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Typhoon Kalmaegi (pictured) strikes the Philippines, Taiwan, and China, killing at least fifteen.
The Sri Lankan military captures a coastal town in Sri Lanka's Mannar District from rebel Tamil Tigers.
Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim is arrested over allegations that he sodomised a male aide.
The Taliban attack an outpost in Afghanistan, killing nine ISAF soldiers.
The prosecutor for the International Criminal Court, Luis Moreno-Ocampo, requests a warrant for the arrest of Sudanese president Omar al-Bashir in connection to the conflict in Darfur.
Belgian brewer InBev agrees to buy US-based Anheuser-Busch for over 50 billion dollars; if successful, the merged firm would surpass SABMiller as the world's largest brewing company.

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July 20, 2008 (Sunday)

July 19, 2008 (Saturday)

In Jammu and Kashmir 10 Indian army soldiers are killed in land mine attack claimed by Hizbul Mujahideen (Times of India)
Iran advises a high-level meeting between it, the United States and European Union in Geneva over its nuclear program saying that it will not suspend production of enriched uranium. (Radio Netherlands)
2008 Cambodian-Thai stand-off: Some 500 Thai and 1,000 Cambodian troops have massed near Prasat Preah Vihear temple on the border between the two countries, increasing their presence on the fifth day of the tense stand-off. (France 24)
Nineteen people are killed, 43 injured and several are missing after a bus crash in Khare Khola, Nepal 100 miles west of Kathmandu. (AP via Google)
Pope Benedict XVI apologizes to victims of abuse by Roman Catholic Church clergy in Australia during a mass in St Mary's Cathedral, Sydney for World Youth Day 2008. (BBC)

July 18, 2008 (Friday)

A Cambodian general states that a border stand off between Cambodia and Thailand came close to a shootout last night over land near the World Heritage nominated Prasat Preah Vihear temple. (AP via Google News)
King Albert II of Belgium rejects the resignation of Prime Minister Yves Leterme, as no compromise was reached on devolution to the regions. (BBC)
Australia's Qantas Airways announces plans to cut 1,500 jobs worldwide. (Reuters)

July 17, 2008 (Thursday)

2008 Pacific typhoon season: Typhoon Helen in Taiwan
- Typhoon Kalmaegi (Helen) strikes Taiwan, resulting in at least one fatality, eight people missing and four people injured. (AFP via Google)
The European Court of Human Rights has ruled that an ethnic Tamil man denied asylum in Britain could not be sent back to his native Sri Lanka because he would be at risk of torture there. (The Daily Mirror)
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration lifts a warning on tomatoes following a recent salmonellosis outbreak. (Reuters)
Kuwait names Ali al-Momen as its first ambassador to Iraq since the Gulf War. (AFP via Google News)
Pope Benedict XVI speaks to 150,000 pilgrims in Sydney for World Youth Day 2008. (The Age)
The Chinese National People's Congress holds a press conference and releases mid-year financial statistics on the nation's gross domestic product. (Phoenix TV)

July 16, 2008 (Wednesday)

A train crash near Marsa Matrouh in northern Egypt kills at least 42 people with 40 more injured. (Reuters)
Former Yukos chief Mikhail Khodorkovsky applies for parole in a bid to challenge Russian President Dmitry Medvedev to follow through on promises to build an independent judiciary, his lawyers said. (The International Herald Tribune) (AP via Google News)
The United States Senate agrees to triple funding for the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief to $48 billion. (AP via Google News)
Ben Bernanke, the Chairman of the Federal Reserve, assures the United States House of Representatives Financial Services Committee that giant mortgage companies Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are in "no danger of failing." (AP via Google News)
A large transport strike enters into its third day on the island of Malta, bringing the island to a halt with the blockage of several roads. Bus drivers even attempted to break into the Prime Minister's office. (Times of Malta) , (Bloomberg)
The Sri Lankan military claims to have captured a major coastal town in the Northern district of Mannar from the Tamil Tigers. (BBC)
Hezbollah transfers the bodies of captured Israeli soldiers, Ehud Goldwasser and Eldad Regev, in exchange for the Lebanese convicted murderer Samir Kuntar, four other Hezbollah militants captured by Israel during the 2006 Lebanon War (Khaled Zidan, Maher Kurani, Mohammed Sarur and Hussein Suleiman), and the bodies of 200 Lebanese and Palestinians.(BBC), (AFP)
Hundreds of bishops from the worldwide Anglican Communion gather at Canterbury as the once-a-decade Lambeth Conference begins one month after the GAFCON. (BBC)
Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim is arrested over allegations he sodomised a male aide. (AP via Yahoo! News)
Afghan authorities confirm that 52 civilians were killed by an American airstrike at a wedding on Sunday. (BBC)

July 15, 2008 (Tuesday)

18 people are injured after a funfair ride composed of a spinning arm with a compartment at one end which carries passengers collapses at the Liseberg theme park Gothenburg, Sweden. (BBC) (AP via Google News)
General Motors announces plans to suspend its dividend, sell off assets and cut 20% off salaried costs in a response to slumping car sales. (CNNMoney)
A videotape of an interrogation of terrorism suspect Omar Khadr by Canadian officials at the Guantanamo Bay detention camp is released publicly. (The New York Times)
A suicide bomber at an Iraqi Army base near Baquba kills at least 35 people and injures another 55. (RTÉ) (AP via Yahoo! News) (The New York Times)
An earthquake with a 6.3 magnitude strikes near the island of Rhodes in Greece, leading to one death. (AP via Google News)
Belgian prime minister Yves Leterme resigns after less than four months in office. King Albert II does not accept his resignation. (AFP via Google News)

July 14, 2008 (Monday)

The United States Federal Reserve tightens mortgage regulation in an attempt to stamp out the practices that led to the subprime mortgage crisis. (AFP via Google News)
United States President George W. Bush lifts a ban on offshore oil drilling. (AFP via Google News)
Etihad Airways from the United Arab Emirates buys 100 fuel-efficient aircraft from Airbus and Boeing. (Reuters)
Luis Moreno-Ocampo, the Prosecutor for the International Criminal Court, accuses Sudanese president Omar al-Bashir of genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes in Darfur. (BBC)
Scientists at Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research, Melbourne make a potential breakthrough in curing Malaria. (BBC News)
International Astronomical Union's Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature classifies Makemake as the newest dwarf planet. (Universe Today)
The Taliban attack an outpost in Afghanistan, killing 9 ISAF soldiers. (Reuters) (International Herald Tribune)
Dayana Mendoza of Venezuela wins Miss Universe 2008. (Sydney Morning Herald)
Belgian-Brazilian brewer InBev buys St. Louis, Missouri-based Anheuser-Busch for US$52 billion. (MSNBC)
Mass protests in South Korea regarding Japan's claim over Dokdo. Crowds in Seoul burned flags in front of the Japanese embassy, while the South Korean envoy in Tokyo left Japan. (Phoenix TV Hong Kong) (Hindu) (Chosun) (Hani)

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