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Current events of
19 September 2007
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2007-09-19
)
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Abbas El Fassi
, leader of the
Istiqlal Party
, is appointed
Prime Minister
of
Morocco
by
King
Mohammed VI
following the resignation of
Driss Jettou
and his cabinet.
France
calls for a joint force of
United Nations
and
European Union
peacekeepers in parts of
Chad
and the
Central African Republic
bordering the
Darfur
region of
Sudan
.
(AFP)
2007 Pacific hurricane season
: Hurricane Ivo forms off the coast of
Baja California
.
(AP via The Globe and Mail)
The
United States Senate
fails to pass a bill providing more home leave to
United States
troops in
Iraq
with the necessary 60 percent margin with 56 for and 44 against.
(Reuters)
Four
fossil
skeletons
of early
human
ancestors are discovered in
Georgia
.
(NYT)
The
United States Secretary of State
Condoleezza Rice
cautions the
International Atomic Energy Agency
that it "is not in the business of diplomacy."
(CNN)
José Mourinho
, manager of
Chelsea Football Club
, leaves the club by mutual consent.
(BBC)
Six hundred thousand people are made homeless by
floods
in
Africa
with at least 270 deaths with more rain expected.
(ABC News Australia)
Nevada
authorities call off the search for missing
US
adventurer
Steve Fossett
two weeks after he goes missing.
(Sky News Australia)
Prime Minister
of
Turkey
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan
calls for a change to the country's
Constitution
to end the ban on the wearing of
headscarves
in universities.
(AP via Google News)
Due to increasing rocket attacks aimed at Israeli civilians, The
Government of Israel
declares the
Palestinian
-controlled
Gaza Strip
an "enemy entity", and announces plans to cut utilities to the territory.
(Guardian Unlimited)
U.S. Congressman
Henry Waxman
, chairman of the
House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform
, announces that he will begin an investigation into the activities of
Howard Krongard
, Inspector General of the
State Department
. Krongard has been accused of interfering with investigations into corruption involving fraud in the building of the new
United States Embassy in Iraq
, the smuggling of illegal weapons into
Iraq
by
Blackwater USA
employees, and the activities of former chairman of the
Broadcasting Board of Governors
,
Kenneth Tomlinson
, in the use of his office for personal gain.
(VOA)
The Deputy Commander of the
Iranian Air Force
claims that
Iran
has plans to retaliate if attacked by
Israel
.
(RIA Novosti)
A
car bomb
in
Beirut
kills
Lebanese
legislator
Antoine Ghanem
of the Christian
Phalange
party and at least seven others.
(Reuters via ABC News Australia)
Coalition
parties and
Maoists
meet at
Nepal
Prime Minister
Girija Prasad Koirala
's official residence to resolve the political deadlock.
War in Afghanistan
: Coalition forces led by the
British Army
launch a major offensive in
Helmand
province.
(BBC)
Officials from a
UN
-backed
genocide
tribunal detain
Nuon Chea
, the most senior surviving member of the
Khmer Rouge
regime.
(BBC)
Republican
lawmakers block the United States Senate from taking up a bill to grant
voting rights
to
Washington DC
.
(Washington Post)
2007 Pacific typhoon season
:
Typhoon Wipha (Goring) makes landfall in eastern
China
before weakening to a Category 2
typhoon
as it heads inland.
(Reuters)
At least five people are killed and three are missing according to the
Xinhua
newsagency.
(News Limited)
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Up to date as of November 16, 2009
(Reuters)
- Weakened typhoon Wipha drenches eastern China | Reuters
(BBC)
- BBC NEWS | Asia-Pacific | Senior Khmer Rouge leader charged
(BBC)
- BBC NEWS | South Asia | Major Afghan offensive launched
(Reuters via ABC News Australia)
- Beirut car bomb kills anti-Syrian MP, 7 others - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
(RIA Novosti)
- Iran says ready to strike back if attacked by Israel | Top Russian news and analysis online | 'RIA Novosti' newswire
(VOA)
- US State Department Investigator Target of Congressional Probe
(Sky News Australia)
- Sky News Australia - News Article
(ABC News Australia)
- Thousands homeless in African floods - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
(News Limited)
- Typhoon Wipha drenches eastern China | World News | News.com.au
(BBC)
- BBC SPORT | Football | My Club | Chelsea | Mourinho makes shock Chelsea exit
(CNN)
- Rice tells nuke watchdog to butt out of Iran diplomacy - CNN.com
(NYT)
- Fossils Reveal Clues on Human Ancestor - New York Times
(Reuters)
- Senate Republicans block Iraq bill | Reuters
(AP via The Globe and Mail)
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(AFP)
- AFP: France calls for protection force in Darfur neighbors
(Washington Post)
- Senators Block D.C. Vote Bill, Delivering Possibly Fatal Blow - washingtonpost.com
(AndhraNews.net)
- Nepal coalition parties, Maoists meet to resolve political deadlock
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