Portal:Current events/2005 April 17
- A major breakthrough in the study of gospels. (The Independent), (Blogger News Network)
- Over one hundred thousand people throughout
- Privacy groups in the United Kingdom along with opposition Liberal Democrats decry fingerprint passports as 'ID card by stealth'. (Telegraph) Archived 2008-04-18 at the Wayback Machine (Wikinews) (Guardian) (Telegraph)[permanent dead link]
- 12 people die and 15 are injured when a coach plunges into a ravine near the
- In the Comoros Islands, the volcano Mount Karthala begins to erupt, forcing hundreds of villagers to flee. (Reuters)[permanent dead link] (CNN)
- Seven people die in clashes between supporters of rival political factions prior to the forthcoming Togolese presidential election. (Reuters AlertNet) (ReliefWeb) (BBC)
- Turkish Cypriots elect Mehmet Ali Talat as their new president. Talat endorses unification of Cyprus and membership in the European Union. (Reuters)[permanent dead link] (Turkish Weekly) (Guardian)
- 100 supporters of the Party of the Democratic Revolution protest outside the ranch of Mexican president Vicente Fox. They protest against the trial of Andrés Manuel López Obrador, popular mayor of Mexico City. (El Universal, Mexico) (Reuters) Archived 2005-04-18 at the Wayback Machine
- The Communist Party of Basque Lands, denies them majority. EHAK may have gained votes of supporters of banned Herri Batasuna party. Results may threaten Ibarratxe's plans for autonomy. (EITB) (Reuters) Archived 2005-04-18 at the Wayback Machine (Bloomberg) (BBC)
- Alliance for Austria's Future. (Deutsche Welle)
- Negotiations in Helsinki between the government of Indonesia and Free Aceh Movement end "constructively", according to mediator Martti Ahtisaari. Talks are scheduled to continue in May. (Bloomberg) (BBC)
- Students at the University at Albany in Albany, New York set the record for the world's largest pillow fight with 3,648 participants, observed by Guinness Records officials. (Albany.edu)