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April 2004

WorldMadrid Bombing Suspect Kills Himself (April 3): Three others die in blast in Madrid during a police raid. U.S. Troops Under Attack (April 4): Eight Americans die in coordinated attacks…

bin Laden, Osama

(Encyclopedia) bin Laden, Osama or Usamabin Laden, Osama or Usamaōsäˈmə bĭn lädˈən, ŭsäˈmə [key], 1957?–2011, Saudi-born leader of Al Qaeda, a terrorist organization devoted to uniting all Muslims…

April 2003

WorldHijackers Strike in Cuba (April 1): Suspect, Adermis Wilson Gonzalez, commandeers plane bound for Havana and demands that it land in Key West, Fla. He's arrested by U.S. authorities. (…

July 2004

WorldPowell Visits Sudan (July 1): U.S. secretary of state and Kofi Annan, secretary-general of the UN, urge government to rein in the Arab militias in Darfur.Hussein Appears in Court (July 1…

August 2005

WorldSudan Leader Killed in Crash (Aug. 1): Government confirms that John Garang, leader of the opposition Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA) who was recently named vice president, had…

Osama bin Laden killed

Most-wanted terrorist is killed in Pakistan by David Johnson and Beth Rowen Osama bin Laden. (Source/FBI) Related Links Suspected al-Qaeda Terrorist Acts Osama bin Laden is SEALed and…

June 2003

WorldBush Travels to France for Summit (June 1): At meeting of Group of 8 leading industrial countries, leaders discuss nuclear weapons programs of North Korea and Iraq. Bush's first…

July 2007

Here are the key news events of the month organized into three categories: World News, U.S. News, and Business, Society, and Science News. World Israel Releases Money to…