Portal:Current events/2007 September 29
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September 29, 2007 (Saturday)
- A bomb explodes in Malé, the capital of the Maldives, injuring 12 tourists. (BBC News)
- President of Pakistan Muslim League (N) says former Pakistan President Nawaz Sharif will make a comeback to Pakistan after Ramadan.
- 2007 Burmese anti-government protests:
- Shortly after his scheduled arrival at Yangon, it was reported that Ibrahim Gambari, the UN Secretary-General's special adviser on Burma, had arrived in Naypyidaw to talk with the junta leaders. (Mizzina News)
- There are reports that Htoo trading company, owned by junta loyalist business tycoon Tay Za, has shut-down its operations after giving two months salaries to its staff. (Mizzima News)
- Iran declares the US Army and CIA, "terrorist organisations", countering claims by America about their own armed forces. (BreakingNews.ie)
- Robert Levy, mayor of the U.S. city of Atlantic City, New Jersey, disappears on after being found to have embellished his Vietnam War record. (Reuters)
- The Geelong Football Club wins the 2007 AFL Grand Final at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in Melbourne, Australia by a record 119 points, the first win for the club since 1963. (BigFooty (part of The Age))