Portal:Current events/2007 October 14: Difference between revisions

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*A [[bomb]] explodes in a [[movie theatre]] in [[Ludhiana]] in [[India]]'s [[Punjab (India)|Punjab]] state killing at least six people and wounding at least 30 others. [http://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/10/14/cinema.bombing.ap/index.html (AP via CNN)]

*Three million [[Italy|Italians]] go to the polls to elect the leader of the new [[Democratic Party (Italy)|Democratic Party]]. The current [[Mayor of Rome]], [[Walter Veltroni]], wins with about 75% of the votes. [http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5iJgxTPLO8A4ALrle9SUxqf_vDDLQ (AFP via Google News)]

*The Attorney-General of [[Israel]] launches a third criminal inquiry into the behaviour of the [[Prime Minister of Israel]] [[Ehud Olmert]] before he was [[Prime Minister]]: the latest inquiry is into granting political favours as Trade Minister. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/7044335.stm (BBC)]

*[[Burma]] restores some [[Internet]] access but continues to deny access to foreign news services such as the [[BBC]] and [[CNN]], [[blog]]s and dissident sites. [http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5iy-MfhLN9Q7MwtQ1VlrvexLjr2dAD8S95SQG0 (AP via Google News)]

*The [[Interfax]] news agency reports that [[Russia]]n security forces have received a warning of plans to [[assassination|assassinate]] the [[President of Russia]] [[Vladimir Putin]] in [[Iran]].[http://www.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUSL1411390420071014?feedType=RSS&feedName=topNews (Reuters)]

*At least eight people including six tourists die when trapped by a [[flood]] in the [[Nam Talu]] cave in [[Khao Sok]] national park in southern [[Thailand]]. [http://www.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUSBKK8422320071014?feedType=RSS&feedName=topNews (Reuters)]

*Voters in [[Togo]] go to the poll for the [[Togolese parliamentary election, 2007]]. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7043593.stm (BBC)]

*The [[Prime Minister of Australia]] [[John Howard]] asks the [[Governor-General of Australia]] [[Michael Jeffery]] to dissolve the [[Parliament of Australia]] and call an [[Australian federal election, 2007|election]] on 24 November. [http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/10/14/2059061.htm (ABC News Australia)] [http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/10/14/2059084.htm (ABC News Australia)]

*After 25 centuries, the marbles of the [[Acropolis of Athens]] are cautiously moved to the [[New Acropolis Museum]]. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/7044407.stm (BBC)]

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