Portal:Current events/2004 December 1

Armed conflicts and attacks
  • Ivorian Civil War
    • French officials acknowledge troops killed around 20 people during clashes with anti-French protestors, but maintain the French troops acted in self-defense and gave warning shots, contrary to Ivoirian police claims. (BBC)
  • Rwandan troops are spotted by UN personnel in eastern Congo where Congolese officials say the troops are attacking and burning villages. The last invasion started the Congo Civil War, which resulted in the deaths of 3–4 million people. (Reuters) Archived 2005-04-08 at the Wayback Machine

Arts and culture

Disasters and accidents

Health
  • The head of Brazil's AIDS program, Pedro Chequer, says the government will violate patents on anti-AIDS drugs by copying them, citing unsustainable increases in cost. (BBC)

International relations

Law and crime

Politics and elections