the [[Palestinian]] [[parliament]]ary elections, citing that there was not enough time to prepare. Critics of the ruling [[Fatah]] party had predicted the delay, and believed it was a way to prevent [[Hamas]], the main opposition party, from gaining power. [http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/1F9D51B8-E421-42C3-AD8A-07CD7E1E58DD.htm (Al Jazeera)] [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/4573247.stm (BBC)]
* Health officials in [[Norway]] fear a [[Legionellosis|Legionnaires' Disease]] [[epidemic]] after the death of four people during the last five days and the hospitalisation of many others in southeastern county of [[Østfold]], particularly in the [[Fredrikstad]]-[[Sarpsborg]] urban area. At least 24 people are known to be infected, with many of them in critical condition. Legionnaires' Disease killed seven people in the southwestern city of [[Stavanger]] in 2001, in an outbreak that was later traced to a hotel [[air conditioning]] system. [http://www.aftenposten.no/english/local/article1044030.ece (Aftenposten)]
* 11,000 journalists and other employees of the [[British Broadcasting Corporation|BBC]] go on a 24-hour [[strike]] to protest over approximately 4,000 planned job cuts. TV and Radio news output has been the worst affected, with few new stories materialising and only a skeleton service being offered. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/4570237.stm (BBC)] [http://today.reuters.co.uk/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=businessNews&storyID=2005-05-23T054604Z_01_CAS242766_RTRUKOC_0_BRITAIN-BBC.xml (Reuters UK)] [http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000102&sid=a.XRhuZrFlbg&refer=uk (Bloomberg)] [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/tv_and_radio/4536107.stm (BBC strike Q&A)]
* [[Supreme Leader of Iran|Supreme Leader]] of [[Iran]], [[Ayatollah]] [[Ali Khamenei]], urges the [[Council of Guardians]] to review applications of two reformist candidates, [[Mostafa Moin]] of the [[Islamic Iran Participation Front]] and Vice President [[Mohsen Mehralizadeh]], after the council qualified only six candidates to the country's [[presidential election]]. Opposition groups threaten to [[boycott]] the elections and students of [[Tehran University]] protest against the disqualification of Moin. [http://www.tehrantimes.com/Description.asp?Da=5/24/2005&Cat=2&Num=007 (Tehran Times)] [http://www.iranmania.com/News/ArticleView/Default.asp?NewsCode=32066&NewsKind=Current%20Affairs (IRanMania] [http://www.irna.ir/en/news/view/menu-234/0505240046013033.htm (IRNA)] [http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/OLI365571.htm (Reuters AlertNet)] [http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=worldNews&storyID=8578939 (Reuters)]
* The death toll of the [[avian influenza|bird flu]] in [[Vietnam]] rises to 18. [[People's Republic of China|China]] informs the [[Food and Agriculture Organization|United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization]] that it has sealed off the [[Qinghai]] province to stop the spread of [[bird flu]] and [[vaccination|vaccinated]] farmbirds. [http://english.people.com.cn/200505/24/eng20050524_186495.html (People's Daily)]. [http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/HAN290447.htm (Reuters AlertNet)]

==[[May 22]], [[2005]] (Sunday)==
* In [[Shenzhen]], [[China]], what is believed to be the largest urban demolition blast in China uses 684 kg (1,500 lbs) of explosives to simultaneously topple 16 tower blocks. Because of misplaced charges, one tower does not topple, but is reduced from 14 stories to 12, and will have to be demolished manually. [http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-05/23/content_2990155.htm (Xinhua (Pictures))] [http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2005/5/22/latest/20050522174732&sec=latest (The Star (Malaysia))] [http://www.boston.com/news/world/asia/articles/2005/05/23/16_chinese_buildings_topple_in_demolition/ (Boston Globe)].
* [[Ariel Sharon]], the [[Prime Minister of Israel]], was heckled and booed at a meeting to promote the planned [[Israeli]] withdrawal from the [[Gaza Strip]] by several [[US]] [[Jew]]s. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/4571821.stm (BBC)]
* [[Laura Bush]], the [[First Lady of the United States]], was heckled by both [[Israeli]] and [[Palestinian]] protesters as she visted the [[Wailing Wall]] and the outside of the [[Dome on the Rock]]. [http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/579363.html (Haaretz)] [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/4570993.stm (BBC)]
* The [[U.K.|British]] government declines a request from the families of soldiers killed in [[Iraq]] for an investigation into the legality of the [[2003 invasion of Iraq|war]]. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/4567655.stm (BBC)] [http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/chi-0505220051may22,1,2838689.story?coll=chi-newsnationworld-hed (Chicago Tribune)]
* [[Israel]] arrests a 15-year-old [[Palestinian]] at a [[Hawara]] checkpoint, near [[Nablus]], wearing a [[suicide bomber|suicide bomb]] belt. [http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/578988.html (Haaretz)]
* [[Germany|German]] [[Chancellor of Germany|Chancellor]] [[Gerhard Schröder]] has declared that he will seek the next [[German federal election, 2005|German federal election]] to be held this [[autumn]], a year earlier than set out by the [[Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany|constitution]], after the [[CDU]] and [[Free Democratic Party of Germany|FDP]] defeated the Social Democrats ([[SPD]]), who were in coalition with the Greens, at the regional election in [[North Rhine-Westphalia]]. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/4572903.stm (BBC)].
* [[Elections in Mongolia]]: Former [[Prime Minister of Mongolia]] [[Nambariin Enkhbayar]] wins [[presidential election]]. [http://today.reuters.co.uk/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=worldNews&storyID=2005-05-23T051525Z_01_MOR318894_RTRUKOC_0_MONGOLIA.xml (Reuters)] [http://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/05/22/mongolia.vote.ap/ (CNN)] [http://www.forbes.com/work/feeds/afx/2005/05/22/afx2046174.html (Forbes)] [http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-05/23/content_2990177.htm (Xinhua)]
* In [[Nepal]], thousands of opposition supporters demonstrate against the rule of king [[Gyanendra]] and demand restoration of parliament. Royalist government is dismayed by [[European Union|EU]] and [[India]]n demands to return to [[democracy]] [http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/DEL142214.htm (Reuters AlertNet)] [http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/B153352.htm (Reuters Alertnet)] [http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200505/s1374299.htm (ABC)] [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/4570987.stm (BBC)]
* [[Egypt]]ian police arrests [[Mahmud Ezzat]], leader of banned [[Muslim Brotherhood]]. Various reports tell of different amounts (from 11 to 24) of other arrested members [http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/C6C7EBAE-D886-40D3-B747-6B08C0994124.htm (Al-Jazeera)] [http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory?id=779533 (ABC)] [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/4570421.stm (BBC)]
* [[Venezuela]]n president [[Hugo Chavez]] says he may consider breaking [[diplomatic ties]] with the [[USA]] if it will not [[extradition|extradite]] [[Luis Posada Carriles]]. [http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=topNews&storyID=8567509 (Reuters] [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/4571957.stm (BBC)] [http://www.wpherald.com/storyview.php?StoryID=20050522-071209-4844r (World Peace Herald)]

==[[May 21]], [[2005]] (Saturday) ==
* In visiting [[Calvin College]] to give a commencement speech, [[George W. Bush]] is met with a petition by a third of the college faculty, stating "We believe your administration has launched an unjust and unjustified war in Iraq.", and strongly criticizing his policies. [http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,157262,00.html (FOX News)]
* The [[Greece|Greek]] entry ''"My Number One"'' by [[Helena Paparizou]] wins the [[Eurovision Song Contest 2005|50th Annual Eurovision Song Contest]] in [[Kiev]], [[Ukraine]]. 24 countries of the [[European Broadcasting Union]] participate in the final, fifteen other countries having been eliminated in Thursdays' semi-finals. [http://www.rferl.org/featuresarticle/2005/05/d140fcd5-8980-4e46-8904-fe05aaad5a2f.html (Radio Free Europe)] [http://www.eurovision.tv (Eurovision)]
* ''[[The Sun]]'', the largest selling [[British]] [[tabloid]] [[newspaper]], publishes more surreptitiously taken pictures of [[Saddam Hussein]], while claiming to condemn the leaking of the first photographs. Other pictures also published show the imprisoned [[Ali Hassan al-Majid]] ("''Chemical Ali''") and [[Huda Salih Mahdi Ammash]] ("''Mrs Anthrax''"). [[President Bush]] intervenes to support an investigation into the leaking of the photos. [http://www.canada.com/vancouver/vancouversun/news/story.html?id=fb7a2022-544b-4c51-8349-e31c1bd22931 (Vancouver Sun)] [http://www.thestatesman.net/page.news.php?clid=8&theme=&usrsess=1&id=77729 (The Statesman)] [http://www.guardian.co.uk/Iraq/Story/0,2763,1489083,00.html (Guardian Unlimited)]

==[[May 20]] [[2005]] (Friday) ==

* ''[[Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith]]'' reaches a record high at the box offices on opening day with [[United States dollar|$]]50 million on 9,400 screens at 3,661 theaters worldwide, edging out ''[[Spider-Man 2]]'''s top opening day record of $40.4 million and ''[[Shrek 2]]'s'' top single day record of $44.8 million. [http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story.asp?guid=%7B91170A59-4D1D-4D38-BBC1-CCA49B9F85D7%7D&siteid=google (marketwatch)] [http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20050520/ap_en_mo/film_star_wars_box_office (AP via Yahoo! News)] [http://www.boxofficemojo.com/news/?id=1824 (boxofficemojo.com)]
* [[32nd Daytime Emmy Awards|Daytime Emmys]] are awarded, and three records are broken. ''[[General Hospital]]'' wins Best Drama for a record eighth time, [[Erika Slezak]] of ''[[One Life to Live]]'' wins her sixth [[Daytime Emmy]] for Best Actress, and ''The Ellen DeGeneres Show'' wins five Daytime Emmys, including Best Talk Show Host, and Best Talk Show. [http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/05/21/AR2005052100750.html (Washington Post)]
* Reports say that five corpses are found and 200 men are safe in a high mountain encampment in the [[Andes]] after a [[Chile]]an Army instruction raid got hit by a severe storm. 47 recruits are missing and temperatures drop to -15[[Celsius|ºC]] (5[[Fahrenheit|ºF]]) in the area. [http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/N20573494.htm (Reuters)]
* The town of [[Etoumbi]] in the [[Republic of the Congo]] is put under quarantine after an [[Ebola]] outbreak kills nine people. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/4565123.stm (BBC)]
* [[Israeli-Palestinian conflict]]: [[Israel]]i troops kill one [[Palestinian]] militant as three to four [[Hamas]], [[Popular Resistance Committees]], and [[Al Aqsa Martyrs Brigade]] militants fire [[mortar (weapon)|mortar shells]] and [[anti-tank missile]]s on Israelis living in the [[Kfar Darom]] settlement in the [[Gaza Strip]]. [http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/578321.html (Haaretz)] [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/4565053.stm (BBC)]
* [[2005 Pacific hurricane season]]: Two people die as [[Hurricane Adrian]] makes landfall near [[San Salvador]], [[El Salvador]].[http://msnbc.msn.com/id/7896963/ (MSNBC)]
* In [[Togo]], talks to resolve a crisis after last month's disputed presidential election end without agreement. Refugees continue to arrive in [[Benin]]. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/4564783.stm (BBC)] [http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/IRIN/01da1064e86c867518ee3bf74a8803ee.htm (Reuters AlertNet)]
* After six years, the last [[United Nations]] [[peacekeeping|peacekeepers]] have left [[East Timor]]. [http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000080&sid=aoYsUdrelwHU&refer=asia (Bloomberg)] [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/4563359.stm (BBC)]
* [[Elections in Papua New Guinea]]: [[Bougainville]] in [[Papua New Guinea]] begins the first elections of its [[autonomy|autonomous]] government. [http://www.thenational.com.pg/0520/editorial1.htm (National, Papua New Guinea)] [http://www.abc.net.au/ra/news/stories/s1372884.htm (Radio Australia)] [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/4560265.stm (BBC)]
* [[Australia]]n pop star [[Kylie Minogue]] is released from the hospital after surgery to treat [[breast cancer]]. [http://www.theage.com.au/news/People/Kylies-cancer-removed/2005/05/21/1116533575754.html (The Age)]

==[[May 19]] [[2005]] (Thursday)==
* Scientists discover that the [[2004 Indian Ocean earthquake]] was the longest ever recorded &mdash; lasting nearly ten minutes when most powerful earthquakes last no more than a few seconds &mdash; and shook the entire planet. [http://edition.cnn.com/2005/TECH/science/05/19/sumatra.quake/index.html (CNN)]
* The [[Canadian House of Commons]] votes on two crucial budget bills. [[Bill C-43]] carries with a vote of 250 yea, 54 nay. [[Bill C-48]] is tied with a vote of 152 yea, 152 nay, with the [[Speaker of the Canadian House of Commons|Speaker]] voting in favour, breaking the tie and carrying the bill. The [[Canada|Canadian]] government survives the [[Motion of no confidence]]. [http://www.cbc.ca/story/canada/national/2005/05/19/second-confidence050519.html (CBC)]
* [[2005 Pacific hurricane season]]: Tropical Storm Adrian reaches hurricane strength, and is about 12 hours away from making landfall over or near [[El Salvador]]. [http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/text/refresh/MIATCPEP1+shtml/191747.shtml (NHC)]
* ''[[Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith]]'' is released in the [[United States]]. Just hours after its release, the [[workprint]] [[DVD]] of the film was "leaked" to [[file sharing]] networks. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/4563631.stm (BBC)]
* [[May 2005 unrest in Uzbekistan|Unrest in Uzbekistan]]: Various governments, including that of the [[United States]], demand further investigation into the events. [[Uzbekistan|Uzbek]] government troops report that they have retaken the town of [[Korasuv]]. President [[Islam Karimov]] rejects calls for international inquiry. Oppositions group fear that state will begin active oppression against them [http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L19710494.htm (Reuters Alertnet)] [http://www.mosnews.com/news/2005/05/19/korasuv.shtml (Mosnews)] [http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/VBOL-6CJGLH?OpenDocument (ReliefWeb)] [http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=topNews&storyID=8550461 (Reuters)][http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/4561279.stm (BBC)] [http://www.moscowtimes.ru/stories/2005/05/19/006.html (Moscow Times)] [http://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/05/18/uzbekistan.unrest/ (CNN)] [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/4560953.stm (BBC)]
* In [[Brazil]], an environmental ministry study states that destruction of the [[Amazon]] [[rainforest]] is accelerating. [http://www.planetark.com/dailynewsstory.cfm/newsid/30869/story.htm (Planet Ark)] [http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/N18644621.htm (Reuters AlertNet)] [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/4561189.stm (BBC)]
* The [[United Nations|UN]] [[Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs]] appeals for $16 million for [[food aid]] to [[Niger]] where [[drought]] and [[locust]] [[swarm]]s destroyed part of the crop last year. [http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=14330&Cr=niger&Cr1= (UN)] [http://allafrica.com/stories/200505190005.html (AllAfrica)] [http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/HMYT-6CJQJ3?OpenDocument (ReliefWeb)] [http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/N19729586.htm (Reuters AlertNet)]
* A [[United Nations]] legal team meet [[Indonesia]]n officials to begin an inquiry for [[human rights abuse]]s and killings related to [[East Timor]]'s [[independence]] in [[1999]]. [http://www.laksamana.net/vnews.cfm?ncat=45&news_id=8154 (Laksamana)] [http://www.thejakartapost.com/detailheadlines.asp?fileid=20050520.B11&irec=10 (Jakarta Post)] [http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/MHII-6CJ8ZX?OpenDocument (ReliefWeb)] [http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=worldNews&storyID=8540771 (Reuters)]
* [[Rwanda]]n defense minister general [[Marcel Gatsinzi]] apologizes for being part of the [[Hutu]] government during the [[1994]] [[Rwandan genocide]], the first time anyone from that government has done so. [http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/EVOD-6CJH8P?OpenDocument (ReliefWeb)] [http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L19687249.htm (Reuters AlertNet)] [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/4561797.stm (BBC)]
* In [[Niger]], 2,000 people march in the capital [[Niamey]] and demand the release of anti-[[slavery]] campaigners [[Ilguilas Weila]] and [[Alassane Biga]]. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/4562219.stm (BBC)]
* [[United Kingdom|British]] scientists at [[Newcastle University]] announce that they have [[cloning|cloned]] human [[embryo]]s for [[stem cell]]s. Also, a team of [[South Korea]]n scientists at [[Seoul National University]] state they have cloned the first embryonic cells customized to individual patients. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/4563607.stm (BBC)] [http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/N18306409.htm (Reuters AlertNet)] [http://www.sciencedaily.com/upi/index.php?feed=Science&article=UPI-1-20050519-14351600-bc-korea-clonecells.xml (Science Daily)] [http://edition.cnn.com/2005/TECH/science/05/19/stem.cells.embryo.ap/ (CNN)]

==[[May 18]] [[2005]] (Wednesday)==
* According to a spokesman for the [[Georgia (country)|Georgian]] Interior Ministry, a [[hand grenade]] found among spectators during a speech by [[President of the United States of America|U.S. President]] [[George W. Bush]] last week in [[Tbilisi]] failed to function, although it was live and could have exploded. It was originally thought to have been a dummy grenade. [http://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/05/18/bush.georgia/index.html (CNN)]
* [[President of Poland|Polish President]] [[Aleksander Kwasniewski|Aleksander Kwa&#347;niewski]] set the date for [[Polish parliamentary election, 2005|parliamentary elections]] for [[September 25]], [[2005]] and a [[Polish presidential election, 2005|presidential election]] for [[October 9]], [[2005]]. [http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000085&sid=aXilixb4eHXs&refer=europe (Bloomberg)]
*[[May 2005 unrest in Uzbekistan|Unrest in Uzbekistan]]: 36 foreign diplomats visit [[Andijan]] in a government-sponsored trip and under heavy guard. The [[Uzbekistan|Uzbek]] government continues to deny that civilians were killed. The official [[death toll]] has risen to 169 but some human rights groups state that it can be as high as 750. A group of Islamic rebels led by a man called [[Bakhtiyor Rakhimov]] claim that they now control the border town of [[Korasuv]]. [http://www.mosnews.com/news/2005/05/18/karimovdenies.shtml (Mosnews)] [http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/IRIN/9b4c14f8b1a9d98b3f7875cb6b4e83e6.htm (Reuters AlertNet)] [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/4558759.stm (BBC)] [http://www.iht.com/articles/2005/05/18/news/uzbek.php (IHT)] [http://www.forbes.com/business/feeds/afx/2005/05/18/afx2036917.html (Forbes)]
* The [[World Health Organization]] announces an [[ebola]] outbreak in the [[Democratic Republic of Congo]] with 11 cases so far. [http://www.who.int/csr/don/2005_05_18/en/ (WHO press release)] [http://www.news24.com/News24/Africa/News/0,,2-11-1447_1707028,00.html (News24)] [http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L18330303.htm (Reuters AlertNet)]
* In [[Angola]], the [[Marburg virus]] has claimed 311 lives. [http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/HMYT-6CHNEC?OpenDocument (ReliefWeb)] [http://www.news24.com/News24/Africa/News/0,,2-11-1447_1707219,00.html (News24)] [http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/IRIN/533a2e1308af8bbfcc43c877933b835e.htm (Reuters AlertNet)]
* [[Russia]] demands return of the energy minister [[Yevgeny Adamov]], who is in a [[Switzerland|Swiss]] prison on a [[United States|U.S.]] warrant waiting extradition. [http://en.rian.ru/world/20050518/40377207.html (RIA Novosti)] [http://www.swissinfo.org/sen/swissinfo.html?siteSect=106&sid=5796834&cKey=1116446378000 (Swissinfo)] [http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/wire/sns-ap-swiss-us-russia-arrest,1,1349109.story?coll=sns-ap-world-headlines (LA Times)]

==[[May 17]] [[2005]] (Tuesday)==
* [[Guantánamo Bay Qur'an desecration allegations]]: The [[George W. Bush|Bush Adminstration]] suggests that to undo "damage" caused by the story, ''[[Newsweek]]'' explain the process by which their story alleging [[Qu'ran]] desecration, which sparked riots leading to 17 deaths, came into being. [http://www.nytimes.com/2005/05/17/international/middleeast/17cnd-koran.html?ei=5065&en=8220bf74f67fe5a5&ex=1116993600&partner=MYWAY&pagewanted=print (NYTimes)]
* [[United States|U.S.]] authorities detain [[Luis Posada Carriles]], a [[CIA]]-linked anti-[[Fidel Castro|Castro]] militant, considered a [[terrorist]] by [[Cuba]]. [http://news.ft.com/cms/s/58ba4788-c739-11d9-a700-00000e2511c8.html (Financial Times)]
* [[George Galloway]], [[United Kingdom|British]] [[member of parliament|MP]] and [[anti-war]] [[Global_protests_against_war_on_Iraq|campaigner]], appears before the [[United States Senate]] to defend himself against charges that he profited from [[Saddam Hussein]]'s regime, launching a tirade against the senators who had accused him and attacking the [[2003_Invasion_of_Iraq|war]] in [[Iraq]]. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/4556113.stm (BBC)] [http://www.guardian.co.uk/Iraq/Story/0,2763,1486025,00.html (Guardian Unlimited)] [http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,3-1616578,00.html (The Times Online)]
* [[May 2005 unrest in Uzbekistan|Unrest in Uzbekistan]]: The [[Uzbekistan|Uzbek]] government says they will allow foreign diplomats to visit [[Andijan]]. Survivors from Andijan who have crossed the border to [[Kyrgyzstan]] say that government troops opened fire without warning and that they were shelled in the Kyrgyzstan border crossing. Opposition believes that as many as 745 may be dead. Official government death toll is 169. Government officials still deny that soldiers killed civilians [http://www.themoscowtimes.com/stories/2005/05/18/016.html (Moscow Times)] [http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L17559363.htm (Reuters AlertNet)] [http://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,1280,-5013280,00.html (Guardian Unlimited)] [http://www.canoe.ca/NewsStand/LondonFreePress/News/2005/05/17/1042825-sun.html (London Free Press)] [http://www.guardian.co.uk/international/story/0,3604,1485421,00.html (Guardian Unlimited)] [http://www.interfax.ru/e/B/0/28.html?id_issue=11285461 (Interfax)] [http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L16216312.htm (Reuters AlertNet)] [http://www.iht.com/articles/2005/05/17/news/uzbek.php (IHT)] [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2005/05/17/wuzbek17.xml&sSheet=/news/2005/05/17/ixnewstop.html (Telegraph)]
* 12,000 protesters march in the [[Brazil]]ian capital of [[Brasília]] to protest the government's slowness in [[land reform]]. A 17-day march of the [[Landless Workers Movement]] ends with violence in the capital when the demonstrators clash with the riot police. Over 50 people are injured. [http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000086&sid=aruTxgygbx7w&refer=latin_america (Bloomberg)] [http://today.reuters.co.uk/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=worldNews&storyID=2005-05-18T060043Z_01_MOL786125_RTRUKOC_0_CRIME-BRAZIL-MARCH.xml (Reuters)] [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/4550855.stm (BBC)]
* In [[Guatemala]], gunmen [[assassin]]ate public prosecutor [[Erick Galvez]] in [[Chiquimula Department|Chiquimula]] department. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/4553791.stm (BBC)]
* [[Australia]]n pop singer [[Kylie Minogue]] announces she has been diagnosed with the early stages of [[breast cancer]] and is postponing her upcoming Australian tour. [http://www.smh.com.au/news/Music/Kylie-has-breast-cancer/2005/05/17/1116095952778.html (SMH)] [http://www.theage.com.au/news/People/Cancer-shock-for-Kylie-Minogue/2005/05/17/1116095953030.html (The Age)] [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/music/4554035.stm (BBC)] [http://news.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=50572 (NineMSN)]
* [[Canada|Canadian]] [[Conservative Party of Canada|Conservative]] [[member of parliament|MP]] [[Belinda Stronach]] [[crossing the floor|crosses the floor]] of the [[Canadian House of Commons|House of Commons]] to sit with the [[Liberal Party of Canada|Liberals]], two days before a crucial budget vote that could determine whether the Liberal government falls or not. [http://www.cbc.ca/story/canada/national/2005/05/17/stronach-liberals050517.html (CBC)]
* The [[Spain|Spanish]] parliament approves plan to begin negotiations with the [[Basque]] [[ETA]]. [http://www.iht.com/articles/2005/05/18/news/basque.php (IHT)] [http://www.guardian.co.uk/spain/article/0,2763,1486497,00.html (Guardian Unlimited)] [http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L17710877.htm (Reuters AlertNet)]
* Judges at the [[International Criminal Court]] at The [[Hague]] send a case of [[Radovan Stankovic|Radovan Stankovi&#263;]] back to new war crimes court in [[Bosnia]]. Stankovi&#263; is accused of [[rape]] of Bosnian [[Muslim]] women in [[Foca]] in [[1992]]. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/4557661.stm (BBC)] [http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L17670069.htm (Reuters AlertNet)]
* A court in [[Paris]] sentences four men to 2-7 years in prison for complicity in the murder of [[Afghanistan|Afghan]] resistance leader [[Ahmed Shah Masood]] in 2001. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/4555633.stm (BBC)]
* In [[Russia]], the trial of [[Nur-Pashi Kulayev]], the only survivor of the attackers in the [[Beslan school hostage crisis]], begins. Relatives of the victims disrupt the proceedings. [http://www.themoscowtimes.com/stories/2005/05/18/012.html (Moscow Times)] [http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L17692324.htm (Reuters AlertNet)] [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/4553757.stm (BBC)]
* In [[Malawi]], education minister [[Yusuf Mwawa]] is arrested for using public funds to pay for his wedding. [http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=oddlyEnoughNews&storyID=8519133 (Reuters)] [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/4555793.stm (BBC)]
* A [[Kenya]]n court drops the [[murder]] charge of [[Thomas Cholmondeley]] for [[insufficient evidence]]. [http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=87&art_id=qw1116323640815B253 (IOL)] [http://www.reuters.co.za/locales/c_newsArticle.jsp;:4289bf40:191553b023eba253?type=topNews&localeKey=en_ZA&storyID=8514322 (Reuters SA)] [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/4554183.stm (BBC)]
* [[Great Britain|British]] [[Prime Minister]] [[Tony Blair]]'s government unveils a controversial proposal for [[national identity card]]s and other counter-terrorism measures besides a bill on [[immigration]]. [http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-blair18may18,1,3861217.story?coll=la-headlines-world (Los Angeles Times)] [http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000102&sid=aZZn.87DxL90&refer=uk (Bloomberg)]

==[[May 16]] [[2005]] (Monday)==
* The [[National Assembly of Kuwait|National Assembly]] of [[Kuwait]] votes 35-23 in favor of [[women's suffrage]], effective for the 2007 Parlimentary Election. Though the law mentions it should be subject to [[Islamic law]], it is speculated this will only mean gender-segregated [[polling station|polling places]]. [http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/kuwait_women_s_rights (Yahoo!)]
* Many [[France|French]] workers stay at home to protest over government's cancellation of [[Whit Monday]] holiday. Seven [[labor union|unions]] ask their workers to strike and many businesses stay closed. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/4550353.stm (BBC)] [http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000085&sid=aWEwt2KynJ_M&refer=europe (Bloomberg)] [http://today.reuters.co.uk/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=worldNews&storyID=2005-05-15T124800Z_01_MOL546014_RTRUKOC_0_FRANCE-HOLIDAY.xml (Reuters)], [http://en.wikinews.org/wiki/French_Workers_stay_at_home_for_Whit_Monday (Wikinews)]
* [[Ethiopia]]n prime minister [[Meles Zenawi]] bans [[demonstration]]s in the capital [[Addis Ababa]] for one month after Sunday's [[Elections in Ethiopia|parliamentary elections]]. Opposition parties, especially [[Coalition for Unity and Democracy]] accuse government of [[electoral fraud]] and harassment of their election observers. No results have been published yet. [http://www.news24.com/News24/Africa/News/0,,2-11-1447_1705441,00.html (News24)] [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/4549589.stm (BBC)] [http://www.forbes.com/home/feeds/afx/2005/05/15/afx2028176.html (Forbes)] [http://en.wikinews.org/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Ethiopia_bans_demonstrations_following_Elections (Wikinews)]
* [[May 2005 unrest in Uzbekistan|Unrest in Uzbekistan]]: [[Uzbekistan|Uzbek]] soldiers seal off the town of [[Korasuv]] after locals take over government buildings. The government denies giving an order to fire at protesters but they do not let journalists or the [[Red Cross]] visit the affected areas to evaluate the situation. Phone and internet access has been cut. There are varying reports of at least 700 people dead and continuing firefights in [[Andijan]] and other towns like [[Teshiktosh]]. [[Saidjahon Zaynabitdinov]], head of the local human rights advocacy group ''Appeal'', says that government troops had killed 200 in [[Pakhtabad]] and expects mass arrests. Opposition supporters and human rights campainers rally in the capital [[Tashkent]]. Hundreds of [[refugee]]s have fled over the border of [[Kyrgyzstan]]; they believe that the death toll may be in thousands. [http://www.iht.com/articles/2005/05/16/artsevents/web.0516uzbek.php (IHT)] [http://www.cbc.ca/storyview/MSN/world/national/2005/05/16/uzbekistan050516.html (CBC)] [http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L16708160.htm (Reuters AlertNet)] [http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=topNews&storyID=8505718 (Reuters)] [http://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/05/16/uzbekistan.unrest/ (CNN)] [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/4549873.stm (BBC)] [http://www.moscowtimes.ru/stories/2005/05/16/003.html (Moscow Times)] [http://en.wikinews.org/wiki/Uzbek_town_of_Korasul_sealed_off (Wikinews)]
* A jury in [[West Palm Beach]], [[Florida]], finds for [[Ronald Perelman]] in his lawsuit against the brokerage firm [[Morgan Stanley]], on the grounds that Morgan Stanley helped appliance maker [[Sunbeam]] falsify its financial condition at the expense of investors like Perelman. He was awarded [[US dollar|$]] 604 million. [http://money.cnn.com/2005/05/16/news/newsmakers/perelman.reut/ (CNN)]
* An [[Indonesia]]n court upholds the two-and-half year sentence of [[Abu Bakar Bashir]]. [http://www.laksamana.net/vnews.cfm?ncat=45&news_id=8153 (Laksamana)] [http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/SP153659.htm (Reuters AlertNet)]
* The [[National Prosecuting Authority of South Africa|National Prosecuting Authority]] of [[South Africa]] intends to charge 64 men, including the 61 men released from [[Zimbabwe]], under its anti-[[mercenary]] laws. [http://www.reuters.co.za/locales/c_newsArticle.jsp;:4288d9fc:cbb1342f62addb86?type=topNews&localeKey=en_ZA&storyID=8504926 (Reuters SA)] [http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=15&art_id=qw111624984044B216 (IOL)]
* Thousands of protesters rally in [[La Paz]], [[Bolivia]] in support of legislation that would impose larger [[taxes]] on foreign energy companies. Some demand [[nationalization]]. [http://www.falkland-malvinas.com/Detalle.asp?NUM=5658 (MercoPress)] [http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/N16459843.htm (Reuters AlertNet)] [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/4551293.stm (BBC)]
* The [[United Nations]] [[World Food Program]] states that [[North Korea]] is in dire need of [[food aid]]. [http://english.chosun.com/w21data/html/news/200505/200505150006.html (Chosun Ilbo)] [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/4553695.stm (BBC)]
* [[Ethiopia]]'s ruling party [[Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front|EPRDF]] states it has won general elections when the opposition claims a victory. Voter turnout was over 90%. [http://www.reuters.co.za/locales/c_newsArticle.jsp;:4288b79d:7f2bdd29bfa371f3?type=topNews&localeKey=en_ZA&storyID=8503962 (Reuters SA)] [http://www.news24.com/News24/Africa/News/0,,2-11-1447_1706024,00.html (News24)] [http://www.news24.com/News24/Africa/News/0,,2-11-1447_1705687,00.html (News24)] [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/4550839.stm (BBC)]
* In [[Nigeria]], former education minister [[Fabian Osuji]], former Senate leader [[Adolphus Wabara]] and 5 others go on trial for [[corruption]]. Osuji claims he is just a "scapegoat". [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/4552281.stm (BBC)]
* [[Belgravia Gallery]] in [[London]] removes works with the signature of [[Nelson Mandela]]. Mandela has filed a lawsuit forbidding sale of any items using his name. [http://www.allheadlinenews.com/articles/2232612560 (All Headline News)] [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/4552209.stm (BBC)]
* Six [[Africa]]n countries begin a two-day summit in [[Tripoli]], [[Libya]], to assess situation in [[Darfur]]. None of the local rebel groups have sent representatives. [http://en.ljbc.net/online/news_details.php?id=858 (LJBC, Libya)] [http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L16405647.htm (Reuters AlertNet)] [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/4551465.stm (BBC)]
* [[India]]n police arrest a man connected to the attack on social worker [[Shakuntala Verma]] in [[Uttar Pradesh]]. [http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/1112284.cms (Times of India)] [http://news.webindia123.com/news/showdetails.asp?id=82397&n_date=20050516&cat=India (WebIndia123)] [http://www.ndtv.com/morenews/showmorestory.asp?slug=Shakuntala+Verma+attack+accused+arrested&id=73080 (NDTV)]
* [[India]]n troops rescue more than 300 tourists who were stranded at the [[Himalaya]]n pass of [[Natu La]] for two days after an [[avalanche]] [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/4552761.stm (BBC)]
* In [[Sri Lanka]], [[Buddhist]] monk [[Bellana Pannaloka Thero]] tries to commit [[suicide]] after he was jailed for child sexual abuse [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/4551715.stm (BBC)]

==[[May 15]] [[2005]] (Sunday)==
* [[Israeli-Palestinian conflict]]:
** [[Shin Bet]] head [[Avi Dichter]] finishes his 5-year term and [[Yuval Diskin]] is appointed as his replacement. [http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3085664,00.html (Ynet)]
** [[Israel]]i right wing [[student]]s begin a hunger strike in protest of the [[Israel unilateral disengagement plan of 2004]]. [http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/575853.html (Haaretz)] [http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3085418,00.html (Ynet)]
* Amid continuing [[May 2005 unrest in Uzbekistan|unrest In Uzbekistan]], the city of [[Andijan]] is sealed. [[Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs|British Foreign Secretary]] [[Jack Straw]] says there has been "a clear abuse of human rights" in [[Uzbekistan]]. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/4548299.stm (BBC)]
* [[United States Secretary of State|US Secretary of State]] [[Condoleezza Rice]] visits [[Iraq]] and calls for patience in the political struggle against the insurgency. Meanwhile, the bodies of 34 people are found at locations in [[Baghdad]], [[Iskandariya]], and [[Ramadi]], all apparently having been executed. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/4548393.stm (BBC)]
* After a couple of days of delay, [[Zimbabwe]] frees 61 alleged mercenaries accused of connection to coup attempt in [[Equatorial Guinea]] and allows them return to [[South Africa]]. The men say they were told they were hired to guard mines in the [[Democratic Republic of the Congo]]. One man remains in Zimbabwe due to [[tuberculosis]]. [http://www.news24.com/News24/South_Africa/News/0,,2-7-1442_1705370,00.html (News24)] [http://iafrica.com/news/sa/440324.htm (Iafrica)] [http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=68&art_id=qw1116146520771Z511 (IOL)] [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2005/05/16/wcoup16.xml&sSheet=/news/2005/05/16/ixworld.html (Telegraph)] [http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=worldNews&storyID=8494044 (Reuters)]
* In the [[Ivory Coast]], government and rebels agree to begin disarmament and formation of unified army in [[June 27]]. [http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/MHII-6CF3TB?OpenDocument (ReliefWeb)] [http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L14645646.htm (Reuters AlertNet]
* [[Burundi]] president [[Domitien Ndayizeye]] and [[Agathon Rwasa]], leader of the last of the rebel groups, [[Hutu Forces of National Liberation]], sign a peace deal in a meeting in [[Dar es Salaam]], [[Tanzania]]. [http://www.ippmedia.com/ipp/guardian/2005/05/16/39577.html (IPPMedia, Tanzania)] [http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=68&art_id=qw1116219421958B216 (IOL)] [http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/MHII-6CF3AJ?OpenDocument (ReliefWeb)] [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/4550361.stm (BBC)]

==[[May 14]] [[2005]] (Saturday)==
* For the first time, a [[helicopter]] lands on top of the world's highest mountain, [[Mount Everest]] in Himalaya. The standard production model [[Eurocopter]] [[Ecureuil/AStar AS350 B3]], piloted by the Eurocopter ex-[[test pilot]] [[Didier Delsalle]], landed at the summit at 07:08 [[Time zone#UTC_.2B_5:45_E.26Dagger.3B|NPT]] (01:23 [[Coordinated Universal Time|UTC]]). After staying for 2 minutes, Delsalle lifted off and returned to the base camp at [[Lukla]]. [http://www.mounteverest.net/story/MysteryChopperlandsontopofEverestMay242005.shtml (MountEverest.net)]
* [[South Korea]] announces it will restart [[Foreign relations of North Korea|bilateral talks]] with [[North Korea]] for the first time in over a year on Monday. Discussion topics are expected to include [[North Korea and weapons of mass destruction|North Korea's nuclear weapons program]]. [http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=worldNews&storyID=8491379 (Reuters)]
* A 6.9 [[Richter scale|magnitude]] [[earthquake]] strikes [[Sumatra]] in [[Indonesia]]. [http://www.voanews.com/english/2005-05-14-voa14.cfm (VOA)] [http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/2790.html (Earth Times)]
* [[May 2005 unrest in Uzbekistan|Unrest In Uzbekistan]]:
** Thousands of protesters reappear on the streets of [[Andijan]] in [[Uzbekistan]] despite Friday's heavy bloodshed. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/4546673.stm (BBC)]
** Uzbek President [[Islam Karimov]] blames militants for the violence. [http://www.canada.com/national/nationalpost/news/story.html?id=1eb29e90-bc05-4969-8574-d553f721df8b&rfp=dta (National Post)]
* In [[Taiwan]], despite a low voter turnout, the [[Pan-Green Coalition]] wins the [[ROC National Assembly election, 2005|National Assembly election]], with 49.6 % of the votes and 149 seats out of the 300 in the [[National Assembly of the Republic of China]]. [http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=worldNews&storyID=8491776 (Reuters)] [http://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/05/14/taiwan.vote.reut/ (CNN)]
* [[Peter Gloystein]], financial minister for the [[Germany|German]] state of [[Bremen]], resigns from his posts after he was photographed pouring a bottle of wine over a homeless man [http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,1564,1582596,00.html (Deutsche Welle)] [http://www9.sbs.com.au/theworldnews/region.php?id=111740&region=3 (SBS)] [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/4547227.stm (BBC)]
* Suspected [[Guatemala]]n drug lord [[Otto Roberto Herrera Garcia]] escapes from prison in [[Mexico City]]. He was held pending [[extradition]] to [[United States]]. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/4548155.stm (BBC)] [http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/N15365874.htm (Reuters AlertNet)]
* 28 men in [[Sudan]] are sentenced to 5&ndash;15 years in jail for connection in a [[coup]] attempt. The government claims that they are connected to [[Islamist Popular Congress Party]], but the party denies the allegations. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/4548183.stm (BBC)] [http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L14462658.htm (Reuters AlertNet)]

==[[May 13]] [[2005]] (Friday)==
* Heavy exchanges of fire in the [[Israel]]i-[[Lebanon|Lebanese]] border. [[Hezbollah]] fired at least 9 [[mortar (weapon)|mortar]] shells or [[Katyusha]] rockets on outposts in the disputed [[Shebaa Farms]]. The [[Israeli Defence Forces|IDF]] retaliated by [[artillery]] fire and [[Israeli Air Force|IAF]] aircrafts bombed 3 Hezbollah positions. Israel maintains that [[Lebanon]] bears full responsibility for the border attacks, committed by [[Hezbollah]] and local [[Palestinian]] groups, while Hezbollah maintain that they are acting in retaliation for Israeli attacks on [[Lebanese]] territory including a hit on civilian houses in the village of [[Kfar Shouba]]. [http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/575761.html (Haaretz)], [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/4545143.stm (BBC)]
* [[Guantánamo Bay Qur'an desecration allegations]]: [[United States]] [[Secretary of State of the United States|Secretary of State]] [[Condoleezza Rice]] promises "prompt action" if investigations prove that the [[Quran]] was desecrated by [[United States Army|U.S. soldiers]] in [[Guantanamo Bay|Guantánamo Bay]], [[Cuba]]. The [[Saudi Arabia]]n [[Government of Saudi Arabia|government]] voices its "deep indignation" and has demanded a quick investigation and punishment for the perpetrators if found to be true. Seven people have died in [[Afghanistan]] following [[Anti-American]] protests in the wake of the allegations. There have also been protests in [[Pakistan]] and [[Indonesia]]. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/4543373.stm (BBC)] [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/4542785.stm (BBC)] [http://www.thejakartapost.com/detaillatestnews.asp?fileid=20050513170918&irec=1 (The Jakarta Post)]
* The [[Vatican]] announced that the late [[Pope]], [[Pope John Paul II|John Paul II]], is to be [[beatification|beatified]]. This is the first step to becoming a [[saint]]. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/4543501.stm (BBC)]
* [[May 2005 unrest in Uzbekistan|Unrest In Uzbekistan]]:
** Thousands of [[Uzbekistan|Uzbeks]] take over a high security [[jail]] in [[Andijan]], freeing thousands of prisoners in protest against the jail sentence of 23 businessmen who were accused of being [[Islamism|Islamic]] [[Extremism|extremists]]. [http://www.cbc.ca/story/world/national/2005/05/12/kyrgyzstan-050512.html (CBC)]
** Violence breaks out in Andijan and in the capital [[Tashkent]]. There are reports of firefights in the streets and [[sniper]]s firing into the crowd. A political rally in Andijan demands the resignation of the government, which claims that the situation is under control. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/4542783.stm (BBC)] [http://www.interfax.ru/e/B/politics/28.html?id_issue=11283360 (Interfax)] [http://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/05/13/uzbekistan.violence/ (CNN)]
** At least twenty protesters &ndash; some reports say as many as 500 &ndash; are shot dead in Uzbekistan. Thirty soldiers have been taken hostage as a result. [http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20050513/ap_on_re_eu/uzbekistan_revolt (Yahoo!)] [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/4546673.stm (BBC)] [http://www.guardian.co.uk/international/story/0,3604,1483938,00.html (The Guardian)]
** A man is fatally shot outside [[Israel]]'s [[embassy]] in [[Tashkent]]. The man, who has a history of mental illness, was carrying wooden objects, and guards suspected him of being a [[suicide bomber]]. He walked through to the building, despite warning shots in the air and a bullet to the leg, and was eventually shot dead. The [[United States|American]] embassy reported he was a suicide bomber and one [[Uzbek]] police officer said the man was carrying only a harmless package. However, it was later reported that the man was carrying a mock [[explosive belt]]. [http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/575763.html (Haaretz)], [http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3084846,00.html (Ynet)]
* [[Michael Ross]] becomes the first person executed in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Connecticut]] since [[1960]]. He was convicted in [[1987]] of the murder of four girls and young women. He confessed to having committed four more killings. [http://www.cnn.com/2005/LAW/05/13/ross.execution.ap/ (CNN)]

==[[May 12]] [[2005]] (Thursday)==
* [[Malcolm Glazer]] wins control of UK [[football (soccer)|football]] team [[Manchester United F.C.]] after securing a 70% share. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/4540939.stm (BBC)] [http://abcnews.go.com/Sports/wireStory?id=751507 (ABC News)] [http://www.nytimes.com/2005/05/12/sports/soccer/12cnd-soccer.html?ex=1116561600&en=15ece544c9849a93&ei=5040&partner=MOREOVERNEWS (NY Times)]
* The [[United Kingdom|British]] [[Air Accidents Investigation Branch]] states that it has reached "no definite conclusion" about the reason of [[air crash]] that claimed the life of billionaire [[Paul Louis Halley]], his wife and their pilot in [[2003]]. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/oxfordshire/4537663.stm (BBC)]
* [[Zimbabwe]] releases 60 [[South Africa]]n mercenaries that were linked to an alleged [[coup]] attempt in the [[Equatorial Guinea]] last year. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/4538707.stm (BBC)] [http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=68&art_id=qw1115874186468B256 (IOL)] [http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L11700177.htm (Reuters AlertNet)]
* A [[United States Senate]] probe releases evidence showing two prominent [[United Kingdom|British]] and [[France|French]] [[politician]]s received vouchers for millions of barrels of [[Iraq]]i oil in exchange for their support of [[Saddam Hussein]]'s regime. [[George Galloway]] is accused of using his childrens' [[leukemia]] foundation to conceal the transfer of 3 million barrels of oil, although he denies any wrongdoing. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/4541061.stm (BBC)], [http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory?id=750549 (ABC News)]
* The [[European Court of Human Rights]] rules that [[Turkey]]'s [[1999]] trial of [[Kurd]]ish leader [[Abdullah Öcalan]] was not fair. [http://www.zaman.com/?bl=hotnews&alt=&trh=20050512&hn=19441 (Zaman Online, Turkey)] [http://www.iht.com/articles/2005/05/12/news/turkey.php (IHT)] [http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=worldNews&storyID=8473354 (Reuters)]
* [[Nigeria]]n president [[Olusegun Obasanjo]] opens the country's first [[blood transfusion]] centre. The centre is meant to screen blood to hinder the spread of the [[AIDS]]. [http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L1219712.htm (Reuters AlertNet)]
* Western countries pledge funds to [[Ukraine]] so the country can cover the [[Chernobyl]] [[nuclear reactor]]. [http://www.planetark.com/dailynewsstory.cfm/newsid/30788/story.htm (Planet Ark)] [http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L12628051.htm (Reuters AlertNet)]
* In [[Colombia]], former justice minister [[Alberto Santofimio Botero]] is arrested suspected of complicity in the [[murder]] of [[presidential candidate]] [[Luis Carlos Galan]] in [[1989]]. [http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/N12289913.htm (Reuters AlertNet)] [http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory?id=752742 (ABC)]
* A federal judge in [[Houston, Texas]], sentences former [[Enron]] executive [[Dan Boyle]] to 3 years and 10 months in prison for his involvement with a barge scam with the [[Merrill Lynch]]. Two Merrill Lynch executies also receive sentences. [http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/ssistory.mpl/metropolitan/3180226 (Houston Chronicle)] [http://www.businessweek.com/ap/financialnews/D8A1PQCG0.htm?campaign_id=apn_home_down (Businessweek)] [http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=domesticNews&storyID=8477211 (Reuters)]
* [[La Cumbre]] volcano on [[Ferdinanda Island]] in the [[Galapagos]] begins to erupt. [http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory?id=756111 (ABC News)]

==[[May 11]] [[2005]] (Wednesday)==
* [[Guantánamo Bay Qur'an desecration allegations]]: Riots over a ''[[Newsweek]]'' story (later retracted) lead to dozens of injuries and at least three deaths in [[Jalalabad]], Eastern [[Afghanistan]]. Afghan police use [[live ammunition]] to stop the [[Anti-American]] rioting organized in protest of the alleged desecration of a copy of the [[Quran]]. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/4535491.stm (BBC)], [http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=worldNews&storyID=8453298 (Reuters)]
* A [[Katyusha]] [[rocket]] hits the northern [[Israel]]i town of [[Shlomi]], damaging a bakery but no injuries. The rocket appears to have been launched from within [[Lebanon]] while [[Israel]] celebrated its 57th [[Yom Ha'atzma'ut|Independence Day]]. [http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/575335.html (Haaretz)]
* Justice officials in [[Kuwait]], with assistance from [[United Nations]] [[war crime]]s expert [[Sharif Basyouni]], complete an indictment against [[Saddam Hussein]] and several former [[Iraq]]i officials for crimes against humanity during the [[1990]] [[Gulf War|invasion of Kuwait]]. [http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/kuwaitiraqcrimes (Yahoo!)]
* The [[Ireland|Irish]] government gives the go-ahead for the building of the controversial [[N3 road|M3]] motorway through the archaeologically sensitive [[Hill of Tara|Tara-Skyrne Valley]], amid an international outcry by academics and environmentalists. [http://www.rte.ie/news/2005/0511/m3.html (RTÉ)]
* The [[White House]] and [[United States Capitol]] in [[Washington, D.C.]] are evacuated, amid reports of an incoming aircraft. The [[United States Secret Service|US Secret Service]] subsequently issues an all-clear. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/4538019.stm (BBC)]
* [[Canada|Canadian]] [[Prime Minister of Canada|Prime Minister]] [[Paul Martin]] has set [[May 19]] for a vote in the [[Canadian House of Commons|House of Commons]] on the federal budget. He said if his government loses the vote of confidence, he will seek the dissolution of Parliament. This means an election could come as early as June 27. [http://www.cbc.ca/story/canada/national/2005/05/11/pm-budget050511.html (CBC)]
* The [[Austria]]n parliament ratifies the [[Treaty establishing a Constitution for Europe|European Union constitution]] with only one dissenting vote. [http://www.orf.at/050511-86830/index.html (ORF)]
* [[Conflict in Iraq]]: At least 60 people die following a series of bombings throughout [[Iraq]]. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/4535323.stm (BBC)]
* The [[Bulgaria]]n parliament ratifies the [[European Union|EU]] membership treaty. [http://www.bgnewsnet.com/story.php?lang=en&sid=20140 (Bulgarian News Network)] [http://www.novinite.com/view_news.php?id=47567 (Sofia News Agency)] [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/4535585.stm (BBC)] [http://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/05/11/bulgaria.eu.reut/ (CNN)]
* Authorities in the [[India]]n state of [[Madhya Pradesh]] investigate the attack of social worker [[Shakuntala Verma]] after she had investigated claims of illegal [[child marriage]]s. One of her hands was severed and the other was badly wounded. [http://www.newindpress.com/Newsitems.asp?ID=IEP20050511102045&Title=States&Topic=0 (Newindpress)] [http://www.telegraphindia.com/1050512/asp/frontpage/story_4728864.asp (Telegraph)] [http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/1107079.cms (Times of India)]
* In [[Yemen]], the number of cases in a [[polio]] outbreak rises to 63. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/4537049.stm (BBC)] [http://abcnews.go.com/Health/wireStory?id=746876 (ABC)] [http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L10413930.htm (Reuters AlertNet)]
* [[Javier Zanetti]], captain of the [[Inter Milan]] [[soccer|football]] club, says the team could accept the invitation to a game to play against [[Mexico]]'s [[Zapatista Army of National Liberation|Zapatista]]rebels. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/4537859.stm (BBC)]
* The presidents of [[Nigeria]] and [[Cameroon]] have not made progress in talks on the disputed [[Bakassi]] peninsula. They agree to negotiate a new date for the pullout of Nigerian troops. [http://www.cameroon-info.net/cmi_show_news.php?id=16282 (Cameroon-Info)] [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/4537611.stm (BBC)] [http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L1135139.htm (Reuters AlertNet)]
* Medical researchers and health organizations condemn [[AIDS]] dissident [[Matthias Rath]] who had placed full-page ads in the [[New York Times]] and [[International Herald Tribune]] with a slogan "Stop AIDS [[Genocide]] by [[drug cartel]]". Rath claims that [[antiretroviral drug]]s are poisonous and his [[vitamin]] supplements can cure the disease. Researchers of [[Harvard University]] state that Rath misrepresents their findings. [[South Africa]]'s [[Medicine Control Council]] announces investigation of the Rath Foundation. [http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L1120421.htm (Reuters AlertNet)] [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/4538477.stm (BBC)] [http://www.pretorianews.co.za/index.php?fSectionId=665&fArticleId=2517252 (Pretoria News)] [http://www.businessday.co.za/articles/topstories.aspx?ID=BD4A44439 (Business Day)] [http://www.news24.com/News24/South_Africa/Aids_Focus/0,,2-7-659_1703316,00.html (News24)]

==[[May 10]] [[2005]] (Tuesday)==
* Leaders in [[Indonesia]] visit [[Suharto]], the nation's former president, who is hospitalized with what has been diagnosed as intestinal bleeding. [http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20050510/ap_on_re_as/suharto (Yahoo)]
* A [[Haiti]]an court overturns convictions of 38 military officers who were charged with killings in the town of [[Raboteau]] during the 1991 coup against [[Jean-Bertrand Aristide]]. The [[Ecumenical Center for Human Rights]] states that the trial was annulled on technicality. [http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/news/html/20050510T000000-0500_80211_OBS_HAITIAN_MILITARY_LEADERS_IN______COUP_KILLINGS_FREED.asp (Jamaica Observer)] [http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory?id=742990 (ABC)] [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/4531737.stm (BBC)]
* [[Human Rights Watch]] states that [[Elections in Ethiopia|elections]] in the [[Oromia]] region of [[Ethiopia]] will be a "hollow exercise." [http://hrw.org/english/docs/2005/05/10/ethiop10590.htm (Human Rights Watch)] [http://allafrica.com/stories/200505091663.html (AllAfrica)] [http://www.news24.com/News24/Africa/News/0,,2-11-1447_1702513,00.html (News24)]
* [[Canadian House of Commons]] [[parliamentary opposition|opposition]] members of parliament pass a motion to instruct a house committee to call for the resignation of the government. The 153 votes of the [[Conservative Party of Canada|Conservatives]] and [[Bloc Québécois]] defeat the 150 votes of the [[Liberal Party of Canada|Liberals]] and [[New Democratic Party|NDP]] due to three absences. Although the motion is classified as a procedural instruction to a committee and not a [[no confidence motion]], the Tories and BQ call on the government to resign. [http://www.cbc.ca/story/canada/national/2005/05/10/confidence-vote050510.html (CBC)]
* [[Germany]] unveils a [[Holocaust]] memorial. [http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,1564,1574235,00.html (Deutsche Welle)] [http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/574862.html (Ha'aretz)] [http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory?id=744536 (ABC)] [http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L10447199.htm (Reuters AlertNet)]
* [[G8]] countries urge [[Ukraine]] to cover the [[Chernobyl]] [[nuclear plant]]. [http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L10266788.htm (Reuters AlertNet)]
* Former [[South Africa]]n president [[Nelson Mandela]] sues his former associate [[Ismail Ayob]] and businessman [[Ross Calder]] for selling [[art forgery|forged]] works of art that depict his prison years in the [[Robben Island]]. [http://www.sabcnews.com/south_africa/crime1justice/0,2172,104105,00.html (SABC)] [http://www.news24.com/News24/South_Africa/News/0,,2-7-1442_1703193,00.html (News24)] [http://abcnews.go.com/International/CSM/story?id=745542 (ABC)] [http://www.reuters.co.za/locales/c_newsArticle.jsp;:4281a582:67be3027a22779e?type=topNews&localeKey=en_ZA&storyID=8450667 (Reuters SA)]
* The [[Maldives]] government releases dissident [[Fathimath Nisreen]]. Two others, [[Mohamed Zaki]] and [[Ahmad Didi]], remain in custody. [http://www.rsf.org/article.php3?id_article=13720 (Reporters Without Borders)] [http://www.minivannews.com/news/news.php?id=643 (Minivan News, Maldives)] [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/4532191.stm (BBC)]
* The [[Egypt]]ian parliament approves a [[constitutional amendment]] that would allow [[presidential election]]s to be contested. [http://www.arabnews.com/?page=4&section=0&article=63581&d=11&m=5&y=2005 (Arab News)] [http://www.iht.com/articles/2005/05/11/news/egypt.php (IHT)] [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/4531903.stm (BBC)]

==[[May 9]] [[2005]] (Monday)==
* [[Iran]] admits to having converted thirty-seven [[ton]]s of raw [[uranium]] into a gas, a key step in uranium enrichment. [http://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,1280,-4994127,00.html (The Guardian)]
* 88 members of [[Congress of the United States|U.S. Congress]] led by [[John Conyers]] write an open letter to the [[White House]] asking for answers concerning the new documents leaked which apparently reveal the secret U.S/[[United Kingdom|U.K.]] agreement to attack [[Iraq]] in [[2002]]. [http://www.timesonline.co.uk/printFriendly/0,,1-523-1592904-523,00.html (Times of London)] [http://www.rawstory.com/aexternal/conyers_iraq_letter_502 (The Raw Story)] [http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0505/S00089.htm (Scoop)] [http://www.uruknet.info/?p=m11570&l=i&size=1&hd=0 (uruknet)]
* The [[Sellafield]] [[nuclear plant]]'s Thorp reprocessing facility in [[Cumbria]], [[England]], is closed down due to a 20 [[tonne]] leak through a fractured pipe of [[water]] contaminated with [[radioactivity|radioactive]] [[uranium]] and [[plutonium]]. [http://www.guardian.co.uk/nuclear/article/0,2763,1479527,00.html (The Guardian)]
* More than 50 [[head of state|heads of state]], including [[Vladimir Putin]], [[George W. Bush]] and [[Chancellor of Germany|German chancellor]] [[Gerhard Schr&ouml;der]], are among the guests attending the official celebrations commemorating the end of [[World War II]] in [[Moscow]], [[Russia]]. It is the first time a German chancellor has attended a world-wide commemoration for the victims of the [[Third Reich]]. [[Wikinews:Victory_Day_60th_anniversary_commemorated_in_Russia|(Wikinews)]] [http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/000200505091101.htm (The Hindu)] [http://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/05/08/bush.monday/index.html (CNN)] [http://news.scotsman.com/latest.cfm?id=4527984 (Scotsman)]
* Re-examination of old images taken by the [[Mars Global Surveyor]] several years ago may have led to the identification of the crash site of the [[Mars Polar Lander]], which failed in [[December 1999]]. Using insights and techniques developed for analyzing images of the [[Mars Exploration Rovers]], [[Malin Space Science Systems]] may have spotted the rocket blast zone, Mars Polar Lander and the [[parachute]]. [http://www.spaceflightnow.com/news/n0505/05mpl/ (Spaceflight Now)] [http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/050502_mpl_search.html (Space.com)]
* [[Peter Friederich]], former [[Switzerland|Swiss]] ambassador to [[Luxembourg]], goes on trial for [[money laundering]]. [http://www.swissinfo.org/sen/swissinfo.html?siteSect=106&sid=5759302&cKey=1115569703000 (Swissinfo)]
* Former [[Indonesia]]n president [[Suharto]] is hospitalized; there are conflicting reports about his condition. [http://www.thejakartapost.com/detaillatestnews.asp?fileid=20050509113611&irec=10 (Jakarta Post)] [http://www.laksamana.net/vnews.cfm?ncat=2&news_id=8132 (Laksamana)] [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/4528511.stm (BBC)] [http://www.forbes.com/business/feeds/afx/2005/05/09/afx2008591.html (Forbes)]
* The [[death toll]] continues to rise due to [[flood]]ing in [[Somalia]] and the [[Somali Region, Ethiopia|Somalia Region]] of [[Ethiopia]]. In [[April 2005]], heavy rains generated widespread flooding and caused the [[Shabele River]] to burst its [[Stream bank|bank]]s. As of [[May 5]], the flooding in Somali Region alone has caused over 100 confirmed deaths and widespread property damage affecting over 100,000 persons. The floods have also destroyed shelters housing 25,000 Somali refugees in [[Kenya]]. [http://www.irinnews.org/report.asp?ReportID=46953&SelectRegion=Horn_of_Africa&SelectCountry=ETHIOPIA (UN IRIN)] [http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=14150 (UN News)]
* Twelve [[South America]]n and 22 [[Arab]] countries begin a summit in [[Brazil]]. [http://www.aebrazil.com/highlights/2005/mai/09/84.htm (Agencia Estado Brazil)] [http://www.arabicnews.com/ansub/Daily/Day/050509/2005050920.html (Arabic News)] [http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000086&sid=acjRcP6sMGNY&refer=latin_america (Bloomberg)] [http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=worldNews&storyID=8432204 (Reuters)]
* In [[Ecuador]], former president [[Gustavo Noboa]] is placed under [[house arrest]]. [http://cbs5.com/world/Ecuador-Ex-President-ai/resources_news_html (CBS)] [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/4531455.stm (BBC)]
* In [[Italy]], two [[Vatican Radio]] officials, Cardinal [[Roberto Tucci]] and Father [[Pasquale Borgome]], have been convicted of polluting the atmosphere with unnecessarily powerful [[electromagnetic wave]]s that might have causes increased risk of [[cancer]]. They receive 10-day suspended sentences. [http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L0955030.htm (Reuters AlertNet)] [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/4531247.stm (BBC)]
* [[Hans Blix]], former [[United Nations]] chief arms inspector, suggests that [[Iran]] and [[Israel]] could support a ban of [[uranium enrichment]] in the [[Middle East]]. [http://www.aljazeera.com/cgi-bin/news_service/middle_east_full_story.asp?service_id=8508 (Al-Jazeera)] [http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/N09702375.htm (Reuters AlertNet)]
* The [[Nigeria]]n government charges 80 [[Biafra]]n separatists with [[treason]]. [http://allafrica.com/stories/200505090963.html (AllAfricA)] [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/4530379.stm (BBC)] [http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L0940574.htm (Reuters AlertNet)]
* [[Italy|Italian]] police in [[Rome]] reopen the investigation into the [[murder]] of [[Pier Paolo Pasolini]]. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/4529877.stm (BBC)]
* [[Andrés Manuel López Obrador]], mayor of [[Mexico City]], announces that he will quit his post on [[July 31]] to concentrate on his campaign to be president of [[Mexico]]. [http://www2.eluniversal.com.mx/pls/impreso/noticia.html?id_nota=282459&tabla=notas (El Universal)] [http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=domesticNews&storyID=8429019 (Reuters)]
* In the [[Democratic Republic of Congo]], president [[Joseph Kabila]] visits [[Lumumbashi]] in [[Katanga]] province. At least 30 people have been arrested for an attempted separatist coup in the province. [http://allafrica.com/stories/200505090899.html (AllAfrica)] [http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/MMQD-6C8LME?OpenDocument (ReliefWeb)] [http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/IRIN/dc95bc14e6e82f317a8dc6e2bd3698f0.htm (Reuters AlertNet)] [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/4529091.stm (BBC)]

==[[May 8]] [[2005]] (Sunday)==
* [[Point guard]] [[Steve Nash]] of the [[NBA]]'s [[Phoenix Suns]] makes history by becoming the first [[Canadian]] to win the NBA's [[MVP]] award. Nash edges out [[Shaquille O'Neal]] of the [[Miami Heat]] by seven votes to win the award. [http://www.cbc.ca/story/sports/national/2005/05/08/Sports/nash_steve_mvp050508.html (CBC)]
* Worldwide celebrations commemorate the 60th anniversary of [[Victory in Europe Day|V-E Day]], the official end of [[World War II]] in [[Europe]] with the the capitulation of Germany under [[Karl Dönitz]]. In several German cities, Germans also mourn today the millions of people [[massacre]]d under the [[National Socialist German Workers Party|National Socialist (Nazi)]] regime in the [[1930s]] and [[1940s]]. [[Wikinews:VE Day 60th anniversary commemorated across Europe|(Wikinews)]]
** [[United States]] [[President of the United States|President]] [[George W. Bush]] uses the anniversary of V-E Day to call the [[Soviet Union]]'s occupation of the [[Baltic state]]s after [[World War II]] "one of the greatest wrongs of history". He also attended Europe's third largest war [[cemetery]] in the town of [[Margraten]], the [[Netherlands]]. [http://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/05/07/bush.europe/index.html (CNN)]
** [[Germany|Germans]] hold a candlelight [[vigil]] in [[Berlin]] against [[neo-Nazi]]s. They stood in a 33 km (21 mile) chain from [[Spandau]] to [[Mahlsdorf]] passing through the [[Brandenburg Gate]], [[protest]]ing a planned march by neo-Nazis to mark the 60th anniversary of Nazi Germany's surrender. [http://today.reuters.com/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=topNews&storyID=2005-05-07T225215Z_01_N07627509_RTRIDST_0_NEWS-GERMANY-DC.XML (Reuters)]
** [[France|French]] [[Minister of Defence (France)|Minister of Defense]] [[Michèle Alliot-Marie]] commemorates the [[end of World War II in Europe]] in [[Reims]], where [[Alfred Jodl]] signed the documents of [[unconditional surrender]] on [[May 7]], [[1945]] ending the war in Europe. [http://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/05/07/veday.saturday.ap/index.html (CNN)]
* [[Abu Faraj al-Libbi]], the [[List of alleged al-Qaeda members|al-Qaeda suspect]] captured in [[Pakistan]] on [[May 2]] and thought to be third-in-command in [[al-Qaeda]], turns out to be a mid-level member in the organization. Officials describe the mistake as a case of "mistaken identity". [http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2089-1602568,00.html (TimesOnline)]
* [[Exile]]d [[Christian]] army general [[Michel Aoun]] returns to [[Lebanon]] from [[France]]. His supporters in the [[Free Patriotic Movement]] call for his election as a new president. [http://www.aljazeerah.info/News%20archives/2005%20News%20Archives/May/8%20n/Michel%20Aoun%20Returns%20From%20Exile.htm (Al-Jazeerah)] [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/4525419.stm (BBC)] [http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=1&categ_id=2&article_id=14914 (Daily Star)] [http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L08540671.htm (Reuters AlertNet)]
* In [[Belgium]], two [[Rwanda]]n men, [[Etienne Nzabonimana]] and [[Samuel Ndashyikirwa]], are put into trial accused of involvement with the [[Rwandan genocide]]. [http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=136&art_id=qw1115455142332B425 (IOL)] [http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L08677437.htm (Reuters AlertNet)]
* People in the [[Central African Republic]] vote in the second round of [[presidential election]]. Incumbent president [[François Bozizé]], who took over in a coup in 2003, is in favorable position. [http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L08525223.htm (Reuters AlertNet)]
* [[Algeria]]n president [[Abdelaziz Bouteflika]] demands that [[France]] admits its part in [[Setif massacre]], the killing of 45,000 Algerians who demonstrated for [[independence]] on [[May 8]] [[1945]] when Europe celebrated the defeat of [[Nazi Germany]]. [http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory?id=739463 (ABC)] [http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L08468008.htm (Reuters AlertNet)]
* 6000 anti-[[nazi]] demonstrators force cancellation of a [[National Democratic Party (Germany)|National Democratic Party]] march in [[Berlin]], [[Germany]]. [http://www.dw-world.de/dw/news/0,1567,12215_1,00.html (Deutsche Welle)] [http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=worldNews&storyID=8418947 (Reuters)]
* The [[Spain|Spanish]] Royal Palace announces that [[Letizia, Princess of Asturias|princess Letizia]] is three months pregnant. [http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=worldNews&storyID=8417843 (Reuters)] [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/4526969.stm (BBC)]
* Seven [[Nepal]]ese opposition parties join forces against King [[Gyanendra]]. [http://news.webindia123.com/news/showdetails.asp?id=81403&cat=Asia (WebIndia123)] [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/4527397.stm (BBC)]

==[[May 7]] [[2005]] (Saturday)==
* [[Northern Ireland]]'s [[Ulster Unionist Party]] leader [[David Trimble]], the 1998 [[Nobel Peace Prize]] winner who helped reach the [[Belfast Agreement|Good Friday Agreement]], resigns from the leadership post he has held for ten years, after losing his seat in the [[UK general election, 2005|British general election]] the previous day. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/vote_2005/northern_ireland/4525407.stm (BBC)]
* [[George Peter Nanos]] announces that he will step down as the director of the [[Los Alamos National Laboratory]], making his term the shortest of any previous director. [http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-nanos7may07,1,5284673.story?coll=la-headlines-nation&ctrack=1&cset=true (LA Times)]
* 15 people die in a [[plane crash]] near the [[Lockhart River]] in the [[Australia]]n state of [[Queensland]], the worst civilian air disaster in Australia in 36 years. [http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200505/s1362554.htm (ABC Online)]

==[[May 6]] [[2005]] (Friday)==
* The [[United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit]] rules that the [[Federal Communications Commission|FCC]] overstepped its authority in attempting to impose the "[[broadcast flag]]" on hardware manufacturers. [http://news.com.com/Court+says+FCCs+broadcast+flag+is+toast/2100-1030_3-5697719.html (News.com)] [http://www.eff.org/news/archives/2005_05.php#003556 (EFF)]
* [[Fatah]] wins 55 percent of the seats in municipal elections held in 84 cities across the [[West Bank]] and [[Gaza]]. [[Hamas]] wins about a third of the seats. Fatah won a majority of seats in [[Beit Lahiya]], [[Hawara]] and [[Tulkarem]], Hamas won the majority in [[Qalqiliya]] and [[El Boureij]]. Election participation was 70 percent in the West Bank and 80 percent in Gaza. [http://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/05/06/palestinian.elections/ (CNN)]
* [[United Kingdom general election, 2005]]:
** At 04:28 [[British Summer Time|BST]], The [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour Party]] wins a parliamentary majority. Despite a substantially reduced [[Simple majority|majority]], [[Tony Blair]] becomes the first Labour [[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom|Prime Minister]] to lead his party to three election victories. [http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=topNews&storyID=8406090 (Reuters)] [http://news.scotsman.com/latest.cfm?id=4515511 (Scotsman)] He ends up with a majority of 66, on the lowest percentage vote for a government in modern history.
** [[Northern Ireland]]'s previously dominant [[Ulster Unionist Party]] is wiped out in the election, with all its MPs except one, including party leader and former First Minister [[David Trimble]], losing their seats. Only Lady [[Sylvia Hermon]] holds her seat. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/vote_2005/northern_ireland/4523649.stm (BBC)] [http://politics.guardian.co.uk/election/story/0,15803,1478473,00.html (Guardian)]
** In the [[Foyle (UK Parliament constituency)|Foyle]] constituency, [[Social Democratic and Labour Party]] leader [[Mark Durkan]] wins a seat with a large majority over the expected victor, [[Sinn Féin]]'s [[Mitchel McLaughlin]]. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/vote_2005/northern_ireland/4493717.stm (BBC)]
** [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative Party]] leader [[Michael Howard]] announces that he plans to resign "sooner rather than later." [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/vote_2005/frontpage/4521941.stm (BBC)]
* A [[meningitis]] outbreak in [[Delhi]], [[India]] kills 14 people so far and health officials suspect many more. [http://news.webindia123.com/news/showdetails.asp?id=81011&n_date=20050506&cat=Health (WebIndia123)] [http://www.deccanherald.com/deccanherald/may62005/index214918200555.asp (Deccan Herald)] [http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/DEL25432.htm (Reuters)] [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/4520335.stm (BBC)]
* A [[suicide bomber]] in a car blows himself up near a vegetable market in a southern [[Iraqi]] town, killing at least 22 people and wounding 45. [http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=topNews&storyID=8411641 (Reuters)]
* A 20 year old [[Israeli Defence Force|IDF]] soldier is arrested in [[Israel]] after telling [[military police]] that he considers himself a &quot;[[Nazi]]", and hates [[Jew]]s, [[blacks]] and the State of Israel. [http://www.israelnationalnews.com/news.php3?id=81448 (Israel National News)] [http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L05705312.htm (Reuters)], [http://www.thecouriermail.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5936,15196307%255E1702,00.html (Courier-Mail)] [http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/ssistory.mpl/headline/world/3169104 (Houston Chronicle)]
* Reports emerge that the [[United States]] may be sending [[detainee]]s to [[Uzbekistan]], a regime notorious for [[torture]]. [http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2002259115_rend01.html (Seattle Times)] [http://www.isn.ethz.ch/news/sw/details.cfm?id=11217 (ISN)]

==[[May 5]] [[2005]] (Thursday)==
* [[Greek Orthodox Church|Orthodox]] [[Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem|Patriarch of Jerusalem]] [[Patriarch Irineos|Irineos]] is dismissed following a controversy over the leasing of church-owned lands to groups eager to increase the [[Jew]]ish presence in the Old City of [[Jerusalem]]. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/4517223.stm (BBC)]
* [[Israeli-Palestinian Conflict]]: An [[Israel]]i [[commander]] is suspended, pending a full inquiry, from his position following the deaths of two teenage cousins in [[Beit Lakia]], near [[Ramallah]], on [[May 4]]. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/4516229.stm (BBC)]
* [[United Kingdom|British]] polls open in the [[United Kingdom general election, 2005|2005 general election]]. Voters will elect 645 members of the [[British House of Commons|House of Commons]]. Most expect [[Tony Blair]] and his [[Labour Party]] to win, but both [[Michael Howard]] and the [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative Party]] along with [[Charles Kennedy]] and the [[Liberal Democrats (UK)|Liberal Democrats]] are expected to make major gains in Parliament. [[Wikinews:UK general election, 2005|(Wikinews)]] [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/vote_2005/frontpage/4514981.stm (BBC)] [http://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/05/04/british.election/index.html (CNN)]
* An explosion outside the [[United Kingdom]] [[Consulate general|consulate]] in [[New York City]] occurs at 07:35 [[GMT]]. There were no reported injuries. Police say they have found fragments of an explosive device. [[Wikinews:Explosions near British consulate in NY shatter windows|(Wikinews)]] [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/4516119.stm (BBC)] [http://today.reuters.co.uk/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=topNews&storyID=2005-05-05T091211Z_01_CAS532507_RTRUKOC_0_USA-BRITAIN-BLAST.xml (Reuters)]
* The [[Indian Space Research Organization]] launches a mapping satellite, [[CARTOSAT-1]] and an Amateur Radio satellite [[HAMSAT]], into [[Earth orbit]] [http://www.tribuneindia.com/2005/20050506/main2.htm (Tribune)] [http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/cartosat1_launch_050505.html (Space.Com)] [http://www.hindustantimes.com/2005/May/05/181_1348803,0000.htm (Hindustan Times)] [http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=scienceNews&storyID=8394337 (Reuters)]
* A [[Hong Kong]] court overturns convictions of 8 members of [[Falun Gong]]. [http://www.thestandard.com.hk/stdn/std/Front_Page.html (Standard)] [http://www.iht.com/articles/2005/05/05/news/hong.php (IHT)] [http://www.news.gov.hk/en/category/lawandorder/050505/html/050505en08003.htm (Law & Order, HK)] [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/4515503.stm (BBC)]
* The government of [[Kazakhstan]] closes the pro-opposition paper ''Respublica''. [http://today.reuters.co.uk/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=worldNews&storyID=2005-05-05T133350Z_01_MCC548781_RTRUKOC_0_KAZAKHSTAN-NEWSPAPER.xml (Reuters)] [http://www.politinfo.com/articles/article_2005_05_5_4735.html (PolitInfo)]
* The [[Uganda]]n parliament votes in favour of holding a [[referendum]] on the return of [[multi-party democracy]]. Political opposition intends to [[boycott]] the referendum because they think that president [[Yoweri Museveni]] would use it stay in power. [http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L05671716.htm (Reuters AlertNet)] [http://allafrica.com/stories/200505050647.html (AllAfrica)] [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/4515853.stm (BBC)]
* In [[Niger]], anti-[[slavery]] activist [[Ilguilas Weila]] is charged with attempted [[fraud]]. [http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/IRIN/a14c1fe5c9c62c39703b54c17895e8fc.htm (Reuters AlertNet)] [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/4515857.stm (BBC)]
* The [[Kansas evolution hearings]], a six-day courtroom-style debate over how the [[origin of life]] should be taught in the state's public schools, open in [[Topeka, Kansas|Topeka]]. [http://premium.cnn.com/2005/EDUCATION/05/05/evolution.hearings.reut/ (CNN)]

==[[May 4]] [[2005]] (Wednesday)==
* [[Israeli-Palestinian Conflict]]:
** [[Israel]] freezes the handover of [[West Bank]] [[Palestinian]] towns to the [[Palestinian Authority]]. [[Israel]] claims they will resume the handover process when militant groups are disarmed. The [[Prime Minister of Israel]], [[Ariel Sharon]], had agreed to hand over five West Bank towns to Palestinian control, but thus far has only handed over [[Tulkarm]] and [[Jericho]]. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/4513851.stm (BBC)]
** [[Israel]]i troops shoot dead two teenage boys. The cousins were protesting against the building of the [[Israeli West Bank barrier]] among a group of people, many of whom were throwing stones at the soldiers. According to the [[Stop the Wall]] group, protestors were chased by Israeli soldiers using live ammunition. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/4514783.stm (BBC)]
* [[War on terrorism]]:
** The [[Pakistan]]i government announces that it has captured [[Abu Faraj al-Libbi]]. If verified, this is the most important [[Al-Qaeda]] suspect to have been arrested thus far. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/4512885.stm (BBC)]
** A former [[CIA]] agent reveals the [[CIA]] sent a team to [[Afghanistan]] only days after the [[September 11, 2001 attacks]] with orders to "''Capture [[Osama bin Laden|Bin Laden]], kill him and bring his head back in a box on dry ice''" and to leave other [[Al-Qaeda]] leaders' "''heads up on pikes.''" [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/4511943.stm (BBC)] [[Wikinews:Pakistan captures al Qaeda suspect|(Wikinews)]]
* [[Conflict in Iraq]]:
**A [[suicide bomber]]er in [[Irbil]], a [[Kurdish]] city of Northern [[Iraq]], kills more than 50 people. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/4511799.stm (BBC)]
** [[Ayman Sabawi Ibrahim]], the [[nephew]] of former [[President of Iraq]] [[Saddam Hussein]], has been arrested, accused of aiding the insurgency. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/4512635.stm (BBC)]
** [[Alexander Downer]], the [[Foreign Minister of Australia]], appears on [[al-Jazeera]] to urge for the release of [[Douglas Wood]], who is being held [[hostage]] by [[insurgents]] who demand the withdrawal of [[Australian]] troops from Iraq. [[John Howard]], the [[Prime Minister of Australia]] has said he refuses to negotiate. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/4511545.stm (BBC)]
* In [[Cambodia]], the Municipality of [[Phnom Penh]] grants JC Royal Co. a 30-year charter to develop the memorial at the [[Choeung Ek]] [[killing fields]]. [http://news.yahoo.com/s/csm/20050503/wl_csm/obones_1 (Yahoo! News)]
* A [[Peru]]vian congressional committee accuses President [[Alejandro Toledo]] of [[electoral fraud]]. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/4511513.stm (BBC)]
* [[Peru]] suspends [[free trade]] talks with [[Chile]] due to allegations that Chile supplied arms to [[Ecuador]] during that nation's [[1995]] war with Peru. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/4511699.stm (BBC)]
* [[Italy]]'s supreme court clears three men who had received a [[life sentence]] for [[1969]] bombing in [[Milan]] bank. [http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?storyID=8379128&type=worldNews (Reuters)] [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/4511353.stm (BBC)]
* [[United States|U.S.]] [[firefighter]] [[Donald Herbert]], blind and virtually silent due to [[brain injury]] since [[1995]], recovers unexpectedly, regaining the powers of speech. [http://www.nytimes.com/2005/05/04/nyregion/04brain.html (New York Times)] [http://www.buffalonews.com/editorial/20050503/1038453.asp (Buffalo News)] [http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/N03219104.htm (Reuters AlertNet)]

==[[May 3]] [[2005]] (Tuesday)==
* Two [[United States Marine Corps]] [[F/A-18 Hornet]] jets collide over [[Iraq]] while flying a mission in [[Iraq]]. The body of one of the pilots is later recovered and an ejected seat was found, but the second one is still missing. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/4507609.stm (BBC)] [http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/05/03/AR2005050300327.html (Washington Post)]
* [[India]] bans [[Monsanto]] [[Genetic engineering|genetically modified]] cotton seeds. [http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/4DE63A66-0461-48F4-A7E0-B6C2213BF0F3.htm (Al-Jazeera)]
* In [[Nepal]], thousands of [[journalist]]s march in [[protest]] to restore [[press freedom]]s on [[World Press Freedom Day]]. [http://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,1280,-4978622,00.html (Guardian)] [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/4507745.stm (BBC)]
* [[United Nations]] chief prosecutor of [[Sierra Leone]]'s war crimes court [[David Crane]] claims that [[Charles Taylor]], former president of [[Liberia]], is still plotting to kill [[Guinea]]n leader [[Lansana Conté]]. Conté has been in a hospital since he survived an assassination attempt in January. [http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L03611366.htm (Reuters AlertNet)] [http://www.irinnews.org/report.asp?ReportID=46924&SelectRegion=West_Africa&SelectCountry=WEST_AFRICA (UN Regional Information)] [http://www.wpherald.com/storyview.php?StoryID=20050503-111141-3853r (World Peace Herald)] [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/4508249.stm (BBC)]
* A [[Togo]]lese constitutional court announces [[Faure Gnassingbé]] as a winner of presidential election. Refugees continue to flee to neighboring countries. [http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/IRIN/342e044557a6b33baed172de5751781f.htm (Reuters AlertNet)] [http://www.news24.com/News24/Africa/News/0,6119,2-11-1447_1699442,00.html (News24)]
* [[Indonesia]]n authorities confirm second case of [[polio]]. [http://www.thejakartapost.com/detailheadlines.asp?fileid=20050504.A06&irec=5 (Jakarta Post)] [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/4511761.stm (BBC)] [http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=topNews&storyID=8370228 (Reuters AlertNet)]
* In [[Peru]], four members of a government health team are found with their throats slit. [http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/N03478266.htm (Reuters AlertNet)]
* An explosion in a football stadium in [[Mogadishu]], [[Somalia]] kills 15 people when new prime minister [[Ali Mohammed Ghedi]] begins his speech. Authorities later state that a security guard accidentally set off a [[grenade]]. [http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=87&art_id=vn20050504075717659C538198 (IOL)] [http://www.iht.com/articles/2005/05/03/news/briefs.php (IHT)]
* Eight people are arrested in [[Senegal]] for an [[advance fee fraud]] e-mail scam that had fooled at least one [[United States|American]] and one [[Norway|Norwegian]] victim. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/4509837.stm (BBC)]

==[[May 2]], [[2005]] (Monday)==
*Data withheld from an annual report on [[terrorism]] by the [[United States Department of State|U.S. State Department]] show a sharp increase in attacks in 2004. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/4488513.stm (BBC)]
* [[Israeli-Palestinian conflict]]:
** Following an [[Israel]]i raid on the [[Palestinian]] city of [[Tulkarm]], one Israeli soldier and one Islamic Jihad leader are killed. The soldier was killed in a gunfight with 3 members of [[Palestinian Islamic Jihad]]. The three were suspected to have been part of a the cell which was involved in [[Tel Aviv]] "Stage" club bombing in February 2005. Shafiq Abdul Rani, the leader of the Jihad cell in [[Tulkarm]] was killed and another militant was arrested. [http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/571284.html (Haaretz)]
** Palestinian militants fired 3 [[Qassam rocket]]s on the Israeli town of [[Sderot]]. There were no casualties. [http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/571284.html (Haaretz)]
** Israeli Minister of Jerusalem and Diaspora Affairs [[Natan Sharansky]] resigned from the government as a protest against [[Ariel Sharon]]'s unilateral disengagement plan. [http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/571302.html (Haaretz)], [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/4504907.stm (BBC)]
* Dozens of people reportedly die after a large explosion in a munitions dump in [[Pagja]], [[Afghanistan]] 50 miles north of [[Kabul]]. [http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2002260961_afghan03.html (Seattle Times)]
* Guardsman Anthony John Wakefield, from [[Newcastle upon Tyne]], has been killed in [[Iraq]] after being injured in hostile action in the southern town of [[Al Amarah]], bringing the total of [[United Kingdom|UK]] servicemen killed in the Iraq conflict to 87. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4505047.stm (BBC)]
* Europe's largest sporting goods maker [[Adidas|Adidas-Salomon]] sold its Salomon division for 485 million euros to [[Finland|Finnish]] company [[Amer Sports]] (which owns [[Wilson Sporting Goods]]). [http://www.cnn.com/2005/BUSINESS/05/02/adidas.reut/index.html?section=cnn_latest CNN News]
* The government of [[Nepal]] ends the [[house arrest]] of two parliamentarian communist leaders, [[Madhav Kumar Nepal]] and [[Amrit Bohara]]. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/4504777.stm (BBC)]
* In [[Togo]], opposition party [[Union of Forces for Change]] refuses to join a new government, accusing [[Faure Gnassingbé]] of [[electoral fraud]]. About 12,000 people have fled the violence to [[Ghana]] and [[Benin]]. [[ECOWAS]] tries to mediate. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/4503767.stm (BBC)] [http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L01183044.htm (Reuters AlertNet)] [http://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/NewsArchive/artikel.php?ID=80506 (GhanaWeb)] [http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200505/s1357556.htm (ABC)]
* Foreign ministers gather in [[New York]] to review the [[Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty]]. [http://wireservice.wired.com/wired/story.asp?section=Breaking&storyId=1027475&tw=wn_wire_story (Wired)] [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/4504737.stm (BBC)] [http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/N01243531.htm (Reuters AlertNet)]
* [[April 2005 terrorist attacks in Cairo|Cairo terrorism]]: Following Saturday's [[terrorism|terrorist]] incidents in [[Cairo]], some 200 people are brought in for questioning by Egyptian police. Ten people were injured in the attacks, and three militants were killed. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/4502771.stm (BBC)]
* In [[Germany]], prosecutors demand 8-year sentence to [[neo-nazi]] leader [[Martin Weise]] and three others. [http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L02382571.htm (Reuters AlertNet)]
* Former [[Haiti]]an prime minister [[Yvon Neptune]] demands that the current government drops its claim that he organized a massacre in February 2004. Neptune has been on a [[hunger strike]] for 15 days and refuses treatment. [http://www.haitiaction.net/News/IJDH/5_2_5.html (Haiti Action Committee)] [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/4506099.stm (BBC)] [http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/N02273237.htm (Reuters AlertNet)]
* A gas cylinder explosion in [[Lahore]], [[Pakistan]] causes collapse of three buildings - at least 16 people dead. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/4507749.stm (BBC)] [http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=worldNews&storyID=8367749 (Reuters)]
* British rocket [[Skylark (rocket)|Skylark]] makes its last launch. [http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/this_britain/story.jsp?story=635184 (Independent)] [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/4504623.stm (BBC)]
* [[United Nations]] chief prosecutor of [[Sierra Leone]]'s war crimes court [[David Crane (prosecutor)]] claims that [[Charles Taylor]], former president of [[Liberia]], is still plotting to kill [[Guinea]]n leader [[Lansana Conté]]. Conté has been in a hospital since he survived an assassination attempt in January. [http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L03611366.htm (Reuters AlertNet)] [http://www.irinnews.org/report.asp?ReportID=46924&SelectRegion=West_Africa&SelectCountry=WEST_AFRICA (UN Regional Information)] [http://www.wpherald.com/storyview.php?StoryID=20050503-111141-3853r (World Peace Herald)] [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/4508249.stm (BBC)]

==[[May 1]] [[2005]] (Sunday)==
*[[Lenovo Group]], the largest [[Peoples Republic of China|Chinese]] computer company acquires the personal computer business of [[IBM]] for [[US Dollar|US$]] 1.25 billion in cash, and Lenovo assumes $500 million of IBM's debt. [http://today.reuters.co.uk/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=businessNews&storyID=2005-05-01T210430Z_01_CAS175695_RTRUKOC_0_TECH-LENOVO-IBM.xml (Reuters)]
*More than thirty [[Iraqis]] are killed and more than fifty are wounded as a [[bomb]] goes off at a funeral. [http://www.cbc.ca/story/world/national/2005/05/01/iraq-bomb050501.html (CBC)]
* The [[United States]] informs [[Japan]] that [[North Korea]] may have launched another test [[ballistic missile|missile]] towards the [[Sea of Japan]]. The report is now said to be confirmed. [http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory?id=718761 (ABC News)] [http://www.forbes.com/work/feeds/afx/2005/05/01/afx1988520.html (Forbes)]
*[[Astronomy|Astronomers]] have directly [[2M1207b|confirmed]] the existence of an extrasolar [[planet]] orbiting the [[brown dwarf]] numbered [[2M1207a]]. The team says that this is the first-ever infrared view of an [[exoplanet]]. [http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2002258224_planet30.html (Seattle Times)] [http://www.eso.org/outreach/press-rel/pr-2005/pr-12-05-p2.html (ESO)] [http://cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/Science/2005/04/30/1019331-ap.html (CP)]
* [[Taiwan]]ese president [[Chen Shui-bian]] requests that the [[China|Chinese]] government meet directly with his government after China meets with Taiwan's opposition leader, [[Lien Chan]]. Taiwan and China are in conflict over Taiwan's increased calls for independence from the mainlaind. [http://www.cbc.ca/story/world/national/2005/05/01/taiwan-china050501.html (CBC)] [http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory?id=718836 (ABC)]
* [[Iraq]]i and [[United States|American]] militaries hold several suspects for questioning in the [[Margaret Hassan]] kidnapping case. Hassan, director of [[Cooperative for Assistance and Relief Everywhere|CARE]]'s Iraq division, was kidnapped by insurgents in late [[October]] [[2004]] and subsequently believed to be killed. [http://www.cbc.ca/story/world/national/2005/05/01/hassan-arrests050501.html (CBC)] [http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=worldNews&storyID=8353762 (Reuters)]
* In [[Nepal]], 10,000 [[protest]]ers march in [[Kathmandu]] against the policies of king [[Gyanendra]] and demand return of [[democracy]]. [http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/B197125.htm (Reuters AlertNet)] [http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory?id=718684 (ABC)]
* [[Italy]] intends to publish its own view of the killing of [[Nicola Calipari]]. Italian media has released classified details about a report the [[United States]] made. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/4504589.stm (BBC)] [http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L01231734.htm (Reuters AlertNet)] [http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory?id=719196 (ABC)]
* [[Riot police]] clash with masked left-wing anarchists in [[Berlin]] and [[Leipzig]], [[Germany]]. 100 people are arrested. [http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,1564,1187370,00.html (Deutsche Welle)] [http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L01224566.htm (Reuters AlertNet)]
* [[Honduras|Honduran]] president [[Ricardo Maduro]], and his daughter survive with minor injuries when their plane crashes into the sea near [[Tela]]. [http://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/americas/05/01/honduras.president.ap/ (CNN)] [http://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,1280,-4976139,00.html (Guardian Unlimited)] [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/4504641.stm (BBC)]

==Past events by month==
:''see [[list of months by year]] for a more complete list.''
'''[[2005]]''': [[January 2005|January]] [[February 2005|February]] [[March 2005|March]] [[April 2005|April]]<br>
'''[[2004]]''': [[January 2004|January]] [[February 2004|February]] [[March 2004|March]] [[April 2004|April]] [[May 2004|May]] [[June 2004|June]] [[July 2004|July]] [[August 2004|August]] [[September 2004|September]] [[October 2004|October]] [[November 2004|November]] [[December 2004|December]]<br>
'''[[2003]]''': [[January 2003|January]] [[February 2003|February]] [[March 2003|March]] [[April 2003|April]] [[May 2003|May]] [[June 2003|June]] [[July 2003|July]] [[August 2003|August]] [[September 2003|September]] [[October 2003|October]] [[November 2003|November]] [[December 2003|December]]<br>
'''[[2002]]''': [[January 2002|January]] [[February 2002|February]] [[March 2002|March]] [[April 2002|April]] [[May 2002|May]] [[June 2002|June]] [[July 2002|July]] [[August 2002|August]] [[September 2002|September]] [[October 2002|October]] [[November 2002|November]] [[December 2002|December]]<br>
'''[[2001]]''': [[January 2001|January]] [[February 2001|February]] [[March 2001|March]] [[April 2001|April]] [[May 2001|May]] [[June 2001|June]] [[July 2001|July]] [[August 2001|August]] [[September 2001|September]] [[October 2001|October]] [[November 2001|November]] [[December 2001|December]]<br>
'''[[2000]]''': [[January 2000|January]] [[February 2000|February]] [[March 2000|March]] [[April 2000|April]] [[May 2000|May]] [[June 2000|June]] [[July 2000|July]] [[August 2000|August]] [[September 2000|September]] [[October 2000|October]] [[November 2000|November]] [[December 2000|December]]<br>

== News collections and sources ==
* [[Wikipedia:News collections and sources]].
* [[Wikipedia:News sources]] - This has much of the same material organized in a hierarchical manner to help encourage [[NPOV]] in our news reporting.

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Kootenay National Park is located in southeastern British Columbia, Canada covering 1,406 km² (543 mi²) in the Canadian Rockies and is a World Heritage Site. The park ranges in elevation from 918 metres (3,011') at the park entrance to 3,424 metres (11,235') at Deltaform Mountain. Kootenay forms one of the four contiguous mountain parks in the Canadian Rockies; the other three being Banff National Park, Jasper National Park and Yoho National Park.

While the park is open all year, the major tourist season lasts from June to September. Most campgrounds are open from early May to late September while limited winter camping is available only at the Dolly Varden campground.

At the park's south-western entrance is Radium Hot Springs which offers a hot springs pool ranging from 35°C to 47°C (95°F to 117 °F).

The park takes its name from the Kootenay River, whose headwaters lies within the park.

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