Current events of 8 July 2008 (2008-07-08) (Tuesday) edit history watch

The United States and the Czech Republic sign an initial agreement to base a United States missile defense system in the Czech Republic. (AP via Google News) Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov responds to this development, "We will be forced to react not with diplomatic, but with military-technical methods." (The Times) The President of Iran Mahmoud Ahmadinejad indicates that he does not expect an attack by the United States or Israel because he considers George W. Bush to be a lame duck president. (Bloomberg) Leaders of the G8 nations meeting at the 34th G8 summit in Japan agree to a target of cutting world greenhouse gas emissions by at least 50% by 2050. (BBC News) The former Prime Minister of Thailand Thaksin Shinawatra goes on trial facing corruption charges. (BBC News) The Prime Minister of Pakistan Yousaf Raza Gillani denies any involvement in the 2008 Indian embassy bombing in Kabul. The Government of Afghanistan has hinted that it believes that Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence had some involvement. (AP via Yahoo! News) (Reuters) Zambian President Levy Mwanawasa is stable after undergoing an operation to improve his breathing, his deputy says. (BBC News) The UNESCO World Heritage Committee votes in Quebec City and adds 27 new sites to the World Heritage List. (Unesco)