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Sun, 27 Jul 2008
The 15th South Asian Association of Regional Co-operation Summit (SAARC) will be held in Kandy amid concerns about possible terrorist attacks by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) during the event. Fighting between the Sri Lankan military and LTTE has intensified since the government pulled out of the 2002 cease fire agreement with LTTE rebels on 16 Jan 2008.
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Sun, 27 Jul 2008
Cambodia holds elections for its 123-seat National Assembly in its bicameral parliament, with Hun Sen seeking a second 5-year term as prime minister and his ruling Cambodian People's Party likely to maintain its domination. An emerging issue, nationality, could eliminate two Hun Sen rivals from the premiership.
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Fri, 25 Jul 2008
The Bayreuth Festival, which celebrates the music of Richard Wagner, opens on 25 Jul for the last time under the direction of his grandson. Wolfgang Wagner plans to retire on Aug 31, the day after his 89th birthday. Wagner has been in charge of Bayreuth, which was founded in 1876 by his grandfather, since 1951. His resignation as director of the festival held annually in the town of Bayreuth exacerbates a decades-old family feud involving the famed composer's great-granddaughters.
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Wed, 23 Jul 2008
July 23 in 1983 marked the start of the present ethnic violence between the Tamilans and the Sri Lankan government. Thousands of Tamils had to leave Sri Lanka. They became refugees in the United States, Canada, Europe and India or they took up armed struggle. Colombo could face an embarrassing situation if the Black July anniversary prompts violence as it is hosting a SAARC summit in August.
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Sat, 19 Jul 2008
The 5th annual charity Mongol Rally, a 10,000-mile and approximately 22-day dash across a quarter of the earth's surface in underpowered and clapped-out cars begins in Hyde Park, London, on Jul 19 and ends in Ulaanbaatar, the capital of Mongolia in Central Asia. By the rules the rally vehicle must be purchased for less than US $1000 and have an engine of less than of 1 litre. Drivers can choose their own route through Europe, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and Russia to Ulaanbaatar.
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Fri, 18 Jul 2008
Former South African president Nelson Mandela can count on as much of a 90th birthday party as his health can stand. Though in reasonable health, the Nobel Peace laureate and a leader of both the armed and political struggles against apartheid is noticably frail and walks with a cane. His birthday present from the United States was being removed in July from its terrorist watch list.
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Thu, 17 Jul 2008
When ceremonies are held in Yekaterinburg to mark the 90th anniversary in July of the execution in that city of Nicholas II, the last Russian tsar, Empress Alexandra and their children during the Russian civil war, all of the family will be accounted for. DNA tests prove that bone fragments found recently were Prince Alexi, the heir, and Grand Duchess Maria.
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Wed, 16 Jul 2008
Anglican bishops from around the world gather on the campus of the University of Kent for the Lambeth Conference, an event held every 10 years that seemed threatened over a dispute with the Episcopal branch of the 77 million-member Anglican communion. The dispute is over homosexual clergy and same-sex unions.
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Tue, 15 Jul 2008
The countdown to the 23rd World Youth Day - the 10th international WYD - and Pope Benedict XVI's first visit to Australia is well under way. The Pope arrives at Richmond RAAF Base on 13 Jul. He joins the youth on 17 Jul, arriving in the city by boat on Sydney Harbor. The sex-abuse scandals have left the Church in crisis, financially and because of a drop in religious vocations. He will rely on his presence to undo some of the damage.
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Mon, 14 Jul 2008
The emphasis is on the history of aviation at the vast air show as 2008 marks both the 60th anniversary of the first Farnborough International and the centenary of powered flight in Britain. There will be a flypast of iconic and historic planes that highlight the history of flight from its earliest days. It includes aircraft that appeared at the first show, in 1948.
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Mon, 14 Jul 2008
President Nicolas Sarkozy has invited soldiers from Mediterranean countries that include Libya, Syria and Israel to march in a “Euro-Mediterranean Bastille Day” military parade with European troops. The parade comes a day after the leaders of the same countries will be expected in Paris for a Euro-Mediterranean meeting. Sarkozy sees the summit and parade changes as a peace move. Some of France's European Union partners still have to be persuaded the new bloc is a good idea.
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Sun, 13 Jul 2008
The leaders of the 20 countries bordering the Mediterranean have been invited to the Jul 13 summit to talk about forming a European Union-like bloc. French President Nicolas Sarkozy announced the summit, one of the first official events of France's EU presidency, at a joint news conference in Rome with then Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi and Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero. Sarkozy is opposed to Turkey joining the European Union.
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