A baby giant manta ray was born at the Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium in southwestern Japan on June 16, 2007. Believed to be the first giant manta ray born in captivity but it died on June 21 after being abused by its father. The 1.9 meter baby female ray was captured on video by keepers as she emerged furled up from her 4.2 meter mother's body after a pregnancy of more than a year.
Kurt Waldheim, a former United Nations secretary-general, died on Thursday aged 88. He had served a decade as UN secretary-general after a career in Austria's diplomatic service dating back to 1945.
Tropical Cyclone Gonu was responsible for many fatalities in the Arabian Peninsula recently mostly as a result of flooding. It lasted for 3 days from 6th to 8th June 2007. Muscat the capital city of Oman was hit most when torrential rains turned streets into rivers of water in this normally arid region. Some roads and bridges were damaged very badly.
Cyclone Gonu also affected southern region of Iran. Gonu stranded dozens of tiny villages in the deserts of Southern Iran. More than 100 villages surrounded by water in the Kerman Province. Dozens of villages flooded in Sistan and Blauchistan. Hundreds evacuated from Chabahir.
This rare cyclone in the Middle East is the strongest storm to threaten the Arabian Peninsula in 60 years.
Later on the same day an explosion inside the Iraqi Parliament which is in the US protected Green Zone. Also killed and wounded many.
These bomb attacks by suspected suicide bombers show that their know-how is getting better and better through their everyday experiences. Practice makes perfect.
Make yourself an honest man and then you may be sure there is one less rascal in the world. An honest man is the noblest work of God. We must make the world honest before we can honestly say to our children that Honesty Is The Best Policy.
Russia and Saudi Arabia have come to be natural partners as far as world security is concern as what President Vladimir Putin of Russia said in Munich that ,Nobody feels secure anymore because nobody can hide behind international law.Both countries are world's top oil producers as such they share a common objective of ensuring global energy security for both producing and consuming nations.The two countries immediate security concern now is the growing arms race under way by the immediate neighbours.
King Abdullah decorated President Putin with the King Abdul Aziz medal, the Kingdom's highest civilian award.
Makkah deal power-sharing in a unity government of warring Fatah and Hamas factions
already achieved but as a matter of record the ability of Quartet to give due recognition is still doubtful.The deal is only to end fighting between warring factions Fatah and Hamas.The Saudi Arabia sponsored agreement will encourage a number of countries to end the blockade on Palestinian government is left to be seen.
Floods in the southern states of peninsula Malaysia had caused havocs, massive damage to infrastructure and property, and disrupted the lives of many people.
The new king of Malaysia Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin of the state of Trengganu was installed on 13th December 2006.
A mother of 5 year old Samia al-Sharif, kisses her daughter killed by Israeli. She said her daughter had gone to get a sandwich for her disabled aunt when she was killed. The mother said she would like to become a suicide bomber so as to avenge her daughter's death.
"If I get my hands on an explosive belt, I would go and explode myself inside Israel to tear their hearts out of their children, like they did to me." she said.
