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This article covers breaking news and events in April 2006.

Daily events

Saturday April 1, 2006

Orbit : Brazil's first astronaut Marcos Pontes arrives at the International Space Station at 9:00 a.m. after a two-day flight in a Soyuz spacecraft .

Paris / France : The main shareholder Thales of the telephone manufacturer and network operator Alcatel is taking over the US company Lucent Technologies for 21 billion euros . The new company will be the world's largest provider of telecommunications solutions and will be based in Paris.

Sunday April 2, 2006

Bangkok / Thailand : All three opposition parties have announced an election boycott for the parliamentary elections ; see also April 3rd.

Central Europe : The floods caused by the sudden melting of the snow are increasing in many areas of Central Europe; so far there have been 7 fatalities. In the Czech Republic the upper reaches of the March near Olomouc is affected, in Lower Austria a dam near Dürnkrut that has been soaked for days is breaking. Between Bohemia and Dresden the water level of the Elbe is in places 6 meters higher than normal (8.5 instead of 2 m). In Hungary, large areas of the Danube have been flooded, including around Budapest .

Austria : in the BAWAG PSK affair , reports appear that the bank or the trade union federation ÖGB illegally financed the SPÖ . Their general secretary Darabos denies the accusations. According to the expert Hubert Sickinger, there is in any case support for the preliminary organizations of both major parties through chambers and associations.

Turkey : The recently somewhat calmed conflict between the state leadership and the Kurdish population in the south-east and west is breaking out again. There are street battles between Kurds and the police in numerous cities .

Vatican City : Pope John Paul II, who died a year ago, is honored in a series of commemorative events . Hundreds of thousands of believers gathered in St. Peter's Square alone . As reported, a night watch will be held on the square at the hour of death as an emotional end to the memorial events .

Warsaw / Poland : Thousands flock to Poland's capital on the Pilsudski Square to their unofficial patron saint to honor. This is where John Paul II began his historic visit to Poland in 1979. At 9:37 pm (the hour of death a year ago) the church bells in Warsaw and many other cities ring for 3 minutes . The new Pope Benedict XVI. The greeting will be broadcast live from the Vatican City . The long-time Pope is also commemorated in the southern Polish homeland of John Paul II and many cities around the world.

Vienna / Austria : The Belarusian opposition leader Aljaksandr Milinkewitsch meets for deliberations with the current President of the Council of the European Union, Wolfgang Schüssel , in order to discuss political ways out of the falsified presidential election .

Vienna / Austria : The talks on the political future of the Serbian province of Kosovo are not making any progress. The Albanians still want their own state and the Serbs fundamentally reject this.

Monday April 3, 2006

Trading hall of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange

Zacarias Moussaoui

Afghanistan : On the occasion of the trial against the Christian Abdul Rahman , the government affirmed that the legal procedure for Muslim converts is being reorganized . In 2002 , Sharia law was reintroduced into the Afghan legal system . However , it is still too early for the changes in the Basic Law that human rights groups are calling for .

Frankfurt am Main / Germany : The DAX share index for the 30 largest companies listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange has closed again above the 6,000 point mark for the first time since 2001. Compared to the previous best value in the course of March 7, 2000 with 8,136 points, the index only lost around 25%. In 2003 it was still around 72%.

Freetown / Sierra Leone : In Freetown, the trial of Charles Taylor , once a dictator in Liberia , begins before the UN war crimes tribunal with the prosecution being read out.

Austria , Slovakia , Hungary : The floods caused by the sudden snowmelt are increasing in magnitude. In Lower Austria need for a dam failure of the March 2100 population Dürnkruts be evacuated. In Hungary, large areas of the Danube have been flooded, from the Slovakian border over the Danube Bend to the capital Budapest .

Saxony / Germany : The flooding of the Elbe (water level 6 meters higher than normal) increases by 10 to 20 centimeters every half day. In Dresden 1,500 people to be evacuated in the valley of the district Gohlis Elbe spills over the dike. Environment Minister Stanislaw Tillich (CDU) does not yet see any danger for another 130 kilometers of dams in Saxony . However, sealing is difficult because the protective walls were frozen and are now thawing. In Pirna , Schona, Meißen and in the Torgau district the situation remains critical, but will not reach the extent of the flood of the century in 2002. Around 100 people had to leave their homes. The dike around the town of Polbitz is enclosed by water and, according to Environment Minister Tillich, can no longer be stabilized. The tide is also rising in Saxony-Anhalt . In Bavaria, however, the situation is easing because the rain subsided.

Thailand : In the wake of the elections, the opposition accuses Prime Minister Thaksin of authoritarian leadership and corruption . Political circles fear a constitutional crisis because the parliament has no quorum due to the boycott of the elections.

Czech Republic : According to ČTK , seven people have already drowned in the floods of the Elbe . In the northern Bohemian city of Ústí nad Labem , the Elbe flowing into Saxony has 8.60 meters of water in the evening - normal is 2 meters. After a special evening session, the Prague government calls a state of emergency for the Ústí nad Labem district and six other regions - u. a. the district of Olomouc - from. According to Prime Minister Jiří Paroubek , the state of emergency will initially apply until April 10th.

Vatican City : After the night vigil for Pope John Paul II , who died a year ago , in which thousands of Christians took part, the call for John's speedy beatification is again loud. The same wish is expressed at commemorations in other countries.

United States : In the trial of Zacarias Moussaoui , who is charged with terrorist activities, the jury considers a death sentence possible.

Wellington / New Zealand : As announced by Prime Minister Helen Clark , Queen Elizabeth has appointed Judge Anand Satyanand (62) to succeed Dame Silvia Cartwright . He will take up her post as Governor General on August 4 , 2006 . Satyanand is of Fiji Indian descent.

Wednesday April 5, 2006

Karl-Heinz Grasser

Gustav Klimt's long controversial lady in gold

Brussels / Belgium : The council of 25 finance ministers from the member states of the European Union can agree early in the morning on the long-negotiated budget framework for 2007-2013. As the Council Chairman, Austria's Finance Minister Karl-Heinz Grasser , announced, several compromise proposals were necessary. At the end of 2005 (?) The European Parliament rejected the intergovernmental compromise drawn up by the heads of government and called for a budget increase of 12 billion euros in order to promote educational programs (Erasmus, Leonardo) and EU transport projects. The current agreement - which Parliament still has to approve - provides for an increase of 4 billion , which come from emergency reserves and reallocations. In addition to education and priority transit traffic , the common foreign policy CFSP and economic development are to receive increased funds.

Palestinian Territories : Hamas inadvertently implies that it is ready for a two-state solution , which for the first time would noticeably consider the existence of both Palestine and Israel .

United States : Those 5 famous Art Nouveau paintings by the painter Gustav Klimt (1862–1918), which an arbitration tribunal awarded to the heirs living in America in January , have been transferred from Austrian museums to the USA, where they will be exhibited from June 2006 . For 2–3 of the paintings (especially the “Lady in Gold”, the full-body portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer I from 1907), which are highly memorable and symbolic for the Alpine republic , private sponsors are still being sought for a planned buyback. Only a part of the required € 200–300 million (?) Has been promised.

Thursday April 6, 2006

Karlsruhe / Germany : The autonomous center Ex-Steffi , which has been occupied since 1997 , is evacuated. The lease negotiated with the city of Karlsruhe expired two months ago as the city wanted to sell the site. Negotiations about alternative locations repeatedly failed. In the morning the evacuation of the barricaded house was ordered.

Kassel / Germany : Halit Yozgat , a Turkish-born operator of an internet café, is murdered in broad daylight in downtown Kassel by two targeted pistol shots. He is the ninth fatality in the so-called " Ceska series of murders ".

Central Europe : The floods of the last few days are subsiding, for the first time in a week the water level of the March is falling . Hundreds of people are still evacuated in the Lower Austrian towns of Dürnkrut and Stillfried .

Washington, DC / United States : The bilateral agreement with India on the civilian use of nuclear power, which was concluded in March, is being hotly debated in the US Congress. Foreign Minister Rice calls India a reliable partner who cannot be compared to Iran or North Korea .

Friday April 7, 2006

Brussels / Belgium : After yesterday's admonition to the radical Islamic Hamas government, European Union foreign commissioner Benita Ferrero-Waldner has announced a halt to payments. The Middle East Quartet sets 3 conditions for any direct payment: renunciation of force, recognition of Israel, respect of the previous agreements between the Palestinians and Israel.
Vienna / Austria : The long-prepared conference of European imams and pastors at the University of Vienna is opened. In interviews be stated German Islam AGENT, as Ayyub Koehler and Hofmann the declining respect for religions.

Saturday April 8, 2006

Minsk / Belarus : The President Aljaksandr Lukashenka , who was re-elected in March under dubious circumstances, is sworn in for his third term of office. Last year, “the last dictator in Europe” had the constitution changed for this purpose . Meanwhile, his defeated opponent Alexander Milinkevich is campaigning this week in Western Europe for support for the democratic forces that were massively hindered before the election. In March the EU decided to refuse entry to employees of the Belarusian regime.
Vienna / Austria : An international Islamic conference with over 100 imams and representatives of the EU will take place in Austria's capital at the weekend . Consulting topics include a. better networking, integration and education, as well as the opportunities for advancement of Muslim women, freedom of expression (on the occasion of the Mohammed cartoons) and the strained relations with some EU countries.

Sunday April 9, 2006

Budapest / Hungary : A head-to-head race between government ( socialists ) and opposition ( conservative Fidesz) is expected in the parliamentary elections . The second round of voting will not follow until April 23 , because the right to vote is a mixture of proportional and majority voting .

Rome / Italy : The two-day parliamentary elections begin. The opposition alliance L'Unione is predicted to win after the last TV duel on April 3 between the incumbent President of the Council of Ministers, Silvio Berlusconi , who founded the alliance House of Freedoms , and the Union's top candidate Romano Prodi . The fact that unemployment is high in Italy, export earnings are falling and the national deficit is around 4% speaks for a success of Prodis .

Monday April 10, 2006

Kurt Beck

Italian House of Representatives

Berlin / Germany : Matthias Platzeck , who was only elected SPD party leader in 2005, is stepping down from the chairmanship of the party for health reasons. The provisional new incumbent is Kurt Beck .

Rome / Italy : In the Italian parliamentary elections , the party alliance House of Freedoms of the incumbent President of the Council of Ministers Silvio Berlusconi suffers a narrow percentage defeat against the alliance L'Unione , which is led by Romano Prodi . Prodi is the designated new head of government because his alliance receives a bonus as the winner of the election and consequently has a comfortable majority of 63 seats in the House of Representatives .

Tuesday April 11, 2006

Jerusalem / Israel : Interim prime minister Ehud Olmert officially takes over as head of government 100 days after Ariel Sharon’s stroke . He announces a partial withdrawal from the West Bank , which is under Palestinian self-government .

Austria : The VA-Tech Hydro Group is sold to Andritz , which means that the Austrians are once again catching up with the world's largest producers of hydropower - turbines . The EU had requested this partial sale in order to be able to agree to a merger of Siemens and VA Tech.

Solar system : The ESA space probe Venus Express reaches its destination, the orbit of the planet Venus , and swings into the intended orbit .

Strasbourg / France : In the Council of Europe, Jean-Claude Juncker and the Chairman of the Council of the European Union, Wolfgang Schüssel, are calling for better cooperation between the Council of Europe and the EU. Juncker said, among other things, that the Council of Europe should be headed by a well-known politician with government experience , which should be understood as a clear criticism of Terry Davis .

Wednesday April 12, 2006

Natanz / Iran : Despite the deadline set by the International Atomic Energy Agency until the end of April , Iran starts enriching uranium in 164 centrifuges at the Natanz nuclear facility . As proposed in March , the UN Security Council is expected to discuss the new situation and possible sanctions.
Rome / Italy : The vote count of the parliamentary elections has been completed and has resulted in a 0.1% surplus of Romano Prodi's left-wing alliance . For these 25,000 votes it receives the newly introduced “ winner's bonus ” and therefore 54% of the mandates . In the Senate, the "Unione" is expected to have a majority of 2 votes. Prime Minister Berlusconi speaks of electoral fraud (five boxes with valid ballot papers were found in garbage containers in Rome) and is convinced that the election result will change in his favor. According to the central election commission , the 1.1 million foreign ballots are correct, but 82,000 invalid ballots are checked to see whether they can be assigned to one of the 2 camps.

Thursday April 13, 2006

Mohammed el-Baradei

Anatolia / Turkey : Since the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), classified as a terrorist group, terminated its unilateral ceasefire in 2004, there have been frequent fighting, which intensified at the end of March when 14 PKK fighters were shot near Diyarbakir and led to a riot among the Kurds . 20-30 civilians have been killed in the last 3 weeks; Against the mass rallies, Turkish tanks are again patrolling through the Kurdish cities in southeastern Anatolia. The unrest is spreading to Istanbul and Izmir , where millions of Kurds also live.

Ankara / Turkey : As a result of the Kurdish attacks, Ankara's willingness to implement the reforms demanded by the European Union regarding human rights and cultural freedoms for the approximately 20 million Kurds is decreasing. Turkish nationalism has been gaining support since the accession negotiations began in October 2005 . Foreign Minister Abdullah Gül replied to such criticism from Enlargement Commissioner Olli Rehn that the reform process is by no means standing still and that new regulations are imminent. According to Gül, they contain more rights for non-Muslim religious communities and limit the power of the army. However, there are no plans for the Kurds to have more rights, or for political dialogue . The Erdogan government rejects any amnesty or negotiations with Kurdish leaders who are close to the PKK .

N'Djamena / Chad : In the North African state, rebels attack the capital N'Djamena, but are repulsed by government troops. According to President Idriss Déby (Radio France Internationale) the situation is "under control" and the fighters of the FUC (United Front for Change) have been wiped out. The FUC wants to overthrow the president, who has been in power since his 1990 coup . According to humanitarian organizations, there are also fighting 800 kilometers east in Adre , a city on the border with Sudan . The 1,200 French soldiers are on alert; Helicopters and Mirage F1 fighter jets fly over the capital. France (still) supports the Chadian President; yesterday another 150 soldiers from Gabon arrived to reinforce N'Djamena.

Tehran / Iran : In the nuclear dispute , the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Mohammed el-Baradei seeks talks with the Iranian government. After the meeting with chief negotiator Ali Larijani , others with ministers and Vice President Gholam-Resa Aghasadeh are planned. President Ahmadineschad is in Khorassan in the north-west of the republic, but lets the Fars news agency spread that Iran prefers negotiations, but will never give up the uranium enrichment started yesterday. This is exactly what the IAEA is calling for, and now the UN Security Council as well , which assumes that Iran's government wants to develop atomic bombs under the guise of civilian nuclear energy .

Saturday April 15, 2006

Afghanistan : 41 Taliban rebels are killed in a firefight , the Afghan police lose six men.

Jammu and Kashmir / India : The police arrested 9 suspects (presumed members of the Jaish-e-Mohammad ) in connection with the grenade attack on Srinagar , which left 5 dead and 40 injured.

Java / Indonesia : Two trains collide on the main Indonesian island , leaving at least 13 dead and 26 injured.

Southeastern Europe : According to initial analyzes, the flood prevailing in the lower course of the Danube has reached the extent of a flood of a century .

United States : Like the EU, the United States is now also stopping payments to Hamas , which ruled the Palestinian Territories , because it refuses to recognize Israel . At an Islamic conference in Tehran , the fight against Israel was confirmed as an important goal by a senior Hamas representative, and Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadineschad once again called for the destruction of Israel. The US Treasury Department has banned trade with Gaza and the West Bank unless special permits are in place.

Sunday April 16, 2006

Hu Jintao

Dublin / Ireland : In the Irish capital, the military holds its first parade since 1970. It is reminiscent of the Easter Rising of 1916. Prime Minister Bertie Ahern lays a wreath in Kilmainham Jail , where most of the insurgents were shot.
Beijing / China : General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) Hu Jintao meets with Lien Chan , Honorary Chairman of the Kuomintang MPs in Taiwan . Hu presents "15 Favorable Policies" for political contacts between the two countries. The day before, he explained the "connection between peace and prosperity" at an economic forum. Hu first received Lien in 2005. At that time, Lien was referred to as the "icebreaker" who ended the CCP's 60-year refusal to speak.
Vatican City : Pope Benedict XVI. calls in his Easter message a "for all honorable arbitration" in the nuclear dispute between the western world and Iran and calls on the "international community" to help the Palestinian people so that they can build a "real state".

Monday April 17, 2006

Bern / Switzerland : FC Sion wins the final of the Swiss Cup in football at the Stade de Suisse 6: 4 on penalties against the Bern SC Young Boys .

Nepal : A general strike called by the opposition against King Gyanendra , who has been in absolute power since 2005, is entering its 12th day. Food shortages and panic buying are rampant. In Nijgadh (75 km south of Kathmandu ) one protester was killed and five others were injured. The day before yesterday the riots supported by the Maoist rebels culminated in nationwide demonstrations by thousands of Nepalese.

Tel Aviv / Israel : In the suicide attack by the Palestinian Sami Hammad at a bus station in the south of Tel Aviv, nine civilians were killed and 70 others were injured. The terrorist group Islamic Jihad takes responsibility for the attack.

Tuesday April 18, 2006

Hanoi / Vietnam : The Communist Party of Vietnam opens its 10th National Congress, which is overshadowed by the corruption scandal PMU-18 .

London / United Kingdom : According to a Reuters report, the world's largest stock exchange NYSE in New York , United States , is interested in a merger with the London Stock Exchange . A union would lead to strong dominance in the world paper market. The London-based LSE has been in talks with Deutsche Börse since 2000 and at the end of March 2006 had rejected an offer from the American Nasdaq as hostile and too low. Analysts recently considered a concrete NYSE bid for a major European exchange to be unlikely because they were still busy with the integration of the Chicago computer exchange Archipelago .

Lod / Israel : An El Al plane coming from Moscow manages a perfect emergency landing at Ben Gurion Airport despite a fault in the landing gear .

Central Europe , Southeastern Europe : along the lower course of the Danube , there is the most powerful flood in over 100 years. Thousands of emergency helpers in the particularly affected Romania , but also in Bulgaria as well as Serbia and Montenegro are working on waterproofing the dams . Thousands of people have to leave their homes because of the dam breaks at Bistret in southern Romania ; seven villages are under water. In Hungary the Tisza is still flooding low-lying parts of Pannonia . The geological uniformity of the central Danube region between Slovakia and the Balkan Mountains contributes to the flooding . On the other hand, on the March , where 2000 evacuations were necessary between April 2nd and 10th near Dürnkrut (eastern border of Austria ), the clean-up work can begin.

Redmond / United States : China's President Hu Jintao starts his first visit to the USA with a tour of the software and hardware manufacturer Microsoft Corporation in the West Coast state of Washington . The hosts' protocol avoids the term “state visit”, presumably because of the widespread use of illegally copied software in China.

San Francisco / United States : San Francisco commemorates the great earthquake of 1906 . The commemorations will last until the end of the year.

Sudan : According to reports from Egypt, the avian influenza virus H5N1 was detected in the largest country in Africa.

Wednesday April 19, 2006

El Mutún / Bolivia : The army frees 3 ministers from being held hostage by residents of El Mutún. The place has the largest iron ore deposit in the world.

Honiara / Solomon Islands : Several hundred rioters are protesting in the capital Honiara against the election of Snyder Rini as the new head of government of the South Seas state. By stone throwing six policemen injured - probably from the 280-man contingent that 2,003 of Australia and New Zealand has been stationed here to end years of violence between rival groups. The archipelago is located 4000 km northeast of New Zealand's capital Wellington . Part of Chinatown is on fire, tourists are flown out of the former vacation paradise , where 2,000 insurgents spread horror. With Australian help, the situation should now be calmed down.

Italy : At the last parliamentary election, the Corte di Cassazione rejects Prime Minister Berlusconi's complaint about irregularities in election commissions , indirectly confirming Romano Prodi's narrow victory for the center-left alliance “Siegerprummy” . The vote lead over the center-right coalition is only 24,000 (0.06 percent).

Japan : The glass manufacturing company Nippon Sheet Glass Co. takes over the British company Pilkington .

Thursday April 20, 2006

China : According to reports from Amnesty International , the Communist Party regime carries out around 1,800 death sentences a year , including those of young people , something AI is particularly critical of. In second place is Iran with 94 death sentences, followed by Saudi Arabia and the USA .

London / United Kingdom : The oil price rises to the record high of $ 73.4 on the London market - presumably due to speculation about insufficient US reserves and China's energy consumption , and the US- Iran nuclear dispute may also play a role. The Association of European Mineral Oil Companies expects a drop in the medium term to around 40 dollars within 1–2 years.
Austria : The student tests for a new PISA study on knowledge of the natural sciences begin; in 2005 Austria and Germany fell back to 15th and 19th place respectively. The study, which is planned in over 50 countries, should be available by the end of 2007.
United States : Hu Jintao , who has been President of China since 2003 , is received today by President George W. Bush . On his first visit to the US, he arrived in Seattle on the Pacific coast the day before yesterday.

Friday April 21, 2006

London / United Kingdom : British Queen Elizabeth II's 80th birthday is celebrated by millions of people nationwide and in the Commonwealth ; it ends in London with a big fireworks display and a dinner with the royal family.
Stralsund / Germany : Chancellor Angela Merkel receives the Swedish Prime Minister Göran Persson . At a reception in Stralsund, she paid tribute to the successes of the Swedish reform policy and referred to energy policy, the design of social systems and the simultaneous consideration of the environment . Persson emphasizes the development potential in the Baltic Sea region , which could become one of the strongest in Europe.

Saturday April 22, 2006

The Mannheim SAP Arena after Klitschko's boxing match

Wladimir Klitschko

Baghdad / Iraq : After the resignation of the previous head of government Ibrahim al-Jafari , whose government negotiations have been increasingly blocked for weeks, the Shiite politician Nuri al-Maliki has now been commissioned by the President to form a government. The president - the Kurd Jalal Talabani - had only recently been confirmed in office by parliament. Since the hoped-for "government of national unity" had failed on principle, but rather on the person of Jaafari, Maliki was transferred to number 2 in the Islamic Dawa party . Above all, Maliki's government wants to tackle terrorism and corruption . The parliament approved the new state presidency with 198 of 275 votes: besides Talabani the Shiite Adil Abd al-Mahdi (Iraqi Alliance) and the Sunni Tarek el Haschemi . The three politicians were sworn in immediately to the applause of the MPs.
Kathmandu / Nepal : Despite the exit ban, the demonstrations against King Gyanendra continue and claim around 150 injured. Now the monarchy itself is also being criticized. The king, who has been in absolute ruling since February 2005, makes the first concessions and offers 7 opposition parties to propose a prime minister. However, this does not go far enough for them; it calls for a new constitution that should limit the king's power. According to former Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala , Gyanendra's statement is meaningless.
Mannheim / Germany : The Ukrainian box -Profi Wladimir Klitschko defeat the heavyweight champion of the International Boxing Federation Chris Byrd of the United States through in the seventh round o technical K.. And after about three years of interruption world champion again a large association. At the same time, with his 46th victory in the 49th professional fight, he captured the world title of the International Boxing Organization , a smaller association.

Sunday April 23, 2006

Ferenc Gyurcsány

Budapest / Hungary : After counting almost all the votes in the second round of parliamentary elections , the victory of the social-liberal coalition of Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsány is clear (in the first round two weeks ago, their lead was still small). This is the first time since the fall of communism that a Hungarian government has been re-elected. Socialists and liberals joined their electoral alliance before the second round of elections - which requires the mixed system between proportional and majority voting - and announced a continuation of the coalition. Gyurcsany's opponent Viktor Orbán congratulated the election winner.
Hanover / Germany : The Federal Republic and India want to intensify their relations in energy policy. Chancellor Angela Merkel explains after a meeting with India's Prime Minister Manmohan Singh that stronger cooperation in the field of civilian nuclear energy is also possible. In the run-up to the Hanover Fair, Singh and Merkel emphasized the importance of German-Indian trade relations. Regarding the possible recognition of India as a nuclear power, Merkel says that the German government will first wait and see what happens in the USA .

Monday April 24, 2006

Dahab / Egypt : According to information from Cairo, a terror series in the seaside resort of Dahab on the Sinai Peninsula claims 22 dead and 87 injured. Among the latter are 29 foreigners, including two German vacationers. In the evening, three bombs exploded in quick succession on a beach promenade at the resort . Consular officers from the German and Austrian embassies are on site.

Kathmandu / Nepal : After many demonstrations and a general strike , the authoritarian ruling King Gyanendra agrees to a main demand of the opposition to reinstate the parliament, which was dissolved in 2002. In a speech to the nation, he announced that parliament would meet this Friday . A reaction from the opposition alliance is still pending; she had announced the largest mass demonstration since the protests began tomorrow.

Tehran / Iran : President Mahmud Ahmadineschad declares four days before the UN Security Council's deadline that Iran will continue enriching uranium . "We are already a nuclear state, but we will only use our nuclear technology for peaceful purposes," said Ahmadinejad in Tehran. The compromise proposed by Moscow to move Iranian uranium enrichment to Russia is currently not up for debate.

Tuesday April 25, 2006

Egypt : There is still no hot lead to the bloody bomb attacks in the seaside resort of Dahab (Sinai), but the police have so far arrested 10 suspects. The 3 explosions killed at least 22 people, including a ten-year-old from Baden-Württemberg . The act sparked revulsion around the world. Chancellor Angela Merkel calls the attacks a "inhuman crime", President George W. Bush a "heinous act".

Cairo / Egypt : Abu Musab al -Zarqawi, the leader of the Al-Qaida terrorists in Iraq, speaks for the first time with a video message to the Muslims and US President George W. Bush . The Jordanian says Bush should have accepted Osama bin Laden's "ceasefire offer"; his arrogance prevented him. Zarqawi's group has committed itself to some of the most cruel attacks and kidnappings in Iraq. There is little doubt about the authenticity of the videotape.

Paris / France : The French world-class footballer Zinédine Zidane (33) announced in a TV interview that he would end his professional career after the World Cup in Germany. This time his decision is “definitive”. Zidane is under contract with Spanish record champions Real Madrid until the summer of 2007.

Potsdam / Germany : Chancellor Angela Merkel advocates the participation of fathers in childcare: "We have to find a way where we don't punish, but where you can give a bonus."

Wednesday April 26, 2006

Cairo / Egypt : Two days after the terrorist attacks in the Egyptian tourist resort of Dahab , two suicide bombers blow up again on the Sinai Peninsula. This time the attacks are directed at police officers and members of the multinational troops. According to the Interior Ministry, no one was harmed apart from the attackers.

Karlsruhe / Germany : In the dispute over billions in grants from the federal government for the state of Berlin , the Federal Constitutional Court considers a reorganization of the entire financial distribution in Germany to be possible. Several judges make it clear that it is not just about the financial needs of the capital, but about a distribution problem , and calls on the federal government to issue clear instructions. The capital, which is in debt with 60 billion euros, wants to sue for higher federal aid in Karlsruhe. The verdict won't be announced for a few months.

Kiev / Ukraine : tens of thousands of people commemorate the Chernobyl nuclear reactor disaster 20 years ago with church services and minutes of silence . At the scene of the tragedy, Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko recalls the fate of countless radiation victims. Mourning relatives bring flowers to the memorials. In the Belarusian capital Minsk , around 10,000 people protest against President Aljaksandr Lukashenka at the traditional Chernobyl march . Some investigations into the 1986 reactor accident denounce the careless use of soldiers for cleanup work. Most of them were unprotected and later not systematically examined. Thousands of deaths are suspected, which do not appear in any statistics.
Potsdam / Germany : Brandenburg's Interior Minister Jörg Schönbohm ( CDU ) declares the dispute with Federal Attorney General Kay Nehm over the investigation into the Potsdam attack on a dark-skinned German over. Both spoke on the phone on Tuesday, Schönbohm told journalists on Wednesday. “The subject is through.” Schönbohm had accused Nehm of having hurriedly pulled the case. From the point of view of the CDU politician, there is no coalition crisis with the SPD , but manners would have to change.
Tehran / Iran : Iran's top leader, Ayatollah Seyyed Alī Chāmene'ī , threatens the US with massive retaliation in the event of an attack. "They get back twice every blow they inflict on us," says Chāmene'ī on Iranian television. The day after tomorrow the UN Security Council's ultimatum to Iran to stop the controversial uranium enrichment process will expire. A discussion between a high-ranking Iranian delegation and the IAEA in Vienna ended without result.
Tomsk / Russia : President Vladimir Putin and Chancellor Angela Merkel want to further deepen German-Russian relations. At the opening of the 8th German-Russian government consultations, Merkel announced that numerous economic agreements would be concluded at the meeting. When it comes to the subjects of energy, economy and finance, there is already a positive conclusion after the first conversation. The Iranian nuclear conflict and the Middle East are in dispute.

Thursday April 27, 2006

Alexander Milinkevich

Berlin / Germany : The institutes for economic research forecast that the German economy will grow by 1.8% in 2006. This would be the strongest growth in six years. The reasons given are export, domestic demand, investments, low interest rates and the more positive mood since the change of government. In order not to dampen the economy in 2007, the experts propose that the planned increase in sales tax be carried out in two stages.
Frankfurt (Oder) / Germany : The mother of the nine dead babies from Brieskow-Finkenheerd in Brandenburg refused to testify at the beginning of the trial. The manslaughter charge assumes that the woman hid the births of 8 children in order to kill them immediately. The verdict is expected at the end of May.
Kathmandu / Nepal : Democratization is advancing in Nepal: King Gyanendra officially appointed 82-year-old Girija Prasad Koirala as the new Prime Minister in the evening. Tomorrow the parliament, reinstated by the king after weeks of street protests, is to meet for its first session. The Maoist rebels meanwhile announced a unilateral ceasefire. It should apply for three months and come into force immediately, it said in a statement by the rebels.
Nasiriya / Iraq : A bomb attack on a foreign troop convoy in Nasiriya kills four soldiers and injures many people. The fatalities are three Italians and one Romanian. President Carlo Azeglio Ciampi expresses dismay.
New York / United States : Four and a half years after the terrorist attacks, construction of the new World Trade Center begins . In 2012 the Freedom Tower (541 meters) will be the tallest building in the United States , but private companies are still not interested in renting offices.
Rügen / Germany : Two and a half months after the outbreak of the H5N1 bird flu, all restricted areas on the Baltic Sea island have been lifted and all beach sections are accessible again. With regard to the stable requirement, Agriculture Minister Horst Seehofer is aiming for an indefinite extension. However, according to the breeders' association, it brings some poultry farmers into livelihood, which is why aid for goose keepers is being considered.
Tomsk / Russia : President Vladimir Putin and Chancellor Angela Merkel describe the German-Russian consultations as “open and intensive”. Despite differences in foreign policy, bilateral cooperation will be deepened and - z. B. in the nuclear dispute with Iran - vote internationally. Russia is striving for western investments and security for its energy exports, Germany's energy group E.ON is offering a 49 percent consortium on the Yuzhno Rosskoje gas production project .

Belarus : Opposition leader Alexander Milinkevich is sentenced to 15 days in prison for attending an unauthorized rally , but has announced an appeal. At yesterday's Chernobyl commemoration event, in front of 10,000 supporters, he called for a democratic change of power. The EU reacts indignantly to the wave of arrests against opposition members.

Weißwasser / Germany : Federal President Horst Köhler sees deficits in the integration of foreigners. The topic was overslept too long, says Köhler during a visit to Saxony . Some probably thought it would take care of itself. Foreigners living in Germany should acknowledge the traditions and values of the Federal Republic; at the same time, other cultures and skin colors should not be viewed as something foreign and hostile.

Friday April 28, 2006

Trikala / Greece : In a prison in the central Greek town of Trikala, the prisoners use "rioting" to force an improvement in their prison conditions .

Saturday April 29, 2006

Berlin / Germany : In the final of the men's DFB Cup at the Olympiastadion Berlin , Bayern Munich wins 1-0 against Eintracht Frankfurt .
Berlin / Germany : Oliver Bierhoff extends his contract as team manager for the German men's national soccer team until 2010.
New York / United States : According to the organizer, more than 300,000 people are demonstrating against the Iraq war , against military action against Iran and for the withdrawal of the armed forces of the United States from the Middle East . The police speak of a "much lower number" of participants.

Sunday April 30, 2006

Les Crosets / Switzerland : The Swiss ex-ski racer Corinne Rey-Bellet and her brother Alain are violently killed.

Web links

Frankfurt am Main in April 2006
( Viola odorata )

Commons : April 2006 - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Wikinews: Article Published April 2006 - News

Individual evidence

↑ cnn.com : Brazil's first astronaut reaches new home ( Memento from April 21, 2006 in the Internet Archive ) (English)

↑ independent.co.uk : Chaos looms as Thailand's Prime Minister sweeps vote unopposed ( Memento from August 6, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) (English)

^ Spiegel Online

↑ orf.at

↑ The Dax's thousands of brands. In: Welt Online . June 1, 2007, accessed November 28, 2018 .