A tsunami that hit Indonesia's Java Island killing at least 306 people with another 160 or more missing remained localized because the earthquake that caused it was dramatically smaller than the 2004 quake that generated an Indian Ocean-wide tsunami. The U.S.-based Pacific Tsunami Warning Center put the latest earthquake's magnitude at 7.2, while the U.S. Geological Survey estimated it at 7.7. Indonesia's state meteorology and geophysics agency said the quake's strength was 6

The people of Lebanon have no one to blame but themselves for the ongoing violent escalation with Israel. For over a decade they have been complacent and have appeased Hezbollah to the point where they have been allowed to enter the political life without disarming their militia, which exercises supremacy over the Lebanese army in the southern portion of the country

The New York Times plans to cut 250 jobs and shrink the size of its pages in 2008, making them one-and-a-half inches narrower, the newspaper reported in Tuesday's edition. The newspaper's plans include closing a printing plant in Edison, N.J. The plant's workload will shift to another in New York City, the article said, estimating the moves would save the company $42 million per year

On Sunday in the evening the Israeli air force destroyed by bombing the runway of Beirut international airport, AFP informs. In 15 minutes bomber air force of Israel has let out on runway 10 missiles, the Lebanese authorities have declared. The messages on the victim did not arrive yet. Only international airport of Lebanon does not accept planes since Thursday morning after the missile thrust of Israel air force has put out of action its runway

The six feet height formed as a result of powerful earthquake has covered Pangandaran western coast of Java island, Associated Press informs. The earthquake has taken place about 15:24 on local time in Indian Ocean. The earthquake measuring 7, 2 on the Richter scale. All coastal building, including hotels and the private houses, are completely destroyed. On the preliminary data, at least, 3 people died. CNN informs about 5 dead persons

The researchers command from Sweden, Germany and Spain was possible to educe the preserved fragments DNA from the teeth of a cave bear living 400 thousand years ago, informs AFP. The remains of ancient mammal were found out in cave in north of Spain. According to the scientist, the present find is a rare good luck for a science

In one of generators shuttle Discovery the experts NASA have found out a fuel leakage, informs Reuters. On shuttle there are three generators being responsible for flap job, brake system and undercarriage. According to the representatives NASA, shuttle will be able to realize safe landing even if two from three generators will be out of action. Besides they have informed, the fuel leakage is insignificant - only six drops per hour

More than half million inhabitants from Chinese provinces Fujian and Zhejiang were evacuated by rescue services because of approach of Bilis typhoon, informs AFP. On the data of weathermen, the wind speed on typhoon truce of it is about 15-20 kilometers per hour, and on its centre it reaches 108 kilometers per hour. Besides hurricane wind, Bilis has brought plentiful precipitations. Many streets of inhabited locality are flooded by water flow

In night from 13 to July 14 on the eve of a national French holiday devoted to day of a capture of Bastille, in Paris suburbia populated mainly by the immigrants, were happened disorders. The hooligans burnt about 60 cars and 30 dustbin, they threw petards in police and easily have wounded one gendarme, Reuters agency informs. The night disorders have affected 23 communes of department. In Sen-Deni commune there are 19 burnt automobiles

July 13 Vladimir Putin was signed the law concerning the abrogation of the form of voting against all candidates, informs the agency RIA News with reference to Kremlin press-cutting service. " The President of Russia has signed the federal law " About modification in the separate acts of Russian Federation in part of the abrogation of the form of voting against all candidates (against all lists of the candidates) ", - it is spoken in the message of the press-cutting service