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The New York Times reported that the North Korean nuclear test seems to be a partial test. The newspaper cited officials who said the blast of the nuclear test was 1 kilotons or less, a fraction of power than the first nuclear weapon detonation. Officials believe there was some type of failure in the nuclear test. There were mixed seismic readings, but the U.S. government reported that a seismic readings of 4.2 magnitude. Officials believe that it is highly unlikely that the North Koreans faked the nuclear test with a chemical weapon.
As Israel continues to bombard Lebanon with artillery fire and tank barrages, Hezbollah continuously fired rockets towards highly populated Israeli cities, such as the port city of Haifa. When Israeli commanders stated that the bombings have taken most of Hezbollah's infrastructures, Hezbollah's leader Sheikh Hassan Nasrallah appeared to be confident in an interview with Aljazeera and claimed that the terrorist group was not harmed by the Israeli attacks. The conflict is expected to escalate as United Nations weighed into the situation with Secretary General Kofi Annan criticized both Hezbollah and Israel.
The two teams fought hard, but Italy triumphed and defeated France to win the World Cup. Both teams made a score early in the game. Zidane made the first goal for the French on a penalty kick in the sixth minute, while Materazzi made a successful head-shot for the Italian team in the eighteenth minute. But two teams struggled to score a point. The Italian offense struggled on the attack, while the French offense continued to miss key opportunities for a goal. The game went to overtime, where no team made any progress. But in the 109th minute French player Zidane made a head attack against another Italian player. Zidane received a red card, which was a crucial blow to the French team. The Italians won the game by a 5 to 3 penalty kicks against France.
