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Stories for April 9th 2005

  • Saturday, April 9th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

    Differences set aside.

    On a cloudy day in early spring, a rhythmic chant rose up in St Peter's Square from crowds of mourners at Pope John Paul II's funeral.

  • Saturday, April 9th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

    Dispute over sunken treasure offshore Gibraltar

    The governments of Spain and Britain and a private U.S. salvage company are disputing billions of dollars in a treasure believed to be aboard the “HMS Sussex,” which has been resting off the coast of Gibraltar for 311 years.

  • Saturday, April 9th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

    Controversial regional elections in Bolivia

    Bolivia took another step towards a federal system government by calling the first election for governors of the Andean nation's nine provinces, which are scheduled for August 12.

  • Saturday, April 9th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

    Political uncertainty looms over Mexico

    The attempt to rule out from next year' Mexican presidential race front-runner Mexico City Mayor Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador has created one of the most serious political storms in recent years.

  • Saturday, April 9th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

    Castro doesn't “give a damn” about civil liberties

    Cuban President Fidel Castro says he does not “give a damn” about the United Nations Commission on Human Rights and whether it criticizes or not civil liberties in the island he has ruled since 1959.