Youths squirt tomato ketchup over French Prime Minister Lionel Jospin during his final presidential campaign rally

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• Thursday April 18, 2002
• Prince Charles visits a primary school near Slough
• Former Afghan king Zahir Shah returns to Kabul after 29 years in exile
• The world-famous 'Feria de Abril' kicks off in Seville, Spain
• Astronauts from Space shuttle Atlantis begin their journey home to Earth ending a weeklong visit to the international space station
• Tom Cruise and Penelope Cruz attend premiere of new 3-D Imax film in Washington
• Youths squirt tomato ketchup over French Prime Minister Lionel Jospin during his final presidential campaign rally
• Comic duo Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders to receive an honorary Golden Rose at the Montreux TV festival
• Claudia Schiffer's mother says that she expects her daughter to get married within the "next six months"
• Wednesday April 17, 2002
• Singer Sade is given an OBE
• The Smiths voted most influential band of the last 50 years in music magazine poll
• Michael Owen to captain England in friendly match at the age of just 22
• Benjamin Bratt ties the knot with Talisa Soto at private ceremony in San Francisco
• Tuesday April 16, 2002
• Baby joy for Ben Stiller and wife Christine Taylor
• TV tough guy Robert Urich loses cancer fight aged 55
• Queen Margrethe of Denmark turns 62 today
• Johnny Depp and Vanessa Paradis celebrate the birth of their second child, a son named Jack
• David Beckham to play his favourite records on Radio 1 show
• Monday April 15, 2002
• British boys outnumber girls at the Royal Ballet for the first time, following the success of Billy Elliot
• Oasis release their first single in nearly two years
• Gareth Gates tops the UK singles charts for the fourth week running
• Cindy Crawford and family attend a fundraising lunch in Los Angeles
• Tiger Woods wins this years US Masters at Augusta
• Ousted Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez reinstated after just three days
• Friday April 12, 2002
• Colin Powell fails to secure an Israeli withdrawal from the West Bank following talks with Ariel Sharon
• Actress Winona Ryder's court case set for April 23
• Row over title of the new Austin Powers sequel resolved as Goldmember is given the green light
• Elton John appointed chairman of the trust that owns legendary London theatre, the Old Vic
• Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez resigns after violent demonstrations in Caracas lead to a rebellion by the military
• At the age of 46 Geena Davis gives birth to a baby girl
• Andy Garcia 46 today
• Penelope Cruz: 'Tom and I haven't separated, we're not married and I'm not pregnant'
• Thursday April 11, 2002
• Tiger Woods prepares for the US Masters in Augusta which starts today
• Sting presents Queen Noor of Jordan with a humanitarian award at the annual Arab American Institute Gala in Washington
• Crown Princess Mette-Marit attends a gala dinner for the Estonian President in Oslo with Crown Prince Haakon and Princess Martha Louise
• Pierce Brosnan enjoys a stroll along a Spanish beach during a break in filming of the upcoming Bond movie

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