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==[[July 20]] [[2005]] (Wednesday)==
* Police in [[Pakistan]] have detained about 200 suspected [[Islamist]] extremists in a series of raids on religious schools, mosques and other properties. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/4697281.stm (BBC)]
* In [[mainland China]], authorities evacuate more than a million people from [[Fujian]] and [[Zhejiang]] provinces due to [[Typhoon Haitang]]. In [[Taiwan]], death toll rises to 7 with one missing and 31 injured. The typhoon also causes significant agricultural damage [http://english.people.com.cn/200507/20/eng20050720_197216.html (People's Daily)] [http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-07/20/content_3243247.htm (Xinhua)] [http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2005/07/20/2003264219 (Taipei Times)] [http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/afp_asiapacific/view/158824/1/.html (Channel News Asia)]]
* Government of [[Thailand]] changes the new emergency laws, weakening two articles that would have, among other things, enforced [[curfew]]s and [[censorship]] of personal communication. 
* [[Saudi Arabia]]n long-time ambassador to [[USA]], prince [[Bandar bin Sultan]], resigns for "personal reasons" [http://www.nytimes.com/2005/07/21/international/middleeast/21bandar.html (New York Times)]  [http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000087&sid=aINeYxM0jC48&refer=top_world_news (Bloomberg)]
* In [[Yemen]], 8-13 people die during demonstrations against oil price increases  [http://www.menafn.com/qn_news_story.asp?StoryId=CqT3mqeidEwvTzw4TCMLVDhm (MENAFN)] 
* [[Indonesia]]n government confims first deaths connected to [[bird flu]]  [http://today.reuters.com/News/newsArticle.aspx?type=topNews&storyID=2005-07-20T111815Z_01_N20421604_RTRIDST_0_NEWS-BIRDFLU-INDONESIA-DC.XML (Reuters)]
* In [[People's Republic of China|China]], [[coal]] mine explosion in [[Shaanxi]] province kills 24-26 [http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-07/20/content_3244362.htm (Xinhua)] [http://www2.chinadaily.com.cn:80/english/doc/2005-07/21/content_461931.htm (China Daily)] [http://today.reuters.co.uk/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=worldNews&storyID=2005-07-21T020950Z_01_MOR107764_RTRUKOC_0_CHINA-MINE.xml (Reuters)]
* In [[Brazil]], [[Delubio Soares]], former treasurer for the ruling [[Worker's Party]], admits in a parliamentary hearing that the party did not declare contributions worth $17 million [http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000086&sid=ax93oEkqtBYw&refer=latin_america (Bloomberg)] [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/4701957.stm (BBC)]
* [[India]]n Army announces that it has unveiled a [[scam]] where contractors responsible for  transportation of [[fuel]] to depots of its Northern Command had sold off the fuel and filled the tanks with water [http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/1176613.cms (Times of India)] [http://www.ndtv.com/morenews/showmorestory.asp?slug=Oil+scam%3A+Army+probes+role+of+middlemen&id=76239 (NDTV)]
* [[James Doohan]], the actor best known for playing [[Scotty]] on ''[[Star Trek: The Original Series]]'' and the first seven ''[[Star Trek]]'' [[film]]s, dies at his home in [[Redmond, Washington]].