Wikipedia:In the news/Candidates/April 2005

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Archived discussion from In the news section on the Main Page/Candidates. --Kitch 11:41, 4 May 2005 (UTC)

April 29

 * Vietnam commemorates the 30th anniversary of the Fall of Saigon, which marked the end of the Vietnam War -  BanyanTree 02:42, 30 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * This sort of thing doesn't really belong in ITN &mdash; and it's already noted in Selected Anniversaries, anyhow. BLANKFAZE | (&#1095;&#1090;&#1086;??) 03:33, 30 Apr 2005 (UTC)


 * IMO, it might fit in ITN if there is an article or at least a good paragraph on the commemorations in Wikipedia, and such activities have to be widely reported in newspapers, and included in Current events first. -- PFHLai 19:48, 2005 Apr 30 (UTC)

April 28

 * UK Prime Minister Tony Blair publishes the Attorney General's advice on the legality of the Iraq War. --Frankie Roberto 11:03, 28 Apr 2005 (UTC)

April 26

 * The world's biggest airliner, the Airbus A380, successfully completes its maiden flight. —Cantus… ☎   20:51, Apr 27, 2005 (UTC)
 * Posted. BLANKFAZE | (&#1095;&#1090;&#1086;??) 21:41, 27 Apr 2005 (UTC)


 * Faure Gnassingbé wins the Togolese presidential election with more than 60% of the votes.
 * Posted. -- PFHLai 22:31, 2005 Apr 26 (UTC)


 * Japanese police investigating the Amagasaki rail crash, in which 73 commuters died, raided the offices of the West Japan Railway Company, removing documents. Seabhcán 11:15, 26 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * Posted. The raid was not mentioned in the article, hence not included in the headline. -- PFHLai 22:31, 2005 Apr 26 (UTC)


 * The Syrian Army withdrew from Lebanon ending almost 30 years of occupation. Lebanese public opinion is divided over the occupation, which some say brought a period of Pax Syriana. The US government has long called for a withdrawl. Seabhcán 11:41, 26 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * Which page has the updated material ? Please bold the link to the 'featured' page.  Thanks. -- PFHLai 22:31, 2005 Apr 26 (UTC)
 * Posted. I added the new info to UN Security Council Resolution 1559. Thought about posting Military action in Lebanon, but decided against using this page because it has a POV tag. -- PFHLai 05:42, 2005 Apr 27 (UTC)

April 25

 * Can we use [[Image:Flag of Europe.svg|100px]] instead of the current [[Image:EUpopGNPmap.png|100px]], please ? It's too small at 100px. Protection is also needed. -- 64.229.223.92 11:07, 26 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * Thanks, but we don't need this now. -- PFHLai 22:28, 2005 Apr 26 (UTC)

April 24

 * Soyuz TMA-5: A Russian Soyuz spacecraft lands in Kazakhstan, bringing 3 astronauts, Russian Salizhan Sharipov, Chinese American Leroy Chiao and Italian Roberto Vittori, safely back to Earth from the International Space Station, concluding Expedition 10. (Reuters)
 * Posted. -- PFHLai 22:28, 2005 Apr 26 (UTC)


 * Togolese presidential election, 2005: Three killed, amid claims of fraud in tense election in Togo to choose the successor to President Gnassingbé Eyadéma, hardline ruler for 38 years, from amongst Faure Gnassingbé, the 39-year-old son of the late leader, and several challengers led by Emmanuel Bob-Akitani. (Khaleej Times), (CNN)


 * Lots of stuff happening, Czech PM resigns, Bulgaria and Romania sign EU accession treaties, etc etc etc, but nobody pays prompt attention to this page, so why bother anymore. —Cantus… ☎   19:52, Apr 25, 2005 (UTC)
 * Write me up an item or two and I'll add them, me lad. <b style="font-size: 74%;">BLANKFAZE</b> | <b style="font-size:90%;">(&#1095;&#1090;&#1086;</b><b style="font-size:70%;">??</b><b style="font-size:90%;">)</b> 20:40, 25 Apr 2005 (UTC)


 * Pope Benedict XVI is installed as the new pontiff during the Mass of Papal Installation on the Peter's Square in Rome.
 * Added &mdash; <b style="font-size: 74%;">BLANKFAZE</b> | <b style="font-size:90%;">(&#1095;&#1090;&#1086;</b><b style="font-size:70%;">??</b><b style="font-size:90%;">)</b> 16:12, 24 Apr 2005 (UTC)


 * Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi successfully forms a new government, likely forestalling a general election until 2006.
 * added BrokenSegue 03:17, 24 Apr 2005 (UTC)


 * British The Mail on Sunday obtains a copy of the long-sought advice from Attorney General the Lord Goldsmith stating that the Iraq war was likely a violation of international law.
 * has this been added somewhere? which link should appear bolded? dab (ᛏ) 18:39, 24 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * Apologies about the link; I corrected it. Also, it should have been &mdash; it's on the front pages of the BBC, Observer, Mail on Sunday, etc. Wally 19:29, 24 Apr 2005 (UTC)

April 20

 * Spain could become the third country in the world to legalize same-sex marriages if a government bill passed by the Spanish parliament is approved by the senate. —Cantus… ☎   04:59, Apr 22, 2005 (UTC)
 * Former vice president Alfredo Palacio is sworn in as new interim President of Ecuador, after Congress removes former president Lucio Gutiérrez from office after a week of escalating street protests demanding his ouster. —Cantus… ☎   18:58, Apr 20, 2005 (UTC)
 * MyPyramid is released by the United States Department of Agriculture. The new food guidance icon is an update of the 13-year old food guide pyramid.

April 19

 * The first part of Obelisk of Axum, a 1700-year-old artefact of the Axumite Kingdom taken to Rome by Benito Mussolini's troops in 1937, arrives back in Ethiopia. (Reuters), (BBC)

April 15

 * Soyuz TMA-6 lifts off from Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan carrying the Expedition 11 crew toward the International Space Station. --Kitch 01:23, 15 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * Posted. -- PFHLai 19:25, 2005 Apr 16 (UTC)

April 13

 * Microsoft's Encarta encyclopedia announced it will take user edit suggestions. (Reported by the AP;  is one of the reposts).  They claim they'll hence harness the power of "a seemingly endless pool of people who may know more about a subject than hired editors ever would -- and will offer their expert advice for free."  At least Wikipedia is mentioned, though it sounds chaotic, with deletion of articles by anyone who chooses  to.  Tempshill 18:30, 14 Apr 2005 (UTC)


 * Cedar Revolution: Omar Karami resigns again as Prime Minister of Lebanon.


 * Here's a photo of Andrus Ansip for use on ITN: [[Image:AndrusAnsip2v.jpg|100px|Prime Minister Andrus Ansip of Estonia]]


 * Eric Robert Rudolph, once on the U.S. FBI's Ten Most Wanted list, pleads guilty in courts in Birmingham and Atlanta to committing the Centennial Olympic Park bombing during the 1996 Summer Olympics, along with three other bombings in Alabama and Georgia. --Kitch 20:50, 13 Apr 2005 (UTC)

April 12

 * Installed at the Barcelona Supercomputing Center, MareNostrum, the most powerful supercomputer in Europe, is booted up for the first time and will be available for the international scientific community.
 * Posted. -- PFHLai 14:22, 2005 Apr 13 (UTC)

April 11

 * The death toll of the outbreak of Marburg virus in Angola exceeds 200.
 * Posted. -- PFHLai 14:22, 2005 Apr 13 (UTC)

April 10

 * Tulip Revolution: The Parliament of Kyrgyzstan finally approves the resignation of Askar Akayev. --Kitch 16:09, 11 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * Posted. But now displaced by a more recent news item. -- PFHLai 14:22, 2005 Apr 13 (UTC)


 * Al Lucas, a player for the Los Angeles Avengers of the Arena Football League, dies after sustaining an injury in a game against the New York Dragons. --Kitch 15:46, 11 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * PS: I don't know if this is notable enough, but the "In The News" is getting a bit stale. --Kitch 15:46, 11 Apr 2005 (UTC)

April 8

 * Ismail Omar Guelleh is re-elected for a second term as President of Djibouti.


 * Pope John Paul II is buried in Rome. The Mass lead by German Cardinal Ratzinger is attended by numerous world leaders.
 * added, removed old story about the pope. Mgm|(talk) 10:32, Apr 8, 2005 (UTC)

April 7

 * Justice John Gomery lifts publication bans related to the Canadian Sponsorship scandal. It is widely expected that the information revealed will force a motion of no confidence in parliament, resulting in the 39th Canadian federal election. --Snickerdo 23:32, 7 Apr 2005 (UTC)

April 6

 * The College of Cardinals sets April 18 as the date for a papal conclave to elect the 265th Pope.


 * Kurdish politician Jalal Talabani, founder of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan, is named the State President of Iraq.
 * Done. violet/riga (t) 16:04, 6 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * Thank you. Not too Iraqi-centric, eh ? :-) BTW, is Wikipedia allowed to use Associated Press photos ? on the Front Page ?

April 5

 * Long-time host of ABC World News Tonight, Peter Jennings, announces that he has been diagnosed with lung cancer. He will continue hosting the show, despite his illness. --Snickerdo 02:45, 6 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * I think this may not be big enough news. Too Americentric? BrokenSegue 02:56, 6 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * It's probably not even big enough even if we were being Americentric. -- Cyrius|✎ 05:18, 6 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * Fair enough. Still, up here in Canada is seems to be moderately-big news.  Then again, Peter Jennings is Canadian.  I would also argue that just because news is from the USA, does not automatically make it Americentric.  --Snickerdo 05:32, 6 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * Lack international relevance ?

April 4

 * Sergeant First Class Paul R. Smith is formally awarded the Medal of Honor (posthumously) by President George W. Bush. Sergeant Smith is the first soldier of the 2003 invasion of Iraq to receive this highest United States military award and the first to be awarded the decoration in over twelve years.-Husnock 16:46, 5 Apr 2005 (UTC)


 * British Prime Minister Tony Blair calls a General election for May 5.--Keith Edkins 10:57, 5 Apr 2005 (UTC)


 * The Vatican announces that the state funeral of Pope John Paul II will take place on Friday, April 8, at 10:00am CEST (800 UTC), after which he will be entombed beneath St. Peter's Basilica. --Kitch 12:15, 4 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * Posted. Mgm|(talk) 12:47, Apr 4, 2005 (UTC)
 * Thanks for correcting the time, I had the wrong UTC, originally 1200. I corrected it here too just for the hell of it. --Kitch 01:11, 5 Apr 2005 (UTC)

April 3

 * The body of Pope John Paul II is moved to the Clementine Hall in the Vatican's Apostolic Palace for private viewing. On April 4 he will be moved to St. Peter's Basilica to lay in state for the public. --Kitch 12:42, 3 Apr 2005 (UTC)

April 2

 * The Pope's death: A link to Papal election, 2005 should be provided

April 1

 * why do we have an image of the Earth's crust, when the news item is about ecosystems? dab (ᛏ) 11:45, 1 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * Part of the April Fools' Day 'festivities' ?


 * Robert Mugabe and the Zimbabwe African National Union - Patriotic Front are winning the Zimbabwe parliamentary elections, 2005.
 * Mugabe's article should be updated. dab (ᛏ) 12:27, 2 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * Zimbabwe parliamentary elections, 2005 is VERY updated.