There is heavy fighting in the north of
Sri Lanka, with both the Army and the
Tamil Tigers claiming that they have inflicted heavy casualties on their opponents.
(BBC)
HIV drug
Viracept is recalled in the
UK after it is discovered that it has been contaminated with a substance that could cause
cancer.
(Sky)
Armed forces from
Turkey are reported to have crossed the border into
Iraq, chasing
Kurdish guerrillas a couple of miles in Iraqi territory. Other reports contradict this.
(CNN)
Five people are acquitted of the 1982 murder of "God's Banker,"
Italian financier
Roberto Calvi.
(Sky)
During a weekly
audience with
Pope Benedict XVI, a man leaps over metal barriers, attempting to jump into the
popemobile. He was promptly wrestled to the ground (without the Pope's even noticing) and was then taken into the custody of
Vatican police.
(BBC News)
Cuba introduces a
United Nations resolution on
Puerto Rico calling on the United States to expedite Puerto Rico's self-determination process; the text also requests the
General Assembly to consider the question and urges cleanup of
Vieques island and release of Puerto Rican political prisoners.
(UN)
Linate Airport in
Milan,
Italy is closed for three hours at dawn to allow wildlife experts to trap 80
hares that have bred in recent months and are confusing ground
radar.
(BBC)
Parts of
Melbourne,
Australia are in lockdown after a gunman shoots three people in the
CBD, sparking a massive manhunt throughout the city.
(The Age)(ABC)
The
Kuwaiti government condemns the besieging of its embassy in
Iran and the beating of a diplomat, regarding it as an "attack on Kuwait." The Iranian Foreign Ministry says it regrets that the incident occurred.
(Gulf News)
2007 Israel-Gaza conflict:
IDF soldiers near
Hebron shoot an unarmed
Palestinian, who later died. The IDF states that the man was trying to run through the
gate; the soldiers yelled for him to halt, which he did not; they then shot the man.
(Ynetnews)
WWE Superstar
Chris Benoit, his wife Nancy, and son Daniel were found dead in their suburban Atlanta home. We would later find out that Chris would kill Nancy and Daniel and then himself.
Eleven
Colombianlawmakers hostages out of twelve are killed by the
leftistguerilla group
FARC. Abducted in 2002, the FARC alleges that the hostages died in a
crossfire when an unidentified military group attacked. The FARC blames the
Colombian government, but the government says they knew nothing of the location or of any attempt of rescue.
(CNN)
The
EPR nuclear power plant, under construction in
Finland and 18 months behind schedule, is reported as having a number of safety-related design and manufacturing "deficiencies."
(New Scientist)
After 16 years of existence, the (U.S.)
National Football League announces that it will shut down its European operation known as
NFL Europa, with immediate effect.
(NFL.com)
A car on fire
crashes into the main terminal building of
Glasgow Airport. Two people are arrested at the scene by police after being subdued by John smeaton (born 1976), with one man reportedly on fire as he is being arrested.
The airport closes, with all plane flights cancelled and the airport evacuated.
Home SecretaryJacqui Smith announces that the
UK terror threat level is elevated from "severe" to "critical"—the highest possible, meaning "further attacks are imminent"—and everyone should be on "high alert."
(BBC)
There is heavy fighting in the north of
Sri Lanka, with both the Army and the
Tamil Tigers claiming that they have inflicted heavy casualties on their opponents.
(BBC)
HIV drug
Viracept is recalled in the
UK after it is discovered that it has been contaminated with a substance that could cause
cancer.
(Sky)
Armed forces from
Turkey are reported to have crossed the border into
Iraq, chasing
Kurdish guerrillas a couple of miles in Iraqi territory. Other reports contradict this.
(CNN)
Five people are acquitted of the 1982 murder of "God's Banker,"
Italian financier
Roberto Calvi.
(Sky)
During a weekly
audience with
Pope Benedict XVI, a man leaps over metal barriers, attempting to jump into the
popemobile. He was promptly wrestled to the ground (without the Pope's even noticing) and was then taken into the custody of
Vatican police.
(BBC News)
Cuba introduces a
United Nations resolution on
Puerto Rico calling on the United States to expedite Puerto Rico's self-determination process; the text also requests the
General Assembly to consider the question and urges cleanup of
Vieques island and release of Puerto Rican political prisoners.
(UN)
Linate Airport in
Milan,
Italy is closed for three hours at dawn to allow wildlife experts to trap 80
hares that have bred in recent months and are confusing ground
radar.
(BBC)
Parts of
Melbourne,
Australia are in lockdown after a gunman shoots three people in the
CBD, sparking a massive manhunt throughout the city.
(The Age)(ABC)
The
Kuwaiti government condemns the besieging of its embassy in
Iran and the beating of a diplomat, regarding it as an "attack on Kuwait." The Iranian Foreign Ministry says it regrets that the incident occurred.
(Gulf News)
2007 Israel-Gaza conflict:
IDF soldiers near
Hebron shoot an unarmed
Palestinian, who later died. The IDF states that the man was trying to run through the
gate; the soldiers yelled for him to halt, which he did not; they then shot the man.
(Ynetnews)
WWE Superstar
Chris Benoit, his wife Nancy, and son Daniel were found dead in their suburban Atlanta home. We would later find out that Chris would kill Nancy and Daniel and then himself.
Eleven
Colombianlawmakers hostages out of twelve are killed by the
leftistguerilla group
FARC. Abducted in 2002, the FARC alleges that the hostages died in a
crossfire when an unidentified military group attacked. The FARC blames the
Colombian government, but the government says they knew nothing of the location or of any attempt of rescue.
(CNN)
The
EPR nuclear power plant, under construction in
Finland and 18 months behind schedule, is reported as having a number of safety-related design and manufacturing "deficiencies."
(New Scientist)
After 16 years of existence, the (U.S.)
National Football League announces that it will shut down its European operation known as
NFL Europa, with immediate effect.
(NFL.com)
A car on fire
crashes into the main terminal building of
Glasgow Airport. Two people are arrested at the scene by police after being subdued by John smeaton (born 1976), with one man reportedly on fire as he is being arrested.
The airport closes, with all plane flights cancelled and the airport evacuated.
Home SecretaryJacqui Smith announces that the
UK terror threat level is elevated from "severe" to "critical"—the highest possible, meaning "further attacks are imminent"—and everyone should be on "high alert."
(BBC)