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Summary.     Click for More > Heavy fighting in sealed Falluja Japanese, Koreans taken hostage Bush praises Sharon's pullout proposal Bin Laden offers Europe truce Hamas leader killed in Israeli airstrike Spain PM orders Iraq troops home Car bombs in Basra kill 68 Many casualties in train crash  2 trains carrying flammable materials have exploded in a station and leaves up to 3,000 people dead or injured U.S. warplanes pound Fallujah targets Iraq prison abuse sparks outrage
Apr.1  Baghdad  Bremer: Iraq killings will be punished
Apr.2  Jerusalem  Israeli police in Mosque clash
Apr.3  Washington  Powell admits Iraq evidence mistake
 Spain  One killed in Madrid suburb blast
Apr.4  Iraq  Protests end in 20 deaths
 Sri Lanka  President wins election
 Baghdad  Shias kill 7 US troops
Apr.6   Sunni Triangle
 Iraq  Dozen U.S. Marines killed
Apr.7  Germany  Hamburg court frees 9/11 suspect
 Rwanda  Silence as genocide recalled
 Sunni Triangle  Coalition battled Shiite, Sunni insurgents
Apr.8   Iraq
 Washington  Rice: Al Qaeda not flagged as threat
Apr.9  Algeria  President wins landslide
 Sunni Triangle  U.S. halts Fallujah offensive
Apr.10  Sunni Triangle  U.S. sends another battalion to Fallujah
Apr.11  Sunni Triangle  Truce bid calms Falluja fighting
 Beijing  China urges action on hostages
Apr.12  Sunni Triangle  U.S.: 23 troops die in 3 days
 Antigua & Barbuda  Brian Lara scores world record 400
 Iraq  Russian hostages seized
Apr.13  Iraq  Foreign workers told to quit Iraq
 Washington  FBI 'failed to connect terror warnings'
 Washington  Bush says US stands firm on Iraq
Apr.14   Washington
 South Africa  ANC heading for massive victory
  Afghanistan
Apr.16  Iraq  Missing U.S. soldier on videotape
 Washington  Bush, Blair affirm June 30 Iraq handover
Apr.17   Gaza
 China  Mass evacuation in Chongqing
Apr.18   Spain
 Gaza  Fury as Gaza buries Hamas leader
Apr.19  Sunni Triangle  Agreement in Fallujah talks
Apr.20  Baghdad  Prison attack kills 21
 Baghdad  Iraqi tribunal to try Saddam Hussein
Apr.21   Southern Iraq
 Saudi Arabia  Suicide bomb kills 9
 Israel  Nuclear spy Vanunu released
 Darfur  UN to warn of Darfur 'atrocities'
Apr.22   North Korea  
 UN Security Council  UN orders Iraq corruption inquiry
Apr.23  North Korea  Rare appeal for help from N. Korea
 Jerusalem  Sharon: Arafat pledge is off
Apr.24  Cyprus  Vote leaves island split
 Iraq  Blasts target oil terminals
Apr.25  Vatican  Pope beatifies 6 from Europe, S. America
 Sunni Triangle  Coalition extends Fallujah deadline
Apr.26  Jordan  Major al Qaeda plot disrupted
Apr.27  Iraq  U.S. forces kill 64 insurgents near Najaf
  Sunni Triangle
 Thailand  97 killed in attacks
Apr.28  Sunni Triangle  Warplane fires on Fallujah
Apr.29  Iraq  10 U.S. troops killed
 Sunni Triangle  Former Iraqi generals offer Fallujah plan
 Sunni Triangle  US forces begin Falluja pullout
Apr.30   Washington  
  A coalition military spokesman is 'disgusted' by photographs that apparently show U.S. soldiers abusing detainees



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Bremer: Iraq killings will be punished Israeli police in Mosque clash Powell admits Iraq evidence mistake One killed in Madrid suburb blast Protests end in 20 deaths President wins election Shias kill 7 US troops Heavy fighting in sealed Falluja

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Apr.1   Baghdad
 Argentina  100,000 Argentines protest rising crime
 Sri Lanka  Vote as showdown looms

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Apr.2   Jerusalem
 Spain  Bomb found on rail track
 England  BBC names new chairman
 Spain  Army guards rail network

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Apr.3   Washington
  Spain
 Myanmar  Myanmar reverses on Suu Kyi
 Karachi  5 policemen killed

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Apr.4   Iraq
  Sri Lanka
 Spain  Madrid bombing ringleader 'dead'
  Baghdad

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Apr.5  Sri Lanka  Bid to forge coalition
 Spain  Spain steps up hunt for bombers
 Sunni Triangle  Marines, Iraqis join forces in Fallujah
 Texas  UConn downs Georgia Tech to win title
 Washington  US considers Iraq reinforcements

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Apr.6   Sunni Triangle  
  Fierce clashes are between US forces and insurgents after a major US operation began against the flashpoint town
 Lithuania  Lawmakers sack president  England  Chemical 'bomb plot' in foiled  Rwanda  West 'guilty' over Rwanda genocide   Iraq     Dozen U.S. Marines killed  Government buildings had been seized by 100 insurgents. The large-scale attack was mounted by remnants of Baath Party  Washington  US resolve in Iraq 'unshakable'

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Apr.7   Germany   Hamburg court frees 9/11 suspect  El Motassadeq, the only suspect convicted in the 9/11 attacks, has been released from a jail, pending a retrial   Rwanda Silence as genocide recalled  Sunni Triangle  US hits Falluja mosque compound   Sunni Triangle   Coalition battled Shiite, Sunni insurgents  U.S. Defense Secretary Rumsfeld said the coalition faced 'a test of will'. Fighting particularly heavy in Fallujah  Spain  Depo stun Milan to reach last four

April 8 ... more > Top ^

Apr.8   Iraq     Japanese, Koreans taken hostage
  3 Japanese citizens and 7 South Korean civilians have been taken hostage in Iraq, where fighting has escalated
  Washington     Rice: Al Qaeda not flagged as threat  National security adviser testified that there was 'no silver bullet' that could have stopped 9/11  Sunni Triangle  Strides in Fallujah and against al-Sadr  London  5 men charged over 'bomb plot'  Japan  Turmoil over Iraq hostages

April 9 ... more > Top ^

Apr.9   Algeria President wins landslide   Sunni Triangle U.S. halts Fallujah offensive  Iraq  2 U.S. soldiers missing near Baghdad  Sunni Triangle  Iraqi allies warn US over Falluja

April 10 ... more > Top ^

Apr.10   Sunni Triangle U.S. sends another battalion to Fallujah  Peru  Mudslides hit Machu Picchu  Washington  Bush briefing warned of al Qaeda  Iraq  Militant cleric Al-Sadr issues demands

April 11 ... more > Top ^

Apr.11   Sunni Triangle   Truce bid calms Falluja fighting  There have been sporadic exchanges of fire, as efforts continue to bring an end to a week of fighting  Iraq  No word from hostage-takers  Vatican  Pope: Love must defeat terrorism  Sunni Triangle  US seeks end to Falluja bloodshed  Iraq  British hostage freed  US Georgia  Mickelson wins first major   Beijing China urges action on hostages  Sunni Triangle  Toll rises on both sides

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Apr.12   Sunni Triangle U.S.: 23 troops die in 3 days   Antigua & Barbuda Brian Lara scores world record 400  Gaza  Israeli troops kill 3 Palestinian gunmen  Iraq  Chinese hostages released  Jerusalem  Sharon to retain West Bank grip   Iraq Russian hostages seized

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Apr.13   Iraq Foreign workers told to quit Iraq  Iraq  Clerics: Coalition 'must pay'  Washington  Fight before 9/11 was 'not a real war'   Washington FBI 'failed to connect terror warnings'   Washington Bush says US stands firm on Iraq  Iraq  Al-Sadr 'ready to sacrifice'

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Apr.14  Washington  Pentagon to extend soldiers' tours  Washington  Tenet: U.S. 'unprotected' on 9/11  Iraq  US tightens ring round Shia cleric  South Africa  Long queues as South Africa votes   Washington     Bush praises Sharon's pullout proposal
  President endorsed an Israeli plan, but denied the United States was taking sides in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict
  South Africa ANC heading for massive victory  Iraq  Cleric open to disarming, spokesman says  Iraq  Italian hostage is killed   Afghanistan     Bin Laden offers Europe truce
  al-Arabiya has aired an audiotape in which Osama Bin Laden offers Europe a truce if it 'stops attacking Muslims'

April 15 ... more > Top ^

Apr.15  European Union  Europe: No deal with bin Laden  England  Blair seeks UN resolution on Iraq

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Apr.16  Germany  Bundesbank boss resigns  Pakistan  India romps to historic Test win  Japan  Freed hostages plan Iraq return   Iraq   Missing U.S. soldier on videotape  A videotape showing a man who identifies himself as Pfc. Maupin was broadcast on Al-Jazeera   Washington Bush, Blair affirm June 30 Iraq handover  Colombia  Cocaine found on U.S.-bound Navy ship

April 17 ... more > Top ^

Apr.17   Gaza     Hamas leader killed in Israeli airstrike
  Abdel Aziz Rantisi was killed Saturday in Gaza City by an Israeli missile. The helicopter strike also killing 2 others
  China Mass evacuation in Chongqing  Sunni Triangle  Cease-fire talks continue in Fallujah  Gaza  Anger at killing of Hamas leader

April 18 ... more > Top ^

Apr.18   Spain     Spain PM orders Iraq troops home
  New prime minister Zapatero has given orders for Spanish troops to be brought home in 'as short a time as possible'
  Gaza Fury as Gaza buries Hamas leader  Iraq  11 more U.S. troops die  Gaza  Hamas taps secret leader  Iraq  Spain sparks Iraq troops rethink  Argentina  Maradona sedated in intensive care  Kazakhstan  3 astronauts launched aboard a Soyuz

April 19 ... more > Top ^

Apr.19  Sunni Triangle  US to ease its Falluja blockade   Sunni Triangle Agreement in Fallujah talks  India  Indians vote in national election  USA  U.S. support grows for more troops

April 20 ... more > Top ^

Apr.20   Baghdad Prison attack kills 21  England  Blair confirms EU constitution poll   Baghdad     Iraqi tribunal to try Saddam Hussein  Iraqi Governing Council has set up a tribunal to try ousted dictator and other members of his Baathist regime  Sunni Triangle  US warns of new Falluja offensive

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Apr.21   Southern Iraq     Car bombs in Basra kill 68
  Several car bombings at 4 police targets killed at least 68 -- including 18 schoolchildren
  Saudi Arabia     Suicide bomb kills 9  Also 125 wounded in a suicide bombing outside the 5-story Saudi General Security Building in Riyadh   Israel Nuclear spy Vanunu released  UN  Russia vetoes Cyprus resolution   Darfur   UN to warn of Darfur 'atrocities'  Refugees fleeing militias have been the victims of abuses amounted to crimes against humanity  Iraq  Iraqi forces infiltrated by insurgents

April 22 ... more > Top ^

Apr.22   North Korea   Many casualties in train crash
  2 trains carrying flammable materials have exploded in a station and leaves up to 3,000 people dead or injured
  UN Security Council UN orders Iraq corruption inquiry  Saudi Arabia  Saudi bomb: pro-al Qaeda claim  Iraq  Ban on Baathists eased  Brazil  Police ring riot prison

April 23 ... more > Top ^

Apr.23  North Korea  100 bodies found in train blast   North Korea Rare appeal for help from N. Korea   Jerusalem Sharon: Arafat pledge is off  Washington  U.S. lifts most sanctions against Libya

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Apr.24   Cyprus     Vote leaves island split  More than 70% of Greek Cypriots have rejected a UN plan to reunite Cyprus. Turkish Cypriots have endorsed the plan  North Korea  Red Cross: Train explosion site flattened  Iraq  Sadr City market blast kills 12   Iraq Blasts target oil terminals  Cyprus  Regret greets vote failure

April 25 ... more > Top ^

Apr.25  London  Arsenal claimed Premiership title  Iraq  Raid disrupts oil exports  San Marino  Schumacher's 4th consecutive victory  North Korea  Train disaster death toll rises   Vatican Pope beatifies 6 from Europe, S. America   Sunni Triangle Coalition extends Fallujah deadline  India  Key voting day in election

April 26 ... more > Top ^

Apr.26  Sunni Triangle  Blast kills 2 U.S. soldiers  North Korea  Train blast site 'apocalyptic'   Jordan     Major al Qaeda plot disrupted  Alleged al Qaeda plot would have unleashed a deadly cloud of chemicals in the heart of Amman  Iraq  US sets limits to Iraqi self-rule

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Apr.27   Iraq     U.S. forces kill 64 insurgents near Najaf  An anti-aircraft position was knocked out. AC-130 'Spectre' gunship was used in the battle  Belgium  Gadhafi urges end to all WMD  South Africa  S. Africa celebrates 'Freedom Day'   Sunni Triangle   U.S. warplanes pound Fallujah targets
  Intense fire lit the sky where Marines have engaged in a 2-week standoff with insurgents
 Syria  Four die in gunfight   Thailand     97 killed in attacks  Co-ordinated attacks on security posts by black-clad bandits in the country's predominantly Muslim south

April 28 ... more > Top ^

Apr.28  Sunni Triangle  U.S. helicopters target Fallujah insurgents   Sunni Triangle Warplane fires on Fallujah  Colombia  School bus smash leaves 23 dead

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Apr.29   Iraq 10 U.S. troops killed  Washington  Bush undergoes 9/11 questioning  Sunni Triangle  US force 'to pull out of Falluja'   Sunni Triangle   Former Iraqi generals offer Fallujah plan  A group of former generals offered to build a force that would move into Fallujah, allowing Marines to pull back  Indonesia  Fresh arrest for cleric Ba'asyir   Sunni Triangle US forces begin Falluja pullout

April 30 ... more > Top ^

Apr.30   Washington   Iraq prison abuse sparks outrage
  A coalition military spokesman is 'disgusted' by photographs that apparently show U.S. soldiers abusing detainees
 Iraq  U.S. military negotiates Najaf solution  Iraq  UK troops torture probe

Bremer: Iraq killings will be punished Shias kill 7 US troops Heavy fighting in sealed Falluja



World, April 2004 War & Army Timeline ... See World War & Army timeline Top ^
2004
Apr.1   Baghdad
Apr.2  Spain  Army guards rail network
Apr.4   Baghdad
Apr.5  Sunni Triangle  Marines, Iraqis join forces in Fallujah
Apr.5  Washington  US considers Iraq reinforcements
Apr.6   Sunni Triangle
  Fierce clashes are between US forces and insurgents after a major US operation began against the flashpoint town
Apr.6  England  Chemical 'bomb plot' in foiled Apr.6  Rwanda  West 'guilty' over Rwanda genocide Apr.6   Iraq   Dozen U.S. Marines killed  Government buildings had been seized by 100 insurgents. The large-scale attack was mounted by remnants of Baath Party Apr.7   Rwanda Silence as genocide recalled Apr.7  Sunni Triangle  US hits Falluja mosque compound Apr.7   Sunni Triangle Coalition battled Shiite, Sunni insurgents  U.S. Defense Secretary Rumsfeld said the coalition faced 'a test of will'. Fighting particularly heavy in Fallujah Apr.8  Sunni Triangle  Strides in Fallujah and against al-Sadr Apr.9   Sunni Triangle U.S. halts Fallujah offensive Apr.9  Iraq  2 U.S. soldiers missing near Baghdad Apr.9  Sunni Triangle  Iraqi allies warn US over Falluja Apr.10   Sunni Triangle U.S. sends another battalion to Fallujah Apr.11   Sunni Triangle Truce bid calms Falluja fighting  There have been sporadic exchanges of fire, as efforts continue to bring an end to a week of fighting Apr.11  Sunni Triangle  US seeks end to Falluja bloodshed Apr.11  Iraq  British hostage freed Apr.11  Sunni Triangle  Toll rises on both sides Apr.12   Sunni Triangle U.S.: 23 troops die in 3 days Apr.12  Gaza  Israeli troops kill 3 Palestinian gunmen Apr.13  Iraq  Al-Sadr 'ready to sacrifice' Apr.14  Washington  Pentagon to extend soldiers' tours Apr.14  Iraq  US tightens ring round Shia cleric Apr.14  Iraq  Cleric open to disarming, spokesman says Apr.16   Iraq Missing U.S. soldier on videotape  A videotape showing a man who identifies himself as Pfc. Maupin was broadcast on Al-Jazeera Apr.17   Gaza   Hamas leader killed in Israeli airstrike
  Abdel Aziz Rantisi was killed Saturday in Gaza City by an Israeli missile. The helicopter strike also killing 2 others
Apr.18   Spain   Spain PM orders Iraq troops home
  New prime minister Zapatero has given orders for Spanish troops to be brought home in 'as short a time as possible'
Apr.18  Iraq  11 more U.S. troops die Apr.18  Iraq  Spain sparks Iraq troops rethink Apr.19  Sunni Triangle  US to ease its Falluja blockade Apr.19  USA  U.S. support grows for more troops Apr.20   Baghdad Prison attack kills 21 Apr.20  Sunni Triangle  US warns of new Falluja offensive Apr.21   Darfur UN to warn of Darfur 'atrocities'  Refugees fleeing militias have been the victims of abuses amounted to crimes against humanity Apr.21  Iraq  Iraqi forces infiltrated by insurgents Apr.24   Iraq Blasts target oil terminals Apr.25   Sunni Triangle Coalition extends Fallujah deadline Apr.26  Sunni Triangle  Blast kills 2 U.S. soldiers Apr.27   Iraq   U.S. forces kill 64 insurgents near Najaf  An anti-aircraft position was knocked out. AC-130 'Spectre' gunship was used in the battle Apr.27  Belgium  Gadhafi urges end to all WMD Apr.27   Sunni Triangle U.S. warplanes pound Fallujah targets
  Intense fire lit the sky where Marines have engaged in a 2-week standoff with insurgents
Apr.27  Syria  Four die in gunfight Apr.27   Thailand   97 killed in attacks  Co-ordinated attacks on security posts by black-clad bandits in the country's predominantly Muslim south Apr.28  Sunni Triangle  U.S. helicopters target Fallujah insurgents Apr.28   Sunni Triangle Warplane fires on Fallujah Apr.29   Iraq 10 U.S. troops killed Apr.29  Sunni Triangle  US force 'to pull out of Falluja' Apr.29   Sunni Triangle Former Iraqi generals offer Fallujah plan  A group of former generals offered to build a force that would move into Fallujah, allowing Marines to pull back Apr.29   Sunni Triangle US forces begin Falluja pullout Apr.30   Washington Iraq prison abuse sparks outrage
  A coalition military spokesman is 'disgusted' by photographs that apparently show U.S. soldiers abusing detainees
Apr.30  Iraq  U.S. military negotiates Najaf solution Apr.30  Iraq  UK troops torture probe


World, April 2004 Disasters Timeline ... See World Disasters timeline Top ^
2004 Apr.10  Peru  Mudslides hit Machu Picchu Apr.17   China Mass evacuation in Chongqing Apr.18  Argentina  Maradona sedated in intensive care Apr.22   North Korea Many casualties in train crash
  2 trains carrying flammable materials have exploded in a station and leaves up to 3,000 people dead or injured
Apr.23  North Korea  100 bodies found in train blast Apr.24  North Korea  Red Cross: Train explosion site flattened Apr.25  North Korea  Train disaster death toll rises Apr.26  North Korea  Train blast site 'apocalyptic' Apr.28  Colombia  School bus smash leaves 23 dead


World, April 2004 Business Timeline ... See World Business timeline Top ^
2004 Apr.16  Germany  Bundesbank boss resigns Apr.23  Washington  U.S. lifts most sanctions against Libya Apr.24   Iraq Blasts target oil terminals Apr.25  Iraq  Raid disrupts oil exports


World, April 2004 Sports Timeline ... See World Sports timeline Top ^
2004 Apr.5  Texas  UConn downs Georgia Tech to win title Apr.7  Spain  Depo stun Milan to reach last four Apr.11  US Georgia  Mickelson wins first major Apr.12   Antigua & Barbuda Brian Lara scores world record 400 Apr.16  Pakistan  India romps to historic Test win Apr.18  Argentina  Maradona sedated in intensive care Apr.25  London  Arsenal claimed Premiership title Apr.25  San Marino  Schumacher's 4th consecutive victory


World, April 2004 Crime & Justice Timeline ... See World Crime & Justice timeline Top ^
2004 Apr.1  Argentina  100,000 Argentines protest rising crime Apr.2  Spain  Bomb found on rail track Apr.3   Spain One killed in Madrid suburb blast Apr.3  Karachi  5 policemen killed Apr.4  Spain  Madrid bombing ringleader 'dead' Apr.5  Spain  Spain steps up hunt for bombers Apr.6  England  Chemical 'bomb plot' in foiled Apr.7   Germany Hamburg court frees 9/11 suspect  El Motassadeq, the only suspect convicted in the 9/11 attacks, has been released from a jail, pending a retrial Apr.8   Iraq   Japanese, Koreans taken hostage
  3 Japanese citizens and 7 South Korean civilians have been taken hostage in Iraq, where fighting has escalated
Apr.8  London  5 men charged over 'bomb plot' Apr.11  Iraq  No word from hostage-takers Apr.12  Iraq  Chinese hostages released Apr.12   Iraq Russian hostages seized Apr.13   Iraq Foreign workers told to quit Iraq Apr.14  Iraq  Italian hostage is killed Apr.14   Afghanistan   Bin Laden offers Europe truce
  al-Arabiya has aired an audiotape in which Osama Bin Laden offers Europe a truce if it 'stops attacking Muslims'
Apr.16  Colombia  Cocaine found on U.S.-bound Navy ship Apr.18  Gaza  Hamas taps secret leader Apr.20   Baghdad   Iraqi tribunal to try Saddam Hussein  Iraqi Governing Council has set up a tribunal to try ousted dictator and other members of his Baathist regime Apr.21   Southern Iraq   Car bombs in Basra kill 68
  Several car bombings at 4 police targets killed at least 68 -- including 18 schoolchildren
Apr.21   Saudi Arabia   Suicide bomb kills 9  Also 125 wounded in a suicide bombing outside the 5-story Saudi General Security Building in Riyadh Apr.21   Israel Nuclear spy Vanunu released Apr.21   Darfur UN to warn of Darfur 'atrocities'  Refugees fleeing militias have been the victims of abuses amounted to crimes against humanity<