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May 5, 2004 (Wednesday)

Parliament grounds and adjoining footpaths in New Zealand host 15,000 people (many of whom have participated in several days of route march – "hikoi") protesting about the proposed law that is expected to change the ownership of foreshore and seabed.
The Dalai Lama ends his visit to Canada with a ceremony initiating thousands in Tibetan Buddhism. (Toronto Star)
Israeli company Givot Olam announces that from a previously known oil reserve near Kfar Saba believed to contain 980 million barrels (156 million m³) of oil, 20% of it is extractable. (INN) (Haaretz)^{[permanent dead link‍]}
During a raid in Gaza Israeli troops kill a police captain and wound 15 people, in an area that is used to fire Qassam rockets into Israeli towns. (Reuters) Archived 2005-04-25 at the Wayback Machine
Maya artifacts are discovered in Cival, a ruined city in the Petén region of Guatemala, suggesting an earlier development of dynastic customs than previously known. (Washington Post) Archived 2012-08-12 at the Wayback Machine
Three bombs explode in Athens outside a single police station, 100 days before the start of the Olympic Games. One policeman was injured. (BBC) (Boston Herald)
George W. Bush speaks on the Al Arabiya and Alhurra Arabic-language television networks, stating he was 'appalled' at the conduct of U.S. soldiers in Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq. (Toronto Star)
Houston Astros baseball pitcher Roger Clemens records his 4,137th career strikeout to place him second on the all-time list behind Nolan Ryan. (AP)^{[permanent dead link‍]} (Reuters) Archived 2004-12-08 at the Wayback Machine
A judge of the Ontario Superior Court, overseeing the bankruptcy and reorganization of Air Canada, approved an amended "standby purchase agreement" from Deutsche Bank, which stands to become a major owner of equity in the revived airline. (Globe and Mail)
President of the breakaway Georgian republic of Ajaria, Aslan Abashidze is forced to resign by Georgian president Mikhail Saakashvili. (BBC) (Independent) (Guardian) (Washington Post) Archived 2012-08-12 at the Wayback Machine
Supreme Court of India announced the judgment in the favor of "Vedic Astrology". Supreme Court of India accepted "Vedic Astrology" as a science. Also, Supreme Court of India orders to the Government of India, to introduce "Vedic Astrology" as a course at university level through the country. A well known astrologer K. N. Rao was the petitioner who filled the case against the Government of India.