TOP 10 EVENTS OF THE NEW MILLENNIUM
10 th event: HYDROGEN CARS
Hydrogen cars 1. Fuel tank, holds approx 8kg of liquid hydrogen at -253C 2. Petrol tank, with 74 litre capacity 3. Pressure control valve 4. Internal combustion engine, uses petrol or liquid hydrogen Source: BMW
9 th event: RIOTS IN FRANCE
8 th event: EU CLEAN AIR STRATEGY
7 th event: POISONED RUSSIAN SPY
6 th event: TERROR ATTACKS IN LONDON
5 th event: BIRD FLU
4 th event: TRAGEDY OF KURSK
3 rd event: SADDAM HUSSEIN
1: Iraqi and foreign journalists behind security screen 2: Mohammed Azawi Ali Former Baath party official 3: Ali Daeem Ali Former Baath party official 4: Barzan Ibrahim al-Tikrit Saddam's half-brother and former head of the intelligence service 5: Taha Yassin Ramadan Former vice-president 6: Mizher Abdullah Rawed Former Baath party official 7: Abdullah Kadhem Ruaid Former Baath party official 8: Awad Hamad al-Bandar Former chief judge of the Revolutionary Court 9: Saddam Hussein Former president 10: Presiding Judge Rizgar Mohammed Amin
2 nd event: DEATH OF POPE JOHN PAUL II
1 st event: WTC COLLAPSE