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August 2

The I-35W Bridge in Minneapolis, Minnesota collapses into the Mississippi River (pictured). added by Cyrius, 01:48, 02 August 2007
The I-35W Bridge (pictured) in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA, collapses into the Mississippi River. updated by Tariqabjotu, 01:56, 02 August 2007
The I-35W Mississippi River Bridge (pictured) in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA, collapses into the Mississippi River. updated by Chaser, 04:01, 02 August 2007
A highway bridge (pictured) in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA, collapses into the Mississippi River. added by Tariqabjotu, 05:30, 02 August 2007
A highway bridge (pictured) in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA, collapses into the Mississippi River. added by Tariqabjotu, 05:32, 02 August 2007
A highway bridge (pictured) in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA, collapses into the Mississippi River. updated by KFP, 09:37, 02 August 2007
A highway bridge (pictured) in Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S., collapses into the Mississippi River. updated by Rich Farmbrough, 13:27, 02 August 2007
A highway bridge (pictured) in Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S., collapses into the Mississippi River. updated by Retired username, 14:30, 02 August 2007
A second South Korean aid worker taken hostage by the Taliban in Afghanistan is confirmed dead. added by PFHLai, 18:06, 02 August 2007
The UN Security Council approves Resolution 1769, which gives a mandate to the joint UN/AU UNAMID peacekeeping mission to help stop the genocide in Darfur, Sudan. added by Nightstallion, 22:08, 02 August 2007
The UN Security Council approves Resolution 1769, which calls for a joint UN-AU peacekeeping mission to help stop the genocide in Darfur, Sudan. updated by Tariqabjotu, 22:22, 02 August 2007
A second South Korean aid worker taken hostage by the Taliban in Afghanistan is confirmed dead. updated by Tariqabjotu, 22:22, 02 August 2007
The UN Security Council approves Resolution 1769, which calls for a joint UN-AU peacekeeping mission to help bring stability to the war-torn Darfur region in Sudan. updated by PFHLai, 23:24, 02 August 2007
A second South Korean aid worker taken hostage by the Taliban in Afghanistan is confirmed dead. updated by PFHLai, 23:24, 02 August 2007
A second South Korean aid worker taken hostage by the Taliban in Afghanistan is confirmed dead. removed by PFHLai, 19:42, 04 August 2007

August 3

A highway bridge (pictured) in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA, collapses into the Mississippi River. updated by MJCdetroit, 03:55, 03 August 2007
A highway bridge (pictured) in Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S., collapses into the Mississippi River. updated by Pschemp, 03:58, 03 August 2007
A highway bridge (pictured) in Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S., collapses into the Mississippi River, killing several people. updated by Centrx, 14:22, 03 August 2007
A highway bridge (pictured) in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA, collapses into the Mississippi River, killing several people. updated by MJCdetroit, 19:18, 03 August 2007

August 4

A highway bridge in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA, collapses into the Mississippi River, killing several people. updated by PFHLai, 01:18, 04 August 2007
The Unknown Child (memorial pictured), whose remains were recovered after the disaster to the RMS Titanic in 1912, is identified as Sidney Leslie Goodwin. added by PFHLai, 01:18, 04 August 2007
The Unknown Child (memorial pictured), whose remains were recovered after the disaster to the RMS Titanic in 1912, is identified as Sidney Leslie Goodwin. removed by Nv8200pa, 01:39, 04 August 2007
A highway bridge (pictured) in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA, collapses into the Mississippi River, killing several people. updated by Nv8200pa, 01:39, 04 August 2007
A highway bridge (pictured) in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA, collapses into the Mississippi River, sending more than 50 vehicles and their occupants into the river or onto its banks. updated by PFHLai, 01:41, 04 August 2007
A highway bridge in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA, collapses into the Mississippi River, sending more than 50 vehicles and their occupants into the river or onto its banks. updated by PFHLai, 02:10, 04 August 2007
The Unknown Child (memorial pictured), whose remains were recovered after the disaster to the RMS Titanic in 1912, is identified as Sidney Leslie Goodwin. updated by PFHLai, 02:10, 04 August 2007
A highway bridge in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA, collapses, along with more than fifty vehicles, into the Mississippi River. updated by Tariqabjotu, 02:18, 04 August 2007
A highway bridge in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA, collapses, sending more than fifty vehicles into the Mississippi River. updated by Tariqabjotu, 02:22, 04 August 2007
The Unknown Child (memorial pictured), whose remains were recovered after the sinking of the RMS Titanic in 1912, is identified as Sidney Leslie Goodwin. updated by Tariqabjotu, 02:22, 04 August 2007
Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party suffers a major defeat in elections to the House of Councillors. added by Tariqabjotu, 02:22, 04 August 2007
Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party suffers a major defeat in elections to the House of Councillors. removed by Nightstallion, 11:28, 04 August 2007
"The Unknown Child" (memorial pictured), whose remains were recovered after the sinking of the RMS Titanic in 1912, is identified as Sidney Leslie Goodwin. added by Violetriga, 08:57, 04 August 2007
A series of floods leaves millions homeless in India and Bangladesh. added by Nightstallion, 08:58, 04 August 2007
Russia performs the first manned descent to the seabed below the North Pole in a bid to strengthen its claim for an extension of its continental shelf. added by Nightstallion, 11:28, 04 August 2007
Russian MIR bathyscaphes perform the first manned descent to the seabed below the North Pole in a bid to strengthen the claim for an extension of Russia's continental shelf. added by PFHLai, 15:15, 04 August 2007
A highway bridge in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA, collapses, sending more than fifty vehicles into the Mississippi River. updated by PFHLai, 15:15, 04 August 2007
A highway bridge in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA, collapses, sending more than fifty vehicles into the Mississippi River. removed by Zzyzx11, 04:16, 08 August 2007
NASA launches the Phoenix spacecraft on a Delta II rocket (pictured), beginning a mission to Mars. added by PFHLai, 19:42, 04 August 2007
"The Unknown Child", whose remains were recovered after the sinking of the RMS Titanic in 1912, is identified as Sidney Leslie Goodwin. updated by PFHLai, 19:42, 04 August 2007
"The Unknown Child", whose remains were recovered after the sinking of the RMS Titanic in 1912, is identified as Sidney Leslie Goodwin. removed by PFHLai, 19:29, 05 August 2007
NASA launches the Phoenix spacecraft on a Delta II rocket (pictured), beginning a mission to Mars. updated by Tariqabjotu, 20:40, 04 August 2007
Russian MIR bathyscaphes perform the first manned descent to the seabed below the North Pole in a bid to strengthen the claim for an extension of [[Russia's continental shelf. updated by Neutrality, 20:50, 04 August 2007
The UN Security Council approves Resolution 1769, which calls for a joint UN-African Union peacekeeping mission to help bring stability to the war-torn Darfur region in Sudan. updated by Neutrality, 20:50, 04 August 2007
Russian MIR bathyscaphes perform the first manned descent to the seabed below the North Pole in a bid to strengthen the claim for an extension of [[Russia's continental shelf. updated by Neutrality, 20:52, 04 August 2007
Russian MIR bathyscaphes perform the first manned descent to the seabed below the North Pole in a bid to strengthen the claim for an extension of Russia's continental shelf. updated by KF, 20:53, 04 August 2007
Russian MIR bathyscaphes perform the first manned descent to the seabed below the North Pole in a bid to strengthen the claim for an extension of Russia's continental shelf. updated by PFHLai, 21:02, 04 August 2007
Russian MIR bathyscaphes perform the first manned descent to the seabed at the North Pole in a bid to strengthen the claim for an extension of Russia's continental shelf. updated by The Tom, 21:41, 04 August 2007

August 5

The UN Security Council approves Resolution 1769, which calls for a joint UN-African Union peacekeeping mission to the war-torn Darfur region in Sudan. updated by PFHLai, 07:36, 05 August 2007
The UN Security Council approves Resolution 1769, which calls for a joint UN-African Union peacekeeping mission in the war-torn Darfur region in Sudan. updated by Nightstallion, 13:51, 05 August 2007
The UN Security Council approves Resolution 1769, which calls for a joint UN-African Union peacekeeping mission in the war-torn Darfur region in Sudan. removed by PFHLai, 19:29, 05 August 2007
An outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease in the United Kingdom prompts the banning of exports of livestock and other animal products. added by PFHLai, 19:29, 05 August 2007
Patriarch Teoctist I of the Romanian Orthodox Church dies of surgical complications after an operation for prostate adenoma and is buried in Bucharest. added by PFHLai, 19:29, 05 August 2007

August 6

Russian MIR bathyscaphes perform the first crewed descent to the seabed at the North Pole in a bid to strengthen the claim for an extension of Russia's continental shelf. updated by Warofdreams, 12:53, 06 August 2007
Russian MIR bathyscaphes perform the first crewed descent to the seabed at the North Pole in a bid to strengthen the claim for an extension of Russia's continental shelf. removed by PFHLai, 07:41, 09 August 2007

August 7

A series of floods on the Indian subcontinent leaves millions homeless, with the Gangetic plain in India and its delta in Bangladesh worst affected. updated by YellowMonkey, 08:34, 07 August 2007

August 8

A series of floods on the Indian subcontinent leaves millions homeless, with the Gangetic plain in India and its delta in Bangladesh being the worst affected areas. updated by YellowMonkey, 00:36, 08 August 2007
Barry Bonds hits his 756th career home run against the Washington Nationals, passing Hank Aaron for the Major League career home run record. added by Staxringold, 04:10, 08 August 2007
Barry Bonds hits his 756th career home run against the Washington Nationals, passing Hank Aaron for the Major League career home run record. updated by Staxringold, 04:11, 08 August 2007
A highway bridge in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA, collapses, sending more than fifty vehicles into the Mississippi River. updated by Zzyzx11, 04:27, 08 August 2007
A highway bridge in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA, collapses, sending more than fifty vehicles into the Mississippi River. removed by David Levy, 11:13, 08 August 2007
Barry Bonds hits his 756th career home run, passing Hank Aaron for the Major League career home run record. updated by Tariqabjotu, 04:44, 08 August 2007
An outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease in the United Kingdom prompts the banning of exports from Great Britain (but not Northern Ireland) of livestock and other animal products. updated by Zoney, 08:21, 08 August 2007
Barry Bonds hits his 756th career home run, passing Hank Aaron for the Major League Baseball career home run record. updated by David Levy, 11:13, 08 August 2007
Barry Bonds hits his 756th career home run, passing Hank Aaron for the career home run record in Major League Baseball. updated by PFHLai, 13:28, 08 August 2007
Patriarch Teoctist I of the Romanian Orthodox Church dies of surgical complications after an operation for prostate adenoma and is buried in Bucharest. updated by PFHLai, 13:28, 08 August 2007
Patriarch Teoctist I of the Romanian Orthodox Church dies of surgical complications after an operation for prostate adenoma and is buried in Bucharest. removed by David Levy, 03:32, 10 August 2007
A series of floods on the Indian subcontinent leaves millions homeless, with the Gangetic plain in India and its delta in Bangladesh being the worst affected areas. added by PFHLai, 13:28, 08 August 2007

August 9

Amid protests from the FRETILIN, who has won the most seats in the recent parliamentary election, Xanana Gusmão (pictured) of the CNRT takes office as the new Prime Minister of East Timor. added by PFHLai, 07:41, 09 August 2007
NASA launches the Phoenix spacecraft on a Delta II rocket, beginning a mission to Mars. updated by PFHLai, 07:41, 09 August 2007
NASA launches the Phoenix spacecraft on a Delta II rocket, beginning a mission to Mars. removed by David Levy, 03:32, 10 August 2007
Amid protests from FRETILIN, who have won the most seats in the recent parliamentary election, Xanana Gusmão (pictured) of the CNRT takes office as Prime Minister of East Timor. updated by PFHLai, 13:39, 09 August 2007
NASA launches STS-118, using the orbiter Endeavour, on a construction mission to the International Space Station. added by Nickshanks, 14:01, 09 August 2007
An outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease in the United Kingdom prompts the banning of exports of livestock and other animal products from Great Britain. updated by Tariqabjotu, 20:46, 09 August 2007
An outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease in the United Kingdom prompts the banning of exports of livestock and other animal products from Great Britain. removed by PFHLai, 00:23, 12 August 2007

August 10

Two Russian aircraft allegedly violate Georgia's airspace, with one firing an air-to-surface guided rocket onto Georgian territory, some 65 km north of Tbilisi. added by Renamed user ixgysjijel, 03:01, 10 August 2007
NASA launches the Phoenix spacecraft on a Delta II rocket, beginning a mission to Mars. updated by YellowMonkey, 03:37, 10 August 2007
NASA launches the Phoenix spacecraft on a Delta II rocket, beginning a mission to Mars. removed by YellowMonkey, 03:53, 10 August 2007
Barry Bonds hits his 756th career home run, passing Hank Aaron for the career home run record in Major League Baseball after hitting Mike Bacsik of the Washington Nationals into the crowd. updated by YellowMonkey, 03:56, 10 August 2007
NASA launches STS-118, using the orbiter Endeavour, on a construction mission to the International Space Station, carrying the first schoolteacher since the explosion of the Space Shuttle Challenger. updated by YellowMonkey, 03:58, 10 August 2007
NASA launches STS-118, using the orbiter Endeavour, on a construction mission to the International Space Station, carrying the first schoolteacher astronaut since the explosion of the Space Shuttle Challenger. updated by David Levy, 04:08, 10 August 2007
Barry Bonds hits his 756th career home run, passing Hank Aaron for the career home run record in Major League Baseball. updated by David Levy, 04:08, 10 August 2007
Barry Bonds hits his 756th career home run, passing Hank Aaron for the career home run record in Major League Baseball. removed by PFHLai, 04:00, 11 August 2007
NASA launches STS-118, using the orbiter Endeavour, on a construction mission to the International Space Station, carrying the first schoolteacher-astronaut since the explosion of the Space Shuttle Challenger. updated by David Levy, 04:10, 10 August 2007
NASA launches STS-118, using the orbiter Endeavour, on a construction mission to the International Space Station, carrying the first schoolteacher-astronaut in space. updated by Tariqabjotu, 05:10, 10 August 2007
NASA launches Space Shuttle Endeavour (pictured), carrying Barbara Morgan, the first Educator Astronaut in space, and six other astronauts on a mission to the International Space Station. updated by PFHLai, 07:03, 10 August 2007
Amid protests from FRETILIN, who have won the most seats in the recent parliamentary election, Xanana Gusmão of the CNRT takes office as Prime Minister of East Timor. updated by PFHLai, 07:03, 10 August 2007
Amid protests from FRETILIN, who have won the most seats in the recent parliamentary election, Xanana Gusmão of the CNRT takes office as Prime Minister of East Timor. removed by PFHLai, 00:41, 12 August 2007
Two Russian aircraft are accused of violating Georgian airspace, with one firing an air-to-surface guided rocket onto Georgian territory, some 65 km north of Tbilisi. updated by PFHLai, 17:20, 10 August 2007

August 11

The European Central Bank injects €94.8 billion of liquidity into the European financial system, its largest loan ever, as stock markets worldwide slide on fears of financial contagion from the United States subprime mortgage meltdown. added by PFHLai, 04:00, 11 August 2007
NASA launches Space Shuttle Endeavour (pictured) for a mission to the International Space Station. updated by PFHLai, 04:07, 11 August 2007
Two Russian aircraft are accused of violating Georgian airspace, with one firing an air-to-surface guided rocket onto Georgian territory. updated by PFHLai, 04:07, 11 August 2007
The European Central Bank injects €94.8 billion of liquidity into the European financial system, its largest loan ever, as stock markets worldwide slide on fears of financial contagion from the United States subprime mortgage meltdown. updated by Dragons flight, 04:19, 11 August 2007
The European Central Bank injects €94.8 billion of liquidity into the European financial system, its largest loan ever, as stock markets worldwide slide in response to the United States subprime mortgage financial crisis. updated by Dragons flight, 04:23, 11 August 2007
NASA launches Space Shuttle Endeavour (pictured), carrying Barbara Morgan, the first Educator Astronaut in space, and six other astronauts on a mission to the International Space Station. updated by PFHLai, 15:32, 11 August 2007
Two Russian aircraft are accused of violating Georgian airspace, with one firing an air-to-surface guided rocket onto Georgian territory, some 65 km north of Tbilisi. updated by PFHLai, 15:32, 11 August 2007
Two Russian aircraft are accused of violating Georgian airspace, with one firing an air-to-surface guided rocket onto Georgian territory, some 65 km north of Tbilisi. removed by PFHLai, 00:36, 12 August 2007
--> The European Central Bank injects €94.8 billion of liquidity into the European financial system, its largest loan ever, as stock markets worldwide slide in response to the United States subprime mortgage financial crisis. --> updated by PFHLai, 18:03, 11 August 2007

August 12

--> updated by PFHLai, 00:23, 12 August 2007
The European Central Bank injects more than €150 billion of liquidity into the European financial system in two days, as stock markets worldwide slide in response to the United States subprime mortgage financial crisis. updated by PFHLai, 00:23, 12 August 2007
The European Central Bank injects more than €150 billion of liquidity into the European financial system in two days, as stock markets worldwide slide in response to the United States subprime mortgage financial crisis. removed by Tariqabjotu, 22:20, 15 August 2007
A series of floods on the Indian subcontinent leaves more than 2000 people dead and 20 millions homeless, with the Gangetic plain in India and its delta in Bangladesh being the worst affected areas. added by PFHLai, 00:30, 12 August 2007
SCO v. Novell, a court case in the SCO-Linux controversies, concludes that Novell, but not the SCO Group, is the owner of the UNIX and UnixWare copyrights. added by PFHLai, 00:36, 12 August 2007
SCO v. Novell, a court case in the SCO-Linux controversies, concludes that Novell, not the SCO Group, is the owner of the UNIX and UnixWare copyrights. updated by Picaroon, 00:40, 12 August 2007
SCO v. Novell, a court case in the SCO-Linux controversies, concludes that Novell, not the SCO Group, is the owner of the UNIX and UnixWare copyrights. removed by Taxman, 03:17, 12 August 2007
The Labour Party and its allies win majority in the National Assembly of the Republic of the Congo. added by PFHLai, 00:41, 12 August 2007
The Labour Party and its allies win a majority in the National Assembly of the Republic of the Congo. updated by Woohookitty, 03:12, 12 August 2007
The Labour Party and its allies win a majority in the National Assembly of the Republic of the Congo. removed by AmiDaniel, 22:42, 15 August 2007
Two Russian aircraft are accused of violating Georgian airspace, with one firing an air-to-surface guided rocket onto Georgian territory, some 65 km north of Tbilisi. updated by Taxman, 03:18, 12 August 2007
Two Russian aircraft are accused of violating Georgian airspace, with one firing an air-to-surface guided rocket onto Georgian territory, some 65 km north of Tbilisi. removed by Night Gyr, 18:05, 14 August 2007
A series of floods on the Indian subcontinent leaves more than 2000 people dead and 20 millions homeless, with the Gangetic plain in India and its delta in Bangladesh being the worst affected areas. updated by Zzyzx11, 08:02, 12 August 2007
NASA launches Space Shuttle orbiter Endeavour (pictured), carrying Barbara Morgan, the first Educator Astronaut in space, and six other astronauts on a mission to the International Space Station. updated by Nickshanks, 14:40, 12 August 2007
NASA launches Space Shuttle orbiter Endeavour (pictured), carrying Barbara Morgan, the first Educator Astronaut in space, and six other astronauts on a mission to the International Space Station. removed by PFHLai, 06:45, 14 August 2007

August 13

A series of floods on the Indian subcontinent leaves more than 2000 people dead and 20 million homeless, with the Gangetic plain in India and its delta in Bangladesh being the worst affected areas. updated by Caknuck, 03:28, 13 August 2007
A series of floods on the Indian subcontinent leaves more than 2000 people dead and 20 million homeless, with the Gangetic plain in India and its delta in Bangladesh being the worst affected areas. removed by PFHLai, 07:02, 16 August 2007

August 14

Thermal protective tiles on the underside of the Space Shuttle Orbiter Endeavour, currently docked with the International Space Station for mission STS-118, are found to be damaged (pictured). added by PFHLai, 06:45, 14 August 2007
Yone Minagawa of Japan dies at 114, making Edna Parker of Shelbyville, Indiana, 106 days younger, the oldest person in the world. added by Night Gyr, 18:05, 14 August 2007
Yone Minagawa of Japan dies at 114, making Edna Parker of the United States, 106 days younger, the oldest person in the world. updated by David Levy, 22:47, 14 August 2007

August 15

Yone Minagawa of Japan dies at 114, making Edna Parker of the United States, 106 days younger, the oldest person in the world. updated by PFHLai, 00:52, 15 August 2007
added by PFHLai, 00:52, 15 August 2007
Yone Minagawa of Japan dies at 114, making Edna Parker of the United States, 106 days younger, the world's oldest living person. updated by David Levy, 15:36, 15 August 2007
Yone Minagawa of Japan dies at 114, making Edna Parker of the United States, 106 days younger, the oldest living person in the world. updated by PFHLai, 17:35, 15 August 2007
Yone Minagawa of Japan dies at 114, making Edna Parker of the United States, 106 days younger, the oldest living person in the world. removed by DragonflySixtyseven, 22:12, 15 August 2007
Four suicide bombers blow themselves up in the Iraqi town of Kahtaniya; current estimates are that upwards of 500 people were killed with another 375 injured, most of whom belonged to the minority Yazidi religion. added by DragonflySixtyseven, 22:12, 15 August 2007
A series of four suicide bomb attacks in the Iraqi town of Kahtaniya leave an estimated 500 people killed with another 375 injured, most of whom belonged to the minority Yazidi religion. added by AmiDaniel, 22:18, 15 August 2007
Yone Minagawa of Japan dies at 114, making Edna Parker of the United States, 106 days younger, the oldest living person in the world. updated by Tariqabjotu, 22:20, 15 August 2007
Yone Minagawa of Japan dies at 114, making Edna Parker of the United States, 106 days younger, the oldest living person in the world. removed by Wizardman, 22:37, 20 August 2007
A series of four suicide bomb attacks in the Iraqi town of Kahtaniya leave an estimated 500 people dead and another 375 injured, most of whom belonged to the minority Yazidi religion. updated by Tariqabjotu, 22:22, 15 August 2007
The European Central Bank injects more than €150 billion of liquidity into the European financial system in two days, as stock markets worldwide slide in response to the United States subprime mortgage financial crisis. updated by AmiDaniel, 22:42, 15 August 2007
The European Central Bank injects more than €150 billion of liquidity into the European financial system in two days, as stock markets worldwide slide in response to the United States subprime mortgage financial crisis. removed by Caknuck, 05:00, 18 August 2007
A series of four suicide bomb attacks in the Iraqi town of Kahtaniya leaves an estimated 500 people dead and another 375 injured, most of whom belonged to the minority Yazidi religion. updated by David Levy, 23:45, 15 August 2007

August 16

A series of four suicide bomb attacks in the Iraqi town of Kahtaniya leaves an estimated 250 people dead and another 350 injured, most of whom belonged to the minority Yazidi religion. updated by Mushroom, 00:07, 16 August 2007
A series of four suicide bomb attacks in the Iraqi town of Kahtaniya leaves an estimated 500 people dead and another 350 injured, most of whom belonged to the minority Yazidi religion. updated by Mushroom, 00:30, 16 August 2007
A series of four suicide bomb attacks in the Iraqi town of Kahtaniya leaves at least 250 people dead and another 350 injured, most of whom belonged to the minority Yazidi religion. updated by Stephen, 01:22, 16 August 2007
A series of four suicide bomb attacks in Kahtaniya, Iraq, leaves at least 250 people dead and another 350 injured, most of whom belonged to the minority Yazidi religion. updated by Tariqabjotu, 01:28, 16 August 2007
A 7.9 magnitude earthquake strikes central Peru, killing at least 71 people and injuring more than 680. added by PFHLai, 07:02, 16 August 2007
A series of four suicide bomb attacks in Kahtaniya, Iraq, leaves at least 250 people dead and another 350 injured, most of whom belonged to the minority Yazidi religion. updated by PFHLai, 07:02, 16 August 2007
A 7.9 magnitude earthquake off the coast of Peru kills at least 71 people and injures more than 680. updated by PFHLai, 07:05, 16 August 2007
A 7.9 magnitude earthquake off the coast of Peru kills and injures hundreds of people. updated by Zocky, 13:17, 16 August 2007
A 7.9 magnitude earthquake off the coast of Peru kills and injures hundreds of people; the official death toll has reached 337. updated by DragonflySixtyseven, 14:01, 16 August 2007
A 7.9 magnitude earthquake off the coast of Peru kills and injures hundreds of people; the official death toll has reached 337, with hundreds more injured. updated by One, 14:04, 16 August 2007
A 7.9 magnitude earthquake off the coast of Peru kills at least 337 and leaves hundreds more injured. updated by Tariqabjotu, 15:07, 16 August 2007
A series of four suicide bomb attacks in Kahtaniya, Iraq, leaves at least 250 people dead and another 350 injured, most of whom belonged to the minority Yazidi religion. added by Tariqabjotu, 15:14, 16 August 2007
A series of floods on the Indian subcontinent leaves more than 2000 people dead and 20 million homeless, with the Gangetic plain in India and its delta in Bangladesh being the worst affected areas. updated by Tariqabjotu, 15:18, 16 August 2007
A series of floods on the Indian subcontinent leaves more than 2000 people dead and 20 million homeless, with the Gangetic plain in India and its delta in Bangladesh being the worst affected areas. removed by PFHLai, 18:18, 16 August 2007
A 8.0 magnitude earthquake off the coast of Peru kills at least 337 and leaves hundreds more injured. updated by Tariqabjotu, 15:41, 16 August 2007
An 8.0 magnitude earthquake off the coast of Peru kills at least 337 and leaves hundreds more injured. added by Tariqabjotu, 15:42, 16 August 2007
An 8.0 magnitude earthquake off the coast of Peru kills at least 337 and leaves more than a thousand people injured. updated by PFHLai, 17:15, 16 August 2007
An 8.0-magnitude earthquake off the coast of Peru kills at least 337 and leaves more than a thousand people injured. added by PFHLai, 17:16, 16 August 2007
An 8.0-magnitude earthquake off the coast of Peru kills at least 337 people and injures more than 1,300 others. updated by PFHLai, 18:40, 16 August 2007
A series of four suicide bomb attacks in Kahtaniya, Iraq, results in at least 250 deaths and another 350 injuries, most of whom belonged to the minority Yazidi religion. updated by PFHLai, 18:40, 16 August 2007
A series of four suicide bomb attacks in Kahtaniya, Iraq results in at least 250 deaths and another 350 injuries, most of whom belonged to the minority Yazidi religion. updated by PFHLai, 18:43, 16 August 2007
A series of four suicide bomb attacks in Kahtaniya, Iraq results in at least 400 deaths and another 375 injuries, most of whom belonged to the minority Yazidi religion. updated by Night Gyr, 19:54, 16 August 2007
An 8.0-magnitude earthquake off the coast of Peru kills at least 450 people and injures more than 1,300 others. updated by Pepsidrinka, 20:20, 16 August 2007
An 8.0-magnitude earthquake off the coast of Peru kills at least 450 people and injures 1,500 others. updated by Art LaPella, 20:24, 16 August 2007

August 17

An 8.0-magnitude earthquake off the Pacific coast devastates Ica and various regions of Peru. updated by PFHLai, 04:01, 17 August 2007

August 18

Hurricane Dean enters the Caribbean Sea and intensifies into a Category 4 hurricane. It is projected to make landfall on the island of Jamaica on the afternoon of August 19 (local time) as a Category 5 hurricane, making it the strongest storm of the 2007 Atlantic hurricane season. added by Caknuck, 05:00, 18 August 2007
Hurricane Dean enters the Caribbean Sea and intensifies into a Category 4 hurricane. It is projected to make landfall on the island of Jamaica on the afternoon of August 19 (local time) as a Category 5 hurricane, making it the strongest storm of the 2007 Atlantic hurricane season. added by Art LaPella, 05:12, 18 August 2007
Hurricane Dean enters the Caribbean Sea and intensifies into a Category 4 hurricane. It is projected to make landfall on the island of Jamaica on the afternoon of August 19 (local time) as a Category 5 hurricane, making it the strongest storm yet of the 2007 Atlantic hurricane season. updated by Chaser, 05:17, 18 August 2007
Hurricane Dean enters the Caribbean Sea, and intensifies into a Category 4 hurricane as it approaches Jamaica. updated by PFHLai, 05:31, 18 August 2007
Hurricane Dean enters the Caribbean Sea and intensifies into a Category 4 hurricane. It is projected to make landfall on the island of Jamaica on the afternoon of August 19 (local time) as a Category 5 hurricane, making it the strongest storm yet of the 2007 Atlantic hurricane season. removed by PFHLai, 05:31, 18 August 2007
The European Central Bank injects more than €150 billion of liquidity into the European financial system in two days, as stock markets worldwide slide in response to the United States subprime mortgage financial crisis. updated by PFHLai, 05:31, 18 August 2007
The European Central Bank injects more than €150 billion of liquidity into the European financial system in two days, as stock markets worldwide slide in response to the United States subprime mortgage financial crisis. removed by PFHLai, 07:56, 18 August 2007
NASA opts not to repair damaged Thermal protective tiles (pictured) on the underside of the Space Shuttle Orbiter Endeavour, currently docked with the International Space Station for mission STS-118. added by PFHLai, 05:46, 18 August 2007
NASA opts not to repair damaged thermal protective tiles (pictured) on the underside of the Space Shuttle Orbiter Endeavour, currently docked with the International Space Station for mission STS-118. updated by PFHLai, 05:53, 18 August 2007
Hurricane Dean (pictured) enters the Caribbean Sea, and intensifies into a Category 4 hurricane as it approaches Jamaica. updated by PFHLai, 06:00, 18 August 2007
NASA opts not to repair damaged thermal protective tiles on the underside of the Space Shuttle Orbiter Endeavour, currently docked with the International Space Station for mission STS-118. updated by PFHLai, 06:00, 18 August 2007
Hurricane Dean (pictured) enters the Caribbean Sea, and intensifies into a Category 4 hurricane as it approaches Jamaica. added by PFHLai, 06:09, 18 August 2007
NASA opts not to repair damaged thermal protective tiles on the Space Shuttle Orbiter Endeavour, currently docked with the International Space Station for a 14-day mission. updated by PFHLai, 06:27, 18 August 2007
NASA opts not to repair damaged thermal protective tiles on the Space Shuttle Orbiter Endeavour, currently on a 14-day mission at the International Space Station. updated by PFHLai, 06:31, 18 August 2007
Hurricane Dean (pictured) enters the Caribbean Sea, intensifying into a Category 4 hurricane as it approaches Jamaica. updated by PFHLai, 08:28, 18 August 2007
NASA opts not to repair damaged thermal protective tiles on the Space Shuttle Orbiter Endeavour, currently on a 14-day mission to expand the International Space Station. updated by PFHLai, 08:28, 18 August 2007

August 19

NASA opts not to repair damaged thermal protective tiles on the Space Shuttle Orbiter Endeavour, currently on a mission to expand the International Space Station. updated by Tariqabjotu, 05:52, 19 August 2007
A series of four suicide bomb attacks in Kahtaniya, Iraq results in at least 400 deaths and another 375 injuries; most of the victims belonged to the minority Yazidi religion. updated by Smurrayinchester, 21:58, 19 August 2007

August 20

Hurricane Dean (pictured) passes to the south of Jamaica as a Category 4 hurricane. added by Coredesat, 04:47, 20 August 2007
An 8.0-magnitude earthquake off the Pacific coast devastates Ica and various regions of Peru, killing more than 500 and flattening more than 85,000 buildings. updated by YellowMonkey, 08:04, 20 August 2007
An 8.0-magnitude earthquake off the Pacific coast devastates Ica and various regions of Peru, killing more than 500 and flattening more than 85,000 buildings. updated by Nightstallion, 17:27, 20 August 2007
An 8.0-magnitude earthquake off the Pacific coast devastates Ica and various regions of Peru, killing more than 500 and flattening more than 85,000 buildings. removed by Mav, 03:13, 27 August 2007
Hurricane Dean (pictured) passes to the south of Jamaica as a Category 4 hurricane, and heads towards the Yucatán Peninsula. updated by Titoxd, 19:28, 20 August 2007
NASA opts not to repair damaged thermal protective tiles on the Space Shuttle Orbiter Endeavour, currently on a mission to expand the International Space Station. updated by Wizardman, 22:37, 20 August 2007

August 21

Hurricane Dean (pictured) passes to the south of Jamaica, and heads towards the Yucatán Peninsula as a Category 5 hurricane. updated by Tom, 00:42, 21 August 2007
Hurricane Dean (pictured) passes to the south of Jamaica, and heads towards the Yucatán Peninsula as a Category 5 hurricane. updated by MZMcBride, 01:23, 21 August 2007
Hurricane Dean (pictured) passes south of Jamaica and heads towards the Yucatán Peninsula as a Category 5 hurricane. updated by Tariqabjotu, 01:27, 21 August 2007
Hurricane Dean (pictured) passes south of Jamaica and hits the Yucatán Peninsula as a Category 5 hurricane. updated by Nilfanion, 10:28, 21 August 2007
Four near-simultaneous suicide bomb attacks in Kahtaniya, Iraq results in at least 400 deaths and another 375 injuries; most of the victims belonged to the minority Yazidi religion. added by DragonflySixtyseven, 13:43, 21 August 2007
Four near-simultaneous suicide bomb attacks in Kahtaniya, Iraq result in at least 400 deaths and another 375 injuries; most of the victims belonged to the minority Yazidi religion. updated by DragonflySixtyseven, 13:44, 21 August 2007
The Space Shuttle Orbiter Endeavour safely returns from a mission a mission to expand the International Space Station. added by Prodego, 18:09, 21 August 2007
The Space Shuttle Orbiter Endeavour safely returns from a mission to expand the International Space Station. updated by Prodego, 18:10, 21 August 2007
Hurricane Dean (pictured) passes south of Jamaica and makes landfall on the Yucatán Peninsula as a Category 5 hurricane. updated by Sethant, 19:45, 21 August 2007

August 22

Category 5 hurricanes: Hurricane Dean (pictured) passes south of Jamaica and makes landfall on the Yucatán Peninsula and Typhoon Sepat moves across Taiwan and makes a second landfall in Fujian, forcing the evacuation of a million people in southeastern China.. added by Renamed user ixgysjijel, 13:45, 22 August 2007
Four near-simultaneous suicide bomb attacks in Kahtaniya, Iraq result in at least 500 deaths and another 1500 injuries; most of the victims belonged to the minority Yazidi religion. updated by Art LaPella, 13:45, 22 August 2007
Category 5 hurricanes: Hurricane Dean (pictured) passes south of Jamaica and makes landfall on the Yucatán Peninsula and Typhoon Sepat moves across Taiwan and makes a second landfall in Fujian, forcing the evacuation of a million people in southeastern China. updated by Renamed user ixgysjijel, 13:48, 22 August 2007
Category 5 hurricanes: Hurricane Dean (pictured) passes south of Jamaica and makes landfall on the Yucatán Peninsula, while Typhoon Sepat moves across Taiwan and makes a second landfall in Fujian, forcing the evacuation of a million people in southeastern China. updated by Renamed user ixgysjijel, 13:49, 22 August 2007
Tropical cyclones: Hurricane Dean (pictured) passes south of Jamaica and makes landfall on the Yucatán Peninsula, while Typhoon Sepat moves across Taiwan and makes a second landfall in Fujian, forcing the evacuation of nearly one million people in southeastern China. added by RockMFR, 18:55, 22 August 2007

August 23

Tropical cyclones: Hurricane Dean (pictured) passes south of Jamaica and makes landfall on the Yucatán Peninsula, while Typhoon Sepat moves across Taiwan and makes a second landfall in Fujian, forcing the evacuation of nearly one million people in southeastern China. updated by Daniel, 00:31, 23 August 2007

August 26

Four near-simultaneous suicide bomb attacks in Kahtaniya, Iraq result in at least 550 deaths and another 1500 injuries; most of the victims belonged to the minority Yazidi religion. updated by RyanGerbil10, 00:25, 26 August 2007
Four near-simultaneous suicide bomb attacks in Kahtaniya, Iraq result in at least 550 deaths and another 1500 injuries; most of the victims belonged to the minority Yazidi religion. removed by DarkFalls, 01:40, 26 August 2007
Ongoing floods (washed-out bridge pictured) in the United States affect six states and claim at least 26 lives. added by Renamed user ixgysjijel, 00:57, 26 August 2007
Tropical cyclones: Hurricane Dean passes south of Jamaica and makes landfall on the Yucatán Peninsula, while Typhoon Sepat moves across Taiwan and makes a second landfall in Fujian, forcing the evacuation of nearly one million people in southeastern China. updated by RockMFR, 01:09, 26 August 2007
The heaviest rainfall in 40 years causes massive flooding in North Korea that kills 200 and destroys 11% of the country's rice and corn fields. added by Renamed user ixgysjijel, 01:16, 26 August 2007
Ongoing floods (washed-out bridge pictured) in the United States affect six states and claim at least 26 lives. added by Renamed user ixgysjijel, 01:33, 26 August 2007
Greece declares a state of emergency as forest fires kill dozens. added by Renamed user ixgysjijel, 01:33, 26 August 2007
The heaviest rainfall in 40 years causes massive flooding in North Korea that kills 200 and destroys 11% of the country's rice and corn fields. added by Renamed user ixgysjijel, 01:33, 26 August 2007
The heaviest rainfall in 40 years causes massive flooding in North Korea that kills 200 and destroys 11% of the country's rice and corn fields. removed by Mav, 03:55, 27 August 2007
Ongoing floods (washed-out bridge pictured) in the United States affect six states and claim at least 26 lives. added by Nishkid64, 15:59, 26 August 2007
Ongoing floods (washed-out bridge pictured) in the United States affect six states and claim at least 26 lives. removed by Mav, 03:55, 27 August 2007
Greece declares a state of emergency as forest fires kill dozens. updated by Nishkid64, 15:59, 26 August 2007
Greece declares a state of emergency as forest fires kill more than 50 people. updated by Zoney, 18:21, 26 August 2007

August 27

Twin blasts panic people in Hyderabad in India. A gas cylinder explosion at a food mart kills 16, injures 50. Another blast at a park kills at least 3. added by Mav, 01:10, 27 August 2007
Twin bombings in Hyderabad, India, kill over forty people and nineteen unexploded bombs are found throughout the city. updated by Tariqabjotu, 01:22, 27 August 2007
Twin blasts panic people in Hyderabad in India. A gas cylinder explosion at a food mart kills 16, injures 50. Another blast at a park kills at least 3. removed by Tariqabjotu, 01:22, 27 August 2007
The Space Shuttle Endeavour safely returns from a mission to expand the International Space Station. updated by Tariqabjotu, 01:25, 27 August 2007
The Space Shuttle Orbiter Endeavour safely returns from a mission to expand the International Space Station. updated by Golbez, 01:36, 27 August 2007
The Space Shuttle Endeavour safely returns from a mission to expand the International Space Station. updated by Golbez, 01:49, 27 August 2007
The Space Shuttle Endeavour safely returns from a mission to expand the International Space Station. removed by DragonflySixtyseven, 13:03, 27 August 2007
A 10 million year old fossil found in Ethiopia, Chororapithecus abyssinicus, may prove that the common ancestor of gorillas and humans existed 2 million years earlier than previously thought. added by Mav, 03:13, 27 August 2007
A 10 million year old fossil found in Ethiopia, Chororapithecus abyssinicus, may prove that the last common ancestor of gorillas and humans existed 2 million years earlier than previously thought. updated by Mav, 03:14, 27 August 2007
A 10-million-year-old fossil found in Ethiopia, Chororapithecus abyssinicus, may prove that the last common ancestor of gorillas and humans existed 2 million years earlier than previously thought. added by DragonflySixtyseven, 03:23, 27 August 2007
A ten-million-year-old fossil found in Ethiopia, Chororapithecus abyssinicus, may prove that the last common ancestor of gorillas and humans existed two million years earlier than previously thought. added by David Levy, 03:38, 27 August 2007
Flooding: Ongoing floods (washed-out bridge pictured) in the United States affect six states and claim at least 26 lives, while the heaviest rainfall in 40 years causes massive flooding in North Korea that kills 200. added by Mav, 03:55, 27 August 2007
Twin bombings kill over forty people in Hyderabad, India and nineteen unexploded bombs are found throughout the city. updated by Mav, 04:16, 27 August 2007
Flooding: Ongoing floods (washed-out bridge pictured) in the Midwestern United States claim at least 26 lives, while the heaviest rainfall in 40 years causes massive flooding in North Korea that kills 200. updated by Mav, 04:16, 27 August 2007
Tropical cyclones: Hurricane Dean makes a second landfall near Tecolutla, Mexico after moving across the Yucatán Peninsula, while Typhoon Sepat moves across Taiwan and makes a second landfall in Fujian. updated by Mav, 04:16, 27 August 2007
Tropical cyclones: Hurricane Dean makes a second landfall near Tecolutla, Mexico after moving across the Yucatán Peninsula, while Typhoon Sepat moves across Taiwan and makes a second landfall in Fujian. removed by Thue, 16:04, 28 August 2007
Twin bombings kill over forty people in Hyderabad, India and nineteen unexploded bombs are found throughout the city. updated by Josiah Rowe, 04:58, 27 August 2007
United States Attorney General Alberto Gonzales resigns his post. added by DragonflySixtyseven, 13:03, 27 August 2007
United States Attorney General Alberto Gonzales (pictured right) resigns his post. updated by Josiah Rowe, 15:02, 27 August 2007
Flooding: Ongoing floods in the Midwestern United States claim at least 26 lives, while the heaviest rainfall in 40 years causes massive flooding in North Korea that kills 200. updated by Josiah Rowe, 15:02, 27 August 2007
United States Attorney General Alberto Gonzales (pictured) resigns his post. updated by Tariqabjotu, 17:56, 27 August 2007
United States Attorney General Alberto Gonzales (pictured) resigns his post. removed by Violetriga, 18:46, 27 August 2007
Flooding: Ongoing floods (washed-out bridge pictured) in the Midwestern United States claim at least 26 lives, while the heaviest rainfall in 40 years causes massive flooding in North Korea that kills 200. updated by Violetriga, 18:46, 27 August 2007
The Space Shuttle Endeavour safely returns from a mission to expand the International Space Station. updated by Violetriga, 18:46, 27 August 2007
The Space Shuttle Endeavour safely returns from a mission to expand the International Space Station. removed by Sasquatch, 19:47, 27 August 2007
Twin bombings kill over forty people in Hyderabad, India and nineteen unexploded bombs are found throughout the city. updated by Josiah Rowe, 19:45, 27 August 2007
United States Attorney General Alberto Gonzales (pictured) resigns his post. updated by Sasquatch, 19:47, 27 August 2007
Flooding: Ongoing floods in the Midwestern United States claim at least 26 lives, while the heaviest rainfall in 40 years causes massive flooding in North Korea that kills 200. updated by Sasquatch, 19:47, 27 August 2007
Twin bombings kill more than forty people in Hyderabad, India, and nineteen unexploded bombs are found throughout the city. updated by Deckiller, 20:52, 27 August 2007
Flooding: Ongoing floods in the Midwestern United States claim at least 26 lives, while the heaviest rainfall in 40 years causes massive flooding in North Korea that kills 200. updated by Deckiller, 20:52, 27 August 2007
United States Attorney General Alberto Gonzales (pictured) announces his resignation, after several controversies over his actions. updated by Josiah Rowe, 22:05, 27 August 2007
United States Attorney General Alberto Gonzales (pictured) resigns his post. removed by Josiah Rowe, 22:05, 27 August 2007
Ongoing floods in the Midwestern United States claim at least 26 lives, while the heaviest rainfall in 40 years causes massive flooding in North Korea that kills 200. added by PDH, 23:24, 27 August 2007
Flooding: Ongoing floods in the Midwestern United States claim at least 26 lives, while the heaviest rainfall in 40 years causes massive flooding in North Korea that kills 200. updated by PDH, 23:24, 27 August 2007
Flooding: Ongoing floods in the Midwestern United States claim at least 26 lives, while the heaviest rainfall in 40 years causes massive flooding in North Korea that kills 200. removed by Centrx, 02:34, 29 August 2007

August 28

Abdullah Gül is elected as the 11th President of Turkey by the Turkish Parliament, after secularist concerns delayed his initial candidacy. added by Thue, 16:04, 28 August 2007
A ten-million-year-old fossil ape found in Ethiopia, Chororapithecus abyssinicus, may prove that the last common ancestor of gorillas and humans existed two million years earlier than previously thought. updated by Mav, 16:28, 28 August 2007
A ten-million-year-old fossil ape found in Ethiopia, Chororapithecus abyssinicus, may prove that the last common ancestor of gorillas and humans existed two million years earlier than previously thought. removed by Thue, 07:45, 30 August 2007
Abdullah Gül (pictured) is elected as the 11th President of Turkey by the Turkish Parliament, after secularist concerns delayed his initial candidacy. updated by Josiah Rowe, 17:09, 28 August 2007
United States Attorney General Alberto Gonzales announces his resignation, after several controversies over his actions. updated by Josiah Rowe, 17:09, 28 August 2007

August 29

Ongoing floods in the midwestern United States claim at least 26 lives. updated by Centrx, 02:34, 29 August 2007
Ongoing floods in the midwestern United States claim at least twenty-six lives. updated by Centrx, 02:35, 29 August 2007
Ongoing floods in the midwestern United States claim at least twenty-six lives. removed by David Levy, 00:25, 01 September 2007
Greece declares a state of emergency as forest fires kill more than fifty people. updated by Centrx, 02:35, 29 August 2007
Abdullah Gül (pictured) is elected as the eleventh President of Turkey by the Turkish Parliament, after secularist concerns delayed his initial candidacy. updated by Centrx, 02:35, 29 August 2007
Abdullah Gül (pictured) is elected as the eleventh President of Turkey by the Turkish Parliament, after secularist concerns delayed his initial candidacy. updated by Picaroon, 04:35, 29 August 2007
Greece declares a state of emergency as forest fires kill more than sixty people. updated by Riana, 06:23, 29 August 2007
Greece declares a state of emergency as forest fires kill more than sixty people. removed by David Levy, 00:25, 01 September 2007

August 30

It is agreed that the Taliban will release the remaining South Korean hostages in return for South Korea withdrawing its 200 non-combat troops within the year and suspending missionary work in Afghanistan. added by Thue, 07:45, 30 August 2007
The Taliban agrees to release the remaining South Korean hostages in return for South Korea withdrawing its 200 non-combat troops within the year and suspending missionary work in Afghanistan. added by Adambiswanger1, 14:26, 30 August 2007
The Taliban agrees to release the remaining South Korean hostages in return for South Korea withdrawing its 200 non-combat troops within the year and suspending missionary work in Afghanistan. updated by Tariqabjotu, 15:29, 30 August 2007

August 31

The Taliban releases the remaining South Korean hostages in return for South Korea withdrawing its 200 non-combat troops within the year and suspending missionary work in Afghanistan. updated by Renamed user ixgysjijel, 04:09, 31 August 2007
The Taliban release the remaining South Korean hostages in return for South Korea withdrawing its 200 non-combat troops within the year and suspending missionary work in Afghanistan. updated by Art LaPella, 18:28, 31 August 2007