Portal:Current events/2007 July 15

July 15, 2007 (Sunday)

Sudan and a breakaway faction of the Justice and Equality Movement of Darfur sign a peace treaty. (Sudan Tribune)
Two doctors arrested at the Royal Alexandra Hospital, Paisley, Scotland in connection with 2007 Glasgow International Airport attack were released without any charges.
A law legalising abortion in the first ten weeks of pregnancy comes into effect in Portugal. (Reuters via News Limited)
A Somali peace conference in Mogadishu gets off to a bad start as it is disrupted by mortar shells. (AFP via ABC)
Shimon Peres is sworn in as the President of Israel. (Reuters via News Limited)
Two scientists Gert van der Heijden and Eugene Starostin claim that they have solved a 75-year-old problem related to developable surfaces and the Möbius strip. (Nature)
Australia extradites Antun Gudelj to Croatia for the 1991 murder of Josip Reihl-Kir, the police chief of Osijek and two associates - this event fueled tensions during the Croatian War of Independence. (AFP via ABC News Australia)
Waziristan conflict (July 2007-present):
- Pro-Taliban militants in Pakistan's North Waziristan region say they have ended their truce with the government. (BBC)
- Two suicide bombings in northwestern Pakistan kill at least 31 people. (CNN)
Brazil defeats Argentina 3-0 in the 2007 Copa América final. (Brisbane Times)
Philippine Star covers the "Change of Your Life" on the Sunday Lifestyle.