World AIDS Day Marked with Parades, Warnings
The world marked AIDS Day, Wednesday, December 1, 2004, with parades, stark warnings and alarming new data about the spread of the virus which the United Nations warns it threatens millions worldwide. Just days after a new UN report said the number of HIV infections in China, India and Russia could lead to tens of millions of new cases. Activists, religious, social and national leaders prepared to highlight the AIDS crisis with marches, speeches and rallies worldwide.