鈥� Following a coup d鈥櫭﹖at, Jean-Bertrand Aristide resigned as president of Haiti and fled the country on a United States plane accompanied by US military personnel. Within three hours, Haiti鈥檚 Supreme Court Justice Boniface Alexandre announced that he had assumed power as interim president. Mr. Aristide accused US officials of kidnapping, saying they had orchestrated the coup against him to remove him from power and forcing him into exile.
鈥� Iraqi officials met their deadline of drafting an interim constitution. Iraq鈥檚 Governing Council signed the document after the end of the Shiite feast Ashoura a few days later. Officials said the charter would recognize Islam as 鈥渁 source of legislation鈥� rather than the only source as some officials had sought, and that no law would be passed that violated the tenets of the Muslim religion.
鈥� The 76th Academy Awards were broadcast from the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, Calif. The night鈥檚 biggest winner, 鈥�The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King,鈥� swept all 11 categories in which it was nominated, including Best Picture and Best Director, matching the record held by 鈥�Titanic鈥� and 鈥�Ben-Hur.鈥� Best Actor and Actress honors went to Sean Penn for 鈥淢ystic River鈥� and Charlize Theron for 鈥�Monster.鈥� Best Supporting Actor and Actress honors went to Tim Robbins for 鈥淢ystic River鈥� and Ren茅e Zellweger for 鈥�Cold Mountain.鈥�&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;
