April 26, 2004
Posted: Thu Jan 26, 2012 6:30 amApril 26, 2004
The Hong Kong democracy movement suffers a setback as the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress declares Hong Kong will not have direct elections for Chief Executive in 2007 nor for all its Legislative Councillers in 2008.
Three Irishmen arrested in Colombia in August 2001 on charges of training FARC rebels are acquitted.
The design of the new United States fifty-dollar bill is announced.
Indian general election, 2004: The second phase of elections in the world's largest democracy takes place. Many key states such as Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra and Bihar vote; exit polls favour the opposition
In an open letter to Tony Blair, 52 former high ranking British diplomats, including former ambassadors to Iraq and Israel, condemn the Prime Minister's foreign policy stance in the Middle East as "doomed to failure" and also condemn George W. Bush's recent endorsement of Ariel Sharon's offer to withdraw settlers from the Gaza Strip while leaving some in the West Bank as "one-sided and illegal and which will cost yet more Israeli and Palestinian blood."
The Hong Kong democracy movement suffers a setback as the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress declares Hong Kong will not have direct elections for Chief Executive in 2007 nor for all its Legislative Councillers in 2008.
Three Irishmen arrested in Colombia in August 2001 on charges of training FARC rebels are acquitted.
The design of the new United States fifty-dollar bill is announced.
Indian general election, 2004: The second phase of elections in the world's largest democracy takes place. Many key states such as Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra and Bihar vote; exit polls favour the opposition
In an open letter to Tony Blair, 52 former high ranking British diplomats, including former ambassadors to Iraq and Israel, condemn the Prime Minister's foreign policy stance in the Middle East as "doomed to failure" and also condemn George W. Bush's recent endorsement of Ariel Sharon's offer to withdraw settlers from the Gaza Strip while leaving some in the West Bank as "one-sided and illegal and which will cost yet more Israeli and Palestinian blood."