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July 15, 2012
(
2012-07-15
)
(Sunday)
history
watch
Armed conflicts and attacks
Syrian uprising (2011-present)
:
The
Red Cross (ICRC)
says the conflict is now in effect a
civil war
, meaning combatants will now be officially subject to the
Geneva Conventions
.
(BBC)
Opposition fighters battle Syrian government forces in poor districts of
Damascus
.
(Reuters)
The President of
Libya
's Olympic committee, Ahmed Nabil al Taher al Alam, is abducted in
Tripoli
.
(BBC)
Arts and culture
Organisers pull the plug on a duet between
Bruce Springsteen
and
Paul McCartney
at
Hyde Park
,
London
, after it breached its legal curfew.
(
Philadelphia Daily News
)
(
Irish Independent
)
(
Scottish Daily Record
)
(
The Daily Telegraph
)
Business and economy
Saudi Arabia
and the
United Arab Emirates
open new pipelines bypassing the
Strait of Hormuz
, the shipping lane that Iran has repeatedly threatened to close.
(
The Financial Times
)
Disasters and accidents
A bus crash kills at least 39 pilgrims in the southern
Nepali
town of
Parasi
.
(BBC)
Hand, foot and mouth disease
kills 149 people in
Hunan
,
China
.
(
Bangkok Post
)
[
permanent dead link
]
One person is killed and ten are injured by a
tornado
in north west
Poland
(
BBC
)
International relations
Rwanda
and the
Democratic Republic of the Congo
agree an international border force to patrol their mutual border.
(BBC)
Saudi Arabia
decides to donate $100 million to
the Palestinian Authority
.
(Reuters)
Saudi Arabia criticises comments by
Russia
about the human rights situation in the country, calling them "hostile".
(Al Jazeera)
The
African Union
choose
Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma
of
South Africa
as its leader, making her the first woman to occupy the post, in a hard fought battle with incumbent
Jean Ping
of
Gabon
.
(BBC)
Egyptian protesters throw tomatoes and shoes at
US Secretary of State
Hillary Clinton
's motorcade during her first visit to the country since the election of President
Mohamed Morsi
.
(Reuters)
Law and crime
Jason Kidd
is arrested by
Southampton Town
police for alleged drunken driving.
(
USA Today
)
Politics and elections
Hundreds of
Israeli
protesters gather in
Tel Aviv
,
Jerusalem
,
Haifa
and
Beersheba
to show their solidarity with the man who self immolated on 14 July 2012.
(
The Jerusalem Post
)
Science
A Russian
Soyuz rocket
begins its mission to the
International Space Station
with three international crew members.
(AP via
The Washington Post
)
Month
July 2012
Previous day
July 14
Next day
July 16
Category
:
2012 by day
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
<
Portal:Current events
July 15, 2012
(
2012-07-15
)
(Sunday)
history
watch
Armed conflicts and attacks
Syrian uprising (2011-present)
:
The
Red Cross (ICRC)
says the conflict is now in effect a
civil war
, meaning combatants will now be officially subject to the
Geneva Conventions
.
(BBC)
Opposition fighters battle Syrian government forces in poor districts of
Damascus
.
(Reuters)
The President of
Libya
's Olympic committee, Ahmed Nabil al Taher al Alam, is abducted in
Tripoli
.
(BBC)
Arts and culture
Organisers pull the plug on a duet between
Bruce Springsteen
and
Paul McCartney
at
Hyde Park
,
London
, after it breached its legal curfew.
(
Philadelphia Daily News
)
(
Irish Independent
)
(
Scottish Daily Record
)
(
The Daily Telegraph
)
Business and economy
Saudi Arabia
and the
United Arab Emirates
open new pipelines bypassing the
Strait of Hormuz
, the shipping lane that Iran has repeatedly threatened to close.
(
The Financial Times
)
Disasters and accidents
A bus crash kills at least 39 pilgrims in the southern
Nepali
town of
Parasi
.
(BBC)
Hand, foot and mouth disease
kills 149 people in
Hunan
,
China
.
(
Bangkok Post
)
[
permanent dead link
]
One person is killed and ten are injured by a
tornado
in north west
Poland
(
BBC
)
International relations
Rwanda
and the
Democratic Republic of the Congo
agree an international border force to patrol their mutual border.
(BBC)
Saudi Arabia
decides to donate $100 million to
the Palestinian Authority
.
(Reuters)
Saudi Arabia criticises comments by
Russia
about the human rights situation in the country, calling them "hostile".
(Al Jazeera)
The
African Union
choose
Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma
of
South Africa
as its leader, making her the first woman to occupy the post, in a hard fought battle with incumbent
Jean Ping
of
Gabon
.
(BBC)
Egyptian protesters throw tomatoes and shoes at
US Secretary of State
Hillary Clinton
's motorcade during her first visit to the country since the election of President
Mohamed Morsi
.
(Reuters)
Law and crime
Jason Kidd
is arrested by
Southampton Town
police for alleged drunken driving.
(
USA Today
)
Politics and elections
Hundreds of
Israeli
protesters gather in
Tel Aviv
,
Jerusalem
,
Haifa
and
Beersheba
to show their solidarity with the man who self immolated on 14 July 2012.
(
The Jerusalem Post
)
Science
A Russian
Soyuz rocket
begins its mission to the
International Space Station
with three international crew members.
(AP via
The Washington Post
)
Month
July 2012
Previous day
July 14
Next day
July 16
Category
:
2012 by day
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