Information about March 17, 2004
March 17, 2004
- ROC presidential election, 2004: Nobel laureate Lee Yuan-tseh endorses Chen Shui-bian for the second time. (Seattle PI)
- Unrest in Kosovo: After two Albanian children are found drowned in the Ibar river in Kosovo, with a third still missing, riots erupt in the town of Kosovska Mitrovica and later spread to the entire province. Mitrovica Serbs are blamed by Albanian media for forcing the children into the river, but this is later denied by United Nations officials. At least 22 people are killed by the end of the day with hundreds injured in clashes between Serbs and Albanians; enclaves of Kosovo Serbs elsewhere in the province experience attacks by Kosovo Albanians as well as offices of UN officials which were abandoned. In reaction to the violence in Kosovo, demonstrators in Serbia march in Belgrade and set ablaze mosques in Belgrade and Nish. (B92) (B92) (SwissInfo) (NYT) (BBC) (CNN) (B92) (RTS, in Serbian)
- Occupation of Iraq: A car bomb flattens the Mount Lebanon Hotel in central Baghdad at 20:10 (UTC+3), killing at least 17 people and injuring 45 more. (BBC) (CNN) (Democracy Now!)
- Utah bans execution by firing squad. (BBC)
- Ohio highway sniper attacks: Suspect Charles A. McCoy Jr. is arrested in Las Vegas, Nevada. (MSNBC)
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Chen Shui-bian (Traditional Chinese: ; Hanyu Pinyin: Chén Shuǐbiǎn
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Violent unrest in Kosovo (a United Nations-administered province of Serbia) broke out on March 17, 2004. Serbian communities and cultural sites were attacked, leading to the largest violent incident since the 1999 Kosovo War.
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Albanians
Shqiptarë
Total population Approximately 8 million
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Albania
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Origin Hajla mountain, eastern Montenegro
Mouth into West Morava at Kraljevo
Basin countries Serbia, Montenegro
Length 276 km
The Ibar
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Mouth into West Morava at Kraljevo
Basin countries Serbia, Montenegro
Length 276 km
The Ibar
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Capital Priština (Prishtin)
Official languages Albanian, Serbian, English
Ethnic groups (2007) 92% Albanians
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Official languages Albanian, Serbian, English
Ethnic groups (2007) 92% Albanians
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Косовска Митровица
Kosovska Mitrovica
Mitrovica
Mitrovicë
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Kosovska Mitrovica
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Serbs (Serbian: Срби or Srbi) are a South Slavic people who live mainly in Serbia, Montenegro, Bosnia-Herzegovina, and, to a lesser extent, in Croatia.
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Kosovo Serb Enclaves are the areas of Kosovo where Serbs live. Serb enclaves are:
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- Ibarski Kolašin (North Kosovo) around Northern Kosovska Mitrovica, Leposavić, Zubin Potok and Zvečan
- Sirinićka Župa with center in Štrpce
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Bože pravde
God of Justice
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Bože pravde
God of Justice
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City of Belgrade
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mosque is a place of worship for followers of the Islamic faith. Muslims often refer to the mosque by its Arabic name, masjid Arabic: مسجد — pronounced: /ˈmæsʤɪd/ (pl.
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2003 invasion of Iraq by the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia, Poland and Denmark (other countries were also involved in its aftermath) began officially on March 20, 2003. The invasion launched the Iraq War, which is still ongoing.
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Baghdad
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A mosque in Baghdad, circa 1973.
The location of Baghdad within Iraq.
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بغدا?
A mosque in Baghdad, circa 1973.
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Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) is a high-precision atomic time standard. UTC has uniform seconds defined by International Atomic Time (TAI), with leap seconds announced at irregular intervals to compensate for the earth's slowing rotation and other discrepancies.
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State of Utah
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Nickname(s): Beehive State
Motto(s): "Industry"
Official language(s) English
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Execution by firing squad is a method of capital punishment, particularly common in times of war. The firing squad is generally composed of several soldiers or peace officers.
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The Ohio highway sniper attacks were a series of 24 sniper attacks along Interstate 270 and other nearby highways in the central part of the U.S. state of Ohio (mostly around Columbus) against traffic and homes. The shootings began in May 2003 and continued for several months.
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The City of Las Vegas, Nevada
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Nickname: "The Entertainment Capital of the World",
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