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July 11, 2007 (Wednesday)

The Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons confirmed the destruction of the entire chemical weapons stockpile in Albania.(AP)
South Dakota executes Elijah Page for murder, the first execution in the state in 60 years.(Reuters)
The British Museum states that the Nebo-Sarsekim Tablet, a clay tablet dating from 695 BC, contains a cuneiform inscription confirming the existence of a figure mentioned in the Old Testament. (The Australian)
The Pakistan Army claims that Operation Silence at the Lal Masjid is in its final stages and that 95% of the complex is under its control. It has found the bodies of 73 militants. (CNN)
Four people who carried out failed suicide bombings in London are jailed for life, with no chance of release for at least 40 years. In passing the sentence, the judge ruled that the plot was "part of an al-Qaida inspired and controlled sequence of attacks", although the British government has always claimed the attacks were "home grown", and not connected to al-Qaida. (Guardian) (Guardian)
Indonesia evacuates thousands of people living near Mount Gamkonora as it appears likely to explode. (Reuters via ABC News Australia)
14 Philippines Marines are killed by insurgents in fighting. (BBC)
The Supreme Court of Libya upholds the death penalty for the six Bulgarian medics and one Palestinian doctor accused of infecting children with HIV. (AP)
The People's Republic of China bans diethylene glycol as an ingredient in toothpaste. (Reuters)
A Chilean court rejects the extradition of former Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori. (BBC)

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+* The [[Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons]] confirmed the destruction of the entire [[chemical weapons]] stockpile in [[Albania and weapons of mass destruction|Albania]].[http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/07/13/europe/EU-GEN-Netherlands-Albania-Chemical-Weapons.php (AP)]
-*The leader of the terrorist group [[Party for a Free Life in Kurdistan|PJAK]], claims in an interview that his group is supported by the US and German governments.[http://www.presstv.ir/detail.aspx?id=16137&sectionid=351020101 (Press TV)]
+* [[South Dakota]] [[capital punishment|executes]] [[Elijah Page]] for murder, the first execution in the state in 60 years.[https://www.reuters.com/article/domesticNews/idUSN0617465720070712 (Reuters)]
-*Four people who carried out [[21 July 2005 London bombings|failed suicide bombings in London]] are jailed for life, with no chance of release for at least 40 years. In passing the sentence, the judge ruled that the plot was "part of an [[al-Qaida]] inspired and controlled sequence of attacks", although the British government has always claimed the attacks were "home grown", and not connected to al-Qaida. [http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk_news/story/0,,2123749,00.html?gusrc=rss&feed=networkfront (Guardian)] [http://www.guardian.co.uk/attackonlondon/story/0,,1527404,00.html (Guardian)]
+* The [[British Museum]] states that the [[Nebo-Sarsekim Tablet]], a [[clay tablet]] dating from [[695 BC]], contains a [[cuneiform]] inscription confirming the existence of a figure mentioned in the [[Old Testament]]. [http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,22060312-2,00.html?from=mostpop (The Australian)]
-*[[Indonesia]] evacuates thousands of people living near [[Mount Gamkonora]] as it appears likely to explode. [http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/07/11/1976015.htm (Reuters via ABC News Australia)]
+* The [[Pakistan Army]] claims that [[Operation Silence]] at the [[Lal Masjid, Islamabad|Lal Masjid]] is in its final stages and that 95% of the complex is under its control. It has found the bodies of 73 militants.  [http://www.nidosa.com (CNN)]
-*Eight [[Philippines]] Marines are [[2007 Basilan beheading incident|killed by insurgents]] in fighting. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/6290302.stm (BBC)]
+* Four people who carried out [[21 July 2005 London bombings|failed suicide bombings in London]] are jailed for life, with no chance of release for at least 40 years. In passing the sentence, the judge ruled that the plot was "part of an [[al-Qaida]] inspired and controlled sequence of attacks", although the British government has always claimed the attacks were "home grown", and not connected to al-Qaida. [http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk_news/story/0,,2123749,00.html?gusrc=rss&feed=networkfront (Guardian)] [http://www.guardian.co.uk/attackonlondon/story/0,,1527404,00.html (Guardian)]
-*The Supreme Court of [[Libya]] upholds the [[death penalty]] for the six [[Bulgaria]]n medics and one [[Palestinian]] doctor [[HIV trial in Libya|accused of infecting children with HIV]]. [http://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,,-6771640,00.html (AP)]
+* [[Indonesia]] evacuates thousands of people living near [[Mount Gamkonora]] as it appears likely to explode. [http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/07/11/1976015.htm (Reuters via ABC News Australia)]
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+* 14 [[Philippines]] Marines are [[2007 Basilan beheading incident|killed by insurgents]] in fighting. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/6290302.stm (BBC)]
+* The Supreme Court of [[Libya]] upholds the [[death penalty]] for the six [[Bulgaria]]n medics and one [[Palestinian people|Palestinian]] doctor [[HIV trial in Libya|accused of infecting children with HIV]]. [http://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,,-6771640,00.html (AP)]
+* The [[People's Republic of China]] bans [[diethylene glycol]] as an [[ingredient]] in [[toothpaste]]. [http://uk.reuters.com/article/healthNews/idUKPEK9287220070712 (Reuters)]
+* A [[Chile]]an court rejects the [[extradition]] of former [[Peru]]vian [[President of Peru|President]] [[Alberto Fujimori]]. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/6292778.stm (BBC)]
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