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Summary.     Click for More > King Fahd dead  The former Crown Prince Abdullah has been named the new king and Defense Minister has replaced Abdullah All survive Air France jet crash and fire  A jetliner attempting to land overran a runway, smashed into a gully and burst into flames Israeli soldier kills 4 Arab bus passengers EU puts nuclear proposals to Iran   Trapped sub surfaces, crew safe  A mini-submarine that had been trapped at the bottom of the ocean surfaced, and all 7 crew members are alive Iran resumes uranium conversion Oil-for-food chief 'took bribes'  Benon Sevan has been accused of taking kickbacks by a panel investigating corruption allegations   Discovery returns safely to Earth  The shuttle has touched down successfully at Edwards Air Force Base 54 minutes before dawn Shias call for more autonomy Foreign Minister killed Cypriot jet crashes; 121 dead  Air traffic controllers lost contact while Boeing 737 was approaching Athens   160 believed dead in jet crash
Aug.1   Saudi Arabia  
Aug.2  Saudi Arabia  Simple funeral for King Fahd
  Canada  
Aug.3  Mauritania  Officers 'seize power'
 Iraq  14 Marines, civilian killed in bombing
 Sudan  Gangs rampage in Khartoum
Aug.4  London  Al Qaeda threatens more UK, U.S. attacks
  Israel
Aug.5   Iran
Aug.6  Japan  Doves, silence for A-bomb victims
 Russian Far East  Rescuers lifting disabled sub
  Russian Far East  
Aug.8   Iran
  UN  
 Japan  Nagasaki remembers its atomic fate
Aug.9   Southern California  
Aug.10  Iran  Iran breaks seals at nuclear plant
 Iran  Iran warns US, EU over nuclear impasse
Aug.11   Iraq
 Austria  IAEA urges Iran to stop nuclear activities
Aug.12  Russia  Russia marks Kursk five years on
  Sri Lanka
 Washington  Bush warns Iran on nuclear plans
Aug.13  Gaza  Security alert for withdrawal
Aug.14   Greece  
Aug.15  Gaza  Historic pullout has begun
 Baghdad  Constitution deadline extended
Aug.16   Venezuela  
  The Colombian MD-82 aircraft carrying 160 people crashed in a remote area of western Venezuela
  Afghanistan Spanish troops die in crash  Gaza  Deadline for pullout expires  Baghdad  Triple explosions Aug.17   Gaza   Israeli troops begin forced evictions  The troops entered the settlement of Neveh Dekalim, to evacuate as many as 4,000 people   Russian Far East Russian-Chinese war games begin  Gaza  Israeli troops move into Kfar Darom Aug.18   Germany Rapturous German welcome for Pope  Gaza  Israeli troops enter synagogue   Gaza Largest settlement evacuated Aug.19   Jordan Al Qaeda claim for Red Sea attacks  Texas  Merck punished for faulty drug  Gaza  Abbas voices joy at pullout Aug.20  Gaza  Settlers ready for Israeli troops Aug.21  Baghdad  Role of Islam in Iraq agreed Aug.22   Gaza   Settlers leave last outpost  All walking peacefully, the final group of the settlers in Gaza boarded buses  Baghdad  Iraq delays vote on draft constitution Aug.23  West Bank  Settler eviction complete   Peru Airliner crashes in jungle Aug.24   Romania   Floods cause havoc across Europe  Torrential rains across central and eastern Europe are killing up to 34 people, 25 in Romania alone, 11 in Switzerland  Niger  UN chief promises aid Aug.25   Paris   Apartment fire kills 16  A massive fire has swept through a 7-story building shortly after midnight Aug.26  Baghdad  No agreement yet on constitution Aug.27  Israel  21 hurt in bomb blast Aug.28   Baghdad   Committee signs Iraq's draft constitution  The constitutional committee approved a final draft and put it before the National Assembly, despite the Sunni rejection   New Orleans Katrina now Category 5  New Orleans  City evacuated as storm nears Aug.29   New Orleans   Hurricane Katrina lashes coast Map of http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/shared/spl/hi/americas/05/katrina/html/default.stm
  1,836 people lost their lives in the hurricane and in the subsequent floods
 The costliest and one of the deadliest hurricanes in the history of the United States. Katrina devastated the Gulf Coast as far as 100 miles from the storm's center. Parts of New Orleans are flooded with up to 6 feet of water after some of the pumps failed. The storm is estimated to have been responsible for $81.2 billion in damage
 New Orleans  Dozens feared dead after storm  Paris  Immigrants die in new fire Aug.30  New Orleans  'Up to 80' dead in hurricane  Jerusalem  Netanyahu to challenge Sharon leadership Aug.31   Baghdad   1,000 dead in stampede
  323 others injured on a bridge after a massive Shiite religious commemoration erupted into panic
 New Orleans  City evacuations under way


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Aug.1   Saudi Arabia  
  The former Crown Prince Abdullah has been named the new king and Defense Minister has replaced Abdullah
 Washington  Bush names Bolton as U.N. ambassador  Sudan  Riots after VP Garang dies  Saudi Arabia  Saudis pledge to keep pumping oil

August 2 ... more > Top ^

Aug.2   Saudi Arabia   Simple funeral for King Fahd  Muslim leaders and Saudi princes have bid a final farewell before the body was buried in an unmarked grave   Canada   All survive Air France jet crash and fire
  A jetliner attempting to land overran a runway, smashed into a gully and burst into flames

August 3 ... more > Top ^

Aug.3   Mauritania   Officers 'seize power'  Army officers have announced the overthrow of President Ould Taya and creation of a ruling military council   Iraq 14 Marines, civilian killed in bombing   Sudan Gangs rampage in Khartoum  Niger  Lucky few get food  Canada  Toronto jet 'black boxes' found  Sudan  S Sudan leader urges clashes end

August 4 ... more > Top ^

Aug.4   London     Al Qaeda threatens more UK, U.S. attacks  Osama bin Laden's No. 2 man is saying that Tony Blair would be to blame   Israel   Israeli soldier kills 4 Arab bus passengers
  An angry mob in the predominantly Israeli Arab town of Shfaram surrounded the bus and killed the gunman
 Washington  Bush dismisses al-Qaeda warning

August 5 ... more > Top ^

Aug.5   Iran   EU puts nuclear proposals to Iran
  The European Union has submitted a set of proposals aimed at ending the crisis over nuclear program
 Russian Far East  Russians race to rescue sailors  Israel  Alert as bus dead buried  Washington  US supports EU Iran nuclear plan

August 6 ... more > Top ^

Aug.6   Japan   Doves, silence for A-bomb victims  Tens of thousands of people gathered in Hiroshima 60 years after the world's first atomic bomb was dropped   Russian Far East Rescuers lifting disabled sub  Southern Italy  Many die in jet crash off Sicily   Russian Far East     Trapped sub surfaces, crew safe
  A mini-submarine that had been trapped at the bottom of the ocean surfaced, and all 7 crew members are alive
 Beijing  Stalled nuclear talks take recess

August 7 ... more > Top ^

Aug.7  Jerusalem  Netanyahu resigns Cabinet post  UN  Former oil-for-food chief resigned

August 8 ... more > Top ^

Aug.8   Iran     Iran resumes uranium conversion
  Tehran is saying the process at the Isfahan facility is for producing nuclear fuel
 USA  Shuttle return held for 24 hours  Japan  Vote set for September 11   UN   Oil-for-food chief 'took bribes'
  Benon Sevan has been accused of taking kickbacks by a panel investigating corruption allegations
  Japan Nagasaki remembers its atomic fate

August 9 ... more > Top ^

Aug.9   Southern California     Discovery returns safely to Earth
  The shuttle has touched down successfully at Edwards Air Force Base 54 minutes before dawn
 Niger  President denies hunger claims  Austria  IAEA seeks solution to Iran issue  Moscow  Russia asks Iran to halt activity

August 10 ... more > Top ^

Aug.10   Iran Iran breaks seals at nuclear plant  Microsoft  Microsoft in $7m spam settlement   Iran Iran warns US, EU over nuclear impasse  Chile  Pinochet's wife and son charged

August 11 ... more > Top ^

Aug.11   Iraq   Shias call for more autonomy
  A senior Shia leader: Shia majority should be granted an autonomous federal state in the south
  Austria IAEA urges Iran to stop nuclear activities  London  Thousands stranded by air strike

August 12 ... more > Top ^

Aug.12   Russia Russia marks Kursk five years on  Washington  CIA: Iran president likely not captor   Sri Lanka   Foreign Minister killed
  Lakshman Kadirgamar has been assassinated in a gun attack in Colombo. The murder was blamed on the Tamil Tigers
 Brazil  Lula 'sorry' for scandal   Washington     Bush warns Iran on nuclear plans  US President still has not ruled out the option of using force against Iran, after it resumed work on its nuclear program  Sri Lanka  State of emergency declared

August 13 ... more > Top ^

Aug.13  Berlin  Germany attacks US on Iran threat  Finland  Dibaba completes a unique double   Gaza Security alert for withdrawal  Iraq  'Progress' on constitution

August 14 ... more > Top ^

Aug.14   Greece   Cypriot jet crashes; 121 dead
  Air traffic controllers lost contact while Boeing 737 was approaching Athens
 Baghdad  Last-ditch constitution bid

August 15 ... more > Top ^

Aug.15   Gaza   Historic pullout has begun  Israeli troops began sealing off all 21 settlements, barring anyone from entering  Finland  Aceh rebels sign peace agreement  New Jersey  Mickelson grabs second major title   Baghdad   Constitution deadline extended  National Assembly voted unanimously to extend for a week the deadline to complete talks on the new constitution  Gaza  Violence hits pullout  Gaza  Emotions flare as pullout begins  Japan  Large quake hits northern Japan

August 16 ... more > Top ^

Aug.16   Venezuela     160 believed dead in jet crash
  The Colombian MD-82 aircraft carrying 160 people crashed in a remote area of western Venezuela
  Afghanistan     Spanish troops die in crash
  Spain's defense minister does not rule out hostile fire as the possible cause of a helicopter crash that killed 17
 Gaza  Israeli forces arrest 50 at settlement   Gaza Deadline for pullout expires   Baghdad Triple explosions

August 17 ... more > Top ^

Aug.17   Gaza   Israeli troops begin forced evictions
  The troops entered the settlement of Neveh Dekalim, to evacuate as many as 4,000 people
 Martinique  Islanders mourn Venezuela crash victims  Gaza  Israel expels settlers   Russian Far East   Russian-Chinese war games begin
  Air, sea, and ground units from both countries are starting a week of major exercises, dubbed Peace Mission 2005
  Gaza Israeli troops move into Kfar Darom

August 18 ... more > Top ^

Aug.18   Germany     Rapturous German welcome for Pope
  Benedict XVI has arrived in his native country for a Catholic youth festival in the city of Cologne
  Gaza Israeli troops enter synagogue  Saudi Arabia  Al Qaeda leader killed   Gaza   Largest settlement evacuated
  In Neve Dekalim police and soldiers had to forcibly remove hundreds of protesters holed up inside a synagogue
 Texas  Antiwar mom leaves Bush stakeout  Gaza  Israeli troops resume evictions

August 19 ... more > Top ^

Aug.19   Jordan     Al Qaeda claim for Red Sea attacks
  The Martyr Abdallah Azzam Brigades has claimed rocket attacks that targeted but missed 2 U.S. military ships
 Germany  9/11 suspect gets 7 years jail  Germany  Pope issues anti-Semitism warning  Gaza  Israeli forces empty Gadid settlement   Texas Merck punished for faulty drug   Gaza Abbas voices joy at pullout  Washington  'Bin Laden assassination debated'

August 20 ... more > Top ^

Aug.20  Zimbabwe  Secret film of 'squalor'  Germany  Pope meets German Muslim leaders  USA  Merck to fight drug onslaught  Jordan  Jordan finds launcher for attacks  Gaza  Israelis to resume evictions   Gaza Settlers ready for Israeli troops

August 21 ... more > Top ^

Aug.21   Baghdad   Role of Islam in Iraq agreed  The compromise language called Islam 'a main source of legislation', wording that concerned women's rights advocates  Gaza  Final prayers at settlements

August 22 ... more > Top ^

Aug.22  Baghdad  Official: Iraq to draft constitution on time  Gaza  Settlers mourn end of Gaza era   Gaza   Settlers leave last outpost
  All walking peacefully, the final group of the settlers in Gaza boarded buses
  Baghdad Iraq delays vote on draft constitution  Beirut  Explosion rocks Christian area  West Bank  Israeli pullout shifts to West Bank

August 23 ... more > Top ^

Aug.23   West Bank   Settler eviction complete  Israeli troops have completed the evacuation of settlers from the Gaza and West Bank in line with Sharon's plan   Peru   Airliner crashes in jungle
  A passenger plane carrying 100 people crashed a few kilometers short of its planned destination. 37 killed
 Washington  Bush urges Sunnis to choose peace

August 24 ... more > Top ^

Aug.24   Romania   Floods cause havoc across Europe
  Torrential rains across central and eastern Europe are killing up to 34 people, 25 in Romania alone, 11 in Switzerland
  Niger UN chief promises aid  Peru  Airline: Wind shift may have hit jet  West Bank  5 militants shot in raid  USA  1,500 more troops headed for Iraq

August 25 ... more > Top ^

Aug.25  Baghdad  Charter amendments 'agreed'   Paris   Apartment fire kills 16
  A massive fire has swept through a 7-story building shortly after midnight
 Baghdad  Al-Sadr calls for calm

August 26 ... more > Top ^

Aug.26  Texas  Bush calls Shiite leader on constitution   Baghdad No agreement yet on constitution  Mozambique  U.N.: Africa declares TB emergency

August 27 ... more > Top ^

Aug.27  Texas  Bush calls for US resolve on Iraq  New Orleans  Gulf Coast residents urged to get out  Paris  Fire survivors hold march   Israel     21 hurt in bomb blast  A suicide bombing has injured 21 people at a bus station in the southern city of Beersheba  Venezuela  Protest march turns violent  India  Monsoons pushing death tolls  Baghdad  MPs to review constitution

August 28 ... more > Top ^

Aug.28   Baghdad   Committee signs Iraq's draft constitution
  The constitutional committee approved a final draft and put it before the National Assembly, despite the Sunni rejection
  New Orleans   Katrina now Category 5
  New Orleans Mayor declared a state of emergency and ordered a mandatory evacuation of the city
  New Orleans   City evacuated as storm nears  The mayor has ordered hundreds of thousands of people to flee the city as Hurricane Katrina nears  Venezuela  Rev. Jackson offers support to Chavez  European Union  EU to consider China textile deal  New Orleans  Katrina may be 'our Asian tsunami'

August 29 ... more > Top ^

Aug.29  Baghdad  Gunmen assassinate two  France  Banned airlines lists published   New Orleans   Hurricane Katrina lashes coast Map of http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/shared/spl/hi/americas/05/katrina/html/default.stm
  1,836 people lost their lives in the hurricane and in the subsequent floods
 The costliest and one of the deadliest hurricanes in the history of the United States. Katrina devastated the Gulf Coast as far as 100 miles from the storm's center. Parts of New Orleans are flooded with up to 6 feet of water after some of the pumps failed. The storm is estimated to have been responsible for $81.2 billion in damage
  New Orleans   Dozens feared dead after storm  At least 50 people were killed in one county alone. The storm is causing up to $25bn of damage   Paris Immigrants die in new fire

August 30 ... more > Top ^

Aug.30   New Orleans 'Up to 80' dead in hurricane   Jerusalem Netanyahu to challenge Sharon leadership  Beirut  Ex-security chiefs held  Western Iraq  U.S.: Air strikes kill seven insurgents

August 31 ... more > Top ^

Aug.31   Baghdad   1,000 dead in stampede
  323 others injured on a bridge after a massive Shiite religious commemoration erupted into panic
  New Orleans City evacuations under way  North Caucasus  Beslan mourns a year after siege  New Orleans  Katrina will scar US 'for years'

Officers 'seize power'  Army officers have announced the overthrow of President Ould Taya and creation of a ruling military council 14 Marines, civilian killed in bombing Doves, silence for A-bomb victims  Tens of thousands of people gathered in Hiroshima 60 years after the world's first atomic bomb was dropped   Iran resumes uranium conversion



World, August 2005 War & Army Timeline ... See World War & Army timeline Top ^
2005
Aug.3   Mauritania
Aug.3   Iraq
Aug.5  Russian Far East  Russians race to rescue sailors
Aug.6   Japan
Aug.8   Iran
  Tehran is saying the process at the Isfahan facility is for producing nuclear fuel
Aug.8   Japan Nagasaki remembers its atomic fate Aug.10   Iran Iran breaks seals at nuclear plant Aug.13   Gaza Security alert for withdrawal Aug.15  Finland  Aceh rebels sign peace agreement Aug.16   Afghanistan   Spanish troops die in crash
  Spain's defense minister does not rule out hostile fire as the possible cause of a helicopter crash that killed 17
Aug.16  Gaza  Israeli forces arrest 50 at settlement Aug.17   Gaza Israeli troops begin forced evictions
  The troops entered the settlement of Neveh Dekalim, to evacuate as many as 4,000 people
Aug.17   Russian Far East Russian-Chinese war games begin
  Air, sea, and ground units from both countries are starting a week of major exercises, dubbed Peace Mission 2005
Aug.17   Gaza Israeli troops move into Kfar Darom Aug.18   Gaza Israeli troops enter synagogue Aug.18   Gaza Largest settlement evacuated
  In Neve Dekalim police and soldiers had to forcibly remove hundreds of protesters holed up inside a synagogue
Aug.18  Texas  Antiwar mom leaves Bush stakeout Aug.18  Gaza  Israeli troops resume evictions Aug.19   Jordan   Al Qaeda claim for Red Sea attacks
  The Martyr Abdallah Azzam Brigades has claimed rocket attacks that targeted but missed 2 U.S. military ships
Aug.19  Gaza  Israeli forces empty Gadid settlement Aug.20  Jordan  Jordan finds launcher for attacks Aug.20  Gaza  Israelis to resume evictions Aug.20   Gaza Settlers ready for Israeli troops Aug.23  Washington  Bush urges Sunnis to choose peace Aug.24  West Bank  5 militants shot in raid Aug.24  USA  1,500 more troops headed for Iraq Aug.25  Baghdad  Al-Sadr calls for calm Aug.30  Western Iraq  U.S.: Air strikes kill seven insurgents


World, August 2005 Disasters Timeline ... See World Disasters timeline Top ^
2005 Aug.2   Canada All survive Air France jet crash and fire
  A jetliner attempting to land overran a runway, smashed into a gully and burst into flames
Aug.3  Niger  Lucky few get food Aug.3  Canada  Toronto jet 'black boxes' found Aug.5  Russian Far East  Russians race to rescue sailors Aug.6   Russian Far East Rescuers lifting disabled sub Aug.6  Southern Italy  Many die in jet crash off Sicily Aug.6   Russian Far East   Trapped sub surfaces, crew safe
  A mini-submarine that had been trapped at the bottom of the ocean surfaced, and all 7 crew members are alive
Aug.9  Niger  President denies hunger claims Aug.12   Russia Russia marks Kursk five years on Aug.14   Greece Cypriot jet crashes; 121 dead
  Air traffic controllers lost contact while Boeing 737 was approaching Athens
Aug.15  Japan  Large quake hits northern Japan Aug.16   Venezuela   160 believed dead in jet crash<
  The Colombian MD-82 aircraft carrying 160 people crashed in a remote area of western Venezuela