Portal:Current events/2007 October 25

Current events of October 25, 2007 (2007-10-25) (Thursday)

Supporters of a U.S. congressional resolution condemning the Armenian genocide drop calls for a vote. (CNN) The death toll from the California wildfires of October 2007 rises to 12 as four bodies are discovered near the Mexican border. (Reuters via ABC News Australia) Ehud Barak, the Defense Minister of Israel, approves a plan to cut off supplies of electricity to the Gaza Strip which has been recently declared as "hostile territory". (CNN) 30 killed in a powerful explosion near the police lines in Mingora in Swat, Pakistan. The United States imposes economic sanctions against the Iranian Revolutionary Guard for its support of terrorism. (Sky News) Yang Jiechi, the foreign minister of China, meets with Pranab Mukherjee, the Foreign Minister of India, to discuss India's aspirations to become a Permanent Member of the United Nations Security Council. (AP via IHT) The Airbus A380 takes off on its inaugural passenger flight from Singapore to Sydney. (CNA) (Sydney Morning Herald) A 7.1 magnitude earthquake occurs off the coast of Sumatra in Indonesia approximately 135 kilometres south-west of Bengkulu. (Reuters via ABC News Australia) The Tokelauan self-determination referendum fails by 16 votes. (New Zealand Herald) EasyJet announce their intentions to purchase British Airways franchise GB Airways for £103.5 million