July 11, 2005

July 11, 2005

July 11 2005 (Monday)

* The Indonesian government asks TV stations to close down between 1 am and 5 am daily for six months in order to save energy after recent increases in the price of crude oil. Broadcasts of immensely-popular live European football matches which happen in the middle of the Indonesian night, are excluded from the shutdown. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/4678133.stm (BBC)]
* The General Synod of the Church of England adopts a resolution "that the process for removing the legal obstacles to the ordination of women to the episcopate should now be set in train"; and schedules debate on the best form of legislation to achieve this for its February 2006 session. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/4670631.stm (BBC)]
* The 17th Maccabi Games are officially begun with a ceremony in Israel. More than 7000 Jewish athletes will compete on various sporting events. [http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3111180,00.html (Ynet)]
* The body of a U.S. Navy SEAL has been found and recovered in Afghanistan, a senior defense official said Sunday. [http://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/07/10/afghan.seal/index.html (CNN)]
* In Kyrgyzstan, acting president Kurmanbek Bakiev wins presidential elections with 89% support so far [http://iht.com/articles/2005/07/11/asia/web.0711kyrgyz.php (IHT)] [http://today.reuters.com/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=worldNews&storyID=2005-07-10T191401Z_01_N10403387_RTRIDST_0_INTERNATIONAL-KYRGYZSTAN-DC.XML (Reuters)]
* In China a mine explosion has killed 22 miners in Xinjiang province. 35 men were rescued while over 30 are still missing. [http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-07/11/content_3204157.htm (Xinhua)] [http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2005-07/11/content_459101.htm (China Daily)] [http://today.reuters.com/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=worldNews&storyID=2005-07-11T035709Z_01_N10412179_RTRIDST_0_INTERNATIONAL-CHINA-MINE-DC.XML (Reuters)]
*The Roman Catholic Church defrocks six New York priests accused of sexual abuse, returning them to lay status. [http://iht.com/articles/2005/07/10/news/vat.php (IHT)]
* In the Netherlands, Mohammed Bouyeri, suspected killer of filmmaker Theo van Gogh, goes on trial [http://www.expatica.com/source/site_article.asp?subchannel_id=1&story_id=21798&name=Trial+of+Theo+van+Gogh%27s+alleged+assassin+begins+ (Expatica, Netherlands)] [http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L11597631.htm (Reuters AlertNet)] [http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000085&sid=afCN8mSvURm0&refer=europe (Bloomberg)]
* In Bosnia and Herzegovina, tens of thousands of people gather in Potocari to commemorate the Srebrenica massacre and rebury 610 victims [http://today.reuters.co.uk/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=worldNews&storyID=2005-07-10T220310Z_01_KNE984714_RTRUKOC_0_BOSNIA-SREBRENICA.xml (Reuters)] [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/4670379.stm (BBC)] [http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/1DF7683A-4114-4E8E-878E-FAF829504C35.htm (Al-Jazeera)]
* In the USA, doctor in Mayo Clinic says some drugs used to treat Parkinson's disease may cause addiction to gambling and sex [http://www.news-medical.net/?id=11626 (News-Medical.Net)] [http://www.forbes.com/lifestyle/health/feeds/hscout/2005/07/11/hscout526765.html (Forbes)] [http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?chanID=sa003&articleID=0008C23C-CEE1-12D2-8EE183414B7F0000 (Scientific American)]
* Mexican police releases Joaquín Romero Aparicio, who was falsely suspected of being a drug lord Vicente Carrillo [http://www2.eluniversal.com.mx/pls/impreso/noticia.html?id_nota=11176&tabla=miami (El Universal)] [http://today.reuters.com/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=oddlyEnoughNews&storyID=2005-07-11T131501Z_01_N10409755_RTRIDST_0_ODD-CRIME-MEXICO-DC.XML (Reuters)]
* According to United States Department of Labor, Enron agrees to $356.25 million settlement with employees whose retirement plans were ruined. They are likely to receive only 15-20% of that [http://www.forbes.com/business/feeds/afx/2005/07/11/afx2133002.html (Forbes)] [http://today.reuters.com/investing/financeArticle.aspx?type=governmentFilingsNews&storyID=URI:urn:newsml:reuters.com:20050712:MTFH33730_2005-07-12_01-08-59_N11517222:1 (Reuters)]
* In Russia, state prosecutors begin investigation for alleged fraud and abuse of official position against former prime minister Mikhail Kasyanov. He is potential future presidential candidate [http://www.themoscowtimes.com/stories/2005/07/12/001.html (Moscow Times)] [http://en.rian.ru/analysis/20050711/40886774.html (RIA Novosti)] [http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000085&sid=aIs.TTEWbGWk&refer=europe (Bloomberg)]
* Sanjay Shah, man who has spent 13 months in Nairobi airport, goes through British citizenship ceremony [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/4673103.stm (BBC)]
* In Trinidad and Tobago, bomb explosion injures 13-15 people (sources disagree) in the capital Port of Spain [http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/N7B335707.htm (Reuters AlertNet)] [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/4673879.stm (BBC)]
* Brazilian police detains opposition congressman and bishop João Batista Ramos da Silva of the Liberal Front Party and six others who had been transporting $2.6 million in cash in seven suitcases [http://www.falkland-malvinas.com/Detalle.asp?NUM=6017 (MercoPress)] [http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000086&sid=acwr5GrK698Y&refer=latin_america (Bloomberg)]
* In Somalia, gunmen kill prominent peace activist Abdulkadir Yahya Ali [http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/EVOD-6E7K6D?OpenDocument (ReliefWeb)] [http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/IRIN/9535dc72708d8935bb3a5912de473c6e.htm (Reuters AlertNet)]
* During "RAW", Matt Hardy made his shocking return after much anticipation by attacking Edge, who, in real life, had an affair with Hardy's long-time girlfriend Lita which ultimately got Hardy fired in the first place.


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