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Current events of July 6, 2007 (2007-07-06) (Friday) edit history watch

The 6th United States Circuit Court of Appeals in Ohio rejects a lawsuit against George W. Bush's domestic wiretapping program, saying that the plaintiffs did not have the right to sue. (CNET News) Newly declassified French government documents show that as President François Mitterrand knowingly supported the Rwandan Genocide because he believed it would limit "Anglo-Saxon influence." (The Independent) Iraqi doctor Bilal Abdullah is charged for his alleged involvement in the 2007 Glasgow International Airport attack. (BBC) Australian authorities increase security as the interrogation of Dr. Mohamed Haneef over his possible involvement in the 2007 Glasgow International Airport attack and the 2007 London car bombs incidents continues. The Australian Federal Police conducts raids on two hospitals in Perth, Western Australia. (Reuters) (AP via the Houston Chronicle) The No.1 Intermediate Court in Beijing sentences former State Food and Drug Administration chief Cao Wenzhuang to death with a two-year reprieve on charges of corruption. (NYT) An investigation concludes that an explosion in Tianshifu, China that killed 25 was caused by improperly stored explosives. (Wikinews)