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JUNE 14 2005 (TUESDAY)

A major Earthquake strikes about 80 miles (130 kilometers) off the coast of northern California on Tuesday night, briefly prompting a Tsunami warning along the Pacific coast but with no immediate reports of damages or injuries. (AP)

Asafa Powell breaks the world record in the 100 meters (328 feet, 1 inch) Tuesday with a 9.77 clocking at the Athens, Greece Olympic Stadium, making him the world's fastest human at 36.85 km/h (22.9 mi/h). (AP)

The Supreme Court of Argentina declares unconstitutional two laws that granted immunity to Dirty War human rights abusers. (Bloomberg)

Jacob Zuma , Executive Deputy President of South Africa , is fired for being implicated in a high-profile Corruption trial. (Reuters)

ing in Kirkuk , northern Iraq . (BBC)

Football (soccer) Sex Crime allegations:

--- George Best , the former Manchester United star from Northern Ireland , has been Arrest ed and bailed on suspicion of Indecently Assaulting a young girl. (BBC)

--- Robin Van Persie , the Dutch Arsenal footballer, has been arrested in Rotterdam on suspicion of Rape . (BBC)

Sudan rejects the UN 's decision to use the International Criminal Court to try criminals in relation to the atrocities of the Darfur Conflict , and instead opens its own recently-created special court. (Al-Jazeera) (ReliefWeb) , (ISN)

A TNS/MRBI Irish Times Opinion Poll predicts that Ireland , previously seen as certain to vote ''yes'', is likely to vote ''no'' in its planned Referendum on the European Constitution . Only 30% of voters indicated that they would vote for the constitution, the lowest level in any country in the European Union to date. (The Scotsman)

A four-year-old boy is reported dead shortly after losing consciousness while riding at Walt Disney World 's Epcot . (CNN)

According to '' Washington Post '', US and Russia n defense officials blocked NATO demand of investigation into crackdown of unrest in Uzbekistan (Washington Post) (ReliefWeb) (IHT)

In Indonesia , lawyers of Schapelle Corby file appeal in Bali court (Australia) (Reuters)

In Mexico , Raúl Salinas De Gortarí is released from Prison on Bail . He has been in prison for ten years (El Universal) (Reuters)

JP Morgan Chase & Co. announced a settlement of a lawsuit brought against it by Enron investors who claim that it helped the management of that company defraud them. JP Morgan will pay claimants US$2.2 billion.