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April 12, 2005 (Tuesday)

A 15-year Palestinian boy was caught in Hawara checkpoint (near Nablus), hiding five pipe bombs under his coat. He apparently tried to ignite them with a match when the soldiers apprehended him. Soldiers later pose for photographs with the boy. His brother says he did so in order to study for his high-school matriculation exams in an Israeli prison. [1] [2]
Andrus Ansip is confirmed by the Riigikogu, the Estonian Parliament, as the country's next Prime Minister, following the 24 March resignation of former Prime Minister Juhan Parts. (BBC)
Four girls who were held hostage for four hours are freed from a house in Ennepetal, in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. (BBC)
Israeli citizens against the proposed Israeli dismantling of Jewish settlements on the Gaza Strip have chained shut 167 schools and nurseries in Tel Aviv as part of their protest. The Fire Service quickly cut through the chains. (BBC) (Jerusalem Post) (Haaretz)
The death toll in the collapse of a factory in Dacca, Bangladesh rises to 21 and hundreds are still trapped. (New Kerala) (Reuters) Archived 2005-04-12 at the Wayback Machine
Anti-Castro militant Luis Posada Carriles applies for asylum in the United States. Fidel Castro accuses the US of hypocrisy for protecting a terrorist. (Prensa Latina) (Wired)
MareNostrum, Europe's most powerful (and the world's fourth most powerful) supercomputer, is booted up for the first time in the Barcelona Supercomputing Center, Spain. (BusinessWeek)
In Hungary, a group of people that claim descent from Attila the Hun demand minority status. (BBC)
Three British men are indicted by a United States court in a 2004 alleged plot to destroy financial institutions in the USA, including such notable landmarks as the New York Stock Exchange in New York City, the Prudential building in New Jersey, and the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund in Washington, D.C.. The U.S. claims that one is a senior Al-Qaeda member. (Wired) (ABC News)
Same-sex marriage in Canada: The Canadian government's Bill C-38 survives a vote on a wrecking amendment which would have defined marriage as a union between a man and a woman, introduced by the Conservative Party of Canada. (CBC)
According to report of the Human Rights Watch, young veterans of wars in West Africa have been recruited to fight in other conflicts because they have had no other means of support. (Human Rights Watch) (Reuters AlertNet) (BBC)
The Iranian parliament approves abortion in cases where mother's life is in danger or the fetus is deformed. The bill still needs the approval of the Guardian Council. (Reuters UK) (Middle East Online) (Persian Journal)
In Israel, Mordechai Vanunu is charged with 21 counts of violating the terms of his parole. (Ha'aretz) (Arutz Sheva) (Reuters)^{[permanent dead link]}
In Saudi Arabia, Grand Mufti Sheikh Abdul Aziz al-Sheikh rules that forcing women marry against their will is against Islam. (Arab News) (Al Jazeera) (Middle East Online)
The Indonesian army promises to give up its businesses within two years. (Jakarta Post) (Bloomberg) (BBC)
Anheuser-Busch, the largest U.S. beer brewer and the No. 1 buyer of rice in the United States said it would not purchase rice grown in Missouri if it were genetically modified. This decision was prompted by a Ventria Bioscience plan to grow 200 acres (800,000 m²) of genetically engineered rice in Missouri. (AP)

Italian football game was played Derby della Madonnina and an iconic photo of the match taken. (iNews)

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-''See also'': [[April 11, 2005]] - [[April 2005]] - [[April 13, 2005]]
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+* A 15-year [[Palestinian people|Palestinian]] boy was caught in [[Hawara]] checkpoint (near [[Nablus]]), hiding five [[pipe bomb]]s under his coat. He apparently tried to ignite them with a match when the soldiers apprehended him. Soldiers later pose for photographs with the boy. His brother says he did so in order to study for his high-school matriculation exams in an Israeli prison. [http://www.ynetnews.com/PicServer2/01082004/539688/NAB01D_m.jpg] [http://web.israelinsider.com/Static/Binaries/Article/hawarapipebomber_0.jpg]
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+* [[Andrus Ansip]] is confirmed by the ''[[Riigikogu]]'', the [[Estonia]]n [[Parliament]], as the country's next [[Prime Minister of Estonia|Prime Minister]], following the [[24 March]] resignation of former Prime Minister [[Juhan Parts]]. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/4437605.stm (BBC)]
-* A 15-year [[Palestinian]] boy was caught in [[Hawara]] checkpoint (near [[Nablus]]), hiding five [[pipe bomb]]s under his coat. He apparently tried to ignite them with a match when the soldiers apprehended him. Soldiers later pose for photographs with the boy. His brother says he did so in order to study for his high-school matriculation exams in an Israeli prison. [http://www.ynetnews.com/PicServer2/01082004/539688/NAB01D_m.jpg] [http://web.israelinsider.com/Static/Binaries/Article/hawarapipebomber_0.jpg]
-*[[Andrus Ansip]] is confirmed by the ''[[Riigikogu]]'', the [[Estonia|Estonian]] [[Parliament]], as the country's next [[Prime Minister of Estonia|Prime Minister]], following the [[24 March]] resignation of former Prime Minster [[Juhan Parts]]. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/4437605.stm (BBC)]
+* Four girls who were held hostage for four hours are freed from a house in [[Ennepetal]], in the state of [[North Rhine-Westphalia]], [[Germany]].  [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/4436979.stm (BBC)]
+* [[Israel]]i citizens against the proposed [[Israel]]i dismantling of [[Jew]]ish [[Israeli settlement|settlements]] on the [[Gaza Strip]] have chained shut 167 [[school]]s and nurseries in [[Tel Aviv]] as part of their protest. The [[Fire Service]] quickly cut through the chains. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/4436019.stm (BBC)] [http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=JPost/JPArticle/ShowFull&cid=1113272264671 (Jerusalem Post)] [https://web.archive.org/web/20050414013658/http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/564043.html (Haaretz)]
-* Four girls who were [[Ennepetal_hostage_taking|held hostage]] for four hours are freed from a house in [[Ennepetal]], in the state of [[North Rhine-Westphalia]], [[Germany]].  [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/4436979.stm (BBC)]
+* The death toll in the collapse of a factory in [[Dacca]], [[Bangladesh]] rises to 21 and hundreds are still trapped. [http://www.newkerala.com/news-daily/news/features.php?action=fullnews&id=96671 (New Kerala)] [https://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=worldNews&storyID=8146307 (Reuters)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050412092635/http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type%3DworldNews%26storyID%3D8146307 |date=2005-04-12 }}
-* [[Israel]]i citizens against the proposed [[Israel]]i dismantling of [[Jew]]ish [[Israeli settlement|settlements]] on the [[Gaza Strip]] have chained shut 167 [[school]]s and nurseries in [[Tel Aviv]] as part of their protest. The [[Fire Service]] quickly cut through the chains. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/4436019.stm (BBC)] [http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=JPost/JPArticle/ShowFull&cid=1113272264671 (Jerusalem Post)] [http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/564043.html (Haaretz)]
+* Anti-Castro militant [[Luis Posada Carriles]] applies for [[Political asylum|asylum]] in the [[United States]]. [[Fidel Castro]] accuses the US of hypocrisy for protecting a [[terrorism|terrorist]]. [http://www.plenglish.com/article.asp?ID=%7BC4B1D2AA-4B98-4E5B-B272-CEA5B719CCDA%7D&language=EN (Prensa Latina)] [https://web.archive.org/web/20050711062822/http://wireservice.wired.com/wired/story.asp?section=Breaking (Wired)]
-* The [[death toll]] in the collapse of a factory in [[Dacca]], [[Bangladesh]] rises to 21 and hundreds are still trapped. [http://www.newkerala.com/news-daily/news/features.php?action=fullnews&id=96671 (New Kerala)] [http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=worldNews&storyID=8146307 (Reuters)]
+* [[MareNostrum]], [[Europe]]'s most powerful (and the world's fourth most powerful) [[supercomputer]], is [[booting|booted up]] for the first time in the [[Barcelona Supercomputing Center]], [[Spain]]. [http://www.businessweek.com/ap/tech/D89DVEIO0.htm?campaign_id=apn_tech_down (BusinessWeek)]
-* Anti-Castro militant [[Luis Posada Carriles]] applies for [[Political asylum|asylum]] in the [[United States]]. [[Fidel Castro]] accuses the US of hypocrisy for protecting a [[terrorism|terrorist]]. [http://www.plenglish.com/article.asp?ID=%7BC4B1D2AA-4B98-4E5B-B272-CEA5B719CCDA%7D&language=EN (Prensa Latina)] [http://wireservice.wired.com/wired/story.asp?section=Breaking&storyId=1017510&tw=wn_wire_story (Wired)]
+* In [[Hungary]], a group of people that claim descent from [[Attila the Hun]] demand minority status. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/4435181.stm (BBC)]
-*[[MareNostrum]], [[Europe]]'s most powerful (and the world's fourth most powerful) [[supercomputer]], is [[booting|booted up]] for the first time in the [[Barcelona Supercomputing Center]], [[Spain]]. [http://www.businessweek.com/ap/tech/D89DVEIO0.htm?campaign_id=apn_tech_down (BusinessWeek)]
+* Three [[United Kingdom|British]] men are [[indictment|indicted]] by a [[United States]] court in a [[2004]] alleged plot to destroy financial institutions in the USA, including such notable landmarks as the [[New York Stock Exchange]] in [[New York City]], the [[Prudential Financial|Prudential]] building in [[New Jersey]], and the [[World Bank]] and the [[International Monetary Fund]] in [[Washington, D.C.]].  The U.S. claims that one is a senior [[Al-Qaeda]] member. [https://web.archive.org/web/20051117155500/http://wireservice.wired.com/wired/story.asp?section=Breaking&storyId=1017869&tw=wn_wire_story (Wired)] [http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory?id=663216 (ABC News)]
-*In [[Hungary]], a group of people that claim descent from [[Attila the Hun]] demand minority status. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/4435181.stm (BBC)]
+* [[Same-sex marriage in Canada]]: The Canadian government's [[Bill C-38]] survives a vote on a [[wrecking amendment]] which would have defined marriage as a union between a man and a woman, introduced by the [[Conservative Party of Canada]]. [http://www.cbc.ca/canada/story/2005/04/12/samesexvote050412.html (CBC)]
-* Three [[United Kingdom|British]] men are [[indictment|indicted]] by a [[United States]] court in a [[2004]] alleged plot to destroy financial institutions in the USA, including such notable landmarks as the [[New York Stock Exchange]] in [[New York City]], the [[Prudential Financial|Prudential]] building in [[New Jersey]], and the [[World Bank]] and the [[International Monetary Fund]] in [[Washington, D.C.]].  The U.S. claims that one is a senior [[Al-Qaeda]] member. [http://wireservice.wired.com/wired/story.asp?section=Breaking&storyId=1017869&tw=wn_wire_story (Wired)] [http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory?id=663216 (ABC News)]
-* [[Same-sex marriage in Canada]]: The Canadian government's [[Bill C-38]] survives a vote on a [[wrecking amendment]] which would have defined marriage as an union between a man and a woman, introduced by the [[Conservative Party of Canada]]. [http://www.cbc.ca/story/canada/national/2005/04/12/samesexvote050412.html (CBC)]
 * According to report of the [[Human Rights Watch]], young veterans of wars in [[West Africa]] have been recruited to fight in other conflicts because they have had no other means of support. [http://hrw.org/english/docs/2005/04/13/liberi10476.htm (Human Rights Watch)] [http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/HRW/01becf3c27a03837156c65c8795760ce.htm (Reuters AlertNet)] [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/4438497.stm (BBC)]
-* The [[Iran]]ian parliament approves [[abortion]] in cases where mother's life is in danger or the [[fetus]] is deformed. The bill still needs the approval of the [[Guardian Council]]. [http://www.iranmania.com/News/ArticleView/Default.asp?NewsCode=30835&NewsKind=Current%20Affairs (IranMania)] [http://today.reuters.co.uk/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=worldNews&storyID=2005-04-12T161147Z_01_DEN258147_RTRUKOC_0_HEALTH-IRAN-ABORTION.xml (Reuters UK)] [http://www.middle-east-online.com/english/?id=13201 (Middle East Online)] [http://www.iranian.ws/iran_news/publish/article_6334.shtml (Persian Journal)]
+* The [[Iran]]ian parliament approves [[abortion]] in cases where mother's life is in danger or the [[fetus]] is deformed. The bill still needs the approval of the [[Guardian Council]]. [https://web.archive.org/web/20050911102858/http://today.reuters.co.uk/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=worldNews&storyID=2005-04-12T161147Z_01_DEN258147_RTRUKOC_0_HEALTH-IRAN-ABORTION.xml (Reuters UK)] [https://web.archive.org/web/20051101145102/http://www.middle-east-online.com/english/?id=13201 (Middle East Online)] [https://web.archive.org/web/20051123235100/http://www.iranian.ws/iran_news/publish/article_6334.shtml (Persian Journal)]
-* In [[Israel]], [[Mordechai Vanunu]] is charged with 21 counts of violating the terms of his [[parole]]. [http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/564195.html (Ha'aretz)] [http://www.israelnn.com/news.php3?id=80124 (Arutz Sheva)] [http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?storyID=8158062&type=worldNews (Reuters)]
+* In [[Israel]], [[Mordechai Vanunu]] is charged with 21 counts of violating the terms of his [[parole]]. [https://web.archive.org/web/20050413202513/http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/564195.html (Ha'aretz)] [https://web.archive.org/web/20051127082916/http://www.israelnn.com/news.php3?id=80124 (Arutz Sheva)] [https://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?storyID=8158062&type=worldNews (Reuters)]{{Dead link|date=August 2021 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
-* In [[Saudi Arabia]], [[Grand Mufti]] Sheikh [[Abdul Aziz al-Sheikh]] rules that [[forced marriage|forcing]] women marry against their will is against [[Islam]]. [http://www.arabnews.com/?page=1&section=0&article=62065&d=13&m=4&y=2005 (Arab News)] [http://www.aljazeera.com/me.asp?service_ID=7898 (Al Jazeera)] [http://www.middle-east-online.com/english/?id=13208 (Middle East Online)]
+* In [[Saudi Arabia]], [[Grand Mufti]] Sheikh [[Abdul Aziz al-Sheikh]] rules that [[forced marriage|forcing]] women marry against their will is against [[Islam]]. [http://www.arabnews.com/?page=1&section=0&article=62065&d=13&m=4&y=2005 (Arab News)] [https://web.archive.org/web/20051109145116/http://www.aljazeera.com/me.asp?service_ID=7898 (Al Jazeera)] [https://web.archive.org/web/20051127063206/http://www.middle-east-online.com/english/?id=13208 (Middle East Online)]
-* The [[Indonesia]]n army promises to give up its businesses within two years. [http://www.thejakartapost.com/detaillatestnews.asp?fileid=20050412195521&irec=0 (Jakarta Post)] [http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000080&sid=aZRA1w19c.2w&refer=asia (Bloomberg)] [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/4437685.stm (BBC)]
+* The [[Indonesia]]n army promises to give up its businesses within two years. [http://www.thejakartapost.com/detaillatestnews.asp?fileid=20050412195521&irec=0 (Jakarta Post)] [https://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000080&sid=aZRA1w19c.2w&refer=asia (Bloomberg)] [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/4437685.stm (BBC)]
-* [[Anheuser-Busch]], the largest U.S. [[beer]] brewer and the No. 1 buyer of [[rice]] in the United States said it would not purchase rice grown in [[Missouri]] if it were [[Genetically modified food|genetically modified]]. This decision was prompted by a [[Ventria Bioscience]] plan to grow 200 acres (800,000 m²) of genetically engineered rice in Missouri. [http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20050412/ap_on_bi_ge/beer_genetic_crops_1  (AP)]
+* [[Anheuser-Busch]], the largest U.S. [[beer]] brewer and the No. 1 buyer of [[rice]] in the United States said it would not purchase rice grown in [[Missouri]] if it were [[Genetically modified food|genetically modified]]. This decision was prompted by a [[Ventria Bioscience]] plan to grow 200 acres (800,000 m²) of genetically engineered rice in Missouri. [https://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20050412/ap_on_bi_ge/beer_genetic_crops_1 (AP)]
+* Italian football game was played [[Derby della Madonnina]] and an iconic photo of the match taken. [https://inews.co.uk/sport/football/on-this-day-iconic-picture-football-milan-derby-champions-league-san-siro-416438 (iNews)]
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