Portal:Current events/2007 October 25
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October 25, 2007 (Thursday)
- Supporters of a U.S. congressional resolution condemning the Armenian genocide drop calls for a vote. (CNN)
- The death toll from the California wildfires of October 2007 rises to 12 as four bodies are discovered near the Mexican border. (Reuters via ABC News Australia)
- Ehud Barak, the Defense Minister of Israel, approves a plan to cut off supplies of electricity to the Gaza Strip which has been recently declared as "hostile territory". (CNN)
- 30 killed in a powerful explosion near the police lines in Mingora in Swat, Pakistan.
- The United States imposes economic sanctions against the Iranian Revolutionary Guard for its support of terrorism. (Sky News)
- Yang Jiechi, the foreign minister of China, meets with Pranab Mukherjee, the Foreign Minister of India, to discuss India's aspirations to become a Permanent Member of the United Nations Security Council. (AP via IHT)
- The Airbus A380 takes off on its inaugural passenger flight from Singapore to Sydney. (CNA) (Sydney Morning Herald)
- A 7.1 magnitude earthquake occurs off the coast of Sumatra in Indonesia approximately 135 kilometres south-west of Bengkulu. (Reuters via ABC News Australia)
- The Tokelauan self-determination referendum fails by 16 votes. (New Zealand Herald)
- EasyJet announce their intentions to purchase British Airways franchise GB Airways for £103.5 million