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May 1, 2004

, the Czech Republic , Estonia , Hungary , Latvia , Lithuania , Malta , Poland , Slovakia and Slovenia ) join the European Union , increasing the EU's population by 75 million people to a total of roughly 455 million. (BBC) (Guardian)

In Yanbu , Saudi Arabia , gunmen kill five Westerners and a Saudi security guard in a shooting spree and car chase. (BBC)

A fire at the Parco Dei Principe Hotel in Rome kills three, and forces the evacuation of a number of professional Tennis stars, including Andy Roddick , Marat Safin , Mariano Zabaleta , and Max Mirnyi . (AP)

Smarty Jones wins the Kentucky Derby . (AP)

The separatist region of Ajaria attempts to sever its links from Georgia by blowing up the three bridges connecting it to the rest of the country over the Choloki River . (AP)

Riot Police clash with masked left-wing anarchists in Berlin and Leipzig , Germany . 100 people are arrested. (Deutsche Welle) (Reuters AlertNet)