Wikipedia:In the news/Candidates/April 2005

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April 29

• Vietnam commemorates the 30th anniversary of the Fall of Saigon, which marked the end of the Vietnam War - BanyanTree 02:42, 30 Apr 2005 (UTC)

• This sort of thing doesn't really belong in ITN — and it's already noted in Selected Anniversaries, anyhow.
  (что??)
  03:33, 30 Apr 2005 (UTC)

• • IMO, it might fit in ITN if there is an article or at least a good paragraph on the commemorations in Wikipedia, and such activities have to be widely reported in newspapers, and included in
    Current events first. -- PFHLai
    19:48, 2005 Apr 30 (UTC)

April 28

• UK Prime Minister
  Iraq War. --Frankie Roberto
  11:03, 28 Apr 2005 (UTC)

April 26

• The world's biggest
  Cantus…☎
  20:51, Apr 27, 2005 (UTC)

Flag of Togo

• Togolese presidential election with more than 60% of the votes. [1]
  • Posted. -- PFHLai 22:31, 2005 Apr 26 (UTC)

• Amagasaki rail crash, in which 73 commuters died, raided the offices of the West Japan Railway Company, removing documents. [2] Seabhcán
  11:15, 26 Apr 2005 (UTC)
  • Posted. The raid was not mentioned in the article, hence not included in the headline. -- PFHLai 22:31, 2005 Apr 26 (UTC)

• The
  withdrawl. Seabhcán
  11:41, 26 Apr 2005 (UTC)
  • Which page has the updated material ? Please bold the link to the 'featured' page. Thanks. -- PFHLai 22:31, 2005 Apr 26 (UTC)
  • Posted. I added the new info to
    UN Security Council Resolution 1559. Thought about posting Military action in Lebanon, but decided against using this page because it has a POV tag. -- PFHLai
    05:42, 2005 Apr 27 (UTC)

April 25

• Can we use instead of the current , please ? It's too small at 100px. Protection is also needed. -- 64.229.223.92 11:07, 26 Apr 2005 (UTC)
  • Thanks, but we don't need this now. -- PFHLai 22:28, 2005 Apr 26 (UTC)

April 24

• Chinese American Leroy Chiao and Italian Roberto Vittori, safely back to Earth from the International Space Station, concluding Expedition 10. (Reuters)
  • Posted. -- PFHLai 22:28, 2005 Apr 26 (UTC)

Flag of Togo

• President Gnassingbé Eyadéma, hardline ruler for 38 years, from amongst Faure Gnassingbé, the 39-year-old son of the late leader, and several challengers led by Emmanuel Bob-Akitani. (Khaleej Times), (CNN)

• Lots of stuff happening, Czech PM resigns, Bulgaria and Romania sign EU accession treaties, etc etc etc, but nobody pays prompt attention to this page, so why bother anymore. —
  Cantus…☎
  19:52, Apr 25, 2005 (UTC)

• Write me up an item or two and I'll add them, me lad.
  (что??)
  20:40, 25 Apr 2005 (UTC)

• Mass of Papal Installation
  on the Peter's Square in Rome.

• Added —
  (что??)
  16:12, 24 Apr 2005 (UTC)

• Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi successfully forms a new government, likely forestalling a general election until 2006.

• added BrokenSegue 03:17, 24 Apr 2005 (UTC)

• Attorney General the Lord Goldsmith stating that the Iraq war was likely a violation of international law [4]
  .

has this been added somewhere? which link should appear bolded?

dab (ᛏ)

18:39, 24 Apr 2005 (UTC)

Apologies about the link; I corrected it. Also, it should have been — it's on the front pages of the BBC, Observer, Mail on Sunday, etc. Wally 19:29, 24 Apr 2005 (UTC)

April 20

• Cantus…☎
  04:59, Apr 22, 2005 (UTC)
• Former vice president
  Cantus…☎
  18:58, Apr 20, 2005 (UTC)
• food guide pyramid
  .

April 19

• The first part of
  Axumite Kingdom taken to Rome by Benito Mussolini's troops in 1937, arrives back in Ethiopia. (Reuters), (BBC)

April 15

• Kitch
  01:23, 15 Apr 2005 (UTC)
  • Posted. -- PFHLai 19:25, 2005 Apr 16 (UTC)

April 13

File:Encarta logo.gif

• Microsoft's Encarta encyclopedia announced it will take user edit suggestions. (Reported by the AP; [5] is one of the reposts). They claim they'll hence harness the power of "a seemingly endless pool of people who may know more about a subject than hired editors ever would -- and will offer their expert advice for free." At least Wikipedia is mentioned, though it sounds chaotic, with deletion of articles by anyone who chooses to. Tempshill 18:30, 14 Apr 2005 (UTC)

Cedar Revolution, photo from Wikimedia Commons

• Prime Minister of Lebanon
  .

• Here's a photo of Andrus Ansip for use on ITN: Prime Minister Andrus Ansip of Estonia

• Kitch
  20:50, 13 Apr 2005 (UTC)

April 12

• Installed at the Barcelona Supercomputing Center, MareNostrum, the most powerful supercomputer in Europe, is booted up for the first time and will be available for the international scientific community.
  • Posted. -- PFHLai 14:22, 2005 Apr 13 (UTC)

April 11

• The
  outbreak of Marburg virus in Angola
  exceeds 200.
  • Posted. -- PFHLai 14:22, 2005 Apr 13 (UTC)

April 10

• Kitch
  16:09, 11 Apr 2005 (UTC)
  • Posted. But now displaced by a more recent news item. -- PFHLai 14:22, 2005 Apr 13 (UTC)

• Kitch
  15:46, 11 Apr 2005 (UTC)
  • PS: I don't know if this is notable enough, but the "In The News" is getting a bit stale. --
    Kitch
    15:46, 11 Apr 2005 (UTC)

April 8

• President of Djibouti
  .

File:Popedead.jpg

• Cardinal Ratzinger
  is attended by numerous world leaders.
  • added, removed old story about the pope. Mgm|^(talk) 10:32, Apr 8, 2005 (UTC)

April 7

Justice John Gomery

• Justice
  39th Canadian federal election. --Snickerdo
  23:32, 7 Apr 2005 (UTC)

April 6

• The
  elect the 265th Pope
  .

• Kurdish politician Jalal Talabani, founder of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan, is named the State President of Iraq.
  • Done. violet/riga (t) 16:04, 6 Apr 2005 (UTC)

Thank you. Not too Iraqi-centric, eh ? :-) BTW, is Wikipedia allowed to use Associated Press photos ? on the Front Page ?

April 5

File:Peterjenningspic.jpg

• Long-time host of ABC World News Tonight, Peter Jennings, announces that he has been diagnosed with lung cancer. He will continue hosting the show, despite his illness. --Snickerdo 02:45, 6 Apr 2005 (UTC)

I think this may not be big enough news. Too Americentric? BrokenSegue 02:56, 6 Apr 2005 (UTC)

It's probably not even big enough even if we were being Americentric. -- Cyrius|✎ 05:18, 6 Apr 2005 (UTC)

Fair enough. Still, up here in Canada is seems to be moderately-big news. Then again, Peter Jennings is Canadian. I would also argue that just because news is from the USA, does not automatically make it Americentric. --Snickerdo 05:32, 6 Apr 2005 (UTC)

Lack international relevance ?

April 4

• Husnock
  16:46, 5 Apr 2005 (UTC)

• General election for May 5.--Keith Edkins
  10:57, 5 Apr 2005 (UTC)

• The
  Kitch
  12:15, 4 Apr 2005 (UTC)
  • Posted. Mgm|^(talk) 12:47, Apr 4, 2005 (UTC)
    • Thanks for correcting the time, I had the wrong UTC, originally 1200. I corrected it here too just for the hell of it. --
      Kitch
      01:11, 5 Apr 2005 (UTC)

April 3

• The body of
  Kitch
  12:42, 3 Apr 2005 (UTC)

April 2

• The Pope's death: A link to
  Papal election, 2005
  should be provided

April 1

• why do we have an image of the Earth's crust, when the news item is about ecosystems?
  dab (ᛏ)
  11:45, 1 Apr 2005 (UTC)
  • Part of the April Fools' Day 'festivities' ?

• Zimbabwe parliamentary elections, 2005
  .
  • Mugabe's article should be updated.
    dab (ᛏ)
    12:27, 2 Apr 2005 (UTC)
  • Zimbabwe parliamentary elections, 2005
    is VERY updated.