Events in July 2004
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Jul. 1
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"This is all a theatre, the real criminal is Bush," says the former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein facing a judicial hearing in Baghdad. |
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The U.S.-E.U. spacecraft Cassini, launched seven years ago, enters Saturn's orbit. |
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Jul. 4
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Work on the 533-metre Freedom Tower, the world's largest skyscraper that will replace the destroyed twin towers begins in New York. |
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Jul. 5
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Indonesia's first direct Presidential poll passes off peacefully. |
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Jul. 7
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Israel's Supreme Court cuts short the Prime Minister, Ariel Sharon's term by a year and orders polls by November 2006. |
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Jul. 8
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The former Enron chief, Kenneth Lay is indicted by a Houston Federal Court for securities fraud that led to the firm's 2001 collapse. |
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Jul. 9
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The World Court at The Hague asks Israel to dismantle "security barrier" under way in West Bank. |
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Jul. 10
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Paul Khlebnikov (41), U.S. journalist heading the Russian edition of Forbes is shot dead in Moscow. |
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Jul. 11
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World leaders not doing enough to combat history's greatest epidemic, says the U.N. Secretary-General, Kofi Annan at the International AIDS Conference in the Thai capital Bangkok. |
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Jul. 16
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The High Court of Lisbon orders the extradition of Monica Bedi, friend of the underworld don Abu Salem from Portugal. |
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Jul. 19
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The Portugal High Court grants the extradition of Abu Salem, underworld don and main accused in the 1993 Mumbai serial bomb blasts. |
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Jul. 20
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The Sri Lankan Government announces a Rs. 72.3 million compensation package for victims of July 24-28, 1983 pogrom. |
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Jul. 22
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Over 128 people are killed as a high-speed train going from Istanbul to Ankara derails. |
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The 9/11 panel raps Clinton, Bush administrations for failure to comprehend threat posed by terror outfits. The Sept. 11, 2001 attacks left over 3,000 dead in Washington, New York and Pennsylvania. |
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Jul. 28
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At least 68 people die in a car bomb attack next to a police station in Baquba town, Iraq. |
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Jul. 30
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India and Thailand give go-ahead for Free Trade Agreement after a meeting between Prime Ministers, Manmohan Singh and Thaksin Sinawatra. |
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Jul. 31
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There is a need to translate inherent strengths into a community of prosperity and goodwill, says the Prime Minister, Manmohan Singh at the first BIMSTEC summit in the Thai Capital, Bangkok. |
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WTO reaches a deal to end export subsidies on farm products across the world. |
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