March 10, 2005

March 10 2005

Paul Schäfer , former leader of Colonia Dignidad community in Chile , is arrested in Argentina accused of child Sexual Abuse . He has been on the run for 8 years. (Reuters) (BBC)

USA withdraws from part of the Vienna Convention that gave the International Criminal Court the right to intervene in cases of foreigners held in Death Row s in US Jail s (CNN) (Reuters) (BBC)

In Rwanda , traditional Gacaca Community Court s begin to judge cases of people accused of involvement in the Rwandan Genocide in 1994 (Reuters AlertNet) (ReliefWeb) (AllAfrica)

In Djibouti , Mohamed Daoud Chehem , the only opposition candidate in the forthcoming Presidential Election s, withdraws from the race. The incumbent President Ismail Omar Guelleh remains the only candidate in the elections of April 8 (BBC)

A U.S. Judge has dismissed a case brought by Vietnam ese plaintiffs over the use of Agent Orange during the Vietnam War . (BBC) (Judges Decision in Full)

Lebanese President , Emile Lahud , reappoints Omar Karami as Prime Minister of Lebanon and asks him to form a new government, less than two weeks after Karami resigned in the face of anti- Syria n protests. (BBC)

Israel i troops kill Mohammed Abu Hazneh, a member of Palestinian Islamic Jihad and an alleged plotter of the recent Tel Aviv "Stage" nightclub suicide bombing. After he killed a K9 Dog , the troops Bulldozed his house, crushing him to death. (BBC)

The Chief Executive of Hong Kong , Tung Chee Hwa , announces he is to Resign . He blames his poor health for the decision, while some believe that he may have been dismissed by the Chinese government. (Yahoo! Hong Kong) (BBC)

16 people die following an explosion in a mine in the Shanxi province of China . (IOL)

A senior United Nations envoy has said far more people have died in Darfur during the two-year conflict than previously admitted. (BBC)

Flags across the nation fly at Half-mast as the largest Police Memorial in Canadian history is held in Edmonton , to honour the four RCMP victims of the Rochfort Bridge Massacre . Attending were ~10,000 officers from North America , Canadian dignitaries and entertainers with songs of reflection and sorrow. (CBC) (Toronto Star)

The Islam ic Commission of Spain , that country's largest Muslim group, issues a Fatwa against Al-Qaeda leader Osama Bin Ladin , ruling that his actions have made him an Apostate , that he should not be regarded as a Muslim, and that his claim that the Qur'an justifies his Terrorist actions constitutes Istihlal , the sin of making up one's own law. It is claimed to be the first fatwa to be pronounced against Bin Ladin, and to have the tacit support of Muslim leaders in several Islamic countries. (CBC)

The Mozilla Foundation announces that the development of the Mozilla Internet Suite will no longer be ongoing. SeaMonkey will be the replacement.

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