Portal:Current events/2007 July 3
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July 3, 2007 (Tuesday)
- United States counterterrorism experts say some of the men arrested in connection to terror plots in the United Kingdom had links to al-Qaeda in Iraq. (CNN)
- The British government will designate and ban Tehreek-e-Nafaz-e-Shariat-e-Mohammadi and Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh as terrorist organizations. (Nasdaq)
- Former President of Liberia Charles Taylor makes a surprise appearance at his trial for military atrocities in The Hague. (Associated Press, via the Washington Post) Archived 2012-11-02 at the Wayback Machine
- Former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto says she will return to Pakistan and is considering contesting the next presidential election. (IHT)
- Lal Masjid clashes: At least seven people have been killed in clashes between security forces and militant students at a mosque in the Pakistani capital Islamabad. (BBC)
- Ghana redenominates Ghanaian cedi. The new currency starts exchanging at GH¢ 0.92 to the US dollar, the highest valued African currency. (Ghanaweb.com) (MyJoyOnline)
- Japan's Minister for Defense Fumio Kyuma resigns over comments he made about the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki on the weekend. (BBC)
- Alinghi beats Emirates Team New Zealand in the final race of the 2007 America's Cup, winning the regatta 5-2. (NZ Herald)