July 24, 2005

July 24, 2005

=July 24 2005 (Sunday)=

* Francis Ona, the leader of the former Bougainville Revolutionary Army, has died in village on Bougainville following a short illness. Ona led the bloody 10-year secessionist war against Papua New Guinea that ended in 1997. [http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200507/s1422057.htm (ABC News)] [http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200507/s1421421.htm (ABC News)]
* A magnitude 7.2 earthquake occurs off the Nicobar Islands at 1542 UTC, near the epicentre of the 26 December 2004 earthquake. [http://earthquake.usgs.gov/recenteqsww/Quakes/usaxay.htm (USGS)] . USGS reports the quake was felt in Chennai, India, and Phuket, Thailand. [http://neic.usgs.gov/neis/bulletin/neic_axay_nr.html (USGS)]
* 56 people die in Nigeria when a bus travelling from Lagos crashes and falls off a bridge into the Gadar Tamburawa river, just south of Kano. It is believed that the driver fell asleep as he drove. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/4712657.stm (BBC)]
* Conflict in Iraq: At least 39 people, mostly civilians, have been killed when a Suicide Truck Bomb exploded at a police station in the Iraqi Capital of Baghdad. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/4712249.stm (BBC)] , [http://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,1280,-5164675,00.html (the Guardian)]
*Israeli-Palestinian Conflict:
** Two Israeli civilians and two Palestinian terrorists have been killed. The Israelis were killed by Palestinian terrorists on the Kisufim road in the Gaza Strip, and the IDF Engineering forces killed the two terrorists. The al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades, the Popular Resistance Committees and Islamic Jihad all claimed responsibility for the attack. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/4711497.stm (BBC)]
** A Palestinian attempted suicide bomber from Jebaliya was caught near Kibbutz Nir Am, near Sderot, just outside the Gaza Strip. [http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/mideast_dc;_ylt=AlQEVTw2zrm3RH.pleynPl6aK8MA;_ylu=X3oDMTA5bGVna3NhBHNlYwNzc3JlbA-- (Reuters)] , [http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3116961,00.html (Ynet)]
*American cyclist and cancer survivor Lance Armstrong wins his seventh consecutive Tour de France. Armstrong has announced that this will be his last tour and he will be retiring from the sport. [http://www.letour.fr/2005/TDF/LIVE/us/2000/classement/ITE.html (Letour.fr)] [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/cycling/4712583.stm (BBC)]
* The United States wins the 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup, defeating Panama after two overtime rounds and a penalty shootout. [http://www.latimes.com/sports/la-sp-ussoccer25jul25,1,1402722.story?coll=la-headlines-sports (Los Angeles Times)]
* In Southwest China, authorities are investigating deaths of 17 farm workers who died of an unidentified disease [http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-07/24/content_3261256.htm (Xinhua)] [http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/afp_asiapacific/view/159606/1/.html (Channel News Asia)] [http://today.reuters.com/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=worldNews&storyID=2005-07-25T030622Z_01_PEK200335_RTRIDST_0_INTERNATIONAL-HEALTH-CHINA-DC.XML (Reuters)]
* In South Korea, hundreds of people gather to the funeral of Yi Gu, the last heir of the former Joseon Dynasty. Yi Gu died in July 16 [http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/afp_asiapacific/view/159579/1/.html (Channel News Asia)]
* In Zambia, authorities arrest Michael Sata, leader of Patriotic Front, for sedition for inciting miners to riot [http://allafrica.com/stories/200507240031.html (AllAfrica)] [http://za.today.reuters.com/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=topNews&storyID=2005-07-24T151405Z_01_ALL454703_RTRIDST_0_OZATP-ZAMBIA-ARREST-20050724.XML (Reuters SA)]
* Guinea-Bissau presidential election, 2005: Guinea-Bissau votes in a second round of presidential elections. Candidates are the ruling party candidate Malam Bacai Sanhá and former military ruler João Bernardo Vieira. Results are expected next week [http://today.reuters.com/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=worldNews&storyID=2005-07-24T144505Z_01_N24219866_RTRIDST_0_INTERNATIONAL-BISSAU-DC.XML (Reuters)] [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/4711573.stm (BBC)]
* Dawood Ibrahim's daughter marries Javed Miandad's son in Dubai. [http://in.rediff.com/news/2005/jul/24dawood.htm (Rediff)] [http://www.worldescape.com (WorldEscape)]


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