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Portal:Current events | Current events of July 1, 2007 (2007-07-01) (Sunday) | edit | history | watch | | | | | Current events of July 2, 2007 (2007-07-02) (Monday) | edit | history | watch | | | | | Current events of July 3, 2007 (2007-07-03) (Tuesday) | edit | history | watch | | | | | Current events of July 4, 2007 (2007-07-04) (Wednesday) | edit | history | watch | | - Twelve defendants involved in the Chinese slave scandal are charged for illegal detention and murder. (Xinhua)
- Ayman al-Zawahri, the second in charge of Al Qaeda, issues a video calling for further jihad and calling for the overthrow of "corrupt" Governments in the Middle East. (Reuters)
- A landslide buries a bus carrying at least 40 people in mountains near Tehuacán in the Mexican state of Puebla. (New York Times)
- Investigators find a suicide note from the two men accused of involvement in the 2007 Glasgow International Airport attack. (CNN)
- Fretilin wins more votes than any other party in the East Timorese election with 29 per cent of the vote but has to form a coalition with other parties to form a government. (AP via the Washington Post)
- A power blackout hits eastern Georgia, leaving 2.5m people without electricity and briefly stranding a thousand on the Tbilisi Metro. (BBC)
- The terror threat level in the United Kingdom is reduced from critical to severe. (The Guardian)
- The 9th summit of the Assembly of the African Union, which lasted for 3 days, ends in Accra, Ghana. (BBC) (Ghana Home Page)
- Over 700 students surrender at a mosque in Islamabad after being surrounded by Pakistani security forces. (BBC)
- Japan's first female Minister of Defense, Yuriko Koike, is sworn in a day after the resignation of her predecessor, Fumio Kyuma. (Marketwatch)
- The International Olympic Committee elects Sochi as the host city for the 2014 Winter Olympics during its session in Guatemala City. (IOC)
- A tornado kills 14 people and injures at least 146 near Tianchang, Anhui Province, in eastern China. (Reuters)
- Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Muallem says the government is open to peace negotiations with Israel without preconditions. (The Peninsula)
- BBC reporter Alan Johnston, held captive in Gaza for nearly four months, is released. (Reuters) (BBC)
- War in Afghanistan: Six Canadian soldiers were killed by a roadside bomb in the Panjwaii district. (CTV)
| | Current events of July 5, 2007 (2007-07-05) (Thursday) | edit | history | watch | | - Scientists announce the discovery of a new species of cephalopod, dubbed 'octosquid', found off the coast of Hawaii. (Star Bulletin)
- A gunman opens fire at the New York-New York Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada, wounding three before being captured. (Los Angeles Times)
- The Nigerian kidnappers of three-year-old British toddler Margaret Hill threaten to kill her, unless her father, Port Harcourt bar owner Mike Hill, takes her place. (Middle East Times)
- A 6.1 magnitude earthquake hits the southern state of Chiapas in Mexico. (Reuters)
- Bahrain will no longer participate in the boycott of Israel. (GulfNews)
- A Belgian court sentences former Rwandan army major Bernard Ntuyahaga to twenty years in jail for the murder of 10 Belgian Army peacekeepers and an undetermined number of civilians in the Rwandan genocide. (Reuters via CNN)
- The Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions votes to strike for higher wages as inflation in Zimbabwe rises above 10,000%. (allAfrica)
- Nine people are killed at Culiacán International Airport in the Mexican state of Sinaloa as a cargo aircraft fails to take off and careens across a roadway, hitting several vehicles and business premises. (BBC News)
- An armed man holds several people hostage at a bank in the Montreal suburb of Longueuil. The situation is resolved without injury. (CTV)
- Two die and seven are seriously injured when a small plane crashes after missing the runway at Aerfort na Minna, in County Galway, Ireland. (RTÉ)
- 12 boats capsize during a junior regatta in Dún Laoghaire, Ireland, on the Irish Sea, with 120 children swept out to sea. All have been rescued, according to the Irish Coast Guard, although 15 have been brought to hospital. (RTÉ)
- Eleven people are injured when a staircase collapses at the Natural History Museum in Dublin. (RTÉ)
- Russia has officially declined a request by the UK to extradite Andrei Lugovoi for the murder of Alexander Litvinenko. Russia's constitution bars extradition of its citizens. (The Guardian)
- A study at the University of Jordan concluded that the country's economic problems are not a result of the 750,000 Iraqi refugees who have sought sanctuary there. Iraqi refugees now comprise over 10% of the Jordanian population. (Press TV)
- On the 25th anniversary of their captivity, the Iranian government announces that Iranian diplomats Seyyed Mohsen Mousavi, Ahmad Motevasselian, Kazem Akhavan and Taghi Rastegar Moghaddam are still alive and being held in Israeli jails. The men were captured in 1982 in Lebanon. (PressTV)
- Eleven people are injured after a London Underground train derails, leaving hundreds of passengers trapped in an east London tunnel. (The Telegraph) (thelondonpaper)
- Armed residents of the Indian state of Nagaland burn down villages in the neighbouring state of Assam. (BBC)
- Pakistani forces demolish the front walls of the Lal Masjid mosque in Islamabad. (CNN)
- Twenty-five people died and 33 are injured in an explosion in a karaoke bar in Tianshifu in northeast China. (AFP via ABC News Australia)
| | Current events of July 6, 2007 (2007-07-06) (Friday) | edit | history | watch | | | | | Current events of July 7, 2007 (2007-07-07) (Saturday) | edit | history | watch | | - Pope Benedict XVI removes restrictions on celebrating the old Latin Mass, reviving an ancient Roman Rite Mass liturgy that was essentially abolished during the Second Vatican Council in 1962. (Wahington Post via AP)
- The New Seven Wonders of the World are announced. These are The Great Wall of China, Petra in Jordan, the Christ the Redeemer statue in Brazil, Machu Picchu in Peru, Mexico's Chichen Itza Mayan site, the Colosseum in Rome and the Taj Mahal in India. (Reuters via ABC News Australia)
- A bus crash in Java kills at least 14 people. 48 people were injured, many seriously. (AP via the Guardian)
- 2007 Amirli bombing: At least 105 people are killed when a suicide truck bomber attacks a market in Amirli in northern Iraq with a majority Shiite Turkmen population. (Reuters via ABC News Australia)
- The Government of Afghanistan states that it will investigate claims that United States and NATO air strikes caused heavy civilian casualties in Farah Province and Kunar Province. (Reuters)
- Live Earth gets underway with concerts in Australia, the United States, Germany, South Africa, the United Kingdom, Brazil, Japan and China. (Sydney Morning Herald)
- King Gyanendra of Nepal celebrates his 60th birthday amid protests by students and youth wings of eight ruling parties. (AndhraNews.net)
| | Current events of July 8, 2007 (2007-07-08) (Sunday) | edit | history | watch | | - Record breaking drought and heat continue as the 2007 Western North American heat wave kills hundreds of trout from water temperatures in Yellowstone, cities set all-time record highs, major interstate freeways are closed by wildfires (I-70, I-80, I-15), and a fire in central Utah becomes the largest in state history. (AP via Yahoo! News)
- Nigerian gunmen release British toddler Margaret Hill kidnapped in the south of Nigeria on Thursday. (CNN)
- The Boeing Company unveils its newest airplane, the Boeing 787 "Dreamliner" at its facility in Everett, Washington, USA. The 787 is an alternative to Airbus's A350. (MSNBC) (BBC)
- Valdis Zatlers is sworn in as the third President of Latvia. (AP via IHT)
- Polling in the Papua New Guinea election is extended due to weather and transport problems. (ABC News Australia)
- A fierce battle breaks out between the Sri Lankan navy and the Tamil Tigers off the eastern coast of Trincomalee province. (AP via CNN)
- The Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade warns of an imminent terrorist threat in Indonesia. (AAP via News Limited)
- Roger Federer defeats Rafael Nadal 7–6, 4–6, 7–6, 2–6, 6–2 to claim his fifth consecutive Wimbledon title, equaling an Open Era record set by Bjorn Borg in 1980. Borg was in attendance to present the Wimbledon trophy to Federer. (BBC)
- Portia Simpson-Miller, prime minister of Jamaica, announces that the Jamaican general election, 2007 will be held on August 27th, 2007 at a rally for People's National Party in Kingston, Jamaica. (Toronto Star)
| | Current events of July 9, 2007 (2007-07-09) (Monday) | edit | history | watch | | | | | Current events of July 10, 2007 (2007-07-10) (Tuesday) | edit | history | watch | | - President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva announces plans to build a nuclear-powered submarine to patrol the waters off Brazil's coast at a cost of US$500 million. (Reuters Alertnet)
- Mexico's Interior Ministry increases security on strategic installations following attacks on pipelines. The People's Revolutionary Army (EPR) has claimed responsibility. (AP via Forbes)
- The Gadhafi Foundation announces a deal has been reached with families of more than 400 children infected with HIV in the case of five Bulgarian nurses and a Palestinian doctor. (AP via the Guardian)
- The European Union chooses Dominique Strauss-Kahn as its nominee to head the International Monetary Fund, making him the frontrunner to fill the position in October. (AP via the NYT)
- All 24 police officers missing after a fight between police and Maoist insurgents in Chhattisgarh central India have been found dead. (Reuters via News Limited)
- Amy St. Eve, the judge in the Conrad Black fraud case, orders the jury to go back to work after it advised her that it couldn't reach a verdict on all the counts before it. (Canadian Press via the Edmonton Sun)
- Raúl Castro, the interim leader of Cuba, sets a date in late October for local elections. (CBC)
- Chester Turner is sentenced to death for the murder of ten women and an unborn child in Los Angeles, California in the 1980s and 1990s. (AP via the IHT)
- Pope Benedict XVI approves a document issued by the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith which redeclares the doctrine of Extra Ecclesiam nulla salus, that only the Roman Catholic Church is the true Christian church, and no other Christian denomination has the "means of salvation." (AP via Yahoo! News)
- Mortars hit the Green Zone in Baghdad. The Green Zone has been attacked at least 80 times since March, killing 26. (CBS News)
- A Cessna 310 registered to the Competitor Liaison Bureau, an arm of NASCAR, attempting an emergency landing at Orlando Sanford International Airport crashes into two homes in Sanford, Florida. Three people in one of the homes are critically injured, and a fourth person, a four-year-old girl, died; an off-duty firefighter that first responded to the scene was also injured. Two people in the other house and both the pilot and passenger in the Cessna are killed; the passenger was Dr. Bruce Kennedy, husband of International Speedway Corporation president Lesa Kennedy and brother-in-law of NASCAR chief Brian France. (WESH.com)
- Julian Moti is appointed as the Attorney-General of the Solomon Islands despite being wanted in Australia on child sex charges. (AAP via News Limited)
- Simón Trinidad, a high-ranking member of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, is found guilty of conspiracy to hold three Americans hostage by a U.S. court. (BBC)
- In observance of Captive Nations Week, there was a brief ceremony and laying of a wreath today at the Victims of Communism Memorial, Massachusetts and New Jersey Avenues, NW, Washington, DC. On 10 July, George W. Bush issued a Proclamation, designating July 15 through 21 as Captive Nations Week and called upon the American people to reaffirm the country's "commitment to all those seeking liberty, justice and self-determination." This year marks the 49th observance of Captive Nations Week. (The White House)
- Thailand's highest court rules that a corruption case may proceed against former Prime Minister of Thailand Thaksin Shinawatra. (ABC News Australia)
- China executes the former head of the State Food and Drug Association Zheng Xiaoyu for corruption. (MSNBC)
- A Tamil man from Sydney is charged with multiple terrorism charges over alleged links with the Tamil Tigers. (Sydney Morning Herald)
- Pakistani forces storm the Lal Masjid Mosque in Islamabad, bringing the Lal Masjid siege to an end. At least 3 soldiers and 40 militants die in the assault. (Reuters) (FOX). Abdul Rashid Ghazi, a top clerics was confirmed dead according to Interior ministry sources. (AndhraNews.net)
| | Current events of July 11, 2007 (2007-07-11) (Wednesday) | edit | history | watch | | | | | Current events of July 12, 2007 (2007-07-12) (Thursday) | edit | history | watch | | - The African kingdom of Lesotho declares a food crisis due to UN report showing a "major food gap" for 20% of the population. (Reuters)
- Two British teenagers are arrested at the Kotoka International Airport in Accra, Ghana, for attempting to smuggle 6.5 kg of cocaine worth £300,000 to the UK.(BBC)
- An attorney convicted of leaking evidence given by U.S. baseball player Barry Bonds and other athletes from the Bay Area Laboratory Co-operative (BALCO) Inquiry is sentenced to two and a half years in prison. (AP via San Jose Mercury News)
- A Mexican federal court suspends the genocide trial of former President Luis Echeverría. (BBC)
- The Spanish Civil Guard raids a boat operated by Odyssey Marine Exploration that it claims may have taken treasure worth hundreds of millions of dollars from a Spanish galleon. (Reuters via ABC News Australia) (BBC)
- Cécilia Sarkozy, the wife of French President Nicolas Sarkozy, flies to Libya and visits the Bulgarian medics condemned to death for allegedly infecting children with HIV and also the families of the infected children. She will also meet Colonel Muammar al-Gaddafi, the President of Libya. (BBC)
- The Nepalese government introduces a budget that scraps payments to King Gyanendra of Nepal and nationalises royal property. (AFP via ABC News Australia)
- The Lebanese army has resumed shelling Fatah al-Islam positions inside the Nahr al-Bared refugee camp near Tripoli. All of the refugees have left the camp after recent fighting. (BBC)
- A Philippines ferry, the MV Blue Water Princess, sinks off the southeastern coast of Luzon, leading to four deaths and 18 people being declared missing. (News Limited)
- Iraq War:
- Al-Qaeda:
- Six Afghan policemen are killed by an improvised explosive device in the Khost Province. Another IED kills two civilians in the Paktika Province. (BBC)
- An Israeli soldier is killed by Hamas forces in the Gaza Strip. It is the first Israeli combat casualty since November 2006. (NYT)
- Six Swiss Army recruits are killed by an avalanche on the Jungfrau mountain in Switzerland. (BBC)
- A false alarm causes the diversion of American Airlines Flight 136. The plane crew was concerned that a passenger of Middle Eastern descent might have bypassed security controls. (BBC)
- A ship carrying oil for fuel to North Korea departs from South Korea. The government of North Korea may close the Yongbyon Nuclear Scientific Research Center after the shipment arrives. (BBC)
- The government of Côte d'Ivoire decides to ask the United Nations to probe the failed assassination attempt against Prime Minister Guillaume Soro. (BBC)
- President Pervez Musharraf praises the military for ending the Lal Masjid siege and vows to eradicate terrorism from Pakistan. (BBC)
- The government of Sri Lanka plans to hold a "victory party" in Colombo after the fall of the last Tamil Tiger base in Thoppigala. (BBC)
- The government of Liberia submits a bill to the Parliament which would allow the seizure of the assets of former President Charles G. Taylor, his relatives and associates. (BBC)
- At a press conference, U.S. President George W. Bush admits for the first time that someone in his administration may have leaked the name of CIA agent Valerie Plame. (WSJ)
| | Current events of July 13, 2007 (2007-07-13) (Friday) | edit | history | watch | | | | | Current events of July 14, 2007 (2007-07-14) (Saturday) | edit | history | watch | | | | | Current events of July 15, 2007 (2007-07-15) (Sunday) | edit | history | watch | | | | | Current events of July 16, 2007 (2007-07-16) (Monday) | edit | history | watch | | | | | Current events of July 17, 2007 (2007-07-17) (Tuesday) | edit | history | watch | | - The board of Dow Jones & Company agrees to accept an offer of $5 billion from Rupert Murdoch's News Limited. (Fox News)
- The World Bank releases its Worldwide Governance Indicators, providing information on corruption, rule of law, and other indicators of stability on countries around the world. (WGI page)
- TAM Linhas Aéreas Flight 3054 carrying 186 people crashes in Congonhas International Airport, São Paulo, Brazil. The death toll is estimated to be at least 200 people. (Reuters) (MSNBC) (CNN) (BBC) (Fox News) (Globo News Online) (AFP via ABC News Australia) (AndhraNews.net)
- The High Judicial Council of Libya commutes the death sentences against six foreign medical workers to life imprisonment. (Reuters via CNN)
- A train carrying yellow phosphorus derails in western Ukraine, sending a toxic cloud over several villages. At least twenty people are hospitalized and hundreds are forced to evacuate. (AP via MSNBC)
- The Sudanese government says that a recent attempted coup d'état did not have the support of the United States government, contrary to previous accusations from Nafi Ali Nafi, Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir's assistant. The government has arrested 14 members of the Umma Reform and Renewal Party for plotting the coup. (VOA News)
- Five people are killed in a twin bomb blasts in Islamabad near the venue of a rally and meeting to be addressed by Pakistan Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry. (AndhraNews.net)
- 39 people are arrested, detained and kept at an undisclosed location in Pakistan due to an alleged connection with a recent attack on a plane carrying Pervez Musharraf. (AndhraNews.net)
- All three men charged with supporting Tamil Tigers have been granted bail in Melbourne. (ABC News Australia)
- Delegates arrive in Beijing for the resumption of six party talks on Wednesday involving North Korea, South Korea, China, Russia, Japan and the United States to discuss the second phase of a deal on North Korean nuclear disarmament. (BBC)
- 2007 Chūetsu offshore earthquake: The Government of Japan orders The Tokyo Electric Power Company to keep its Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Power Plant closed pending safety checks after the earthquake caused a leak. (Bloomberg)
| | Current events of July 18, 2007 (2007-07-18) (Wednesday) | edit | history | watch | | - An initial probe into the crash of TAM Linhas Aéreas Flight 3054 suggests that the pilot tried to abort the landing. (CNN)
- A steam pipe explodes in Midtown New York City outside Grand Central Terminal; killing 1 person, injuring 44 and causing evacuations and delays throughout the area. (CNN)
- A study in Nature confirms that the island of Britain was severed from continental Europe by a giant flood that cut away the Weald-Artois Anticline about 200,000 years ago. (Nature)
- Florida Governor Charlie Crist ends the state's temporary voluntary moratorium on the death penalty by signing the death warrant of Mark Dean Schwab, convicted in 1992 of kidnapping, raping and murdering an 11-year-old boy in Cocoa, Florida. He is scheduled to die on November 15, 2007. (Orlando Sentinel) (WKMG)
- Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick and three others are indicted by a federal grand jury in connection with the Bad Newz Kennels dog fighting investigation. (ESPN)
- Suspected militants attack a Pakistan army convoy detonating a bomb and opening fire leading to the loss of at least 16 lives and 14 more injuries. (AP via Fox News)
- The International Atomic Energy Agency confirms that North Korea has shut down all five of its nuclear reactors as six-party talks resume in Beijing. (Reuters)
- Iraq War: The US Senate, with a 52-47 vote, fails by 8 votes to pass a bill that would have required withdrawal of all US troops (except for a small force) from Iraq by April 30, 2008.(TIME Magazine)
- As China struggles to deal with flooding in the provinces of Sichuan, Guizhou, Anhui, Hubei, and Jiangsu, the city of Chongqing is hit with the largest rainstorm in the city's meteorological records, killing 32. 12 people are reported missing. The city's transportation network has been shut down completely. (Xinhua via China Daily)
| | Current events of July 19, 2007 (2007-07-19) (Thursday) | edit | history | watch | | | | | Current events of July 20, 2007 (2007-07-20) (Friday) | edit | history | watch | | | | | Current events of July 21, 2007 (2007-07-21) (Saturday) | edit | history | watch | | - Alan Webb breaks the 25-year old American Record in the mile run with a 3:46.91. (USA Track and Field(Flo)
- A radar failure disrupts international air travel to Brazil causing disruption to thousands of travellers. (CBS)
- Italian police arrest three Moroccans and accuse them of running a small "terror school" in a small mosque near Perugia. (CNN)
- In the UK, the Royal Air Force has one of its busiest weekends in peacetime rescuing hundreds of people from flooding after days of heavy rain lead to widespread flooding. (Observer)
- The death toll of recent floods in China rises to 40. (Reuters)
- NASA mission scientists raise concerns that ongoing prolonged Martian dust storms could disable the Mars Exploration Rovers. (AP via the Washington Post)
- War in Iraq:
- United States forces attack an insurgent position in Hussainiya a Shiite suburb north of Baghdad, inflicting casualties. (New York Times)
- US and Iraqi troops raid a Sunni mosque and detain 18 suspected militants. (AFP via Pakistan Daily Times)
- The United Nations suspends a Moroccan peacekeeping contingent in the Côte d'Ivoire following allegations of widespread sexual abuse. (Reuters via CNN)
- Somali pirates demand $1.5 million in ransom for the release of a Danish freighter and its crew. (AFP via ABC News Australia)
- Pratibha Patil wins the 13th presidential election in India to become the first female President of India. (AndhraNews.net) (Washington Post)
- The Taliban threatens to kill 18 South Koreans taken hostage in Afghanistan, prompting the government in Seoul to confirm an earlier plan to withdraw its troops from the country by the end of the year. Separately, the Taliban claims that it has executed two German hostages. (AP via Fox News) (Reuters) (Reuters) However, the Afghan government disputes the claim, stating that one died of a heart attack and the other is still alive. (CNN)
- Two Rwandan men wanted for their role in the 1994 genocide are arrested in France. (BBC)
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, the seventh and final volume of the Harry Potter series, is released worldwide. (Reuters via Malaysia Star) (China Daily) (New Delhi Television Limited) It is announced later that more than 11 million copies were sold during the first 24 hours. (Reuters)
- Press censorship: A Spanish judge orders the confiscation of an edition of the Spanish satirical magazine El Jueves for its depiction of the heir apparent Crown Prince Felipe and his wife in a cartoon. (Guardian) (Times Online)
| | Current events of July 22, 2007 (2007-07-22) (Sunday) | edit | history | watch | | | | | Current events of July 23, 2007 (2007-07-23) (Monday) | edit | history | watch | | | | | Current events of July 24, 2007 (2007-07-24) (Tuesday) | edit | history | watch | | - Five mountain climbers freeze to death in the Italian Alps. (Reuters via News Limited)
- People are evacuated from houses in Oxford due to the 2007 United Kingdom floods as the 350,000 people in Gloucestershire without running water are supplied with bottled water. (BBC)
- Tony Blair meets with Israeli and Palestinian leaders on his first trip to the region as a peace envoy. (Reuters)
- Republic of Macedonia, Albania and Serbian autonomous province of Kosovo are experiencing blackouts as a result of the 2007 European heatwave that spreads over the Balkans. It also causes bushfires everywhere in the region between Croatia, Hungary, Serbia and Greece. (MIA-Macedonian Informative Agency) (International Herald Tribune) (BBC News)
- Team Astana retires from the 2007 Tour de France following Kazakh rider Alexander Vinokourov testing positive for a banned blood transfusion. (ICWales)
- New Haven, Connecticut becomes the first United States city to give identification cards to undocumented immigrants. (BBC)
- Pakistani militants fire rockets at the town of Bannu resulting in at least seven deaths and 30 injuries. (Reuters via Canada) In another attack in the North Waziristan region, about 35 militants attacked on security forces killing 4 and injuring 6. (AndhraNews.net)
- Vladimir Putin, the President of Russia, accuses the United Kingdom of "colonial thinking" for wishing to extradite Andrei Lugovoi to face trial for the alleged murder of Alexander Litvinenko. (The Telegraph)
- Marie-Noëlle Thémereau resigns as the President of New Caledonia. (ABC News Australia)
- A boiler explosion in a towel factory in North Karachi kills 8 and injures 28. (AndhraNews.net)
- A suicide car bomber kills at least 22 people in the Iraqi town of Hilla. (BBC)
- One of Hungary's top health official says almost 500 people in the country have died in the past week as a result of a heat wave. (BBC)
- Dozens of people are missing in Sulawesi, Indonesia as a result of recent floods and landslides. (BBC)
- The 5 Bulgarian nurses and the Palestinian assistant, imprisoned in Libya for 8 years and that had been sentenced to death, in several trials based on allegations of having inocculated AIDS to children, are leaving Libya and returning back to Sofia with Mrs Cécilia Sarkozy who negotiated their liberation. (Reuters Alertnet)
| | Current events of July 25, 2007 (2007-07-25) (Wednesday) | edit | history | watch | | | | | Current events of July 26, 2007 (2007-07-26) (Thursday) | edit | history | watch | | | | | Current events of July 27, 2007 (2007-07-27) (Friday) | edit | history | watch | | - Balochistan Government spokesman and media consultant to Chief Minister Jam Muhammad Yousaf, Abdur Raziq Bugti is shot dead by unknown armed men. (AndhraNews.net)
- War in Afghanistan: Three soldiers in the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force are killed. (Xinhua)
- The top United Nations official in Haiti raises concerns about a sharp increase in lynchings and other forms of mob violence. (AP via IHT)
- The United States and India confirm a deal on nuclear co-operation. (BBC)
- Clinical trials for MVA85A, a new vaccine against tuberculosis, are started in South Africa. (BBC)
- Abel Mutsakani, editor of the ZimOnline, is shot and seriously wounded in Johannesburg, South Africa in what may have been an assassination attempt. (AllAfrica)
- A study published in The Lancet correlates cannabis use to psychosis. (BBC)
- An independent review set up by NASA finds out that astronauts were allowed to fly despite being drunk in at least two occasions. (BBC)
- The United States Congress passes a bill containing measures recommended by the 9/11 Commission. (BBC)
- The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation dispatches a team to investigate the shooting of four mountain gorillas in the Virunga National Park in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. (CNN)
- Yakub Memon, one of the masterminds behind the 1993 Bombay bombings, is sentenced to death in India. (BBC)
- The European Commission accuses Intel Corporation of anti-competitive practices against Advanced Micro Devices. (BBC)
- A Serbian gunman kills at least nine people in the village of Jabukovac in eastern Serbia near the Bulgarian border. (AP via Forbes)
- The Israeli Defense Force suspends a company for shooting an unarmed man in West Bank city of Hebron. (ABC)
- Two news helicopters belonging to KTVK Channel 3 & KNXV Channel 15-ABC collide while covering a car chase in Phoenix, Arizona, leaving all four dead (KTVK Pilot Scott Bowerbank, Photogapher Jim Cox, KNXV Pilot Craig Smith & Photographer Rick Krolax (KPHO Phoenix) (KVOA Tucson) (BBC)
- Former French Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin is charged with "complicity in slanderous denunciations" and "complicity in using forgeries" for allegedly trying to discredit current President Nicolas Sarkozy. (NDTV)
- Jailed policeman Eugene de Kock claims in an interview from prison that former South African President Frederik Willem de Klerk had hands "soaked in blood" and had ordered political killings and other crimes during the anti-apartheid conflict. (BBC)
- A general strike goes into its third day in Swaziland; strikers demand democratic elections and an end to absolute monarchy. (M&C)
- Mohammad Ashfaq, a government appointed imam, is chased out of the Red Mosque in Pakistan by 200 students. A suicide bomb near the mosque kills at least 13 and injures another 50. (ABC News Australia) (Reuters via Canada.com)
- The death toll from floods and landslides on the Sulawesi island of Indonesia rises to 107. (AFP via ABC)
- The President of Indonesia Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono meets with the Prime Minister of Australia John Howard to discuss security issues and the possibility of a bilateral free trade agreement. (AFP via ABC News Australia)
- The Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions drops the charge of supporting a terrorist organization against Mohamed Haneef. (News Limited) Australian Federal Police admits all their main evidence against Haneef was wrong. (AndhraNews.net)
- Five thousand Zimbabweans have been arrested in the last month for violating price controls. (AP via CNN)
- New Zealand Environment Minister David Benson-Pope resigns from the Cabinet. (Bloomberg)
- Steve Bracks resigns as the Premier of Victoria. John Thwaites, the Deputy Premier, announces his resignation later in the day. (Sydney Morning Herald) (Sydney Morning Herald)
- Swedish King Carl XVI Gustaf, by long tradition an honorary member of the AIK soccer club, concedes that he is a supporter of the rivaling club Djurgården. (TT via Dagens Nyheter)
- Barry Bonds hits career home run number 754. (New York Times)
- Milt Stegall breaks the all time CFL touchdown record, with his 139th touchdown.
- Jihad Shaar is beaten to death by Israel Defense Force soldiers.(Haaretz)
- The Simpsons Movie arrives in cinemas worldwide.(The Simpsons Movie)
| | Current events of July 28, 2007 (2007-07-28) (Saturday) | edit | history | watch | | | | | Current events of July 29, 2007 (2007-07-29) (Sunday) | edit | history | watch | | | | | Current events of July 30, 2007 (2007-07-30) (Monday) | edit | history | watch | | | | | Current events of July 31, 2007 (2007-07-31) (Tuesday) | edit | history | watch | | - Nuradin Abdi, a Somali citizen living in the United States, pleads guilty to providing material support to terrorists in connection with a plot to blow up a shopping mall in Columbus, Ohio. (CNN)
- The President of Nicaragua Daniel Ortega offers to give up SAM-7 surface-to-air missiles in exchange for helicopters, surgical supplies and medicine from the United States. (AP via Washington Post)
- The board of News Corporation formally approves a $5 billion bid for Dow Jones with Dow Jones agreeing to the terms. (Reuters) (ABC News Australia), (CNN Money)
- Archaeologists discover the remains of the lost city of Rhakotis in Alexandria's East Bay. (National Geographic)
- Retired United States Army Lieutenant-General Philip Kensinger is censured by the Army over his role in the series of errors following the death of Ranger Pat Tillman in 2004. (AP via New York Times)
- The United Nations Security Council authorises up to 26,000 troops and soldiers being sent to the Darfur region of Sudan (United Nations African Union Mission in Darfur or UNAMID). (Reuters)
- The United States House of Representatives passes a the Honest Leadership and Open Government Act, a comprehensive ethics and lobbying reform bill 411-8. It bans lobbyists and their clients from giving members of the United States Congress gifts and provides for mandatory disclosure of earmarks in expenditure bills. (Fox News)
- Australia and New Zealand refer a dispute over an Australian ban on apple imports from New Zealand to the World Trade Organisation. (ABC News Australia)
- Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt is jailed for six years, fined Rs. 25,000 and his probation plea rejected on charges of obtaining weapons from gangsters in a case associated with the 1993 Mumbai bombings. (Sky) (AndhraNews.net)
- Worsening floods affecting eastern India, Bangladesh and Nepal has led to millions of people leaving their homes. (BBC News) 160 people confirmed dead in Bangladesh alone. (AndhraNews.net)
- Flood alerts are issued for Hubei province in China as the swollen Yangtze River puts the Three Gorges Dam to the test. Another 27 people have died and Beijing's airport was closed on Monday night due to heavy rain. (Reuters) (AP via Washington Post)
- Khang Khek Ieu aka Comrade Duch, a former Khmer Rouge prison chief, has been handed over to a United Nations backed genocide tribunal. (AFP via ABC News Australia)
- Operation Banner, the deployment of British Army soldiers in Northern Ireland to support the Police Service of Northern Ireland, ends at midnight marking the conclusion of the Northern Ireland peace process. Operation Banner has been the longest British Army operation in history, lasting 38 years. (RTÉ) (BBC)
- Zimbabwe:
- The Australian Synchrotron officially opens in Melbourne, Victoria. (ABC News Australia)
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Motto Unidade, Acção, Progresso(Portuguese) Unity, Action, Progress Anthem Pátria Capital (and largest city) Dili Official languages Tetum, Portuguese1 Government Republic - President José Ramos Horta - Prime Minister Xanana Gusmão Independence from Portugal² - Declared November 28, 1975 - Recognized May 20, 2002 Area - Total 15,007 km² (158th) 5...
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Location within Mexico Country Mexico Capital Tuxtla Gutiérrez Municipalities 118 Largest City Tuxtla Gutiérrez Government - Governor Juan José Sabines Guerrero ( PRD) - Federal Deputies PRI: 7 PRD: 5 - Federal Senators PRI: 1 PRD: 1 PVEM: 1 Area Ranked 8th - State 74,211 km² (28,653 sq mi) Population (2005...
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Dublin city centre at night WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: , Statistics Province: Leinster County: Dáil Ãireann: Dublin Central, Dublin North Central, Dublin North East, Dublin North West, Dublin South Central, Dublin South East European Parliament: Dublin Dialling Code: +353 1 Postal District(s): D1-24, D6W Area: 114. ...
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سجد; translated: Red Mosque) is a mosque located in Islamabad, the capital of Pakistan. ...
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Official language(s) None Capital Columbus Largest city Columbus Largest metro area Cleveland Area Ranked 34th - Total 44,825 sq mi (116,096 km²) - Width 220 miles (355 km) - Length 220 miles (355 km) - % water 8. ...
George Walker Bush (born July 6, 1946) is the 43rd and current President of the United States, inaugurated on January 20, 2001. ...
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The President of France, known officially as the President of the Republic (Président de la République in French), is Frances elected Head of State. ...
IPA: (October 26, 1916 â January 8, 1996) was President of France from 1981 to 1995, elected as representative of the Socialist Party (PS). ...
The Rwandan Genocide was the 1994 mass killing of hundreds of thousands of ethnic Tutsis and moderate Hutu sympathizers in Rwanda and was the largest atrocity during the Rwandan Civil War. ...
The Anglo-Saxons refers collectively to the groups of Germanic tribes who achieved dominance in southern Britain from the mid-5th century, forming the basis for the modern English nation. ...
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Mohamed Haneef See Wikinews article: Australian police charge Indian doctor over failed UK bombings Mohamed Haneef (born 29 September 1979) is a 27-year old Indian physician who was accused of aiding terrorists, and left Australia upon cancellation of his visa amid great political controversy. ...
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On 29 June 2007, in London, two car bombs were discovered and disabled before they could be detonated. ...
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Pope Benedict XVI (Latin: ; born April 16, 1927 as Joseph Alois Ratzinger in Marktl am Inn, Bavaria, Germany) is the 265th reigning pope, the head of the Roman Catholic Church and sovereign of Vatican City. ...
The Tridentine Mass (Pontifical High Mass) being celebrated at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church in Wyandotte, Michigan - 1949. ...
Latin Rite, in the singular and accompanied, in English, by the definite article, refers to the sui juris particular Church of the Roman Catholic Church that developed in the area of western Europe and northern Africa where Latin was for many centuries the language of education and culture. ...
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The Second Ecumenical Council of the Vatican, or Vatican II, was the twenty-first Ecumenical Council of the Roman Catholic Church. ...
Location of the New Seven Wonders winners. ...
The Great Wall in the winter The Great Wall of China (Traditional Chinese: ; Simplified Chinese: , pinyin: Wà nlÇ Chángchéng; literally The long wall of 10,000 Li (é)¹) is a Chinese fortification built from the 3rd century BC until the beginning of the 17th century, in order to protect...
Petra (from petra, rock in Greek; Arabic: Ø§ÙØ¨ØªØ±Ø§Ø¡, Al-ButrÄ) is an archaeological site in Jordan, lying in a basin among the mountains which form the eastern flank of Arabah (Wadi Araba), the large valley running from the Dead Sea to the Gulf of Aqaba. ...
Christ the Redeemer in Rio de Janeiro Christ the Redeemer (Portuguese: ), is a statue of Jesus Christ in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. ...
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Temple of the Warriors Chichen Itza is the largest of the Pre-Columbian archaeological sites in Yucat n, Mexico. ...
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The Colosseum by night: exterior view of the best-preserved section. ...
Nickname: Motto: SPQR: Senatus Populusque Romanus Location of the city of Rome (yellow) within the Province of Rome (red) and region of Lazio (grey) Coordinates: Region Lazio Province Province of Rome Founded 21 April 753 BC Government - Mayor Walter Veltroni Area - City 1,285 km² (580 sq mi) - Urban 5...
Taj Mahal Location of the Taj Mahal within India The Taj Mahal (Devanagari: ताठमहल, Nastaliq: تاج Ù
ØÙ) is a mausoleum located in Agra, India. ...
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The 2007 Amirli bombing was a suicide car bomb attack that occurred on July 7, 2007 in a market in the town of Amirli, Iraq. ...
A suicide bombing is a bomb attack on people or property, committed by a person who knows the explosion will cause his or her own death in addition to the attacks primary purpose (see suicide, suicide weapons). ...
Amirli is a town near Kirkuk in northern Iraq. ...
Shi‘as (the adjective in Arabic is شيعى shi‘i; English has traditionally used Shiite) which mean follower in Arabic make up the second largest sect of believers in Islam, constituting about 30%-35% of all Muslim. ...
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Farah is one of the thirty-four provinces of Afghanistan. ...
Kunar (also spelled Konar) is one of the thirty-four provinces of Afghanistan, located in the northeastern part of the country and on the border with Pakistan. ...
Live Earth was a series of worldwide concerts held on 7 July 2007, that initiated a three-year campaign to combat climate change and advocate environmentally-sustainable living. ...
The king of Nepal is known as the Raja; his Queen is known as the Rani. ...
Gyanendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev, King of Nepal (Nepali: à¤à¥à¤à¤¾à¤¨à¥à¤¨à¥à¤¦à¥à¤° वà¥à¤° विà¤à¥à¤°à¤® शाहदà¥à¤µ; JñÄnendra VÄ«ra Vikrama ÅÄhadeva) (born July 7, 1947) is the present King of Nepal since June 4, 2001. ...
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Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ...
Western heat wave of 2007 The 2007 western North American heat wave is an ongoing record-breaking event that began in late June 2007. ...
I-70 looking westbound near Mile 326, Wabaunsee County, Kansas Interstate 70 is a long interstate highway in the United States. ...
Interstate 80 as seen from an overpass in Davis, California Interstate 80 is the second-longest interstate highway in the United States. ...
Interstate 15, or I-15, is a north-south interstate highway in the western United States, traveling through the states of Montana, Idaho, Utah, Arizona, Nevada, and California. ...
Boy toddler Toddler is a common term for a a young child who is learning to walk or toddle,[1] generally considered to be the second stage of development after infancy and occurring predominantly during the ages of 12 to 36 months old. ...
The Boeing Company (NYSE: BA) is a leading American aircraft and aerospace manufacturer, headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, with its largest production facilities near Seattle, Washington. ...
The Boeing 787 Dreamliner is an American mid-sized, wide-body, twin engine jet airliner currently in production by Boeings Commercial Airplanes division and scheduled to enter service in May 2008. ...
Boeings Everett, Washington Factory is where Boeing 747s, Boeing 767s, Boeing 777s, and the new Boeing 787 Dreamliner are built. ...
County Snohomish Government - Mayor Ray Stephanson Area - City 123. ...
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A350 may refer to: The Airbus A350, a development of the A330 to compete with Boeings 787 The A350 road in southwest England. ...
Valdis Zatlers (born March 22, 1955) is president-elect of Latvia. ...
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Parliamentary elections will be held in Papua New Guinea from 30 June 2007 to 10 July 2007. ...
The multinational Combined Task Force One Five Zero (CTF-150) The British Grand Fleet, the supreme naval force of World War I A rare occurrence of a 5-country multinational fleet, during Operation Enduring Freedom in the Oman Sea. ...
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Trincomalee District Map Trincomalee (Tamil: (Thirukonamalai, hist: Sirigonakanda); Sinhala: (Thirikunamalaya)) is a port city on the northeast coast of Sri Lanka, about 110 miles northeast of Kandy. ...
The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade is an Australian government department concerned with the relations between Australia and other nations, both in political and economic terms. ...
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The Championships, Wimbledon, commonly referred to as Wimbledon, is the oldest major championship in tennis and is widely considered to be the most prestigious. ...
The Open Era in tennis began in 1968 when the Grand Slam tournaments, such as Wimbledon, abandoned the long-standing rules of amateurism and allowed professionals to compete. ...
Björn Borg (born June 6, 1956) is a Swedish tennis player. ...
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A prime minister is the most senior minister of a cabinet in the executive branch of government in a parliamentary system. ...
General elections were scheduled to be held in Jamaica on August 27, 2007. ...
The Peoples National Party (PNP) is a democratic socialist Jamaican political party, founded by Norman Manley in 1938. ...
The City of Kingston is the capital and largest city of Jamaica. ...
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Piper PA-28 Cherokee 180E Cherokee is the common name for the Pipers PA-28 family of aircraft models, which received its type certificate from the FAA in 1960 and is still under production by Piper Aircraft. ...
Andrzej Lepper Andrzej Zbigniew Lepper (IPA: [], born June 13, 1954 in StowiÄcino, Poland) is a Polish politician, the leader of Samoobrona RP (Self-Defense of the Republic of Poland) political party. ...
There were no Deputy Prime Ministers in the cabinet of Jan Olszewski and in the first cabinet of Waldemar Pawlak. ...
Self-Defense of the Polish Republic ( Polish: Samoobrona Rzeczypospolitiej Polskiej, SRP) is a political party and trade union in Poland. ...
Federal courts Supreme Court Chief Justice Associate Justices Elections Presidential elections Midterm elections Political Parties Democratic Republican Third parties State & Local government Governors Legislatures (List) State Courts Local Government Other countries Politics Portal The United States Senate is one of the two chambers of the bicameral United States Congress, the...
David Bruce Vitter (born May 3, 1961), American politician, is a Senator from Louisiana. ...
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Deborah Jeane Palfrey (born 1956) is the former owner of Pamela Martin and Associates, which the United States government alleges was a prostitution service in Washington, D.C. She has been charged with operating a house of prostitution. ...
Combatants Pakistan Army Lal Masjid students and militants Commanders Haroon-ul-Islam â Waheed Arshad Abdul Rashid Ghazi â Abdul Aziz Ghazi Strength 12,000 Army and Rangers 164 SSG commandos[3][4] 1,300 students 110+ militants Casualties 11 SSG killed[5] 1 Ranger killed[5] 33 SSG wounded[5] 8...
(Urdu: Ø§Ø³ÙØ§Ù
آباد) is the capital city of Pakistan, and is located in the Potohar Plateau in the northwest of the country. ...
Lal Masjid (Urdu: ÙØ§Ù Ù
سجد, literally Red Mosque) is a radical mosque following the Salafist version of Islam located in Islamabad, the capital of Pakistan. ...
In the criminal law, a conspiracy is an agreement between natural persons to break the law at some time in the future, and, in some cases, with at least one overt act in furtherance of that agreement. ...
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The Election Commission of India is a constitutional body created to hold free and fair elections in India. ...
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Headquarters Cairo, Egypt1 Official languages Arabic Membership 22 Arab states 2 observer states Leaders - Secretary General Amr Moussa (since 2001) - Council of the Arab League Sudan - Speaker of the Arab Parliament Nabih Berri Establishment - Alexandria Protocol March 22, 1945 Area - Total 13,953,041 (Western Sahara Included) = 13,687,041...
List of Pennsylvania Governors The office of Pennsylvania governor was created by the states Constitution of 1790. ...
Edward Gene Ed Rendell (born January 5, 1944) is an American politician and member of the Democratic Party. ...
A government shutdown occurs when a legislature (including the legislative power of veto by the executive) cannot agree on financing its government programs for the next fiscal year. ...
Capital Harrisburg Largest city Philadelphia Area Ranked 33rd - Total 46,055 sq mi (119,283 km²) - Width 280 miles (455 km) - Length 160 miles (255 km) - % water 2. ...
Budget generally refers to a list of all planned expenses and revenues. ...
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Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ...
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USS Los Angeles A submarine is a specialized watercraft that can operate underwater. ...
ISO 4217 Code USD User(s) the United States, the British Indian Ocean Territory,[1] the British Virgin Islands, East Timor, Ecuador, El Salvador, the Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Palau, Panama, Turks and Caicos Islands, and the insular areas of the United States Inflation 2. ...
Francisco Ramirez Acuña (2006âpresent) The Secretary of the Interior (Secretario de Gobernación) is the head of the Secretariat of the Interior of Mexico. ...
The Popular Revolutionary Army or Ejército Popular Revolucionario is a leftist guerrilla movement in Mexico. ...
Muammar Abu Minyar al-Gaddafi1 (Arabic: ) (born c. ...
Species Human immunodeficiency virus 1 Human immunodeficiency virus 2 Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is a retrovirus that causes acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS, a condition in humans in which the immune system begins to fail, leading to life-threatening opportunistic infections). ...
The Holy Land or Palestine Showing not only the Old Kingdoms of Judea and Israel but also the 12 Tribes Distinctly, and Confirming Even the Diversity of the Locations of their Ancient Positions and Doing So as the Holy Scriptures Indicate, a geographic map from the studio of Tobiae Conradi...
Dominique Strauss-Kahn (born 25 April 1949 in Neuilly-sur-Seine; often referred as DSK) is a French economist, lawyer, and politician, member of the French Socialist Party. ...
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Maoism or Mao Zedong Thought (Chinese: 毛澤東思想, pinyin: Máo Zédōng Sīxiǎng), also called Marxism-Leninism–Mao Zedong Thought or Marxism-Leninism-Maoism (MLM), is a variant of communism derived from the teachings of Mao Zedong (1893–...
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Conrad Moffat Black, Baron Black of Crossharbour, PC, OC, KCSG (born 25 August 1944, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada) is a former financier, newspaper magnate, and biographer. ...
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The 2006 Cuban transfer of presidential duties is a transfer of duties of the Cuban presidency from Fidel Castro to the first vice president, his brother Raúl Castro, following Fidels illness. ...
October 2007 is the tenth month of that year and has yet to occur. ...
Local elections will be held in Cuba on 21 October and 28 October 2007. ...
Chester Dewayne Turner is a former pizza delivery man from Los Angeles, accused of being one of the worst serial murderers in the citys history. ...
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The Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith (CDF) (Congregatio pro Doctrina Fidei) is the oldest of the nine congregations of the Roman Curia. ...
The Latin phrase Extra Ecclesiam nulla salus, meaning: Outside the Church there is no salvation, is a dogma of the Roman Catholic Church. ...
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Baghdad International Airport and the Green Zone. ...
Baghdad (Arabic: ) is the capital of Iraq and of Baghdad Governorate. ...
1968 Cessna 310N The Cessna 310 was the first twin-engine aircraft design from Cessna to enter production after World War II. The 310 first flew on January 3, 1953 with deliveries starting in late 1954. ...
Jeff Burton (99), Elliott Sadler (38), Ricky Rudd (21), Dale Jarrett (88), Sterling Marlin (40), Jimmie Johnson (48), and Casey Mears (41) practice for the 2004 Daytona 500 The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) is the largest sanctioning body of motorsports in the United States. ...
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Orlando Sanford International Airport (IATA: SFB, ICAO: KSFB) is an airport in Sanford, Florida, near Orlando, Florida. ...
Sanford is a city in and the county seatGR6 of Seminole County, Florida, USA. The population was 38,291 at the 2000 census. ...
Official language(s) English Capital Tallahassee Largest city Jacksonville Largest metro area Miami metropolitan area Area Ranked 22nd - Total 65,795[1] sq mi (170,304[1] km²) - Width 361 miles (582 km) - Length 447 miles (721 km) - % water 17. ...
International Speedway Corporation (NYSE: ISCA) is a corporation whose primary business is the ownership and management of NASCAR race tracks. ...
Lesa Kennedy (sometimes Lesa France-Kennedy) is the president of International Speedway Corporation and a member of the board of directors of NASCAR. Kennedy joined ISC in 1983 and was named to the board of directors one year later. ...
Brian France (born August 2, 1962) is the CEO and chairman of NASCAR, taking over the position from his father, Bill France, Jr. ...
Julian Moti QC (Solomon Islands), CSI, BA (Hons) (Sydney), LLB (Australian National University), GDLP (University of Technology, Sydney) is the recently appointed Attorney-General of the Solomon Islands and was at the centre of an international row over attempts by Australia to have Moti extradited from Papua New Guinea to...
Sexual slavery is a special case of slavery which includes various different practices: forced prostitution (which can include religious prostitution) single-owner sexual slavery slavery for primarily non-sexual purposes where sex is common or permissible In general, the nature of slavery means that the slave is de facto available...
Simón Trinidad during his capture on January 2, 2004. ...
The Revolutionary Armed Forces of ColombiaâPeoples Army, in Spanish Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de ColombiaâEjército del Pueblo, also known by the acronym of FARC or FARC-EP is a communist revolutionary and illegally armed terrorist organization in Colombia. ...
Captive Nations Week, a week aimed at raising public awareness of the oppression of nations under the control of Communist and other non-democratic governments, was declared by a Congressional resolution signed into law (Public Law 86-90) by President Dwight D. Eisenhower in 1959. ...
Communism is an ideology that seeks to establish a classless, stateless social organization based on common ownership of the means of production. ...
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is the 191st day of the year (192nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
George Walker Bush (born July 6, 1946) is the 43rd and current President of the United States, inaugurated on January 20, 2001. ...
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Self-determination is a principle in international law that a people ought to be able to determine their own governmental forms and structure free from outside influence. ...
The following is a list of Prime Ministers of Thailand: Phraya Manopakorn Nititada, (1932-1933) General Phraya Phahol Pholphayuhasena, (1933-1938) Field Marshal Plaek Phibunsongkhram, (1938-1944) Major Khuang Abhaiwongse, (1944-1945) Tawee Boonyaket, (1945) Seni Pramoj, (1945) Major Khuang Abhaiwongse, (1946) Luang Praditmanutham, (1946) Rear Admiral Thawal Thamrong Navaswadhi...
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Zheng Xiaoyu Zheng Xiaoyu (Chinese: éç±è¸; Pinyin: Zhèng XiÇoyú; December, 1944 - July 10, 2007) was director of the State Food and Drug Administration of the Peoples Republic of China. ...
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For the Lal Masjid of Delhi, see Lal Masjid, Delhi The Lal Masjid The Lal Masjid (Urdu: ÙØ§Ù Ù
سجد; translated: Red Mosque) is a mosque located in Islamabad, the capital of Pakistan. ...
A mosque is a place of worship for followers of the Islamic faith. ...
(Urdu: Ø§Ø³ÙØ§Ù
آباد) is the capital city of Pakistan, and is located in the Potohar Plateau in the northwest of the country. ...
Combatants Pakistan Army Lal Masjid students and militants Commanders Haroon-ul-Islam â Waheed Arshad Abdul Rashid Ghazi â Abdul Aziz Ghazi Strength 12,000 Army and Rangers 164 SSG commandos[3][4] 1,300 students 110+ militants Casualties 11 SSG killed[5] 1 Ranger killed[5] 33 SSG wounded[5] 8...
Abdul Rashid Ghazi (Urdu: ; ca. ...
is the 192nd day of the year (193rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
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The Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) is not an agency of the United Nations. ...
Early detection of chemical agents Sociopolitical climate of chemical warfare While the study of chemicals and their military uses was widespread in China, the use of toxic materials has historically been viewed with mixed emotions and some disdain in the West (especially when the enemy were doing it). ...
Official language(s) English Capital Pierre Largest city Sioux Falls Area Ranked 17th - Total 77,163 sq mi (199,905 km²) - Width 210 miles (340 km) - Length 380 miles (610 km) - % water 1. ...
The British Museum in London, England is one of the worlds greatest museums of human history and culture. ...
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Centuries: 8th century BC - 7th century BC - 6th century BC Decades: 740s BC 730s BC 720s BC 710s BC 700s BC - 690s BC - 680s BC 670s BC 660s BC 650s BC 640s BC Events and trends 699 BC - Khallushu succeeds Shuttir-Nakhkhunte as king of the Elamite Empire 697 BC...
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Note: Judaism commonly uses the term Tanakh to refer to its canon, which corresponds to the Protestant Old Testament. ...
Pakistan Army Flag The Pakistan Army (Urdu: پاک ÙÙØ¬) is the largest branch of the Pakistan military, and is mainly responsible for protection of the state borders, the security of administered territories and defending the national interests of Pakistan within the framework of its international obligations. ...
Combatants Pakistani security forces (Pakistani police and Pakistan Rangers Lal Masjid students and supporters Commanders Haroon-ul-Islamâ Abdul Rashid Ghaziâ Maulana Abdul Aziz (captured on July 4th) Strength 12,000 15 Armoured Vehicles 5,000 Casualties 8 Pakistan Rangers 110-120 killed (unconfirmed); 1,200+ surrendered or captured Militants...
For the Lal Masjid of Delhi, see Lal Masjid, Delhi The Lal Masjid The Lal Masjid (Urdu: ÙØ§Ù Ù
سجد; translated: Red Mosque) is a mosque located in Islamabad, the capital of Pakistan. ...
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Al-Qaeda (Arabic: القاعدة, the foundation or the base) is the name given to a worldwide network of militant Islamist organizations under the leadership of Osama bin Laden. ...
Mount Gamkonora is the highest peak of Halmahera island, Indonesia. ...
Combatants Philippine Marines Moro Islamic Liberation Front, suspected Abu Sayyaf Commanders Brigadier General Ramiro Alivio various MILF commanders Strength 50 marines about 400 combatants Casualties 14 dead, 9 wounded several Map of the Philippines showing the location of Basilan. ...
Capital punishment, or the death penalty, is the execution of a convicted criminal by the state as punishment for crimes known as capital crimes or capital offences. ...
The term Palestinian has other usages, for which see definitions of Palestinian. ...
The HIV trial in Libya concerns the trials, appeals and eventual release of six foreign medical workers charged with conspiring to deliberately infect 426 children with HIV in 1998, causing an epidemic at El-Fath Childrens Hospital in Benghazi. ...
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Modern toothpaste gel Toothpaste is a paste or gel dentifrice used to clean and improve the aesthetic appearance and health of teeth. ...
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Alberto Kenya Fujimori (Spanish IPA: , Japanese IPA: ) (born in Lima, Peru on July 28, 1938), also known as Kenya Fujimori ) was President of Peru from July 28, 1990 to November 17, 2000. ...
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The foundation of the U.N. The United Nations (UN) is an international organization whose stated aims are to facilitate co-operation in international law, international security, economic development, social progress and human rights issues. ...
Kotoka International Airport (IATA: ACC, ICAO: DGAA) in Accra, Ghana is the countrys most important international air facility. ...
Accra, population 1,970,400 (2005), is the capital of Ghana. ...
Cocaine is a crystalline tropane alkaloid that is obtained from the leaves of the coca plant. ...
Barry Lamar Bonds (born July 24, 1964 in Riverside, California) He is the son of former Major League All-Star Bobby Bonds, cousin of Hall of Famer Reggie Jackson, and the godson of Hall of Famer Willie Mays. ...
The Bay Area Laboratory Co-operative (BALCO) is a controversial sports nutrition center in Burlingame, California, USA. The company achieved infamy due to a long investigation in accusations that the lab provided anabolic steroids and other banned performance-enhancing drugs to athletes, many famous. ...
Genocide is the deliberate and systematic destruction of an ethnic or national group. ...
The President of the United Mexican States is the head of state of Mexico. ...
Luis EcheverrÃa Ãlvarez (born 17 January 1922) was the President of Mexico from 1970 to 1976. ...
RÃo Nervión patrol boat, in Bilbao. ...
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Cécilia Sarkozy (born as Cecilia MarÃa Sara Isabel Ciganer, later Ciganer-Albéniz, born November 12, 1957 in Boulogne-Billancourt) is the wife of French president Nicolas Sarkozy. ...
The President of France, known officially as the President of the Republic (Président de la République in French), is Frances elected Head of State. ...
Nicolas Sarkozy (IPA: â ), (born Nicolas Paul Stéphane Sarközy de Nagy-Bocsa on 28 January 1955 in Paris, France is the current President of France, elected on 6 May 2007 after defeating Socialist Party contender Ségolène Royal during the second round of the 2007 election. ...
Capital punishment, or the death penalty, is the execution of a convicted criminal by the state as punishment for crimes known as capital crimes or capital offences. ...
The HIV trial in Libya concerns the trials, appeals and eventual release of six foreign medical workers charged with conspiring to deliberately infect 426 children with HIV in 1998, causing an epidemic at El-Fath Childrens Hospital in Benghazi. ...
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The king of Nepal is known as the Raja; his Queen is known as the Rani. ...
Gyanendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev, King of Nepal (Nepali: à¤à¥à¤à¤¾à¤¨à¥à¤¨à¥à¤¦à¥à¤° वà¥à¤° विà¤à¥à¤°à¤® शाहदà¥à¤µ; JñÄnendra VÄ«ra Vikrama ÅÄhadeva) (born July 7, 1947) is the present King of Nepal since June 4, 2001. ...
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Nahr al-Bared, Palestinian refugee camp in northern Lebanon. ...
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The ferryboat Dongan Hills, filled with commuters, about to dock at a New York City pier, circa 1945. ...
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The Congress of the United States is the legislative branch of the federal government of the United States of America. ...
The United States House of Representatives (or simply the House) is one of the two chambers of the United States Congress; the other is the Senate. ...
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George Walker Bush (born July 6, 1946) is the 43rd and current President of the United States, inaugurated on January 20, 2001. ...
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Al-Qaeda (Arabic: القاعدة, the foundation or the base) is the name given to a worldwide network of militant Islamist organizations under the leadership of Osama bin Laden. ...
Official NCTC seal The National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC) is a United States government agency that was created by Executive Order 13354 and the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004. ...
Al-Qaeda (Arabic: القاعدة, the foundation or the base) is the name given to a worldwide network of militant Islamist organizations under the leadership of Osama bin Laden. ...
A joint press conference by U.S. President George W. Bush and British Prime Minister Tony Blair at the White House. ...
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George Walker Bush (born July 6, 1946) is the 43rd and current President of the United States, inaugurated on January 20, 2001. ...
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Khost (Pashto: Ø®ÙØ³Øª) is one of the thirty-four provinces of Afghanistan. ...
Paktika (Persian: پکتÛکا) is one of the thirty-four provinces of Afghanistan. ...
Hamas (Arabic: ; acronym: Arabic: , or Harakat al-Muqawama al-Islamiyya or Islamic Resistance Movement,[1]) is a Palestinian Sunni Islamist organization. ...
67 die and about 300,000 people are affected by floods in Ethiopias Somali Region of Ogaden after the Shabelle River bursts its banks. ...
Military of Switzerland On May 18, 2003, Swiss voters approved the military reform project Army XXI that will drastically reduce the size of the Swiss Army. ...
Recruit or Army recruit is a term often colloquially used to refer to the lowest military rank in various armed services, particularly the grade of Private E-1 in the United States Army. ...
A Himalayan avalanche near Mount Everest. ...
The Jungfrau (German: virgin) is the highest peak of a mountain massif of the same name, located in the Bernese Oberland region of the Swiss Alps, overlooking Grindelwald. ...
A false alarm, also called a nuisance alarm, is the phony report of an emergency, causing unnecessary panic and/or bringing resources (such as fire engines) to a place where they are not needed. ...
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A map showing countries commonly considered to be part of the Middle East The Middle East is a region comprising the lands around the southern and eastern parts of the Mediterranean Sea, a territory that extends from the eastern Mediterranean Sea to the Persian Gulf. ...
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The North Korean Government is the executive branch of the state, according to the constitution. ...
The Yongbyon Nuclear Scientific Research Center[1] is North Koreas major nuclear facility, operating its first nuclear reactors. ...
The foundation of the U.N. The United Nations (UN) is an international organization whose stated aims are to facilitate co-operation in international law, international security, economic development, social progress and human rights issues. ...
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The office of Prime Minister of Côte dIvoire was created in 1957. ...
Guillaume Kigbafori Soro (born 8 May 1972) is a Ivorian rebel and political figure. ...
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General Pervez Musharraf (Urdu: پرÙÙØ² Ù
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Combatants Pakistan Army Lal Masjid students and militants Commanders Haroon-ul-Islam â Waheed Arshad Abdul Rashid Ghazi â Abdul Aziz Ghazi Strength 12,000 Army and Rangers 164 SSG commandos[3][4] 1,300 students 110+ militants Casualties 11 SSG killed[5] 1 Ranger killed[5] 33 SSG wounded[5] 8...
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Government The President of the Republic, directly elected for a 6-year term, is chief of state, head of government, and commander in chief of the armed forces. ...
Map of Colombo with its administrative districts Coordinates: , District Colombo District Government - Mayor Uvaiz Mohammad Imitiyaz (Sri Lanka Freedom Party) Area - City 37. ...
The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE, pronounced L-T-T), also known as the Tamil Tigers, is the main Tamil anti-government organization operating in Sri Lanka. ...
The Legislature of Liberia is bicameral, consisting of a Senate (upper house) and House of Representatives (lower house), same as the Congress of the United States. ...
The following is a list of Presidents of the Republic of Liberia, made up of the 24 heads of state in the history of Liberia. ...
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A joint press conference by U.S. President George W. Bush and British Prime Minister Tony Blair at the White House. ...
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George Walker Bush (born July 6, 1946) is the 43rd and current President of the United States, inaugurated on January 20, 2001. ...
The Plame affair (also known as the CIA leak scandal or the CIA leak case) is a political controversy in the United States, involving high-level officials of the George W. Bush administration and members of the media, and resulting in a federal grand jury investigation, a criminal trial, and...
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Valerie E. Wilson (born Valerie Elise Plame April 19, 1963, in Anchorage, Alaska) is a former United States Central Intelligence Agency officer who held non-official cover (NOC) status prior to the public disclosure of her classified covert CIA identity in a syndicated American newspaper column. ...
is the 194th day of the year (195th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ...
The 2007 Pan American Games are the 15th edition of the Pan American Games currently being held in the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro. ...
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Conrad Moffat Black, Baron Black of Crossharbour, PC, OC, KCSG (born 25 August 1944, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada) is a former financier, newspaper magnate, and biographer. ...
Gran Telescopio Canarias, 2006. ...
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The 2002 Bali bombings occurred on 12 October 2002 in the tourist district of Kuta on the Indonesian island of Bali. ...
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) seeks to promote the peaceful use of nuclear energy and to inhibit its use for military purposes. ...
Skip to #Current storm information Wikinews has related news: Hurricane season, 2007 The 2007 Pacific typhoon season has no official bounds; it runs year-round in 2007, but most tropical cyclones tend to form in the northwestern Pacific Ocean between May and November. ...
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Power Outage is an episode of The WB drama series, Charmed. ...
The term prefecture (from the Latin Praefectura) indicates the office, seat, territorial circonscription of a Prefect. ...
The Korean Peninsula is a peninsula in East Asia. ...
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The Congress for Freedom and Democracy in Kurdistan (Kadek), formerly known as the Kurdistan Workers Party (Kurdish: Partiya Karkerên Kurdistan, PKK ) was one of several militant groups fighting for the creation of an independent Kurdish state in southern Turkey, northern Iraq, Northern Syria and western Iran. ...
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A suicide attack is an attack on a military or civilian target, in which an attacker intends to kill others, and knows that they will either certainly or most likely die in the process (see suicide). ...
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Vavuniya District. ...
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles (Latin: Archidioecesis Angelorum in California) is a particular church of the Roman Catholic Church in the western region of the United States. ...
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Clergy is the generic term used to describe the formal religious leadership within a given religion. ...
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For the history of Korea, see Korea. ...
The Gulf of Oman is a strait that connects with the Arabian Sea with the Persian Gulf. ...
The President of Russia (ru: ÐÑÐµÐ·Ð¸Ð´ÐµÐ½Ñ Ð Ð¾ÑÑии is the highest position within the Government of Russia. ...
Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin (Russian: ) (born October 7, 1952) is the current President of the Russian Federation. ...
The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) is an international organization for security. ...
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) seeks to promote the peaceful use of nuclear energy and to inhibit its use for military purposes. ...
North Korea has several nuclear facilities with the potential to produce nuclear fuel for weapons. ...
The Australian Federal Police (AFP) is the federal police agency of the Commonwealth of Australia. ...
Mohamed Haneef See Wikinews article: Australian police charge Indian doctor over failed UK bombings Mohamed Haneef (born 29 September 1979) is a 27-year old Indian physician who was accused of aiding terrorists, and left Australia upon cancellation of his visa amid great political controversy. ...
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On 29 June 2007, in London, two car bombs were discovered and disabled before they could be detonated. ...
Kuala Lumpur Police Headquarters The Royal Malaysian Police, or Polis Diraja Malaysia (PDRM) in Malay, is a main branch of security forces in Malaysia. ...
A prisoner who is denied, refused or unable to meet the conditions of bail, or who is unable to post bail, may be held in a prison on remand until their criminal trial. ...
Nathaniel Tan (born 1980) is a Malaysian politician and blogger. ...
The Official Secrets Act 1972 (Act 88), also known as the OSA, is a statute in Malaysia prohibiting the dissemination of information classified as an official secret. ...
is the 196th day of the year (197th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ...
The Justice and Equality Movement is a rebel group involved in the Darfur conflict. ...
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Mogadishu (Somali: Muqdisho, popularly Xamar; Arabic: ; Italian: ), is the largest city in Somalia, and its capital. ...
US soldier loading a M224 60-mm mortar. ...
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The President of the State of Israel (â, Nesi HaMedina, lit. ...
A developable surface is a surface that can be flattened onto a plane without distortion (i. ...
A Möbius strip made with a piece of paper and tape. ...
Chief of Police in United States usage is the title typically given to the head of a police department. ...
Osijek (pronounced: []) is the fourth largest city in Croatia with a population of 114,616 in 2001. ...
Combatants Croatian Army Paramilitary organisations Republic of Serb Krajina Army Yugoslav Peoples Army Bosnian Serb Army Republic of Serbia Paramilitary organisations Commanders Franjo TuÄman (President of Croatia) Anton Tus (Chief of Staff of Croatian Army 1991-1992) Janko Bobetko (Chief of Staff of Croatian Army 1992-1995) Atif...
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The Taliban (Pashto: , also anglicized as Taleban) are an extremist, terrorist, and ethnic fundamentalist Sunni Muslim Pashtun movement that ruled most of Afghanistan from 1995 until 2001, when their leaders were removed from power by a cooperative military effort between the United States, United Kingdom and the Northern Alliance. ...
The Copa América 2007 is the 42nd edition of the Copa América, the main international football tournament for the South America region. ...
is the 197th day of the year (198th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ...
Felisa Miceli (on the left), next to Defense Minister Nilda Garré, during their inauguration on 1 December 2005 Felisa Miceli is an Argentine economist, and the Minister of Economy and Production of Argentina. ...
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George Walker Bush (born July 6, 1946) is the 43rd and current President of the United States, inaugurated on January 20, 2001. ...
Following are the successive heads of state of Poland. ...
, IPA: [] (born June 18, 1949) is the President of the Republic of Poland and a politician of the conservative party Prawo i SprawiedliwoÅÄ (Law and Justice, PiS.) KaczyÅski served as President of Warsaw from 2002 until December 22, 2005, the day before his presidential inauguration. ...
Missile defence is an air defence system, weapon program, or technology involved in the detection, tracking, interception and destruction of attacking missiles. ...
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A map showing countries commonly considered to be part of the Middle East The Middle East is a region comprising the lands around the southern and eastern parts of the Mediterranean Sea, a territory that extends from the eastern Mediterranean Sea to the Persian Gulf. ...
The Holy Land or Palestine Showing not only the Old Kingdoms of Judea and Israel but also the 12 Tribes Distinctly, and Confirming Even the Diversity of the Locations of their Ancient Positions and Doing So as the Holy Scriptures Indicate, a geographic map from the studio of Tobiae Conradi...
This page is about negotiations; for the board game, see Diplomacy (game). ...
Entry visa valid in Schengen treaty countries. ...
Extradition is a formal process by which a criminal suspect held by one government is handed over to another government for trial or, if the suspect has already been tried and found guilty, to serve his or her sentence. ...
Andrei Lugovoi (Lugovoy) (Russian: ) (Born 1966 in Azerbaijan SSR ) is a former KGB operative [1] and millionaire who met with Alexander Litvinenko on the day Litvinenko fell ill (1 November 2006). ...
Alexander Valterovich Litvinenko (Russian: ) (30 August 1962[1][2] â 23 November 2006) was a lieutenant-colonel in the Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation and later a Russian dissident and writer. ...
The 2007 Kirkuk bombings were a series of 3 suicide car bomb attacks that occurred on July 16, 2007 in the northern Iraqi oil city of Kirkuk. ...
For other uses, see Car bomb (disambiguation). ...
A car bomb is a bomb that is placed in a car or truck and is intended to be exploded while there. ...
Kirkuk (also spelled Karkuk or Kerkuk; Arabic: ÙØ±ÙÙÙ, KirkÅ«k; Kurdish: ÙÙâØ±ÙÙÙÙ, Kerkûk; Syriac: ÜܪܦÜÜ, Arrapha; Persian: کرکÙÚ©; Turkish: Kerkük) is a city in northern Iraq and capital of Taamim Governorate. ...
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The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) seeks to promote the peaceful use of nuclear energy and to inhibit its use for military purposes. ...
The Yongbyon Nuclear Scientific Research Center[1] is North Koreas major nuclear facility, operating its first nuclear reactors. ...
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The Prime Minister of Bangladesh is, in practice, the most powerful political position in Bangladesh. ...
Sheikh Hasina Wazed (Bangla: শà§à¦ হাসিনা à¦à¦¯à¦¼à¦¾à¦à§à¦¦) (born September 28, 1947) was the Prime Minister of Bangladesh from 1996 to 2001. ...
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On 29 June 2007, in London, two car bombs were discovered and disabled before they could be detonated. ...
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The Chūetsu Offshore Earthquake (Japanese: [1]) was a powerful magnitude 6. ...
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Niigata Prefecture ) is located on Honshū island on the coast of the Sea of Japan. ...
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The Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Power Plant , Kashiwazaki-Kariwa NPP) is a large, modern (housing two Generation III reactors) nuclear power plant on a 4. ...
Porsche 911 in hillclimb The Porsche 911 (pronounced as nine eleven) is a sports car made by Porsche AG of Stuttgart, Germany. ...
The 2007 Malaysian Porsche theft refers to the event on July 16, 2007 when a Porsche 911 Targa 4 worth more than 280,000 dollars was stolen out of an auto showroom in Penang, Malaysia. ...
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Keith Rupert Murdoch AC, KCSG (born 11 March 1931) is an Australian born United States citizen who is a global media executive and is the controlling shareholder, chairman and managing director of News Corporation, based in New York. ...
News Limited was the principal holding for the business interests of Rupert Murdoch until the formation of News Corporation in 1979. ...
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TAM Linhas Aéreas is the largest Brazilian airline, based in São Paulo and operating scheduled services from São Paulo to major points within Brazil, as well as international flights to neighbouring countries and Chile, the United States, the United Kingdom, France, and Italy. ...
TAM Linhas Aéreas Flight 3054 (JJ 3054) was a scheduled domestic passenger flight between Porto Alegre and São Paulo, Brazil. ...
Congonhas International Airport or Congonhas/São Paulo International Airport (IATA: CGH, ICAO: SBSP) is São Paulos second airport, situated 8km from the city downtown at Avenida Washington LuÃs s/nº - Campo Belo. ...
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Capital punishment, or the death penalty, is the execution of a convicted criminal by the state as punishment for crimes known as capital crimes or capital offences. ...
Life imprisonment is a sentence of imprisonment for a serious crime, nominally for the entire remaining life of the prisoner, but in fact for a period which varies between jurisdictions: many countries have a maximum possible period of time (usually 50 years) a prisoner may be incarcerated, or require the...
General Name, Symbol, Number phosphorus, P, 15 Chemical series nonmetals Group, Period, Block 15, 3, p Appearance waxy white/ red/ black/ colorless Standard atomic weight 30. ...
// A coup dÃtat (pronounced ), or simply coup, is the sudden overthrow of a government, often through illegal means by a part of the state establishment â mostly replacing just the high-level figures. ...
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Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry (Urdu: ) (born 12 December 1948), is the Chief Justice of Pakistan. ...
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The word bail as a legal term means: Security, usually a sum of money, exchanged for the release of an arrested person as a guarantee of that persons appearance for trial. ...
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Six-party talks is the name given to meetings of the Peoples Republic of China, North Korea, South Korea, Russia, Japan and the United States, held in order to find a resolution of the crisis over the North Korean nuclear weapons program. ...
The Chūetsu Offshore Earthquake (Japanese: [1]) was a powerful magnitude 6. ...
The Tokyo Electric Power Company, Incorporated , TYO: 9501), also known as Toden ) or TEPCO, is an electric utility servicing Japans KantÅ region. ...
The Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Power Plant , Kashiwazaki-Kariwa NPP) is a large, modern (housing two Generation III reactors) nuclear power plant on a 4. ...
An earthquake is the result of a sudden release of stored energy in the Earths crust that creates seismic waves. ...
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TAM Linhas Aéreas Flight 3054 (JJ 3054) was a scheduled domestic passenger flight between Porto Alegre and São Paulo, Brazil. ...
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Midtown Manhattan viewed from the World Trade Center. ...
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The main concourse Grand Central Terminal (GCT, often unofficially called Grand Central Station) is a terminal rail station at 15 Vanderbilt Avenue (42nd Street and Park Avenue) in Midtown Manhattan in New York City. ...
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Nature is one of the most prominent scientific journals, first published on 4 November 1869. ...
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The Weald-Artois Anticline was a chalk ridge running between what are now the regions of the Weald in southern England and Artois in western France, roughly between the towns of Dover and Calais. ...
Official language(s) English Capital Tallahassee Largest city Jacksonville Largest metro area Miami metropolitan area Area Ranked 22nd - Total 65,795[1] sq mi (170,304[1] km²) - Width 361 miles (582 km) - Length 447 miles (721 km) - % water 17. ...
Florida became as United States territory by the terms of the Adams-OnÃs Treaty in 1821 and joined the Union as the twenty-seventh state on March 3, 1845. ...
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Capital punishment, or the death penalty, is the execution of a convicted criminal by the state as punishment for crimes known as capital crimes or capital offences. ...
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Mark Dean Schwab (born December 16, 1968) is a prisoner in the state of Florida, where he is awaiting execution for the rape and murder of eleven-year-old Junny Rios-Martinez, Jr. ...
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City Atlanta, Georgia Team colors Black, Red, and White Head Coach Bobby Petrino Owner Arthur Blank General manager Rich McKay Mascot Freddie Falcon League/Conference affiliations National Football League (1966âpresent) Eastern Conference (1966) Western Conference (1967-69) Coastal Division (1967-1969) National Football Conference (1970-present) NFC West (1970...
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Michael Dwayne Vick (born June 26, 1980 in Newport News, Virginia) is an American football quarterback for the National Football Leagues Atlanta Falcons franchise. ...
In the American common law legal system, a grand jury is a type of jury which determines if there is enough evidence for a trial. ...
The Bad Newz Kennels dog fighting investigation began in April 2007 with a search of property in Surry County, Virginia owned by Atlanta Falcons football quarterback Michael Vick, and the subsequent discovery of evidence inculpating several individuals of dog fighting. ...
A convoy is a group of vehicles traveling together for mutual support. ...
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) seeks to promote the peaceful use of nuclear energy and to inhibit its use for military purposes. ...
The six-party talks aim to find a peaceful resolution to the security concerns raised by the North Korean nuclear weapons program. ...
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The United States Senate is the upper house of the U.S. Congress, smaller than the United States House of Representatives. ...
The withdrawal of American military forces from Iraq has been a contentious issue within the United States since the beginning of the Iraq War. ...
A flood (in Old English flod, a word common to Teutonic languages; compare German Flut, Dutch vloed from the same root as is seen in flow, float) is an overflow of water, an expanse of water submerging land, a deluge. ...
(Chinese: ; pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: SzÅ4-chuan1; Postal map spelling: Szechwan and Szechuan) is a province in the central-western China with its capital at Chengdu. ...
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Anhui (Chinese: å®å¾½; Hanyu Pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: An-hui; Postal System Pinyin: Ngan-hui, Anhwei or An-hwei) is a province of the Peoples Republic of China. ...
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Jiangsu (Simplified Chinese: æ±è; Traditional Chinese: æ±è; Hanyu Pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: Chiang-su; Postal System Pinyin: Kiangsu) is a province of the Peoples Republic of China, located along the east coast of the country. ...
Chongqing (Simplified Chinese: ; Traditional Chinese: ; pinyin: ; Postal map spelling: Chungching, also Chungking) is the largest and most populous of the Peoples Republic of Chinas four provincial-level municipalities, and the only one in the less densely populated western half of China. ...
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TAM Linhas Aéreas Flight 3054 (JJ 3054) was a scheduled domestic passenger flight between Porto Alegre and São Paulo, Brazil. ...
TAM Linhas Aéreas is the largest Brazilian airline, based in São Paulo and operating scheduled services from São Paulo to major points within Brazil, as well as international flights to neighbouring countries and Chile, the United States, the United Kingdom, France, and Italy. ...
The United States Army is the largest and oldest branch of the armed forces of the United States. ...
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The Labour Party is a political party in the United Kingdom. ...
A by-election or bye-election is a special election held to fill a political office when the incumbent has died or resigned. ...
Creation 1918, 1983 MP Tony Blair Party Labour Type House of Commons County County Durham EP constituency North East England Sedgefield is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ...
For other people of the same name, see Tony Blair (disambiguation) Anthony Charles Lynton Blair (born May 6, 1953)[1] is the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, First Lord of the Treasury, Minister for the Civil Service, Leader of the Labour Party, and Member of Parliament for the constituency...
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Valerie E. Wilson (born Valerie Elise Plame April 19, 1963, in Anchorage, Alaska) is a former United States Central Intelligence Agency officer who held non-official cover (NOC) status prior to the public disclosure of her classified covert CIA identity in a syndicated American newspaper column. ...
George Walker Bush (born July 6, 1946) is the 43rd and current President of the United States, inaugurated on January 20, 2001. ...
The Presidency of George W. Bush, also known as the George W. Bush Administration, began on his inauguration on January 20, 2001 as the 43rd and current President of the United States of America. ...
The Plame affair (also known as the CIA leak scandal or the CIA leak case) is a political controversy in the United States, involving high-level officials of the George W. Bush administration and members of the media, and resulting in a federal grand jury investigation, a criminal trial, and...
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Andrei Lugovoi (Lugovoy) (Russian: ) (Born 1966 in Azerbaijan) is a former KGB operative [1] and millionaire who met with Alexander Litvinenko on the day Litvinenko fell ill (1 November 2006). ...
On November 1, 2006, former lieutenant colonel of the Russian Federations Federal Security Service Alexander Litvinenko suddenly fell ill and was hospitalised. ...
Honiara, population 49,107 (1999), is the capital of the Solomon Islands and of Guadalcanal Province, although it is a separately administered town. ...
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Sunni Islam (Arabic سنّة) is the largest denomination of Islam. ...
Languages Arabic and other minority languages Religions Islam, Christianity, Druzism and Judaism An Arab (Arabic: , arabi) is a member of a complexly defined ethnic group who identifies as such on the basis of one or more of either genealogical, political, or linguistic grounds. ...
The Iraqi Accord Front is an Iraqi political coalition created on October 26, 2005 in order to run in the December 15, 2005 Iraqi parliamentary election. ...
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Iraqi Council of Representatives Under the permanent constitution approved on October 15, 2005, legislative authority is vested in two bodies, the Council of Representatives and the Council of Union. ...
Burning of renewable resources provides much of the energy in Uganda, though the government is attempting to become energy self-sufficient. ...
The Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Power Plant , Kashiwazaki-Kariwa NPP) is a large, modern (housing two Generation III reactors) nuclear power plant on a 4. ...
The Chūetsu Offshore Earthquake (Japanese: [1]) was a powerful magnitude 6. ...
For the Lal Masjid of Delhi, see Lal Masjid, Delhi The Lal Masjid The Lal Masjid (Urdu: ÙØ§Ù Ù
سجد; translated: Red Mosque) is a mosque located in Islamabad, the capital of Pakistan. ...
is the 201st day of the year (202nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ...
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TAM Linhas Aéreas Flight 3054 (JJ 3054) was a scheduled domestic passenger flight between Porto Alegre and São Paulo, Brazil. ...
The Crown Prosecution Service, or CPS, is a non-ministerial department of the Government of the United Kingdom responsible for public prosecutions of people charged with criminal offences in England and Wales. ...
Cash for Honours (also Cash for Peerages, Loans for Honours or Loans for Peerages ) is the name given by some in the media to a political scandal in the United Kingdom in 2006 and 2007 concerning the connection between political donations and the award of life peerages. ...
Location of La Paz within Bolivia Coordinates: , Country Departament Province Pedro Domingo Murillo Province Founded October 20, 1548 Incorporated (El Alto) 20th century Government - Mayor Juan Del Granado Area - City 470 km² (181. ...
Sucre, the constitutional capital of Bolivia Sucre (population 247,300 in 2006) is the constitutional capital of Bolivia, seat of the Supreme Court (Corte Suprema de Justicia), and capital of the Chuquisaca department. ...
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In May 1991, a coalition of rebel forces under the name Ethiopian Peoples Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF) defeated the government of Mengistu Haile Mariam. ...
Life imprisonment is a sentence of imprisonment for a serious crime, nominally for the entire remaining life of the prisoner, but in fact for a period which varies between jurisdictions: many countries have a maximum possible period of time (usually 50 years) a prisoner may be incarcerated, or require the...
Ethiopia held general elections on May 15, 2005, for seats in both its national and in four regional government councils. ...
A prime minister is the most senior minister of a cabinet in the executive branch of government in a parliamentary system. ...
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The Supreme Court (Urdu: Ø¹Ø¯Ø§ÙØª اعظÙ
ÛÙ° ) is the apex court in Pakistans judicial hierarchy, the final arbiter of legal and constitutional disputes. ...
Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry (Urdu: ) (born 12 December 1948) became the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Pakistan in 2005. ...
The Taliban (Pashto: , also anglicized as Taleban) are an extremist, terrorist, and ethnic fundamentalist Sunni Muslim Pashtun movement that ruled most of Afghanistan from 1995 until 2001, when their leaders were removed from power by a cooperative military effort between the United States, United Kingdom and the Northern Alliance. ...
For the history of Korea, see Korea. ...
Anthem: Biladi Capital Ramallah and Gaza de facto, as the current location of government institutions. ...
Fatah (Arabic: ); a reverse acronym from the Arabic name Harakat al-Tahrir al-Watani al-Filastini (literally: Palestinian National Liberation Movement) is a major secular Palestinian political party and the largest organization in the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), a generally secular multi-party confederation. ...
2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup final rankings. ...
The Toronto Police Service (TPS), also known colloqually as T.O.P.D., formerly the Metropolitan Toronto Police, is the local police force for the City of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. ...
is the 202nd day of the year (203rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ...
Alan Webb (born January 13, 1983, in Ann Arbor, Michigan) is an American track athlete. ...
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Location of Perugia in Italy Coordinates: , Country Region Province Province of Perugia Government - Mayor Renato Locchi Area - City 449 km² (1,165 sq mi) Elevation 493 m (1,617 ft) Population (July 2006)[1] - City 161,390 - Density 359/km² (929. ...
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Flooding in Amphoe Sena, Ayutthaya Province, Thailand. ...
Two kayakers make their way through a street in Yorkshire. ...
Flooding in Amphoe Sena, Ayutthaya Province, Thailand. ...
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Mars, the fourth planet from the Sun, has a very different atmosphere from that of Earth. ...
Artists Concept of Rover on Mars (credit: Maas Digital LLC) NASAs Mars Exploration Rover (MER) Mission is an ongoing robotic mission of exploring Mars, that began in 2003 with the sending of two rovers â Spirit and Opportunity â to explore the Martian surface and geology. ...
There have been three conflicts in the late 20th century and early 21st century called Gulf War, all of which refer to conflicts in the Persian Gulf region: Iran-Iraq War (1980-1988) (aka First Gulf War). ...
Shi‘as (the adjective in Arabic is شيعى shi‘i; English has traditionally used Shiite) which mean follower in Arabic make up the second largest sect of believers in Islam, constituting about 30%-35% of all Muslim. ...
This article lists neighborhoods and districts within 50km of Baghdad, Iraq. ...
Sunni Islam (Arabic سنّة) is the largest denomination of Islam. ...
A mosque is a place of worship for followers of the Islamic faith. ...
The foundation of the U.N. The United Nations (UN) is an international organization whose stated aims are to facilitate co-operation in international law, international security, economic development, social progress and human rights issues. ...
A peacekeeper can be a person involved in peacekeeping. ...
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The term ransom refers to the practice of holding a prisoner to extort money or property extorted to secure their release, or to the sum of money involved. ...
Pratibha Patil (Marathi: पà¥à¤°à¤¤à¤¿à¤à¤¾ पाà¤à¥à¤²) (born December 19, 1934) is the 13th and current President of India. ...
The Election Commission of India held indirect 13th presidential elections of India on 19 July 2007[1]. Pratibha Patil with 638,116 votes won over her nearest rival Bhairon Singh Shekhawat who got 331,306 votes. ...
The President of India (Hindi: Rashtrapati) is the head of state and first citizen of India and the Supreme Commander of the Indian armed forces. ...
The Taliban (Pashto: , also anglicized as Taleban) are an extremist, terrorist, and ethnic fundamentalist Sunni Muslim Pashtun movement that ruled most of Afghanistan from 1995 until 2001, when their leaders were removed from power by a cooperative military effort between the United States, United Kingdom and the Northern Alliance. ...
For the history of Korea, see Korea. ...
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The Rwandan Genocide was the 1994 mass killing of hundreds of thousands of ethnic Tutsis and moderate Hutu sympathizers in Rwanda and was the largest atrocity during the Rwandan Civil War. ...
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In ancient Rome, censorship was the office or function of a censor. ...
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Contrasting with heir presumptive, an heir apparent is one who cannot be prevented from inheriting by the birth of any other person. ...
Don Felipe, Prince of Asturias (Felipe Juan Pablo Alfonso de Todos los Santos de Borbón y de Grecia) born January 30, 1968), is the third child of King Juan Carlos and Queen SofÃa of Spain. ...
is the 203rd day of the year (204th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ...
Parliamentary elections will be held in Cameroon on 22 July 2007. ...
For others with the same or similar names, see Gordon Brown (disambiguation). ...
The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is, in practice, the political leader of the United Kingdom. ...
A cabinet is a body of high-ranking members of government, typically representing the executive branch. ...
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The British Army is the land armed forces branch of the British Armed Forces. ...
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Map of major attacks attributed to al-Qaeda Al-Qaeda (also al-Qaida or al-Qaida or al-Qaidah) (Arabic: â , translation: Warrior of God) is an international alliance of militant Sunni jihadist organizations. ...
The Taliban (Pashto: , also anglicized as Taleban) are an extremist, terrorist, and ethnic fundamentalist Sunni Muslim Pashtun movement that ruled most of Afghanistan from 1995 until 2001, when their leaders were removed from power by a cooperative military effort between the United States, United Kingdom and the Northern Alliance. ...
Location within in Thailand Coordinates: , Country Settled Ayutthaya Period Founded as capital 21 April 1782 Government - Type Special administrative area - Governer Apirak Kosayothin Area - City 1,568. ...
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Pádraig Harrington (born 31 August 1971) is an Irish professional golfer who is currently ranked world No. ...
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Personal Information Birth January 9, 1980 ) Castellon, Spain Height 5 ft 10 in (1. ...
The French Alps are simply those parts of the Alps mountain range which lie in France. ...
Combatants Pakistan, USA Waziristan tribesmen, al-Qaeda members Commanders Pervez Musharraf Ayman al-Zawahiri (probable) Strength 15,000? 8000-20,000? Casualties 500 Pakistanis, 50 Americans 2000 confirmed The Waziristan War (2004-present) is an ongoing armed conflict that began in 2004 when the Pakistani Army began its search for...
North Waziristan (Urdu: Ø´Ù
اÙÛ ÙØ²ÛرستاÙ) is the northern part of Waziristan, a mountainous region of northwest Pakistan, bordering Afghanistan and covering some 11 585 km² (4,473 mi²). It comprises the area west and south-west of Peshawar between the Tochi river to the north and the Gomal river to the south...
The Burj Dubai (Arabic: Dubai Tower) is a supertall skyscraper currently under construction in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. ...
Taipei 101 (Traditional Chinese: ; Simplified Chinese: ; Hanyu Pinyin: TáibÄi YÄ«lÃngyÄ«; Wade-Giles: Tai-pei I-ling-i) is a 101-floor landmark skyscraper located in the capital of Taipei, Taiwan. ...
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Landslide of soil and regolith in Pakistan A landslide is a geological phenomenon which includes a wide range of ground movement, such as rock falls, deep failure of slopes and shallow debris flows. ...
A woman casting her vote Votes were cast in ballot boxes such as this one Votes are cast in schools such as this one Turkeys 16th general election was held on July 22, 2007,[1] and resulted in a resounding victory for the incumbent Justice and Development Party. ...
The Justice and Development Party (Turkish: or AK Parti, or AKP[1]) is a Turkish political party that describes itself as centre-right and Islamist. ...
This is a chronological list of every government formed by the Prime Ministers of the Republic of Turkey. ...
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan (born February 26, 1954) became prime minister of Turkey on March 14, 2003. ...
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Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ...
George Galloway,. (born 16 August 1954 in Dundee) is a Scottish politician and author noted for his left-wing views, confrontational style, and rhetorical skill. ...
Type Lower House Speaker of the House of Commons Leader of the House of Commons Michael Martin, (Non-affiliated) since October 23, 2000 Harriet Harman, QC, (Labour) since June 28, 2007 Shadow Leader of the House of Commons Theresa May, PC, (Conservative) since December 6, 2005 Members 646 Political groups...
The Mariam Appeal (the Appeal) was a political campaign established in 1998. ...
Zhenli Ye Gon (born January 31, 1963, Hong Kong[1]) is a Chinese businessman accused of traficking of pseudoephedrine into Mexico from Asia. ...
Methamphetamine is a synthetic stimulant drug which induces a strong feeling of euphoria and is highly psychologically addictive. ...
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Baghdad (Arabic: ) is the capital of Iraq and of Baghdad Governorate. ...
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Combatants Taliban al-Qaeda IMU Hezbi Islami Afghanistan Northern Alliance ISAF Commanders Mohammed Omar Obaidullah Akhund # Mullah Dadullah Jalaluddin Haqqani Osama bin Laden Ayman al-Zawahiri Mohammad Atef Juma Namangani Gulbuddin Hekmatyar Bismillah Khan Mohammed Fahim Abdul Rashid Dostum William J. Fallon Bantz J. Craddock Egon Ramms Dan McNeill Guy...
The Taliban (Pashto: , also anglicized as Taleban) are an extremist, terrorist, and ethnic fundamentalist Sunni Muslim Pashtun movement that ruled most of Afghanistan from 1995 until 2001, when their leaders were removed from power by a cooperative military effort between the United States, United Kingdom and the Northern Alliance. ...
NATO 2002 Summit The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO), sometimes called North Atlantic Alliance, Atlantic Alliance or the Western Alliance, is an international organisation for defence collaboration established in 1949, in support of the North Atlantic Treaty signed in Washington, DC, on April 4, 1949. ...
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Two kayakers make their way through a street in Yorkshire. ...
A flood (in Old English flod, a word common to Teutonic languages; compare German Flut, Dutch vloed from the same root as is seen in flow, float) is an overflow of water, an expanse of water submerging land, a deluge. ...
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This article is about the River Thames in southern England. ...
Gloucestershire (pronounced ; GLOSS-ter-sher) is a county in South West England. ...
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) seeks to promote the peaceful use of nuclear energy and to inhibit its use for military purposes. ...
The Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Power Plant , Kashiwazaki-Kariwa NPP) is a large, modern (housing two Generation III reactors) nuclear power plant on a 4. ...
The Chūetsu Offshore Earthquake (Japanese: [1]) was a powerful magnitude 6. ...
Flooding in Amphoe Sena, Ayutthaya Province, Thailand. ...
Landslide of soil and regolith in Pakistan A landslide is a geological phenomenon which includes a wide range of ground movement, such as rock falls, deep failure of slopes and shallow debris flows. ...
On July 19, 2007, 23 South Korean Protestant Christian aid workers were captured by the Taliban from a public bus travelling in the Ghazni province, from Kandahar to Kabul, and held hostage. ...
The Taliban (Pashto: , also anglicized as Taleban) are an extremist, terrorist, and ethnic fundamentalist Sunni Muslim Pashtun movement that ruled most of Afghanistan from 1995 until 2001, when their leaders were removed from power by a cooperative military effort between the United States, United Kingdom and the Northern Alliance. ...
For the history of Korea, see Korea. ...
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Landslide of soil and regolith in Pakistan A landslide is a geological phenomenon which includes a wide range of ground movement, such as rock falls, deep failure of slopes and shallow debris flows. ...
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is the 205th day of the year (206th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ...
Mountaineering is an umbrella term that can variously be used to describe the actions of climbing, hillwalking and scrambling. ...
The West face of the Petit Dru above the Chamonix valley near the Mer de Glace. ...
Oxford is a city and local government district in Oxfordshire, England, with a population of 134,248 (2001 census). ...
Widespread flooding occurred throughout the United Kingdom in June and July 2007, killing a number of people. ...
Gloucestershire (pronounced ; GLOSS-ter-sher) is a county in South West England. ...
For other people of the same name, see Tony Blair (disambiguation) Anthony Charles Lynton Blair (born May 6, 1953)[1] is the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, First Lord of the Treasury, Minister for the Civil Service, Leader of the Labour Party, and Member of Parliament for the constituency...
The term Palestinian has other usages, for which see definitions of Palestinian. ...
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The Astana-Würth Team logo The Team Astana (UCI Team Code: AWT), formerly named Liberty Seguros-Würth Team, Würth Team and Astana-Würth Team, is a professional cycling team sponsored by the Astana group, a coalition of companies from Kazakhstan, named after its capital. ...
Stages in 2007 The 2007 Tour de France is the 94th Tour de France, taking place from July 7 to July 29, 2007. ...
Anthem My Kazakhstan Capital Astana Largest city Almaty Official languages Kazakh (state language), Russian Demonym Kazakhstani (Kazakh generally only ethnic citizens)[1] Government Republic - President Nursultan Nazarbayev - Prime Minister Karim Masimov Independence from the Soviet Union - 1st Khanate 1361 as White Horde - 2nd Khanate 1428 as Uzbek Horde - 3rd Khanate...
Alexander Nikolaevich Vinokourov, also written Alexandre Vinokourov, (born 16 September 1973 in Petropavlovsk, Soviet Union, now Petropavl, Kazakhstan) is a Kazakhstani professional road bicycle racer. ...
Blood transfusion is the process of transferring blood or blood-based products from one person into the circulatory system of another. ...
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Official language(s) English Capital Hartford Largest city Bridgeport Largest metro area Hartford Area Ranked 48th - Total 5,543[2] sq mi (14,356 km²) - Width 70 miles (113 km) - Length 110 miles (177 km) - % water 12. ...
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Bannu (Urdu: بÙÙÚº ) is a city in NWFP province of Pakistan. ...
North Waziristan (Urdu: Ø´Ù
اÙÛ ÙØ²ÛرستاÙ) is the northern part of Waziristan, a mountainous region of northwest Pakistan, bordering Afghanistan and covering some 11 585 km² (4,473 mi²). It comprises the area west and south-west of Peshawar between the Tochi river to the north and the Gomal river to the south...
Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin (Russian: ) (born October 7, 1952) is the current President of the Russian Federation. ...
The President of Russia (ru: ÐÑÐµÐ·Ð¸Ð´ÐµÐ½Ñ Ð Ð¾ÑÑии is the highest position within the Government of Russia. ...
Andrei Lugovoi (Lugovoy) (Russian: ) (Born 1966 in Azerbaijan) is a former KGB operative [1] and millionaire who met with Alexander Litvinenko on the day Litvinenko fell ill (1 November 2006). ...
Alexander Valterovich Litvinenko (Russian: ) (30 August 1962[1][2] â 23 November 2006) was a lieutenant-colonel in the Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation and later a Russian dissident and writer. ...
Marie-Noëlle Thémereau (born 1950) is the current president of the New Caledonia government, elected by the territorial Congress. ...
(Urdu: , Sindhi: ) is the largest city in Pakistan and is the provincial capital of Sindh province. ...
A suicide bombing is a bomb attack on people or property, committed by a person who knows the explosion will cause his or her own death in addition to the attacks primary purpose (see suicide, suicide weapons). ...
Al Hillah is a city in central Iraq on the river Euphrates, 100km (62 miles) south of Baghdad, with an estimated population of 364,700 in 1998. ...
The jetstream over Europe in July 2007 The 2007 Bulgarian Heatwave is an ongoing record-breaking weather phenomenon that began in late July 2007 with maximum temperatures reaching all time highs of 45 ºC (117 ºF) in Southern Bulgaria. ...
Sulawesi (formerly more commonly known as Celebes, IPA: a Portuguese-originated form of the name) is one of the four larger Sunda Islands of Indonesia and is situated between Borneo and the Maluku Islands. ...
Flooding in Amphoe Sena, Ayutthaya Province, Thailand. ...
Landslide of soil and regolith in Pakistan A landslide is a geological phenomenon which includes a wide range of ground movement, such as rock falls, deep failure of slopes and shallow debris flows. ...
The Holy Land or Palestine Showing not only the Old Kingdoms of Judea and Israel but also the 12 Tribes Distinctly, and Confirming Even the Diversity of the Locations of their Ancient Positions and Doing So as the Holy Scriptures Indicate, a geographic map from the studio of Tobiae Conradi...
The HIV trial in Libya concerns the trials, appeals and eventual release of six foreign medical workers charged with conspiring to deliberately infect 426 children with HIV in 1998, causing an epidemic at El-Fath Childrens Hospital in Benghazi. ...
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Cécilia Sarkozy (born as Cecilia MarÃa Sara Isabel Ciganer, later Ciganer-Albéniz, born November 12, 1957 in Boulogne-Billancourt) is the wife of French president Nicolas Sarkozy. ...
is the 206th day of the year (207th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ...
The New England Journal of Medicine (New Engl J Med or NEJM) is a peer-reviewed medical journal published by the Massachusetts Medical Society. ...
Oscar (born in 2005) is a hospice cat who was featured in the New England Journal of Medicine for his purported ability to predict the impending death of terminally ill patients. ...
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Commodore Josaia Voreqe Bainimarama, MSD, OStJ, Fijian Navy, known commonly as Frank Bainimarama and sometimes by the chiefly title, Ratu[1] (born 27 April 1954) is the Commander of the Fijian Military Forces and, as of 5 January 2007, Interim Prime Minister. ...
ISO 4217 Code USD User(s) the United States, the British Indian Ocean Territory,[1] the British Virgin Islands, East Timor, Ecuador, El Salvador, the Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Palau, Panama, Turks and Caicos Islands, and the insular areas of the United States Inflation 2. ...
The second USS Cole (DDG 67) is an Arleigh Burke class Aegis-equipped guided missile destroyer homeported in NS Norfolk, Virginia. ...
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The dismissal of U.S. Attorneys controversy is an ongoing political dispute initiated by the unprecedented dismissal of seven United States Attorneys by the George W. Bush administrations Department of Justice (DOJ) on December 7, 2006, and their replacement by interim appointees under provisions of the 2005 Patriot Act...
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On July 19, 2007, 23 South Korean Protestant Christian aid workers were captured by the Taliban from a public bus travelling in the Ghazni province, from Kandahar to Kabul, and held hostage. ...
The Taliban (Pashto: , also anglicized as Taleban) are an extremist, terrorist, and ethnic fundamentalist Sunni Muslim Pashtun movement that ruled most of Afghanistan from 1995 until 2001, when their leaders were removed from power by a cooperative military effort between the United States, United Kingdom and the Northern Alliance. ...
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Nicolas Sarkozy (IPA: â ), (born Nicolas Paul Stéphane Sarközy de Nagy-Bocsa on 28 January 1955 in Paris, France is the current President of France, elected on 6 May 2007 after defeating Socialist Party contender Ségolène Royal during the second round of the 2007 election. ...
The HIV trial in Libya concerns the trials, appeals and eventual release of six foreign medical workers charged with conspiring to deliberately infect 426 children with HIV in 1998, causing an epidemic at El-Fath Childrens Hospital in Benghazi. ...
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Islamic Jihad (Arabic: â, Harakat al-Jihad al-Islami) is a terrorist Islamist group based in the Syrian capital, Damascus. ...
Hamas (Arabic: ; acronym: Arabic: , or Harakat al-Muqawama al-Islamiyya or Islamic Resistance Movement,[1]) is a Palestinian Sunni Islamist organization. ...
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Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen (Alternatively Spelled: Jamaatul Mujahideen Bangladesh; abbreviated: JMB) is an Islamic terrorist organization with an Islamist ideology that operates in Bangladesh. ...
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Balochistan, or Ballsforchinstan, Balochi, Pashto, Urdu: بÙÙÚØ³ØªØ§Ù) is a province in Pakistan, the largest in the country by geographical area. ...
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Cannabis (also known as marijuana[1] or ganja[2] in its herbal form and hashish in its resinous form[3]) is a psychoactive product of the plant Cannabis sativa L. subsp. ...
Psychosis is a generic psychiatric term for a mental state often described as involving a loss of contact with reality. Stedmans Medical Dictionary defines psychosis as a severe mental disorder, with or without organic damage, characterized by derangement of personality and loss of contact with reality and causing deterioration...
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Trinomial name Gorilla berengei berengei Matschie, 1914 The Mountain Gorilla (Gorilla beringei beringei) is one of two subspecies of Eastern Gorillas. ...
The Virunga National Park lies in the Virunga Mountains of the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, bordering Volcans National Park in Rwanda and Rwenzori National Park in Uganda. ...
Yakub Memon a convicted in 1993 Bombay bombings case is a chartered accountant and is a brother of the Tiger Memon. ...
The 1993 Bombay bombings were a series of thirteen bomb explosions that took place in Bombay (now Mumbai), India on March 12, 1993. ...
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Nicolas Sarkozy (IPA: â ), (born Nicolas Paul Stéphane Sarközy de Nagy-Bocsa on 28 January 1955 in Paris, France is the current President of France, elected on 6 May 2007 after defeating Socialist Party contender Ségolène Royal during the second round of the 2007 election. ...
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In response to an appeal by Albert Luthuli, the British Anti-Apartheid Movement (AAM) was founded in London on 26 June 1959 at a meeting of South African exiles and their supporters [1]. Julius Nyerere would summarize its purpose: [2]. Originally called the Boycott Movement, it would expand its focus...
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سجد, literally Red Mosque) is a radical mosque following the Salafist version of Islam located in Islamabad, the capital of Pakistan. ...
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The Taliban (Pashto: , also anglicized as Taleban) are an extremist, terrorist, and ethnic fundamentalist Sunni Muslim Pashtun movement that ruled most of Afghanistan from 1995 until 2001, when their leaders were removed from power by a cooperative military effort between the United States, United Kingdom and the Northern Alliance. ...
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George Walker Bush (born July 6, 1946) is the 43rd and current President of the United States, inaugurated on January 20, 2001. ...
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A suicide bombing is an attack using a bomb in which the individual(s) carrying the explosive materials composing the bomb intend(s) and expect(s) to die upon detonation (see suicide). ...
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The Peoples Republic of Bangladesh is a country in South Asia that forms the eastern part of the ancient region of Bengal. ...
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