July 20, 2005

July 20, 2005

July 20 2005 (Wednesday)

* Police in Pakistan have detained about 200 suspected Islamist extremists in a series of raids on religious schools, mosques and other properties. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/4697281.stm (BBC)]
* Canada becomes the 4th nation in the world to legalize same-sex marriage nation wide. [http://www.canada.com/national/nationalpost/news/story.html?id=4f1d4af8-3e69-443e-a067-93354b0ce8bc (National Post)]
* In mainland China, authorities evacuate more than a million people from Fujian and Zhejiang provinces due to Typhoon Haitang. In Taiwan, death toll rises to 7 with one missing and 31 injured. The typhoon also causes significant agricultural damage [http://english.people.com.cn/200507/20/eng20050720_197216.html (People's Daily)] [http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-07/20/content_3243247.htm (Xinhua)] [http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2005/07/20/2003264219 (Taipei Times)] [http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/afp_asiapacific/view/158824/1/.html (Channel News Asia)] [http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/PEK324099.htm (Reuters AlertNet)]
* Government of Thailand changes the new emergency laws, weakening two articles that would have, among other things, enforced curfews and censorship of personal communication. [http://www.bangkokpost.com/News/20Jul2005_news01.php (Bangkok Post)]
* Saudi Arabian long-time ambassador to USA, prince Bandar bin Sultan, resigns for "personal reasons" [http://www.nytimes.com/2005/07/21/international/middleeast/21bandar.html (New York Times)] [http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/88B4E45D-06CD-4EAD-A5C4-0521114092A7.htm (Al-Jazeera)] [http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000087&sid=aINeYxM0jC48&refer=top_world_news (Bloomberg)]
* In Yemen, 8-13 people die during demonstrations against oil price increases [http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/BD09A401-9E2D-4D7C-ABCC-7F024C0A29FC.htm (Al-Jazeera)] [http://www.menafn.com/qn_news_story.asp?StoryId=CqT3mqeidEwvTzw4TCMLVDhm (MENAFN)] [http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L20645936.htm (Reuters AlertNet)]
* Indonesian government confirms first deaths connected to bird flu [http://today.reuters.com/News/newsArticle.aspx?type=topNews&storyID=2005-07-20T111815Z_01_N20421604_RTRIDST_0_NEWS-BIRDFLU-INDONESIA-DC.XML (Reuters)]
* In China, coal mine explosion in Shaanxi province kills 24-26 [http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-07/20/content_3244362.htm (Xinhua)] [http://www2.chinadaily.com.cn:80/english/doc/2005-07/21/content_461931.htm (China Daily)] [http://today.reuters.co.uk/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=worldNews&storyID=2005-07-21T020950Z_01_MOR107764_RTRUKOC_0_CHINA-MINE.xml (Reuters)]
* In Brazil, Delubio Soares, former treasurer for the ruling Worker's Party, admits in a parliamentary hearing that the party did not declare contributions worth $17 million [http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000086&sid=ax93oEkqtBYw&refer=latin_america (Bloomberg)] [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/4701957.stm (BBC)]
* Indian Army announces that it has unveiled a scam where contractors responsible for transportation of fuel to depots of its Northern Command had sold off the fuel and filled the tanks with water [http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/1176613.cms (Times of India)] [http://www.ndtv.com/morenews/showmorestory.asp?slug=Oil+scam%3A+Army+probes+role+of+middlemen&id=76239 (NDTV)]
* James Doohan, the actor best known for playing Scotty on "" and the first seven "Star Trek" films, dies at his home in Redmond, Washington.


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