June 3, 2004 (Thursday)
- The Bilderberg Group meets near Milan, Italy. (BBC)
- All outgoing flights from the UK are temporarily grounded following an air traffic control computer failure. (BBC)
- Central Intelligence Agency director George Tenet tenders his resignation, citing "personal reasons". He will serve as CIA Director until mid-July. John McLaughlin, the deputy director for the CIA will become the acting Director until a permanent Director is chosen and confirmed by Congress. (AP) (BBC) (Reuters)[permanent dead link]
- Iraqi prisoner abuse scandal: Two U.S. Marines, Pfc. Andrew J. Sting and Pfc. Jeremiah J. Trefney, have been jailed for between eight to twelve months after pleading guilty to prisoner abuse at Al Mahmudiya prison in Iraq which occurred after the events at Abu Ghraib prison. (CNN) (BBC)
- The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries will raise output by 2 million barrels a day from July 1 and by another 500,000 barrels per day (79,000 m3/d) from August 1. (IHT) (BBC)