Portal:Current events/2007 October 30

October 30, 2007 (Tuesday)

An International Space Station solar wing relocated by the crew of STS-120 is torn during deployment. (spaceflightnow.com)
A moderate earthquake of 5.6 magnitude strikes 9 miles northeast of San Jose, California. (Reuters)
Tropical Storm Noel weakens after causing between 11 and 25 deaths in the Dominican Republic. (CNN)
Patricia Etteh resigns as speaker of Nigeria's House of Representatives amid accusations of corruption. (BBC)
The United States Supreme Court halts an execution in Mississippi pending its decision as to whether lethal injections are a form of cruel and unusual punishment. (AP via Google News)
The President of the United States George W. Bush nominates James Peake as the next United States Secretary of Veterans Affairs. (LA Times)
The United States Congress votes to extend a ban on Internet taxes for another seven years. (Technewsworld)
Six people are killed and 11 injured in a suicide bomb attack near Pakistan Army headquarters in Rawalpindi.^{[citation needed]}
US light crude oil hits an all-time high of $US 93.53 (Xinhua)
The New Zealand Cabinet is reshuffled, with three new ministers appointed, and two leaving Cabinet. (New Zealand Herald)^{[permanent dead link‍]}