Portal:Current events/2007 October 21
October 21, 2007 (Sunday)
- Tokelauan ex-pats in Samoa go to the polls for the Tokelauan self-determination referendum. (Radio New Zealand)
- Turkish people vote in favor of a constitutional referendum on electoral reform with a 69% majority. (AP via IHT)
- Voters go to the polls in Slovenia to elect a new President, with Lojze Peterle winning most votes but not a majority. A runoff between him and Danilo Türk will be held on November 11. (The New York Times)
- Marco Fu wins the 2007 Royal London Watches Grand Prix snooker tournament, defeating Ronnie O'Sullivan 9 frames to 6. (BBC)
- Kyrgyz people go to the polls to vote on a constitutional referendum called by President Kurmanbek Bakiyev. (Reuters)
- Speaking at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, United States Vice President Dick Cheney states: "The United States joins other nations in sending a clear message - we will not allow Iran to have a nuclear weapon." (BBC)
- A fire in an illegal shoe factory kills at least 34 people in Putian in Fujian province, China. (BBC)
- The Boston Red Sox defeat the Cleveland Indians 11-2 winning the 2007 American League Championship Series and going on to meet the Colorado Rockies, the 2007 National League champions, in the 2007 World Series. (AP via Fox News)
- 2007 California wildfires:
- At least nine wildfires burn out of control in Southern California leading to the death of a San Diego man. (Reuters)
- Fire engulf parts of Malibu, California leading to the evacuation of homes including those of James Cameron and Olivia Newton-John. (News Limited)
- The Governor of California Arnold Schwarzenegger declares a state of emergency in seven counties including Los Angeles, Orange County, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego, Santa Barbara and Ventura County. (News Limited)
- The world's biggest banks endorse a rescue plan, also supported by the United States Treasury, to restore the world's financial system. (BBC)
- Polish Prime Minister Jarosław Kaczyński is conceding defeat as exit polls give Donald Tusk's Civic Platform a large lead over his ruling nationalists in the parliamentary elections. (VOA) (BBC)
- Kimi Räikkönen wins the 2007 Formula One World Drivers Championship. (BBC)
- Kurdistan Workers' Party militants kill at least 12 Turkish soldiers and wounded 11 others on Sunday in a cross-border attack in mountains near the Iraqi border, security sources said. (Reuters)
- Soyuz TMA-10 lands safely outside Arkalyk, 340 kilometers (210 mi) short of the planned landing site in Kazakhstan, due to a computer glitch. (ABC News)
- 2007 Ogaden conflict: A rebel group in eastern Ethiopia, the Ogaden National Liberation Front, says it has carried out an attack on government troops, killing 140 troops. (BBC)
- Swiss voters go to the polls for the 2007 Swiss federal election, with the right-wing Swiss People's Party set to win. (BBC)
- Three of the People's Republic of China's top politicians, namely, Vice-President Zeng Qinghong, anti-corruption chief Wu Guanzheng, and Luo Gan, are dropped from the Communist Party of China's Central Committee. Also retiring are Vice-Premier Wu Yi, Vice-Premier Zeng Peiyan, and Defence Minister Cao Gangchuan. Hu's Scientific Development Concept is enshrined in the Party Constitution. (BBC)