Portal:Current events/2007 October 14

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• A bomb explodes in a movie theatre in Ludhiana in India's Punjab state killing at least six people and wounding at least 30 others. [http://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/10/14/cinema.bombing.ap/index.html (AP via CNN)]
• Three million Italians go to the polls to elect the leader of the new Democratic Party. The current Mayor of Rome, Walter Veltroni, wins with about 75% of the votes. [https://web.archive.org/web/20071017031204/http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5iJgxTPLO8A4ALrle9SUxqf_vDDLQ (AFP via Google News)]
• The Attorney-General of Israel launches a third criminal inquiry into the behaviour of the Prime Minister of Israel Ehud Olmert before he was Prime Minister: the latest inquiry is into granting political favours as Trade Minister. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/7044335.stm (BBC)]
• Burma restores some Internet access but continues to deny access to foreign news services such as the BBC and CNN, blogs and dissident sites. [https://web.archive.org/web/20071016071414/http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5iy-MfhLN9Q7MwtQ1VlrvexLjr2dAD8S95SQG0 (AP via Google News)]
• The Interfax news agency reports that Russian security forces have received a warning of plans to assassinate the President of Russia Vladimir Putin in Iran.[https://www.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUSL1411390420071014?feedType=RSS&feedName=topNews (Reuters)]
• At least eight people including six tourists die when trapped by a flood in the Nam Talu cave in Khao Sok national park in southern Thailand. [https://www.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUSBKK8422320071014?feedType=RSS&feedName=topNews (Reuters)]
• Voters in Togo go to the poll for the Togolese parliamentary election, 2007. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7043593.stm (BBC)]
• The Prime Minister of Australia John Howard asks the Governor-General of Australia Michael Jeffery to dissolve the Parliament of Australia and call an election on 24 November. [http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/10/14/2059061.htm (ABC News Australia)] [http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/10/14/2059084.htm (ABC News Australia)]
• After 25 centuries, the marbles of the Acropolis of Athens are cautiously moved to the New Acropolis Museum. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/7044407.stm (BBC)]

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