April 16, 2004
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See also: April 15, 2004 - April 2004 - April 17, 2004
- The People's Republic of China praises the United Nations Commission on Human Rights' decision to block a U.S. motion to condemn Beijing's human rights record. (VOA)
- 1000 more demonstrators, including former prime minister Sher Bahadur Deuba, are arrested in Kathmandu. They are calling on the King of Nepal to restore democracy. (Morning Star)
- 2004 South Korean parliamentary elections: The Uri Party, backed by suspended President Roh Moo-hyun, more than triples its representation, winning 152 of 299 seats.
- Iraq Occupation and Insurgency:
- US Army in Iraq employs a 1000 kg bomb at Falluja, near the Shiite town Najaf. (Spiegel)
- A new book by Bob Woodward states that U.S. President George W. Bush requested in the autumn of 2001 that plans be prepared for attacking Iraq. (NYT)
- Arab satellite television network Al Jazeera broadcasts a videotape of a captured US soldier, PFC Keith Maupin, perhaps one of those listed as missing in action (MIA) since April 9. (NYT)
- Mexico - Economy of Mexico: Mexico's Foreign Affairs Secretary, Luis Ernesto Derbez, announces that his country is seeking admission to South America's Mercosur trade bloc, the third largest in the world. (Reuters)
- Seeking legal recognition as a news organization, the National Rifle Association begins NRANews, a website dedicated to presenting its view of the right to bear arms. (NRANews)
- Mark Chen replaces Eugene Chien as foreign minister of Taiwan. Chien resigned to take responsibility for American Institute in Taiwan Director Therese Shaheen's resignation. (Japan Today) (Reuters)
