Construction workers of
Qiqihar,
Heilongjiang Province, People's Republic of China accidentally dig out five Japanese
mustard gas bombs from the
Sino-Japanese War (1937-1945). Two of the bombs are damaged, and the gas
poisons 43 (one died 19 days later). Japan a week later accepts responsibility and sends doctors and compensation to China.[1]
The clergy and lay people of the
Episcopal Church in the United States of America, by a comfortable margin, vote in favor of the appointment of an openly
gaybishop. The vote is thought likely to get confirmation from the bishops' collegium, which however is delayed due to last minute independent allegations of misconduct and intense conservative opposition.[2][3]
SCO v. IBM Linux lawsuit: Reuters have reported that
Red Hat intends to start legal action against
SCO to establish that SCO's claims against the Linux operating system are invalid.