September 2004

Historical anniversaries August - September - October 2004

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Events of the day

Wednesday, 1. September

• Kathmandu/Nepal. After the murder of twelve Nepalese hostages in Iraq (see 31. August) it comes in the Nepalese capital to heavy unrests, with those among other things also one Mosque one storms. With unrests up to 100 persons are hurt. In the afternoon becomes thereupon one Curfew imposed.
• Beslan/Russia. In one Nordosseti Terrorists set school according to first specifications 354 (?) Hostage, among them 132 (?) children firmly and threaten with the breakup of the school, if in Inguschetien arrested Chechnian Fighters will not dismiss from the detention.
• Darfur/The Sudan. To 28. August of fighters that Sudanese release army (Sudanese liberation Army, SLA) kidnapped to that coworkers United Nations (3 coworker of the WFP) and 3 the coworkers of the Red halbmondes are again released.
• Abuja/Nigeria. Under switching that African union agree those Sudanese Government and the groups of rebels SLA and Jem on a common plan to the protection that Refugees in the crisis region Darfur. The humanitarian question is explained thereby as finally, next point is the question of security.
• Paris/France. The judicial authorities communicate to the press, that under the beruechtigsten institute for detention, that Paris Santé -Prison three prepared Escape tunnel were discovered, in those supporting columns and Tools were found. Already beginning August one had become attentive by referring other prisoners to it, the "noises in the soil" lodged a complaint.

Thursday, 2. September

• Weimar/Germany. By a fire those became Duchess Anna Amalia library heavily damages; 30,000 volumes and further 40,000 volumes burned became by fire fighting water z. T. strongly damages.
• Beslan/Russia. "Nordosseti Hostage drama": While the cause remains unsettled by two explosions in the proximity of the school, release the geiselnehmer 3 women and their babies.
• Kashmir/India. In the Kashmir Indian troops at the Indian killedof Pakistan Border four presumed Islamic Separatists.

Friday, 3. September

• Moscow/Russia. On the well-known Russian lady journalist Anna Politkowskaja a poison assassination attempt was committed. Those ChechnyaCorrespondent of the oppositionals daily paper Nowaja Gazeta with heavy poisonings to a Muscovite was in-supplied yesterday hospital. A connection with their critical foreign messages over Chechnya and the hostage drama of Beslan is not excluded.
• Beslan/Nordossetien/Russia. Russian security forceses stormed for several days in Force of geiselnehmern school present. In the building were about 1200 humans. The geiselnehmer shot indiscriminate from the school, also on fleeing children. At least 400 humans were killed, among them also many children; over 700 after release to hospitals were in-supplied, among them more than 250 children. Storming was not planned and by the escape attempt of some geiselnehmer was probably released according to official statements. With the storm and following fights most geiselnehmer were killed and some were arrested.

Saturday, 4. September

• Vienna/Austria. With the qualification to Football WM 2006 maintains ground those Austrian national soccer team with 2:2 (0:1) against those English selection. After Austria was already past 0:2, arrive within two minutes the crucial balance hits through Roland Kollmann (71 ') and Andreas Ivanschitz (73 ').
• Basel/Switzerland. With their first qualification play to Football WM 2006 those ensured Swiss national soccer team with a 6:0 (4:0) against those Selection of the Faeroeer for the fourth-highest victory of their history. For the Insulaner it is simultaneous the third-highest defeat of their A-crew since membership in that FIFA. The storm duo obtained Swiss of gates Johan Vonlanthen and Alexandre Rey with in each case three hits.

Sunday, 5. September

• Saarbruecken/Germany. With that Elections of the federal parliament in the Saarland those could CDU their absolute majority from the past Legislative period defend and even still develop. The Christian democrats under Prime Minister Peter Mueller came on 47,5 per cent of the voices, those SPD reached only 30.8 per cent of the voices. Again into the federal state parliament drew in the Greens (5.6 per cent) as well as those FDP (5.2 per cent). To mention is the small election turnout of only 55.5 per cent, cutting that off NPD, on 4 per cent of the delivered voices came, as well as trebling the portion that Party of Democratic Socialism of 0,8 to 2,3 per cent.
• Florida. That Hurricane Frances demands two victims in Florida, after already in the past days 2 humans on that The Bahamas were killed. The damage to property becomes estimated on some billions dollar.

Monday, 6. September

• New York/The USA. Those United Nations (UN) new reports examine, those according to in the last days in the crisis region Darfur again between 3000 and 4000 humans were driven out. There those Sudanese Government did not decide enough against those Dschandschawid-militia proceeds, want the USA and many European governments sanctions against the government to impose.
• Villach/Austria. Two of one Bankomaten referred "100 euro" -Notes solved on weekend in Villach "Counterfeit money alarm"out, however on Monday with a more exact examination than "genuinly" were identified. Loud Guenter Willegger, Director that Austrian central bank, became the lights obviously once in one Washing machine along-washed, and would have thereby something Color lost.

Tuesday, 7. September

• Bagdad/Iraq. In the Iraq two become Italian Woman employees of the relief organization Un Ponte by... (A bridge for...) and two Iraqi citizens kidnaps.
• Berlin/Germany. The bad situation to Job market costs more moneys than expected. At the end of August was appropriate the deficit for that Federal agency for work already with scarcely 4.8 billion. Euro. For the whole year a Federal subsidy of 5,2 was billion. planned.
• Moscow/Russia. The Russian president Vladimir Putin that is against a public investigation Taking of hostages of Beslan and a "internal processing" announced. Meanwhile three journalists reporting on the hostage drama were arrested among other things because of missing valid travel papers, the editor-in-chief of the Russian newspaper Iswestia had his posts because of "to emotional and more plakativer" reporting to give up.
• Moscow/Russia. The Russian president Vladimir Putin said his attendance after Germany due to the situation in its country off. An attendance was announced in Hamburg and in Schleswig-Holstein with that Federal Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder. Topics should be terrorism and the co-operation of the 2 states.
• Ghaza city/Palestinian autonomy areas. With one Israeli Missile attack on HamasTraining centre in Ghaza city at least 14 Palestinians die. Trailers of the Hamas swear thereupon it bloody revenge. The Israeli attack was a reaction to the double strike of Beerschewa, with that one week before 16 Israelis were killed.
• New York/The USA. The UN particular agent for Darfur, January Pronk, several thousand additional observers for the crisis region demand, around those already 120 observer locally present that African union (OUTER ONES) to support in their work.
• Vienna/Austria. The Austrian Federal Government could do a kolportierte "hostile takeover"that VA Tech by those Siemens AG by fixing the "uniformity of the enterprise" into that Order for privatisation that OEIAG repel.

Wednesday, 8. September

• Salt Lake town center/The USA. The space probe "Genesis"fell in that Wild one by Salt Lake town center off and thereby one destroyed. The drag parachutes had not planned opened as. The probe struck close of a base that US army up, thus a rapid salvage was possible.
• Espenhain/Germany. With an output of 5 Megawatt largest Solar electricityPower station of the world becomes in Saxonian Espenhain by Federal Secretaries of the Environment Juergen Trittin taken in enterprise.
• New York/The USA. The USA bring in Uncertainty advice a draft resolution, that that The Sudan with sanctions threatens, particularly in Oil sector, if the security situation in the crisis region Darfur one improves not noticeably.
• Moscow/Russia. According to one InterfaxInterview with general staff boss Juri Balujewski considered those Russian Army world-wide preventive impacts against presumed TerroristBases.

Thursday, 9. September

• Jakarta/Indonesia. With a bomb attack on those Australian Message in the Indonesian capital Jakarta 9 humans die and over 180 are hurt.
• North Korea. An enormous explosion shook according to data of the South Korean Press agency Yonhap the northeast of North Korea. Satellite photographs showed a mushroom-shaped cloud of four kilometers of diameters. Whether it itself around one Nuclear test acted is unclear. In the region concerned in the remote YanggangProvince gives it also to rocket silos.
• Yaren/Nauru. There 21 refugees from that Nauru Detention Centre in New Zealand Asylum receive, becomes the northern refugee camp Top Side closed. The remaining about 90 refugees remain in the southern camp State House in Meneng.
  Meanwhile former president turns René Harris after four months again to Nauru back. Harris flew to April 2004 after protests to Airport after China; during its absence it became of Ludwig Scotty set off.

Friday, 10. September

• Scheveningen/The Netherlands. Those European Union-Minister of Finance meet in Scheveningen, over over a reform of the Euro-stability pact to advise. Loosening in the pact are demanded from some sides.
• San José/Costa Rica. Costa Rica becomes from that Iraq warCoalition withdraw. The government reacts with it to a decision of the constitutional court, that the support for the war as offence against the condition and international contracts interpreted.
• London/Great Britain. According to the British daily paper The Guardian those comes Iraq Survey Group to the conclusion, that it in Iraq none Massenvernichtungswaffen gives. The final report of the commission is to be published in two weeks.
• Jakarta/Indonesia. The group of terror Jemaah Islamiyah professes itself to the bomb attack on those Australian Message. <!-- HTTP:that standard.RK /?id=1788335 -- >
• Vatikan city. According to reports that Kathpress (catholic press agency in Austria) the Vatikan puts to that St. Poeltener Bishop Kurt Krenn close, in the next days its resignation for health reasons admits to give. That Seminar for priests the St. Pöltener Diözese le vom de kurzem de la guerre Vor päpstlichen Visitator Klaus Küng sexueller Affären de verschiedener de wegen, among them also a Kinderporno scandal, closed.

Saturday, 11 September

• New York town center/The USA. At the former place of the World trade center a commemoration ceremony for the victims found to that Terrorist attacks of the 11. September 2001 instead of.
• Greece. Petros VII., that Patriarch of Alexandria, religious head that about 250.000 orthodox Christians in Africa, dies together with 16 further humans with one HelicopterCrash before the Greek Peninsula Chalkidiki.

Sunday, 12. September

• Germany. To Day of the open monument, organized like each year under the line that German donation monument protection numerous otherwise usually accessible monuments were not opened with free entrance. This Event becomes international as European Heritage Days accomplished.
• Bagdad/Iraq. In the morning it came to heavy fights between USSoldier and Aufstaendi in the Iraqi capital Bagdad. At least 11 humans was killed, 40 further hurts.
• Hong Kong/People's Republic of China. In Hong Kong parliamentary elections took place. The democrats hoped for successes, over in the future more concessions of the centre government in Peking to receive. They actually lost however seats and have now only 18. The election turnout was unusually high with 55,6 %.
• New York/The USA. Swetlana Kusnezowa (19) out Russia triumphs in the final of the ladies with that US open with 6:3 and 7:5 approximately Jelena Dementjewa.
• Gel churches/Germany. With the prelude play of the Germans Hand ball federal league the gentlemen in that Arena AufSchalke that is subject TBV Lemgo 26:31 against that THW Kiel before 30.925 spectators. This spectator number represents a new world record in the hand ball haven.
• Baltimore/The USA. With the separation that siamesischen twins Lea and Tabea developed one of the girls "irregular signs of life", therefore the separation is first interrupted, and is to be continued within the next weeks, if the two remain stable.

Monday, 13. September

• North Korea. The North Korea niche minister of foreign affairs Paek Nam Sun designates to 9. September of Satellites observed Explosion in the remote province Yanggang as controlled breakup within the framework one Water power project.
• New York/The USA. Roger Federer (23) from that Switzerland wins with that US open for the first time the final of the gentlemen. It triumphed over that Australian Lleyton Hewitt, Winner of the tournament of 2001, 6:0, 7:6, (7:3), 6:0.
• Venice/Italy. That British Director Mike Leigh becomes with Film festival by Venice with that Golden lions distinguished. Its film Vera Drake the worker environment in the London of the 50's describes.
• Moscow/Russia. The Russian president Putin wants, as reaction to those Taking of hostages of Beslan, exert again more strongly influence on the policy of the partial republics. The moreover one it considers the re-establishment that Death penalty.
• Samarra/Iraq. Islamic extremists have two Australian and two Asians imprisoned taken. These were on a road between Bagdad and Mosul on the way. The grouping named Islamic secret army gives to the Australian government 24 hours time, in order to terminate their military employment in the Iraq, otherwise the hostages were killed.
• Vienna/Austria. After an appraisal the value of the homepage of Minister of Finance Karl-Heinz Grasser with at least 220,000 euro numbers, now the public prosecutor's office must be concerned nevertheless with the affair.
• Brussels/European union-The Sudan. The European Union ministers of foreign affairs want "GenocideQuestion "in the crisis region Darfur clarify and increase the pressure on the Sudanese government with a concrete menace of sanctions. Meanwhile explains itself Khartum for the first time ready for it, a delegation of amnesty internationally to let travel after Darfur.
• Berlin/Germany. The German Ethics advice speaks itself, after one year of intensive consultation, against clones more humanly Embryos to research purposes out.

Tuesday, 14. September

• London/Great Britain. Because of a prohibition divorced fathers may not see their children any longer in the kingdom. Thereupon a group of fathers "Fathers excited for Justice" ("fathers for justice") in London attention. A man in one SpidermanCostume hung on the ferris wheel London Eye. Another father in one BatmanCostume erkletterte mauervorsprung to Buckingham Palace.
• Geneva/Switzerland. Those European union (European Union) their must Subsidies for Sugar-Exports because of "more indirectly Subsidy"lower clearly. A committee that World trade organization (World Trade Organization) confirms thus a provisional World Trade Organization decision in the controversy between the European Union and unite Developing countries under guidance Brazil.
• Bagdad/Iraq. With a bomb assassination attempt on a police station in the Iraqi capital at least 47 humans die and over 110 are hurt. The exact course of events is still unclear: US army and the Iraqi ministry of the Interior speak of one Autobomb, Eye-witnesses report of the explosion to one Garnet.
• Bakuba/Iraq. In Buhriz with Bakuba twelve policemen become, the straight thereby were to be established a joint, by one Explosive device killed.

Wednesday, 15. September

• Cairo/Egypt. Also a modified version of one UN resolution for the crisis region Darfur becomes of Sudanese Minister of foreign affairs Mustafa Osman Ismail rejected, there these still with restaurant economics, z. B. against those Oil industry, threatens, if the government the driving out and murders in the westSudanese region does not terminate immediately. Further also the observation troops that should with this resolution African union are strengthened.
• Berlin/Germany. Federal Minister of the Interior Petrol Schily the prevention plans for 1. - 3. October angesetzen Congress of Islam in Berlin.
• Jerusalem/Israel. The Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Scharon says to the newspaper Jediot Ahronot, after the retreat from that Gaza Strip, for 2005 is planned, "long time will pass nothing more". Thus he gives the one refusal to the goals that Roadmap, the common peace plan of the Middle East quartet in such a way specified, consisting of the European Union, the USA, Russia and the united nation.
• London/Great Britain. After a violent debate in the Londoner House of Commons (House OF Commons) over the age-old topic Fox hunt, five demonstrators the house stormed and caused the second large safety disaster within one week.
• Los Angeles/The USA. Johnny Ramone, Guitarist and joint founder of USPunkbound The Ramones, in the age of 55 years at the consequences of his cancer illness died.

Thursday, 16. September

• London/Great Britain. In the strongly secured water castle Leeds Castle with London new negotiations between the strongest parties begin (ever Denomination) of Northern Ireland. Gerry Adam, Chairman (catholic) of the party Sense Féin, the dissolution offered to that Irish Republican Army on, if itself (Protestant) DUP to one Coalition ready explain. DUP Vizechef Peter Robinson however demands "acts instead of words" - only the Irish Republican Army must be dissolved, before there are promises. Prime Minister Tony Blair calls the negotiations "last chance", because it does not have a sense, to negotiate again and again, if none moves.
• The USA-Canada. Because of differences between the team owners and that NHLPA it comes in that NHL to Lockout. Whether that Stanley Cup in this season to take place can, is still unclear.
• Baltimore/The USA. With the separation operation that siamesischen twins out Lemgo (Germany) one of the two girls died. The other one is to the circumstances accordingly well.
• London/Great Britain. In one BBCInterview marks UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan the invasion into that Iraq under guidance that The USA as "illegaly"opposite that UN Charter. According to its opinion it would have second Resolution of the Uncertainty advice to give must, in order to make a "legal" invasion possible.
• Bagdad/Iraq. In the Iraqi capital three become A Britisher kidnapped.
• Germany. In the German cinemas runs of Bernd Eichinger produced film The fall on. Already in the apron controversially discussed film describes the last days of the The Second World War in Leader shelter.

Friday, 17. September

• Russia. That Chechnian Terrorist Schamil Bassajew the responsibility for those takes over Taking of hostages of Beslan and also for the airplane notices at the end of of August, of brigades of the group led by it "Rijadus Salichin"were committed. Bassajew points however connections to Aluminium-Qaida back.
• Bagdad/Iraq. With a further explosive assassination attempt in the proximity of an inspection point of the Iraqi police in the center of the city at least 13 humans are killed and 20 further are hurt.

Saturday, 18. September

• New York town center/The USA. That Security council that United Nations discharges one Resolution to the situation in the crisis region Darfur those that Sudanese Government also Sanctions in Oil sector threatens, if this the driving out and killing in the westSudanese region does not terminate; which of many as "Genocide"one designates. The resolution was adopted with 11-0 voices, whereby it abstentions of China, Russia, Pakistan and Algeria gave. This resolution could be adopted only in the third approach, there before China of its Veto Use made.

Sunday, 19. September

• Potsdam/Germany. With the election of the federal parliament in Brandenburg lose the two large parties SPD and CDU strongly. That Party of Democratic Socialism on the other hand increases and they succeed achieve the best result ever with an election of the federal parliament. Those SPD becomes despite voice losses with 31,9 % strongest strength, followed of that Party of Democratic Socialism (28.0 %). With 19,4 % is those CDU reduced at place three again. Those DVU % into the Potsdamer federal state parliament can draw for the second time one behind the other with 6,1. The Greens and FDP fail because of the 5 %-hurdle.
• Dresden/Germany. With the election of the federal parliament in Free State Saxonia those loses CDU under Prime Minister George Milbradt in two digits and their absolute majority can not hold with only 41.1 %. Those Party of Democratic Socialism becomes with easy increases on 23,6 % second-strongest strength, far before that SPD, with 9,8 % their worst postwar result with an election of the federal parliament brought in and only scarcely before that right-wing extremist NPD lies, those with 9,2 % into the Saxonian federal state parliament to draw in could. Likewise those could FDP draw in with 5,9 % into the federal state parliament. The Greens exceeded the 5 %-hurdle with 5,1 % only scarcely.
• Bregenz/Austria. With that Election of the federal parliament in Vorarlberg those could OEVP their absolute majority defend. Those FPOe brings in large losses and becomes behind that SPOe only third-strongest strength. The Greens against it achieve a two digit result.
• Europe wins with the captain Bernhard long one against those The USA that Ryder's Cup.
• The new Bishop of Peppering castle Friedhelm Hofmann into his office one inserts.

Monday, 20 September

• New York/The USA. With a summit of more than 50 state and heads of the government in UN headquarters above all that sits down French President Jacques Chirac and its Brazilian Colleague Luiz Inácio Lula there Silva for a plan for the fight of the poverty, therefore annually 50 Billion. USD more for it to be applied are. While the written conclusion explanation is supported by 110 countries, reject the USA these from fear before new taxes.
• The USA. The operator that Wikipedia, "Wikimedia Foundation "communicates, that the Wikipedia in over 100 languages altogether over 1 million article contains. (English Wikipedia, English press release)
• Hyderabad/India. Bianca Jagger, Swami Agnivesh, Asghar Ali Engineer, Raúl Montenegro and the group of human rights Memorial receive "Alternative Nobelpreis"(Right Livelihood Award).

Tuesday, 21. September

• Athens/Greece. The Greek government is since the entry to Monetary union wrong numbers to Greek statedeficit announced. This became now after replaces the earlier socialist Government in March 2004 admits. Instead of the announced about 3 % is to be lain the deficit in each case with approximately 5 %, the prognosis for the next Budget becomes from the minister of economics of the new conservative Government, Giorgos Alogoskoufis, with approximately 5.3 % fixed. The new government announced also a hard savings program.
• Gonaieves/Haiti. That Tropical storm Jeanne in Haiti at least 620 victims demanded. Most of the victims become in the city flooded to 80 % Gonaieves in the north of the Karibikstaates counted.
• Washington, D.C./The USA. In Washington D.C. becomes with that National museum OF the American Indian the largest museum of the world for indianische culture opened.
• Paris/France. Tyler Hamilton, Winner that Olympic summer games 2004 in Individual time-drive, became after his victory with the 8. Stage that Vuelta A España positively up Doping tested (illegal blood transfusion). Tyler Hamilton denies this and expressed doubts about the used new checking method.
• New York/The USA. UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan criticized to the prelude of the general debate of the 59. UN general assembly again the invasion of the USA in Iraq: "who would like to provide for legal standard, it must embody, and who appoints itself to international right, must subordinate itself to this ".
• New York/The USA. Brazil, India, Japan and Germany explains at the edge of the general debate as 59. UN general assembly, itself mutually with reaching a constant seat in Uncertainty advice support to want. The German minister of foreign affairs Joschka Fischer stressed the "community" of this action, whereby a further African state likewise belongs to the purpose of a reform of the UN committees into the security council.
• London/Great Britain. After an attendance in that Sudanese Crisis region Darfur those pulls amnesty internationally General secretary Irene Khan a niederschmetternde balance: "an end of the Darfur crisis is not in view. Those Rider militias murders, rape and continue to plunder. The stream of refugees tears not off." A solution is attainable only through increased international pressure.
• Vienna/Austria. That ErasmusAdviser sets with the international student exchange program Sokrates/Erasmus the savings pin on. Starting from 2005/06 the subsidies are to become "covered" at maximally 6 months, so far months were possible up to 12. One wants to increase so the number of offered study places, Critics mean however, that the quality of the Auslandssemster in regard to sprachkenntnisse, Study progress and social integration under it will suffer. In addition give it to z. B. up French Universities of a "yearly system". Those European Union commission plans however the expenditures for international education programs starting from 2007 to treble.

Wednesday, 22. September

• Vienna/Austria. Those OEVP row of the one which can be changed lists Laws up, in those same sex relations in relation to mix-sexual pairs to be discriminated against, z. B. regarding "care exemption" or "mietzinsbeihilfe". Not to be changed are however "Adoption right"or" the right to information in the medical case ". The OEVP speaks itself further approximately "registered partnerships" and thus against an equalization of same sex partnerships and "Before"out.
• Bangor/The USA. The former singer Cat of stevens, before 20 years to Islam converted itself and now Yusuf Islam calls, the entry was refused into the USA. Yusuf Islam stands as a terror suspect on the so-called "watch cunning". Its flight of London after Washington, D.C. became in Bangor in US Federal State Maine interrupted, and Yusuf Islam to Europe pushed away.

Thursday, 23. September

• Brussels/European union. After the warranty of the Turkish Prime Minister Erdogan, that the Turkish Penal reform without the last much discussed Punishment of adultery will happen, stands according to that European Union commissioner for European Union extension, Guenter hay gene an admission of entry discussions nothing more in the way. It convinced itself also with an attendance of several days of it, that it justified is not the Turkey of the "systematic Tortureto accuse of ".
• Washington, D.C./The USA. US president Bush explained after a meeting with that Iraqi Prime Minister Ijad Allawi, that he counts on a "escalation of the force" before the elections in January 2005, since extremists and Aufstaendi these to prevent want. Presidency candidate John Kerry criticizes Allawi, before that Congress of US the policy in its country as "success" designates, and contradict so earlier statements. US minister of foreign affairs Rumsfeld considered meanwhile, "centers of the force" in Iraq to exclude from the elections in January 2005.

Friday, 24. September

• Frankfurt/Main/Germany. The fire oil tank vices on that Federal motorway 3 causes an enormous smoke cloud over Frankfurt. Two days before had an accident Hazardous fright transporter on that Federal motorway 5 and thereby those contaminated Nidda.
• Rome/Italy. Around a threatening Bankruptcy the Italian airline will turn away Alitalia in two enterprises (AZ Fly for flying operation and AZ service for service business) to be divided. About 3700 coworkers will fall rationalization measures to the victim.
• Vienna/Austria. The president of the Austrian Constitutional court yard (VfgH), Karl Korinek, sees in more kaerntener District people market the obligation for the list of bilingual ortstafeln given. This is justified by a valid VfGH realization from the year 2001. The VfGH had at the end of of 2001 that unconstitutional "Law of group of peoples"waived and the government a one year's period granted, to issue a condition-conformal regulation; this period elapsed however unused.

Saturday, 25. September

• This weekend finds the 31. Berlin Marathon instead of. On Saturday at 10 the Skater starts o'clock, on Sunday the runners follow.

Sunday, 26. September

• London/Great Britain. Few days before that IWF-und World BankConference in Washington (The USA) the British Chancellor of the Exchequer quits Gordon Brown on, that the Londoner government wants to paint 10 % of the pending debts of more than 30 countries. The range of the remission of debts amounts to about 100 Millions Pound (approximately 147 millions. Euro). OxfamDirector Adrian Lovett speaks of a "challenge" of Great Britain to the remaining G8States.
• In North Rhine-Westphalia find Local elections instead of.
• This Sunday becomes Zurich, on the maritime route between Zurich Bellevue and Rapperswil, thus along the Zurich lake a "SLOWUP" day accomplished. From mornings to in the evening not one motor vehicle on this distance drives and but may pedestrians, Cyclist, Skater, etc.. the attractive distance after desire and mood drive on.
• In that Switzerland the people could abgestimmen today over various collecting mains. The naturalization collecting mains were rejected (NZZ) and the post office initiative (NZZ). By the people the maternity leave was accepted (NZZ). Result overview (state)

Monday, 27. September

• Washington, D.C./The USA. US investigators seize 27 tons Cocaine forwards Mexico and that Galápagos islands. There were 18 arrests.
• Germany. About three months before the planned start of Hartz4 continue to die down the demonstrations against the job market reform. Altogether only few thousand humans went on the road. The number of the demonstrating was with only 1000-3000 humans. One will not call no more to the "on Mondays demo".

Tuesday, 28. September

• Federal State Washington/The USA. Several Earthquake shook the area around that Volcano Mount St. Helens. Scientists say, that the volcano could break out soon again.
• California/The USA. At 10:15 o'clock local time shook Earthquake that Strength 6,0 the region of central California between Los Angeles and Sacramento.
• Hanover/Germany. Christian Wulff (CDU) announced, Lower Saxony wants from the constant Conference of Secretary of cultural affairs the countries (KMK) withdraw and so a reform of these force. The KMK exists since 1948.
• Bagdad/Iraq. The two to 7. Septembers kidnapped Italians the relief organization Un Ponte by..., as well as an Iraqi woman employee and an Iraqi engineer are again released. The Italian government denies Ransom to have paid.
• London/Great Britain. According to a report of the magazine TIME the Ministry of Defense that planned The USA the forthcoming elections in Iraq with the help of that CIA to manipulate.

Wednesday, 29. September

• Berlin/Germany. The representatives of federation and countries in the project group "capital" that Federalism commission have themselves unanimously on a capital clause in the article 22 of the Basic Law informed.
• Cologne/Germany. A supplying pit for the planned north southUnderground collapsed and that leaves the tower St. Johann Baptist church partly sag.
• Vienna/Austria. Martina Taurer Krones, the former president of World vision Austria, absolutely became after six years of judicial preliminary investigation and criminal procedure in the donation affair around "World vision Austria" three years Detention because of that Defraudation from 650.000 euro Donation funds condemned. It had with the funds Concordefluege, Vacation and punishments for wrong parks pays. Her former project manager and married man Wolfgang were condemned as an accomplice to "two years caused". The judgements are not valid yet.
• St. Poelten/Austria. The St. Poeltener Dioezesanbischof Kurt Krenn his resignation confirmed, but "I did not withdraw for health reasons, since I am completely healthy. I withdrew in no case due to the public pressure. I would still longer have borne that. But I always said, I will do that, which the Pope says."
• New York/The USA. With the judgement of a district judge there is the second decision in the USA against the so-called The USA Patriot act. Judge Victor Marrero forbidden that FBI to place further requests for the hiring of personal data from InterNet and telephone customers to. The collection of these personal data offends after the judgement against first and fourth Constitutional amendment (free speech and no search without judicial search warrant) of the USA. US Minister of Justice John Ashcroft announced, Appointment insert to want.
  Meanwhile brings New York Times a new complaint against the US Ministry of Justice under John Ashcroft. Those Telephone monitoring some journalists the New York Times are unconstitutional in the opinion of the newspaper.
• The USA. The civilian rocket plane SpaceShipOne reached within the framework of the X-Prize a height of 100,6 km. The pilot Michael Melvill returns intact. During the flight it came however to unexpected technical difficulties. After the start the rocket plane turned out in rotation around the own axle - according to Melvill due to a pilot error - and had to be stabilized then by engines at the wingtips again. The next flight is for Monday the 4. October set.

Thursday, 30. September

• The USA. Immediately all must provide into the USA travelers with the entry for safety reasons both a digital photo and to two digital Finger marks to decrease leave. Thus are now among other things also tourists and business travelers from the so-called "visas Waiver" countries, up to 90-Tage without visa to enter can, concerned, so far without these examinations to enter could. Traveler those already a visa, z. B. Student or journalist, needed, were seized already before in such a way.
• Kundus/Afghanistan. With a shell attack on the German camp in the northAfghan Kundus five soldiers - three Germans and two Swiss - are hurt. Meanwhile that extends German Bundestag the employment that ISAFSoldier from the Federal Republic around a further year until Octobers 2005.
• By the agreement of Russia that can Kyoto minutes despite the refusal by those The USA world-wide enter into force. It must only by those Duma are ratified.
• Schroeder accuses Karstadt error. It is "management failure in the klassischsten case".