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Portal:Current events

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June 1, 2009 (2009-06-01) (Monday) Mauricio Funes is inaugurated as President of El Salvador. (Al Jazeera) The Central Bank of Nicaragua introduces new 100 and 200 Córdoba banknotes. (TIME) Dow Jones & Company will replace Citigroup and General Motors with Travelers Companies and Cisco Systems on its Industrial Average on June 8. (CNNMoney.com) Air France Flight 447 disappears over the Atlantic Ocean, near Brazil. (AFP via News Limited) (BigPond News) The United States Congressional Research Service reports that China is aiding the development of Pakistan's program of nuclear weaponry. (The Times of India) General Motors files for bankruptcy under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code. (Detroit Free Press) The Taliban kidnaps approximately 400 people in North-West Frontier Province, Pakistan. (Reuters) (RTÉ) More than 40,000 females compete in the Women's Mini Marathon in Dublin, Ireland. (Evening Herald) (The Irish Times) The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta refuses to release British hostage Matthew Maguire. (BBC) A man kills one soldier and injures another at a military recruitment center in Little Rock, Arkansas. (MSNBC)(AP) June 2, 2009 (2009-06-02) (Tuesday) Brazilian Defense Minister Nelson Jobim confirms that debris discovered in the Atlantic Ocean, near Fernando de Noronha, is the wreckage of Air France Flight 447. (CNN) General Motors sells its Hummer brand to the Sichuan Tengzhong Heavy Industrial Machinery Company. (New York Times) United Kingdom Home Secretary Jacqui Smith announces her resignation. (BBC) The Community of the People wins Greenland's parliamentary election. (BBC) Dutch research verifies space headache as a real medical condition. (BBC) Oxfam International describes the humanitarian crisis in Somalia as "very dire". (BBC) (France 24) China blocks access to such websites as Twitter, Flickr, and Hotmail, ahead of the anniversary of the massacre in Tiananmen Square on June 4, 1989. (CBC) (BBC) The defense in Burmese National League for Democracy General Secretary Aung San Suu Kyi's trial alleges that intruder John William Yettaw "acted alone". (Bangkok Post) The United Kingdom experiences its first critical case of A(H1N1) influenza. (BBC) Pakistan's military rescues 80 people whom the Taliban kidnapped on June 1. (Reuters) At least 61 people are discovered dead in a Harmony Gold mine in Free State, South Africa. (BBC) June 3, 2009 (2009-06-03) (Wednesday) The Organization of American States revokes its 47-year suspension of Cuba. (Reuters) Ireland's State Examinations Commission postpones a Leaving Certificate Exam because of an accidental content leak. (RTÉ) (The Irish Times) Labour Party Members of the United Kingdom's Parliament circulate an e-mail that requests Prime Minister Gordon Brown's resignation. (Sky News) The remotely operated vehicle Nereus reaches the Challenger Deep in the Pacific Ocean's Mariana Trench. (BBC) Indian Member of Parliament Meira Kumar becomes the first female Speaker of the House of the People. (Al Jazeera) Al-Qaeda founder Osama bin Laden criticizes United States President Barack Obama on an audio cassette. (BBC) (The Times) President Jacob Zuma vows to create 500,000 jobs through 2009 in South Africa's State of the Nation Address. (BBC) (Forbes) The Nigerian government recaptures 130 of 150 inmates who escaped from a prison in Enugu. (BBC) Former Malagasy President Marc Ravalomanana is sentenced in absentia to incarceration until 2013 for misconduct. (BBC) American author Marilynne Robinson wins the Orange Prize for Fiction for her novel Home. (BBC) The U.S. state of New Hampshire legalizes same-sex marriage. (Boston Globe) The al-Qaeda Organization in the Islamic Maghreb executes British hostage Edwin Dwyer in the Sahara. (Sky News) June 4, 2009 (2009-06-04) (Thursday) United Kingdom Secretary of State for Work and Pensions James Purnell announces his resignation and requests that Prime Minister Gordon Brown also resign. (Guardian) Two laptop computers that contain personal information on Northern Ireland's 30,000 civil servants are stolen from the Department of Finance and Personnel in Belfast. (RTÉ) England conducts local elections in 27 county councils and five unitary authorities. (Telegraph) The President of the United States, Barack Obama, addresses the Muslim world in Cairo, Egypt. (BBC) (Washington Post) The European Union's parliamentary election commences in the Netherlands and United Kingdom. (Europarl) (RTÉ) Irish Minister for Education and Science Batt O'Keeffe apologises for the postponement of a Leaving Certificate Examination. (RTÉ) (Irish Independent) Australian Minister for Defense Joel Fitzgibbon resigns. (BBC) Linguistic analysis confirms that American astronaut Neil Armstrong did not say the article "a" in the phrase "one small step for a man" when he walked on the Moon on July 20, 1969. (BBC) 150,000 people assemble in Hong Kong, China, to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the massacre in Tiananmen Square on June 4, 1989. (BBC) Two hundred thousand people attend the funeral of Dera Sach Khand leader Sant Ramanand Dass in Jalandhar, Punjab, India. (BBC) (Times of India) June 5, 2009 (2009-06-05) (Friday) Two thousand new private color photographs of Adolf Hitler are published. (Telegraph) (Daily News) The European Union's parliamentary election continues in the Czech Republic and Ireland. (Europarl) Ireland conducts local elections and two by-elections in Dublin Central and Dublin South. (RTÉ) (The Irish Times) American economist Paul Krugman says that the Irish economy may not recover from the 2008–09 financial crisis until 2014. (RTÉ) The Prime Minister of Italy Silvio Berlusconi threatens to sue the Spanish newspaper El País for publishing indecent photographs of people at his villa in Sardinia. (BBC) Ireland's rate of unemployment reaches 11.8%. (RTÉ) Pope Benedict XVI is briefed on Ireland's Commission to Inquire into Child Abuse's public report. (RTÉ) (The Irish Times) A bus fire kills at least 24 people in Chengdu, Sichuan, China. (Reuters via News Limited) Brazil's Air Force confirms that no debris has been recovered from Air France Flight 447. (Sky News) Presidential-election candidate Baciro Dabó and former Defense Minister Helder Proenca are accused of plotting a coup d'état and killed by Guinea-Bissau's government. (BBC) (AFP) A bomb kills nine people in a café in Baghdad, Iraq. (BBC) Philippe Gomès is elected President of New Caledonia. (RNZI) A landslide buries approximately 59 people and kills at least two others in Chongqing, China. (BBC) A suicide attack kills at least 38 people at a mosque in Upper Dir District, Pakistan. (BBC) Former United States State Department employee Kendall Myers and his wife, Gwendolyn, are arrested and charged with spying for Cuba's government. (CNN) David Bain, after an extensive three-month retrial, is found not guilty of murdering five family members in Dunedin, New Zealand on 20 June 1994. (TVNZ) United Kingdom Prime Minister Gordon Brown shuffles the Cabinet: (RTÉ) Secretary of State for Transport Geoff Hoon announces his resignation. (Daily Telegraph) Minister of State for Europe Caroline Flint announces her resignation. (BBC) Minister of State for Housing and Planning Margaret Beckett announces her resignation. (ABC) Minister of State for Employment and Welfare Reform Tony McNulty announces his resignation. (Sky News) Bob Ainsworth replaces John Hutton as Secretary of State for Defence. (Times) Chief Secretary to the Treasury Yvette Cooper replaces James Purnell as Secretary of State for Work and Pensions. (Guardian) Alan Sugar becomes "Enterprise Tsar" and receives a position in the House of Lords. (Daily Telegraph) John Denham replaces Hazel Blears as Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government. (PA via Google News) Secretary of State for Health Alan Johnson replaces Jacqui Smith as Home Secretary. (BBC) av June 6, 2009 (2009-06-06) (Saturday) The European Union's parliamentary election continues in Cyprus, Italy, Latvia, Malta, Slovakia, the Czech Republic, and France's overseas departments and territories. (Europarl) The ruling party Fianna Fáil endures significant losses in Ireland's local elections and parliamentary by-elections in Dublin Central and Dublin South. (AFP) (BBC) (The Times) The Conservative Party gains seven county councils, the Liberal Democrats lose one, and the Labour Party loses four during the United Kingdom's local elections. (BBC) Twenty-six people are killed during and 100 others remain missing after a landslide near Chongqing, China. (BBC) Seventy-six people die at Harmony Gold's mine in Free State, South Africa. (BBC) A fire at a day-care center kills at least 40 people in Hermosillo, Mexico. (BBC) (Fox) (RTÉ) Fifty-two people die during combat between Peru's Army and indigenous peoples in the Amazon Rainforest. (Reuters) At least 36 people die during combat between the Transitional Federal Government and Islamist militants in Webho, Somalia. (BBC) Two male bodies and several luggage items are recovered from Air France Flight 447 in the Atlantic Ocean. (BBC) The Philippines' Army kill 30 Moro Islamic Liberation Front members and capture a "bomb factory" on Mindanao. (BBC) Former West Berlin police officer Karl-Heinz Kurras is revealed to have spied for East Germany's Stasi. (BBC) Harvard University discovers a molecular mechanism that regulates coagulation. (BBC) The American Cemetery and Memorial honors World War II veterans who landed at Normandy, France, in 1944. (CNN) The International Labour Organization requests that Burma's government amend a clause in its Constitution that may justify forced labor. (AFP) Palm, Inc. launches its new Palm Pre smartphone. (Reuters) June 7, 2009 (2009-06-07) (Sunday) The European Union's parliamentary election concludes in Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovenia, Spain, and Sweden. (BBC) (RTÉ) Air France Flight 447: Air France replaces airspeed sensors on its Airbus aircraft. (BBC) Four additional bodies are discovered in the Atlantic Ocean. (BBC) (RTÉ) (Reuters) Bolivia's government seeks two Irish passport-holders who are allegedly connected to the attempted assassination of President Evo Morales in April. (Times) A seven-day gay pride festival is held for the first time in Shanghai, China. (BBC) The United States Supreme Court is requested to block Italian automaker Fiat's purchase of Chrysler. (BBC) Former Cuban President Fidel Castro dismisses allegations that ex-U.S. State Department employee Kendall Myers spied for his country. (ABC) (BBC) (Times of India) Former United Kingdom Cabinet Ministers Hazel Blears, James Purnell, John Hutton, and Caroline Flint coordinated their resignations to compel Prime Minister Gordon Brown to also resign. (Independent) Dalai Lama Tenzin Gyatso is granted honorary citizenship in Paris, France. (AFP) Radio Shabelle director Moqtar Mohamed Hirabe is killed in Mogadishu, Somalia. (BBC) Billy Elliot the Musical wins Best Musical and God of Carnage wins Best Play at the 63rd Tony Awards. (AP via Google News) June 8, 2009 (2009-06-08) (Monday) At least 18 factory workers are killed when their bus collides with a truck in the Nile Delta, Egypt. (Irish Examiner) Lloyds Banking Group repay £2.56 billion to Her Majesty's Government to compensate for partial nationalisation on 19 January 2009. (Times) The Supreme Court of the United States stays the sale of Chrysler to Fiat in Indiana State Police Pension Trust v. Chrysler. (Bloomberg) Four men, including Real Irish Republican Army members Michael McKevitt and Colm Murphy, are declared responsible for the bombing of Omagh, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland, in 1998. (Reuters) (RTÉ) The Minister of State for Farming and the Environment, Jane Kennedy, announces her resignation from the Government of the United Kingdom. (BBC) Pope Benedict XVI is reportedly "visibly upset" after hearing the findings of Ireland's Commission to Inquire into Child Abuse. (RTÉ) Gabonese President Omar Bongo dies of a heart attack at age 73. (BBC) Two American journalists are found guilty of illegally entering North Korea and sentenced to 12 years of penal labour. (Sky News) North Korea restricts access to the Sea of Japan, near Wonsan, from June 10–30, possibly indicating future missile testing. (AFP via News Limited) Mayor Ray Nagin of New Orleans, Louisiana, is quarantined in Shanghai, China, after a passenger on his flight from the United States was diagnosed with A(H1N1) influenza. (BBC) European Union's parliamentary elections: The centre-right European People's Party increases its plurality. (BBC) Libertas Institute leader Declan Ganley announces his intention to retire from politics. (RTÉ) In a referendum held alongside European Parliament elections, voters in Denmark agreed to change their Acts of Succession to eliminate male preference in their line of succession. (AAP via TV New Zealand) In a legislative election held alongside European Parliament elections, the Christian Social People's Party increase their plurality in Luxembourg's Chamber of Deputies. (AFP via NASDAQ) The third acid attack since December 2008 occurs in Mong Kok, Hong Kong. (The Standard) Apple Inc. debuts the third generation of its iPhone line, iPhone 3GS at Worldwide Developers Conference 2009. (Apple website) June 9, 2009 (2009-06-09) (Tuesday) Romania's newly elected right-wing Greater Romania Party MEP George "Gigi" Becali is ordered by court not to leave the country. (BBC) Three workers are missing after an explosion at a ConAgra Foods plant in Garner, North Carolina, United States. (CNN) 2009 swine flu outbreak: World Health Organisation Director-General Margaret Chan believes "on the surface of it" that a pandemic has been reached. She also said that "once I get indisputable evidence, I will make the announcement," and will meet with governments on Wednesday regarding reports about the outbreak. (Associated Press via Breitbart.com) Indians in Australia allege more attacks against them in Sydney. (BBC) Dáil Éireann debates a motion of no confidence against the Government of Ireland as George Lee and Maureen O'Sullivan make their debuts in the 30th Dáil. (RTÉ) Two Democrats cross party lines and join Republicans to swing control of the Senate of the U.S. state of New York to the Republican Party. (WCBS New York) Royal Dutch Shell is to pay out $15.5m (£9.7m) in a legal settlement over its alleged complicity in the 1995 execution of several Nigerian environmental activists, including author Ken Saro-Wiwa, in Nigeria in 1995. (RTÉ) (Sky News) Nick Griffin, the leader of the British National Party, is pelted with eggs by protestors and forced to abandon a press conference. (BBC) Lloyds Banking Group announce the closure of all Cheltenham & Gloucester branches in the UK and the loss of about 1,660 jobs. (BBC) The trial of William Jefferson, a former member of the U.S. House of Representatives, on charges of bribery and racketeering gets underway. (Washington Post) The chairman of Anglo Irish Bank discloses to the Oireachtas Committee on Finance and Public Service that some senior staff at the bank have impaired loans to the bank. (RTÉ) A study suggests that the HIV prevalence rate in South Africa has leveled off at 10.9% and it could be falling in the under-19 age group. (BBC) An explosion kills 11 people and injures at least 46 at a hotel in Peshawar, Pakistan. (BBC) (RTÉ) A notebook of Pablo Picasso sketches worth several million euro is discovered stolen from the Musée Picasso in Paris. (The Irish Times) June 10, 2009 (2009-06-10) (Wednesday) The leadership of the 30th Dáil Éireann in Ireland, representing Fianna Fáil and the Irish Green Party, win a motion of confidence. (RTÉ) The European Transport Safety Council criticises Ireland's lack of speed cameras. (RTÉ) At least two people are shot at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington D.C., with an elderly white supremacist as the main suspect. (CNN) Thousands of people demonstrate in solidarity with victims of child abuse in Dublin as hundreds of victims are invited to meet Irish President Mary McAleese. (RTÉ) (Irish Independent) Setanta Sports announce it has stopped taking on new subscriptions in order to "secure the future of the business". (BBC) (RTÉ) Air France Flight 447 French authorities say two passengers on board Air France Flight 447 were linked to Islamic terrorism. (Sky News) The Ministry of the Interior later stated that these two passengers turned out to be of no concern. (Reuters through Yahoo news) 41 bodies have thus far been recovered. (RTÉ) A car bomb exploded in a crowded market in the town of Bathaa in the southern Iraqi province of Dhiqar, killing up to 35 persons and injuring dozens of others. (Huffington Post) Massive demonstrations are held in various places in the Philippines against the passage of the Constituent Assembly to amend the Constitution. (Philippine Daily Inquirer) A two-day strike by the United Kingdom National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers disrupts train services in London. (the Times) Russia begins destroying 6,000 tons of nerve gas in Shchuchye, Kurgan Oblast. (Sky News) The United Nations Security Council, along with Japan and South Korea, agrees a draft resolution following North Korea's recent nuclear and missile tests. (BBC) Palau agrees to accept up to 17 Chinese Uighurs from Guantanamo Bay detention camp. (Bloomberg) The Thai army is sent to reinforce positions along Thailand's border with Burma after an influx of Karen refugees following a Burmese army offensive in Karen state. (BBC) Rose Francine Rogombé is sworn in as acting head of state in Gabon, following the death of Omar Bongo Ondimba. (AFP) Nine miners die and four are still missing after an accident at a coal mine in Donetsk, Ukraine. (BBC) Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi arrives in Rome on his first visit to Italy, Libya's former colonial ruler and now its biggest trading partner, wearing a photograph of Omar Mukhtar. (BBC) Google Inc. announced that it has received notice from the United States Department of Justice that antitrust investigators are studying its settlement with publishers designed to put millions of books online consistent with the property rights of authors. (Reuters) June 11, 2009 (2009-06-11) (Thursday) Some 2,000 wild Canadian geese are to be killed around New York's main airports to reduce the numbers of the birds that brought down US Airways Flight 1549 in January. (The New York Times) 10,000 Gabonese watch the body of President Omar Bongo arrive back home from Spain. (BBC) (The Sydney Morning Herald) A Bosnian television station shows what it says is recent video footage of genocide suspect and Bosnian war commander General Ratko Mladić in Serbia. (The Guardian) Swedish sports car maker Koenigsegg is to buy Saab Automobile from General Motors with support from Norwegian investors.(Forbes) Dáil Éireann debates the findings of the Commission to Inquire into Child Abuse, delayed by the motion of no confidence in the Irish Government opened by Fine Gael. (RTÉ) Ireland's Garda Commissioner sends two Garda forensic specialists to Brazil to assist in the identification of bodies from Air France Flight 447. (RTÉ) The World Health Organization declares the current outbreak of H1N1 to be a “pandemic”, the first since the 1968 Hong Kong flu. (BBC) (RTÉ) Italian students protest Libyan leader Muammar al-Gaddafi's visit to the country. (BBC) RTÉ, Ireland's public service broadcaster, denies it is facing bankruptcy. (RTÉ) Four Chinese Uighurs from the Guantanamo Bay detention camp are resettled in Bermuda. (The Times) Campaigning in Iran's presidential election ends after three weeks of mass rallies and political rhetoric. (BBC) The President of France, Nicolas Sarkozy, says he will travel to Ireland to assist the passing of the forthcoming Treaty of Lisbon referendum at a joint news conference with the Chancellor of Germany, Angela Merkel, in Paris. (RTÉ) Kumari Selja, India's tourism minister, calls off a visit to Australia following attacks on Indian students in the country. (BBC) The U.S. Supreme Court denies a bail request by Conrad Black, a member of the British House of Lords who remains in a federal prison in Florida. Egyptian Culture Minister Farouk Hosni announces that the ministry will publish Arabic translations of novels by Israeli writers Amos Oz and David Grossman. (BBC) Xu Zongheng, the mayor of Shenzhen, southern China, is dismissed for "disciplinary offences" after being questioned on corruption allegations. (BBC) For the first time ever, Brazil offers US$10 billion in financing to the International Monetary Fund to help improve the availability of credit in developing countries. (BBC) Ferrero SpA is cleared of allegations of fraud relating to the supply of hazelnuts. (BBC) (The Times) June 12, 2009 (2009-06-12) (Friday) Iran goes to the polls for its presidential election. (AFP via Yahoo) (BBC) The Pittsburgh Penguins defeat the Detroit Red Wings in game seven to win the 2009 Stanley Cup Finals. (AP via WSLS) The head of the fourth largest coalition in the Iraqi parliament, Harith al-Obeidi, is assassinated in west Baghdad. (BBC) U.S. full power television stations complete their switch from analog to digital television. (The Washington Times) The United Nations Security Council unanimously votes to impose further sanctions on North Korea, following recent nuclear and missile tests. (UN) (BBC) Prominent Pakistani anti-Taliban cleric Sarfraz Naeemi is killed in a suspected suicide bomb attack at his Islamic religious school in Lahore. (Al Jazeera) The United Kingdom Foreign Secretary, David Miliband, is asked to explain how four Chinese detainees from Guantánamo Bay were released to Bermuda without the knowledge of Whitehall. (BBC) (The Guardian) The world's first City of Film is announced by UNESCO, with Bradford beating competition from Los Angeles, Cannes and Venice. (The Guardian) Mombasa's courts are overwhelmed with Somali pirate trials; some cases could be transferred to Nairobi. (The Times) The trial of National League for Democracy General Secretary Aung San Suu Kyi is adjourned until June 26. (AP) (BBC) India is to withdraw troops from Kashmir's towns and cities for the first time in 20 years. (The Times) (UPI) Two Japanese citizens are detained in Italy after allegedly attempting to take $134 billion worth of U.S. bonds over the border into Switzerland starting the Chiasso financial smuggling case. (Bloomberg) June 13, 2009 (2009-06-13) (Saturday) Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is reelected as the President of Iran, although opposition leader Mir-Hossein Mousavi demands a recount. (BBC News) California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger delivers a speech regarding the state's financial crisis, favoring state spending cuts rather than the issuing of bonds. (Los Angeles Times) North Korea: North Korea announces it will "weaponise all plutonium" and begin uranium enrichment following United Nations Security Council Resolution 1874 against the country. (Al Jazeera) (BBC News) South Korea sends troops to the North Korean border as tensions escalate. (Telstra Bigpond News) China begins the third large-scale excavation of the Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor in 24 years. (Xinhua) The planned launch of Space Shuttle Endeavour is scrubbed because of a gaseous hydrogen leak. (NASA) Pakistani warplanes strike a stronghold of Taliban leader Baitullah Mehsud in South Waziristan. (Reuters) Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom celebrates her 83rd birthday at Trooping the Colour. (Fox News) June 14, 2009 (2009-06-14) (Sunday) The Los Angeles Lakers defeat the Orlando Magic four games to one to win the 2009 NBA Finals. Lakers coach Phil Jackson wins his tenth NBA Championship, becoming the all-time leader. (The New York Times) Europe's first death from H1N1 is reported in Paisley, Scotland. (Reuters) (RTÉ) (The Irish Times) Around 170 people are arrested in Iran in connection with the post-election protests and street riots in Tehran. (RTÉ) At least seven people are killed and 50 injured by a bomb blast in Dera Ismail Khan, Pakistan. (BBC) Jodhaa Akbar wins the prize for best film at the Tenth International Indian Film Academy Awards held in Macau, China. (BBC) Seven Germans, one Briton and a South Korean are captured by Shia rebels in Sa'dah, Yemen. (BBC) (RTÉ) President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko refuses to attend the Collective Security Treaty Organisation summit in Moscow after Russia's ban of Belarusian milk and dairy imports. (Reuters) United Nations barges carrying aid and their Sudanese People's Liberation Army escort are attacked by tribesmen on the Sobat River, Sudan. (BBC) Prime Minister of Israel Binyamin Netanyahu states he can visualise a Palestinian state, under certain conditions. (Full Transcript, Jerusalem Post) June 15, 2009 (2009-06-15) (Monday) Iran Presidential candidate Mir Hossein Mousavi calls for the presidential election results to be annulled. (BBC) Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei orders an inquiry into claims of electoral fraud. (AFP via News Limited) Thousands of protestors gather in Tehran in support of Mir Hossein Mousavi, defying a government ban on protests. (Al Jazeera) (Xinhua) At least one person is killed and many wounded during clashes between police and protesters in Tehran. (Sky News) Lee Myung-bak, South Korea's president, meets U.S. President Barack Obama in Washington to talk about North Korea. (The Washington Times) Pierre Ngaiohni is elected Vice President of New Caledonia. (RNZI) British Prime Minister Gordon Brown announces that an independent inquiry into the country's role in the Iraq War will be held in private. (BBC) (Al Jazeera) Leaders gather in Yekaterinburg, Russia, ahead of a Shanghai Cooperation Organisation and the first ever BRIC summit. (AFP) (Xinhua) India, the defending champions and favorites at the 2009 ICC World Twenty20, are defeated by England. (BBC) The European Union announces it will help resettle detainees released from the Guantanamo Bay detention camp. (Reuters) Five Cubans convicted of spying for Cuba are denied an appeal for a new trial by the United States Supreme Court. (CNN) Notorious Melbourne Gangland figure Desmond "Tuppence" Moran is shot dead outside Deli Cafe in Ascot Vale, Victoria, Australia. [1] June 16, 2009 (2009-06-16) (Tuesday) Iran The Guardian Council is to hold a recount of disputed votes from the country's presidential election. (BBC) At least seven people have been killed near a rally in Tehran. (Reuters) (Xinhua) Foreign media are banned from covering the protests following the deaths of seven people. (RTÉ) Two Reformist politicians are arrested. (Press TV) Large demonstrations in support of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and Mir-Hossein Mousavi take place in the capital. (Press TV) (BBC) The state funeral in Libreville of former President of Gabon Omar Bongo is attended by dignitaries from 40 nations. (Reuters) Russia vetoes a plan to extend the United Nations Observer Mission in Georgia. (The Guardian) (UN) Playwright Brian Friel is honoured with the Ulysses Medal on Bloomsday at University College Dublin. (The Irish Times) A coal mine collapses in Indonesia, killing at least six people. (Xinhua) Documents released to the American Civil Liberties Union state Khalid Sheik Mohammed testified that he made up information after allegedly tortured by the CIA. (UPI) China announces plan to provide a US$ 10 billion credit loan to member states of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation. (Xinhua) Official campaigning for the 2009 presidential election in Afghanistan begins. (Reuters) General Motors agrees Saab sale to Koenigsegg (BBC) A Sri Lankan government investigation into human rights abuses during its offensive with Tamil Tiger rebels disbands. (AP) 15 laptops containing confidential information owned by Ireland's Health Service Executive are stolen in Roscommon. (RTÉ)(The Irish Times) German economic confidence reaches its highest level for over three years. (RTÉ) Sir John Sawers is named head of MI6. (BBC) Sammy Sosa, one of six Major League Baseball players to have hit 600 home runs in his career, is reported to have tested positive for performance-enhancing drugs during the 2003 season. (The New York Times) The U.S. Food & Drug Administration advised people not to use Zicam intranasal products that contain zinc, due to the risk of anosmia. (US FDA website) Jonas Brothers' album Lines, Vines and Trying Times is released June 17, 2009 (2009-06-17) (Wednesday) Pope Benedict XVI warns traditionalist Catholic organisation Society of St. Pius X (SSPX) not to go ahead with plans to ordain more than 30 priests on June 19 and 27, saying the move could incur disciplinary action. (BBC) Kitty Ussher resigns as Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury and announces that she will stand down as Member of Parliament for Burnley at the next general election following involvement in the United Kingdom Parliamentary expenses scandal. (BBC) United States President Barack Obama extends some benefits to the same-sex partners of federal government workers. (BBC) 2009 Iranian election protests: Mir-Hossein Mousavi calls for a day of mourning and rallies after several people die in protests following the presidential election. (Reuters) (The Times) (BBC) Fans and members of the Iranian national football team protest during a World Cup qualifier against South Korea. (CBC) (Al Bawaba) Over 100 Romanians flee their homes in Belfast after being attacked. (BBC) (RTÉ) Burma's Supreme Court accepts an appeal by lawyers for National League for Democracy General Secretary Aung San Suu Kyi on whether to allow more defense witnesses to testify at her trial. (Bangkok Post) Seventeen people, including the head of Mogadishu's police force, are killed in fighting between the Transitional Federal Government and al-Shabaab. (Xinhua) (AP) Maoist fighters kill 3 members of the ruling Communist Party in West Bengal. (Reuters) (The Times of India) Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh meets with Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari. (The Times) (Xinhua) The Peruvian government is to revoke land laws that resulted in deadly clashes with indigenous protesters in the Amazon. (BBC) NASA defers the launch of Space Shuttle Endeavour for a second time until July. (AFP) A laptop containing unencrypted bank account details of 75,000 Bord Gáis customers is stolen in Dublin. (RTÉ) (BBC) Eddie Bauer, the well-known retailer of outdoor apparel, filed for bankruptcy in a U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Delaware. (Reuters) June 18, 2009 (2009-06-18) (Thursday) North Korea considers launching a missile towards Hawaii. (BBC) An Atlas V rocket launches the LRO and LCROSS spacecraft to explore the Moon.(BBC) Continental Flight 61, a Boeing 777 containing 247 passengers flying from Brussels, Belgium, to Newark, New Jersey, United States, lands safely at Newark Liberty International Airport, after the 61-year-old pilot died mid-flight. (WCBS) 2009 Iranian election protests: Iran is accused of altering a photo to make a crowd at a pro-Ahmedinejad rally appear larger. (Christian Science Monitor) Supporters of Mir-Hossein Mousavi hold a mass rally in Tehran mourning those killed during protests after the disputed election. (Reuters) (Sky News) Seven Gambian journalists are charged with seditious publication for reprinting a press union statement criticising President Yahya Jammeh. (IOL) Canada's annual seal hunt ends with lower than expected totals. (BBC) Another attack occurs on Romanians in Belfast, on this occasion against a family in the east of the city. (BBC) Chancellor Alistair Darling states there is "growing evidence" that government measures have stabilised the British banking system and economy. (Sky News) The expense claims of British Members of Parliament are published online. (The Times) (BBC) The High Court rules that Suzanne Breen, an editor of the Sunday Tribune, need not hand over her notes on the Real IRA to police as it would endanger her life. (BBC) (RTÉ) A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle at the Medina Hotel in Beledweyne, Somalia, killing 10 people. Among the dead is Omar Hashi Aden, Somalia's Security Minister. (BBC) Several Al-Qaeda militants are killed by a Malian army offensive near the Algerian border. (Taipei Times) Islamic militants allied to Al-Qaeda launch an attack on a convoy escorting Chinese workers in Mansoura, Algeria, killing 24 policemen. (Irish Times) (BBC) Loyalist paramilitary organisations in Northern Ireland begin to decommission their weapons. (BBC) (RTÉ) Jon Bon Jovi and Richie Sambora of rock band Bon Jovi are inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame at a ceremony in New York. (BBC) (CBC) South Africa receives its first case of swine flu via the United States. (BBC) June 19, 2009 (2009-06-19) (Friday) Iran The Iranian Supreme Leader Grand Ayatollah Ali Khamenei warns against further election protests. (CNN) Ali Khamenei announces Mahmoud Ahmadinejad won the Iranian presidential election by 24 million votes. (The New York Times) As part of an ongoing row between FOTA and the FIA, eight teams declare that they will leave Formula One and set up a new championship for the 2010 season. (BBC) Attacks on Romanians in Belfast Two teenagers are arrested by police in connection with racist attacks on Romanians in south Belfast. (BBC) Esther Rantzen defends Northern Ireland hatred addiction remarks. (BBC) Swine flu is confirmed in Ethiopia and Slovenia. (The Irish Times) Scotland Yard investigates the expenses of five Labour MPs in Britain. (Irish Independent) Gambian opposition leader and journalist for the Foroyaa newspaper, Halifa Sallah, is arrested.(IOL) The U.S. begins deploying missile interceptors and radar to defend Hawaii from a North Korean long-range rocket. (The New York Times) (AFP) Ireland's Taoiseach Brian Cowen secures binding concessions in EU talks on the Lisbon Treaty. (BBC) Allen Stanford, the chairman of Stanford Financial Group, is arrested after allegations of fraud. (BBC) Protests take place at Burma's embassies worldwide on occasion of Aung San Suu Kyi's 64th birthday. (Al Jazeera) (BBC) Air France is to offer compensation to the families of victims of the Flight 447 disaster. (Reuters) (Sky News) A bomb explodes near Bilbao in the Basque region of Spain, killing one policeman. (AP) (RTÉ) Pakistan Defence Minister Ahmad Mukhtar says the military offensive in the Swat valley is nearing its end. (Sindh Today) The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta claims to have blown up another oil pipeline in the Niger Delta region of southern Nigeria. (Xinhua) Henry Allingham, 113, one of the UK's last two World War I veterans, becomes the world's oldest man following the death of Tomoji Tanabe. (BBC) The head of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Mary Schapiro, said in an interview that it should not be necessary for the SEC and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to align all their rules and regulation, although she does expect some harmonization. (Reuters) U.S. District Court Judge Samuel B. Kent is impeached by the U.S. House of Representatives on charges of obstruction of justice. (CNN) The U.S. Treasury Department confirmed that 10 big banks have met the necessary requirements to repay funds that they have received—a total of $58 billion—in the Troubled Asset Relief Program of October 2008. (WSJ) June 20, 2009 (2009-06-20) (Saturday) Iran Riot police clash with protesters in Tehran. (The Times) (Al Jazeera) (BBC) A suicide bomb reportedly explodes at the shrine of former Grand Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini. (CTV) (Reuters) (Press TV) Mir-Hossein Mousavi renews calls for the election results to be annulled. (Xinhua) The Guardian Council announces it will randomly recount 10% of ballot boxes. (China Daily) (Sify) A sunken ship believed to carry over US$15 million in gold is located in the Magellan Straits off the coast of Argentina. (BBC) The United States admits its forces failed to follow their own rules in an Afghan airstrike that may have led up to 140 civilian deaths. (BBC) (RTÉ) A New Zealand jury convicts Nai Yin Xue, who sparked an international hunt in 2007, of murdering his wife. (New Zealand Herald) (Melbourne Herald Sun) Greece's Acropolis Museum in Athens is unveiled. (BBC) The bodies of two British hostages in Iraq are discovered. (The Telegraph) Attacks on Romanians in Belfast An anti-racism rally is held in Belfast following the removal of 100 Romanian people from their homes. (BBC) Two teenagers are charged in connection with the attacks. (BBC) (RTÉ) New York Times reporter David S. Rohde, kidnapped by the Taliban seven months ago, escapes. (The New York Times) Indian troops enter Lalgarh, a Maoist stronghold in West Bengal, claiming a partial victory. (Press Trust of India) (Al Jazeera) At least 67 people are killed and over 200 are injured in a suicide attack near Kirkuk in Iraq. (RTÉ) (BBC) June 21, 2009 (2009-06-21) (Sunday) Archaeologists find evidence showing that the manioc plant was a staple food of the Maya. (The Los Angeles Times) The Pakistan Cricket Team wins the 2009 ICC World Twenty20 world cup after a hard match against Sri Lanka at Lord's Cricket Ground in London, England. (Cricinfo) England defeats New Zealand in the 2009 ICC Women's World Twenty20. (Times of India) A new pro-Treaty of Lisbon group led by Pat Cox is launched in Ireland. (RTÉ) The Somali government declares a state of emergency. (Reuters) Self-rule is introduced in Greenland following a 2008 referendum. (BBC) Seven people, including six amusement park employees, are killed in a French rural helicopter crash. (RTÉ) 2009 Iranian election protests: Iranian state television claims at least ten people are dead following protests over the recent election. (BBC) (RTÉ) Iranian officials ask the BBC's chief Iran correspondent to immediately leave the country after accusing the BBC of meddling in internal affairs. (BBC) The Guardian Council admits more than 100% of eligible voters cast their ballots in 50 cities in the presidential election. (Press TV) Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani's daughter is arrested. (Irish Independent) Accusations of interference in Iran leveled against the United Kingdom and United States are rejected by British Foreign Secretary David Miliband. (Irish Independent) The death toll from the Taza bombing rises to 73. (RTÉ) At least sixteen people are killed in a factory blast in Fengyang county, Anhui, China. (Times of India) (AP) An open top sightseeing bus with 40 tourists on board is stoned in Belfast. (RTÉ) Salvatore Miceli, an Italian Mafia fugitive on the run since 2001 and listed as one of the country's 30 most dangerous men, is arrested in Venezuela. (BBC) (IOL) (Reuters) United States President Barack Obama tells a television news crew his country is "fully prepared" for a possible missile test by North Korea over the Pacific Ocean. (BBC) June 22, 2009 (2009-06-22) (Monday) A subway train derailment and collision on the Red Line of the Washington Metro kills at least nine and injures at least 70. (NBC Washington) (WTOP) 2009 Iranian election protests: The Iranian Revolutionary Guard warns that it will 'crush' any further protests. (Al Jazeera) Iranian riot police in large numbers clash with about 3,000 protesters in Tehran. (Guardian) A major international conference in Sydney looks at how to expand Internet domain names. (ABC) A plan to create a modern Silk Route of roads and railways linking East Asia with Europe makes its first substantial progress. (BBC) Brazilian officials identify the first 11 of 50 bodies recovered from Air France Flight 447. (AFP via Google) Officials gather in Madeira to strike a deal on whaling, with Japan and Iceland likely to insist on their right to hunt. (Al Jazeera) For the first time in 136 years, the Congress of France convenes in the Palace of Versailles to listen to an address by the President of France, Nicolas Sarkozy. (Associated Press) Zimbabwe's Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai insists the coalition government is tackling the country's dire humanitarian and economic crisis at a talk at Southwark Cathedral in London. (Sky News) Conservative MP John Bercow is elected the new Speaker of the British House of Commons. (BBC) French President Nicolas Sarkozy calls for the burqa to be banned in France. (BBC) (The Times of India) The email at the heart of the Utegate scandal in Australia is declared a forgery by Federal Police. (News Limited) June 23, 2009 (2009-06-23) (Tuesday) United Kingdom Commons speaker John Bercow breaks with tradition by abandoning the traditional court dress worn by his predecessor Michael Martin. (The Times) Boeing delays the first test flight of its lightweight jet, the 787, because of stress found where the wings attach to the sides of the plane. (The New York Times) The French National Assembly announces the beginning of an inquiry into whether women in France should be allowed to wear the burqa. (CNN) Ukraine sets 17 January 2010 as the date for the next presidential election said to be crucial for its future direction. (RTÉ) (The Moscow Times) 2009 Iranian election protests: The Guardian Council rules out a re-run of the presidential election saying that there was no sign of serious electoral fraud in the June 12 vote. (Al Jazeera) Iran accuses U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon of meddling in its affairs after he urged the Islamic state to stop its crackdown on opposition protesters. (Reuters) Four international footballers – Ali Karimi, Mehdi Mahdavikia, Hosein Ka'abi and Vahid Hashemian – are "retired" from the sport after their gesture in a football match against South Korea in Seoul. (The Guardian) The United Kingdom orders the expulsion of two Iranian diplomats after Tehran orders two UK diplomats to leave Iran. (BBC) Attacks on Romanians in Northern Ireland One hundred Romanians flee Northern Ireland and return to Romania. (BBC) President of Ireland Mary McAleese tells Strasbourg that the racist attacks in Belfast are "distressing and sickening". (RTÉ) In the New York State Senate legislative deadlock, Senate Democrats lock themselves into the Senate chamber due to a refusal to accept Pedro Espada as Senate President. (The New York Times) Russian President Dmitry Medvedev meets Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak in Cairo at the start of a four-day trip to Africa. (BBC) The government of Antigua and Barbuda dismisses its chief financial regulator, Leroy King, following claims of a collaboration with Allen Stanford. (RTÉ) (The New York Times) June 24, 2009 (2009-06-24) (Wednesday) Togo abolishes the death penalty. (BBC) China blocks Google services. (The Guardian) A flute carved over 35,000 years ago, and thought to be the oldest musical instrument in the world, is unearthed in Germany. (BBC) (National Geographic) (The New York Times) Mark Sanford, Governor of the U.S. state of South Carolina, admits to adultery with an Argentine woman and resigns as Chairman of the Republican Governors Association. (Politico) Iran Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei declares the recent election result will stand. (BBC) (RTÉ) Further violent clashes break out in Tehran. (CNN) (The New York Times) A number of Britons are arrested in Tehran following clashes between protesters and police, Iran state television reports. (Sky News) At least 43 people are killed by United States aircraft in South Waziristan, Pakistan. (BBC) (France 24) (RTÉ) The Chinese government formally arrests dissident Liu Xiaobo on charges of state subversion. (Wall Street Journal) (Al Jazeera) (Press TV) The United States is to send an ambassador to Syria after an absence of four years. (Al-Arabiya) A bomb kills two people and injures six others in Chechnya, Russia. (Xinhua) (RIA Novosti) Former detainees allege abuses at Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan. (BBC) (AFP) More than 60 are killed and 150 are injured after a bombing in Baghdad. (BBC) Seven members of Bolivia's Mennonite Christian community are detained over the alleged rape of 60 women or girls from their own community. (BBC) (Reuters) June 25, 2009 (2009-06-25) (Thursday) Death of Michael Jackson Michael Jackson dies from cardiac arrest at the age of 50 after arrival at the UCLA Medical Center in Los Angeles, California. (The Los Angeles Times) (EOnline) Michael Jackson's death has severe consequences on multiple major websites, such as Google, who saw unprecedented traffic and, mistaking the traffic for a DDOS attack, temporarily shut down. (CNET) Farrah Fawcett dies at approximately 9:28 a.m. in the intensive care unit of Saint John's Health Center in Santa Monica, California, with Ryan O'Neal and Alana Stewart by her side. (The Los Angeles Times) Iran A mourning ceremony for protesters who died in the post-election protests is cancelled. (RTÉ) Over 180 MPs refuse an invitation to attend a celebration of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's election win. (BBC) (Zee News) Campaigning begins for a legislative election in Iraqi Kurdistan. (BBC) Venezuela and the United States say they will restore their ambassadors. (The Irish Times) A roadside bomb kills five Iraqi policemen in the western city of Fallujah. (The Irish Times) The last leg of the 2008–09 Volvo Ocean Race gets underway in Stockholm. (Irish Independent) The Russian Supreme Court orders a retrial for three men on charges related to the murder of journalist Anna Politkovskaya. (CNN) (RIA Novosti) Burma denies any link to the North Korean ship Kang Nam 1 being tracked by the United States on suspicion of carrying weapons in violation of a United Nations embargo. (BBC) (Bangkok Post) Honduran President Manuel Zelaya fires his armed forces chief after he refuses to give logistical support for a referendum on constitutional change. The Supreme Court then orders that he be returned to his job immediately. (CNN) (BBC) Qantas Airways cancelled half of a 30-plan order for 787 Dreamliners from Boeing Co., a cancellation that may amount to a $3.1 billion hit for Boeing. (Bloomberg) Cristiano Ronaldo completes a world record transfer fee of 80 million pounds which sends him to Real Madrid from Manchester United. (BBC) 2009 NBA Draft took place. June 26, 2009 (2009-06-26) (Friday) President Manuel Zelaya of Honduras refuses to comply with a Supreme Court order demanding the reinstatement of Gen. Romeo Vásquez, the head of the country's armed forces, as part of an ongoing dispute over a planned referendum. (BBC) A bombing at a Baghdad market kills at least 13 people, and leaves dozens more wounded. (BBC) June 27, 2009 (2009-06-27) (Saturday) Two loyalist paramilitary groups in Northern Ireland begin decommissioning their weapons. (The Telegraph) Brazil announces it has ended the search for bodies from Air France Flight 447. (Associated Press) (The Times of India) Thousands of protestors from the National United Front of Democracy Against Dictatorship call on the government to resign in Bangkok, Thailand. (BBC) Saad al-Hariri is appointed the new Prime Minister of Lebanon. (Reuters) The Taliban claim responsibility for a suicide attack in Pakistan-administered Kashmir which killed two soldiers. (AFP) NATO and Russia agree to restore military ties after a 10 month period following the 2008 war in Georgia. (Al Jazeera) (Reuters) Afghan President Hamid Karzai calls on the Taliban to take part and vote in the August presidential election. (Xinhua) (New York Times) The United States National Transportation Safety Board identifies two incidents similar to the circumstances thought to have occurred on Air France Flight 447. (The Christian Science Monitor) June 28, 2009 (2009-06-28) (Sunday) The United Kingdom reports its second death from swine flu. (Reuters) 2009 Honduran political crisis: President Manuel Zelaya is removed from office by the army ahead of a disputed constitutional referendum and sent to Costa Rica. (BBC) Congress appoints Roberto Micheletti as interim president. (Dow Jones via NASDAQ) The Supreme Court of Justice claims that it ordered Zelaya's removal from office for repeatedly defying its rulings. (AP via Yahoo! News) A presidential election takes place in Guinea-Bissau following the death of former President João Bernardo Vieira. (BBC) Voters in Albania go to the polls in a parliamentary election. (The Age) (BBC) Iranian authorities arrest eight employees at the British embassy in Tehran. (Al Jazeera) (Financial Times) Voters in Argentina go to the polls for the legislative elections. (France 24) Russia announces that they will shut down every legal casino in the state by Wednesday, July 1. (The New York Times) An internet child pornography ring, involving at least 2,000 IP addresses in 78 countries, is uncovered in Switzerland. (BBC) Stephen Hawking holds a party for future time travelers at the University of Cambridge. (Huffington Post UK) June 29, 2009 (2009-06-29) (Monday) The Preparatory Commission for the International Renewable Energy Agency designates the headquarters of the organization to Masdar City, Abu Dhabi. (Deutsche Welle) Scientific tests show bones housed in the Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls in Rome are those of the apostle Saint Paul himself, according to Pope Benedict XVI. (CNN) Bernard Madoff is sentenced to 150 years in prison for investment fraud. (The New York Times) The United States Air Force test fires an unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile from the coast of California to a point in the Pacific Ocean about 4,200 miles (6,750 km) away. (AP via KFMB) Two passenger trains collide in Chenzhou, Hunan in central China, leaving at least three people dead and 60 injured. (Xinhua) Five out of nine local staff from the British embassy in Tehran, Iran, who were recently arrested, are released. (BBC) The Iranian Guardian Council certifies the controversial presidential election. (The New York Times) The United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon will travel to Burma on Friday to press the country on democratic reform. (BBC) The opposition gained a large victory in Argentine legislative elections, leading party leader Néstor Kirchner to step down. (BBC) The U.S. resumes secret surveillance flights to aid Pakistani commanders. (The New York Times) June 30, 2009 (2009-06-30) (Tuesday) The Gas Exporting Countries Forum elects Abdullah Bin Hamad Al-Attiyah, oil and energy minister of Qatar, as the president of the organization. (Bloomberg) The President of Cameroon Paul Biya sacks Prime Minister Ephraim Inoni and appoints Philemon Yang to the role. (AP via Google News) Dresden loses its status as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. (Bloomberg) Germany's Constitutional Court approves the Treaty of Lisbon, but suspends ratification of it. (The Wall Street Journal) Official figures from the Central Statistics Office show a dramatic contraction in the Irish economy in the first three months of 2009. (RTÉ) At least 15 people are killed and 40 are injured by the derailment of an Italian freight train and subsequent explosion of two wagons carrying liquified petroleum gas in Viareggio. (BBC) Yemenia Flight 626, an Airbus A310, crashes en route to Moroni, Comoros, from Sana'a, Yemen. (CNN) U.S. forces pull out of Baghdad and leave major cities across Iraq. (The New York Times) The Pirate Bay, one of the world's largest BitTorrent trackers, confirms today that it would be acquired by Global Gaming Factory X (GGF) for 7.8 million USD. (The Pirate Bay blog) The Taliban scraps the truce offered in February by the Pakistani government, killing approximately 30 Pakistani soldiers shortly after making the announcement. (The New York Times) The Israeli navy intercepts a boat carrying humanitarian supplies headed for Gaza, which remains under a blockade. (The Jerusalem Post) (Al Jazeera) United States Senate election in Minnesota, 2008 The Minnesota Supreme Court orders that Al Franken be certified winner of the state's Senate election. (Reuters) Norm Coleman concedes the election saying "further litigation would damage the state's unity." (Bloomberg)

June 2009 S M T W T F S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30  Ongoing events Economic Automotive industry crisis Financial crisis Worldwide recession Humanitarian Flu pandemic Zimbabwean cholera outbreak Political / Military British Parliamentary spending and vote-selling scandals Constitutional change in the Philippines Fijian constitutional crisis Iranian election protests Peruvian political crisis North Korean nuclear program Piracy in Somalia Solomon Islands Truth and Reconciliation Commission Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty renewal Thai political crisis Treaty of Lisbon ratification Australian "Utegate" scandal Scientific Soyuz TMA-14 and 15  Recent deaths June 28: Billy Mays 25: Farrah Fawcett 25: Michael Jackson 24: Roméo LeBlanc 23: Ed McMahon 23: Jerri Nielsen 23: Phyllis Busansky 22: Steve Race 20: Neda Agha-Soltan 18: Ali Akbar Khan 17: Ralf Dahrendorf 17: John Houghtaling 14: Bob Bogle 13: Mitsuharu Misawa 12: Félix Malloum 12: Huey Long 9: Norman E. Brinker 9: Karl Michael Vogler 3: David Carradine  Ongoing conflicts Worldwide War on terror Africa / Middle East Chadian Civil War War in Darfur Iraq War Israeli–Palestinian conflict Maghreb insurgency Conflict in the Niger Delta Somali Civil War Second Tuareg Rebellion Turkey–PKK conflict Asia War in Afghanistan Balochistan conflict Internal conflict in Burma Insurgency in Jammu and Kashmir Laotian Secret War Ethnic conflict in Nagaland Naxalite–Maoist insurgency War in North-West Pakistan South Thailand insurgency Americas Colombian conflict Mexican drug war Internal conflict in Peru  Elections Recent June 4–7: European Union, Parliament 7: Denmark, Act of Succession referendum 7: Luxembourg, Chamber of Deputies 7: Lebanon, Parliament 12: Iran, President 21: Haiti, Senate (2nd Round) 21–22: Italy, Electoral law referendum Upcoming 28: Albania, Parliament 28: Argentina, Legislative 28: Guinea-Bissau, President  Trials  Recently concluded New Zealand: Nai Yin Xue New Zealand: David Bain (retrial) Peru: Alberto Fujimori Sweden: The Pirate Bay United States: James Charles Kopp, Aníbal Acevedo Vilá, Phil Spector Ongoing Burma: Aung San Suu Kyi Cambodia: Khmer Rouge Tribunal Canada: Larry O'Brien France: Church of Scientology Iraq: Supreme Criminal Tribunal Italy: Raffaele Sollecito, Amanda Knox Netherlands: Thomas Lubanga (ICC), Radovan Karadžić (ICTY) Republic of China: Chen Shui-bian Sierra Leone: Charles Taylor (SCFSL) Singapore: Tak Boleh Tahan Thailand: Thaksin Shinawatra United States: Jena Six  Upcoming Germany: John Demjanjuk United Kingdom: Allen Stanford United States: Viktor Bout, Noshir Gowadia, William J. Jefferson, Bernard Madoff, Sheila Dixon, Joseph Bruno  Holidays  and observances June Ongoing 15–29: Apostles' Fast (Eastern Christianity) Current 24: Feast of Raḥmat (Baháʼí Faith) 24: Saint John the Baptist Day (Christianity) 24: Rath Yatra (Hinduism) 24: Midsummer Day (England) 24: Jāņi (Latvia) 24: Saint Jonas' Festival (Lithuania) 24: Manila Day (Manila) 24: National Holiday (Quebec) 24: Inti Raymi (Sacsayhuamán) 24: Battle of Carabobo Day (Venezuela) Upcoming 25: Flag Day (LGBT) 25: Statehood Day (Croatia) 25: Independence Day (Mozambique) 25: Statehood Day (Slovenia) 26: International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking 26: International Day in Support of Torture Victims 26: Army and Navy Day (Azerbaijan) 26: Independence Day (Madagascar) 26: Reconciliation Day (New Caledonia) 26: Flag Day (Romania) 26: Independence Day (Somalia) 26: Sunthorn Phu Day (Thailand)