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Saturday, May 22. 2004, 12:00:00 AM UTC

Japanese prime minister Junichiro Koizumi visits North Korea, to secure the release of the families of the 9 abducted Japanese citizens returned earlier.

Dr. Manmohan Singh assumes office as the 17th and first SikhPrime Minister of the Republic Of India.

A section of the ceiling in Terminal 2E at Paris's Charles de Gaulle International Airport collapses, claiming at least 6 lives.