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August 7, 2007
(
2007-08-07
)
(Tuesday)
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Six new species of animal are discovered in a forest west of
Lake Tanganyika
in the
Democratic Republic of the Congo
including a
horseshoe bat
, a
rodent
, two
shrews
and two species of
insects
.
(China Daily)
Two men are arrested in
Paris
for stealing
Pablo Picasso
paintings from the
apartment
of his granddaughter.
(AFP via ABC News Australia)
Argentina
signs an "energy security treaty" with
Venezuela
in
Buenos Aires
.
(BBC)
Barry Bonds
of the
San Francisco Giants
hits his 756th career
home run
, passing
Hank Aaron
as the
all-time leader
in
Major League Baseball
. Bonds hits the shot against
Washington Nationals
pitcher
Mike Bacsik
in the fifth inning of their game at
AT&T Park
in
San Francisco, California
.
(MLB.com)
,
(BBC)
Seismic
activity frustrates rescue efforts for six
coal miners
trapped underground near
Huntington, Utah
.
(AP via Houston Chronicle)
Two buses crash on the
Panamerican Highway
in southern
Peru
resulting in 17 casualties and 37 injuries.
(AFP via Times of India)
Astronomers
of the
Trans-Atlantic Exoplanet Survey
announce the discovery of
TrES-4
, the largest known
planet
in the
universe
, circling the
star
GSC 02620-00648
in the
Hercules Constellation
.
(AP via IHT)
(BBC)
The
Taliban
attacks
Firebase Anaconda
in
Uruzgan province
but is repulsed by a joint force of
Afghan
fighters and
United States Army
forces with 20 militants killed.
(AP via CNN)
Jordan
opens its
government schools
to
Iraqi
refugees
.
(BBC)
Israel
evicts
Jewish settlers
from
Hebron
. A dozen religious members of the
Israeli Army
refuse to participate and are sentenced for up to a month in a
military jail
.
(AFP via ABC News Australia)
Juan Carlos Ramirez-Abadia
,
Colombian
cocaine
trafficker boss of the
Norte del Valle Cartel
is apprehended in
Brazil
and faces extradition to the
United States
. The US Government had offered a reward of US$5 million dollars.
(Reuters)
Malaysia
bans hiring of foreign
security guards
following rape and murder of a student by a
Pakistani
security guard recently.
Georgian-Russian relations
:
Two Russian aircraft allegedly violate Georgia's airspace
with one firing an air-to-surface guided rocket onto
Georgian
territory. The rocket did not explode and the
Russian
government denies the incident took place.
(civil.ge)
(Reuters via CNN)
Tests confirm a second outbreak of
foot and mouth
disease in
Surrey
,
England
. Inspectors think that there is a "strong probability" that the disease came from a research site at
Pirbright
shared by
Merial
, a
vaccine
company and the
Institute for Animal Health
.
(The Telegraph)
[
permanent dead link
]
(BBC)
The
United Kingdom
asks
United States Secretary of State
Condoleezza Rice
to release five residents of the UK from the
Guantanamo Bay detention camp
.
(AP via FOX)
Youths in
East Timor
attack
Australian Army
forces and
United Nations
personnel following the announcement that
Xanana Gusmão
would be the next
Prime Minister
.
(News Limited)
Fortune
magazine
lists
Mexican
businessman
Carlos Slim
as the richest man in the world ahead of
Microsoft
founder
Bill Gates
.
(BBC)
The
Pakistan Army
launches a strike on a militant base in the
Degan
area near
Miranshah
in North
Waziristan
.
(BBC)
A
storm
kills at least 17 people in
Vietnam
with another 12 missing.
(AP via Washington Post)
Archived
2012-11-02 at the
Wayback Machine
Bangladesh
security officials arrest 24 suspected militants at
Zia International Airport
en route to
Kabul
,
Afghanistan
.
(Times of India)
Chinese
police arrest six protesters calling for a free
Tibet
by unfurling banners on the
Great Wall of China
.
(AP via the Guardian)
[
permanent dead link
]
Paul Calvert
announces his resignation as
President of the Australian Senate
and as a
Senator
for
Tasmania
effective from next week.
(AAP via Melbourne Herald Sun)
An
earthquake
of 6.4 preliminary magnitude occurs off the coast of
Okinawa
in
Japan
.
(Reuters)
Satsuki Eda
of the
Democratic Party of Japan
is chosen as the President of the
House of Councillors
making him the first member of an Opposition party to hold the position.
(BBC)
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
<
Portal:Current events
August 7, 2007
(
2007-08-07
)
(Tuesday)
history
watch
Six new species of animal are discovered in a forest west of
Lake Tanganyika
in the
Democratic Republic of the Congo
including a
horseshoe bat
, a
rodent
, two
shrews
and two species of
insects
.
(China Daily)
Two men are arrested in
Paris
for stealing
Pablo Picasso
paintings from the
apartment
of his granddaughter.
(AFP via ABC News Australia)
Argentina
signs an "energy security treaty" with
Venezuela
in
Buenos Aires
.
(BBC)
Barry Bonds
of the
San Francisco Giants
hits his 756th career
home run
, passing
Hank Aaron
as the
all-time leader
in
Major League Baseball
. Bonds hits the shot against
Washington Nationals
pitcher
Mike Bacsik
in the fifth inning of their game at
AT&T Park
in
San Francisco, California
.
(MLB.com)
,
(BBC)
Seismic
activity frustrates rescue efforts for six
coal miners
trapped underground near
Huntington, Utah
.
(AP via Houston Chronicle)
Two buses crash on the
Panamerican Highway
in southern
Peru
resulting in 17 casualties and 37 injuries.
(AFP via Times of India)
Astronomers
of the
Trans-Atlantic Exoplanet Survey
announce the discovery of
TrES-4
, the largest known
planet
in the
universe
, circling the
star
GSC 02620-00648
in the
Hercules Constellation
.
(AP via IHT)
(BBC)
The
Taliban
attacks
Firebase Anaconda
in
Uruzgan province
but is repulsed by a joint force of
Afghan
fighters and
United States Army
forces with 20 militants killed.
(AP via CNN)
Jordan
opens its
government schools
to
Iraqi
refugees
.
(BBC)
Israel
evicts
Jewish settlers
from
Hebron
. A dozen religious members of the
Israeli Army
refuse to participate and are sentenced for up to a month in a
military jail
.
(AFP via ABC News Australia)
Juan Carlos Ramirez-Abadia
,
Colombian
cocaine
trafficker boss of the
Norte del Valle Cartel
is apprehended in
Brazil
and faces extradition to the
United States
. The US Government had offered a reward of US$5 million dollars.
(Reuters)
Malaysia
bans hiring of foreign
security guards
following rape and murder of a student by a
Pakistani
security guard recently.
Georgian-Russian relations
:
Two Russian aircraft allegedly violate Georgia's airspace
with one firing an air-to-surface guided rocket onto
Georgian
territory. The rocket did not explode and the
Russian
government denies the incident took place.
(civil.ge)
(Reuters via CNN)
Tests confirm a second outbreak of
foot and mouth
disease in
Surrey
,
England
. Inspectors think that there is a "strong probability" that the disease came from a research site at
Pirbright
shared by
Merial
, a
vaccine
company and the
Institute for Animal Health
.
(The Telegraph)
[
permanent dead link
]
(BBC)
The
United Kingdom
asks
United States Secretary of State
Condoleezza Rice
to release five residents of the UK from the
Guantanamo Bay detention camp
.
(AP via FOX)
Youths in
East Timor
attack
Australian Army
forces and
United Nations
personnel following the announcement that
Xanana Gusmão
would be the next
Prime Minister
.
(News Limited)
Fortune
magazine
lists
Mexican
businessman
Carlos Slim
as the richest man in the world ahead of
Microsoft
founder
Bill Gates
.
(BBC)
The
Pakistan Army
launches a strike on a militant base in the
Degan
area near
Miranshah
in North
Waziristan
.
(BBC)
A
storm
kills at least 17 people in
Vietnam
with another 12 missing.
(AP via Washington Post)
Archived
2012-11-02 at the
Wayback Machine
Bangladesh
security officials arrest 24 suspected militants at
Zia International Airport
en route to
Kabul
,
Afghanistan
.
(Times of India)
Chinese
police arrest six protesters calling for a free
Tibet
by unfurling banners on the
Great Wall of China
.
(AP via the Guardian)
[
permanent dead link
]
Paul Calvert
announces his resignation as
President of the Australian Senate
and as a
Senator
for
Tasmania
effective from next week.
(AAP via Melbourne Herald Sun)
An
earthquake
of 6.4 preliminary magnitude occurs off the coast of
Okinawa
in
Japan
.
(Reuters)
Satsuki Eda
of the
Democratic Party of Japan
is chosen as the President of the
House of Councillors
making him the first member of an Opposition party to hold the position.
(BBC)
Month
August 2007
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August 8
Category
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