Current events of 13 July 2007 (2007-07-13) (Friday) edit history watch

The Fifteenth Pan American Games begin in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Official Website) Conrad Black is found guilty on three charges of fraud and one charge of obstruction of justice in Chicago. (BBC) The world's third largest optical telescope, the 10.4m Gran Telescopio Canarias on the island of La Palma, starts its commissioning observations. (The Guardian) (BBC) Indonesia and the Philippines agree to expand intelligence sharing with hopes that it will help track down two suspects in the 2002 Bali bombings. (Reuters via ABC News Australia) Iran and the International Atomic Energy Agency reach agreement on resolving the disputes over the Iranian nuclear program. (Reuters) Typhoon Man-yi: The death toll in the sinking of the MV Blue Water Princess of the coast of Luzon in the Philippines rises to 15. (Fox News) Okinawa, Japan suffers blackouts and flights are cancelled to and from the island as the typhoon passes through the island prefecture. (Reuters via News Limited) North Korea's military seeks talks with the United States to discuss "peace and security on the Korean peninsula." (BBC)