April 28, 2004

ROC presidential election, 2004: The High Court schedules a vote recount for 10 May. (Bloomberg)
Iraq Occupation and resistance:
- Intense fighting breaks out in Fallujah, as US forces respond to attacks on their positions by insurgents. Artillery and AC-130 gunships are used to bombard guerrilla positions, but the number of casualties is as yet unknown. (BBC)
- According to a CNN/USA Today/Gallup poll, 71% of Iraqis see the U.S. troops in their country as "occupiers", only 19% as "liberators". Though, 61% say that despite any hardships they had suffered, it was worth ousting Saddam Hussein. Still, 57% would like U.S./British forces to leave immediately. (CNN) (USA Today)
Cable TV giant Comcast abandons its US$66bn bid to take over Disney, citing a lack of interest from the Disney board. (BBC)
More than 100 suspected Jemaah Islamiah militants die during their attacks on security outposts in Thailand's Muslim-dominated southern provinces of Pattani, Yala and Songkhla. (BBC)