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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. (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 (People's Daily) (Xinhua) (Taipei Times) (Channel News Asia) (Reuters AlertNet)

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. (Bangkok Post)

Saudi Arabia n long-time ambassador to USA , prince Bandar Bin Sultan , resigns for "personal reasons" (New York Times) (Al-JAzeera) (Bloomberg)

In Yemen , 8-13 people die during demonstrations against oil price increases (Al-Jazeera) (MENAFN) (Reuters AlertNet)

Indonesia n government confims first deaths connected to Bird Flu (Reuters)

In China , Coal mine explosion in Shaanxi province kills 24-26 (Xinhua) (China Daily) (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 (Bloomberg) (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 (Times of India) (NDTV)

'' and the first seven '' Star Trek '' Film s, dies at his home in Redmond, Washington .