Current events of 28 October 2008 (2008-10-28) (Tuesday) edit history watch

Tamil Tiger terrorists have carried out unsuccessful air strikes on oil tanks near the capital, Colombo, and an army camp in Mannar, north-western Sri Lanka. (AFP via Google) At its Professional Developers Conference, Microsoft delivers a pre-beta release of Windows 7 to developers, and announces plans to release a full Windows 7 beta early in 2009. (The New York Times) North Korea issues a statement declaring that it will turn South Korea into "debris" if the South does not stop all "confrontational activities". (CNN) Iran opens a naval base in the town of Jask, just outside the Strait of Hormuz entrance to the Persian Gulf. (BBC News)