Portal:Current events/2007 October 14
October 14, 2007 (Sunday)
- A bomb explodes in a movie theatre in Ludhiana in India's Punjab state killing at least six people and wounding at least 30 others. (AP via CNN)
- Three million Italians go to the polls to elect the leader of the new Democratic Party. The current Mayor of Rome, Walter Veltroni, wins with about 75% of the votes. (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. (BBC)
- Burma restores some Internet access but continues to deny access to foreign news services such as the BBC and CNN, blogs and dissident sites. (AP via Google News)
- The Interfax news agency reports that Russian security forces have received a warning of plans to assassinate the President of Russia Vladimir Putin in Iran.(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. (Reuters)
- Voters in Togo go to the poll for the Togolese parliamentary election, 2007. (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 election on 24 November. (ABC News Australia) (ABC News Australia)
- After 25 centuries, the marbles of the Acropolis of Athens are cautiously moved to the New Acropolis Museum. (BBC)