Abu Ghraib Prison

Insurgent Rallies Spark Violence Rebels loyal to cleric Moktada al-Sadr, the militant leader of thousands of Iraqi rebels, demonstrated throughout southern Iraq. Shiites loyalists called for uprisings against the American occupation and the Iraqi interim government in Sadr City, an impoverished Shiite district in northeast Baghdad. As the demonstration gained momentum in the march to Firdos Square, violence broke out in the surrounding areas. Gunmen fired on a convoy from Karbala as it arrived in the capital's southern district of Doura, wounding an official and his aide that work for al-Sadr's organization.
Taliban Attacks Renewed Insurgents in Afghanistan are more active now that their long winter has passed, evident by attacks that killed five people and wounded five others around the country. Two people died and five remain wounded after a bomb exploded on a tractor-trailer in the northern city of Mazar-i-Sharif detonated. The same day, three truck drivers bringing fuel from Pakistan for US forces in southern Afghanistan were ambushed and killed by suspected Taliban members on the road from Spinbaldak. In addition to the attacks, numerous improvised explosive devices have been found. Military officials are bracing troops for more attacks as the warm weather makes it easier for militants to operate.
40-Year Sentence for White Supremacist Matthew Hale, the white supremacist convicted last year of plotting to assassinate a federal judge, was sentenced to 40 years in prison, the maximum. Hale, 33, is the leader of a white power movement now called Creativity when he was found guilty of soliciting an F.B.I. informant to kill Judge Joan Humphrey Lefkow. Lefkow was presiding over a trademark case involving his group's use of the name World Church of the Creator. Authorities focused on Mr. Hale after Judge Lefkow's husband and mother were murdered in their home Feb. 28, but 10 days later an unconnected litigant, Bart A. Ross, confessed to the killings and committed suicide. Hale's 40-year sentence was handed down after, acting as his own attorney, he insinuated the murders might have happened because prosecutors created such a high-profile case against him. The presiding judge admonished Hale for being "manipulative" and "calculating."
New PM Chosen for Iraq Shiite leader Ibrahim al-Jaafari was appointed Iraq's new prime minister, ending more than two months of negations and decades of non-democratic elections. Jaafari, a doctor, was named by the new president, Jalal Talabani, shortly after Mr. Talabani was sworn into office with his hand on a Koran. Ayad Allawi, Iraq's interim prime minister, submitted his resignation hours earlier. Dr. Jaafari, 58, had expected to win the candidacy for the most powerful politician in the new Iraqi government, but leading political groups had spent weeks debating issues regarding the division of powers among political heads. The delays were troublesome to Iraqis who risked their lives to participate in the democratic voting process back in January.
Terrorist Acquitted in Berlin Court Ishan Garnaoui, a Tunisian accused of organizing and training a group of Muslims to carry out a series of bomb attacks against Jewish and American targets in Germany has been acquitted in a German court. Garnaoui's plans to commit terrorist acts were designed to coincide with the start of the invasion of Iraq. After an 11-month trial, he was acquitted of terrorism charges by a Berlin court, but found guilty of tax and passport fraud and illegal weapons possession, for which Garnaoui was sentenced to three years, nine months in prison. Although Garnaoui was in possession of chemicals and bomb-making devices upon his 2003 arrest, the prosecution failed to produce two secret informants who refused to testify for fear of revealing their identities.
Pope John Paul II Dies Pope John Paul II, leader of the world's 1 billion Catholics for 26 years, died in his private apartment at the age of 84. Thousands of faithful followers had gathered in Saint Peter's Square in preparation of the grim news. Archbishop Leonardo Sandri asked for a few moments of silence as he announced the death to the masses. People in the crowd bowed their heads to pray, many of them in tears. The Holy Father's final hours were marked by the uninterrupted prayer, and a Mass that included the viaticum, the communion for the dying.
Prince Charles, Camilla Wed 750 guests witnessed a solemn ceremony that blessed the wedding of Prince Charles and Camilla Parker Bowles in Windsor, England. The heir to the British throne and his bride, now the Duchess of Cornwall, were wed in a civil ceremony before being blessed by the Church of England at St. George's Chapel. The blessing ceremony invoked emotion throughout England, as memories were renewed of the 1981 wedding of Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer, England's "fairy tale wedding" that was aired worldwide. Camilla Parker-Bowles is Charles's longtime and publicly disliked mistress.
16 Dead in Afghanistan Helicopter Crash 16 people, most of them presumed to be military personnel, are dead after a military helicopter crashed in bad weather near Ghazni, south of Kabul, Afghanistan. The 16 people were confirmed dead by nightfall, but two passengers remain unaccounted for. No hostile activity was reported in the area, and the crash of the CH-47 Chinook is assumed to be caused by bad weather. The transport helicopter was one of two returning from a routine mission to southern Afghanistan. The second Chinook returned safely to base at Bagram Air Base, north of Kabul. The Chinook went down in 80 miles south of Kabul, at about 2 p.m. in a dust storm. It is reportedly difficult to see more than 50 meters ahead in days punctuated with heavy fog and dust.
Peter Jennings Discloses Cancer Peter Jennings, the sole anchor of ABC's evening newscast, has disclosed he suffers from lung cancer and has begun treatment. For the past 22 years, Jennings has had the helm of ABC News, and at 66, promises to work as often as he can during his course of treatment. Substitute anchors include Charles Gibson and Elizabeth Vargas, but ABC News emphasized that Mr. Jennings would remain its evening news anchor. The overall cure rate for lung cancer is just 16 percent, and sixty percent patients die within a year of diagnosis. Nearly 75 percent die within two years.

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