Unix Timestamp: 1249516800
Thursday, August 6. 2009, 12:00:00 AM UTC

Micro-blogging website Twitter is knocked offline by a distributed denial-of-service attack targetted at a Georgian blogger. //www.rte.ie/news/2009/0806/twitter.html (RTÉ) //edition.cnn.com/2009/TECH/08/06/twitter.attack/ (CNN) //news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/8189162.stm (BBC)

Argentina, Brazil and Bolivia express concerns whilst Peru supports a planned accord by Colombian President Álvaro Uribe to allow United States troops to use several bases. Venezuela announces trade measures against Colombia. //news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8186767.stm (BBC)