February 2007 - Citizendia

February 2007 is the second month of the year. Overview February was named after the Latin term februum, which means purification, via the purification ritual Februa held on February 15 in the Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. It began on a Thursday and 28 days later, ended on a Wednesday. Thursday is the fourth day of the week in most western countries and the fourth day of the week in the Judeo-Christian Calendar, falling between Wednesday Wednesday is the fourth Day of the week in most western countries

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February 1, 2007 (Thursday)

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Harry Potter author J. K. Rowling announces the release date for her book, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, the final installment in the Potter series to be 21 July 2007. Events 46 BC - Julius Caesar defeats the combined army of Pompeian followers and Numidians under Metellus Scipio Waitangi Day is the National day of New Zealand. It is a public holiday held each year on February 6 to celebrate the signing of the Treaty New Zealand is an Island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses (the North Island and the South Island Events 842 - Charles the Bald and Louis the German swear the Oaths of Strasbourg in the French and German Valentine's Day or Saint Valentine's Day is a Holiday celebrated on February 14 Events 1455 - Traditional date for the publication of the Gutenberg Bible, the first Western Book printed from Movable Mashramani, often abbreviated to " Mash " is an annual festival that celebrates Guyana becoming a Republic in 1970 Guyana (ɡaɪˈænə or /ɡiːˈɑːnə/ officially the Co-operative Republic of Guyana and previously known as British Guiana, is the only Nation state Events 1327 - Teenaged Edward III is crowned King of England, but the country is ruled by his mother Queen Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Harry Potter is a series of seven Fantasy novels written by British author J Joanne "Jo" Rowling OBE (born 31 July 1965 who writes under the Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows is the seventh and final of the Events 356 BC - Herostratus sets fire to the Temple of Artemis in Ephesus, one of the Seven Wonders of the World Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. (J.K.Rowling Official Site)
The French government has banned the smoking of cigarettes in all public places. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. The government of France is a Semi-presidential system determined by the French Constitution of the fifth Republic, in which the nation declares Smoking bans are public policies including Criminal laws and Occupational safety and health Regulations which prohibit Tobacco smoking A cigarette ( French "small Cigar " from cigar + -ette) is a product consumed through Smoking and manufactured (ABC News) (wikinews)
British Prime Minister, Tony Blair, questioned for a second time in Scotland Yard's 'Cash for peerages' probe. The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the political leader of the United Kingdom Anthony Charles Lynton "Tony" Blair (born 6 May 1953 is a British Politician who was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2 May 1997 to New Scotland Yard or Scotland Yard, informally known as The Yard and NSY, is the headquarters of the Metropolitan Police Service, responsible 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 Calls for an early departure for Blair increase.
36 people are killed in clashes between Bundu dia Kongo, an opposition secessionist religious group and the police in a dispute over the election of provincial governors. Bundu dia Kongo is a politico-cultural movement founded in June 1969 by Ne Mwanda Nsemi. (BBC)
Sa'dah conflict: Ten Yemeni soldiers have been killed and 20 wounded in a fresh attack on an army roadblock, a security source says. The Sa'dah insurgency began in June 2004 when dissident cleric Hussein Badreddin al-Houthi, head of the Shī‘a Zaidiyyah sect launched an uprising Yemen ( Arabic: اليَمَن al-Yaman officially the Republic of Yemen ( Arabic: الجمهورية اليمنية al-Jumhuuriyya (Aljazeera)
Palestinian factional violence: Hamas gunmen ambush a convoy carrying weapons to Mahmoud Abbas's presidential guard unit. Ḥamas (ar حركة حماس acronym ar حركة المقاومة Mahmoud Abbas (محمود عباس (born March 26, 1935) also known by the kunya Abu Mazen (ابو مازن was elected President Six Fatah members are killed, more than 70 people are wounded and 12 others are kidnapped in ensuing battles. Fatah (فتح literally opening, is a reverse Acronym from the Arabic name Harakat al-Tahrir al-Watani al-Filastini (حركة التحرير (Ynet)
A trial for the murder of Janelle Patton on Norfolk Island starts with the defendant pleading not guilty. Janelle Patton was a Sydney woman who was brutally murdered on Norfolk Island in 2002 Norfolk Island ( Norfuk: Norfuk Ailen) is a small inhabited island in the Pacific Ocean located between Australia, New Zealand The murder was the first on the island for 150 years. (BBC)

February 2, 2007 (Friday)

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One 38-year-old policeman is killed in the Catania football clashes in Italy. Events 962 - Translatio imperii: Pope John XII crowns Otto I Holy Roman Emperor, the first Holy Roman Emperor Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. On February 2 2007, football violence occurred between football supporters and the police in Catania, Italy. Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest 71 people are taken to the hospital.
Ali Hassan Al Majeed, commonly known as Chemical Ali, admits he ordered Iraqi troops to engage in genocide against the Kurds of Iraqi Kurdistan. Ali Hassan Abd al-Majid al-Tikriti (علي حسن عبد المجيد التكريتي, born 1941 is a former Ba'athist Iraqi Defense Minister, The Iraqi Republican Guard ( Arabic: الحرس العراقي الجمهوري/al-Haris Al-Jamhuri was a branch of the Iraqi military. Genocide is the deliberate and systematic destruction in whole or in part of an ethnic racial religious or national group Iraqi Kurdistan Region ( Kurdish: هه رێمى كوردستان Herêmi Kurdistan, Arabic:إقليم كردستان العراق, Iqlĩm Kurdistãn He says the "emptying" of villages was justified because the Kurds assisted Iran forces in the Iran-Iraq war. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iran topics. (Gulf News)
Palestinian factional violence: Hamas and its rival Fatah renew their truce when violence broke off again after the initial ceasefire. Ḥamas (ar حركة حماس acronym ar حركة المقاومة Fatah (فتح literally opening, is a reverse Acronym from the Arabic name Harakat al-Tahrir al-Watani al-Filastini (حركة التحرير (BBC) (CNN) (Reuters)
Chinese President Hu Jintao signs a series of economic deals with Sudan, which China has protected from UN sanctions. Talk People's Republic of China) PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA ARTICLE GUIDELINES Paramount Leader ( literally "the highest leader of the country" in modern Chinese Political science, unofficially refers to the political leader of the Hu Jintao ( born 21 December 1942 is currently the Paramount Leader of the People's Republic of China, holding the titles of General Secretary of the Communist Sudan (officially the Republic of Sudan) ( السودان al-Sūdān is a country in northeastern Africa. The United Nations ( UN) is an International organization whose stated aims are to facilitate cooperation in International law, International security Economic sanctions are domestic penalties applied by one country (or group of countries on another for a variety of reasons (BBC)
War in Somalia: Eight people are killed in a mortar attack in Somalia's capital Mogadishu. The War in Somalia is an ongoing armed conflict involving largely Ethiopian and Somali Transitional Federal Government (TFG forces versus the Somali A mortar is a muzzle-loading Indirect fire weapon that fires shells at low velocities short ranges and high-arcing ballistic trajectories Somalia ( Soomaaliya; الصومال) officially the Somali Republic ( Jamhuuriyadda Soomaaliya, جمهورية الصومال) and formerly known Mogadishu ( Somali: Muqdisho, popularly Xamar, Hamar; مقديشو Maqadīshū (BBC)
Martti Ahtisaari unveils a United Nations plan for the final status of Kosovo. Martti Oiva Kalevi Ahtisaari ( pronounced) (born on June 23 1937 is a former President of Finland (1994–2000 2008 Nobel Peace Prize winner and The United Nations ( UN) is an International organization whose stated aims are to facilitate cooperation in International law, International security During and after the breakup of Yugoslavia there were increasing ethnic and regional conflicts culminating in the Kosovo War of 1999 Serbian leaders denounced the proposal. Serbia (Србија Srbija) officially the Republic of Serbia (Република Србија Republika Srbija) is a Landlocked Country (CNN) (Reuters)
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change publishes its fourth assessment report, concluding that global climate change is "very likely" to have a predominantly human cause. Climate Change 2007, the Fourth Assessment Report (AR4 of the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change ( IPCC) is the fourth Climate change is any long-term significant change in the “average weather” that a given region experiences (BBC)
Storms hit Florida during the early morning hours, forecasters suspect tornadoes as the cause. The 2007 Central Florida Tornadoes were a localized but devastating Tornado event that took place in Central Florida early on February 2, 2007 Florida ( is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States, bordering Alabama to the northwest and Georgia to the A tornado is a violent rotating column of air which is in contact with both the surface of the earth and a Cumulonimbus cloud or in rare cases the base of a Cumulus At least 20 fatalities are reported from the storm. (CNN) (The Sun-Sentinel)
Tongan MP Clive Williams is arrested and charged with sedition arising from the 2006 Tonga riots. The Kingdom of Tonga is an Archipelago in the south Pacific Ocean comprising 169 islands 36 of them inhabited stretching over a distance of about 800 kilometres (500 miles The 2006 Nuku{{okina}}alofa riots started on November 16, in the Tongan capital of Nukualofa Williams had earlier claimed that Tongan soldiers had beaten hundreds of people following the riots. (Radio NZ)

February 3, 2007 (Saturday)

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Hassan Nasrallah, head of Hezbollah, openly states for the first time that the governments of Iran and Syria are supporting Hezbollah financially, with weapons, and with training, and "everybody knows it. Events 1112 - Ramon Berenguer III of Barcelona and Douce I of Provence marry uniting the fortunes of those two states Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Hassan Nasrallah ( حسن نصرالله) (b August 31 1960, Bourj Hammoud, Beirut, Lebanon) is the current Secretary Hezbollah (حزب الله, literally " party of God " is a Shi'a Islamic political and Paramilitary organisation For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iran topics. Syria ( سوريّة or) officially the Syrian Arab Republic (Arabic ar الجمهورية العربية السورية " (The Jerusalem Post)
Iraq War: at least 135 people are killed and 226 injured in a truck bombing in Baghdad (BBC); five people are killed and 40 injured in car bombs in Kirkuk. The Iraq War, also known as the Second Gulf War, the Occupation of Iraq, or the War in Iraq, is an ongoing Military campaign The 3 February 2007 Baghdad market bombing was the detonation of a large Truck bomb in a busy market in the Iraqi capital of Baghdad on February Baghdad (بغداد) is the Capital of Iraq and of Baghdad Governorate, with which it is also coterminous A car bomb is an explosive device placed in a car or other Vehicle and then detonated. Kirkuk (also spelled Karkuk or Kerkuk; Kurdish: كه‌ركووك Kerkûk; Arabic: كركوك Turkish:Kerkük; (BBC)
An outbreak of the deadly strain of avian flu, H5N1, is confirmed at a Bernard Matthews turkey farm in Holton, Suffolk in the United Kingdom. For the H5N1 subtype of Avian influenza see H5N1. Avian influenza, sometimes Avian flu, and commonly Bird flu refers Influenza A virus subtype H5[[Neuraminidase N1]], also known as A(H5N1 or simply H5N1, is a subtype of the Influenza A virus which can cause Bernard Matthews was founded by Bernard Trevor Matthews in 1950 This article is about the village also known as Holton St Peter Suffolk (ˈsʌfək is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in East Anglia, England. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located (BBC)
A State of Emergency is declared in Bolivia after 'El Niño'-like flooding. A state of emergency is a governmental declaration that may suspend certain normal functions of government alert citizens to alter their normal behaviors or order government agencies The Republic of Bolivia (República de Bolivia) named after Simón Bolívar, is a Landlocked country in central South America. El Niño-Southern Oscillation ( ENSO; commonly referred to as simply El Niño) is a global coupled ocean-atmosphere phenomenon (NDTV)
Catania football violence: After calls from Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi to cancel all matches, Italian Football Federation commissioner Luca Pancalli indefinitely suspends all football matches in Italy while an investigation into riots on February 2, during which a 38-year-old police officer was killed and 71 people were injured, begins. On February 2 2007, football violence occurred between football supporters and the police in Catania, Italy. In Italy, the Prime Minister of Italy (officially the President of the Council of Ministers, Italian Presidente del Consiglio dei Ministri) is the country's (born 9 August 1939 is an Italian politician and statesman He served as President of the Council of Ministers (prime minister of Italy twice from 17 May The Italian Football Federation (Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio FIGC) also known as Federcalcio, is the governing body of football in Italy Luca Pancalli (born April 16 1964 in Rome) is a sports manager and former swimmer. Football is the word given to a number of similar Team sports all of which involve (to varying degrees kicking a Ball with the foot in an attempt to score a Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest Events 962 - Translatio imperii: Pope John XII crowns Otto I Holy Roman Emperor, the first Holy Roman Emperor (The Guardian) (Wikinews)
British Prime Minister Tony Blair urges Labour Party to 'weather the storm' during current political crisis for the party, and that 'policies will win the next election'. The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the political leader of the United Kingdom Anthony Charles Lynton "Tony" Blair (born 6 May 1953 is a British Politician who was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2 May 1997 to The Labour Party is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Founded at the start of the 20th century it has been since the 1920s the principal party of the 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 An election is a Decision-making process by which a population chooses an individual to hold formal office (BBC)
The Spring Festival travel season in China begins, in which 156 million passengers will travel by train, and 2 billion bus trips are expected. Chunyun refers to the extremely high traffic load of transportation in China around the time of Chinese New Year. China ( Wade-Giles ( Mandarin) Chung¹kuo² is a cultural region, an ancient Civilization, and depending on perspective a National A train is a connected series of vehicles that move along a track ( Permanent way) to transport freight or passengers from one place to another (Xinhua) (People's Daily)
Russia investigates smelly orange snow, oily to touch, which has fallen across an area of 1500 square kilometres in the Omsk region of the country. Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending The 2007 Siberian orange snow was an anomalous phenomenon that happened on 2 February 2007 when an orange-tinted snow fell across an area of in Omsk Oblast An oil is a substance that is in a viscous Liquid state ( "oily") at ambient temperatures or slightly warmer and is Omsk (Омск is a city in southwest Siberia in Russia, the administrative center of Omsk Oblast. (BBC)
American Football: Michael Irvin, Thurman Thomas, Gene Hickerson, Bruce Matthews, Charlie Sanders and Roger Wehrli are selected for induction into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. American football, known in the United States and Canada simply as football, is a competitive Team sport known for mixing strategy with Michael Jerome Irvin (born March 5, 1966) is a former American football player for the Dallas Cowboys. Thurman Lee Thomas (born May 16, 1966 in Houston, Texas) is a former American football Running back who spent most of Robert Eugene (Gene Hickerson (born February 15, 1935) is a former American Football offensive guard who played for the Cleveland Browns Bruce Rankin Matthews (born August 8 1961 in Raleigh North Carolina) played American football as an Offensive lineman in the Charles Alvin Sanders (born August 25, 1946) is a former American football player who played Tight end for the Detroit Lions from Roger Wehrli (born November 26, 1947) is a Hall of Fame National Football League Cornerback who played his entire 14-year career with the The Pro Football Hall of Fame is the Hall of fame of the National Football League (NFL (ESPN)

February 4, 2007 (Sunday)

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Palestinian factional violence: Fatah and Hamas take some of their gunmen off the streets of the West Bank and free some hostages under a new declared ceasefire. Events 211 - Roman Emperor Septimius Severus dies leaving the Roman Empire in the hands of his two quarrelsome sons Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Fatah (فتح literally opening, is a reverse Acronym from the Arabic name Harakat al-Tahrir al-Watani al-Filastini (حركة التحرير Ḥamas (ar حركة حماس acronym ar حركة المقاومة The West Bank (الضفة الغربية, הגדה המערבית Hagadah Hamaaravit) also referred to in Israel as " Judea and Samaria A ceasefire (or truce) is a temporary stoppage of a War or any Armed conflict, where each side of the conflict agrees (BBC)
At least 20 people are killed and 340,000 are made homeless by floods in the Indonesian capital, Jakarta. A flood is an overflow of an expanse of water that submerges land a deluge The Republic of Indonesia ( (Republik Indonesia is a Country in Southeast Asia. Jakarta (also DKI Jakarta) is the Capital and largest city of Indonesia. (BBC) (AP via ABC News)
Global spread of bird flu: UK authorities incinerate more than 50,000 turkeys as they are working to contain the bird flu. Human and bird cases 1959-1997 A highly pathogenic strain of H5N1 caused Flu outbreaks with significant spread to numerous farms The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located (BBC)
Three former high-ranking American military officers have warned against any military attack on Iran. The United States Armed Forces are the overall unified military forces of the United States For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iran topics. (BBC)
Chinese President Hu Jintao continues his eight-nation tour in Africa as he arrives in Lusaka and hold talks with Zambian President Levy Mwanawasa. China ( Wade-Giles ( Mandarin) Chung¹kuo² is a cultural region, an ancient Civilization, and depending on perspective a National Paramount Leader ( literally "the highest leader of the country" in modern Chinese Political science, unofficially refers to the political leader of the Hu Jintao ( born 21 December 1942 is currently the Paramount Leader of the People's Republic of China, holding the titles of General Secretary of the Communist Lusaka is the capital and largest city of Zambia. It is located in the southern part of the central plateau of the country at an elevation The Republic of Zambia (ˈzæmbɪə is a Landlocked country in Southern Africa. This page contains a list of presidents of Zambia. Presidents of Zambia (1964-Present Latest election See also Lists of incumbents Levy Patrick Mwanawasa ( 3 September 1948 – 19 August 2008) was a Zambian politician President Hu launched a copper mining partnership with Zambia and promised more in aid. Currently the most common source of Copper Ore is the mineral Chalcopyrite (CuFeS2 which accounts for about 50% of copper production (AP via ABC News) (BBC)
The U.S. military admits publicly for the first time that four U. The United States Armed Forces are the overall unified military forces of the United States S. helicopters were downed by ground fire in Iraq. This list of Aviation accidents and incidents during the Iraq War includes accidents and incidents with Coalition and civilian aircraft during the Iraq War For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iraq topics. (BBC)
Greece's conservative government wins a vote of confidence, ending a three-day debate that started with the opposition Socialist Party calling for early elections (AP)
A boat sailing from Tiko in Cameroon to Oron in Nigeria capsizes, leaving up to 85 people dead. Greece (Ελλάδα transliterated: Elláda, historically, Ellás,) officially the Hellenic Republic (Ελληνική Δημοκρατία Tiko is a town and important port in the southwest of Cameroon. The Republic of Cameroon is a unitary republic of central and western Africa. Nigeria, officially named the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal Constitutional republic comprising thirty-six states and one Federal (BBC News)
Germany beat Poland 29:24 in the finale of the 2007 World Men's Handball Championship, becoming new world champion in handball. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Poland (Polska officially the Republic of Poland The 20th World Men's Handball Championship took place from January 19 to February 4 2007 in Germany. Handball (also known as team handball, European handball, or Olympic handball) is a Team sport in which two teams of seven players each (six Office website
American football: The AFC champion Indianapolis Colts defeat the NFC champion Chicago Bears 29-17 in Super Bowl XLI, claiming their first Super Bowl victory since winning Super Bowl V in 1971. American football, known in the United States and Canada simply as football, is a competitive Team sport known for mixing strategy with The American Football Conference ( AFC) is one of the two conferences of the National Football League (NFL The Indianapolis Colts are a professional American football team based in Indianapolis Indiana. The National Football Conference ( NFC) is one of the two conferences of the National Football League (NFL The Chicago Bears are a professional American football team based in Chicago, Illinois. Super Bowl XLI was an American football game played on February 4 2007 at Dolphin Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida, a suburb of Super Bowl V was an American football game played on January 17, 1971 at the Orange Bowl in Miami Florida to decide the National (CBS Sport) (BBC Sport)
CBS4 Boston changed to WBZ-TV. CBS Broadcasting Inc ( CBS) is an American radio and Television network. WBZ-TV, channel 4 is an owned-and-operated television station of the CBS Television Network, located in Boston Massachusetts.

February 5, 2007 (Monday)

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U.S. Presidential Election, 2008: Former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani (R) officially files for candidacy for President of the United States of America. Events 1576 - Henry of Navarre converts to Roman Catholicism in order to ensure his right to the throne of France. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. The United States presidential election of 2008, scheduled for Tuesday November 4 2008 will be the 56th consecutive The City of New York The Mayor of New York City is the head of the executive branch of the Government of New York City. KBE Per, "Postnominal letters should be included when they are issued by a country or organization the subject has been closely associated with The President of the United States is the Head of state and Head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in United States by (FOX)
Space Shuttle astronaut Lisa Nowak is arrested in Florida for attempted kidnapping. NASA 's Space Shuttle, officially called the Space Transportation System ( STS) is the Spacecraft currently used by the United States An astronaut or cosmonaut (космона́вт) is a person trained Lisa Marie Nowak (née Caputo) (born May 10, 1963) is a United States naval officer and a former NASA Astronaut. Florida ( is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States, bordering Alabama to the northwest and Georgia to the In Criminal law, kidnapping is the taking away or Asportation of a person against the person's will usually to hold the person in False imprisonment (CNN)
Boris Berezovsky tells the BBC that Alexander Litvinenko, on his deathbed, said that Andrei Lugovoi was responsible for his poisoning. Boris Abramovich Berezovsky (Бори́с Абра́мович Березо́вский (also known as Platon Elenin (born January 23, 1946) is a Russian Alexander Valterovich Litvinenko (Алекса́ндр Ва́льтерович Литвине́нко ( 30 August 1962 – 23 November 2006 Andrei Lugovoi (Lugovoy (Андрей Луговой b September 19 1966, Azerbaijan SSR) is a Russian politician and businessman and deputy of the Alexander Litvinenko was a former officer of Russian Federal Security Service, who escaped prosecution in Russia and received a Political asylum in (BBC)
U.S. President George W. Bush has submitted a $2. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The President of the United States is the Head of state and Head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in United States by George Walker Bush ( born July 6 1946 is the forty-third and current President of the United States. The United States dollar ( sign: $; code: USD) is the unit of Currency of the United States; it has also been 9 trillion budget to Congress including almost $700 billion in new military spending. The Budget of the United States Government is a federal document that the President submits to the U The United States military budget is that portion of the United States discretionary federal budget that is allocated to the Department of Defense. (BBC)
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has said his country can play a major role in international efforts to end the civil war in Iraq. Syria ( سوريّة or) officially the Syrian Arab Republic (Arabic ar الجمهورية العربية السورية This page lists presidents and other Heads of State of Syria. Dr Bashar al-Assad (بشار الأسد) (born 11 September, 1965) is the President of the Syrian Arab Republic, Regional Secretary Following the US -launched 2003 invasion of Iraq, the situation deteriorated and by 2007 the conflict between Iraqi Sunni and Shi'a factions was (BBC)
French police arrest 13 Kurdish Turks for allegedly funding PKK terrorist operations. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. The Kurds in Turkey ( Kurdish: Kurdên li Tirkiye, Turkish: Türkiye'deki Kürtler) are an Indo-European people first mentioned The Kurdistan Workers' Party (Partiya Karkerên Kurdistan or PKK, also called KADEK, Kongra-Gel, and KGK It is listed as a terrorist (Bloomberg)
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad will present a herbal treatment for AIDS that the Iranian government says is effective in helping patients to cure their symptoms. The President of Iran is the highest elected official in the Islamic Republic of Iran, second only to the Supreme Leader. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (محمود احمدی‌نژاد; born October 28, 1956) is the sixth and current President of the Islamic Republic of Iran Herbalism is a traditional Medicinal or Folk medicine practice based on the use of Plants and Plant extracts Herbalism is also known as Human immunodeficiency virus ( HIV) is a Lentivirus (a member of the Retrovirus family that can lead to acquired immunodeficiency syndrome The politics and government of Iran takes place in the framework of a Republic with an Islamic ideology (Fox)
A coalition of charity, faith groups and unions have warned Tony Blair that any military action against Iran would have "unthinkable" consequences. The definition of charitable organization, and of charity varies according to the country and in some instances the region of the country in which the charitable organization operates A trade union or labour union is an organization of workers who have banded together to achieve common goals in key areas such as wages hours and working conditions forming Anthony Charles Lynton "Tony" Blair (born 6 May 1953 is a British Politician who was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2 May 1997 to A military is an Organization authorized by its Nation to use force usually including use of Weapons in defending its Country (or by attacking For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iran topics. (BBC)
Former Malaysian premier Mahathir Mohamad hosts a conference calling for George W. Bush and Tony Blair to be tried by an unofficial tribunal for war crimes in Iraq. For the biogeographical region see Malesia Malaysia (məˈleɪʒə or /məˈleɪziə/ is a country that consists of thirteen states and Tun Dr Mahathir bin Mohamad (ma'ħɑðiɽ bin mʊħɑmmæd̚ (recorded as born on 20 December 1925 was the fourth Prime Minister of George Walker Bush ( born July 6 1946 is the forty-third and current President of the United States. Anthony Charles Lynton "Tony" Blair (born 6 May 1953 is a British Politician who was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2 May 1997 to War crimes are "violations of the laws or customs of war" including but not limited to "murder the ill-treatment or deportation of civilian residents of an occupied For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iraq topics. (Reuters)

February 6, 2007 (Tuesday)

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At least three domain name system root nameservers are under denial-of-service attack. Events 46 BC - Julius Caesar defeats the combined army of Pompeian followers and Numidians under Metellus Scipio Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. The Domain Name System (DNS is a hierarchical naming system for computers services or any resource participating in the Internet. A root name server is a DNS server that answers requests for the DNS root zone, and redirects requests for a particular Top-level domain (TLD to that (The Register). See DNS Backbone DDoS Attacks
Representatives of the Lord's Resistance Army say they will continue fighting with the Government of Uganda if negotiations are not moved to another location outside of southern Sudan. The DNS Backbone DDoS Attacks have been several significant Internet events in which distributed denial of service attacks (DDoS have targeted one or more of the Politics of Uganda takes place within the framework of a presidential Republic, whereby the President of Uganda is both Head of state and Sudan (officially the Republic of Sudan) ( السودان al-Sūdān is a country in northeastern Africa. (Al Jazeera)
A Human Rights Watch report concludes that European Union sanctions on the Government of Uzbekistan, which came in response to the "Andijan massacre" in May 2005, have failed due to a lack of commitment in enforcing them. Human Rights Watch is a United States -based international Non-governmental organization that conducts research and advocacy on Human rights. The European Union ( EU) is a political and economic union of twenty-seven member states, located primarily in Economic sanctions are domestic penalties applied by one country (or group of countries on another for a variety of reasons The politics of Uzbekistan take place in a framework of a presidential Republic, whereby the President of Uzbekistan is both Head of state and The Andijan massacre occurred when Uzbek Interior Ministry and National Security Service troops fired into a crowd of Protesters in Andijan May 2005 was the fifth month of that year It began on a Sunday and ended after 31 days on a Tuesday. (EurasiaNet)
United States President George W. Bush approves a Pentagon plan for establishing a new command center in Africa. The President of the United States is the Head of state and Head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in United States by George Walker Bush ( born July 6 1946 is the forty-third and current President of the United States. The Pentagon is the Headquarters of the United States Department of Defense, located in Arlington County, Virginia. The United States Africa Command ( USAFRICOM or AFRICOM) is a Unified Combatant Command of the United States Department of Defense that is (BBC)
An international passenger train crashes into a freight train in Komárom, Hungary, causing the engineer's death. A train is a connected series of vehicles that move along a track ( Permanent way) to transport freight or passengers from one place to another Komárom ( Croatian: Komoran, German: Komorn, Serbian: Komoran or Коморан) is a city in Hungary (Magyarország 'mɔɟɔrorsaːg) officially in English the Republic of Hungary ( Magyar Köztársaság, literally Magyar (Hungarian Republic Two of the 25 passengers also suffered injury. (HírTV)
UK Prime Minister Tony Blair says people are "increasingly alarmed" by Iran's nuclear program but military action was not being planned against it. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the political leader of the United Kingdom Anthony Charles Lynton "Tony" Blair (born 6 May 1953 is a British Politician who was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2 May 1997 to For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iran topics. The nuclear program of Iran was launched in the 1950s with the help of the United States as part of the Atoms for Peace program (BBC)
The Iranian Government confirms that an Iranian envoy in Baghdad has been kidnapped by men wearing Iraqi army uniforms, and says it holds the United States responsible for his life. The politics and government of Iran takes place in the framework of a Republic with an Islamic ideology For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iran topics. Baghdad (بغداد) is the Capital of Iraq and of Baghdad Governorate, with which it is also coterminous Pre-2003 History The first Iraqi military forces established by the British were the Iraq Levies several battalions of troops tasked to guard the Royal Air Force bases The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The U. S. denies any involvement of U. S. and Iraqi troops. (BBC)
UK newspaper The Sun has obtained a video tape of a U.S. pilot shooting a UK convoy in a friendly fire incident during the Iraq War, killing one British soldier and injuring four. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located The Sun is a Tabloid daily newspaper published in the United Kingdom and Ireland with the highest circulation of any daily English-language Friendly fire or non-hostile fire, a term originally adopted by the United States military, refers to fire from one's own side or allied forces as The Iraq War, also known as the Second Gulf War, the Occupation of Iraq, or the War in Iraq, is an ongoing Military campaign The pilot, and others, are said to have made a series of crucial mistakes. (The Sun)
Three people in the United Kingdom have been jailed after plotting over internet chatrooms to abduct and rape two teenage girls. The term chat room, or chatroom, is primarily used by Mass media to describe any form of Synchronous conferencing, occasionally even Asynchronous conferencing In Criminal law, kidnapping is the taking away or Asportation of a person against the person's will usually to hold the person in False imprisonment Rape, also referred to as Sexual assault, is an Assault by a person involving Sexual intercourse with or Sexual penetration of another person (The Times)
Nitin Nigam Married(2007) Arunima Prasad - India.

February 7, 2007 (Wednesday)

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Avivim incident: Israel Defense Forces and Lebanese Armed Forces exchange fire at the Israel-Lebanon border. Events 457 - Leo I becomes emperor of the Byzantine Empire. 1074 - Battle of Montesarchio in which the Prince Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. The Israel Defense Forces ( IDF) (צְבָא הַהֲגָנָה לְיִשְׂרָאֵל, lit The Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF' ( Arabic: القوات المسلحة اللبنانية al-Quwa'at al-Musalha al-Lubna'ani For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Israel topics. Lebanon (ˈlɛbənɒn Arabic: ar لبنان Lubnān) officially the Republic of Lebanon or Lebanese Republic (ar الجمهورية اللبنانية (Ynetnews)
2007 United Kingdom letter bombs: A letter bomb, the third in as many days, has injured a woman working at the main DVLA centre in south Wales. In the United Kingdom, a series of seven letter bombs were sent during January and February 2007 to various companies and agencies all related A mailbomb (or mail bomb) also called parcel bomb, letter bomb or post bomb, is an Explosive device sent via the postal service The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA (Asiantaeth Trwyddedu Gyrwyr a Cherbydau is the organisation of UK Government responsible for maintaining a database of Today's attack follows two others, at other road transport agencies in the UK. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located (BBC) (BBC) (BBC).
Indonesia's West Irian Jaya province, on New Guinea, changes its name to West Papua. The Republic of Indonesia ( (Republik Indonesia is a Country in Southeast Asia. West Papua ( Papua Barat; formerly West Irian Jaya or Irian Jaya Barat) with population around 800000 is the least populous province of New Guinea, located just north of Australia, is the world's second largest island, having become separated from the Australian mainland when the area now known (Radio New Zealand)

February 8, 2007 (Thursday)

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British police arrest Abu Izzadeen, the spokesman for al Ghurabaa, an organization the British government has designated as terrorist, on charges of inciting terrorism. Events 421 - Constantius III becomes co- Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Abu Izzadeen (ابو عز الدين Abū ‘Izz ad-Dīn) born as Trevor Brooks ( 18 April 1976) is a spokesman for Al Ghurabaa Al Ghurabaa' ( Arabic: الغرباء; English: The Strangers) is a banned Muslim organization that operated in the United Kingdom Her Majesty's Government, or when the monarch is male His Majesty's Government, is the title used by the Government of the United Kingdom, based at (USA Today)
Seven alleged members of the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan, an organization affiliated with Al-Qaeda, are on trial in Tajikistan. The Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan ( IMU) was a militant Islamist group formed in 1998 by former Soviet paratrooper Juma Namangani, and the Al-Qaeda, alternatively spelled al-Qaida, al-Qa`ida or al-Qa`idah, ( Arabic:; ar-Latn ''al-qāʿidah'' Translation: The Tajikistan (təˈdʒɪkɨstæn or /təˈdʒiːkɨstæn/ Тоҷикистон tɔʤikɪsˈtɔn or, Persian تاجیکستان‎ taajikestaan officially the Republic of (RFE/RL)
Media celebrity Anna Nicole Smith dies at the age of 39 At Hard Rock Hotel and Casino. Vickie Lynn Marshall (November 28 1967 &ndash February 8 2007 better known under the Stage name of Anna Nicole Smith, was an American model

February 9, 2007 (Friday)

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Iraq War: A report by the U.S. Defense Department's inspector general has found the The Pentagon "purposely manipulated" pre-war intelligence. Events 474 - Zeno crowned as co-emperor of the Byzantine Empire. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. The Iraq War, also known as the Second Gulf War, the Occupation of Iraq, or the War in Iraq, is an ongoing Military campaign The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The United States Department of Defense ( DOD or DoD) is the federal department charged with coordinating and supervising all agencies and functions of the government In a civilian or military administration an Inspector General is a high ranking official charged with the mission to inspect and report on some bodies in their field of competency The Pentagon is the Headquarters of the United States Department of Defense, located in Arlington County, Virginia. some section heading moves the Contents box to the top of the article Senator Carl Levin, D-MI, as chair of the Senate Armed Services Committee has called the report "very damning" and said of its results, "highly disturbing". The United States Senate is the Upper house of the bicameral United States Congress, the Lower house being the House of Representatives Carl Milton Levin (born June 28, 1934) is a Democratic United States Senator from Michigan and is the Chairman of the Senate The Democratic Party is one of two major Political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. Michigan ( is a Midwestern state of the United States of America. The Committee on Armed Services is a Committee of the United States Senate empowered with legislative oversight of the nation's military, including the (Baltimore Sun)
Cross-Strait relations:
- The government of the Republic of China, more commonly known as Taiwan, has announced the name change of a number of state-owned enterprises, including Chunghwa Telecom, Chunghwa Post, China Shipbuilding Corporation and Chinese Petroleum Corporation to use the name Taiwan in their titles. History Before 1949 See also REPUBLIC OF CHINA ARTICLE GUIDELINES Taiwan ( Taiwanese: Tâi-oân/Tāi-oân (historically 大灣/台員/大員/台圓/大圓/台窩灣 is an Island in East Asia. A government-owned corporation, state-owned enterprise or government business enterprise is a legal entity created by a Government to undertake commercial Chunghwa Telecom ( ( is the largest Telecommunications company in the Republic of China ( Taiwan) CSBC Corporation Taiwan (台灣國際造船 literally "Taiwan International Shipbuilding" CSBC for short formerly known as China Shipbuilding Corporation (中國造船 CPC Corporation Taiwan (台灣中油 which has a full name of Chinese Petroleum Corporation Taiwan, is a state-owned Petroleum, Natural gas, and (The China Post) (Taipei Times)
- The U.S. State Department has stated the U. S. does not support this action. (China Daily) (Radio Taiwan) (U.S. State Department)
- ROC President Chen Shui-bian says this does not violate his "four noes" pledge. The President of the Republic of China ( is the Head of state of the Republic of China (ROC (commonly known as Taiwan since the 1970s Chen Shui-bian ( born October 12, 1950) is a Taiwanese politician and former President of the Republic of China. The Four Noes and One Without ( also known as the Four Noes ( was a Pledge by former President of the Republic of China Chen Shui-bian made (Radio Taiwan)

February 10, 2007 (Saturday)

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Iraq War: General David Petraeus takes command of the United States forces in Iraq. Events 1355 - The St Scholastica's Day riot breaks out in Oxford, England, leaving 63 scholars and perhaps 30 locals dead Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. The Iraq War, also known as the Second Gulf War, the Occupation of Iraq, or the War in Iraq, is an ongoing Military campaign General David Howell Petraeus, USA (born November 7 1952) is scheduled to become the next Commander U The United States of America —commonly referred to as the For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iraq topics. (BBC)
Russian President Vladimir Putin criticizes the United States for its "almost uncontained" use of force around the world during his speech at the 43rd annual Munich Conference on Security Policy. Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending The President of Russia (Президент России or the President of the Russian Federation, Президент Российской Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin (; born 7 October 1952 in Leningrad, USSR; now Saint Petersburg, Russia was the second President of Russia The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The term use of force refers to the right of an individual or authority to settle Conflicts or prevent certain actions by applying measures to either a dissuade another party The Munich Conference on Security Policy (Münchner Konferenz für Sicherheitspolitik is an annual Conference on International security Policy that is (BBC) (Transcript of Putin's speech in English, 10 February.)
War in Somalia: Somali Prime Minister Ali Mohammed Ghedi modifies the roster of the Transitional Federal Government by removing army chief-of-staff Ismail Qasim Naji and assigning him as ambassador to Oman, while also appointing new ambassadors to Kenya, Djibouti, and Yemen. The War in Somalia is an ongoing armed conflict involving largely Ethiopian and Somali Transitional Federal Government (TFG forces versus the Somali Somalia ( Soomaaliya; الصومال) officially the Somali Republic ( Jamhuuriyadda Soomaaliya, جمهورية الصومال) and formerly known List of the Heads of Government of Somalia (Dates in italics indicate de facto continuation of office Political Affiliations SNL - Somali Ali Mohamed Gedi or Mohammed Ali Ghedi ( Cali Maxamed Geedi, علي محمد جيدي (born 1951 was the Prime Minister of the Transitional The Transitional Federal Government (TFG of the Somali Republic ( Dowladda federaalka kumeelgaarka) is the present internationally recognized government of Somalia General Ismail Qasim Naji ( Ismaaciil Qaasim Naaji) was the chief of staff of the Transitional Federal Government (TFG of Somalia and currently Oman, officially the Sultanate of Oman ( Arabic: سلطنة عُمان) is an Arab Country in Southwest Asia on the southeast The Republic of Kenya is a country in East Africa. It is bordered by Ethiopia to the north Somalia to the northeast Tanzania to the south Djibouti ( جيبوتي Jībūtī, Somali: Jabuuti) officially the Republic of Djibouti, is a country in the Yemen ( Arabic: اليَمَن al-Yaman officially the Republic of Yemen ( Arabic: الجمهورية اليمنية al-Jumhuuriyya Meanwhile, the Somali People's Resistance Movement emerges as an insurgency movement out of the underground members of the Islamic Courts Union. Al-Shabaab (Arabic "The Youth") also known as As-Shabaab, Hizbul Shabaab (Arabic "The Party of Youth") and An insurgency is a violent internal uprising against a sovereign government that lacks the organization of a revolution The Islamic Courts Union ( ICU, Somali: Midowga Maxkamadaha Islaamiga Arabic: اتحاد المحاكم الإسلامية Ittihād al-mahākim (Shabelle)
United States presidential election, 2008: Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) officially announces his candidacy for president during a speech at the Old State Capitol in Springfield, Illinois. The United States presidential election of 2008, scheduled for Tuesday November 4 2008 will be the 56th consecutive The United States Senate is the Upper house of the bicameral United States Congress, the Lower house being the House of Representatives The Democratic Party is one of two major Political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. The State of Illinois ( roughly ill-i-NOY is a state of the United States of America, the 21st to be admitted to the Union. The President of the United States is the Head of state and Head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in United States by Springfield is the capital of the US state of Illinois and the county seat of Sangamon County with a population of 116482 (U (CNN)

February 11, 2007 (Sunday)

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UK's Vodafone buys 67% stake in India's fourth largest mobile operator, Hutch Essar, for $11. Events 660 BC - Traditional founding date of Japan by Emperor Jimmu. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Vodafone is a Mobile network operator headquartered in Berkshire, England, UK. India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country Vodafone Essar, previously Hutchison Essar is a cellular operator in India that covers 16 telecom circles in India. 1 billion. (BBC) (Economic Times)
Nine people are shot dead in Rio de Janeiro as police battle drug gangs and private militias for control of the favelas or shanty towns. Rio de Janeiro ("River of January" ˈhiw dʒi ʒʌˈnejɾu in Brazilian Portuguese, /ˈriːoʊ di ʒəˈnɛroʊ/ in English is the second largest city of Brazil Favela (Portuguese and Spanish for slum) is a specifically Brazilian word for a Shanty town. (BBC)
The Queen wins the British Academy of Film and Television Arts Award for Best Film of 2006 with Helen Mirren winning the award as Best Actress. The Queen Drama film directed by Stephen Frears, Peter Morgan and starring Dame Helen Mirren in the title role Queen The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA is a British charity that hosts annual awards shows for film television television craft video games and forms of animation Dame Helen Mirren, DBE (born 26 July 1945 is an English stage, Film and Television actress. Forest Whitaker wins the Best Actor award for his role in the The Last King of Scotland which won the Best British Film Award. Forest Steven Whitaker (born July 15 1961 is an American actor producer, and director. The Last King of Scotland is a British 2006 film based on Giles Foden 's novel of the same name. (Sydney Morning Herald)
The Dixie Chicks dominate the 2007 Grammy Awards by winning five statuettes, including Record and Song of the Year ("Not Ready to Make Nice"). The Dixie Chicks are a multiple Grammy Award -winning Country music group composed of three women Martie Maguire, Natalie Maines, and Emily The 49th Annual Grammy Awards is a ceremony honoring the best in music for the recording year beginning September 15, 2005 and ending September 14, The Grammy Awards (originally called the Gramophone Awards)—or Grammys —are presented annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences The Record of the Year is one of the four most prestigious Grammy Awards presented annually The Song of the Year is one of the four most prestigious awards in the Grammy Awards ceremony, if not in all of the American music industry (NME) With the completion of the "big three" music awards, Mary J. Blige and American Idol winner Carrie Underwood are the only two artists this season to sweep all three major music awards (American Music, Billboard Music, and Grammy Awards). Mary Jane Blige (surname pronounced /blaɪʒ/) (born January 11, 1971) is an American Singer-songwriter, Rapper American Idol, with the full title American Idol The Search for a Superstar for the first season only is an American reality-competition Carrie Marie Underwood (born March 10 1983 in Muskogee, Oklahoma) is an American Country Singer-songwriter. The American Music Awards show is one of several annual major American music awards shows (among the others are the Billboard Music Awards the Grammy Awards The Billboard Music Awards, sponsored by Billboard magazine and held annually in December is one of several annual United States music awards shows (among The Grammy Awards (originally called the Gramophone Awards)—or Grammys —are presented annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (Billboard) (Yahoo Music).
Portugal votes on an abortion referendum which despite failing due to low turnout, has a clear result in favor of legalizing abortion, prompting Portuguese Prime Minister José Sócrates to say abortion will be legalized through the parliament. Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic (República Portuguesa is a country on the Iberian Peninsula. An An abortion referendum took place in Portugal on February 11, 2007, to decide whether to legalise abortion up to ten weeks In Portugal, the post of Prime Minister ( Portuguese: primeiro-ministro, Pron. José Sócrates Carvalho Pinto de Sousa, GCIH (ʒuˈzɛ ˈsɔkɾɐtɨʃ; born in Vilar de Maçada degree as a civil Technical engineer Abortion law is legislation which pertains to the provision of Abortion. The Assembly of the Republic ( Portuguese: Assembleia da República, pron. (BBC)
Islamist insurgency in Somalia:
- An explosion at a ceremony in Kismayo kills at least four people and injures 24 others, including senior military officers and regional leaders. The War in Somalia is an ongoing armed conflict involving largely Ethiopian and Somali Transitional Federal Government (TFG forces versus the Somali Kismayo or Kismayu (Kismaayo كيسمايو; Chisimaio is a Port General Abdi Mahdi, the recently appointed Somali military chief, is among the injured. (Aljazeera)
- Mortar attacks in two areas of Mogadishu kill at least five people and injure several others, a day after a PRMLTM said it increase attacks. Mogadishu ( Somali: Muqdisho, popularly Xamar, Hamar; مقديشو Maqadīshū Al-Shabaab (Arabic "The Youth") also known as As-Shabaab, Hizbul Shabaab (Arabic "The Party of Youth") and (Aljazeera)
Two people die in protests in Priština, Kosovo over a United Nations plan for the future of the Serbian province. The United Nations ( UN) is an International organization whose stated aims are to facilitate cooperation in International law, International security Serbia (Србија Srbija) officially the Republic of Serbia (Република Србија Republika Srbija) is a Landlocked Country (BBC)
Iran:
- The U.S. military accuses the government of Iran of supplying sophisticated roadside bombs to insurgents in Iraq. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iran topics. The United States Armed Forces are the overall unified military forces of the United States The politics and government of Iran takes place in the framework of a Republic with an Islamic ideology An explosively formed penetrator (EFP is a type of Petard also known as an explosively formed projectile, a self-forging warhead, or a self-forging The Iraqi insurgency is composed of diverse mix of militias foreign fighters all Iraqi units or mixtures using violent measures against the US-led Coalition in Iraq For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iraq topics. (BBC)
- President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has dismissed calls by Western countries for Iran to suspend its nuclear program. The President of Iran is the highest elected official in the Islamic Republic of Iran, second only to the Supreme Leader. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (محمود احمدی‌نژاد; born October 28, 1956) is the sixth and current President of the Islamic Republic of Iran For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iran topics. The nuclear program of Iran was launched in the 1950s with the help of the United States as part of the Atoms for Peace program (CNN) (Al Jazeera)
Barack Obama, following a political rally in Ames, Iowa, regretted saying the lives of military personnel had been "wasted. Ames is a city located in the central part of the US state of Iowa, and is approximately 30 miles north of Des Moines in Story County. A soldier is a general English term that refers to a member of a land component of National Armed forces. " (Register) (Boston Hereld)
Voters in Turkmenistan vote in their first presidential election to select a successor to former President of Turkmenistan Saparmurat Niyazov. Turkmenistan ( Türkmenistan; also known as Turkmenia) is a Turkic country in Central Asia. Presidential elections were held in Turkmenistan on February 11, 2007, following the death of President for Life Saparmurat Niyazov Leaders of Turkmenistan since 1924 Turkmen Soviet Socialist Republic (1924-1991 First Secretaries of the Turkmen Communist Party Khalmurad Saparmyrat Ataýewiç Nyýazow (θɑːpɑːrmɯːrɑːt niːjɑːðɒv ( 19 February, 1940, Gypjak, Turkmen SSR, Soviet Union Interim leader Gurbanguly Berdimuhammedow is widely expected to win the election. Gurbanguly Mälikgulyýewiç Berdimuhammedow ( Russian name Курбанкули (or Гурбангулы Мяликгулыевич Бердымухаммедов born June (BBC)
Rakhat Aliyev, son-in-law of Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev and First Vice Foreign Minister, is demoted to ambassador to Austria for the second time amid accusations he stole money from Nurbank bank and alleged involvement in the kidnapping and murdering of two Nurbank officials. Rakhat Mukhtaruly Aliyev (Рахат Мұхтарұлы Әлиев born 1962) served as the First Vice Foreign Minister in the Government of Kazakhstan until February In law and in cultural Anthropology, affinity, as distinguished from Consanguinity, is kinship by Marriage. Leaders of Kazakhstan since 1919 Kyrgyz Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic (1920-1925 Secretaries of the Kirghiz Regional Committee of the Communist Party Nursultan Abishuly Nazarbayev ( Kazakh: Нұрсұлтан Әбішұлы Назарбаев æbəʃʊˈlɯ nɑzɑrˈbɑjəf Russian: Нурсултан Austria (Österreich ( officially the Republic of Austria (Republik Österreich In Criminal law, kidnapping is the taking away or Asportation of a person against the person's will usually to hold the person in False imprisonment Murder is the unlawful killing of another human person with Malice aforethought, as defined in Common Law countries (EurasiaNet)
A top aide to Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has been suspended from her job for six months while a corruption inquiry is conducted, officials say. The Prime Minister of Israel is the head of the Israeli government and is the most powerful political officer in Israel (the President of Israel being a titular figurehead Ehud Olmert (אהוד אולמרט ɛˈhud ˈolmeʁt born September 30, 1945) is the 12th and current Prime Minister of Israel and the former leader Political corruption is the use of governmental powers by government officials for illegitimate private gain (BBC) (Al Jazeera)
The National Court of Spain finds five out of six Algerian men guilty of membership in a terrorist organization and document forgery for terrorist purposes, sentencing each of them to 13 years imprisonment. The Audiencia Nacional de España ("National Court of Spain" is a high court in Spain. Algeria ( ar [[Arabic]] الجزائر, Al Jaza'ir ælʤæˈzæːʔir Amazigh: ⴷⵥⴰⵢⴻⵔ Dzayer) officially the People's All six were acquitted of conspiracy to carry out a terrorist att

February 12, 2007 (Monday)

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A gunman kills five people in the Trolley Square shopping center in Salt Lake City, Utah, before being shot by police. Events 1429 - English Forces under Sir John Fastolf defend a supply convoy carrying rations to the army besieging Orleans from attack by the Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Trolley Square is a partially-enclosed shopping center located in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States A shopping mall or shopping centre is a building or set of buildings that contain Retail units with interconnecting Walkways enabling visitors Salt Lake City is the Capital and the most populous city of the U (Salt Lake Tribune), (KSL-NBC), (KUTV-CBS), (CNN), (BBC)
India's Hindalco Industries buys Atlanta-based Novelis for US$6 billion. India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country situation=renukoot(uttar pradesh Hindalco Industries is India 's largest Aluminium manufacturing Company and is a subsidiary of the Aditya Birla Group. Novelis Inc is a Canadian company headquartered in Toronto involved in Aluminum rolling and Aluminum can Recycling. The United States dollar ( sign: $; code: USD) is the unit of Currency of the United States; it has also been (BusinessWeek) (Forbes) (NYTimes)
Approximately 60,000 people in Mozambique are evacuated in the Zambezi River valley due to floods caused by three weeks of heavy rain. Mozambique, officially the Republic of Mozambique (Moçambique or República de Moçambique, ʁɛ'publikɐ d musɐ̃'bik is a country in southeastern Africa The Zambezi (also spelled Zambesi) is the fourth-longest River in Africa and the largest flowing into the Indian Ocean from Africa (BBC)
A suspicious brown substance is found in envelope at the Virginia Supreme Court building in Richmond, Virginia, United States, on the same day that Senator John McCain (R-AZ) speaks at the Jefferson Hotel. The Supreme Court of Virginia is the highest court in the US state of Virginia. This article is about the city of Richmond the capital of the Commonwealth of Virginia. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The United States Senate is the Upper house of the bicameral United States Congress, the Lower house being the House of Representatives The State of Arizona ( is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States. The Jefferson Hotel is a luxury hotel in Richmond Virginia. It is one of 27 American hotels with Mobil Five Star and the AAA Five Diamond Hotel ratings (Richmond Times-Dispatch) (CBS News) (Forbes.com) (Fox News) (Guardian Unlimited) (International Herald Tribune)
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad states in an interview that Iran does not fear the U.S. and that any foreign attack would be "severely punished". For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iran topics. The President of Iran is the highest elected official in the Islamic Republic of Iran, second only to the Supreme Leader. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (محمود احمدی‌نژاد; born October 28, 1956) is the sixth and current President of the Islamic Republic of Iran The United States of America —commonly referred to as the (BBC)
United States Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs, Christopher R. Hill, announces that tentative agreement has been reached over North Korean nuclear disarmament pending review by the signatories. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs is the head of the Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs within the United States Christopher Robert Hill (born 1952 is an American Diplomat who currently serves as the Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs. North Korea is the commonly used short form name for the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (or DPRK) a State located in East Asia, (CNN)
Iraq's High Tribunal sentences former Vice President Taha Yassin Ramadan to death for his role in the 1982 killing of 148 men and boys in Dujail following an unsuccessful assassination attempt against Saddam Hussein. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iraq topics. The Supreme Iraqi Criminal Tribunal (formerly Iraqi Special Tribunal) is a body established under Iraqi national law to try Iraqi nationals or residents accused As currently constituted the state of Iraq has two vice presidents or deputy presidents. Taha Yasin Ramadan al-Jizrawi ( February 22, 1938 – March 20, 2007) ( طه ياسين رمضان الجزراوي) was the Vice Capital punishment, the death penalty or execution, is the Killing of a person by judicial process as Punishment. Dujail ( Arabic: الدجيل; alternate spelling Ad Dujayl) is a small Shiite town in the Salah ad Din Governorate. AssassiNation is the sixth album by Krisiun, released in 2006 on Century Media. Saddam Hussein Abd al-Majid al-Tikriti ( Arabic: ar صدام حسين عبد المجيد التكريتي --> April 28 1937 &ndash December 30 (CNN)
Italian police arrest in raids 15 people who the police claimed were associated with the Red Brigades terrorist group. Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest This article is about the Italian group "Red Brigade" may also refer to the Japanese Red Army/Anti-Imperialist International Brigade. (BBC)
Iraq War: At least 76 people are killed in four bomb attacks in Baghdad. The Iraq War, also known as the Second Gulf War, the Occupation of Iraq, or the War in Iraq, is an ongoing Military campaign Baghdad (بغداد) is the Capital of Iraq and of Baghdad Governorate, with which it is also coterminous (BBC)
An earthquake of a magnitude of 6. The Iberian Peninsula earthquake happened at 1123 am Central European time on February 12, 2007 with an Epicentre at 160km 1 on the Richter scale strikes about 160 km east of Cabo de São Vicente, Portugal, at 11:36 am (CET). The Richter magnitude scale, or more correctly local magnitude M L scale assigns a single number to quantify the amount of seismic energy released Cape St Vincent (Cabo de São Vicente 'kabu dɨ sɐ̃ũ vi'sẽtɨ next to the Sagres Point, on the so-called Costa Vicentina (Vincentine Coast is Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic (República Portuguesa is a country on the Iberian Peninsula. Central European Time ( CET) is one of the names of the Time zone that is 1 hour ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. (Bloomberg)
A German court orders the release of Brigitte Mohnhaupt, a former member of the Red Army Faction, also known as the "Baader-Meinhof Gang"; she has served 24 years in prison for her involvement in kidnappings and murders in the 1970s. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Politics of Germany takes place in a framework of a federal parliamentary representative democratic Republic, whereby the Federal Chancellor Brigitte Margret Ida Mohnhaupt (born 24 June 1949 in Rheinberg) is a German Terrorist associated with the second generation of The Red Army Faction or RAF ( German Rote Armee Fraktion) (in its early stages commonly known as Baader-Meinhof Group ''Gang'' was one Andreas Bernd Baader ( 6 May 1943 – 18 October 1977) was one of the first leaders of the German organization Red Army Faction Ulrike Marie Meinhof ( October 7, 1934 in Oldenburg, Germany &ndash May 9, 1976 in Stuttgart, This article is about the Decade 1970-1979 For the Year 1970 see 1970. (CNN)
2007 Guinean general strike: Unions in Guinea resume a general strike to protest the President of Guinea Lansana Conté appointing Eugène Camara as Prime Minister of Guinea. The 2007 Guinean general strike began on January 10, 2007. Guinea 's Trade unions and opposition parties called on President A trade union or labour union is an organization of workers who have banded together to achieve common goals in key areas such as wages hours and working conditions forming Guinea, officially Republic of Guinea (pronounced /ˈgɪni/ République de Guinée is a country in West Africa, formerly known as French Guinea A general strike is a Strike action by a critical mass of the labour force in a city region or country Latest election List of Heads of State of Guinea (Dates in italics indicated de facto continuation of office See also Lansana Conté (born ca 1934 has been the President of Guinea since 3 April 1984. Eugène Camara (born 21 January 1942) was briefly Prime Minister of Guinea in February 2007 The role of Head of Government of Guinea is fulfilled by the Prime Minister, who is appointed by the President of Guinea. At least 17 people have died in protests over the weekend. The protest started on the morning of the 12th with a march from the centre of Conakry to the palace. Conakry or Konakry ( Malinké: Kɔnakiri) is the Capital and largest city of Guinea. Widespread problems with armed bandits taking advantage of the insecurity have also been reported. Lansana Conté has now declared a state of emergency. A state of emergency is a governmental declaration that may suspend certain normal functions of government alert citizens to alter their normal behaviors or order government agencies (Reuters) (SOS) (AP via Houston Chronicle)
China's trade surplus increases by 67%, increasing pressure on the government to float the yuan. Talk People's Republic of China) PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA ARTICLE GUIDELINES The balance of trade (or net exports, sometimes symbolized as NX) is the difference between the monetary value of Exports and imports in an Power within the Government of the People's Republic of China is divided among three bodies the Communist Party of China, the state and the People's A floating currency is a Currency that uses a Floating exchange rate as its Exchange rate regime. (BBC)
The Sea Shepherd Conservation Society claims that one of its ships has collided with a Japanese whaling vessel in the Ross Sea, leading to the Japanese vessel lodging a distress call. The Sea Shepherd Conservation For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. Japan has a long history of Whaling. However current whaling conducted by Japan is a source of Political dispute between pro- and anti-whaling NOAA Ross seajpg|thumb|200px|thumb|Ice in the Ross Sea Antarctica]] The Ross Sea is a deep bay of the Southern Ocean in Antarctica between Victoria (Sydney Morning Herald)
Islamist insurgency in Somalia: Five mortar bombs explode in Mogadishu, killing at least three people. The War in Somalia is an ongoing armed conflict involving largely Ethiopian and Somali Transitional Federal Government (TFG forces versus the Somali A mortar is a muzzle-loading Indirect fire weapon that fires shells at low velocities short ranges and high-arcing ballistic trajectories Mogadishu ( Somali: Muqdisho, popularly Xamar, Hamar; مقديشو Maqadīshū (Reuters)
Four state-owned enterprises of the Republic of China (Taiwan)—Chunghwa Post, the Chinese Petroleum Corporation, the China Shipbuilding Corporation, and the Central Bank of China—change their names to remove "China" from their titles at the request of President Chen Shui-bian. REPUBLIC OF CHINA ARTICLE GUIDELINES Taiwan ( Taiwanese: Tâi-oân/Tāi-oân (historically 大灣/台員/大員/台圓/大圓/台窩灣 is an Island in East Asia. CPC Corporation Taiwan (台灣中油 which has a full name of Chinese Petroleum Corporation Taiwan, is a state-owned Petroleum, Natural gas, and CSBC Corporation Taiwan (台灣國際造船 literally "Taiwan International Shipbuilding" CSBC for short formerly known as China Shipbuilding Corporation (中國造船 China ( Wade-Giles ( Mandarin) Chung¹kuo² is a cultural region, an ancient Civilization, and depending on perspective a National The President of the Republic of China ( is the Head of state of the Republic of China (ROC (commonly known as Taiwan since the 1970s Chen Shui-bian ( born October 12, 1950) is a Taiwanese politician and former President of the Republic of China. The decision is condemned by the Pan-Blue Coalition, the United States and People's Republic of China as a move towards Taiwan independence. The Pan-Blue Coalition ( or Pan-Blue Force ( is a Political alliance in the Republic of China (Taiwan consisting of the Kuomintang The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Talk People's Republic of China) PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA ARTICLE GUIDELINES Taiwan independence ( Pe̍h-oē-jī: Tâi-oân To̍k-li̍p ūn-tōng abbreviated to 台獨 Táidú Tâi-to̍k is a (CNN) (Reuters)
Israel has carried out a successful test of its Arrow missile, the defence ministry says. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Israel topics. The Arrow "Interceptor" (טיל חץ /til xɛts/) ABM is a theater missile defense (TMD system it is the first missile developed by Security forces in Israel include a variety of organizations including law enforcement, Military, Paramilitary, governmental (BBC)
Australian Prime Minister John Howard criticizes U.S. Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) for his stance on Iraq, saying that al-Qaeda in Iraq should be praying for Obama to win the election. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. The Prime Minister of Australia is the Head of government of the Commonwealth of Australia, holding office on commission from the Governor-General. See also Howard Government John Winston Howard AC (born 26 July 1939 was the 25th Prime Minister of Australia from 11 March The United States Senate is the Upper house of the bicameral United States Congress, the Lower house being the House of Representatives The Democratic Party is one of two major Political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. The State of Illinois ( roughly ill-i-NOY is a state of the United States of America, the 21st to be admitted to the Union. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iraq topics. Al-Qaeda in Iraq (AQI is a group playing an active role in the Iraqi insurgency. The United States presidential election of 2008, scheduled for Tuesday November 4 2008 will be the 56th consecutive The opposition Australian Labor Party says that Howard's statement imperiled the relationship Australia might have with the United States under a Democratic administration. Parliamentary opposition is a form of political opposition to a designated government particularly in a Westminster -based Parliamentary system The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The Democratic Party is one of two major Political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. (Sydney Morning Herald) (BBC) (Al Jazeera)

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The TGV beats the record of the world's fastest conventional train with a speed of 553 km/h (344 mph) reached during a test run on the LGV Est. Events 1258 - Baghdad falls to the Mongols, and the Abbasid Caliphate is destroyed Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. The TGV ( t rain à g rande v itesse, French for "high-speed train" is France 's High-speed rail service Determination of the fastest railed vehicle in the world varies depending on the definition of " rail " The LGV Est européenne (sometimes referred to as LGV Est) is an extension to the French high-speed TGV network connecting Paris and Strasbourg (Le Vif / L'Express)
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- A suicide truck bomb kills at least 15 people in Baghdad. The Iraq War, also known as the Second Gulf War, the Occupation of Iraq, or the War in Iraq, is an ongoing Military campaign This article is about suicide attacks for political and/or military reasons A car bomb is an explosive device placed in a car or other Vehicle and then detonated. Baghdad (بغداد) is the Capital of Iraq and of Baghdad Governorate, with which it is also coterminous (AP via San Jose Mercury News)
- Operation Imposing Law: Abboud Gambar announces that Iraq is closing its borders with Syria and Iran for 72 hours. Operation Imposing Law, also known as Operation Law and Order ( عملية القانون والنظام "'amaliat al-qaanoon wa an-nazaam Abboud Qanbar ( عبود قنبر also known as Abu Haidar, is a Shiite Iraqi Lieutenant General. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iraq topics. Syria ( سوريّة or) officially the Syrian Arab Republic (Arabic ar الجمهورية العربية السورية For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iran topics. (CNN)
- Ayman al-Zawahri, deputy to Al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden releases an audio tape calling U.S. President Bush a former alcoholic and a lying gambler who wagered on Iraq and lost. Al-Qaeda, alternatively spelled al-Qaida, al-Qa`ida or al-Qa`idah, ( Arabic:; ar-Latn ''al-qāʿidah'' Translation: The Osama bin Laden, with some spelling variations is the name used in English to refer to (أسامة بن محمد بن عوض بن لادن born 10 March The President of the United States is the Head of state and Head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in United States by George Walker Bush ( born July 6 1946 is the forty-third and current President of the United States. Alcoholism is a term with multiple and sometimes conflicting definitions The Iraq War, also known as the Second Gulf War, the Occupation of Iraq, or the War in Iraq, is an ongoing Military campaign (CBS)
- Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu, Secretary-General of the Organization of the Islamic Conference, says he opposes a withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq because it would lead to civil war. Prof Dr Ekmeleddin İhsanoğlu (born 1943 is a Turkish Science historian and currently the Secretary-General of the Organisation of the Islamic Conference The Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC is an International organization with a permanent delegation to the United Nations. The United States Armed Forces are the overall unified military forces of the United States The Iraq War, also known as the Second Gulf War, the Occupation of Iraq, or the War in Iraq, is an ongoing Military campaign Following the US -launched 2003 invasion of Iraq, the situation deteriorated and by 2007 the conflict between Iraqi Sunni and Shi'a factions was (RFE/RL)
Dutch oil-trading company Trafigura agrees to pay the Côte d'Ivoire government $198 million to clean up a 2006 toxic waste spill which led to the deaths of 10 people. The Netherlands ( Dutch:, ˈnedərlɑnt is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands the Netherlands An oil is a substance that is in a viscous Liquid state ( "oily") at ambient temperatures or slightly warmer and is Founded in 1993 Trafigura is a company that specialises in trading Base metals as well as energy (including oil) Côte d'Ivoire (ˌkoʊt divˈwɑː(r ' in English, kot diˈvwaʀ in French) or Ivory Coast, officially the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire, is a The Politics of Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast takes place in a framework of a presidential Republic, whereby the President of Côte d'Ivoire is both The United States dollar ( sign: $; code: USD) is the unit of Currency of the United States; it has also been The 2006 Côte d'Ivoire toxic waste spill was a health crisis in Côte d'Ivoire in which a ship illegally dumped toxic waste in up to 12 sites around the country's largest city (BBC)
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad says his administration is open to negotiations regarding its nuclear program. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iran topics. The President of Iran is the highest elected official in the Islamic Republic of Iran, second only to the Supreme Leader. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (محمود احمدی‌نژاد; born October 28, 1956) is the sixth and current President of the Islamic Republic of Iran The politics and government of Iran takes place in the framework of a Republic with an Islamic ideology The nuclear program of Iran was launched in the 1950s with the help of the United States as part of the Atoms for Peace program (BBC)
United States presidential election, 2008: Former Governor of Massachusetts Mitt Romney (R) formally announces his candidacy for president. The United States presidential election of 2008, scheduled for Tuesday November 4 2008 will be the 56th consecutive The Governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts is the executive magistrate of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, United States. The President of the United States is the Head of state and Head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in United States by (CNN)
A tornado strikes New Orleans, Louisiana leaving one dead and three people injured. A tornado is a violent rotating column of air which is in contact with both the surface of the earth and a Cumulonimbus cloud or in rare cases the base of a Cumulus New Orleans (nʲuːˈɔrliənz nʲuːˈɔrlənz French: La Nouvelle-Orléans) is a major United States port city and the largest city in Louisiana The State of Louisiana ( or, État de Louisiane, pronounced) is a state located in the southern region of the United States of America (CNN)
A small business jet heading to Berlin, Germany crashes during take-off at Vnukovo airport in Moscow, Russia. Berlin is the capital city and one of sixteen states of Germany. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Vnukovo International Airport (Международный аэропорт Внуково Mezhdunarnodniy aeroport Vnukovo), is an international airport located 28 km (18 Moscow (Москва́ romanised: Moskvá, IPA: see also other names) is the Capital and the largest city of Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending (Interfax), (BBC)
Ma Ying-jeou, the party chairman of the Kuomintang, resigns after being indicted by the Taiwan High Prosecutors Office on charges of embezzlement during his tenure as the mayor of Taipei. NOTICE*************** Taiwan ( Taiwanese: Tâi-oân/Tāi-oân (historically 大灣/台員/大員/台圓/大圓/台窩灣 is an Island in East Asia. Embezzlement is the act of dishonestly appropriating or secreting assets usually financial in nature by one or more individuals to whom such assets have been entrusted The Mayor of Taipei City, located in the Republic of China ( Taiwan) was an appointed position from Taipei's conversion to a centrally-administered (Taipei Times News)
Fatmir Rexhepi, the Interior Minister of Kosovo, resigns after two people died in recent protests. (AKI)
Japan holds an international conference to push for the resumption of commercial whaling. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. Whaling is the hunting of Whales and dates back to at least 6000 BC Anti-whaling nations in the International Whaling Commission such as the United States, United Kingdom and Australia have boycotted the conference. The International Whaling Commission ( IWC) is an international body set up by the terms of the International Convention for the Regulation of Whaling (ICRW, which The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. A boycott is a form of Consumer activism involving the act of voluntarily abstaining from using buying or dealing with someone or some other organization as an expression of (AP via AHT)
At least three people have been killed in bomb blasts that hit two buses in the village of Bikfaya near Beirut, Lebanon. Bikfaya (also spelled Bickfaya, Beckfayya, or Bekfaya) is a town in the Matn District region of Mount Lebanon. Beirut (بيروت Bayrūt) is the Capital and Largest city of Lebanon with a population of over 2 (BBC) (ITV)
The World Bank has approved construction of the Baglihar Dam on the Chenab River in Indian-administered Kashmir. The World Bank is an internationally supported Bank that provides financial and technical assistance to developing countries for development programs (e Baglihar Dam, also known as Baglihar Hydroelectric Power Project is a Run-of-the-river power project on the Chenab River in the southern Doda district HeadMarala3jpg|200px|right|thumb|A View of Marala Headworks on Chenab near Sialkot]] The Chenab River (ਚਨਾਬ, चनाब چناب literally 'Moon( India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country This article is about the geographical region of greater Kashmir (BBC)

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The United States redeploys the 173rd Airborne Brigade to Afghanistan to prepare for an anticipated spring offensive by the Taliban. Events 842 - Charles the Bald and Louis the German swear the Oaths of Strasbourg in the French and German Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Military deployment is the movement of armed forces and their logistical support infrastructure The 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team is an airborne Infantry Brigade combat team of the United States Army based in Vicenza Afghanistan /æfˈgænɪstæn/ officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan ( Pashto: د افغانستان اسلامي جمهوریت, The Taliban ( طالبان, also anglicised as Taleban; translation "students" is a Sunni Islamist, predominately (CNN)
Bombay Stock Exchange sells 5 percent stake to Germany's Deutsche Börse. The Bombay Stock Exchange Limited (मुंबई शेयर बाज़ार Mumbaī Śeyar Bājār) (formerly The Stock Exchange Mumbai; popularly called Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Deutsche Börse AG ( (ˈdɔɪtʃə ˈbɶʁzə is a marketplace organizer for the trading of Shares and other securities. (International Herald Tribune) (Reuters) (Forbes)
The Parliament of Serbia rejects a United Nations plan for the independence of Kosovo. The unicameral Parliament of Serbia is known as the National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia ( Serbian: Народна The United Nations ( UN) is an International organization whose stated aims are to facilitate cooperation in International law, International security (BBC)
United States Senate election, 2008: Author and comedian Al Franken announces his candidacy for Senator of Minnesota. Elections for the United States Senate will be held on November 4 2008 with 35 of the 100 seats in the Senate being contested A comedian or comic is a person who seeks to entertain an audience primarily by making them laugh Alan Stuart "Al" Franken (born May 21 1951 is an Emmy Award –winning American Comedian, Writer, progressive The United States Senate is the Upper house of the bicameral United States Congress, the Lower house being the House of Representatives Minnesota ( Native Americans demonstrated the name to early settlers (CNN)
Vodafone's Chief Executive, Arun Sarin, says the company will spend US$2 billion to enhance its investments in India. Vodafone is a Mobile network operator headquartered in Berkshire, England, UK. A chief executive officer ( CEO) or chief executive is typically the highest-ranking corporate officer ( executive) or administrator Arun Sarin ( Hindi: अरुण सरीन) (born October 21 1954, in Pachmarhi, Madhya Pradesh, India) was The United States dollar ( sign: $; code: USD) is the unit of Currency of the United States; it has also been India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country (Forbes) (BusinessWeek)
Mid-February winter storm: A major weather system reaches the Northeastern United States and eastern Canada and hammers the region with snow and ice. The February 2007 North America Winter Storm (otherwise referred to as the Valentine's Day Blizzard or Valentine's Day Storm) was a massive Winter storm The weather is a set of all the phenomena occurring in a given Atmosphere at a given Time. The Northeast is a region of the United States. As defined by the U Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page The same system is responsible for severe weather in the Midwest and a tornado in New Orleans, Louisiana. A tornado is a violent rotating column of air which is in contact with both the surface of the earth and a Cumulonimbus cloud or in rare cases the base of a Cumulus New Orleans (nʲuːˈɔrliənz nʲuːˈɔrlənz French: La Nouvelle-Orléans) is a major United States port city and the largest city in Louisiana (AP via CBS News)
Iraq War:
- Operation Imposing Law: U.S. military spokesman Maj. Gen. William Caldwell annouces that Muqtada Al Sadr fled Iraq several weeks ago and is in Iran. The Iraq War, also known as the Second Gulf War, the Occupation of Iraq, or the War in Iraq, is an ongoing Military campaign Operation Imposing Law, also known as Operation Law and Order ( عملية القانون والنظام "'amaliat al-qaanoon wa an-nazaam The United States Armed Forces are the overall unified military forces of the United States Major General or Major-General is a Military rank used in many countries Lieutenant General William B Caldwell IV is the current Commanding General U Hojatoleslam Sayyid Muqtada al-Sadr or Moktada al Sadr ( ar سيد مقتدى الصدر Muqtadā aṣ-Ṣadr) (born August 12, For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iraq topics. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iran topics. (Washington Post) (Alertnet)
- White House Press Secretary Tony Snow confirmed that the White House believes Iran is equipping Shia insurgents in Iraq. The White House Press Secretary is a senior White House official with a rank one step below Presidential Cabinet level Robert Anthony Snow ( June 1 1955 – July 12 2008) was an American Political commentator, Television news (BBC)
- Iraq War troop surge of 2007: The U.S. House of Representatives debates the proposed non-binding resolution to oppose President Bush's surge plan. The surge is a phrase commonly used to describe United States President George W The United States House of Representatives is one of the two chambers of the United States Congress; the other is the Senate. A non-binding resolution is a written motion adopted by a Deliberative body that cannot progress into a Law. George Walker Bush ( born July 6 1946 is the forty-third and current President of the United States. (BBC)
- The U.S. military confirms that a United States Marine Corps CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter that crashed on 7 February 2007 was shot down by insurgents. The United States Armed Forces are the overall unified military forces of the United States WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout History Since 400 AD Chinese children have played with bamboo flying toys. Events 457 - Leo I becomes emperor of the Byzantine Empire. 1074 - Battle of Montesarchio in which the Prince Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. The Iraqi insurgency is composed of diverse mix of militias foreign fighters all Iraqi units or mixtures using violent measures against the US-led Coalition in Iraq (AP via International Herald Tribune)
- French counterterrorism police arrest 11 people who were allegedly part of a network to recruit Islamic radicals to work with Al-Qaeda in Iraq. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Police are agents or agencies usually of the executive, empowered to enforce the law and to effect public and social order through the legitimatized use of force For other meanings including people named 'Islam' see Islam (disambiguation. Al-Qaeda in Iraq (AQI is a group playing an active role in the Iraqi insurgency. (Fox)
The European parliament has approved a report on secret CIA flights which condemns member states that allowed the operations. The European Parliament ( Europarl or EP) is the only directly elected parliamentary institution of the European Union (EU near as long as it used to be several months ago It has been actively summarized and split into sub-articles and there is a dynamic talk page discussion of all A Member State of the European Union is any one of the twenty-seven sovereign Nation states that have acceded the European Union (EU since its De facto (BBC)
Tens of thousands rally in Beirut, Lebanon to mark the second anniversary of the killing of former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri. Beirut (بيروت Bayrūt) is the Capital and Largest city of Lebanon with a population of over 2 This page lists Prime ministers of Lebanon. By an unwritten agreement following independence the holder of this post must be a Sunni Muslim. (BBC )
Leaders of the Anglican Church meet in Tanzania with a possibility of a schism over the issue of homosexual clergy. See also Anglicanism The Anglican Communion is an international association of national Anglican churches Tanzania ˌtænzəˈniːə officially the United Republic of Tanzania (Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania is a country in East Africa bordered by Kenya The word schism (ˈsɪzəm or /ˈskɪzəm/ from the Greek σχίσμα skhísma (from σχίζω skhízō, "to tear to split" Homosexuality refers to sexual behavior with or attraction to people of the same sex or to a Homosexual orientation. Clergy is the generic term used to describe the formal religious leadership within a given Religion. (BBC)
Gurbanguly Berdimuhammedow is sworn in as President of Turkmenistan. Gurbanguly Mälikgulyýewiç Berdimuhammedow ( Russian name Курбанкули (or Гурбангулы Мяликгулыевич Бердымухаммедов born June Leaders of Turkmenistan since 1924 Turkmen Soviet Socialist Republic (1924-1991 First Secretaries of the Turkmen Communist Party Khalmurad (AP via Houston Chronicle)
The foreign ministers of China, India and Russia meet in New Delhi, India to discuss greater cooperation between the three Asian countries on issues including terrorism, drug trafficking and Afghanistan. China ( Wade-Giles ( Mandarin) Chung¹kuo² is a cultural region, an ancient Civilization, and depending on perspective a National India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending New Delhi (नई दिल्ली ਨਵੀਂ ਦਿੱਲੀ نئی دلی is the Capital city of India. Terrorism is the systematic use of terror especially as a means of coercion The illegal drug trade or drug trafficking is a global Black market consisting of the cultivation manufacture distribution and sale of illegal Drugs Afghanistan /æfˈgænɪstæn/ officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan ( Pashto: د افغانستان اسلامي جمهوریت, (BBC) (Forbes)
A bus belonging to Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps has been hit by a car bomb in Zahedan killing 18 people. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iran topics. The Army of the Guardians of the Islamic Revolution ( Sepáh e Pásdárán e Enqeláb e Eslámi) is an ideologically motivated branch of the Islamic Republic of Iran's A car bomb is an explosive device placed in a car or other Vehicle and then detonated. Zahedan ( زاهدان) is an Iranian city and the capital of the province of Sistan and Baluchistan. (Reuters via ABC Australia)
The World Food Program predicts that 285,000 people in Mozambique will require food aid after severe flooding. Mozambique, officially the Republic of Mozambique (Moçambique or República de Moçambique, ʁɛ'publikɐ d musɐ̃'bik is a country in southeastern Africa The 2007 Mozambican flood began in late December 2006 when the Cahora Bassa Dam overflowed from heavy rains on Southern Africa. (BBC)
Georgina Beyer, the world's first transgendered member of parliament, resigns from the Parliament of New Zealand. Georgina Beyer (b 1957 was the world's first openly Transsexual Member of Parliament, and from 27 November 1999 until 14 February Transgender (trænzˈdʒɛndɚ from ( Latin) derivatives The Parliament of New Zealand consists of the Queen of New Zealand and the New Zealand House of Representatives and until 1951 the New Zealand Legislative Council (NZ Herald)

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Democratic Party officials in the U.S. Congress have warned President Bush that he does not have the authority to go to war with Iran. Events 590 - Khosrau II is crowned as king of Persia 1637 - Ferdinand III becomes Holy Roman Emperor Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. The Democratic Party is one of two major Political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. The United States Congress is the bicameral Legislature of the federal government of the United States of America, consisting of two houses The President of the United States is the Head of state and Head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in United States by George Walker Bush ( born July 6 1946 is the forty-third and current President of the United States. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iran topics. (BBC)
Abu Ayyub al-Masri, the leader of al-Qaeda in Iraq, has been wounded in fighting in Baghdad according to Arab TV stations. Abu Ayyub al-Masri ( أبو حمزة المهاجر أبو حمزة المهاجر) are two pseudonyms of the same person according to an FBI wanted poster and Al-Qaeda in Iraq (AQI is a group playing an active role in the Iraqi insurgency. Baghdad (بغداد) is the Capital of Iraq and of Baghdad Governorate, with which it is also coterminous (BBC)
Six Colombian legislators are arrested due to alleged links to paramilitary groups including Senator Álvaro Araújo, the brother of Foreign Minister María Consuelo Araújo. Colombia (kəˈlʌmbɪə officially the Republic of Colombia () is a country in northwestern South America. A paramilitary is a force whose function and organization are similar to those of a professional military force but which are not regarded as having the same status Álvaro Araújo Castro (born November 7, 1967, in Santa Marta, Magdalena department is a Colombian politician and the leader of the María Consuelo Araújo Castro, (born October 27, 1971 in Valledupar, Cesar) is a Colombian politician. (BBC)
Al Gore announces plans for Live Earth concerts across seven continents in July 2007 to raise awareness of global warming. Albert Arnold Gore Jr (born March 31 1948 is an American environmental Activist, author Businessperson, former Politician, and former Live Earth is an annual event developed to to combat climate change. A continent is one of several large Landmasses on Earth. They are generally identified by Convention rather than any strict criteria with seven regions Events in July The traditional period known as "fence month" (the closed season for deer in England ended July 9 (date varied Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Global warming is the increase in the average measured temperature of the (Washington Post)
The Secretary-General of the United Nations Ban Ki-moon ;clams that the Sudanese government had broken a promise to allow a human rights mission into Darfur. The Secretary-General of the United Nations is the head of the Secretariat, one of the principal organs of the United Nations. Ban Ki-moon (born 13 June 1944 Korean: 반기문 Hanja: 潘基文 is the current Secretary-General of the United Nations. Sudan (officially the Republic of Sudan) ( السودان al-Sūdān is a country in northeastern Africa. Darfur (دار فور daar foor, lit "realm of the Fur " is a region in Sudan. (Reuters Alertnet)
An Air Mauritania plane with 79 people on board is hijacked, and lands safely. Air Mauritanie was an Airline based in Nouakchott, Mauritania. (BBC)
The Iranian government says members of Jundallah were responsible for yesterday's attack in Zahedan, Iran. The politics and government of Iran takes place in the framework of a Republic with an Islamic ideology Jundallah ( Army of Allah) ( Arabic: جندالله) (also known as Iranian People's Resistance Movement) is a terrorist Sunni Islamic The 2007 Zahedan bombings occurred from 14 - 17 February in Zahedan, Sistan-Baluchestan Province, Iran. An Iranian lawmaker accuses the Pakistani government of harboring Jundallah militants. The Government of Pakistan ( Urdu: حکومتِ پاکستان uses a federal parliamentary system with a President as the Head of State and an indirectly-elected (Gulf Times)
The Hamas-led Palestinian government has resigned to make way for a new administration. Ḥamas (ar حركة حماس acronym ar حركة المقاومة The Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh remains as caretaker Prime Minister and will select a new cabinet. The Prime Minister of the Palestinian National Authority is the Head of government of the Palestinian government Ismail Haniyeh ( Arabic: إسماعيل هنية sometimes transliterated as Ismail Haniya or Ismail Haniyah) (born January 1963 is a A cabinet is a body of high-ranking members of Government, typically representing the executive branch. (Reuters/AFP via ABC Online Australia)
South Korea agrees to resume high level talks with North Korea following the deal over North Korea's nuclear program. South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea and often referred to as Korea ( Korean: 대한민국 tɛː North Korea is the commonly used short form name for the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (or DPRK) a State located in East Asia, History First steps The history of the nuclear program of North Korea began in the mid-1950s when the country started its practical training at the Joint Institute (AFP via ABC Online)
The United States will build a military communications facility near Geraldton, Western Australia. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the (AP via IHT)
The Foreign Minister of China, Li Zhaoxing, is visiting Japan hoping to improve bilateral relations between the nations. The Foreign Minister of the People's Republic of China is the head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China and one of the country's most important Li Zhaoxing ( born October 20, 1940) was the Foreign minister of the People's Republic of China from 2003 to 2007 For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. The Chinese Prime Minister Wen Jiabao will visit Japan in April. The Premier of the State Council ( sometimes incorrectly referred to as the "Prime Minister" is the Chairman of the State Council of the People's Republic of China This is a Chinese name; the family name is Wen. Wen Jiabao ( (born 15 September 1942 is the Premier of the (BBC)
Chris Ellison, the Australian Minister for Justice, warns anti-whaling protesters and the Japanese whaling fleet that they could face questioning over recent clashes in the Southern Ocean. Christopher Martin Ellison (born 15 June 1954) an Australian politician has been a Liberal member of the Australian Senate since For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. Protest expresses relatively overt reaction to events or situations sometimes in favor though more often opposed For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. Whaling is the hunting of Whales and dates back to at least 6000 BC The Southern Ocean, also known as the Great Southern Ocean, the Antarctic Ocean and the South Polar Ocean, comprises the southernmost waters of Meanwhile, the crew were evacuated from the largest ship in the Japanese Antarctic fleet, the Nisshin Maru, following a fire. 2007 Antarctic voyage A major fire in the ship's processing factory broke out on 15 February 2007 while in Antarctic waters (ABC News Australia Online)
The trial of 29 suspects in relation to the 2004 Madrid train bombings begins in Madrid, Spain. Madrid (pronounced in English in Spanish and colloquially in Spain) is the Capital and largest city of Spain. (BBC)
The European Union plans to set up a single hotline for parents to report missing children. The European Union ( EU) is a political and economic union of twenty-seven member states, located primarily in In Telecommunication, a hotline (also called an automatic signaling service, Ringdown, or off-hook service) is a Point-to-point (BBC)

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The G8 countries, plus Brazil, China, India, Mexico and South Africa, approve the 'Washington Declaration,' proposing a global Carbon emissions trading system to replace the Kyoto Protocol by 2009. Events 1249 - Andrew of Longjumeau is dispatched by Louis IX of France as his ambassador to meet with the Khan of the Mongols Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. February 2007 Declaration Post-Kyoto Protocol negotiations on greenhouse gas emissionsOn February 16, 2007, at meeting of the G8+5 Climate Change Dialogue |utc_offset = -2 to -4 |time_zone_DST = BRST |utc_offset_DST = -2 to -5 |cctld Talk People's Republic of China) PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA ARTICLE GUIDELINES India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country The United Mexican States ( or commonly Mexico (ˈmɛksɪkoʊ () is a federal constitutional Republic in North America. The Republic of South Africa (also known by other official names) is a country located at the southern tip of the continent of Africa February 2007 Declaration Post-Kyoto Protocol negotiations on greenhouse gas emissionsOn February 16, 2007, at meeting of the G8+5 Climate Change Dialogue Emissions trading (or emission trading) is an administrative approach used to control Pollution by providing economic Incentives for The Kyoto Protocol is a protocol to the international Framework Convention on Climate Change with the objective of reducing Greenhouse gases in an effort This article is about the year For the film see 2009 Lost Memories. (BBC)
Palestinians clash with Israeli police in East Jerusalem over archaelogical excavations near the al-Aqsa mosque. Palestinian people or Palestinians ( الشعب الفلسطيني, ash-sha`b al-filasTīni; الفلسطينيون, al-filasTīnīyyūn For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Israel topics. East Jerusalem refers to the part of Jerusalem captured by Jordan in the 1948 Arab-Israeli War, and subsequently by Israel in the 1967 Six-Day War. Al-Aqsa Mosque ( Arabic:المسجد الاقصى /æl'mæsdʒɪd æl'ɑqsˁɑ/ {{Audio|ArAqsaMosque (Reuters via ABC Australia Online)
Jundallah militants set off a second bomb in Zahedan, Iran. Jundallah ( Army of Allah) ( Arabic: جندالله) (also known as Iranian People's Resistance Movement) is a terrorist Sunni Islamic Zahedan ( زاهدان) is an Iranian city and the capital of the province of Sistan and Baluchistan. Firefights with Iranian police ensue. Casualties are unknown. (CBS News)
A Turkish court sentences seven convicted Al Qaeda associates to life imprisonment for their involvement in the 2003 Istanbul bombings. Turkey (Türkiye known officially as the Republic of Turkey ( is a Eurasian Country that stretches Al-Qaeda, alternatively spelled al-Qaida, al-Qa`ida or al-Qa`idah, ( Arabic:; ar-Latn ''al-qāʿidah'' Translation: The Life imprisonment or life incarceration is a sentence of imprisonment for a serious crime often for most The 2003 Istanbul bombings were four truck bomb attacks carried out on November 15, 2003 and November 20, 2003, in Istanbul, (AFP via ABC Australia Online)
Abdul Tawala Ibn Ali Alishtari is charged in New York, New York with financing terrorism and material support of terrorism for allegedly passing on money for a training camp in Afghanistan. The City of New York Terrorism is the systematic use of terror especially as a means of coercion Terror camp is a camp at which terrorists train to launch attacks ranging from Suicide bombing technology training to field combat Afghanistan /æfˈgænɪstæn/ officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan ( Pashto: د افغانستان اسلامي جمهوریت, (AP via IHT)
General Motors is rumored to be in talks to buy DaimlerChrysler AG's struggling Chrysler Group in its entirety. General Motors Corporation ( GM) ( is a multinational automobile manufacturer founded in 1908 and headquartered in the United States. Daimler AG ( (formerly DaimlerChrysler AG) is a German car corporation (not to be confused with the British car-maker Daimler Motor Company) and Chrysler LLC is an American Automobile manufacturer that has been producing Automobiles since 1925 (CNN)
The United States House of Representatives passes House Concurrent Resolution 63; a non-binding resolution criticising U.S. President George W. Bush's Surge Plan in Iraq. The United States House of Representatives is one of the two chambers of the United States Congress; the other is the Senate. In the United States, a concurrent resolution is a legislative measure passed by both the Senate and the House of Representatives. A non-binding resolution is a written motion adopted by a Deliberative body that cannot progress into a Law. The President of the United States is the Head of state and Head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in United States by George Walker Bush ( born July 6 1946 is the forty-third and current President of the United States. The surge is a phrase commonly used to describe United States President George W The Iraq War, also known as the Second Gulf War, the Occupation of Iraq, or the War in Iraq, is an ongoing Military campaign (BBC) (Clerk.House.gov
An Italian judge has ordered 26 U.S. citizens, most of them CIA agents, to stand trial over the kidnapping of an Egyptian cleric in Milan in 2003. Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest The United States of America —commonly referred to as the near as long as it used to be several months ago It has been actively summarized and split into sub-articles and there is a dynamic talk page discussion of all Hassan Mustafa Osama Nasr ( حسن مصطفى أسامة نصر) (born 18 March, 1963) also known as Abu Omar, is an Egyptian Milan (Milano Milan (listen) is one of the largest cities in Italy, located in the plains of Lombardy. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. (BBC)
Abu Ayyub al-Masri, the current leader of al-Qaeda in Iraq, has been wounded in fighting in Baghdad according to Arab TV stations; however, the U. Abu Ayyub al-Masri ( أبو حمزة المهاجر أبو حمزة المهاجر) are two pseudonyms of the same person according to an FBI wanted poster and Al-Qaeda in Iraq (AQI is a group playing an active role in the Iraqi insurgency. Baghdad (بغداد) is the Capital of Iraq and of Baghdad Governorate, with which it is also coterminous S. government denied the report. (BBC)
The President of Afghanistan Hamid Karzai meets with the Prime Minister of Italy Romano Prodi to discuss Italian contributions to the fight against the Taliban and drug traffickers in Afghanistan. Afghanistan has only intermittently been a Republic - between 1973-1992 and from 2001 onwards - at other times being governed by a variety of kings Emirs Hamid Karzai ( حامد کرزي, حامد کرزي) (born 24 December 1957) is the current President of Afghanistan, since December In Italy, the Prime Minister of Italy (officially the President of the Council of Ministers, Italian Presidente del Consiglio dei Ministri) is the country's (born 9 August 1939 is an Italian politician and statesman He served as President of the Council of Ministers (prime minister of Italy twice from 17 May The Taliban ( طالبان, also anglicised as Taleban; translation "students" is a Sunni Islamist, predominately The illegal drug trade or drug trafficking is a global Black market consisting of the cultivation manufacture distribution and sale of illegal Drugs Afghanistan /æfˈgænɪstæn/ officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan ( Pashto: د افغانستان اسلامي جمهوریت, (BBC)

February 17, 2007 (Saturday)

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United States presidential election, 2008: Presidential contender Hillary Clinton has called for a 90-day deadline to start withdrawing U.S. troops from Iraq. Events 1500 - Battle of Hemmingstedt. 1600 - Philosopher Giordano Bruno is burned alive at Campo de' Fiori Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. The United States presidential election of 2008, scheduled for Tuesday November 4 2008 will be the 56th consecutive The President of the United States is the Head of state and Head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in United States by Hillary Diane Rodham Clinton (born October 26 1947 is the junior United States Senator from The United States Armed Forces are the overall unified military forces of the United States The Iraq War, also known as the Second Gulf War, the Occupation of Iraq, or the War in Iraq, is an ongoing Military campaign She states in a video on her website: "If George Bush doesn't end the war before he leaves office, when I'm president, I will. George Walker Bush ( born July 6 1946 is the forty-third and current President of the United States. " (Reuters via ABC Australia Online)
United States Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice visits Iraq for talks. The United States Secretary of State (commonly abbreviated as SecState) is the head of the United States Department of State, concerned with Foreign affairs Condoleezza Rice (born November 14 1954 is the 66th United States For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iraq topics. (Reuters Alertnet)
A suicide bomb in a district court in Quetta, the capital of Balochistan, Pakistan kills at least 13 people. This article is about suicide attacks for political and/or military reasons ( Urdu: کوئٹہ) ( Pashto: کوټه) also spelled Kwatah City is a variation of kwatkot a Pashto word meaning “fort Balochistan, or Baluchistan, Pashto, ( Balochi, Hazara, Brahui, Sindhi, Urdu: بلوچستان Pakistan () officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country located in South Asia, Southwest Asia, Middle East and (Times of India)
Italians demonstrate against the expansion of a United States Army base in Vicenza, home of the 173rd Airborne Brigade. Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest Protest expresses relatively overt reaction to events or situations sometimes in favor though more often opposed The United States Army is a military organization whose primary mission is to "provide necessary forces and capabilities. Vicenza, a city in northern Italy, is the capital of the eponymous province in the Veneto region at the northern base of the Monte Berico The 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team is an airborne Infantry Brigade combat team of the United States Army based in Vicenza (BBC)
Former professional wrestler Mike Awesome is found dead in his Tampa, FL residence. Michael Lee Alfonso ( January 24 1965 &ndash February 17 2007) better known by his Ring name Mike Awesome, was an He was 42. [1]
Singer Britney Spears controversially shaves her head. Britney Jean Spears (born December 2 1981 is an American recording artist and entertainer [2]
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February 18, 2007 (Sunday)

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Shane Gibson, the Minister for Immigration for the Bahamas, resigns over rumours of a relationship with Anna Nicole Smith after he had fast tracked her application for permanent residency. This article is about the Vietnamese holiday For the 1968 military operation that began on that holiday see Tết Offensive. Events 3102 BC - Epoch (origin of the Kali Yuga. 1229 - The Sixth Crusade: Frederick II Holy Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. David Shane Gibson (born September 7, 1961) is a Member of Parliament and former Cabinet Minister of Immigration Labour and Training of the The Bahamas, officially the Commonwealth of The Bahamas, is an independent sovereign English -speaking country consisting of two thousand Cays and Vickie Lynn Marshall (November 28 1967 &ndash February 8 2007 better known under the Stage name of Anna Nicole Smith, was an American model (AP via AccessHollywood)
Bangladeshi Nobel Peace Prize winner Muhammad Yunus announces the name of the party he wants to found; it is to be called Citizens' Power. ( Bengali: বাংলাদেশ inc-Latn Bangladesh) officially The Nobel Peace Prize ( Swedish, Danish and Nobels fredspris is one of five Nobel Prizes Bequeathed by the Swedish industrialist and inventor Muhammad Yunus (মুহাম্মদ ইউনুস pronounced bn-Latn ''Muhammôd Iunus'' (born 28 June 1940 is a Bangladeshi Banker and Economist (Daily Times)
Israeli Police Commissioner Moshe Karadi resigns after a Government commission finds that he ignored links between senior officers and underworld figures and failed to ensure a proper investigation of a 1999 killing of an alleged crime boss. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Israel topics. Moshe Karadi (born 1960 is an Israeli Police officer and was the general commissioner of the Israel Police, between 2004 and February 2007 (AP via Boston Globe)
2007 South Thailand bombings: 28 bombs explode in southern Thailand, killing three and injuring 50. The 2007 South Thailand bombings were a series of bombings that hit Narathiwat, Pattani, Songkhla and Yala during the Chinese New Year The Kingdom of Thailand (ˈtaɪlænd ราชอาณาจักรไทย, râːtɕʰa-ʔaːnaːtɕɑ̀k-tʰɑj Militants burn two public schools and shoot three people during the South Thailand insurgency. The South Thailand insurgency is a Separatist campaign by Islamist terrorists which is taking place in the predominantly Malay Pattani region, made up of the (New York Times)
Islamist insurgency in Somalia (2007–present): A car bomb explodes in Mogadishu killing at least four people. The War in Somalia is an ongoing armed conflict involving largely Ethiopian and Somali Transitional Federal Government (TFG forces versus the Somali A car bomb is an explosive device placed in a car or other Vehicle and then detonated. Mogadishu ( Somali: Muqdisho, popularly Xamar, Hamar; مقديشو Maqadīshū It is the first ever car bomb in the capital. A car bomb is an explosive device placed in a car or other Vehicle and then detonated. (Somalinet)
The U.S. and Israel will not work with a new Palestinian unity government unless it recognises Israel, Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has said. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Israel topics. Palestinian people or Palestinians ( الشعب الفلسطيني, ash-sha`b al-filasTīni; الفلسطينيون, al-filasTīnīyyūn For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Israel topics. The Prime Minister of Israel is the head of the Israeli government and is the most powerful political officer in Israel (the President of Israel being a titular figurehead Ehud Olmert (אהוד אולמרט ɛˈhud ˈolmeʁt born September 30, 1945) is the 12th and current Prime Minister of Israel and the former leader (BBC)
Iraq War:
- 18 February 2007 Baghdad bombings: At least 56 people are killed and more than 120 injured in two car bombs in a Shia district of Baghdad, police sources have said. The Iraq War, also known as the Second Gulf War, the Occupation of Iraq, or the War in Iraq, is an ongoing Military campaign Three Car bombs exploded in mainly Shia areas of Baghdad, killing at least 63 people and injuring more than 120 on February 18 A car bomb is an explosive device placed in a car or other Vehicle and then detonated. Baghdad (بغداد) is the Capital of Iraq and of Baghdad Governorate, with which it is also coterminous (BBC)
- U.S. marine Robert Pennington is sentenced to eight years in military prison for his role in the killing of an Iraqi civilian. A military prison is a Prison operated by the Military. Military prisons are used variously to house Prisoners of war, Enemy combatants, those The Hamdania incident refers to an incident involving members of the United States Marines in relation to the shooting death of a possible insurgent Iraqi man on April 26 (BBC)
War in Afghanistan (2001–present):
- Eight U.S. troops are killed and 14 wounded in a helicopter crash in south-eastern Afghanistan, the U. The War in Afghanistan, which began on October 7 2001 as the U The United States Armed Forces are the overall unified military forces of the United States The following is a list of Coalition aircraft losses in Afghanistan. Afghanistan /æfˈgænɪstæn/ officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan ( Pashto: د افغانستان اسلامي جمهوریت, S. -led coalition has said. (BBC)
Police in Pakistan detain 36 people, mainly Afghan refugees, over a suicide bombing inside a Quetta courtroom that killed a judge and 15 other people. Pakistan () officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country located in South Asia, Southwest Asia, Middle East and The Demographics of Afghanistan are ethnically and linguistically mixed According to the 1951 Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees, a refugee is a person who owing to a well-founded fear of being persecuted for reasons of race This article is about suicide attacks for political and/or military reasons ( Urdu: کوئٹہ) ( Pashto: کوټه) also spelled Kwatah City is a variation of kwatkot a Pashto word meaning “fort (CNN)
Max Templer turns 15
2007 - Tony Reali first hits the camera with his paper ball on Around the Horn. Anthony Joseph Paul Reali (born July 4, 1978 in Staten Island, New York) is an American sports personality and Television Around the Horn (sometimes abbreviated ATH) is a daily half-hour Sports talk program on ESPN filmed in Washington D
Bungie Studios announces February 18th as "National Pimps At Sea Day"

February 19, 2007 (Monday)

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Three Salvadoran deputies to the Central American Parliament from the ruling ARENA party are killed execution-style in Guatemala City. Events 197 - Roman Emperor Septimius Severus defeats usurper Clodius Albinus in the Battle of Lugdunum Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. El Salvador ( República de El Salvador,) is a country in Central America. The Central American Parliament, also known by the abbreviation Parlacen (from the Spanish Parlamento Centroamericano) is a political Institution The Nationalist Republican Alliance ( Spanish: Alianza Republicana Nacionalista or ARENA) is a conservative Political party Guatemala City (in full La Nueva Guatemala de la Asunción; locally known as Guatemala or Guate) is the Capital and largest city of the One of the dead is the son of former president and party founder Roberto D'Aubuisson. This page contains a list of Presidents of El Salvador. There has been a total of 55 presidents many have served in office more than once Major Roberto D'Aubuisson Arrieta (23 August 1944&ndash20 February 1992 was the Salvadoran Army officer and political leader who founded the Nationalist Republican Alliance (BBC)
Between 40,000 to 100,000 Italians march in protest against the extension of Caserma Ederle, a United States Army military base near Vicenza. Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest Protest expresses relatively overt reaction to events or situations sometimes in favor though more often opposed Caserma Ederle (Camp Ederle is a United States Army post located in Vicenza, Italy. The United States Army is a military organization whose primary mission is to "provide necessary forces and capabilities. Etymology The word bases is first recorded in English language from c Vicenza, a city in northern Italy, is the capital of the eponymous province in the Veneto region at the northern base of the Monte Berico (BBC)
The U.S. moves forward with plans to base a missile shield for National Missile Defense in the Czech Republic and Poland. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the National missile defense (NMD as a generic term is a type of Missile defense: a military strategy and associated systems to shield an entire country against incoming The Czech Republic ( ˈt͡ʃɛskaː ˈrɛpuˌblɪka short form in Česko ˈt͡ʃɛskɔ also called Czechia, Poland (Polska officially the Republic of Poland In response, Russian officials have claimed they may target the two Eastern European countries. Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending Eastern Europe is a general term that refers to the Geopolitical region encompassing the easternmost part of the European continent. The Russians also claimed they could pull out of the 1987 Intermediate Range Nuclear Forces Treaty. The Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty ( INF) was a 1987 agreement between the United States and the Soviet Union. (International Herald Tribune)
Colombian foreign minister María Consuelo Araújo resigns days after the arrest of her brother, Senator Álvaro Araújo, in the country's ongoing para-political scandal. Colombia (kəˈlʌmbɪə officially the Republic of Colombia () is a country in northwestern South America. María Consuelo Araújo Castro, (born October 27, 1971 in Valledupar, Cesar) is a Colombian politician. The Senate of the Republic of Colombia (Senado de la República de Colombia is the upper house of the Congress of Colombia, with the lower house being the Chamber Álvaro Araújo Castro (born November 7, 1967, in Santa Marta, Magdalena department is a Colombian politician and the leader of the The Colombian parapolitics scandal or " parapolítica " in Spanish (a portmanteau of paramilitar and política President Álvaro Uribe Vélez appoints Fernando Araújo as the new Minister. List of Presidents of Colombia The President of Colombia (Presidente de Colombia is the Head of state and Head of government of the Republic of Colombia Álvaro Uribe Vélez ('alβ̞aɾo u'ɾiβ̞e 'β̞eles born July 4 1952 in Medellín) is a Colombian politician and lawyer who is currently the 39th President Fernando Araújo Perdomo (born c 1955 in Cartagena, Bolivar) is a Colombian politician (BBC). (El Tiempo)
Also in Colombia the Nevado del Huila, the country's highest volcano, has showed increasing seismic activity including a cloud of ash. Colombia (kəˈlʌmbɪə officially the Republic of Colombia () is a country in northwestern South America. Nevado del Huila, at, is the highest volcano in Colombia, located in Huila Department. A high state of alert is in place for 4 departments. (El Tiempo)
A man is arrested over a series of letterbomb attacks that occurred in Britain during the past few weeks. A mailbomb (or mail bomb) also called parcel bomb, letter bomb or post bomb, is an Explosive device sent via the postal service The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located (The Times)
A truth commission is set up by East Timor and Indonesia to promote reconciliation after the violence surrounding the 1999 independence referendum. A truth commission or truth and reconciliation commission is a commission tasked with discovering and revealing past wrongdoing by a government in the hope of resolving conflict East Timor, also known as Timor-Leste (officially the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste) is a country in Southeast Asia. The Republic of Indonesia ( (Republik Indonesia is a Country in Southeast Asia. A referendum (plural referendums or referenda) ballot question, or plebiscite (from Latin plebiscita (BBC)
Iraq War:
- Two suicide car bombs kill at least eleven people in Ramadi. The Iraq War, also known as the Second Gulf War, the Occupation of Iraq, or the War in Iraq, is an ongoing Military campaign This article is about suicide attacks for political and/or military reasons A car bomb is an explosive device placed in a car or other Vehicle and then detonated. Ramadi ( BGN: Ar Ramādī) is a City in central Iraq, about West of Baghdad (Reuters via Malaysia Star)
- Prime Minister of Australia John Howard announces plans to send up to 70 additional Australian soldiers to Iraq to train the Iraqi Army. The Prime Minister of Australia is the Head of government of the Commonwealth of Australia, holding office on commission from the Governor-General. See also Howard Government John Winston Howard AC (born 26 July 1939 was the 25th Prime Minister of Australia from 11 March For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. The Australian Army is Australia's military land force It is part of the Australian Defence Force (ADF along with the Royal Australian Navy and the For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iraq topics. Pre-2003 History The first Iraqi military forces established by the British were the Iraq Levies several battalions of troops tasked to guard the Royal Air Force bases (Sydney Morning Herald)
Samjhauta Express bombings: At least 66 people die in bomb blasts on the Samjhauta Express travelling from India to Pakistan. The 2007 Samjhauta Express bombings were an alleged terrorist attack that occurred around midnight on 18 February 2007 on the Samjhauta Express, a twice-weekly train The Samjhauta Express ( Hindi: समझौता एक्सप्रेस Urdu: سمجھوتا اکسپريس commonly called the Friendship Express India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country Pakistan () officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country located in South Asia, Southwest Asia, Middle East and The blasts occurred near Deewana, 80 kilometres north of New Delhi. Deewana ( Devanagari: दीवाना meaning crazy or mad) is a 1992 Bollywood film by director Raj Kanwar New Delhi (नई दिल्ली ਨਵੀਂ ਦਿੱਲੀ نئی دلی is the Capital city of India. (DNA) (Reuters Alertnet) (AP via CNN) (Reuters via the Star Online)
United States Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice meets with the Prime Minister of Israel Ehud Olmert and the President of the Palestinian National Authority Mahmoud Abbas. The United States Secretary of State (commonly abbreviated as SecState) is the head of the United States Department of State, concerned with Foreign affairs Condoleezza Rice (born November 14 1954 is the 66th United States The Prime Minister of Israel is the head of the Israeli government and is the most powerful political officer in Israel (the President of Israel being a titular figurehead Ehud Olmert (אהוד אולמרט ɛˈhud ˈolmeʁt born September 30, 1945) is the 12th and current Prime Minister of Israel and the former leader The President of the Palestinian National Authority ( رئيس السلطة الوطنية الفلسطينية) is the highest-ranking political position (equivalent to Mahmoud Abbas (محمود عباس (born March 26, 1935) also known by the kunya Abu Mazen (ابو مازن was elected President (BBC)
New Jersey becomes the third U.S. state to offer civil unions to homosexual couples, including all the rights and responsibilities of heterosexual marriage. New Jersey ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States. A US state is any one of the fifty subnational entities of the United States of America that share Sovereignty with the federal government Homosexuality refers to sexual behavior with or attraction to people of the same sex or to a Homosexual orientation. Heterosexuality refers to sexual behavior with or attraction to people of the opposite sex or to a heterosexual orientation NOTICE TO WOULD-BE ROMEOS ************** (NY Times)

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The United Nations Security Council unanimously approves an African Union force to help stabilise Somalia. Events 1472 - Orkney and Shetland are left by Norway to Scotland, due to a Dowry payment Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. The African Union (abbreviated AU in English, and UA in its other working languages is a Confederation consisting of 53 African Somalia ( Soomaaliya; الصومال) officially the Somali Republic ( Jamhuuriyadda Soomaaliya, جمهورية الصومال) and formerly known (AP via the Guardian)
The Kazakh Foreign Ministry denies Kazakhstan has a nuclear program, saying all alleged active nuclear sites were from the Soviet era. Kazakhstan, also Kazakstan ( Қазақстан, Qazaqstan, qɑzɑqˈstɑn Казахстан, Kazakhstán,) officially the A nuclear weapon is an explosive device that derives its destructive force from Nuclear reactions either fission or a combination of fission and fusion. The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR was a constitutionally Socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991 (Kazinform)
Felix Kulov, former Prime Minister of Kyrgyzstan, breaks his political alliance with President Kurmanbek Bakiyev. Felix Sharshenbayevich Kulov (Russian Феликс Шаршенбаевич Кулов - variously transliterated born 29 October 1948) served as The prime minister of Kyrgyzstan is the head of government of Kyrgyzstan. The President of Kyrgyzstan is the Head of state and the highest official of Kyrgyzstan. Kurmanbek Saliyevich Bakiyev ( Kyrgyz: Курманбек Сали уулу Бакиев Russian: Курманбек Салиевич Бакиев born 1 August Kulov forms the United Front for a Worthy Future for Kyrgyzstan with Ar-Namys and other political parties. The United Front For A Worthy Future For Kyrgyzstan ( UFFWFK) is an alliance of political parties making up the largest political opposition organization in Kyrgyzstan Ar-Namys (Dignity Party is a Political party in Kyrgyzstan. It was founded on July 9 1999 by former Prime Minister Felix Kulov. (RFE/RL)
Iran:
- President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has said he wants talks on his nation's nuclear program, but only if no pre-conditions are imposed. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iran topics. The President of Iran is the highest elected official in the Islamic Republic of Iran, second only to the Supreme Leader. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (محمود احمدی‌نژاد; born October 28, 1956) is the sixth and current President of the Islamic Republic of Iran The nuclear program of Iran was launched in the 1950s with the help of the United States as part of the Atoms for Peace program (BBC)
- Nasrollah Shanbe Zehi, convicted of a bombing last week in Zahedan is hanged. The 2007 Zahedan bombings occurred from 14 - 17 February in Zahedan, Sistan-Baluchestan Province, Iran. Zahedan ( زاهدان) is an Iranian city and the capital of the province of Sistan and Baluchistan. Hanging is the lethal suspension of a person by a ligature The Oxford English Dictionary states that hanging in this sense is "specifically to put to death (CNN)
- The BBC reports that U.S. plans for a possible military attack against Iran include nuclear sites and most of the country's military infrastructure. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The nuclear program of Iran was launched in the 1950s with the help of the United States as part of the Atoms for Peace program The Armed Forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran (نيروهای مسلح جمهوری اسلامی ايران include the IRIA (ارتش جمهوری اسلامی (BBC)
At least 35 people have died and up to 340,000 are affected by flooding after months of heavy rain in Bolivia. A flood is an overflow of an expanse of water that submerges land a deluge The Republic of Bolivia (República de Bolivia) named after Simón Bolívar, is a Landlocked country in central South America. The eastern departments of Santa Cruz and Beni are the worst affected. |||} Bolivia is divided into 9 departments (departamentos These are (with their capitals indicated in parentheses Beni ( Trinidad) Government and Administration According to current Constitution, the highest authority in the department lies with the prefect (prefecto similar to a governor but Provinces of Beni Cercado Iténez José Ballivián Mamoré Marbán (BBC)
The United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit rules 2-1 to uphold an act of the 109th Congress removing the right of Guantánamo Bay detainees to challenge their detention in lower federal courts. The United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, known informally as the D The Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp is a controversial United States Detention center operated by Joint Task Force Guantanamo since 2002 in Guantanamo The Military Commissions Act suspends the right to habeas corpus and bars anyone deemed an "enemy combatant" access to the federal courts. The United States Military Commissions Act of 2006, also known as HR-6166 was an Act of Congress signed by President George W Habeas corpus (ˈheɪbiəs ˈkɔɹpəs ( Latin: command that you have the body is the name of a legal action or Writ, through which a person can seek relief The term enemy combatant has historically referred to members of the armed forces of the state with which another state is at war The United States federal courts are the system of Courts organized under the Constitution and laws of the Federal government of the United States (Miami Herald) (Reuters)
Zilla Huma Usman, minister for social welfare of Punjab province, Pakistan, is assassinated near Lahore by Mohammed Sarwar for not wearing a hijab and campaigning for women's emancipation. Zil-e-Huma Usman ( September 16, 1971 &ndash February 20, 2007) was a Pakistani politician and activist for Women's rights "Social welfare" redirects here For other uses see Welfare A social welfare provision refers to any program which seeks to provide The Punjab ( Urdu:) province of Pakistan () officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country located in South Asia, Southwest Asia, Middle East and AssassiNation is the sixth album by Krisiun, released in 2006 on Century Media. ( lahor is the capital of the Pakistani province of Punjab and is the second largest city in Pakistan after Karachi. Islam and clothing Hijab or ħijāb ( ar حجاب, pronounced) is the Arabic term for "cover" (noun based on the root حجب meaning "to Feminism is a discourse that involves various movements theories, and Philosophies which are concerned with the issue of Gender difference, advocate (The Times) (FOX)
A river boat carrying children on a school trip on the Periyar River in southern India capsizes, killing at least 18 students and four teachers. The Periyar River is the longest river in the state of Kerala, India, with a length of 244 km India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country (AP via CNN)
Kraft Foods announces plans to close up to 20 production facilities and cut up to 8,000 jobs worldwide. Kraft Foods Inc ( is the second-largest Food and Beverage company headquartered in North America (behind PepsiCo) and the third Layoff is the temporary suspension or permanent Termination of employment of an Employee or (more commonly a group of employees for Business reasons (AP via ABC News)
Australia announces plans to ban incandescent light bulbs and replace them with more energy efficient fluorescent bulbs. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. The incandescent light bulb, incandescent lamp or incandescent light globe is a source of electric Light that works by Incandescence, (a general Energy conversion efficiency is the Ratio between the useful output of an Energy conversion machine and the input in Energy terms Fluorescence is a Luminescence that is mostly found as an (BBC)
Global Spread of H5N1: Cases of avian flu are confirmed at two chicken farms near Moscow, Russia. Human and bird cases 1959-1997 A highly pathogenic strain of H5N1 caused Flu outbreaks with significant spread to numerous farms For the H5N1 subtype of Avian influenza see H5N1. Avian influenza, sometimes Avian flu, and commonly Bird flu refers Moscow (Москва́ romanised: Moskvá, IPA: see also other names) is the Capital and the largest city of Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending Villages are quarantined until prescriptions can be filled. For other uses see Quarantine (disambiguation Quarantine is voluntary or compulsory isolation typically to contain the spread of something A prescription (℞ is a health-care program implemented by a Physician or other medical practitioner in the form of instructions that govern the plan of care for an individual (The Times)
Anglican archbishops give the U.S. church an ultimatum over its approach to issues such as homosexual clergy and blessings of same-sex marriages. See also Anglicanism The Anglican Communion is an international association of national Anglican churches In Christianity, an archbishop is an elevated Bishop. In the Roman Catholic Church, the Anglican Communion and others this means that they lead The United States of America —commonly referred to as the An ultimatum (the last one is a Demand whose fulfillment is requested in a specified period of time and which is backed up by a threat to be followed through in case Homosexuality refers to sexual behavior with or attraction to people of the same sex or to a Homosexual orientation. Same-sex marriage (also referred to as gay marriage) is a term for a legally or Socially recognized Marriage between two people of the same (BBC)
A powerful earthquake in northeastern Indonesia sparks a tsunami warning. An earthquake is the result of a sudden release of energy in the Earth 's crust that creates Seismic waves Earthquakes are recorded with a Seismometer The Republic of Indonesia ( (Republik Indonesia is a Country in Southeast Asia. A tsunami ((tsuːˈnɑːmi is a series of waves created when (AP via IHT)
Volvo AB agrees to buy truckmaker Nissan Diesel for $1. This article is about Volvo Group - AB Volvo Volvo Cars is the passenger vehicle maker owned by Ford Motor Company, using the Volvo Trademark The United States dollar ( sign: $; code: USD) is the unit of Currency of the United States; it has also been 1 billion. (Bloomberg)
NATO troops in Bosnia-Herzegovina carry out early morning raids on the houses of the children of convicted war criminal Radovan Karadžić. The North Atlantic Treaty Bosnia and Herzegovina ( Latin script: Bosna i Hercegovina, Cyrillic script: Босна и Херцеговина is a country on the Balkan War crimes are "violations of the laws or customs of war" including but not limited to "murder the ill-treatment or deportation of civilian residents of an occupied Radovan Karadžić (Радован Караџић râdovaːn kâraʤiʨ born in Petnjica, SR Montenegro, SFR Yugoslavia) is a former Bosnian (BBC)
Vice President of the United States Dick Cheney visits Japan to discuss regional security issues and Iraq. The Vice President of the United States is the first person in the presidential line of succession, becoming the new President of the United States upon the death Richard Bruce "Dick" Cheney (born January 30 1941 is the forty-sixth and current Vice President of the United States. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iraq topics. (BBC)
In Nuevo Laredo, Mexico, Horacio Garza, a federal congressman for the PRI, is seriously wounded by gunmen, and his driver killed. Nuevo Laredo is a city located in the Municipality of Nuevo Laredo in the Mexican state of Tamaulipas. The United Mexican States ( or commonly Mexico (ˈmɛksɪkoʊ () is a federal constitutional Republic in North America. (BBC)
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February 21, 2007 (Wednesday)

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Police in Zimbabwe ban rallies in parts of Harare that are seen as strongholds of the opposition party Movement for Democratic Change. Events 362 - Athanasius returns to Alexandria. 1245 - Thomas, the first known Bishop of Finland Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. See also Great Zimbabwe National Monument. For information about the March and June 2008 presidential elections see Zimbabwean presidential election Harare (həˈrɑreɪ or /həˈrɑri/ formerly Salisbury) is the Capital of Zimbabwe. The Movement for Democratic Change ( MDC) is a Zimbabwean Political party. (Washington Post)
Romano Prodi tenders his resignation as Prime Minister of Italy, after a defeat by two votes in the Senate. (born 9 August 1939 is an Italian politician and statesman He served as President of the Council of Ministers (prime minister of Italy twice from 17 May In Italy, the Prime Minister of Italy (officially the President of the Council of Ministers, Italian Presidente del Consiglio dei Ministri) is the country's Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest The Italian Senate ( Italian: Senato della Repubblica, 'Senate of the Republic' is the Upper house of the Parliament of Italy. (Ansa Notizie) (BBC)
Premier of Quebec, Canada, Jean Charest, calls a general election for March 26. The Premier of Quebec (in French Premier ministre du Québec, sometimes literally translated as Prime Minister of Quebec) is the First minister for the Quebec (kwɨˈbɛk Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page John James Charest PC MNA (known as Jean Charest) ʒɑ̃ ʃɑʀe (born June 24, 1958) is a Canadian The Quebec general election of 2007 was held in the Canadian province of Quebec on March 26, 2007 to elect members of the Events 1026 - Pope John XIX crowns Conrad II as Holy Roman Emperor. (Canadian Press via Canoe)
Iran ignores a United Nations Security Council deadline for it to suspend its nuclear program. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iran topics. The nuclear program of Iran was launched in the 1950s with the help of the United States as part of the Atoms for Peace program (ABC Australia)
Iraq War:
- British Prime Minister Tony Blair announces that 1,500 British troops will leave Iraq within weeks with another 1,500 by the end of the year. The Iraq War, also known as the Second Gulf War, the Occupation of Iraq, or the War in Iraq, is an ongoing Military campaign The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the political leader of the United Kingdom Anthony Charles Lynton "Tony" Blair (born 6 May 1953 is a British Politician who was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2 May 1997 to The British Army is the land armed forces branch of the British Armed Forces. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iraq topics. (AFP via ABC News Australia)
- Denmark will withdraw its 460 troops from Iraq by August. The Kingdom of Denmark ( ˈd̥ænmɑɡ̊ (archaic ˈd̥anmɑːɡ̊ commonly known as Denmark, is a country in the Scandinavian region of northern Europe The Armed forces of the Kingdom of Denmark, known as the Danish Defence (Forsvaret is charged with the defence of the Kingdom of Denmark August 2007 is the eighth month of that year It began on a Wednesday and 31 days later ended on a Friday. (BBC)
- A suicide car bomb strikes a police checkpoint near a market in Najaf. This article is about suicide attacks for political and/or military reasons A car bomb is an explosive device placed in a car or other Vehicle and then detonated. Najaf ( BGN: An Najaf) is a city in Iraq about 160 km south of Baghdad. (AP via Columbian)
At least five people die as an apartment building collapses in Istanbul, Turkey. Istanbul (historically Byzantium and later Constantinople; see the other Names of Istanbul) is the largest city of Turkey Turkey (Türkiye known officially as the Republic of Turkey ( is a Eurasian Country that stretches (AP via CNN)

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Iraq War:
- The U.S. military reports that a helicopter was shot down north of Baghdad. Events 1495 - King Charles VIII of France enters Naples to claim the city's throne Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. The Iraq War, also known as the Second Gulf War, the Occupation of Iraq, or the War in Iraq, is an ongoing Military campaign The United States Armed Forces are the overall unified military forces of the United States History Since 400 AD Chinese children have played with bamboo flying toys. Baghdad (بغداد) is the Capital of Iraq and of Baghdad Governorate, with which it is also coterminous (BBC)
- 2007 chlorine bombings in Iraq: U. See also Iraq War Chlorine bombings in Iraq began as early as October 2006 when insurgents in Al Anbar province started using Chlorine gas in conjunction S. military officials say they are concerned about recent attacks by insurgents involving poisonous chlorine gas. The Iraqi insurgency is composed of diverse mix of militias foreign fighters all Iraqi units or mixtures using violent measures against the US-led Coalition in Iraq Chlorine (ˈklɔriːn from the Greek word 'χλωρóς' ( khlôros, meaning 'pale green' is the Chemical element with Atomic number 17 and (BBC)
- Prince Harry of Wales will serve a tour of duty in Iraq as part of the Blues and Royals regiment of the British Army. For actual Princes of Wales called Henry see Henry Prince of Wales. In the Military, a tour of duty is a period of time spent at Sea or assigned to service in a foreign country The Iraq War, also known as the Second Gulf War, the Occupation of Iraq, or the War in Iraq, is an ongoing Military campaign The Blues and Royals (Royal Horse Guards and 1st Dragoons (RHG/D is a cavalry regiment of the British Army, part of the Household Cavalry. A regiment is a Military unit, composed of a variable number of Battalions – commanded by a Colonel. The British Army is the land armed forces branch of the British Armed Forces. (New York Times)
- United States Army Sergeant Paul Cortez is sentenced to 100 years in prison with the possibility of parole after ten years for his role in the gang rape and murder of a 14-year-old Iraqi girl and the murder of her family. The United States Army is a military organization whose primary mission is to "provide necessary forces and capabilities. Sergeant is a rank used in some form by most militaries police forces and other uniformed organizations around the world The Al-Mahmudiyah killings occurred on 12 March 2006 in a house to the southwest of Yusufiyah a village to the west of the town of Al-Mahmudiyah, which is south of Baghdad A prison, penitentiary, or correctional facility is a place in which individuals are physically confined or interned and usually deprived of a range of Parole may have different meanings depending on the field and judiciary system See also Rape Rape can be categorized in different ways for example by reference to the situation in which it occurs by the identity or characteristics Murder is the unlawful killing of another human person with Malice aforethought, as defined in Common Law countries For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iraq topics. Murder is the unlawful killing of another human person with Malice aforethought, as defined in Common Law countries (AP via USA Today)
Leaders of Italy's centre-left coalition have agreed to support Romano Prodi and a 12-point program meaning that he can resume serving as Prime Minister of Italy. Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest (born 9 August 1939 is an Italian politician and statesman He served as President of the Council of Ministers (prime minister of Italy twice from 17 May In Italy, the Prime Minister of Italy (officially the President of the Council of Ministers, Italian Presidente del Consiglio dei Ministri) is the country's (Reuters via Swissinfo)
Abdel Kareem Soliman is convicted of insulting Islam and Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak on his weblog and is sentenced to four years in prison. Abdul Kareem Nabeel Suleiman Amer (كريم عامر (born c 1984 is an Egyptian Blogger and former law student For other meanings including people named 'Islam' see Islam (disambiguation. This article is about the country of Egypt For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Egypt topics. The President of the Arab Republic of Egypt is the elected Head of State of Egypt. A blog (a contraction of the term " Web log " is a Web site, usually maintained by an individual with regular entries of commentary descriptions of A prison, penitentiary, or correctional facility is a place in which individuals are physically confined or interned and usually deprived of a range of (BBC)
Four men are arrested in Guatemala for the killing of three Central American Parliament members from El Salvador and their driver. Guatemala (República de Guatemala) is a country in Central America bordered by Mexico to the north and west the Pacific Ocean to the southwest The Central American Parliament, also known by the abbreviation Parlacen (from the Spanish Parlamento Centroamericano) is a political Institution El Salvador ( República de El Salvador,) is a country in Central America. (AP via CNN)
Japan records a trade surplus of ¥4. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. 4 billion in January due to lower oil prices and strong exports. An oil is a substance that is in a viscous Liquid state ( "oily") at ambient temperatures or slightly warmer and is (Reuters via CNN)
Vice-President of the United States Dick Cheney arrives in Australia to discuss issues including Iraq, Afghanistan and the detention of David Hicks with the Australian government. The Vice President of the United States is the first person in the presidential line of succession, becoming the new President of the United States upon the death Richard Bruce "Dick" Cheney (born January 30 1941 is the forty-sixth and current Vice President of the United States. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. The Iraq War, also known as the Second Gulf War, the Occupation of Iraq, or the War in Iraq, is an ongoing Military campaign The War in Afghanistan, which began on October 7 2001 as the U David Matthew Hicks (born 7 August 1975 is an Australian who undertook combat training in Al Qaeda -linked camps and served with the ruling Taliban This article describes the federal government of Australia See Australian governments for other jurisdictions Upon arrival he is greeted by violent demonstrations. Protest expresses relatively overt reaction to events or situations sometimes in favor though more often opposed (Sydney Morning Herald)
Seven people are detained in India in relation to the 2007 Samjhauta Express bombings. India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country The 2007 Samjhauta Express bombings were an alleged terrorist attack that occurred around midnight on 18 February 2007 on the Samjhauta Express, a twice-weekly train (NDTV)
A fire breaks out on an Indonesian ferry, the Levina 1‎, carrying 350 passengers shortly after it leaves Jakarta. The Republic of Indonesia ( (Republik Indonesia is a Country in Southeast Asia. See also Merchant ship A ferry is a form of transport usually a Boat or Ship, used to carry (or ferry) passengers and The Levina 1 was an Indonesian passenger ferry On February 22, 2007, it caught fire killing at least 51 people Jakarta (also DKI Jakarta) is the Capital and largest city of Indonesia. (BBC)
Cyclone Favio hits central Mozambique. Mozambique, officially the Republic of Mozambique (Moçambique or República de Moçambique, ʁɛ'publikɐ d musɐ̃'bik is a country in southeastern Africa (BBC)
The OC's Series Finale airs after 4 seasons on FOX.

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Five people are killed and more than 40 people injured in fighting between two families associated with Hamas and Fatah respectively in Khan Younis on the Gaza Strip. Events 1455 - Traditional date for the publication of the Gutenberg Bible, the first Western Book printed from Movable Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Ḥamas (ar حركة حماس acronym ar حركة المقاومة Fatah (فتح literally opening, is a reverse Acronym from the Arabic name Harakat al-Tahrir al-Watani al-Filastini (حركة التحرير Khan Yunis (خان يونس literally Jonah 's Inn) is a city and adjacent Refugee camp in the southern part of the Gaza Strip. The Gaza Strip (قطاع غزة, רצועת עזה Retzu'at 'Azza) is a coastal strip of land along the Mediterranean Sea, bordering Egypt on the south-west (New York Times)
The United States and South Korea reach agreement to return control over South Korea's military to South Korea by 2012. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea and often referred to as Korea ( Korean: 대한민국 tɛː United States Forces Korea ( USFK) refers to the ground air and naval divisions of the United States Armed Forces stationed in South Korea. The Republic of Korea Armed Forces ( Hangul: 대한민국 국군 Hanja: 大韓民國國軍 Revised Romanization: Dae-han-min-guk Guk-gun 2012 ( MMXII) will be a Leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. (BBC)
Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea Michael Somare disbands an inquiry into the extradition of Julian Moti to the Solomon Islands to avoid extradition to Australia. The Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea is Papua New Guinea's Head of government, consequent on being the leader of the party or coalition with majority Sir Michael Thomas Somare, GCL, GCMG, CH, CF (born 9 April 1936) has been Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea Extradition is the official process by which one nation or state requests and obtains from another nation or state the surrender of a suspected or convicted criminal Julian Moti QC CSI is the former Attorney General of the Solomon Islands. The Solomon Islands is a country in Melanesia, east of Papua New Guinea, consisting of nearly one thousand islands For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. (ABC News Australia)
At a summit in Oslo, Norway, forty-six nations agree to work towards a treaty banning the use of cluster bombs. (called Christiania from 1624 to 1878 and Kristiania from 1878 to 1924 is the Capital and largest city of Norway. Norway ( Norwegian: Norge ( Bokmål) or Noreg ( Nynorsk) officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Constitutional A Treaty is an agreement under International law entered into by actors in international law namely States and International organizations. Cluster munitions or cluster bombs are air-dropped or ground-launched munitions that eject a number of smaller submunitions a cluster of bomblets (AP via Forbes)
Grayrigg rail crash: A Virgin Pendolino train derails in Cumbria, United Kingdom, killing one person and injuring dozens more. The Grayrigg derailment was a fatal railway accident that occurred at approximately 2015 GMT on 23 February 2007 just to the south of Grayrigg, Virgin Trains is a Train operating company in the United Kingdom, which currently provides services from London Euston to the North West Pendolino (from Italian Pendolo "Pendulum" and -ino, a diminutive suffix is an Italian family of Tilting trains used in A train is a connected series of vehicles that move along a track ( Permanent way) to transport freight or passengers from one place to another Boundaries and divisions Cumbria is neighboured by Northumberland, County Durham, North Yorkshire, Lancashire, and the Lieutenancy The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located (BBC)
Iraq War:
- Democratic Party members of the United States Senate are planning a challenge to the authority given to President Bush in 2002. The Iraq War, also known as the Second Gulf War, the Occupation of Iraq, or the War in Iraq, is an ongoing Military campaign The Democratic Party is one of two major Political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. The United States Senate is the Upper house of the bicameral United States Congress, the Lower house being the House of Representatives " Iraq Resolution " and " Iraq War Resolution " are popular names for the Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002 The President of the United States is the Head of state and Head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in United States by George Walker Bush ( born July 6 1946 is the forty-third and current President of the United States. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. (BBC)
- Ammar al-Hakim, son of Abdul Aziz al-Hakim, leader of the Supreme Council for the Islamic Revolution in Iraq is detained by the U.S. military as he returns from Iran and is released with an apology 12 hours later. Sayyed Ammar al-Hakim (سید عمار الحكيم is the son of Abdul Aziz al-Hakim leader of SIIC and he serves as Secretary General of Al-Mihrab Martyr Foundation Sayyed Abdul Aziz al-Hakim (سید عبدالعزيز الحكيم (born 1950 is an Iraqi theologian and politician and the leader of SIIC, the largest political The Supreme Islamic Iraqi Council (SIIC ( Arabic: المجلس الأعلى الإسلامي العراقي (previously known as Supreme Council for the Islamic The United States Armed Forces are the overall unified military forces of the United States For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iran topics. (AP via Houston Chronicle)
A fire in a nursing home in Alsunga, Latvia, kills at least 26 people. SNF redirects here For the sports show see NBC Sunday Night Football. Alsunga (earlier Alšvanga, German: Alschwangen is a village in Kuldiga district, Latvia. Latvia ( Latvija officially the Republic of Latvia (Latvijas Republika is a Country in Northern Europe in the Baltic region. (BBC)
Pakistan successfully tests a new version of its Shaheen II missile capable of carrying nuclear warheads. Pakistan () officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country located in South Asia, Southwest Asia, Middle East and The Shaheen Missile series (named after a white eagle that lives in the mountains of Pakistan was developed by National Defence Complex (NDC a subsidiary of A nuclear weapon is an explosive device that derives its destructive force from Nuclear reactions either fission or a combination of fission and fusion. (AP via CNN)
The Sri Lanka Navy sinks two Tamil Tiger boats off the northwest coast killing nine rebels. Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka ( Sinhalese:, இலங்கை known as Ceylon before 1972 is an Island The Sri Lankan Navy is the key maritime division of the Sri Lankan Armed Forces and is classed as the most vital defence force of Sri Lanka. "LTTE" redirects here For the Led Zeppelin bootleg see Listen to This Eddie. (BBC)
Australia:
- New South Wales, Queensland and South Australia as well as the Australian Capital Territory have agreed to hand over control of the Murray-Darling Basin to the federal government. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. Queensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern corner of the mainland continent South Australia is a state of Australia in the southern central part of the country } The Australian Capital Territory (ACT is the Capital territory of the Commonwealth of Australia and its smallest self-governing internal territory The Murray-Darling Basin is 3375km long drains one-seventh of the Australian land mass and is currently by far the most significant agricultural area in Australia This article describes the federal government of Australia See Australian governments for other jurisdictions Negotiations continue with Victoria. (Bloomberg)
- Vice President of the United States Dick Cheney expresses concern about China's military buildup in a speech to the Australian-American Leadership Dialogue in Sydney. The Vice President of the United States is the first person in the presidential line of succession, becoming the new President of the United States upon the death Richard Bruce "Dick" Cheney (born January 30 1941 is the forty-sixth and current Vice President of the United States. Talk People's Republic of China) PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA ARTICLE GUIDELINES The People's Liberation Army ( PLA) ( is the unified Military organization of all land sea and air forces of the People's Republic of China. Sydney (ˈsɪdniː is the most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 4 (CNN)J
- Middlesbrough Futsal Club founded by Damon Shaw, Alex Hall, Chris Betts and Andy Lindridge.

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The Virginia General Assembly votes unanimously in favor of a motion expressing "profound regret" for Virginia's role in promoting slavery, which is the first apology for slavery passed by a U.S. state legislature. Events 303 - Galerius, Roman Emperor, publishes his edict that begins the persecution of Christians in his portion of the Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. The Virginia General Assembly is the legislative body of the Commonwealth of Virginia. The Commonwealth of Virginia ( is an American state Slavery in the United States began soon after English colonists first settled Virginia in 1607 and lasted until the passage of the Thirteenth In the United States of America, a state legislature is a generic term referring to the legislative body of any of the country's 50 states. (AP via Boston Globe)
Thousands of people in Madrid, Spain, protest a decision by the Supreme Court to reduce the sentence served by Basque separatist Iñaki de Juana Chaos, who has been on a hunger strike for 110 days. Madrid (pronounced in English in Spanish and colloquially in Spain) is the Capital and largest city of Spain. Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. The Supreme Court of Spain is the highest judicial body in Spain for all matters not pertaining to the Constitution. Basque nationalism is a movement with roots in the Carlism and the loss by the laws of 1839 and 1876 of the Ancien Régime relationship between the Basque provinces José Ignacio de Juana Chaos, better known as Iñaki de Juana Chaos (born 1955 in Legazpia, Guipuzcoa is a member of the Basque Paramilitary A hunger strike is a method of Non-violent resistance or pressure in which participants fast as an act of political Protest, or to provoke feelings of (BBC)
Iraq War: At least 39 people are killed and 61 injured as a car bomb explodes at a mosque in Habbaniya. The Iraq War, also known as the Second Gulf War, the Occupation of Iraq, or the War in Iraq, is an ongoing Military campaign A car bomb is an explosive device placed in a car or other Vehicle and then detonated. A "mosque" in English refers to all types of buildings dedicated for Islamic worship although there is a distinction in Arabic between the smaller privately owned mosque and the larger (CNN)
The official inquiry into the Grayrigg rail crash starts with early investigations focusing on a set of points. The Grayrigg derailment was a fatal railway accident that occurred at approximately 2015 GMT on 23 February 2007 just to the south of Grayrigg, This article primarily uses North American terminology British and Commonwealth terms are given in parentheses (BBC)
Vice President of the United States Dick Cheney warns Iran that "all options are on the table" if it continues to defy the international community about its nuclear program. The Vice President of the United States is the first person in the presidential line of succession, becoming the new President of the United States upon the death Richard Bruce "Dick" Cheney (born January 30 1941 is the forty-sixth and current Vice President of the United States. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iran topics. The nuclear program of Iran was launched in the 1950s with the help of the United States as part of the Atoms for Peace program (AP via Jerusalem Post)
Mario Chanes de Armas, one of the leaders in the Cuban revolution dies, 80 years old. Mario Chanes de Armas (October 25 1927 in Havana Cuba - February 24 2007 in Hialeah Florida was a former Cuban revolutionary and ally of Fidel Castro. After breaking with Castros authoritarian leadership, he was imprisoned for 30 years, longer than any other political prisoner anywhere. (New York Times)

February 25, 2007 (Sunday)

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Iran's Nuclear Program: Ministers from Egypt, Indonesia, Jordan, Malaysia, Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan, as well as Turkey's Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu, the secretary general of the Organization of the Islamic Conference, a 57-member bloc of Islamic states, held a meeting Islamabad, Pakistan to discuss resolution of the Palestinian problem and the stand-off over Iran's nuclear program. Events 138 - The Emperor Hadrian adopts Antoninus Pius, effectively making him his successor Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. The nuclear program of Iran was launched in the 1950s with the help of the United States as part of the Atoms for Peace program Prof Dr Ekmeleddin İhsanoğlu (born 1943 is a Turkish Science historian and currently the Secretary-General of the Organisation of the Islamic Conference The Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC is an International organization with a permanent delegation to the United Nations. |name = Islamabad|native_name = |nickname = |settlement_type = Capital City |total_type Pakistan () officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country located in South Asia, Southwest Asia, Middle East and (Reuters India) (Tehran Times)
79th Academy Awards: The Departed wins four Academy Awards including Best Picture and Best Director for Martin Scorsese. The 79th Academy Awards ceremony (also known as the Oscars) honoring the best in film for 2006, took place on February 25 2007 500 p The Departed is a 2006 crime thriller Film directed by Martin Scorsese and starring Leonardo DiCaprio, "The Oscar" redirects here for the film see The Oscar (film. The Academy Award for Best Motion Picture is one of the Awards of Merit presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS to artists working The Academy Award for Achievement in Directing (Best Director is one of the Awards of Merit presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS to Helen Mirren wins the Academy Award for Best Actress for her role as Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom in The Queen. Dame Helen Mirren, DBE (born 26 July 1945 is an English stage, Film and Television actress. Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role is one of the Academy Awards of Merit presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS to For the ship see RMS Queen Elizabeth 2 Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Context States headed by Elizabeth II The Queen Drama film directed by Stephen Frears, Peter Morgan and starring Dame Helen Mirren in the title role Queen Forest Whitaker won the Academy Award for Best Actor for playing Idi Amin in The Last King of Scotland. Forest Steven Whitaker (born July 15 1961 is an American actor producer, and director. Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role is one of the Academy Awards of Merit presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS to recognize Idi Amin Dada (mid 1920s &ndash 16 August 2003 commonly known as Idi Amin, was a Ugandan military dictator and the President of Uganda The Last King of Scotland is an award-winning Novel by Journalist Giles Foden. Alan Arkin won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in Little Miss Sunshine with Jennifer Hudson winning the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role in Dreamgirls. Alan Wolf Arkin (born March 26 1934 is an American Actor and director. Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role is one of the Academy Awards of Merit presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts Little Miss Sunshine is a 2006 American Comedy-drama film and the directorial film debut of the husband-wife team of Jonathan Dayton and Jennifer Kate Hudson (born September 12 1981 is an American actress, singer and model. Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role is one of the Academy Awards of Merit presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS Dreamgirls is a 2006 American Musical film, directed by Bill Condon and jointly produced and released by DreamWorks Pictures (Sydney Morning Herald)
Pirates hijack the MV Rozen as it departed Somalia after delivering United Nations food aid. Piracy is Robbery committed at sea or sometimes on shore without a commission from a sovereign Nation (as distinct from Privateering Hijacking means to take over by force. Hijacking may refer to In property: Aircraft hijacking or 'skyjacking' A merchant vessel is a Ship that transports Cargo and Passengers during peace time Somalia ( Soomaaliya; الصومال) officially the Somali Republic ( Jamhuuriyadda Soomaaliya, جمهورية الصومال) and formerly known The United Nations ( UN) is an International organization whose stated aims are to facilitate cooperation in International law, International security (FOX)
Israeli forces carry out a raid across parts of the West Bank town of Nablus. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Israel topics. The Israel Defense Forces ( IDF) (צְבָא הַהֲגָנָה לְיִשְׂרָאֵל, lit A raid can refer to either a military tactic, or a larger Grand Tactical or Operational warfare mission which require the execution of a plan where The West Bank (الضفة الغربية, הגדה המערבית Hagadah Hamaaravit) also referred to in Israel as " Judea and Samaria Nablus ( sometimes Nābulus; Arabic:; næːblʊs is a Palestinian city in the northern West Bank, approximately north of Jerusalem (BBC)
Iraq:
- President Jalal Talabani has been flown to Jordan for medical treatment after falling ill. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iraq topics. The President of Iraq is Iraq 's Head of state. Presidents of the Republic of Iraq (1958-2003 For most of the country's history Iraq's Jalal Talabani ( Kurdish: جه لال تاله بانی / Celal Talebanî / Jelal Talebaní جلال طالباني) (born November 12, 1933 Jordan, officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan (الأردنّ al-Urdunn) is an Arab country in Southwest Asia spanning the southern (BBC)
- A suicide bomber kills at least 40 people at a campus of Mustansiriya University in Baghdad. This article is about suicide attacks for political and/or military reasons Al-Mustansiriya University ( Arabic, الجامعة المستنصرية) is one of the Universities providing higher education in Baghdad, Baghdad (بغداد) is the Capital of Iraq and of Baghdad Governorate, with which it is also coterminous (New York Times)
Prime Minister of East Timor José Ramos-Horta announces he is running for president. The Prime Minister of East Timor is the Head of government in East Timor. José Manuel Ramos-Horta ( Portuguese: ʒu'zɛ 'ʁɐmuz 'oɾtɐ GCL (born 26 December 1949) is the second President East Timor is an emerging democratic State. Its current president is José Ramos-Horta. (Reuters via ABC News Australia)
Iran successfully launches its first suborbital sounding rocket. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iran topics. A sub-orbital spaceflight (or sub-orbital flight is a Spaceflight in which the Spacecraft reaches space, but its Trajectory intersects A sounding rocket, sometimes called a research rocket, is an instrument-carrying Rocket designed to take measurements and perform scientific experiments during (Gulf News) (AFP)
Voters in Senegal go to the polls to elect their next president, with incumbent Abdoulaye Wade facing a range of challengers including two former Prime Ministers: Moustapha Niasse and Idrissa Seck. Senegal (le Sénégal officially the Republic of Senegal, is a country south of the Sénégal River in western Africa. A presidential election was held in Senegal on 25 February 2007. Elections Presidents of Senegal 1960-present Léopold Sédar Senghor: 6 September 1960 - 31 December 1980 Abdoulaye Wade (born May 29 1926 is the third and current President of Senegal, in office since 2000 The Prime Minister of Senegal is the Head of government of Senegal. Moustapha Niasse (born November 4 1939) is a Senegalese politician and diplomat Idrissa Seck (born August 9, 1959) is a Senegalese politician who was Prime Minister of Senegal from November 2002 to April (BBC)
The Levina 1‎, which caught fire on the 22nd, sinks, killing at least one more person. The Levina 1 was an Indonesian passenger ferry On February 22, 2007, it caught fire killing at least 51 people [(http://www3.whdh.com/news/articles/world/BO44397/ WHDH-TV)]

February 26, 2007 (Monday)

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Delwa Kassiré Koumakoye becomes the new Prime Minister of Chad, replacing interim PM Adoum Younousmi who stood in for Pascal Yoadimnadji since Yoadimnadji's death on 23 February 2007 in Paris. Events 747 BC - Epoch (origin of Ptolemy 's Nabonassar Era 364 - Valentinian I is proclaimed Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Nouradine Delwa Kassiré Koumakoye (born December 31 1949) is a Chadian politician and the head of the National Rally for Development and Progress The Head of government of Chad is the Prime Minister History The position of Prime Minister was first used in Chad during the Military Adoum Younousmi (born 1962 is a Chadian politician who is currently Minister of State for Infrastructure Pascal Yoadimnadji (1950? - February 23 2007) served as the Prime Minister of Chad from February 2005 to February 2007 Events 1455 - Traditional date for the publication of the Gutenberg Bible, the first Western Book printed from Movable Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Paris (ˈpærɨs in English; in French) is the Capital of France and the country's largest city (IHT)
Guinean general strike, 2007: President of Guinea Lansana Conté appoints Lansana Kouyaté as the new Prime Minister of Guinea after reaching an agreement with the trade union movement and the Opposition. The 2007 Guinean general strike began on January 10, 2007. Guinea 's Trade unions and opposition parties called on President Latest election List of Heads of State of Guinea (Dates in italics indicated de facto continuation of office See also Lansana Conté (born ca 1934 has been the President of Guinea since 3 April 1984. Lansana Kouyaté (born 1950 is a Guinean diplomat and political figure who served as Prime Minister of Guinea from 2007 to 2008 The role of Head of Government of Guinea is fulfilled by the Prime Minister, who is appointed by the President of Guinea. A trade union or labour union is an organization of workers who have banded together to achieve common goals in key areas such as wages hours and working conditions forming (BBC)
Talpiot Tomb: Film director James Cameron claims to have found ossuaries that once contained the remains of Jesus of Nazareth, his disciple Mary Magdalene, and their son, named Judah. The Talpiot Tomb (or Talpiyot Tomb) is a Tomb discovered in 1980 in the East Talpiot Israeli neighborhood five kilometers south of the Old A film director, or filmmaker, is a person who directs the making of a Film. James Francis Cameron (born August 16, 1954) is an Academy Award -winning Canadian - American director An ossuary is a chest building well or site made to serve as the final resting place of human skeletal remains Jesus of Nazareth (7–2 BC / BCE —26–36 AD / CE) Saint Mary Magdalen or Mary Magdalene is described both in the canonical New Testament and in the New Testament apocrypha, as a devoted (CNN)
Insurgency in Saudi Arabia: At least three French citizens have been shot dead in an attack near the historical site of Madain Saleh. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. (Al Jazeera)
Iraq:
- The Iraqi Government has come to an agreement to divide oil revenue and encourage foreign investment in the country. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iraq topics. The politics of Iraq takes place in a framework of a more or less federal parliamentary representative democratic Republic, whereby the An oil is a substance that is in a viscous Liquid state ( "oily") at ambient temperatures or slightly warmer and is (CNN)
- A bomb inside the Iraqi Ministry of Public Works kills at least five people. A bomb is any of a range of devices that typically rely on the Exothermic Chemical reaction of an Explosive material to produce an extremely For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iraq topics. It also injures Vice President Adil Abdul-Mahdi and the Minister for Public Works Reyad Ghareeb in a possible assassination attempt. As currently constituted the state of Iraq has two vice presidents or deputy presidents. Adil (Adel Abdul-Mahdi (al Muntafiki (عادل عبد المهدى) (born 1942 in Baghdad, Iraq) is an Iraqi Shi'a Politician AssassiNation is the sixth album by Krisiun, released in 2006 on Century Media. (New York Times)
The International Court of Justice finds Serbia guilty of failing to prevent genocide in the Srebrenica massacre, but clears it of direct responsibility and complicity in a case brought forth by Bosnia and Herzegovina. See also International Commission of Jurists The International Court of Justice (known colloquially as the World Court or ICJ; Cour Serbia (Србија Srbija) officially the Republic of Serbia (Република Србија Republika Srbija) is a Landlocked Country Genocide is the deliberate and systematic destruction in whole or in part of an ethnic racial religious or national group The Srebrenica Massacre, also known as Srebrenica Genocide, was the July 1995 killing of an estimated 8000 Bosniak men and boys in the region of Srebrenica The Application of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide (Bosnia and Herzegovina v Bosnia and Herzegovina ( Latin script: Bosna i Hercegovina, Cyrillic script: Босна и Херцеговина is a country on the Balkan (The Guardian)
The Daily Telegraph reports that Israel is negotiating with the United States for an air corridor over Iraq to carry out an air strike on Iranian nuclear facilities. For "The Daily Telegraph" in Australia see The Daily Telegraph (Australia. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Israel topics. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the An air corridor is a designated region of Airspace that an Aircraft must remain in during its transit through a given region For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iraq topics. The nuclear program of Iran was launched in the 1950s with the help of the United States as part of the Atoms for Peace program Israeli Deputy Defense Minister Efraim Sneh calls the information "baseless. The Defense Minister of Israel (שר הביטחון Sar HaBitahon lit Efraim Sneh (אפרים סנה born 19 September 1944 is an Israeli politician and physician " (The Daily Telegraph) (Persian Journal) (United Press International) (Chicago Tribune) (The Guardian)
The preliminary inquiry by the Rail Accident Investigation Branch into the Grayrigg rail crash finds that a key part of the set of points was missing. The Rail Accident Investigation Branch is a government agency that became operational on 17 October 2005. The Grayrigg derailment was a fatal railway accident that occurred at approximately 2015 GMT on 23 February 2007 just to the south of Grayrigg, This article primarily uses North American terminology British and Commonwealth terms are given in parentheses (The Daily Telegraph)
Scientists find over 20 new species of animals as the Larsen Ice Shelf breaks in the Antarctic. The Larsen Ice Shelf is a long fringing Ice shelf in the northwest part of the Weddell Sea, extending along the east coast of Antarctic Peninsula from (The Times)
Four Guatemalan police officers jailed for the 19 February slaying of three Salvadoran deputies to the Central American Parliament are shot dead inside a maximum security prison; a riot ensues. Guatemala (República de Guatemala) is a country in Central America bordered by Mexico to the north and west the Pacific Ocean to the southwest Events 197 - Roman Emperor Septimius Severus defeats usurper Clodius Albinus in the Battle of Lugdunum El Salvador ( República de El Salvador,) is a country in Central America. The Central American Parliament, also known by the abbreviation Parlacen (from the Spanish Parlamento Centroamericano) is a political Institution (BBC)
Vice President of the United States Dick Cheney makes surprise visits to Pakistan and Afghanistan to encourage President of Pakistan Pervez Musharraf and President of Afghanistan Hamid Karzai to increase border security between the two countries and to take further action against the Taliban and al-Qaeda. The Vice President of the United States is the first person in the presidential line of succession, becoming the new President of the United States upon the death Richard Bruce "Dick" Cheney (born January 30 1941 is the forty-sixth and current Vice President of the United States. Pakistan () officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country located in South Asia, Southwest Asia, Middle East and Afghanistan /æfˈgænɪstæn/ officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan ( Pashto: د افغانستان اسلامي جمهوریت, The President of Pakistan ( Urdū: صدر Sadr-e-Mumlikat) is the Head of state of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. General (ret Pervez Musharraf ( (born 11 August 1943 NI(M, HI(M, TBt, is the former Military dictator and President of Afghanistan has only intermittently been a Republic - between 1973-1992 and from 2001 onwards - at other times being governed by a variety of kings Emirs Hamid Karzai ( حامد کرزي, حامد کرزي) (born 24 December 1957) is the current President of Afghanistan, since December The Taliban ( طالبان, also anglicised as Taleban; translation "students" is a Sunni Islamist, predominately Al-Qaeda, alternatively spelled al-Qaida, al-Qa`ida or al-Qa`idah, ( Arabic:; ar-Latn ''al-qāʿidah'' Translation: The (Bloomberg)
United Kingdom Secretary of State for Defence Des Browne announces the deployment of an additional 1,400 troops to Afghanistan. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located The Secretary of State for Defence is the senior United Kingdom government minister in charge of the Ministry of Defence. The Rt Hon Desmond Henry Browne MP (born 22 March 1952 commonly known as Des Browne, is a Scottish Labour Party Politician. The Armed forces of the United Kingdom, commonly known as the British Armed Forces or Her Majesty's Armed Forces, and sometimes legally the Armed Forces Afghanistan /æfˈgænɪstæn/ officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan ( Pashto: د افغانستان اسلامي جمهوریت, (BBC)

February 27, 2007 (Tuesday)

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In Senegal, unofficial results from government sources indicate that incumbent President Abdoulaye Wade has won the 2007 presidential election with more than 50% of the votes. Events 1560 - The Treaty of Berwick, which would expel the French from Scotland, is signed by England and the Congregation Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Senegal (le Sénégal officially the Republic of Senegal, is a country south of the Sénégal River in western Africa. Elections Presidents of Senegal 1960-present Léopold Sédar Senghor: 6 September 1960 - 31 December 1980 Abdoulaye Wade (born May 29 1926 is the third and current President of Senegal, in office since 2000 A presidential election was held in Senegal on 25 February 2007. (CNN)
Richard M. Daley, the Mayor of Chicago, is elected for his sixth term. Richard Michael Daley (born April 24 1942 is a United States Politician, member of the national and local Democratic Party and current mayor The Mayor of Chicago is the Chief executive of Chicago, Illinois, the third largest City in the United If he serves the length of this term, he will become the longest serving mayor of Chicago, surpassing his father Richard J. Daley. Chicago (ʃɪˈkɑːgoʊ is the largest City by population in the state of Illinois and the American Midwest of the United States. Richard Joseph Daley ( May 15, 1902 – December 20, 1976) served for 21 years as the undisputed Democratic boss of Chicago (NBC Chicago)
The Roman Catholic Diocese of San Diego, California announces plans to file for bankruptcy to put off 140 civil lawsuits related to alleged sexual abuse by priests. The Roman Catholic Diocese of San Diego is a Particular church of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in the western region of the United States California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. Bankruptcy is a legally declared inability or impairment of ability of an individual or organization to pay their Creditors Creditors may file a bankruptcy petition against In law a lawsuit is a civil action brought before a Court in which the party commencing the action the Plaintiff, seeks a legal or equitable remedy Sexual abuse, also referred to as molestation, is the forcing of undesired sexual acts by one person upon another A priest or priestess is a person having the authority or power to administer religious rites in particular rites of sacrifice to and propitiation of a deity or deities (AP via Daily Comet)
Canada's House of Commons votes not to extend provisions of its anti-terrorism legislation that allows for preventative arrests and forced testimony. Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page The House of Commons (Chambre des communes is a component of the Parliament of Canada, along with the Sovereign (represented by the Governor General) and (FOX)
After rumours that authorities were going to raise interest rates in an attempt to curb inflation, the SSE Composite Index of the Shanghai Stock Exchange tumbles 9% from unexpected selloffs, the largest drop in 10 years, triggering major drops in worldwide stock markets. The SSE Composite Index is an index of all stocks (A shares and B shares that are traded on the Shanghai Stock Exchange. The Shanghai Stock Exchange ( SSE) ( is a Chinese Stock exchange based in the city of Shanghai, with a Market capitalization (Forbes) (BBC) (Xinhua)
After the Chinese market drop, the Dow Jones Industrial Average in the United States drops 416 points amid fears for growth prospects, the biggest one-day slide since the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. The Dow Jones Industrial Average ( also called the DJIA, Dow 30, INDP, or informally the Dow Jones or The Dow) is one of several Sell orders are made so fast that a second analysis computer has to be used, causing an instantaneous 200-point drop at one point. (Reuters)
Advisers to the Food and Drug Administration recommend that the agency approve a Sanofi-Aventis SA bird flu vaccine. Sanofi-Aventis () headquartered in Paris, France, is a multinational pharmaceutical company Influenza A virus subtype H5[[Neuraminidase N1]], also known as A(H5N1 or simply H5N1, is a subtype of the Influenza A virus which can cause A vaccine is a biological preparation which is used to establish or improve immunity to a particular disease (Bloomberg)
Israel Defence Forces withdraw from the West Bank town of Nablus, three days after a raid to arrest suspected militants. The Israel Defense Forces ( IDF) (צְבָא הַהֲגָנָה לְיִשְׂרָאֵל, lit The West Bank (الضفة الغربية, הגדה המערבית Hagadah Hamaaravit) also referred to in Israel as " Judea and Samaria Nablus ( sometimes Nābulus; Arabic:; næːblʊs is a Palestinian city in the northern West Bank, approximately north of Jerusalem (ABC)
2007 Bagram Air Base bombing: A suicide attack at Bagram Air Base while Vice President of the United States Dick Cheney is visiting kills 23, but the Vice President is not injured. The 2007 Bagram Air Base bombing was a Suicide attack that had killed up to 23 people and injured 20 more at the Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan, while This article is about suicide attacks for political and/or military reasons Bagram Air Base is a militarized Airport and housing complex that is located next to the ancient city of Bagram, southeast of Charikar in Parwan The Vice President of the United States is the first person in the presidential line of succession, becoming the new President of the United States upon the death Richard Bruce "Dick" Cheney (born January 30 1941 is the forty-sixth and current Vice President of the United States. The Taliban claims responsibility, and declares that Cheney was their intended target. The Taliban ( طالبان, also anglicised as Taleban; translation "students" is a Sunni Islamist, predominately AssassiNation is the sixth album by Krisiun, released in 2006 on Century Media. (Bloomberg) (CNN)
North Korea and South Korea meet at a ministerial level for the first time since the conclusion of six-party talks about the North Korean nuclear weapons program. North Korea is the commonly used short form name for the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (or DPRK) a State located in East Asia, South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea and often referred to as Korea ( Korean: 대한민국 tɛː The six-party talks aim to find a peaceful resolution to the security concerns as a result of the North Korean nuclear weapons program. North Korea claims to possess Nuclear weapons and the CIA asserts that it has a substantial arsenal of Chemical weapons. (BBC)
The ambassadors from the United States and Italy to Sri Lanka are injured by mortar fire while visiting eastern Sri Lanka. An ambassador is the highest ranking Diplomat who represents their country The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka ( Sinhalese:, இலங்கை known as Ceylon before 1972 is an Island A mortar is a muzzle-loading Indirect fire weapon that fires shells at low velocities short ranges and high-arcing ballistic trajectories (CNN)
Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea Michael Somare removes Minister for Defence Martin Aini from office over the Julian Moti affair. The Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea is Papua New Guinea's Head of government, consequent on being the leader of the party or coalition with majority Sir Michael Thomas Somare, GCL, GCMG, CH, CF (born 9 April 1936) has been Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea The Papua New Guinea Defence Force (PNGDF is the unified armed forces of Papua New Guinea. Julian Moti QC CSI is the former Attorney General of the Solomon Islands. (News Limited)
Drought in southwestern China is threatening the drinking water supply of 1. A drought is an extended period of months or years when a region notes a deficiency in its water supply Talk People's Republic of China) PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA ARTICLE GUIDELINES Water is a common Chemical substance that is essential for the survival of all known forms of Life. 5 million people. (Reuters via CNN)
A hail storm damages the Space Shuttle Atlantis, delaying the STS-117 launch orginally scheduled for March 15. Hail is a form of precipitation which consists of balls or irregular lumps of ice (hailstones NASA 's Space Shuttle, officially called the Space Transportation System ( STS) is the Spacecraft currently used by the United States Space Shuttle Atlantis ( Orbiter Vehicle Designation: OV-104 is one of the three currently operational orbiters in the Space Shuttle fleet of STS-117 was a Space Shuttle mission flown by Space Shuttle ''Atlantis'', launched from pad 39A of the Kennedy Space Center Events 44 BC - Julius Caesar, Dictator of the Roman Republic, is stabbed to death by Marcus Junius Brutus, (FOX)
Guinean general strike, 2007: Unions declare the strike over and urge workers to return to their jobs, following President Lansana Conté's appointment of a Prime Minister acceptable to them. The 2007 Guinean general strike began on January 10, 2007. Guinea 's Trade unions and opposition parties called on President A general strike is a Strike action by a critical mass of the labour force in a city region or country Latest election List of Heads of State of Guinea (Dates in italics indicated de facto continuation of office See also Lansana Conté (born ca 1934 has been the President of Guinea since 3 April 1984. The role of Head of Government of Guinea is fulfilled by the Prime Minister, who is appointed by the President of Guinea. (BBC)
The Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court names the former Sudanese minister Ahmed Muhammad Harun and Janjaweed militia leader Ali Kushayb as chief suspects in its investigation into alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity in Darfur. Luis Moreno-Ocampo (born 4 June 1952, Buenos Aires) is the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC The International Criminal Court ( ICC or ICCt) was established in 2002 as a permanent tribunal to prosecute individuals for Genocide, crimes against Sudan (officially the Republic of Sudan) ( السودان al-Sūdān is a country in northeastern Africa. Ahmed Mohammed Haroun (or Ahmad Harun أحمد هارون is one of two Sudanese men wanted by the International Criminal Court (ICC for War crimes The Janjaweed ( Arabic: جنجويد; variously transliterated Janjawid, Janjawed or Jingaweit etc Ali Muhammad Ali Abd-Al-Rahman, commonly known as Ali Kushayb, is a former senior Janjaweed commander and current International Criminal Court (ICC War crimes are "violations of the laws or customs of war" including but not limited to "murder the ill-treatment or deportation of civilian residents of an occupied In Public international law, a crime against humanity is an act of Persecution or any large scale atrocities against a body of people and is the highest level of Darfur (دار فور daar foor, lit "realm of the Fur " is a region in Sudan. The Government of Sudan has announced that it will not hand over the named men to the ICC. The politics of Sudan takes place in the framework of an authoritarian Republic in which all effective political power is in the hands of President (BBC) (VOA) (CNN)

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The President of Bolivia Evo Morales declares the Bolivian floods as a national disaster with 35 deaths and 72,000 people becoming homeless. Events 202 BC - coronation ceremony of Liu Bang as Emperor Gaozu of Han takes place initiating four centuries of the Han Dynasty 's rule Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. The President of Bolivia is the head of state of Bolivia. According to the current constitution the president is elected by popular vote for a single non-renewable five year Juan Evo Morales Ayma (born October 26 1959 in Orinoca, Oruro) popularly known as Evo (ˈeβo is the President of Bolivia since The Republic of Bolivia (República de Bolivia) named after Simón Bolívar, is a Landlocked country in central South America. Homelessness is the condition and social category of people who lack housing because they cannot afford or are otherwise unable to maintain regular safe and adequate shelter (CNN)
Marthinus van Schalkwyk, the South African Minister for the Environment, releases a plan to control the elephant population which contains culling as a last resort. Marthinus Christoffel Johannes van Schalkwyk (born 10 November 1959) is a South African politician The Republic of South Africa (also known by other official names) is a country located at the southern tip of the continent of Africa Elephants ( family: Elephantidae) are large land Mammals of the order Proboscidea. Culling is the 'selection' (removal and killing of surplus animals from an animal population (New York Times)
United States Presidential Election, 2008: Senator John McCain (R- AZ) announces his candidacy for president on the Late Show with David Letterman. The United States presidential election of 2008, scheduled for Tuesday November 4 2008 will be the 56th consecutive The United States Senate is the Upper house of the bicameral United States Congress, the Lower house being the House of Representatives The State of Arizona ( is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States. The President of the United States is the Head of state and Head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in United States by The Late Show with David Letterman is an Emmy Award -winning American late-night Talk show hosted by David Letterman on CBS (FOX)
Romano Prodi, the Prime Minister of Italy, survives a no-confidence motion in the Senate. (born 9 August 1939 is an Italian politician and statesman He served as President of the Council of Ministers (prime minister of Italy twice from 17 May In Italy, the Prime Minister of Italy (officially the President of the Council of Ministers, Italian Presidente del Consiglio dei Ministri) is the country's The Italian Senate ( Italian: Senato della Repubblica, 'Senate of the Republic' is the Upper house of the Parliament of Italy. (CNN)
Airbus announces plans to cut 10,000 jobs across Europe in the next four years. Airbus SAS (ˈɛərbʌs in English, Airbus2ogg|/ɛʁbys/]] in French, and /ˈɛːɐbʊs/ in German) is an aircraft manufacturing (AFP and ABC News Australia)
The European Union announces plans to make significant cuts to the European Union Force in Bosnia-Herzegovina. The European Union ( EU) is a political and economic union of twenty-seven member states, located primarily in EUFOR or European Union Force is a term used to describe European Union military deployments and has been used four times so far in FYROM from March 2003 to December Bosnia and Herzegovina ( Latin script: Bosna i Hercegovina, Cyrillic script: Босна и Херцеговина is a country on the Balkan (BBC)
Strong wind blows a passenger train off the tracks near Turpan, Xinjiang, China, killing four and injuring 30 more. A train is a connected series of vehicles that move along a track ( Permanent way) to transport freight or passengers from one place to another Turfan Prefecture ( simplified Chinese: 吐鲁番地区 Pinyin: Tulufán Dìqū تۇرپان ۋىلايىتى|Turpan Wilayiti|Turpan Vilayiti is located in Xinjiang ( Uyghur: شىنجاڭ Shinjang;; Postal map spelling: Sinkiang; Turkish: Sincan, Sincan Uygur Özerk China ( Wade-Giles ( Mandarin) Chung¹kuo² is a cultural region, an ancient Civilization, and depending on perspective a National (China Daily)
Authorities monitor a volcano on the island of Stromboli off the north coast of Sicily as lava pours down its slope for a second successive day. Plate tectonics and hotspots Divergent plate boundaries At the Stromboli (Strongyle is a small island in the Tyrrhenian Sea, off the north coast of Sicily, containing one of the three active volcanoes in Italy Sicily ( Italian and Sicilian: Sicilia) is an autonomous region of Italy. Lava is molten rock expelled by a Volcano during an eruption When first expelled from a volcanic vent it is a Liquid at Temperatures (AP via Washington Post)
Cuba-United States relations: Carlos and Elsa Alvarez are sentenced to five and three year prison terms respectively after being convicted of spying for the Cuban government. Cuba and the United States of America have had an interest in one another since well before either of their independence movements Carlos M Alvarez (born 1944 is an associate professor of educational leadership and policy studies at Florida International University who along with his second wife Elsa Alvarez (born 1950 along with her husband Carlos Alvarez, is accused of spying on Cuban exile groups in the United States on behalf of the Cuban A prison, penitentiary, or correctional facility is a place in which individuals are physically confined or interned and usually deprived of a range of Politics of Cuba take place within a framework of a socialist republic. (BBC)
Two paintings by Pablo Picasso, Maya with Doll and Jacqueline, have been stolen from the painter's granddaughter's apartment in Paris, France. Painting (pān'tīng in Art, is the practice of applying Color to a Surface (support base such as e Pablo Diego José Francisco de Paula Juan Nepomuceno María de los Remedios Cipriano de la Santísima Trinidad Martyr Patricio Clito Ruíz y Picasso (October 25 1881 &ndash April 8 1973 Maya with Doll ( Maya a la Poupee) is an Oil painting by Pablo Picasso. Jacqueline is an Oil painting by Pablo Picasso. Created in 1961 the New York Times described it as "a black gray and white Cubist Painting (pān'tīng in Art, is the practice of applying Color to a Surface (support base such as e Paris (ˈpærɨs in English; in French) is the Capital of France and the country's largest city This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. (The Times)
Iraq War: A car bomb kills at least 10 people in Baghdad. The Iraq War, also known as the Second Gulf War, the Occupation of Iraq, or the War in Iraq, is an ongoing Military campaign A car bomb is an explosive device placed in a car or other Vehicle and then detonated. Baghdad (بغداد) is the Capital of Iraq and of Baghdad Governorate, with which it is also coterminous (AP via Washington Post)
Japan abandons its whaling hunt in the Southern Ocean for this year due to the damage caused to the Nisshin Maru. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. Whaling is the hunting of Whales and dates back to at least 6000 BC The Southern Ocean, also known as the Great Southern Ocean, the Antarctic Ocean and the South Polar Ocean, comprises the southernmost waters of 2007 Antarctic voyage A major fire in the ship's processing factory broke out on 15 February 2007 while in Antarctic waters (ABC)
The Sri Lanka Navy kills at least fifteen members of the Tamil Tigers as they try to infiltrate the port of Trincomalee. Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka ( Sinhalese:, இலங்கை known as Ceylon before 1972 is an Island The Sri Lankan Navy is the key maritime division of the Sri Lankan Armed Forces and is classed as the most vital defence force of Sri Lanka. "LTTE" redirects here For the Led Zeppelin bootleg see Listen to This Eddie. Trincomalee (திருகோணமலை Tirukōṇamalai තිරිකුණාමළය Tirikūṇamaḷaya is a district a bay and a port city on the northeast coast of (AP via the Hindu)
Finance Minister of Thailand Pridiyathorn Devakula resigns over differences of opinion with the Prime Minister of Thailand Surayud Chulanont. The Kingdom of Thailand (ˈtaɪlænd ราชอาณาจักรไทย, râːtɕʰa-ʔaːnaːtɕɑ̀k-tʰɑj Mom Rajawongse Pridiyathorn Devakula (ปรีดิยาธร เทวกุล born 15 July 1947) served as Minister of Finance in Thailand's The first Prime Minister of Thailand was Phraya Manopakorn Nititada, who took office after the 1932 Siamese coup d'état ended the absolute monarchy General (ret Surayud Chulanont (สุรยุทธ์ จุลานนท์ RTGS: Surayut Chulanon Nickname Big Add) was the Prime Minister of Thailand (BBC)

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Recent Ongoing Global spread of H5N1 Ipswich murders investigation Iran's nuclear program Lebanese anti-government protest Litvinenko murder investigation NSA warrantless surveillance controversy Six-party talks Taiwanese political crisis Natural disasters North Indian cyclone season Pacific typhoon season Southern Hemisphere cyclone season

Recent deaths
February 28: Billy Thorpe 24: Damien Nash 23: Pascal Yoadimnadji 23: Fons Rademakers 22: Dennis Johnson 17: Maurice Papon 16: Sheridan Morley 16: Gene Snyder 15: Robert Adler 15: Ray Evans 13: Charles Norwood 9: Ian Richardson 9: Hank Bauer 8: Anna Nicole Smith 7: Alan MacDiarmid 6: Frankie Laine

Ongoing armed conflicts
Acholiland insurgency Arab-Israeli conflict (al-Aqsa Intifada) Brazilian gang violence War in Chad Colombian armed conflict Iraq War Communist and Islamic Insurgency in the Philippines Ituri Conflict in the DR Congo Nigerian Oil Crisis Hamas-Fatah clashes War in Somalia Ivorian Civil War Kurdish conflict in Turkey Sa'dah conflict Second Chechen War South Thailand insurgency Sri Lankan Civil War Taliban insurgency Darfur conflict

Elections
Recent February 8: Ontario/Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, provincial by-elections 9: Turks & Caicos, Parliament 27J/10F: DR Congo, Governors 11: Turkmenistan, President 11: Portugal, referendum on abortion 12: Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, provincial by-election 17: Lesotho, National Assembly 18: Andalusia, Spain, referendum on new autonomy statute 18: Albania, local elections 25: Senegal, President Upcoming March 4: Estonia, Parliament 4: Abkhazia, Parliament 6: Micronesia, Parliament 7: Northern Ireland, Assembly 7: Netherlands, First Chamber 11: Mauritania, President 18: Finland, Parliament 24: New South Wales, General Election 25: Benin, National Assembly 25: Hong Kong, Chief Executive 26: Quebec, National Assembly

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Upcoming U. January 2007 is the first month of that year It began on a Monday and 31 days later ended on a Wednesday. March 2007 is the third month of the year It began on a Thursday, and ended 31 days later on a Saturday. Human and bird cases 1959-1997 A highly pathogenic strain of H5N1 caused Flu outbreaks with significant spread to numerous farms The Ipswich 2006 serial murders took place during the November and December of 2006 when the bodies of five Murdered women were discovered at different locations near Ipswich The nuclear program of Iran was launched in the 1950s with the help of the United States as part of the Atoms for Peace program The 2006–2008 Lebanese political protests were a series of protests and Sit-ins that began on 1 December, 2006, led by groups in Lebanon that Alexander Litvinenko was a former officer of Russian Federal Security Service, who escaped prosecution in Russia and received a Political asylum in The NSA warrantless surveillance controversy concerns Surveillance of persons within the United States incident to the collection of Foreign intelligence by the The six-party talks aim to find a peaceful resolution to the security concerns as a result of the North Korean nuclear weapons program. Million Voices against Corruption President Chen Must Go ( was a mass campaign led by former Democratic Progressive Party leader and Taiwanese politician Storms See also Timeline of the 2007 North Indian Ocean cyclone season Depression BOB 01 An area of disturbed weather first formed east of the Malay } The 2007 Pacific typhoon season had no official bounds it ran year-round in 2007 but most Tropical cyclones tend to form in the northwestern Pacific Ocean between The following is a list of notable deaths in 2007. Names are listed under the date of death not the date it was announced The following is a list of notable deaths in 2007. Names are listed under the date of death not the date it was announced Events 202 BC - coronation ceremony of Liu Bang as Emperor Gaozu of Han takes place initiating four centuries of the Han Dynasty 's rule For a full history see Billy Thorpe & The Aztecs. Billy Thorpe, AM ( 29 March 1946 &ndash 28 February Events 303 - Galerius, Roman Emperor, publishes his edict that begins the persecution of Christians in his portion of the Damien Darnell Nash ( April 14, 1982 &ndash February 24, 2007) was an American football player who was a Running back for Events 1455 - Traditional date for the publication of the Gutenberg Bible, the first Western Book printed from Movable Pascal Yoadimnadji (1950? - February 23 2007) served as the Prime Minister of Chad from February 2005 to February 2007 Events 1455 - Traditional date for the publication of the Gutenberg Bible, the first Western Book printed from Movable Fons Rademakers ( September 5 1920, Roosendaal &ndash February 22 2007, Geneva) was a Dutch Filmmaker Events 1495 - King Charles VIII of France enters Naples to claim the city's throne WikipediaPersondata --> Dennis Wayne Johnson (September 18 1954 &ndash February 22 2007 nicknamed "DJ" was an American professional Basketball Events 1249 - Andrew of Longjumeau is dispatched by Louis IX of France as his ambassador to meet with the Khan of the Mongols Maurice Papon ( September 3 1910 &ndash February 17 2007) was a French civil servant industrial leader and Gaullist politician Events 1249 - Andrew of Longjumeau is dispatched by Louis IX of France as his ambassador to meet with the Khan of the Mongols Sheridan Morley (5 December 1941 − 16 February 2007 was an English author biographer critic director actor and broadcaster Events 1249 - Andrew of Longjumeau is dispatched by Louis IX of France as his ambassador to meet with the Khan of the Mongols Marion Eugene Snyder ( January 26 1928 &ndash February 16 2007) was an American politician elected as a Republican to the Events 590 - Khosrau II is crowned as king of Persia 1637 - Ferdinand III becomes Holy Roman Emperor Robert Adler ( December 4 1913 Events 590 - Khosrau II is crowned as king of Persia 1637 - Ferdinand III becomes Holy Roman Emperor Raymond Bernard Evans ( February 4 1915 – February 15 2007) was an American Songwriter. Events 1258 - Baghdad falls to the Mongols, and the Abbasid Caliphate is destroyed For the American congressman see Charlie Norwood Sir Charles Norwood (23 August 1871 – 26 November 1966 full name Charles John Boyd Norwood Events 474 - Zeno crowned as co-emperor of the Byzantine Empire. Ian William Richardson CBE ( 7 April 1934 &ndash 9 February 2007) was a Scottish Actor best known for playing Events 474 - Zeno crowned as co-emperor of the Byzantine Empire. For the football player of the same name see Hank Bauer (football player. Events 421 - Constantius III becomes co- Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. Vickie Lynn Marshall (November 28 1967 &ndash February 8 2007 better known under the Stage name of Anna Nicole Smith, was an American model Events 457 - Leo I becomes emperor of the Byzantine Empire. 1074 - Battle of Montesarchio in which the Prince Alan Graham MacDiarmid ONZ ( April 14 1927 - February 7 2007) was a chemist and one of three recipients of the Nobel Prize Events 46 BC - Julius Caesar defeats the combined army of Pompeian followers and Numidians under Metellus Scipio Frankie Laine, born Francesco Paolo LoVecchio ( Chicago, March 30, 1913 – San Diego, February 6, 2007) This is a list of ongoing conflicts that are happening around the world which continue to result in violent deaths Primeiro Comando da Capital, PCC for short ( Portuguese for First Capital Command; pɾi'me(iɾu ko'mɐ̃du da kapi'taw is an Anti-establishment The 2006 São Paulo violence began on the night of May 12, 2006 in São Paulo, Brazil, the largest city in South America. The current civil war in Chad began in December 2005. The conflict involved Chadian government forces and several Chadian rebel groups The Colombian armed conflict or Colombian Civil War are terms that are employed to refer to the current asymmetric low-intensity armed conflict in The Iraq War, also known as the Second Gulf War, the Occupation of Iraq, or the War in Iraq, is an ongoing Military campaign The New People's Army ( NPA) is the armed wing of the Communist Party of the Philippines. Background The struggle is rooted to the conflicts caused by Spanish colonization, beginning in 1521 as well as the Moro Rebellion phase during the The Ituri conflict is a conflict between the agriculturalist Lendu and pastoralist Hema ethnic groups in the Ituri region of northeastern Democratic The Transitional Government of the Democratic Republic of Congo was tasked with moving from the state riven by the Second Congo War (1998-2003 to a government based upon a In 2004 Nigeria was rocked by a crisis in the oil industry which coupled with the continuing problems in Iraq and contracted petrol supplies The War in Somalia is an ongoing armed conflict involving largely Ethiopian and Somali Transitional Federal Government (TFG forces versus the Somali Context of the conflict The civil war revolves around a number of issues particularly The end of the 30-year presidency of Félix Houphouët-Boigny forced The Kurdistan Workers' Party (Partiya Karkerên Kurdistan or PKK, also called KADEK, Kongra-Gel, and KGK It is listed as a terrorist The Sa'dah insurgency began in June 2004 when dissident cleric Hussein Badreddin al-Houthi, head of the Shī‘a Zaidiyyah sect launched an uprising The Second Chechen War, in a later phase better known as the War in the North Caucasus, was launched by the Russian Federation starting August 26 The South Thailand insurgency is a Separatist campaign by Islamist terrorists which is taking place in the predominantly Malay Pattani region, made up of the The Sri Lankan Civil War is an Ongoing conflict on the Island -nation of Sri Lanka. The Taliban insurgency took root shortly after the group's fall from power following the 2001 war in Afghanistan. The War in Darfur is a military conflict in the Darfur region of western Sudan. See also Canadian electoral calendar Events 421 - Constantius III becomes co- Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. See also Canadian electoral system, Timeline of Canadian elections The Parliament of Canada (Parlement du Canada has two chambers. By-elections were held on February 8, 2007, in Ontario, Canada, to fill three vacancies in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario Five provincial by-elections were held in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador in 2007 following vacancies in the Newfoundland and Labrador House Events 474 - Zeno crowned as co-emperor of the Byzantine Empire. Elections in the Turks and Caicos Islands are carried out at a national level with the country divided into fifteen constituencies. General elections were held in the Turks and Caicos Islands on 9 February 2007. Events 98 - Trajan becomes Roman Emperor after the death of Nerva. Events 1355 - The St Scholastica's Day riot breaks out in Oxford, England, leaving 63 scholars and perhaps 30 locals dead Multi-party elections in the DR Congo were held in July 2006 the first multi-party elections in the country since 1960 Gubernatorial elections were held in the Democratic Republic of the Congo on 27 January (with 2007-01-30 planned as a possible date for a second round Events 660 BC - Traditional founding date of Japan by Emperor Jimmu. Turkmenistan elects on national level a Head of state - the President - and a Legislature. Presidential elections were held in Turkmenistan on February 11, 2007, following the death of President for Life Saparmurat Niyazov Events 660 BC - Traditional founding date of Japan by Emperor Jimmu. Elections in Portugal gives information on Election and election results in Portugal. An abortion referendum took place in Portugal on February 11, 2007, to decide whether to legalise abortion up to ten weeks Events 1429 - English Forces under Sir John Fastolf defend a supply convoy carrying rations to the army besieging Orleans from attack by the See also Canadian electoral system, Timeline of Canadian elections The Parliament of Canada (Parlement du Canada has two chambers. Five provincial by-elections were held in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador in 2007 following vacancies in the Newfoundland and Labrador House Events 1500 - Battle of Hemmingstedt. 1600 - Philosopher Giordano Bruno is burned alive at Campo de' Fiori Lesotho elects a Legislature on national level The Parliament has two chambers: the National Assembly with 120 members General elections were held in Lesotho on 17 February 2007. They had originally been scheduled to be held in April or May 2007 Events 3102 BC - Epoch (origin of the Kali Yuga. 1229 - The Sixth Crusade: Frederick II Holy Elections in Spain gives information on Election and election results in Spain. A referendum on the new Statute of Autonomy of Andalusia was held in Andalusia on 2007-02-18. Events 3102 BC - Epoch (origin of the Kali Yuga. 1229 - The Sixth Crusade: Frederick II Holy Albania holds elections on a national level for a Legislature. Local elections were held in Albania on 18 February, 2007. They came after threats to boycott the elections by opposition parties because of concerns Events 138 - The Emperor Hadrian adopts Antoninus Pius, effectively making him his successor Elections in Senegal gives information on Election and election results in Senegal. A presidential election was held in Senegal on 25 February 2007. Events 51 - Nero, later to become Roman Emperor, is given the title Princeps iuventutis (head of the youth Estonia elects a Legislature on the national level The Riigikogu has 101 members elected for a four year term by Proportional Parliamentary elections took place in Estonia on Sunday March 4 2007 to elect members of the Riigikogu. Events 51 - Nero, later to become Roman Emperor, is given the title Princeps iuventutis (head of the youth Abkhazia elects on national level a Head of state - the President - and a Legislature. Parliamentary elections were held in the unrecognized Republic of Abkhazia on 4 March, 2007; a run-off round was held in seventeen Events 1079 - Omar Khayyám completes the Iranian calendar. 1454 - Thirteen Years' War: Delegates of The politics of the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM takes place in a framework of a federal parliamentary representative democratic Parliamentary elections were held in the Federated States of Micronesia on 6 March 2007. Events 161 - Roman Emperor Antoninus Pius dies and is succeeded by co-Emperors Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus Northern Ireland elects on a provincial level a Legislature. The Northern Ireland Assembly has 108 members elected in 18 six-member constituencies with the The third elections to the Northern Ireland Assembly were held on 7 March 2007 when 108 new members were selected Events 161 - Roman Emperor Antoninus Pius dies and is succeeded by co-Emperors Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus Elections in the Netherlands are held for six territorial levels the European Union (beyond the scope of this article the state the 12 Provinces The Eerste Kamer ( First Chamber) is the Upper House or Senate of the Netherlands parliament the States-General Events 1425 BC - Thutmose III, Pharaoh of Egypt, dies (according to the Low Chronology of the 18th Dynasty Prior to the coup d'état of August 2005 Mauritania was a One party dominant state with the Democratic and Social Republican Party in power A Mauritanian presidential election occurred on 11 March 2007. Events 37 - The Roman Senate annuls Tiberius ' will and proclaims Caligula emperor Elections in Finland gives information on Election and election results in Finland. The 2007 Finnish parliamentary election was held on March 18 2007. Events 1401 - Mongol emperor Timur sacks Damascus. 1603 - James VI of Scotland See also Politics of Australia Australia elects a Legislature the Parliament of the Commonwealth of Australia using various electoral systems see Events 1199 - Richard I is wounded by a crossbow bolt while fighting France which leads to his death on April 6. Benin elects on national level a Head of state - the President - and a Legislature. A parliamentary election was held in Benin on 31 March 2007, having been delayed from an earlier date of 25 March due to difficulties in Events 1199 - Richard I is wounded by a crossbow bolt while fighting France which leads to his death on April 6. Elections are held in Hong Kong' when certain offices in the government need to be filled An election was held on 25 March 2007 to select the Chief Executive of Hong Kong at AsiaWorld-Expo. Events 1026 - Pope John XIX crowns Conrad II as Holy Roman Emperor. See also Canadian electoral system, Timeline of Canadian elections The Parliament of Canada (Parlement du Canada has two chambers. The Quebec general election of 2007 was held in the Canadian province of Quebec on March 26, 2007 to elect members of the S. : Conrad Black U. Conrad Moffat Black Baron Black of Crossharbour PC, KCSG, OC, (born 25 August 1944, in Montreal, Quebec) is S. : José Padilla U. José Padilla (born October 18, 1970) also known as Abdullah al-Muhajir or Muhajir Abdullah, is a United States citizen convicted S. : Steven L. Jordan U. Lieutenant Colonel Steven L Jordan is a Civil Affairs officer for the United States Army Reserve. S. : James Charles Kopp U. James Charles Kopp (born in Pasadena California on August 2, 1954) is an American citizen who was convicted in 2003 for the 1998 Sniper S. : Ehren Watada Ongoing Canada: Robert Pickton Peru: Alberto Fujimori (extradition) Ethiopia: 111 defendants, including leaders of the CUD and journalists, on charges related to the 2005 elections. Ehren Watada (born 1978 is a First Lieutenant of the United States Army who in June 2006 refused to deploy to Iraq for his unit's assigned rotation Robert William "Willie" Pickton (born October 24, 1949) of Port Coquitlam, British Columbia is a Canadian pig farmer Alberto Ken'ya Fujimori (Japanese name) (born in Lima, Peru on July 28 1938 is a Peruvian and Japanese ref> Fujimori secures Japanese haven The Coalition for Unity and Democracy (ቅንጅት ለአንድነት እና ዴሞክራሲ commonly referred to by its English abbreviation CUD or occasionally CDU its Amharic abbreviation Ethiopia held general elections on May 15, 2005, for seats in both its national and in four regional government councils Iran: Nazanin Fatehi Iraq: Iraqi Special Tribunal Netherlands: Hofstad Network Netherlands: ICC Thomas Lubanga Netherlands: ICTY Sierra Leone: SCfSL Charles Taylor UK: Leo O'Connor & David Keogh U. Nazanin (Mahabad Fatehi (نازنین فاتحی (born 1987 is an Iranian girl who was sentenced to death for stabbing a man who allegedly tried to Rape The Supreme Iraqi Criminal Tribunal (formerly Iraqi Special Tribunal) is a body established under Iraqi national law to try Iraqi nationals or residents accused The Hofstad Network (in Dutch Hofstadgroep) is an Islamist organization of mostly young Dutch Muslims of mainly North African ancestry The International Criminal Court ( ICC or ICCt) was established in 2002 as a permanent tribunal to prosecute individuals for Genocide, crimes against Thomas Lubanga Dyilo (born 29 December 1960 in Djiba, Ituri) is the founder and former leader of the Union of Congolese Patriots (UPC The International Tribunal for the Prosecution of Persons Responsible for Serious Violations of International Humanitarian Law Committed in the Territory of the Former Yugoslavia since 1991 The Special Court for Sierra Leone is an independent judicial body set up to "try those who bear greatest responsibility" for the War crimes and Crimes against Charles McArthur Ghankay Taylor (born January 28, 1948) served as President of Liberia from August 2, 1997 to August 11 Civil servant David Keogh and parliamentary researcher Leo O'Connor, both of Northampton, England, were charged with S. : Brian Nichols U. 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