Events in September 2004
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Sep. 1
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Gunmen seize a school in Beslan in Russia's North Ossetia region. |
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Iraqi kidnappers free seven hostages, including three Indian truck drivers after 41 days in captivity. |
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Sep. 2
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The Pakistan Prime Minister, Shaukat Aziz retains the Finance portfolio and names Khurshid Mehmood Kasuri as the new Foreign Minister. |
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Malaysia's former Deputy Prime Minister, Anwar Ibrahim is freed from prison after the apex court sets aside his conviction in a case relating to sodomy charges. |
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Sep. 3
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Over 335 people, many of them children are killed as Russian commandos storm the school in Beslan, North Ossetia ending a three-day standoff. Ten Arabs among 20 terrorists killed. |
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Sep. 8
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The Genesis space capsule, which promised scientists potential clues to the origin of the solar system crashes to the earth after its parachute fails to deploy, in Dugway Proving Ground, Utah. |
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Sep. 9
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Crown Prince Al-Muhtadee Billah Bolkiah (30), son of the Brunei Sultan marries Sarah Salleh (17) a half-Swiss commoner at a grand ceremony at Istana Nurul Iman Palace in Bandar Seri Begawan. |
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Sep. 11
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The President, A.P.J. Abdul Kalam proposes a task force on economic tie-ups between India and Tanzania during talks with the African nation's President, Benjamin William Mkapa, in Dar Es Salaam. |
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Sep. 12
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More than 100 Iraqis are killed in conflict between the U.S. troops and insurgents. |
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Sep. 14
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A massive car bomb explosion kills 47 people in Baghdad. |
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Sep. 15
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India and South Africa should embark on a new mission of attaining freedom from poverty, says the President, A.P.J. Abdul Kalam in his address to the South African Parliament. |
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"China's People's Congress system a great invention and adherence to the Western models will only lead China to a dead end," says the President, Hu Jintao at a rally to mark the 50th anniversary of the founding of the National People's Congress, in Beijing. |
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Sep. 16
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The President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam unveils India's programme to connect all the 53 nations of the African Union by a satellite network in his landmark address to the Pan African Parliament, in Johannesburg. |
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Sep. 19
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The Chinese President, Hu Jintao takes over as the Chairman of the Central Military Commission succeeding Jiang Zemin. |
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Sep. 20
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India and Britain sign a Joint Declaration defining a "comprehensive strategic partnership" following talks between Prime Minister, Manmohan Singh and his British counterpart, Tony Blair, in London. |
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Sep. 21
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India-U.S. ties "had never been as close as now" says a statement issued after the Manmohan Singh-Bush talks in Washington. |
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Sep. 22
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We are firmly committed to resolving all disputes with India peacefully, including the Kashmir dispute, says the Pakistan President, Pervez Musharraf in his address to the U.N. General Assembly. |
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Over 1,070 people are killed as Tropical Storm Jeanne batters Haiti. |
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Sep. 23
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India is determined to carry forward composite dialogue with Pakistan. Global coalition against terrorism needs credibility, says the Prime Minister, Manmohan Singh at the U.N. General Assembly session. |
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Sep. 30
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The Russian Cabinet approves the Kyoto Protocol (climate change treaty). |
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At least 46 persons are killed in three near simultaneous blasts in south Baghdad. |
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