Portal:Current events/2007 July 3

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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. [http://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/07/03/london.investigation/index.html (CNN)]
The British government will designate and ban Tehreek-e-Nafaz-e-Shariat-e-Mohammadi and Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh as terrorist organizations. [http://www.nasdaq.com/aspxcontent/NewsStory.aspx?cpath=20070703%5cACQDJON200707030820DOWJONESDJONLINE000318.htm& (Nasdaq)]
Former President of Liberia Charles Taylor makes a surprise appearance at his trial for military atrocities in The Hague. [https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/07/03/AR2007070300331.html (Associated Press, via the Washington Post)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121102092550/http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/07/03/AR2007070300331.html |date=2012-11-02 }}
Former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto says she will return to Pakistan and is considering contesting the next presidential election. [http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/07/03/europe/EU-GEN-Britain-Bhutto.php (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. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/6264338.stm (BBC)]
Ghana redenominates Ghanaian cedi. The new currency starts exchanging at GH¢ 0.92 to the US dollar, the highest valued African currency. [http://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/NewsArchive/artikel.php?ID=126539 (Ghanaweb.com)] [https://web.archive.org/web/20070705203606/http://www.myjoyonline.com/business/200707/6248.asp (MyJoyOnline)]
Japan's Minister for Defense Fumio Kyuma resigns over comments he made about the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki on the weekend. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/6263812.stm (BBC)]
Alinghi beats Emirates Team New Zealand in the final race of the 2007 America's Cup, winning the regatta 5-2. [http://www.nzherald.co.nz/event/story.cfm?c_id=531&objectid=10449488 (NZ Herald)]

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