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- The World Hockey Association announces that a six-team tournament, the "Bobby Hull Invitational", will take place in May 2005 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. (ESPN)
- Israel hands over control of Tulkarm to the Palestinian Authority. (BBC)
- Prince Rainier III of Monaco, hospitalized for the past two weeks with a pulmonary infection, is moved to intensive care. (Yahoo! News)
- In Chile, Paul Schäfer, former leader of Colonia Dignidad, is charged with involvement in the 1976 disappearance of Juan Maino, activist and opponent of the regime of Augusto Pinochet. (Reuters AlertNet) (Prensa Latina) (BBC)
- In Kyrgyzstan, President Askar Akayev's spokesman claims that the protests are a coup attempt planned by "drug mafia". (Pravda) (CNN)
- In the Democratic Republic of Congo, authorities say they have arrested many senior members of militia groups in Ituri, including Thomas Lubanga of the Union of Congolese Patriots. (Reuters AlertNet) (ReliefWeb) (BBC)
- United Nations declares World Water Day, starting a decade-long Water for Life campaign for clean water. (UN News Centre) (ABC) (Reuters AlertNet) (BBC)
- Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo sacks education minister Fabian Osuji for corruption. (Vanguard, Nigeria) (AllAfrica) (Reuters SA)
- German airline Lufthansa announces its takeover of Swiss Airlines. (Swissinfo) (Bloomberg)
- In Italy, the Council of State allows Alessandra Mussolini to stand in elections. (AGI) (BBC)
- In India, numerous bank workers take part in a one-day strike to protest government reforms and bank merges they say will lead to job cuts. (New Kerala) (Hindustan Times) (BBC)
- The Indian government bans veterinary drug diclofenac because of a connection to the near extinction of vultures. (Indian Express) (BBC)
- Ex-president of Peru, Alberto Fujimori, plans to finance his coming presidential campaign with Fuji-Cola. Fujimori is in exile in Japan, is wanted for corruption, murder and kidnapping and is legally banned from holding public office in Peru until 2010 (Reuters) (BBC)
- In Angola, at least 96 people have died of Marburg virus. (ReliefWeb) (Reuters SA) (News24) (CIDRAP)