Portal:Current events/2007 May 31
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Current events of
May 31
,
2007
(
2007-05-31
)
(Thursday)
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The
National Assembly of Niger
passes a motion of no-confidence in the Government of
Prime Minister of Niger
Hama Amadou
.
(BBC)
Japan
fails to win in its bid to lift a commercial
moratorium
on
whaling
at the
International Whaling Commission
.
(News Limited)
South Thailand insurgency
: At least 10 soldiers have been killed in a bomb attack by suspected militants in southern Thailand, officials say.
(BBC)
Alleged
Internet
spammer
Robert Soloway
is arrested after being
indicted
on charges of
identity theft
,
money laundering
, and
mail
,
wire
, and
e-mail
fraud
.
(BBC)
(Times of India)
Qatar Airways
orders 80
Airbus
A350
planes.
(icLiverpool)
The
Parliament of Latvia
selects
Valdis Zatlers
as the new
President of Latvia
.
(Reuters via CNN)
A
suicide bomber
explodes in a
police
recruitment centre in
Falluja
,
Iraq
killing at least 20 people.
(BBC)
Nepal
's ruling
coalition
government announces that elections to a special assembly to write a new
constitution
will be held in November.
(BBC)
Approximately 100 pro-
Taliban
insurgents attack the home of a government official in northwest
Pakistan
, killing 13 people.
(AP via Houston Chronicle)
The
Malaysian Federal Court
rejects the appeal of
Christian
convert
Lina Joy
to have the word "
Islam
" removed from her
identity card
.
(Bernama)
In an unannounced vote, the
Philadelphia City Council
voted to evict the
Cradle of Liberty Council
Boy Scouts from the building they have occupied since 1928.
(Philadelphia Inquirer)
Maiden flight of the Antonov AN-32 Aircraft
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