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03-11 Rail blasts: 200 dead Madrid
2. 03-31 Iraqis hang U.S. bodies off bridge Fallujah, Sunni Triangle
D. 07-01 Defiant Saddam in court Baghdad
E. 08-24 Two passenger jets crash Russia
5. 09-03 350 dead after troops storm school Beslan, North Ossetia, North Caucasus
G. 10-07 Three blasts kill 40 at tourist resorts Egypt
H. 10-24 Massacre of 50 Iraqi army recruits Iraq
I. 10-29 New Bin Laden's videotape Arab Countries

Summary.     Click for More > Iraqis hang U.S. bodies off bridge Iraq prison abuse sparks outrage  A coalition military spokesman is 'disgusted' by photographs that apparently show U.S. soldiers abusing detainees Defiant Saddam in court Two passenger jets crash   350 dead after troops storm school Map of Beslan North Ossetia Russia
Rail blasts: 200 dead
Jan.18  Baghdad  Car bomb leaves 20 dead
Jan.21  Jerusalem  Sharon may face corruption charge
Jan.28  Jerusalem  10 killed in suicide attack on bus
Jan.30  Paris  Ex-Prime Minister guilty of corruption
Feb.1  Kurdistan  At least 67 dead in suicide blasts
Feb.6  Moscow  Metro blast kills 39
Feb.10  Iraq  Car bomb kills at least 50
 Iraq  Car bomb kills 47 Iraq army recruits
Feb.21  Baghdad  Red Cross visits Saddam
 Jerusalem  Suicide bomber kills 8
Feb.22  Uganda  Rebels kill nearly 200
Feb.26  Tokyo  Death sentence for cult guru
Mar.2  Baghdad  182 killed in attacks in Baghdad, Karbala
Mar.5  New York  Jury finds Martha Stewart guilty
Mar.9  Iraq  Abu Abbas, Achille Lauro hijacker, dead
Mar.11   Madrid
  A series of co-ordinated bomb attacks on Madrid's commuter trains at the height of the rush hour blamed on ETA.    The attacks took place at the height of rush hour when 3 separate trains were hit by near-simultaneous explosions along the southern part of Madrid's t...
Mar.14  Southern Israel  Palestinian suicide bombers kill 11
Mar.18  Taiwan  President Chen shot
Mar.31   Sunni Triangle
Apr.7  Hamburg  Court frees 9/11 suspect
Apr.8  Iraq  Japanese, Koreans taken hostage
Apr.14  Afghanistan  Bin Laden offers Europe truce
Apr.20  Baghdad  Iraqi tribunal to try Saddam Hussein
Apr.21  Basra  Car bombs in Basra kill 68
 Saudi Arabia  Suicide bomb kills 9
 Darfur  UN to warn of Darfur 'atrocities'
Apr.26  Jordan  Major al Qaeda plot disrupted
Apr.30   Washington
May.1  Saudi Arabia  6 Westerners killed in attack
May.2  Gaza  Gunmen killed pregnant and 4 children
May.4  Athens  Bombs hit Athens police station
May.6  Afghanistan  bin Laden tape offers gold for Bremer
May.9  Chechnya  Bomb kills Chechen president
May.11  Iraq  Video shows U.S. captive beheaded
May.14  Baghdad  Interrogation techniques banned in Iraq
May.17  Iraq  Interim council head killed in car bombing
May.29  Saudi Arabia  50 foreigners held hostage
May.31  Karachi  18 killed in mosque blast
Jun.3  CIA  Tenet resigns as CIA director
Jun.8  Iraq  Kidnapped Italians, Pole freed
Jun.15  Jerusalem  Sharon won't face bribery charges
Jun.17  Belgium  Child killer Dutroux convicted
 Baghdad  Car bomb kills 35
Jun.18  Saudi Arabia  U.S. hostage beheaded
Jun.22  Iraq  South Korean hostage beheaded
Jun.23  Iraq  'Zarqawi tape' threatens Iraq PM
Jul.1   Baghdad
Jul.10  Tel Aviv  Explosion at bus stop: 1 dead, 21 injured
Jul.23  Iraq  Militants take Egyptian diplomat hostage
Jul.24  Iraq  Militant threat to Australia and Italy
Jul.29  Pakistan  High-level al Qaeda operative captured
Aug.1  Baghdad  Bomb blasts rock churches
 New York  Threat level raised at key financial sites
Aug.14  Burundi  156 Tutsis massacred in camp
Aug.21  Bangladesh  Grenades kill 18 at Dhaka rally
Aug.22  Norway  Scream stolen from museum
Aug.24   Russia
Aug.25  Iraq  Blast at mosque kills 74
Aug.31  Southern Israel  16 killed in bus explosions
 Iraq  Militants: 12 Nepalese 'killed'
Sep.1  North Caucasus  Standoff school siege
Sep.3   North Caucasus
  1,200 hostages might have been inside the Beslan school. Hundreds of people were injured.    On the 3rd day of the standoff, gunfire broke out between the hostage-takers and security forces. 186 children were among ...
Sep.8  Jakarta  Deadly car bomb near Australian Embassy Sep.14  Baghdad  Car bomb at police station kills 47 Sep.16  Chechnya  Rebel Basayev claims Beslan siege Sep.20  Iraq  U.S. hostage beheaded Sep.24  Baghdad  Six Egyptians taken Sep.27  Iraq  Kidnapped Iranian diplomat freed Sep.28  Iraq  Italians freed, Frenchmen to be released Sep.30  Baghdad  Bombs toll hits 45 Oct.2  North East India  Toll in attacks tops 50 Oct.7   Egypt Three blasts kill 40 at tourist resorts Oct.8  Iraq  Hostage Bigley killed Oct.19  Iraq  Agency halts aid projects after kidnap Oct.24   Iraq Massacre of 50 Iraqi army recruits Oct.25  Iraq  IAEA: Tons of Iraq explosives missing Oct.26  Thailand  78 die after riot Oct.29   Arab Countries New Bin Laden's videotape Nov.2   Netherlands Gunman kills film director Nov.12  San Francisco Bay Area  Jury finds Peterson guilty of killing Nov.14  Gaza  Abbas unharmed in shooting spree Nov.16  Iraq  Margaret Hassan apparently killed Dec.6  Saudi Arabia  9 Killed in Attack on U.S. Mission Dec.11   Austria Doctors: Yushchenko Was Poisoned Dec.13  Chile  Judge charges Pinochet Dec.16  Gulf  Bin Laden tape urges oil attack Dec.19  Iraq  Bombs in Karbala, Najaf kill more than 60 Dec.24  Honduras  Gang linked to massacre



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Arab Countries
02/10 Car bomb kills at least 50
03/02 182 killed in attacks in Baghdad, Karbala
03/31 Iraqis hang U.S. bodies off bridge
04/08 Japanese, Koreans taken hostage
04/21 Car bombs in Basra kill 68
05/01 6 Westerners killed in attack
05/11 Video shows U.S. captive beheaded
05/17 Interim council head killed in car bombing
05/29 50 foreigners held hostage
06/18 U.S. hostage beheaded
06/22 South Korean hostage beheaded
07/01 Defiant Saddam in court
09/14 Car bomb at police station kills 47
10/07 Three blasts kill 40 at tourist resorts
10/24 Massacre of 50 Iraqi army recruits
10/29 New Bin Laden's videotape
11/16 Margaret Hassan apparently killed
12/06 9 Killed in Attack on U.S. Mission
12/19 Bombs in Karbala, Najaf kill more than 60
02/10 Car bomb kills at least 50
03/02 182 killed in attacks in Baghdad, Karbala
03/31 Iraqis hang U.S. bodies off bridge
04/21 Car bombs in Basra kill 68
05/01 6 Westerners killed in attack
05/11 Video shows U.S. captive beheaded
05/17 Interim council head killed in car bombing
05/29 50 foreigners held hostage
06/18 U.S. hostage beheaded
06/22 South Korean hostage beheaded
09/14 Car bomb at police station kills 47
10/07 Three blasts kill 40 at tourist resorts
10/24 Massacre of 50 Iraqi army recruits
10/29 New Bin Laden's videotape
11/16 Margaret Hassan apparently killed
12/06 9 Killed in Attack on U.S. Mission
01/18 Car bomb leaves 20 dead
02/10 Car bomb kills at least 50
02/10 Car bomb kills 47 Iraq army recruits
03/02 182 killed in attacks in Baghdad, Karbala
04/21 Car bombs in Basra kill 68
04/21 Suicide bomb kills 9
05/17 Interim council head killed in car bombing
09/14 Car bomb at police station kills 47
10/07 Three blasts kill 40 at tourist resorts
12/19 Bombs in Karbala, Najaf kill more than 60
Iraq
02/10 Car bomb kills at least 50
03/02 182 killed in attacks in Baghdad, Karbala
03/31 Iraqis hang U.S. bodies off bridge
04/08 Japanese, Koreans taken hostage
04/21 Car bombs in Basra kill 68
05/11 Video shows U.S. captive beheaded
05/17 Interim council head killed in car bombing
06/22 South Korean hostage beheaded
07/01 Defiant Saddam in court
09/14 Car bomb at police station kills 47
10/24 Massacre of 50 Iraqi army recruits
11/16 Margaret Hassan apparently killed
12/19 Bombs in Karbala, Najaf kill more than 60
02/10 Car bomb kills at least 50
03/02 182 killed in attacks in Baghdad, Karbala
03/31 Iraqis hang U.S. bodies off bridge
04/21 Car bombs in Basra kill 68
05/11 Video shows U.S. captive beheaded
05/17 Interim council head killed in car bombing
06/22 South Korean hostage beheaded
09/14 Car bomb at police station kills 47
10/24 Massacre of 50 Iraqi army recruits
11/16 Margaret Hassan apparently killed
12/19 Bombs in Karbala, Najaf kill more than 60
01/18 Car bomb leaves 20 dead
02/10 Car bomb kills at least 50
02/10 Car bomb kills 47 Iraq army recruits
03/02 182 killed in attacks in Baghdad, Karbala
04/21 Car bombs in Basra kill 68
05/17 Interim council head killed in car bombing
09/14 Car bomb at police station kills 47
12/19 Bombs in Karbala, Najaf kill more than 60
Europe
02/06 Metro blast kills 39
03/11 Rail blasts: 200 dead
05/09 Bomb kills Chechen president
08/22 Scream stolen from museum
08/24 Two passenger jets crash
11/02 Gunman kills film director
12/11 Doctors: Yushchenko Was Poisoned
02/06 Metro blast kills 39
03/11 Rail blasts: 200 dead
04/07 Court frees 9/11 suspect
08/24 Two passenger jets crash
02/06 Metro blast kills 39
03/11 Rail blasts: 200 dead
05/09 Bomb kills Chechen president
Baghdad
01/18 Car bomb leaves 20 dead
02/21 Red Cross visits Saddam
03/02 182 killed in attacks in Baghdad, Karbala
07/01 Defiant Saddam in court
09/14 Car bomb at police station kills 47
01/18 Car bomb leaves 20 dead
03/02 182 killed in attacks in Baghdad, Karbala
09/14 Car bomb at police station kills 47
01/18 Car bomb leaves 20 dead
03/02 182 killed in attacks in Baghdad, Karbala
09/14 Car bomb at police station kills 47
European Union
01/30 Ex-Prime Minister guilty of corruption
03/11 Rail blasts: 200 dead
11/02 Gunman kills film director
12/11 Doctors: Yushchenko Was Poisoned
03/11 Rail blasts: 200 dead
04/07 Court frees 9/11 suspect
03/11 Rail blasts: 200 dead
Saudi Arabia
05/01 6 Westerners killed in attack
05/29 50 foreigners held hostage
06/18 U.S. hostage beheaded
12/06 9 Killed in Attack on U.S. Mission
05/01 6 Westerners killed in attack
05/29 50 foreigners held hostage
06/18 U.S. hostage beheaded
12/06 9 Killed in Attack on U.S. Mission
04/21 Suicide bomb kills 9
Israel
01/21 Sharon may face corruption charge
01/28 10 killed in suicide attack on bus
02/21 Suicide bomber kills 8
08/31 16 killed in bus explosions
01/28 10 killed in suicide attack on bus
02/21 Suicide bomber kills 8
08/31 16 killed in bus explosions
01/28 10 killed in suicide attack on bus
02/21 Suicide bomber kills 8
03/14 Palestinian suicide bombers kill 11
Russia
02/06 Metro blast kills 39
05/09 Bomb kills Chechen president
08/24 Two passenger jets crash
09/03 350 dead after troops storm school
02/06 Metro blast kills 39
08/24 Two passenger jets crash
09/03 350 dead after troops storm school
02/06 Metro blast kills 39
05/09 Bomb kills Chechen president
USA
03/05 Jury finds Martha Stewart guilty
04/30 Iraq prison abuse sparks outrage
08/01 Threat level raised at key financial sites
08/01 Threat level raised at key financial sites
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Africa
02/22 Rebels kill nearly 200
04/21 UN to warn of Darfur 'atrocities'
10/29 New Bin Laden's videotape
10/29 New Bin Laden's videotape
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Jerusalem
01/21 Sharon may face corruption charge
01/28 10 killed in suicide attack on bus
02/21 Suicide bomber kills 8
01/28 10 killed in suicide attack on bus
02/21 Suicide bomber kills 8
01/28 10 killed in suicide attack on bus
02/21 Suicide bomber kills 8
East Asia
02/26 Death sentence for cult guru
03/18 President Chen shot
10/26 78 die after riot
02/26 Death sentence for cult guru
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North Caucasus
05/09 Bomb kills Chechen president
09/01 Standoff school siege
09/03 350 dead after troops storm school
09/03 350 dead after troops storm school
05/09 Bomb kills Chechen president

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Car bomb leaves 20 dead   Sharon may face corruption charge  Prosecutors are considering charging Prime Minister and his deputy in connection with a bribery scandal 10 killed in suicide attack on bus Ex-Prime Minister guilty of corruption At least 67 dead in suicide blasts  Nearly simultaneous bombings of the offices of 2 Kurdish parties in Erbil killed 67 people, including 5 senior Kurdish officials Metro blast kills 39  An explosion has ripped apart a train car during morning rush hour. Putin condemns 'Chechen' bombing   Car bomb kills at least 50  Massive truck bomb exploded near a police station in Iskandariyah as applicants stood in line for jobs with the police Car bomb kills 47 Iraq army recruits Red Cross visits Saddam Suicide bomber kills 8 Rebels kill nearly 200 Death sentence for cult guru 182 killed in attacks in Baghdad, Karbala  Suspected insurgents made well-organized, simultaneous attacks on the holiest Shiite Muslim day of the year Jury finds Martha Stewart guilty  The lifestyle guru has been found guilty of lying to investigators over a suspicious sale of shares in drug company ImClone Abu Abbas, Achille Lauro hijacker, dead Rail blasts: 200 dead


January 2004 ... more > Top ^
Jan.13  England  Anger as 'Dr. Death' found hanged
Jan.14  Israel  Hamas uses female suicide bomber
Jan.18   Baghdad
Jan.21   Jerusalem  
Jan.28   Jerusalem
Jan.30   Paris


February 2004 ... more > Top ^
Feb.1   Kurdistan
Feb.6   Moscow
Feb.10   Iraq
  Iraq
Feb.13  Qatar  Blast kills exiled Chechen leader
Feb.14  Sunni Triangle  Fallujah attack killed 20, mostly police
Feb.16  USA  Sex abuse priests: '4,450 accused'
Feb.21   Baghdad
  Jerusalem
Feb.22   Uganda
Feb.25  Haiti  Chaos and fear grip capital
Feb.26  UN  UN warning over spy allegations
  Tokyo


March 2004 ... more > Top ^
Mar.2   Baghdad
Mar.5   New York
Mar.7  Haiti  6 shot dead after anti-Aristide rally
Mar.9   Iraq
Mar.11   Madrid
  A series of co-ordinated bomb attacks on Madrid's commuter trains at the height of the rush hour blamed on ETA
 The attacks took place at the height of rush hour when 3 separate trains were hit by near-simultaneous explosions along the southern part of Madrid's train network. The morning terror strikes at train stations also wounded at least 1,400. The deadliest blast happened on a train entering Atocha station
Mar.14   Southern Israel Palestinian suicide bombers kill 11
Mar.16  Spain  Police identify 'bombers' Mar.17  Kosovo  Seven die in riot-hit town  Baghdad  Blast shatters hotel, killing 7 Mar.18   Taiwan   President Chen shot  Chen Shui-bian has been rushed to hospital after being shot in the stomach while campaigning for an election Mar.27  Jerusalem  Sharon may face bribery charges Mar.30  London  Explosives find in terror raid Mar.31   Sunni Triangle Iraqis hang U.S. bodies off bridge Map of Fallujah Iraq
  U.S. officials said they expect more attacks like the one that killed 4 U.S. civilian contractors in Fallujah


April 2004 ... more > Top ^
Apr.3  Madrid  One killed in Madrid suburb blast Apr.7   Hamburg Court frees 9/11 suspect
Apr.8   Iraq     Japanese, Koreans taken hostage  3 Japanese citizens and 7 South Korean civilians have been taken hostage in Iraq, where fighting has escalated Apr.12  Iraq  Russian hostages seized Apr.13  Iraq  Foreign workers told to quit Iraq Apr.14   Afghanistan     Bin Laden offers Europe truce  al-Arabiya has aired an audiotape in which Osama Bin Laden offers Europe a truce if it 'stops attacking Muslims' Apr.20   Baghdad Iraqi tribunal to try Saddam Hussein Apr.21   Basra   Car bombs in Basra kill 68  Several car bombings at 4 police targets killed at least 68 -- including 18 schoolchildren   Saudi Arabia Suicide bomb kills 9  Israel  Nuclear spy Vanunu released   Darfur UN to warn of Darfur 'atrocities' Apr.22  UN Security Council  UN orders Iraq corruption inquiry Apr.26   Jordan Major al Qaeda plot disrupted Apr.30   Washington Iraq prison abuse sparks outrage
  A coalition military spokesman is 'disgusted' by photographs that apparently show U.S. soldiers abusing detainees


May 2004 ... more > Top ^
May.1   Saudi Arabia     6 Westerners killed in attack  4 attackers entered a compound and opened fire on workers May.2   Gaza Gunmen killed pregnant and 4 children
May.3  Turkey  NATO summit attack prevented May.4   Athens Bombs hit Athens police station May.6  Libya  Libya to execute Bulgarian medics   Afghanistan bin Laden tape offers gold for Bremer May.9   Chechnya Bomb kills Chechen president  Akhmad Kadyrov and at least 5 others died in an explosion at a stadium in the Chechen capital May.11   Iraq   Video shows U.S. captive beheaded  Captors say they offered exchange man, identified himself as Nicholas Berg, 26, for Abu Ghraib prisoners May.14   Baghdad Interrogation techniques banned in Iraq May.17   Iraq   Interim council head killed in car bombing  Ezzedine Salim was killed as he was waiting to enter headquarters of the coalition. Several other people also died May.23  Kashmir  33 killed in landmine attack on bus May.25  London  Al-Qaeda 'spurred on' by Iraq war May.26  Washington  US warns al-Qaeda set to attack May.27  London  U.S. indict British Muslim cleric May.29   Saudi Arabia 50 foreigners held hostage   Security forces have surrounded an oil company housing compound in the city of Khobar. The gunmen killed 16 people May.30  Saudi Arabia  Saudi blames al Qaeda for attack May.31   Karachi 18 killed in mosque blast

June 2004 ... more > Top ^
Jun.1  Rio de Janeiro  Jail revolt leaves 34 dead Jun.3   CIA   Tenet resigns as CIA director  George Tenet is citing personal reasons, President Bush said. Deputy Director McLaughlin will become the acting chief Jun.8   Iraq Kidnapped Italians, Pole freed
Jun.10  Saudi Arabia  Gadhafi plot to 'kill Saudi leader' Jun.14  Baghdad  Iraqi officials to get Saddam in 2 weeks Jun.15   Jerusalem Sharon won't face bribery charges  Saudi Arabia  Kidnapped American threatened in video  Colombia  34 killed in massacre  Iraq  Oil security chief killed Jun.17   Belgium Child killer Dutroux convicted   Baghdad Car bomb kills 35 Jun.18   Saudi Arabia   U.S. hostage beheaded   Decapitated body of Paul Johnson Jr. was left in Riyadh. Terrorist group leader, 3 others die in gunbattle Jun.20  Iraq  Threat to behead South Korean hostage Jun.22   Iraq   South Korean hostage beheaded  Insurgents carried out their threat to behead Kim Sun-il they were holding hostage Jun.23   Iraq 'Zarqawi tape' threatens Iraq PM Jun.24  Istanbul  Bus explosion kills 3 Jun.26  Iraq  3 Turks 'face beheading' Jun.28  Israel  Gaza rockets kill 2 in Israel Jun.30  Baghdad  Iraqis given custody of Saddam

July 2004 ... more > Top ^
Jul.1   Baghdad     Defiant Saddam in court
  Saddam Hussein is hearing preliminary charges against him that included the gassing of Kurds and the invasion of Kuwait
Jul.7  Texas  Enron ex-boss Ken Lay is indicted Jul.10   Tel Aviv Explosion at bus stop: 1 dead, 21 injured Jul.13  Iraq  Bulgarian hostage killed Jul.16  New York  5 months in jail for Stewart Jul.21  Saudi Arabia  Saudis find U.S. hostage's head Jul.23  House of Representatives  Congress calls Darfur crisis 'genocide'   Iraq Militants take Egyptian diplomat hostage Jul.24   Iraq Militant threat to Australia and Italy Jul.29   Pakistan High-level al Qaeda operative captured Jul.30  Uzbekistan  3 killed in blasts

August 2004 ... more > Top ^
Aug.1   Baghdad Bomb blasts rock churches
  New York   Threat level raised at key financial sites  The U.S. raised the level to high for the financial services sector of New York City, northern New Jersey and Washington Aug.2  Pakistan  Arrest 'led to US terror warning'  Ivory Coast  U.N. finds mass graves Aug.8  Iraq  Iranian consul abducted Aug.9  Istanbul  Deadly blasts hit hotels Aug.10  U.S. Congress  Bush appoints new CIA director Aug.14   Burundi 156 Tutsis massacred in camp Aug.15  Iraq  Najaf mosque under threat Aug.17  London  8 men charged with terror offenses Aug.21   Bangladesh Grenades kill 18 at Dhaka rally Aug.22   Norway   Scream stolen from museum  Two masked armed robbers have stolen the iconic Edvard Munch painting from the Munch Museum Aug.24   Russia Two passenger jets crash
  2 planes have crashed in nearly simultaneous incidents, with as many as 94 people feared killed
 Washington  Abu Ghraib report attacks 'chaos' Aug.25   Iraq Blast at mosque kills 74 Aug.28  FBI  FBI Suspects Israel Has Mole in Pentagon Aug.31   Southern Israel   16 killed in bus explosions   The Hamas claimed responsibility for the near-simultaneous explosions on 2 buses in the southern city of Beer Sheva   Iraq Militants: 12 Nepalese 'killed'

September 2004 ... more > Top ^
Sep.1   North Caucasus   Standoff school siege  A tense standoff between authorities and attackers who seized at least 100 hostages, possibly as many as 400  Russia  'Breakdown' in siege negotiations Sep.2  North Caucasus  School siege: '26 freed' Sep.3   North Caucasus   350 dead after troops storm school
Map of Beslan North Ossetia Russia
  1,200 hostages might have been inside the Beslan school. Hundreds of people were injured
 On the 3rd day of the standoff, gunfire broke out between the hostage-takers and security forces. 186 children were among the killed. Chechen warlord Basayev took responsibility for the hostage taking, which was led by his Ingush deputy Yevloyev
Sep.4  North Caucasus  Siege toll tops 350 Sep.5  Russia  Russia parades siege suspect Sep.7  Moscow  Rally against terrorism  Russia  Footage shows drama in besieged school Sep.8  Moscow  $10m reward for Chechen rebels   Jakarta Deadly car bomb near Australian Embassy Sep.9  Eastern Afghanistan  Al-Zawahiri: U.S. faltering in Afghanistan Sep.11  Manhattan  September 11 remembered Sep.14   Baghdad   Car bomb at police station kills 47  Assailants launched two deadly assaults at police targets. 12 police officers killed in a drive-by shooting in Baquba Sep.16  Baghdad  2 Americans, Briton kidnapped   Chechnya Rebel Basayev claims Beslan siege Sep.17  Baghdad  8 killed in car bombing Sep.18  Northern Iraq  Kirkuk bombing attacks Iraqi forces Sep.20   Iraq U.S. hostage beheaded Sep.22  Iraq  British hostage pleads for life on video Sep.24   Baghdad Six Egyptians taken Sep.25  Chile  Pinochet quizzed over killings Sep.26  Syria  Hamas leader killed  Pakistan  Al Qaeda leader reportedly killed Sep.27   Iraq Kidnapped Iranian diplomat freed Sep.28   Iraq Italians freed, Frenchmen to be released Sep.29  Iraq  Hostage Bigley shown in new video  Israel  Rocket kills two Israeli children Sep.30   Baghdad Bombs toll hits 45

October 2004 ... more > Top ^
Oct.1  Pakistan  Mosque bomb kills 28 Oct.2   North East India Toll in attacks tops 50
Oct.4  Baghdad  Bomb blasts leave 16 dead Oct.7   Egypt   Three blasts kill 40 at tourist resorts
  Blasts rocked the resorts where Israelis were vacationing. The most powerful explosion ripped through the 400-room Hilton
Oct.8   Iraq Hostage Bigley killed
Oct.12  Iraq  Babies found in mass grave Oct.15  Zimbabwe  Tsvangirai innocent of treason  Baghdad  Blasts at churches Oct.19   Iraq Agency halts aid projects after kidnap Oct.20  Baghdad  Abu Ghraib guard pleads guilty Oct.23  Kabul  Suicide bomber hits Kabul street Oct.24   Iraq   Massacre of 50 Iraqi army recruits
  The bodies of recruits have been found following an ambush near the Iranian border
Oct.25   Iraq IAEA: Tons of Iraq explosives missing Oct.26   Thailand   78 die after riot  People were suffocated or crushed to death after being arrested and packed into police trucks in Muslim-dominated south  Japan  Japan won't bow to hostage threat Oct.28  Kabul  Foreign poll staff held in Kabul  Iraq  Militants claim killings of 11 Iraqis Oct.29   Arab Countries     New Bin Laden's videotape
  Osama bin Laden told Americans their security does not depend on the president they elect, but on U.S. policy


November 2004 ... more > Top ^
Nov.2   Netherlands Gunman kills film director Map of Amsterdam Netherlands
  Theo van Gogh, 47, who made a controversial film about Islamic culture, has been stabbed and shot dead in Amsterdam
Nov.3  Iraq  Three Iraqi guards 'beheaded' Nov.10  Sunni Triangle  Troops find hostage 'slaughterhouses' Nov.11  Baghdad  At least 19 die in car bombing Nov.12   San Francisco Bay Area Jury finds Peterson guilty of killing Nov.14   Gaza Abbas unharmed in shooting spree Nov.16   Iraq   Margaret Hassan apparently killed  The director of CARE International in Iraq was kidnapped on October 19. Videotapes showing her killing Nov.26  UN  Firm's Checks to Annan's Son for Years Nov.29  Qatar  al-Zawahiri vows to continue U.S. fight

December 2004 ... more > Top ^
Dec.6   Saudi Arabia   9 Killed in Attack on U.S. Mission   Militants stormed the heavily fortified consulate in Jeddah in a brazen raid before security forces regained control Dec.11   Austria     Doctors: Yushchenko Was Poisoned
  Opposition leader was poisoned by dioxin during presidential election campaign, his Austrian doctors said
Dec.13   Chile Judge charges Pinochet
Dec.15  Iraq  Shi'ites Bombed as Poll Campaign Begins  Greece  Bus Hijack Siege Ends, Gunmen Surrender Dec.16   Gulf Bin Laden tape urges oil attack Dec.19   Iraq Bombs in Karbala, Najaf kill more than 60   In Najaf, a suicide car bomber plowed his vehicle into a funeral procession just yards from Imam Ali shrine, killing 48 Dec.20  Iraq  Police arrest 50 after bombings Dec.24   Honduras   Gang linked to massacre  The Mara Salvatrucha gang could be responsible for massacre of 26 bus passengers Dec.27  United Arab Emirates  bin Laden tape endorses al-Zarqawi Dec.29  Saudi Arabia  Blasts rock Saudi capital


Agency halts aid projects after kidnap   Sharon may face corruption charge  Prosecutors are considering charging Prime Minister and his deputy in connection with a bribery scandal Ex-Prime Minister guilty of corruption UN to warn of Darfur 'atrocities' Iraq prison abuse sparks outrage




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Oct.19   Iraq




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Dec.15  Iraq  Shi'ites Bombed as Poll Campaign Begins




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Jan.21   Jerusalem
Jan.30   Paris
Mar.27  Jerusalem  Sharon may face bribery charges
Apr.22  UN Security Council  UN orders Iraq corruption inquiry
Nov.26  UN  Firm's Checks to Annan's Son for Years




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Apr.13  Iraq  Foreign workers told to quit Iraq
Apr.21   Darfur
Apr.30   Washington
  A coalition military spokesman is 'disgusted' by photographs that apparently show U.S. soldiers abusing detainees
Jul.23  House of Representatives  Congress calls Darfur crisis 'genocide' Aug.24  Washington  Abu Ghraib report attacks 'chaos' Aug.31   Iraq Militants: 12 Nepalese 'killed'
Oct.12  Iraq  Babies found in mass grave Oct.20  Baghdad  Abu Ghraib guard pleads guilty Oct.26  Japan  Japan won't bow to hostage threat Nov.3  Iraq  Three Iraqi guards 'beheaded'



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2004 Aug.15  Iraq  Najaf mosque under threat



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2004 Jan.14  Israel  Hamas uses female suicide bomber Jan.18   Baghdad Car bomb leaves 20 dead
Jan.28   Jerusalem 10 killed in suicide attack on bus Feb.1   Kurdistan At least 67 dead in suicide blasts  Nearly simultaneous bombings of the offices of 2 Kurdish parties in Erbil killed 67 people, including 5 senior Kurdish officials Feb.6   Moscow Metro blast kills 39  An explosion has ripped apart a train car during morning rush hour. Putin condemns 'Chechen' bombing Feb.10   Iraq   Car bomb kills at least 50  Massive truck bomb exploded near a police station in Iskandariyah as applicants stood in line for jobs with the police Feb.10   Iraq Car bomb kills 47 Iraq army recruits Feb.13  Qatar  Blast kills exiled Chechen leader Feb.16  USA  Sex abuse priests: '4,450 accused' Feb.21   Jerusalem Suicide bomber kills 8 Mar.2   Baghdad 182 killed in attacks in Baghdad, Karbala  Suspected insurgents made well-organized, simultaneous attacks on the holiest Shiite Muslim day of the year Mar.5   New York Jury finds Martha Stewart guilty  The lifestyle guru has been found guilty of lying to investigators over a suspicious sale of shares in drug company ImClone Mar.11   Madrid Rail blasts: 200 dead
  A series of co-ordinated bomb attacks on Madrid's commuter trains at the height of the rush hour blamed on ETA
 The attacks took place at the height of rush hour when 3 separate trains were hit by near-simultaneous explosions along the southern part of Madrid's train network. The morning terror strikes at train stations also wounded at least 1,400. The deadliest blast happened on a train entering Atocha station
Mar.14   Southern Israel Palestinian suicide bombers kill 11 Mar.17  Baghdad  Blast shatters hotel, killing 7 Apr.3  Madrid  One killed in Madrid suburb blast Apr.21   Basra   Car bombs in Basra kill 68  Several car bombings at 4 police targets killed at least 68 -- including 18 schoolchildren Apr.21   Saudi Arabia Suicide bomb kills 9 May.4   Athens Bombs hit Athens police station May.9   Chechnya Bomb kills Chechen president  Akhmad Kadyrov and at least 5 others died in an explosion at a stadium in the Chechen capital May.17   Iraq   Interim council head killed in car bombing  Ezzedine Salim was killed as he was waiting to enter headquarters of the coalition. Several other people also died May.23  Kashmir  33 killed in landmine attack on bus May.31   Karachi 18 killed in mosque blast Jun.17   Baghdad Car bomb kills 35 Jun.24  Istanbul  Bus explosion kills 3 Jul.10   Tel Aviv Explosion at bus stop: 1 dead, 21 injured Jul.30  Uzbekistan  3 killed in blasts Aug.1   Baghdad Bomb blasts rock churches Aug.9  Istanbul  Deadly blasts hit hotels Aug.21   Bangladesh Grenades kill 18 at Dhaka rally Aug.25   Iraq Blast at mosque kills 74 Sep.8   Jakarta Deadly car bomb near Australian Embassy Sep.14   Baghdad   Car bomb at police station kills 47  Assailants launched two deadly assaults at police targets. 12 police officers killed in a drive-by shooting in Baquba Sep.17  Baghdad  8 killed in car bombing Sep.18  Northern Iraq  Kirkuk bombing attacks Iraqi forces Sep.30   Baghdad Bombs toll hits 45 Oct.1  Pakistan  Mosque bomb kills 28 Oct.4  Baghdad  Bomb blasts leave 16 dead Oct.7   Egypt   Three blasts kill 40 at tourist resorts
  Blasts rocked the resorts where Israelis were vacationing. The most powerful explosion ripped through the 400-room Hilton
Oct.15  Baghdad  Blasts at churches Oct.23  Kabul  Suicide bomber hits Kabul street Nov.11  Baghdad  At least 19 die in car bombing Dec.15  Iraq  Shi'ites Bombed as Poll Campaign Begins Dec.19   Iraq Bombs in Karbala, Najaf kill more than 60   In Najaf, a suicide car bomber plowed his vehicle into a funeral procession just yards from Imam Ali shrine, killing 48 Dec.29  Saudi Arabia  Blasts rock Saudi capital



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2004 Feb.26   Tokyo Death sentence for cult guru Mar.5   New York Jury finds Martha Stewart guilty  The lifestyle guru has been found guilty of lying to investigators over a suspicious sale of shares in drug company ImClone Mar.16  Spain  Police identify 'bombers' Apr.7   Hamburg Court frees 9/11 suspect Apr.20   Baghdad Iraqi tribunal to try Saddam Hussein May.6  Libya  Libya to execute Bulgarian medics May.14   Baghdad Interrogation techniques banned in Iraq May.27  London  U.S. indict British Muslim cleric Jun.14  Baghdad  Iraqi officials to get Saddam in 2 weeks Jun.15   Jerusalem Sharon won't face bribery charges Jun.17   Belgium Child killer Dutroux convicted Jun.30  Baghdad  Iraqis given custody of Saddam Jul.1   Baghdad   Defiant Saddam in court
  Saddam Hussein is hearing preliminary charges against him that included the gassing of Kurds and the invasion of Kuwait
Jul.7  Texas  Enron ex-boss Ken Lay is indicted Jul.16  New York  5 months in jail for Stewart Aug.24  Washington  Abu Ghraib report attacks 'chaos' Sep.5  Russia  Russia parades siege suspect Sep.25  Chile  Pinochet quizzed over killings Oct.15  Zimbabwe  Tsvangirai innocent of treason Oct.20  Baghdad  Abu Ghraib guard pleads guilty Nov.12   San Francisco Bay Area Jury finds Peterson guilty of killing Dec.13   Chile Judge charges Pinochet



World, Crime, 2004 Massacre Timeline ... See World Massacre timeline Top ^
2004 Feb.22   Uganda Rebels kill nearly 200
Apr.21   Darfur UN to warn of Darfur 'atrocities' Jun.15  Colombia  34 killed in massacre Aug.2  Ivory Coast  U.N. finds mass graves Aug.14   Burundi 156 Tutsis massacred in camp Sep.7  Russia  Footage shows drama in besieged school Sep.29  Iraq  Hostage Bigley shown in new video Sep.29  Israel  Rocket kills two Israeli children Oct.12  Iraq  Babies found in mass grave Oct.24   Iraq   Massacre of 50 Iraqi army recruits
  The bodies of recruits have been found following an ambush near the Iranian border
Dec.24   Honduras Gang linked to massacre  The Mara Salvatrucha gang could be responsible for massacre of 26 bus passengers



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2004 Apr.8   Iraq   Japanese, Koreans taken hostage  3 Japanese citizens and 7 South Korean civilians have been taken hostage in Iraq, where fighting has escalated Apr.12  Iraq  Russian hostages seized May.29   Saudi Arabia 50 foreigners held hostage   Security forces have surrounded an oil company housing compound in the city of Khobar. The gunmen killed 16 people Jun.8   Iraq Kidnapped Italians, Pole freed Jun.15  Saudi Arabia  Kidnapped American threatened in video Jun.26  Iraq  3 Turks 'face beheading' Jul.23   Iraq Militants take Egyptian diplomat hostage Aug.8  Iraq  Iranian consul abducted Sep.1   North Caucasus Standoff school siege  A tense standoff between authorities and attackers who seized at least 100 hostages, possibly as many as 400 Sep.2  North Caucasus  School siege: '26 freed' Sep.16  Baghdad  2 Americans, Briton kidnapped Sep.22  Iraq  British hostage pleads for life on video Sep.24   Baghdad Six Egyptians taken Sep.27   Iraq Kidnapped Iranian diplomat freed Sep.28   Iraq Italians freed, Frenchmen to be released Sep.29  Iraq  Hostage Bigley shown in new video Oct.19   Iraq Agency halts aid projects after kidnap Oct.28  Kabul  Foreign poll staff held in Kabul



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2004 Sep.11  Manhattan  September 11 remembered



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2004 Aug.22   Norway Scream stolen from museum  Two masked armed robbers have stolen the iconic Edvard Munch painting from the Munch Museum



World, Crime, 2004 Riot Timeline ... See World Riot timeline Top ^
2004 Feb.25  Haiti  Chaos and fear grip capital Feb.26  UN  UN warning over spy allegations Mar.17  Kosovo  Seven die in riot-hit town Oct.26   Thailand   78 die after riot  People were suffocated or crushed to death after being arrested and packed into police trucks in Muslim-dominated south



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2004 Aug.24   Russia Two passenger jets crash
  2 planes have crashed in nearly simultaneous incidents, with as many as 94 people feared killed
Dec.15  Greece  Bus Hijack Siege Ends, Gunmen Surrender



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2004 Dec.13   Chile Judge charges Pinochet



World, Crime, 2004 Assassination Timeline ... See World Assassination timeline Top ^
2004 Mar.18   Taiwan President Chen shot  Chen Shui-bian has been rushed to hospital after being shot in the stomach while campaigning for an election Jun.15  Iraq  Oil security chief killed Sep.26  Syria  Hamas leader killed Nov.2   Netherlands Gunman kills film director
Map of Amsterdam Netherlands
  Theo van Gogh, 47, who made a controversial film about Islamic culture, has been stabbed and shot dead in Amsterdam
Nov.14   Gaza Abbas unharmed in shooting spree Dec.11   Austria   Doctors: Yushchenko Was Poisoned
  Opposition leader was poisoned by dioxin during presidential election campaign, his Austrian doctors said




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2004 Feb.21   Baghdad Red Cross visits Saddam
Mar.27  Jerusalem  Sharon may face bribery charges Jun.3   CIA   Tenet resigns as CIA director  George Tenet is citing personal reasons, President Bush said. Deputy Director McLaughlin will become the acting chief Jun.30  Baghdad  Iraqis given custody of Saddam Aug.10  U.S. Congress  Bush appoints new CIA director Oct.2   North East India Toll in attacks tops 50 Oct.15  Zimbabwe  Tsvangirai innocent of treason



World, Crime, 2004 Rebellion Timeline ... See World Rebellion timeline Top ^
2004 Feb.14  Sunni Triangle  Fallujah attack killed 20, mostly police Feb.22   Uganda Rebels kill nearly 200
Mar.7  Haiti  6 shot dead after anti-Aristide rally Mar.31   Sunni Triangle Iraqis hang U.S. bodies off bridge Map of Fallujah Iraq
  U.S. officials said they expect more attacks like the one that killed 4 U.S. civilian contractors in Fallujah
Sep.7  Moscow  Rally against terrorism Sep.17  Baghdad  8 killed in car bombing Sep.18  Northern Iraq  Kirkuk bombing attacks Iraqi forces



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2004 Jan.13  England  Anger as 'Dr. Death' found hanged Feb.21   Baghdad Red Cross visits Saddam
Apr.30   Washington Iraq prison abuse sparks outrage
  A coalition military spokesman is 'disgusted' by photographs that apparently show U.S. soldiers abusing detainees
Jun.1  Rio de Janeiro  Jail revolt leaves 34 dead Jul.23  House of Representatives  Congress calls Darfur crisis 'genocide'



World, Crime, 2004 Terror Timeline ... See World Terror timeline Top ^
2004 Feb.14  Sunni Triangle  Fallujah attack killed 20, mostly police Mar.7  Haiti  6 shot dead after anti-Aristide rally Mar.9   Iraq Abu Abbas, Achille Lauro hijacker, dead
Mar.30  London  Explosives find in terror raid Mar.31   Sunni Triangle Iraqis hang U.S. bodies off bridge Map of Fallujah Iraq
  U.S. officials said they expect more attacks like the one that killed 4 U.S. civilian contractors in Fallujah
Apr.14   Afghanistan   Bin Laden offers Europe truce  al-Arabiya has aired an audiotape in which Osama Bin Laden offers Europe a truce if it 'stops attacking Muslims' Apr.26   Jordan Major al Qaeda plot disrupted May.1   Saudi Arabia   6 Westerners killed in attack  4 attackers entered a compound and opened fire on workers May.2   Gaza Gunmen killed pregnant and 4 children May.3  Turkey  NATO summit attack prevented May.6   Afghanistan bin Laden tape offers gold for Bremer May.11   Iraq Video shows U.S. captive beheaded  Captors say they offered exchange man, identified himself as Nicholas Berg, 26, for Abu Ghraib prisoners May.25  London  Al-Qaeda 'spurred on' by Iraq war May.26  Washington  US warns al-Qaeda set to attack May.30  Saudi Arabia  Saudi blames al Qaeda for attack Jun.10  Saudi Arabia  Gadhafi plot to 'kill Saudi leader' Jun.18   Saudi Arabia U.S. hostage beheaded   Decapitated body of Paul Johnson Jr. was left in Riyadh. Terrorist group leader, 3 others die in gunbattle Jun.20  Iraq  Threat to behead South Korean hostage Jun.22   Iraq South Korean hostage beheaded  Insurgents carried out their threat to behead Kim Sun-il they were holding hostage Jun.23   Iraq 'Zarqawi tape' threatens Iraq PM Jun.28  Israel  Gaza rockets kill 2 in Israel Jul.13  Iraq  Bulgarian hostage killed Jul.21  Saudi Arabia  Saudis find U.S. hostage's head Jul.24   Iraq Militant threat to Australia and Italy Jul.29   Pakistan High-level al Qaeda operative captured Aug.1   New York Threat level raised at key financial sites  The U.S. raised the level to high for the financial services sector of New York City, northern New Jersey and Washington Aug.2  Pakistan  Arrest 'led to US terror warning' Aug.17  London  8 men charged with terror offenses Aug.24   Russia Two passenger jets crash
  2 planes have crashed in nearly simultaneous incidents, with as many as 94 people feared killed
Aug.31   Southern Israel   16 killed in bus explosions   The Hamas claimed responsibility for the near-simultaneous explosions on 2 buses in the southern city of Beer Sheva Aug.31   Iraq Militants: 12 Nepalese 'killed'
Sep.1  Russia  'Breakdown' in siege negotiations Sep.3   North Caucasus   350 dead after troops storm school Map of Beslan North Ossetia Russia
  1,200 hostages might have been inside the Beslan school. Hundreds of people were injured
 On the 3rd day of the standoff, gunfire broke out between the hostage-takers and security forces. 186 children were among the killed. Chechen warlord Basayev took responsibility for the hostage taking, which was led by his Ingush deputy Yevloyev
Sep.4  North Caucasus  Siege toll tops 350 Sep.7  Moscow  Rally against terrorism Sep.7  Russia  Footage shows drama in besieged school Sep.8  Moscow  $10m reward for Chechen rebels Sep.9  Eastern Afghanistan  Al-Zawahiri: U.S. faltering in Afghanistan Sep.11  Manhattan  September 11 remembered Sep.16   Chechnya Rebel Basayev claims Beslan siege Sep.20   Iraq U.S. hostage beheaded Sep.26  Pakistan  Al Qaeda leader reportedly killed Sep.29  Israel  Rocket kills two Israeli children Oct.2   North East India Toll in attacks tops 50 Oct.8   Iraq Hostage Bigley killed Oct.25   Iraq IAEA: Tons of Iraq explosives missing Oct.26  Japan  Japan won't bow to hostage threat Oct.28  Iraq  Militants claim killings of 11 Iraqis Oct.29   Arab Countries   New Bin Laden's videotape
  Osama bin Laden told Americans their security does not depend on the president they elect, but on U.S. policy
Nov.3  Iraq  Three Iraqi guards 'beheaded' Nov.10  Sunni Triangle  Troops find hostage 'slaughterhouses' Nov.16   Iraq Margaret Hassan apparently killed  The director of CARE International in Iraq was kidnapped on October 19. Videotapes showing her killing Nov.29  Qatar  al-Zawahiri vows to continue U.S. fight Dec.6   Saudi Arabia 9 Killed in Attack on U.S. Mission   Militants stormed the heavily fortified consulate in Jeddah in a brazen raid before security forces regained control Dec.16   Gulf Bin Laden tape urges oil attack
Dec.20  Iraq  Police arrest 50 after bombings Dec.27  United Arab Emirates  bin Laden tape endorses al-Zarqawi



World, Crime, 2004 Entertainment Timeline ... See World Entertainment timeline Top ^
2004 Nov.2   Netherlands Gunman kills film director
Map of Amsterdam Netherlands
  Theo van Gogh, 47, who made a controversial film about Islamic culture, has been stabbed and shot dead in Amsterdam




World, Crime, 2004 Spy Charges Timeline ... See World Spy Charges timeline Top ^
2004 Feb.26  UN  UN warning over spy allegations Apr.21  Israel  Nuclear spy Vanunu released Jun.3   CIA   Tenet resigns as CIA director  George Tenet is citing personal reasons, President Bush said. Deputy Director McLaughlin will become the acting chief Aug.10  U.S. Congress  Bush appoints new CIA director Aug.28  FBI  FBI Suspects Israel Has Mole in Pentagon



World, Crime, 2004 Sex Crime Timeline ... See World Sex Crime timeline Top ^
2004 Feb.16  USA  Sex abuse priests: '4,450 accused' Dec.16   Gulf Bin Laden tape urges oil attack