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| Apr.1 |
West Bank |
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6 Arafat's elite soldiers arrested
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| |
Belgrade |
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Milosevic to be in custody 30 days |
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| |
 Southern China |
 |
U.S. spy plane lands in China 
Map of Hainan China Navy reconnaissance plane made an emergency landing. It collided with a Chinese fighter jet
| The electronic surveillance aircraft EP-3 Aries landed on the island of Hainan. Chinese F-8 sent to intercept the aircraft had bumped the EP-3 in the process. U.S. plane was over international waters when the incident occurred. The plane was equipped with highly sensitive equipment that could monitor communications and air movements
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| Apr.2 |
Kenya |
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Dozens feared dead in crash |
|
| |
Washington |
|
U.S. approves aid to Yugoslavia |
|
|
| Apr.3 |
 Moscow |
 |
Bosses ousted at Russia's NTV A state-run gas giant Gazprom has taken control of only independent nationwide television station
|
| |
Greece |
|
Peres Meets Palestinians
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| |
Beijing |
|
Jiang demands U.S. apology |
|
| |
England |
|
Bayern defeats Man Utd 1-0 |
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| |
New York |
|
Wall St. gets hammered |
|
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| Apr.4 |
London |
|
England double victory over Spain |
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| |
Washington |
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Powell sends letter to China |
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| |
Moscow |
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Ted Turner signs NTV deal |
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| Apr.5 |
Serbia |
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Tribunal serves Milosevic warrant |
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| |
Japan |
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Mori confirms plans to resign
|
|
| Apr.6 |
Israel |
|
Palestinian targets under fire |
|
| |
Bosnia |
|
Peacekeepers hurt in Croat riot |
|
| |
Nepal |
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Suspected Rebels Kill 27 Policemen |
|
| |
Washington |
|
Progress in bringing crew home |
|
|
| Apr.7 |
Vietnam |
|
Crash includes U.S. MIA team
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| |
Moscow |
|
NTV rally |
|
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| Apr.8 |
Netherlands |
|
Airport evacuated after fire |
|
| |
 US Georgia |
 |
Tiger owner of all majors Woods becomes the first golfer to hold all 4 major titles at the same time. He held off Duval and Mickelson to win the Masters
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| |
Peru |
|
Toledo likely to face runoff |
|
|
| Apr.9 |
England |
|
UK couple lose Net twins battle |
|
| |
Israel |
|
Mideast leaders agree to talks |
|
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| Apr.10 |
Israel |
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Palestinian security bases attacked |
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| |
Colombia |
|
FARC commander sought |
|
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| Apr.11 |
Gaza |
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2 dead in Gaza battles |
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| |
China |
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U.S. spy plane crew released The 24 detained in China for 11 days have landed on Guam on their way to Hawai
|
| |
 South Africa |
 |
43 die in soccer stampede The stampede began as a crowd tried to get into stadium to watch the match between South Africa's two biggest teams
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| |
Serbia |
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Milosevic taken to hospital |
|
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| Apr.12 |
Benin |
|
Ship with 250 child slaves
|
| |
China |
|
2nd earthquake in 3 days |
|
|
| Apr.13 |
Moscow |
|
Jordan claims control of NTV |
|
|
| Apr.14 |
Moscow |
|
NTV management wrested control
|
| |
Northern England |
|
Manchester United is Champion |
|
| |
Istanbul |
|
Protests greet crisis plan |
|
| |
Vatican |
|
Frail pope holds Easter vigil
|
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| Apr.15 |
 Southern Lebanon |
|
Israel strikes Syrian targets Air force fired on a Syrian army radar position. Israel accused the Hezbollah of a terrorist policy operated under Syria
|
| |
Bosnia |
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Genocide suspect held |
|
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| Apr.16 |
Colombia |
|
30 killed by paramilitaries |
|
| |
Colombia |
|
Rebels kidnap oil workers |
|
| |
Gaza |
|
Israelis strike Arafat's guard HQ |
|
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| Apr.17 |
Gaza |
|
Israel reoccupies parts of Gaza
|
| |
Spain |
|
Leeds and Valencia in semifinals |
|
| |
Gaza |
|
Israeli army withdrawing from Gaza |
|
|
| Apr.18 |
New York |
|
Fed cuts rates, markets rally
|
| |
Gaza |
|
Palestinian police post smashed
|
| |
Burundi |
|
Coup attempt falters |
|
|
| Apr.19 |
South Africa |
|
Joy greets end of AIDS drug fight |
|
| |
Germany |
|
Alaves get into UEFA Cup final |
|
| |
Northern England |
|
Liverpool, Barcelona 1-0 |
|
|
| Apr.20 |
 Canada |
 |
Globalization protesters battle police| Demonstrators tore down parts of a fence and barricades. Regional leaders gathered for the Summit of the Americas | |
|
| |
 Peru |
|
Missionary plane shut down The plane was shot down by a Peruvian Air Force plane. It had been mistaken for a drug trafficker's plane
|
| |
Jerusalem |
|
Israeli police enter Muslim compound |
|
|
| Apr.21 |
Microsoft |
|
Gates toppled as world's richest
|
|
| Apr.22 |
Canada |
|
Americas leaders back free trade |
|
| |
Montenegro |
|
Pro-independence winning |
|
| |
Tel Aviv |
|
Bomb kills 2, wounds 39 at bus stop |
|
| |
Istanbul |
|
Gunmen took 100 hostages |
|
|
| Apr.23 |
Northern Israel |
|
3 bombings |
|
| |
Japan |
|
Koizumi bounds to front in PM race |
|
| |
Antarctica |
|
Rescue plane lands in Antarctica |
|
|
| Apr.24 |
Japan |
|
Koizumi wins LDP poll, set for PM |
|
| |
England |
|
Foot-and-mouth in humans
|
|
| Apr.25 |
Manila |
|
Estrada arrested
|
| |
Washington |
|
Bush pledges to defend Taiwan |
|
| |
Antarctica |
|
Ailing doctor arrives in station |
|
|
| Apr.26 |
 Japan |
|
Koizumi elected as new PM A reformer with a nationalist image replaces the unpopular Yoshiro Mori. The vote was 287 out of a 478
|
| |
Greece |
|
General strike |
|
| |
Sudan |
|
Hijackers surrender |
|
|
| Apr.27 |
Indonesia |
|
Cabinet issues plea to parliament |
|
| |
Nigeria |
|
African AIDS summit |
|
|
| Apr.28 |
Gaza |
|
Violence kills 1, wounds 9 |
|
| |
Macedonia |
|
Troops killed on border
|
| |
Israel |
|
Arafat orders end to shelling |
|
|
| Apr.29 |
Manila |
|
Estrada urges protests |
|
| |
China |
|
U.S. can inspect spy plane |
|
| |
Egypt |
|
Peres meet Mubarak |
|
|
| Apr.30 |
USA |
|
Tourist enters space station| American businessman Dennis Tito, 60, is floating on air over visit to space international station | |
|
| |
Manila |
|
Protests rock Manila
|
| |
Israel |
|
5 killed in home blasts |
|
|
| 2001 |
|
| Apr.1 |
West Bank |
6 Arafat's elite soldiers arrested
|
| Apr.1 |
Belgrade |
Milosevic to be in custody 30 days |
|
| Apr.1 |
Southern China |
U.S. spy plane lands in China Map of Hainan China Navy reconnaissance plane made an emergency landing. It collided with a Chinese fighter jet
| The electronic surveillance aircraft EP-3 Aries landed on the island of Hainan. Chinese F-8 sent to intercept the aircraft had bumped the EP-3 in the process. U.S. plane was over international waters when the incident occurred. The plane was equipped with highly sensitive equipment that could monitor communications and air movements
|
| |
|
| Apr.3 |
Greece |
Peres Meets Palestinians
|
| Apr.5 |
Serbia |
Tribunal serves Milosevic warrant |
|
| Apr.6 |
Israel |
Palestinian targets under fire |
|
| Apr.6 |
Bosnia |
Peacekeepers hurt in Croat riot |
|
| Apr.6 |
Nepal |
Suspected Rebels Kill 27 Policemen |
|
| Apr.10 |
Israel |
Palestinian security bases attacked |
|
| Apr.11 |
Gaza |
2 dead in Gaza battles |
|
| Apr.11 |
China |
U.S. spy plane crew released The 24 detained in China for 11 days have landed on Guam on their way to Hawai
|
| Apr.11 |
Serbia |
Milosevic taken to hospital |
|
| Apr.15 |
Southern Lebanon |
Israel strikes Syrian targets Air force fired on a Syrian army radar position. Israel accused the Hezbollah of a terrorist policy operated under Syria
|
| Apr.15 |
Bosnia |
Genocide suspect held |
|
| Apr.16 |
Colombia |
30 killed by paramilitaries |
|
| Apr.16 |
Gaza |
Israelis strike Arafat's guard HQ |
|
| Apr.17 |
Gaza |
Israel reoccupies parts of Gaza
|
| Apr.17 |
Gaza |
Israeli army withdrawing from Gaza |
|
| Apr.18 |
Gaza |
Palestinian police post smashed
|
| Apr.18 |
Burundi |
Coup attempt falters |
|
| Apr.20 |
Peru |
Missionary plane shut down The plane was shot down by a Peruvian Air Force plane. It had been mistaken for a drug trafficker's plane
|
| Apr.22 |
Istanbul |
Gunmen took 100 hostages |
|
| Apr.25 |
Washington |
Bush pledges to defend Taiwan |
|
| Apr.28 |
Gaza |
Violence kills 1, wounds 9 |
|
| Apr.28 |
Macedonia |
Troops killed on border
|
| Apr.28 |
Israel |
Arafat orders end to shelling |
|
| Apr.29 |
China |
U.S. can inspect spy plane |
|
|
| 2001 |
|
| Apr.1 |
Southern China |
U.S. spy plane lands in China Map of Hainan China Navy reconnaissance plane made an emergency landing. It collided with a Chinese fighter jet
| The electronic surveillance aircraft EP-3 Aries landed on the island of Hainan. Chinese F-8 sent to intercept the aircraft had bumped the EP-3 in the process. U.S. plane was over international waters when the incident occurred. The plane was equipped with highly sensitive equipment that could monitor communications and air movements
|
| |
|
| Apr.2 |
Kenya |
Dozens feared dead in crash |
|
| Apr.7 |
Vietnam |
Crash includes U.S. MIA team
|
| Apr.8 |
Netherlands |
Airport evacuated after fire |
|
| Apr.11 |
South Africa |
43 die in soccer stampede The stampede began as a crowd tried to get into stadium to watch the match between South Africa's two biggest teams
|
| Apr.12 |
China |
2nd earthquake in 3 days |
|
| Apr.19 |
South Africa |
Joy greets end of AIDS drug fight |
|
| Apr.20 |
Peru |
Missionary plane shut down The plane was shot down by a Peruvian Air Force plane. It had been mistaken for a drug trafficker's plane
|
| Apr.23 |
Antarctica |
Rescue plane lands in Antarctica |
|
| Apr.24 |
England |
Foot-and-mouth in humans
|
| Apr.25 |
Antarctica |
Ailing doctor arrives in station |
|
| Apr.27 |
Nigeria |
African AIDS summit |
|
|
| 2001 |
|
| Apr.3 |
England |
Bayern defeats Man Utd 1-0 |
|
| Apr.4 |
London |
England double victory over Spain |
|
| Apr.8 |
US Georgia |
Tiger owner of all majors Woods becomes the first golfer to hold all 4 major titles at the same time. He held off Duval and Mickelson to win the Masters
|
| Apr.11 |
South Africa |
43 die in soccer stampede The stampede began as a crowd tried to get into stadium to watch the match between South Africa's two biggest teams
|
| Apr.14 |
Northern England |
Manchester United is Champion |
|
| Apr.17 |
Spain |
Leeds and Valencia in semifinals |
|
| Apr.19 |
Germany |
Alaves get into UEFA Cup final |
|
| Apr.19 |
Northern England |
Liverpool, Barcelona 1-0 |
|
|
| 2001 |
|
| Apr.3 |
Moscow |
Bosses ousted at Russia's NTV A state-run gas giant Gazprom has taken control of only independent nationwide television station
|
| Apr.3 |
New York |
Wall St. gets hammered |
|
| Apr.4 |
Moscow |
Ted Turner signs NTV deal |
|
| Apr.13 |
Moscow |
Jordan claims control of NTV |
|
| Apr.14 |
Istanbul |
Protests greet crisis plan |
|
| Apr.16 |
Colombia |
Rebels kidnap oil workers |
|
| Apr.18 |
New York |
Fed cuts rates, markets rally
|
| Apr.21 |
Microsoft |
Gates toppled as world's richest
|
| Apr.22 |
Canada |
Americas leaders back free trade |
|
| Apr.26 |
Greece |
General strike |
|
|
| 2001 |
|
| Apr.1 |
West Bank |
6 Arafat's elite soldiers arrested
|
| Apr.1 |
Belgrade |
Milosevic to be in custody 30 days |
|
| Apr.5 |
Serbia |
Tribunal serves Milosevic warrant |
|
| Apr.6 |
Bosnia |
Peacekeepers hurt in Croat riot |
|
| Apr.6 |
Nepal |
Suspected Rebels Kill 27 Policemen |
|
| Apr.10 |
Colombia |
FARC commander sought |
|
| Apr.11 |
Serbia |
Milosevic taken to hospital |
|
| Apr.12 |
Benin |
Ship with 250 child slaves
|
| Apr.15 |
Bosnia |
Genocide suspect held |
|
| Apr.16 |
Colombia |
30 killed by paramilitaries |
|
| Apr.16 |
Colombia |
Rebels kidnap oil workers |
|
| Apr.20 |
Jerusalem |
Israeli police enter Muslim compound |
|
| Apr.22 |
Tel Aviv |
Bomb kills 2, wounds 39 at bus stop |
|
| Apr.22 |
Istanbul |
Gunmen took 100 hostages |
|
| Apr.23 |
Northern Israel |
3 bombings |
|
| Apr.25 |
Manila |
Estrada arrested
|
| Apr.26 |
Sudan |
Hijackers surrender |
|
| Apr.28 |
Gaza |
Violence kills 1, wounds 9 |
|
| Apr.29 |
Manila |
Estrada urges protests |
|
| Apr.30 |
Israel |
5 killed in home blasts |
|
|
| 2001 |
|
| Apr.2 |
Washington |
U.S. approves aid to Yugoslavia |
|
| Apr.3 |
Moscow |
Bosses ousted at Russia's NTV A state-run gas giant Gazprom has taken control of only independent nationwide television station
|
| Apr.3 |
Beijing |
Jiang demands U.S. apology |
|
| Apr.4 |
Washington |
Powell sends letter to China |
|
| Apr.5 |
Japan |
Mori confirms plans to resign
|
| Apr.6 |
Washington |
Progress in bringing crew home |
|
| Apr.7 |
Moscow |
NTV rally |
|
| Apr.8 |
Peru |
Toledo likely to face runoff |
|
| Apr.9 |
England |
UK couple lose Net twins battle |
|
| Apr.9 |
Israel |
Mideast leaders agree to talks |
|
| Apr.10 |
Colombia |
FARC commander sought |
|
| Apr.13 |
Moscow |
Jordan claims control of NTV |
|
| Apr.14 |
Moscow |
NTV management wrested control
|
| Apr.14 |
Istanbul |
Protests greet crisis plan |
|
| Apr.14 |
Vatican |
Frail pope holds Easter vigil
|
| Apr.19 |
South Africa |
Joy greets end of AIDS drug fight |
|
| Apr.20 |
Canada |
Globalization protesters battle police| Demonstrators tore down parts of a fence and barricades. Regional leaders gathered for the Summit of the Americas | |
|
| Apr.20 |
Jerusalem |
Israeli police enter Muslim compound |
|
| Apr.22 |
Canada |
Americas leaders back free trade |
|
| Apr.22 |
Montenegro |
Pro-independence winning |
|
| Apr.23 |
Japan |
Koizumi bounds to front in PM race |
|
| Apr.24 |
Japan |
Koizumi wins LDP poll, set for PM |
|
| Apr.26 |
Japan |
Koizumi elected as new PM A reformer with a nationalist image replaces the unpopular Yoshiro Mori. The vote was 287 out of a 478
|
| Apr.27 |
Indonesia |
Cabinet issues plea to parliament |
|
| Apr.29 |
Manila |
Estrada urges protests |
|
| Apr.29 |
Egypt |
Peres meet Mubarak |
|
| Apr.30 |
USA |
Tourist enters space station| American businessman Dennis Tito, 60, is floating on air over visit to space international station | |
|
| Apr.30 |
Manila |
Protests rock Manila
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