Portal:Current events/2005 July 11

July 11, 2005 (Monday)

The Indonesian government asks TV stations to close down between 1 am and 5 am daily for six months in order to save energy after recent increases in the price of crude oil. Broadcasts of immensely-popular live European football matches which happen in the middle of the Indonesian night, are excluded from the shutdown. (BBC)
The General Synod of the Church of England adopts a resolution "that the process for removing the legal obstacles to the ordination of women to the episcopate should now be set in train"; and schedules debate on the best form of legislation to achieve this for its February 2006 session. (BBC)
The 17th Maccabiah Games are officially begun with a ceremony in Israel. More than 7000 Jewish athletes will compete on various sporting events. (Ynet)
The body of a U.S. Navy SEAL has been found and recovered in Afghanistan, a senior defense official said Sunday. (CNN)
In Kyrgyzstan, acting president Kurmanbek Bakiev wins presidential elections with 89% support so far (IHT) (Reuters)
In China a mine explosion has killed 22 miners in Xinjiang province. 35 men were rescued while over 30 are still missing. (Xinhua) (China Daily) (Reuters)
The Roman Catholic Church defrocks six New York priests accused of sexual abuse, returning them to lay status. (IHT)
In the Netherlands, Mohammed Bouyeri, suspected killer of filmmaker Theo van Gogh, goes on trial (Expatica, Netherlands) (Reuters AlertNet) (Bloomberg)
In Bosnia and Herzegovina, tens of thousands of people gather in Potocari to commemorate the Srebrenica massacre and rebury 610 victims (Reuters) (BBC) (Al-Jazeera)
Mexican police releases Joaquín Romero Aparicio, who was falsely suspected of being a drug lord Vicente Carrillo Fuentes (El Universal) (Reuters)
According to the United States Department of Labor, Enron agrees to $356.25 million settlement with employees whose retirement plans were ruined. They are likely to receive only 15–20% of that (Forbes) (Reuters)
In Russia, state prosecutors begin investigation for alleged fraud and abuse of official position against former prime minister Mikhail Kasyanov. He is potential future presidential candidate (Moscow Times) (RIA Novosti) (Bloomberg)
Sanjay Shah, man who has spent 13 months in Nairobi airport, goes through British citizenship ceremony (BBC)
In Trinidad and Tobago, bomb explosion injures 13-15 people (sources disagree) in the capital Port of Spain (Reuters AlertNet) (BBC)
Brazilian police detains opposition congressman and bishop João Batista Ramos da Silva of the Liberal Front Party and six others who had been transporting $2.6 million in cash in seven suitcases (MercoPress) (Bloomberg)
In Somalia, gunmen kill prominent peace activist Abdulkadir Yahya Ali (ReliefWeb) (Reuters AlertNet)