USA
Saddam appears in court and faces seven charges.
He calls Bush the 'real criminal'.
Hurricane strikes Florida Coast.
Rumsfeld in Russia for talks.
Southeast Asia
Indonesia hosts its presidential election.
Philippine government acts over hostage crisis in Iraq.
Lee Hsien Loong, also eldest son of former prime minister Lee Kuan Yew, is the
third prime minister of Singapore.
Northeast Asia
Hundreds dead in China floods.
Scores killed by Chinese Typhoon.
South Asia/ Middle East
India carries out rare execution.
Football July
Brazil is the champion of Copa America 2004.
Japan wins Asian Cup held in Beijing.
Athens Olympics 2004
The Olympics come alive back in their spiritual home, Greece.
Over 202 countries take part in the Athens Olympics 2004 Game.
USA tops the medal tally of the Olympics in Athens.
Asia shows greatest improvement in the overall medal tally.