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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 03, 2005
Page
13
In southern Afghanistan gunmen attacked a civilian truck convoy bound for U S forces, killing three drivers. Separately in the same region, Taliban fighters struck a district office, killing three Afghan soldiers and wounding several rebels as violence resurges after winter.
Parliament speaker Omurbek Tekebayev said Askar Akayev verbally agreed to resign outside Kyrgyzstan rather than return to a parliamentary session for a formal departure. Akayev fled to Russia after protests over a March candidates election deemed rigged, ending 15 years in power and easing interim leaders' tensions.
Two police officers aged 32 and 30 were detained after a manhunt for a mass shooting in Rio de Janeiro that killed about 30 people. Governor Rosinha Matheus offered a 1900 reward for tips leading to the gunmen. officers were interrogated and not yet charged.
Insurgents attacked Abu Ghraib prison west of Baghdad injuring 20 US forces and 12 prisoners during a 40 minute gunfight. Six people were killed elsewhere as attacks trend down overall, with insurgents focusing on larger operations.
Five months after the election Democratic lawmakers campaign nationwide against President Bush and his Social Security plan. Moves by MoveOn.org unions and business groups echo last year's battles with ads town halls and mass emails. Progress for America, a GOP ally, spent over 3 million on ads in March as supporters warn of a fiscal crisis likened to a Titanic iceberg.
Sharon Osbourne and daughter Aimee pull out of The Vagina Monologues in London as Aimee, 21, falls ill. They fly to Los Angeles for treatment while apologizing to cast and fans. Sharon will focus on family and Aimee during her health crisis.
A gunman grabbed a bag from a woman walking her dog in San Diego and fired at the dog after discovering the bag contained poop. He fled in a small silver car, while the victim, a 32 year old, faced demands for money.
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