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August 24, 2004

The Trans-Atlantic Exoplanet Survey (TrES) announces its first discovery of an Extrasolar Planet using an array of small amateur-astronomy-sized telescopes. (ArXiv paper) (Press release)

Two Russia n jets, Volga-AviaExpress Flight 1303 and Siberia Airlines Flight 1047 , crash south of Moscow within minutes of each other. Eyewitnesses report the flight 1303 exploded in mid-air. Both airliners took off from Domodedovo International Airport . The planes were carrying 78 passengers and 16 crew in total. (CNN) (Reuters) (AOL NEWS)

Japan issues a Deportation Order against former world Chess Champion Bobby Fischer . (Reuters)

Iran has reiterated that it will retaliate if Israel carries out a preemptive strike against Its Nuclear Program . (Radio Free Europe)

The U.S. Food And Drug Administration issues a warning to physicians regarding dangerous adverse reactions to the drug Remicade , which is used to treat Rheumatoid Arthritis and Crohn's Disease . Doctors are warned to screen patients for blood irregularities and to closely monitor blood cell counts. (The Guardian)

High-level American military leaders are said to be at least partly responsible for abuses of Iraq i prisoners at Abu Ghraib Prison in a report written by an investigative panel headed by James Schlesinger . (Toronto Star)

French police launch a manhunt as Cesare Battisti , a wanted left-wing extremist who was facing extradition from France to Italy, goes missing. (BBC)

Two Iraqi interim government ministers escape Suicide Attack s in Baghdad . At least four bodyguards are killed. (BBC)

Two new justices of the and Rosalie Abella . They will undergo a new parliamentary screening process, though their appointment cannot be blocked. (CBC)