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![Great Hall of the People](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/ff/WPPeoplesHerosMonument.jpg/100px-WPPeoplesHerosMonument.jpg)
Great Hall of the People
![The Central Intelligence Agency.](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/25/Seal_of_the_Central_Intelligence_Agency.svg/100px-Seal_of_the_Central_Intelligence_Agency.svg.png)
The Central Intelligence Agency.
![The Peruvian flag.](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cf/Flag_of_Peru.svg/100px-Flag_of_Peru.svg.png)
The Peruvian flag.
![Food poisoning in the Philippines](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/99/Flag_of_the_Philippines.svg/100px-Flag_of_the_Philippines.svg.png)
Food poisoning in the Philippines
![Flag of Hong Kong](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5b/Flag_of_Hong_Kong.svg/100px-Flag_of_Hong_Kong.svg.png)
Flag of Hong Kong
![Private airline service begins in China](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2e/Flag_of_China.png/100px-Flag_of_China.png)
Private airline service begins in China
![Jesse James Hollywood captured](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/12/Janhollywood3.jpg/100px-Janhollywood3.jpg)
Jesse James Hollywood captured
!["Chess is life in miniature. Chess is battles, chess is struggles." - Garry Kasparov](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6f/ChessSet.jpg/100px-ChessSet.jpg)
"Chess is life in miniature. Chess is battles, chess is struggles." - Garry Kasparov
![Pope John Paul II returns to the Vatican](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Piazza_San_Pietro_%28febbraio_2005%29.jpg/100px-Piazza_San_Pietro_%28febbraio_2005%29.jpg)
Pope John Paul II returns to the Vatican
![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4d/Slovakia-and-Euros.jpg/100px-Slovakia-and-Euros.jpg)
!["Anti-invasion" laws proposed in Taiwan](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/72/Flag_of_the_Republic_of_China.svg/100px-Flag_of_the_Republic_of_China.svg.png)
"Anti-invasion" laws proposed in Taiwan
![Gordon Brown (file)](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/ff/Gordon_Brown_Photo.jpg/80px-Gordon_Brown_Photo.jpg)
Gordon Brown (file)
![Italian parliamentarians call for global summit](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/100px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png)
Italian parliamentarians call for global summit
![Broadband penetration increasing in Ireland](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Fibreoptic.jpg/100px-Fibreoptic.jpg)
Broadband penetration increasing in Ireland
![Emile Lahoud](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/80/Lebanon.EmileLahoud.01.jpg/80px-Lebanon.EmileLahoud.01.jpg)
Emile Lahoud
![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f7/Flag_of_Texas.svg/80px-Flag_of_Texas.svg.png)
Texas representative proposes to outlaw 'sexy' cheerleading
![Lebanon's opposition holds Syria responsible for Beirut explosion](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Flag_of_Lebanon.png/100px-Flag_of_Lebanon.png)
Lebanon's opposition holds Syria responsible for Beirut explosion
![Explosion kills 17 miners in northern China; 52 missing](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2e/Flag_of_China.png/100px-Flag_of_China.png)
Explosion kills 17 miners in northern China; 52 missing
![Kofi Annan unveils UN reform plan](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/Flag_of_the_United_Nations.png/100px-Flag_of_the_United_Nations.png)
Kofi Annan unveils UN reform plan
![DeLorean's namesake car was made famous in the movie Back to the Future](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cd/De_Lorean_DMC-12.jpg/100px-De_Lorean_DMC-12.jpg)
DeLorean's namesake car was made famous in the movie Back to the Future
![U.S. Federal Reserve raises interest rates](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f4/Federal_Reserve.jpg/100px-Federal_Reserve.jpg)
U.S. Federal Reserve raises interest rates
![Black jaguars are also known to exist.](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3b/Jaguar_animal_panthera_onca.jpg/100px-Jaguar_animal_panthera_onca.jpg)
Black jaguars are also known to exist.
Romanian defense minister to visit BulgariaRomanian defense minister to visit Bulgaria
![The school is located in a remote area of Minnesota](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c3/Map_of_USA_highlighting_Minnesota.png/100px-Map_of_USA_highlighting_Minnesota.png)
The school is located in a remote area of Minnesota
![India's first moon mission attempt](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c9/Moon.jpg/100px-Moon.jpg)
India's first moon mission attempt
![A seal, photo by Jason L. Buberal](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Buberel_seal.jpg/100px-Buberel_seal.jpg)
A seal, photo by Jason L. Buberal
![Google announced the Code project in San Diego, California.](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b9/Sandiego.arp.750pix.jpg/100px-Sandiego.arp.750pix.jpg)
Google announced the Code project in San Diego, California.
![U.S. federal marshals seize killer beds on behalf of the FDA](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/Food_and_Drug_Administration_logo.png/100px-Food_and_Drug_Administration_logo.png)
U.S. federal marshals seize killer beds on behalf of the FDA
![NASA's Spitzer space telescope views alien worlds](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8d/Spitzer_space_telescope.jpg/100px-Spitzer_space_telescope.jpg)
NASA's Spitzer space telescope views alien worlds
![Gas With a Smile](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/78/Gas_with_a_smile_cambridge_massachusetts_050322.jpg/100px-Gas_with_a_smile_cambridge_massachusetts_050322.jpg)
Gas With a Smile
![Dublin has the highest level of disposable income in Ireland](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3b/Ireland_income_distribution_chart.gif/100px-Ireland_income_distribution_chart.gif)
Dublin has the highest level of disposable income in Ireland
![Chili was still on the menu as the restaurant closed for the evening.](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Wendys1405Monterey7.JPG/100px-Wendys1405Monterey7.JPG)
Chili was still on the menu as the restaurant closed for the evening.
Explosion at Texas refineryExplosion at Texas refinery
![Pope John Paul II unable to lead Good Friday mass in Rome (file)](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/34/JPII_29_09_2004_2.JPG/100px-JPII_29_09_2004_2.JPG)
Pope John Paul II unable to lead Good Friday mass in Rome (file)
![Massive rally planned for Saturday in Taiwan](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/72/Flag_of_the_Republic_of_China.svg/100px-Flag_of_the_Republic_of_China.svg.png)
Massive rally planned for Saturday in Taiwan
Protesters at the gates of BaxterProtesters at the gates of Baxter
![Investigation in Brazil](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/05/Flag_of_Brazil.svg/100px-Flag_of_Brazil.svg.png)
Investigation in Brazil
![Walkout averted in Canada](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cf/Flag_of_Canada.svg/100px-Flag_of_Canada.svg.png)
Walkout averted in Canada
![Tanzania's flag](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/38/Flag_of_Tanzania.svg/100px-Flag_of_Tanzania.svg.png)
Tanzania's flag
![An F-16 fighter jet, taking off](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/05/F-16_CJ_Fighting_Falcon.jpg/100px-F-16_CJ_Fighting_Falcon.jpg)
An F-16 fighter jet, taking off
![Scale for human to T-Rex](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/64/Trex1.png/100px-Trex1.png)
Scale for human to T-Rex
![Kyrgyz parliamentary conflict deepens](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/df/Bischkek.jpg/100px-Bischkek.jpg)
Kyrgyz parliamentary conflict deepens
![File image of cricket ball](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/Cricket_ball_G%26M.jpg/100px-Cricket_ball_G%26M.jpg)
File image of cricket ball
![Was the finger raw or cooked?](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/Wendys1405Monterey8.JPG/100px-Wendys1405Monterey8.JPG)
Was the finger raw or cooked?
Allergies are a long-time conflict between cats and humansAllergies are a long-time conflict between cats and humans
![ISS Zvezda module](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/07/ISS_Zvezda_module.jpg/100px-ISS_Zvezda_module.jpg)
ISS Zvezda module
![NOAA map of quake epicenter](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Tsumap.jpg/100px-Tsumap.jpg)
NOAA map of quake epicenter
![Seven U.S. soldiers have been killed this year in Afghanistan.](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/55/Flag_of_Afghanistan_%282002%E2%80%932004%29.svg/100px-Flag_of_Afghanistan_%282002%E2%80%932004%29.svg.png)
Seven U.S. soldiers have been killed this year in Afghanistan.
![New Zealand Labour Party announces 'early election' list](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/34/Flag_of_New_Zealand.png/100px-Flag_of_New_Zealand.png)
New Zealand Labour Party announces 'early election' list
![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/55/Flag_of_Afghanistan_%282002%E2%80%932004%29.svg/100px-Flag_of_Afghanistan_%282002%E2%80%932004%29.svg.png)
Laura Bush takes a quick trip to Afghanistan
![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/83/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom_%283-5%29.svg/100px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom_%283-5%29.svg.png)
Lorry drops thirteen tonnes of fish in British town
![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/100px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png)
Japanese beef consumers have presented a petition to bring back American beef.
![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d4/Flag_of_Israel.svg/100px-Flag_of_Israel.svg.png)
Israeli parliament rejects disengagement referendum
![Taiwan Nationalists leader visits Beijing](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/66/Naval_Jack_of_the_Republic_of_China.svg/100px-Naval_Jack_of_the_Republic_of_China.svg.png)
Taiwan Nationalists leader visits Beijing
![New Zealand praised by NATO Secretary General](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/34/Flag_of_New_Zealand.png/100px-Flag_of_New_Zealand.png)
New Zealand praised by NATO Secretary General
![UN Secretary General Annan cleared of influencing oil-for-food contracts](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Kofi_Annan.jpg/100px-Kofi_Annan.jpg)
UN Secretary General Annan cleared of influencing oil-for-food contracts
![Maine passes gay rights law](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/66/Map_of_USA_ME.png/100px-Map_of_USA_ME.png)
Maine passes gay rights law
![Voting in Zimbabwe starts amid accusations of rigged outcome](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6a/Flag_of_Zimbabwe.svg/100px-Flag_of_Zimbabwe.svg.png)
Voting in Zimbabwe starts amid accusations of rigged outcome
![Dresden city council wants DNA matching for doggy-doo](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/Berner_Sennenhund_R%C3%BCde.JPG/100px-Berner_Sennenhund_R%C3%BCde.JPG)
Dresden city council wants DNA matching for doggy-doo
![Pressure building on Myanmar to decline ASEAN chair](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8c/Flag_of_Myanmar.svg/100px-Flag_of_Myanmar.svg.png)
Pressure building on Myanmar to decline ASEAN chair
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Archives for 2004 - 2005 - 2006 |
- Jermaine Pennant jailed for drink-driving
- New version of Firefox web browser released
- Bomb blast kills Iraqi police, army recruits
- Britain unveils flu pandemic preparedness plan, buys 14m courses of treatment drug
- Elan; Biogen withdraw multiple sclerosis drug after death
- U.S. Supreme Court: Death penalty for juveniles is unconstitutional
- Green tea component protects heart cells
- Controversial melatonin supplements confirmed as sleep aid
- British investors are increasingly interested in Romania
- New flood warning system introduced in Romania
- Blair rejects anti-terror bill compromise
- Ernst Zündel expelled from Canada
- Bucharest to be 'rebranded' for 800 million euro
- Ex-Ontario Premier Harris to deny Ipperwash allegations
- Take-Two Interactive profits surge 74%
- Steve Fossett becomes the first person to fly solo, non-stop around the world
- Proposal to ban VoIP in Costa Rica
- Green paper asks for the BBC's Board of Governors to be scrapped
- Steve Fosset attempts a record flight around the world
- Martin firm on missile defence results in chilly response from White House
- Martha Stewart released from prison
- Italian journalist Giuliana Sgrena freed
- Former Ukrainian minister found dead
- New Zealand elects first female Speaker
- First Swahili office suite released in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
- New York Public Library opens collection of 275,000 digital images
- Italian journalist wounded after release in Iraq, security officer dead
- David Blunkett is not the father of Kimberly Quinn's son
- Irish unemployment rate steady at 4.2%
- US military developing non-lethal pain weapon
- Bill Gates receives honorary knighthood
- World-wide measles deaths drop 40% over last five years
- Sunflower oil saves at-risk newborns from infection
- Report finds Afghanistan is on the verge of becoming a narcotics state
- Fisichella wins Australian Formula 1 Grand Prix
- Freed hostage Sgrena, says shooting "no accident"
- GAA: Westmeath beat Donegal by narrowest of margins
- Four Royal Canadian Mounted Police officers killed in raid
![Great Hall of the People](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/ff/WPPeoplesHerosMonument.jpg/100px-WPPeoplesHerosMonument.jpg)
- China plans anti-secession law for Taiwan
- US and France ask Syria to leave Lebanon
- Boeing allowed to bid for U.S. space launch contracts again
![The Central Intelligence Agency.](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/25/Seal_of_the_Central_Intelligence_Agency.svg/100px-Seal_of_the_Central_Intelligence_Agency.svg.png)
- Insulin levels tied to Alzheimer's
- Nobel Laureate Hans Bethe passes away at age of 98
- Deutsche Börse quits LSE takeover
- British Airways CEO set to step down in the summer
- CIA sending suspects overseas for "rendition"
- Premature aging disease reversed in cells
- Syria begins withdrawing troops from Lebanon
- Chechen leader killed by Russian Special Forces
- British Airways announces new CEO
- The President of Bolivia resigns
![The Peruvian flag.](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cf/Flag_of_Peru.svg/100px-Flag_of_Peru.svg.png)
- China declares "the state shall employ nonpeaceful means"
- Invisibility shield gets blueprint
- Peruvians sue Newmont Mining Company over mercury poisoning
- Cyclone Ingrid crosses Far North Queensland Coast
- Italian PM rejects US version of shooting
- Report urges Kenya to ban plastic bags
- Ancient neanderthal protein sequenced
- Dead Chechen rebel Maskhadov's son promises to continue father's work
- Google releases Final version of Desktop Search
- Trial of alleged Brazilian "chainsaw massacre" deputy begins
![Food poisoning in the Philippines](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/99/Flag_of_the_Philippines.svg/100px-Flag_of_the_Philippines.svg.png)
- Children poisoned by tainted cassava in the Philippines
- Ash and steam reported over Mount St. Helens
- Brazilian physicist who discovered the pion dies
- United Nations passes Declaration on human cloning
- Bulgarian government says U.S. killed Bulgarian soldier in 'friendly fire' incident
- Bolivian Congress refuse president's resignation
- Colombia extradites guerrilla to the USA
- Blogshine Sunday pushes for government sunshine online
![Flag of Hong Kong](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5b/Flag_of_Hong_Kong.svg/100px-Flag_of_Hong_Kong.svg.png)
- Hong Kong Chief Executive Tung Chee-hwa officially resigns
- US Pulls Out of Optional Protocol to Vienna Convention
- Selgros Cash and Carry to open two new stores in Transylvania
- Flat tax boosts average Romanian salaries
- Bush calls Romania a special ally of the US
- Microsoft Considering Backport of WinFS to Windows XP
- Atlas V rocket launches with Inmarsat satellite
- Defendant shoots Judge, three others at Atlanta courthouse
- US may not have known of Sgrena rescue operation
![Private airline service begins in China](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2e/Flag_of_China.png/100px-Flag_of_China.png)
- China launches its first private airline
- BBC's political show makes special edition from Shanghai
- Many infertile American women want sex selection
- UK "terror bill" passed after standoff
- Six-year development framework for Sudan released by UN
![Jesse James Hollywood captured](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/12/Janhollywood3.jpg/100px-Janhollywood3.jpg)
- FBI suspect Jesse James captured in Rio after five years on run
- US Senate passes new bankruptcy bill
- British 13-year-old given life for rape of teacher
- Canadian airline Jetsgo ceases operations; 17,000 stranded
- Criminals kidnapping mother of soccer players, in Brazil
- Comedian Dave Allen dies aged 68
!["Chess is life in miniature. Chess is battles, chess is struggles." - Garry Kasparov](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6f/ChessSet.jpg/100px-ChessSet.jpg)
- Garry Kasparov retires from professional chess
- Meath/Kildare by-election turnout between 20-30%
- U.N. reports Afghan opium production is up again
![Pope John Paul II returns to the Vatican](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Piazza_San_Pietro_%28febbraio_2005%29.jpg/100px-Piazza_San_Pietro_%28febbraio_2005%29.jpg)
- Pope John Paul II leaves hospital
- Bin Laden banished from Islam in Iberia
- GAA:Dublin too strong for Westmeath
- France beat Ireland in RBS Six Nations
- Bright object falls from sky over northwest United States
- Gay play about Jesus Christ in Brazil
- Suspect in Georgia courtroom slayings caught
- Dutch member of Parliament proposes to abolish the Cabinet
- Padraig Harrington wins first PGA Tour event; The Honda Classic
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4d/Slovakia-and-Euros.jpg/100px-Slovakia-and-Euros.jpg)
- Israeli General Refused NZ Visa
- Former WorldCom chief found guilty of all charges
- China enacts historic "anti-secession" law
!["Anti-invasion" laws proposed in Taiwan](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/72/Flag_of_the_Republic_of_China.svg/100px-Flag_of_the_Republic_of_China.svg.png)
- Taiwanese political parties propose "anti-invasion" laws
- Brazilian President party received money from FARC, say documents
- Protesters rally in Beirut
- Judge strikes down same-sex marriage ban in California
- Beijing cracks down on manhole cover thefts
- Cookbook is free reference work community's most active project
![Gordon Brown (file)](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/ff/Gordon_Brown_Photo.jpg/80px-Gordon_Brown_Photo.jpg)
- UK Chancellor of the Exchequer makes 2005 Budget speech
- Suspect in Atlanta courtroom shooting gets hearing
- Vodafone buys Connex and Oskar
- Mother of the Detroit Tigers baseball player Urbina was kidnapped by FARC leader
![Italian parliamentarians call for global summit](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/100px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png)
- 50 Italian parliamentarians call for global summit for "a new financial architecture"
- McCartney campaign changing minds about IRA
- The Woodcraft Folk loses subsidy
- Dog owner to face felony charge
- Flexible displays soon to be in production
- "Mao suits" fading away in China
- Cuba defends China-Taiwan reunification
- Brazil defends China against human rights violation charges in UN
- Mars studies find water
- Brazilian Abin director: no proof linking FARC money to PT
- Wolfowitz picked for top spot at World Bank
- Fireball generated in U.S. laboratory resembles black hole
- Chechnya chopper crash kills 15
- English Wikipedia hits 500,000 article milestone
- Tsunami exposes ancient ruins in India
![Broadband penetration increasing in Ireland](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Fibreoptic.jpg/100px-Fibreoptic.jpg)
- Irish mobile penetration rate hits 94%
- Drinking habits tied to genes
- No talks until IRA "criminal activity" dealt with
- Robot Zoe detects life in Atacama Desert
- Maradona honored with the keys to Cartagena
- Tibetans demands that China releases Panchen Lama boy
![Emile Lahoud](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/80/Lebanon.EmileLahoud.01.jpg/80px-Lebanon.EmileLahoud.01.jpg)
- Lebanese President to skip Arab Summit
- Pakistan test fires nuclear-capable missile
- Rice pushes for fresh nuclear talks with North Korea
- Japan will not shoot down missiles headed for allies
- Europe marks second Iraq invasion anniversary
- Wales win Grand Slam, RBS Six Nations and the Triple Crown
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f7/Flag_of_Texas.svg/80px-Flag_of_Texas.svg.png)
- Texas representative proposes to outlaw 'sexy' cheerleading
- Cassini discovers Saturn moon atmosphere
![Lebanon's opposition holds Syria responsible for Beirut explosion](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Flag_of_Lebanon.png/100px-Flag_of_Lebanon.png)
- Lebanon's opposition holds Syria responsible for Beirut explosion
- Communists protest arrest of FARC chancellor Rodrigo Granda
- Search engine Google sued
- South American channeled apple snail discovered in Georgia
- The man who died in explosion in Qatar is named
- Powerful earthquake rocks southern Japan, tsunami warnings issued
![Explosion kills 17 miners in northern China; 52 missing](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2e/Flag_of_China.png/100px-Flag_of_China.png)
- Explosion kills 42 miners in northern China; 27 missing
- Explosion kills 35 in Pakistan; many injured
- Explosion kills four policemen in Kirkuk; eight injured
- Explosion kills Briton in Qatar; dozens injured
- Explosion injures 11 in Beirut
- Explosion injures at least 14 in Colorado
![Kofi Annan unveils UN reform plan](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/Flag_of_the_United_Nations.png/100px-Flag_of_the_United_Nations.png)
- Kofi Annan unveils UN reform plan
- Yahoo! snaps up Flickr
- Possible black hole created in US
- EU concerned about Microsoft compliance, $5 million daily fine possible
![DeLorean's namesake car was made famous in the movie Back to the Future](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cd/De_Lorean_DMC-12.jpg/100px-De_Lorean_DMC-12.jpg)
- Car maker DeLorean dies at 80
- WSJ: Diller close to $2 billion deal for Ask Jeeves
- Bush signs historic Schiavo bill into law
- Violent protests break out in Kyrgyzstan over allegedly rigged parliamentary elections
- Anti-war march in London
![U.S. Federal Reserve raises interest rates](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f4/Federal_Reserve.jpg/100px-Federal_Reserve.jpg)
- US interest rates rise to 2.75%
- Symbian licenses email technology from rival Microsoft
- David Suzuki to Visit University of Toronto
- Creationist sentiments affect Imax business strategy
- Texas baby removed from life support against mother's wishes
![Black jaguars are also known to exist.](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3b/Jaguar_animal_panthera_onca.jpg/100px-Jaguar_animal_panthera_onca.jpg)
- Large creature loose in London suburb
- HSH Prince Rainier III of Monaco is in Intensive care
- American Thom Mayne snags Pritzker architecture prize
- Surfwax releases "quick index" to 600k Wikipedia terms
- Ourmedia.org project launched to provide global repository of "grassroots media"
- EU looks set to continue arms embargo on China
- Jury deliberates immigrant smuggler case
- Romanian defense minister to visit Bulgaria
- Internet through electrical power network introduced in Bucharest
- Romanian mobile phone giant Connex to launch 3G network
- Romanian Visa card transactions increase by 60 percent in 2004
- Romanian Commercial Bank to launch smart cards in early April
![The school is located in a remote area of Minnesota](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c3/Map_of_USA_highlighting_Minnesota.png/100px-Map_of_USA_highlighting_Minnesota.png)
- Ten dead on Minnesota Indian reservation after school shooting
- Noted stamp engraver Czeslaw Slania dies at 83
- U.S. TV networks look to past for future programming
- Volunteers endure bed-rest study
![India's first moon mission attempt](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c9/Moon.jpg/100px-Moon.jpg)
- India and Europe team up for moon mission
- Kyrgyz president orders election probe as protesters seize control of second city
![A seal, photo by Jason L. Buberal](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Buberel_seal.jpg/100px-Buberel_seal.jpg)
- Harp seal hunt approved by Canada, activists call for boycott of Canadian seafood
- New Kyrgz interior minister says force may be used, riot police clash with protesters in Bishkek
- Chess legend avoids 10 year prison term
- Kazaa Trial concluding
- Minuteman bike path iced out through Arlington after fourth snowiest winter on record
![Google announced the Code project in San Diego, California.](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b9/Sandiego.arp.750pix.jpg/100px-Sandiego.arp.750pix.jpg)
- Google launches Google Code project, showcasing open source code, APIs
- UN Reform: China, South Korea question seat for Japan on Security Council
- Parker shown the door as Gap spokeswoman
- 96 dead of Ebola-like Marburg virus in Angola
![U.S. federal marshals seize killer beds on behalf of the FDA](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/Food_and_Drug_Administration_logo.png/100px-Food_and_Drug_Administration_logo.png)
- U.S. federal marshals seize killer beds
- Explosion near Beirut kills three, injures five
- AU$1.25M reward offer for proof of living Tasmanian Tiger (Thylacine)
- Australian Govt to lessen numbers of immigrants detained indefinitely
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