Time: 10:34 UTC   |   Date: Thursday, March 27, 2025

• The UK Conservative Party withdraws from the Butler Inquiry into intelligence on Iraq's weapons of mass destruction, claiming the way its terms of reference have been interpreted is too narrow. The Liberal Democrats claim that this was obvious from the beginning. [1] [2] [3]
• Russian president Vladimir Putin names Mikhail Fradkov as his new prime minister. [4]
• Marc Dutroux, alleged Belgian child molester and murderer of four girls, goes into trial. [5]
• Same-sex marriage in the United States: U.S. President Bush urges passage of a constitutional amendment to define marriage as between one man and one woman, as the only way to stop "municipal and judicial activists" from issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples. "If we are to prevent the meaning of marriage from being changed forever, our nation must enact a constitutional amendment." John Kerry denounces the amendment as "toying" or "tampering" with the Constitution for partisan advantage. [6]
• The controversial yet very popular Grand Theft Auto video game series from Rockstar Games wins five awards at the BAFTA Games Awards. [7] is to have a further sequel, "Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas". [8]
• Several hundred United States, French and Canadian troops are deployed to Haiti. [9]

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