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April 1, 2005
Hamas and Islamic Jihad have declared, in principle, their intention
to join the Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO). (Al Ahram)
A death squad guns down at least 30 people
in the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro.
Several teenagers and a child were among
those killed in the districts of Queimados and Nova Iguacu on
Thursday night. Authorities blame rogue police officers for the
massacre. (BBC) (Wikinews)
Google doubles the storage space of its
Gmail service to two gigabytes. (internetnews.com)
Pope John Paul II is on the verge of death
as a result of his recent health problems. The Vatican announces
that the pope has suffered cardiovascular collapse and septic
shock. (CNN) The Vatican denies "unsourced" media reports
claiming he has already died. (Reuters)
The United Nations Security Council votes
to refer those suspected of war crimes in Darfur to the International
Criminal Court. (Sudan Tribune) (Reuters AlertNet) (BBC)
Zimbabwe parliamentary elections, 2005:
In Zimbabwe, the ruling Zanu-PF gains a two-thirds majority over
opposition party Movement for Democratic Change amidst claims
of dis-enfranchisement and fraud. (News24) (Bloomberg) (BBC)
Indian security forces launch an offensive
against the United Liberation Front of Assam. (BBC)
The World Bank agrees to fund a controversial
hydroelectric dam project in Laos. (Planet Ark) (BBC)
The Minuteman Project starts a month-long
patrolling of the U.S.-Mexico border in Arizona for illegal immigrants,
with about 100 volunteers, some of them armed. (ABC News)
The government of Argentina delays the
restructuring of its debt by the exchange of old bonds for new
because of a decision by a federal court judge in the United
States that froze the processing of the old bonds in the possession
of the Bank of New York pending a hearing before the appeals
court. (Financial Times)
Japanese girl group Zone (band) played
final concert as a band.
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