Portal:Current events/2004 June 24
June 24, 2004 (Thursday)
- Princess Caroline of Monaco obtained a judgment from the European Court of Human Rights condemning Germany for non-respect of her right to a private life. The seven judges who examined her request ruled that German jurisdictions have misunderstood this right by refusing to forbid publication of photographs depicting Caroline in scenes of her daily life.
- Murder of Ronald Gajraj, who had made Guyanese death squad allegations.
- Computer criminals place malicious JavaScript on major bank and corporate websites, such that Internet Explorer for Windows users merely viewing the pages in question are infected with Download.ject. Microsoft has yet to issue a patch for the browser.(ZDNet) (CNN) (Miami Herald) (SANS Internet Storm Center) (CERT) (Microsoft)
- Iraqi insurgents explode multiple car bombs and seize police stations in a six-city offensive, killing over 100 and wounding at least 320, nearly all Iraqis. U.S officials accuse Abu Musab al-Zarqawi's network of involvement. (AP)
- Bombs explode in Ankara and Istanbul, Turkey, killing three and wounding at least 18. (Reuters) Archived 2004-06-26 at archive.today
- "The gun that killed nine million people", the Browning with serial no. 19047 which Gavrilo Princip used to assassinate Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria, is found in a Jesuit house in Austria and will be put on display in the Vienna museum of military history. (Scotsman)