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Ban Ki-moon (pictured) is re-elected for a second term as the Secretary-General of the United Nations.
Former Tunisian President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali is sentenced in absentia to 35 years in jail.
RusAir Flight 9605 crashes in Petrozavodsk, Russia, killing 44 people.
ICANN votes for an expansion of the available generic top-level domains, allowing owners to choose a suffix for the address of a website.
Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo resigns from his position as Prime Minister of Somalia.
Northern Irish golfer Rory McIlroy wins the U.S. Open with a record score of 16 under par.

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23 June 2011 (Thursday)

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Arts and culture

J. K. Rowling's new project Pottermore is to be officially launched, with details of its identity to be revealed for the first time in an announcement by the writer at Victoria and Albert Museum in South West London. (The Guardian)

Business and economy

Australia's National Broadband Network and telco Telstra reach an A$11 billion dollar deal to allow the network to use the telco's existing network and infrastructure. (ABC News Australia)

Disasters

An earthquake of 6.7 magnitude occurs off the coast of Japan's Iwate prefecture. (Reuters)

June 23, 2011 Wikinews articles

22 June 2011 (Wednesday)

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2011 Bahraini uprising: The Bahraini government sentences 10 pro-democracy activists to life in prison for their role in the uprising. (The Guardian) (Al Jazeera) (BBC)
2011 Libyan civil war:
- Denmark officially recognizes the National Transitional Council of Libya as the "sole legitimate representative of the Libyan people" in the current transition period. (Berlingske)
- China receives the leader of the opposition National Transitional Council of Libya. (Xinhua)
2010–2011 Greek protests: Nationwide protests continue as Prime Minister of Greece George Papandreou attempts to pass new cuts in public spending. (BBC)
Philippine Army soldiers capture five suspected members of the terrorist group Abu Sayyaf in a raid on Basilan Island. (AP via The Guardian)
A photographer is shot during violence in east Belfast in Northern Ireland. (BBC)
A vigil is held in London to demand the release of journalist Urunboy Usmonov, imprisoned by authorities in Tajikistan last week. Usmonov is reported to be in ill health. (BBC)
The President of the United States Barack Obama announces that 33,000 US troops will be withdrawn from the War in Afghanistan by the northern summer of 2012. (Sydney Morning Herald), (The New York Times), (AFP via France 24)

Arts and culture

U.S. country music singer Glen Campbell is diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease. (BBC)
Art experts conclude that a Vincent van Gogh painting previously believed to be a self-portrait is in fact a portrait of van Gogh's brother, Theo. (BBC)

Business and economics

Rolls-Royce and Qantas announce an out-of-court settlement of their dispute over an Airbus engine explosion over Indonesia in November 2010. (Reuters)

Disasters

Flights resume in southeast Australia as the volcanic ash cloud from the 2011 Puyehue-Cordón Caulle eruption clears although flights to Tasmania and New Zealand are still affected. (The Sydney Morning Herald)
Officials from the People's Republic of China warn that the 2011 China floods will have a negative impact on food prices. (Yonhap News)
The death toll from RusAir Flight 9605 in Petrozavodsk, Russia, rises to 45. (RIA Novosti)
A tornado touches down in the US city of Louisville, Kentucky near the University of Louisville Belknap campus. (Courier Journal)

International relations

Indonesia bans its domestic servants from working in Saudi Arabia following the execution of a maid who was beheaded with a sword. (BBC)
South Korea announces that it will build a new resettlement centre for refugees from North Korea. (AFP via Channel News Asia)
President of Sudan Omar al-Bashir threatens to cut off pipelines carrying Southern Sudanese petroleum (oil) on July 1 unless a deal is done. (BBC)

Law and crime

Chinese artist and dissident Ai Weiwei is freed on bail. (BBC) (Al Jazeera) (China Daily)
Ireland is sued for compensation over a measles vaccination that caused serious brain injury. (RTÉ)
Journalist Anatoly Bitkov, the chief editor of the Kolyma Plus TV channel, is found dead in his apartment in the town of Magadan in the Russian Far East. (RIA Novosti)
In the United Kingdom, the first coordinated, nationwide Police National Database is launched, making information easier to share between forces PublicService (The Daily Telegraph)

Politics

Some 450 people are arrested in Belarus after protests against the Government's economic policies. (RIA Novosti)
The Japanese Diet votes to extend its session until August 31 so that it can consider key legislation. (NHK World)

Sports

Sports fans will find out in the next few days if they have been successful in obtaining tickets for the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, England. (Press Association via The Guardian)
Australian water polo player James Stanton is banned for two years from competition for using the banned substance Clenbuterol. (ESPN)

June 22, 2011 Wikinews articles

21 June 2011 (Tuesday)

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2011 Yemeni uprising: 2,000 Ethiopian migrants are evacuated from the country. (BBC)
2011 Syrian uprising: Security forces kill seven people during clashes between opposition and pro-government supporters in three cities. (Al Jazeera)
2011 Libyan civil war:
- NATO's command centre in Naples loses contact with an MQ-8 Fire Scout drone during reconnaissance operations over Libya. (BBC)
At least 20 people are killed when a car bomb explodes outside a local governor's house in Al Diwaniyah in Iraq. (Reuters via MSNBC)

Business and economics

European sovereign debt crisis:
- Greece:
  - The Greek parliament holds a vote of confidence in government cuts associated with a new €12 billion loan from the European Union and the International Monetary Fund. (BBC)
  - The International Monetary Fund calls on eurozone countries to provide more money for Greece and to stop what the IMF regards as "unproductive" arguments about burning bondholders. (Irish Independent)
  - Civilians peacefully protest en masse outside parliament against government cuts in Greece, though riot police armed with tear gas circulate nearby. (Al Jazeera)
  - Some of the protesters have been camping for weeks in front of the parliament building in Syntagma Square, asking why they have to pay while politicians are not pursued. (Reuters Africa)
  - Prime Minister of Greece George Papandreou narrowly survives a confidence vote in parliament, signifying further cuts which are to be voted on June 28. (Al Jazeera)
- Spain:
  - The IMF issues an annual report calling on the Spanish government to continue to reduce public spending and increase liberalisation of its jobs market. (BBC)
- Italy:
  - Prime Minister of Italy Silvio Berlusconi easily wins a parliamentary vote on the economy thought to be a test of his coalition's stability. (BBC)

Disasters

Pilot error is suspected to be the cause of the crash of RusAir Flight 9605 in Petrozavodsk, Russia, which killed 44 people on 20 June.(Al Jazeera)
Flights in Australia are again disrupted due to volcanic ash from the 2011 Puyehue-Cordón Caulle eruption in Chile. (WA Today)
At least 28 children die mysteriously in the Indian state of Bihar. (BBC) (One India)
Central United States storms
- More than 270,000 people in the US city of Chicago, Illinois, are left without power due to thunder storms with some reports of funnel clouds. (Chicago Tribune), (NBC Chicago)
- More than 300 flights are cancelled from O'Hare International Airport and passengers are stuck on Chicago passenger trains for three hours. (AP via Houston Chronicle)
- More than 114,000 people in the city of Knoxville, Tennessee, are without power due to storms. (Knox News)

International relations

A 2014 deadline that would have moved a U.S. airbase opposed by politicians and civilians off Okinawa is cancelled following last year's resignation of Prime Minister of Japan Yukio Hatoyama over his own inability to remove the base. (BBC)
Politicians and civilians in Indonesia protest after Saudi Arabia used a sword to behead a maid without telling them they were planning to execute her; Indonesia recalls its ambassador to express its fury and civilians gather outside the Saudi embassy in Jakarta wearing t-shirts with the slogan "corrupt government, workers are beheaded". (BBC) (Jakarta Post)
At the United Nations General Assembly in New York City, Secretary-General of the United Nations Ban Ki-moon wins a second five-year term by acclamation through applause without a vote after the United Nations Security Council fails to put forward another candidate. (Al Jazeera) (BBC) (news.com.au)
First Lady of the United States Michelle Obama begins a six-day visit to southern Africa with her daughters; they are granted an audience with Nelson Mandela. (BBC)

Law and crime

A Chinese court sentences a forklift driver to death for killing a protester in an incident that started unrest in Inner Mongolia. (Straits Times)
A French court upholds a life sentence for Yvan Colonna, a former shepherd and Corsican separatist convicted of fatally shooting police prefect Claude Érignac near a a concert hall in Ajaccio in 1998. Colonna has denied killing Érignac. (BBC)
Former French minister Georges Tron, who resigned last month due to allegations of sexual assault, is arrested by police. (BBC)

Science

An Emperor Penguin is sighted on a New Zealand beach, the first time this has happened in 44 years. (BBC) (AP via The Guardian)

Sport

In tennis, John Isner and Nicolas Mahut meet again following last year's record-breaking epic at Wimbledon. (ESPN) (The New York Times) (USA Today)

June 21, 2011 Wikinews articles

20 June 2011 (Monday)

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Arab Spring:
- Tunisian revolution: Ousted former President of Tunisia Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali and his wife are sentenced to 35 years in prison for misappropriating public funds, with the trial held in absentia. (Al Jazeera) (BBC)
- 2011 Egyptian revolution: Ousted former President of Egypt Hosni Mubarak has been diagnosed with stomach cancer, says his lawyer, though the head of his medical team says this is not true. (BBC) (Al Jazeera)
- 2011 Yemeni uprising: The regime says it has made progress in its fight against rebels holding the city of Zinjibar. (Reuters via The Irish Times)
- 2011 Libyan civil war: Libyan officials say NATO airstrikes on Tripoli kill 15 civilians, including children; this is the second claimed collateral damage incident in two days, with NATO blaming a "weapons failure" for the first attack. (BBC)
- 2011 Syrian uprising:
  - President of Syria Bashar al-Assad is due to make a speech about "current circumstances" in Syria. (Los Angeles Times)
  - Bashar al-Assad's speech fails to please the people as nationwide protests against his regime continue. (Al Jazeera) (Al Jazeera)
2011 Spanish protests: The "indignados" launch protest marches intended to culminate in a major rally in Madrid on 24 July. (RTÉ)
North Sudan and South Sudan sign a pact to demilitarise the disputed Abyei region and to permit the presence of Ethiopian peacekeeping forces. (Al Jazeera)
Two suspected militants are killed in Khar Dand in Pakistan as a result of a drone attack. (AP via WVEC)
Masked men in camouflage gear attack homes in the mainly nationalist Short Strand area of East Belfast, with pipe bombs and Molotov cocktails being thrown. (BBC)
General Walter L. Sharp, the Commander of United States Forces Korea, warns that North Korea is likely to launch more attacks but states that US and South Korean forces are prepared. (AFP via Inquirer)

Arts and culture

Nepal experiences its first lesbian wedding ceremony as a lawyer and a college professor tie the knot. (BBC)
The Anglican Church in the United Kingdom considers guidelines allowing openly homosexual clergy to become bishops. (AFP via Google News)
London Assembly Member Jenny Jones urges Westminster Council to consider a blue plaque for veteran peace campaigner Brian Haw following his recent death at the age of 62. (BBC)
American Jackass star Ryan Dunn dies in a high-speed accident on U.S. Route 322 in West Goshen Township, Pennsylvania. (NBC Philadelphia)

Business and economy

European sovereign debt crisis:
- Eurozone finance ministers agree to seek a voluntary rollover of Greek debt by private bondholders in order to meet a substantial part of Greek funding needs. (Reuters)
- Eurozone finance ministers postpone a final decision on Greece's $17 billion emergency loans extension until Greece introduces further cuts. (Al Jazeera)
- British Labour MP and former foreign secretary Jack Straw says the eurozone "will collapse" and that the euro will succumb to a "slow death". (BBC)
Afghan finance minister Omar Zakhilwal is reported to be "running out of patience" with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) over the IMF's rejection of a plan to deal with Kabul Bank. Zakhilwal is also reported to have said that further talks with the IMF would be "a waste of time". (BBC)
Financial group and banking firm PNC Financial Services is to acquire RBC Bank from the Royal Bank of Canada for US$3.45 billion. (Forbes)

Disasters

Residents of Greer, a small town in the U.S. state of Arizona, are allowed to return home after the Wallow Fire is slowly brought under control. (ABC Arizona)
The Volcanic Ash Advisory Centre in Darwin warns that Australian travellers face more disruption from ash from the 2011 Puyehue-Cordón Caulle eruption in Chile. (WA Today)
The Korea Meteorological Administration issues a heatwave warning for inland South Korean cities including Seoul, Suwon and Chuncheon. (Yonhap)
A RusAir Tupolev Tu-134 passenger jet crashes near Petrozavodsk Airport in Russia's Karelia region with 44 people dead. (ITAR-TASS) (AP)
Hurricane Beatriz becomes the second hurricane of the 2011 Pacific hurricane season. (National Hurricane Centre)

International relations

U.S. magazine Foreign Policy releases its index of "failed states", with the editor labeling Somalia as an "unequivocably failed state". (Al Jazeera)
President of Russia Dmitry Medvedev practically rules out supporting a United Nations Security Council resolution condemning a crackdown by the Government of Syria on protestors. (Reuters)
France prepares to attempt to extradite Manuel Noriega back to Panama. (BBC) (Reuters via The Irish Times)
Taoiseach Enda Kenny arrives in London for a six-monthly meeting of the British–Irish Council, including talks with Nick Clegg, the deputy prime minister of Britain, and Alex Salmond, the recently victorious Scottish first minister. (The Irish Times)

Law and crime

New Zealand businessman Allan Hubbard is to face fraud charges in relation to the collapse of his company Aorangi Securities Limited. (New Zealand Herald)
The United States Supreme Court overturned 8-0 a U.S. appeals court ruling against five big power utility companies, brought by U.S. states , New York City, and Land trusts, attempting to force cuts in United States greenhouse gas emissions regarding global warming. The decision gives deference to reasonable interpretations of the United States Clean Air Act by the Environmental Protection Agency. (Scientific American) (CBS News) (USA Today) (Reuters) (MLive.com) (PBS NewsHour)
People are hospitalised after sectarian clashes in East Belfast in Northern Ireland. (UTV)

Science

The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers votes to allow the creation of new website domain suffixes by private companies. (AFP via The Sydney Morning Herald) (Al Jazeera)

Sport

Jack Warner resigns his post as vice-president of FIFA, the world governing body of association football, amid corruption allegations. (BBC Sport)

June 20, 2011 Wikinews articles

19 June 2011 (Sunday)

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2011 Libyan civil war:
- NATO confirms it killed civilians in an airstrike on a residential neighborhood in Tripoli, as Gaddafi's forces uses artillery fire to kill rebels and civilians in Misrata.(Khallej Times)
2011 Spanish protests: More than 100,000 people, the "indignant", march on Madrid and other Spanish cities to protest government cuts, unemployment and the policies of the European Commission. (The Age) (The Financial Times) (Press TV) (Reuters Africa) (BBC)
Monitors say the northern Sudanese army is massing in South Kordofan, amid fighting with southern-aligned groups in the state. (Reuters)
16 people are killed in clashes between the army and militants in southern Yemen. (Reuters) (China Radio International)

Arts and culture

The Philippines commemorates the 150th birth anniversary of José Rizal with the unveiling of the world's tallest statue of him in his hometown of Calamba, Laguna. (Philippine Daily Inquirer)
Alyssa Campanella, Miss California, is crowned as Miss USA. (NPR)

Business and economy

The Boeing 747-8 makes its international debut at the 2011 Paris Air Show. (Kuwait Times)

Disasters

More than two million people are reported to have been displaced or otherwise affected by flooding in the Chinese province of Zhejiang. (AP via MSNBC)

International relations

Hundreds of Vietnamese citizens protest outside the Chinese embassy in Hanoi for the third straight week as tensions escalate over disputed areas of the South China Sea. (Taiwan News)

Law and crime

Six foreigners including two Britons and an American are jailed for lengthy terms in Somalia after the seizure of a plane containing $3.6 million in ransom for pirates. (AFP via France24)
An Indonesian woman is beheaded in Saudi Arabia for killing a Saudi woman. (Jakarta Post)

Politics and elections

Members of the Parliament of Iran sign a scroll to impeach Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi following the appointment of Mohammad Sharif Malekzadeh as deputy foreign minister.(PressTV)
The Somali Prime Minister, Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo, resigns. (BBC)
Russian human rights activist Yelena Bonner dies aged 88. (RIA Novosti) (CNN)
Burmese opposition figure Aung San Suu Kyi celebrates her first birthday in freedom for more than 10 years. (Al Arabiya) (AP via Google News) (Hindustan Times)

Sports

Northern Ireland golfer Rory McIlroy wins the 2011 U.S. Open. (Washington Post)

June 19, 2011 Wikinews articles

18 June 2011 (Saturday)

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Burma accuses the Kachin Independence Army of starting deadly fighting near the Chinese border. (AFP via Google News) (Asian Correspondent) (BBC)
South Korean troops mistakenly fire on a Chinese passenger plane as it flies near the disputed Northern Limit Line on the border with North Korea; there are no casualties. (Yonhap) (Reuters)
Syrian troops raid the town of Bdama near the Turkish border in an attempt to crush a nationwide uprising. (BBC)

Arts and culture

American musician Clarence Clemons, best known for his work with Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band, dies from complications of a stroke. (Bruce Springsteen)

Business and economy

Oil prices hit a four-month low, with oil now at USD $93 per barrel. (Reuters)

Politics

Former Zambian President Frederick Chiluba dies aged 68. (AP via Google News) (IOL)
Pro-democracy activists in Morocco call for renewed demonstrations, saying reforms proposed by King Mohammed VI are not enough. (Al Jazeera)
Some Saudi Arabian women challenge a ban on female drivers, posting accounts and pictures of themselves driving automobiles. (The Guardian) (Gulf NEWS) (Sky News) (The New York Times) (Reuters)
Mike Rawlings is elected as the Mayor of the US city of Dallas, Texas, with Betsy Price elected as the Mayor of Fort Worth, Texas and Beth van Duyne elected as the mayor of Irving Texas. (NBC Dallas Fort Worth)
Russian human rights activist Yelena Bonner, the widow of Soviet dissident and Nobel Peace Prize winner Andrei Sakharov, dies in the city of Boston, MA, USA. (RIA Novosti)

Science

NOAA states that 2011 is already one of the most extreme weather years on record. (Scientific American)

June 18, 2011 Wikinews articles

17 June 2011 (Friday)

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Armed conflicts and attacks

The Yonhap news agency reports that South Korea has deployed precision-guided missiles capable of hitting the North Korean capital, Pyongyang. (Yonhap News)

Business and economy

Reuters quotes commodities traders who have observed in recent months that "violent, often inexplicable price moves" are becoming a good deal more common, especially in energy commodities such as natural gas. (Reuters)

Disasters

More than 16,000 people remain isolated and 3,350 are waiting to return to their homes due to continued flooding on the Mid North Coast of the Australian state of New South Wales. (Sydney Morning Herald)

International relations

The U.N. Human Rights Council issues its first condemnation of discrimination against gays, lesbians and transgender people. (AP via Forbes)

Law and crime

An internal Chinese government report, mistakenly made public, shows that more than ten thousand corrupt officials transferred US$123 billion worth of embezzled funds out of the country over 15 years. (The Times via The Australian) (The New York Times) (Wall Street Journal)

Politics

The Government of Japan says it will double sales tax over four years to fund rising social security costs. (Reuters)
Danny Alexander, the Chief Secretary to the Treasury of the United Kingdom, announces that the retirement age for British civil servants will be increased to 66, with the exception of the police, armed forces and fire service. (Sky News)
King of Morocco Mohammed VI announces constitutional reforms with a referendum to be held on July 1. (Al-Jazeera)

Sports

The head coach of the South Korean marathon team is under investigation for alleged doping of his athletes, including an Asian Games gold medallist. (Yonhap)

June 17, 2011 Wikinews articles

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Elections
Recent: June 2: Latvia, President (indirect) 5: Macedonia, Parliament 5: Peru, President (2^nd round) 5: Portugal, Parliament 5: Slovenia, Referendum 12: Turkey, General 12–13: Italy, Referendum 15: Laos, President (indirect) 17–19: Liechtenstein, Registered partnership referendum Upcoming: June 22: Palau, Casino referendum Upcoming: July 1: Morocco, Constitutional referendum 3: Thailand, General 17: São Tomé and Príncipe, President 23: Latvia, Parliamentary dissolution referendum edit sidebar

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Recently concluded Cambodia: Kang Kek Iew Germany: John Demjanjuk United States: Faisal Shahzad, Noshir Gowadia, Buju Banton, Barry Bonds, Raj Rajaratnam Ongoing Cambodia: Khmer Rouge Tribunal Canada: David Russell Williams China: Organized crime in Chongqing France: Church of Scientology Germany: Heinrich Boere Indonesia: Abu Bakar Bashir Iraq: Supreme Criminal Tribunal Iran: Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani Malaysia: Anwar Ibrahim Netherlands: Thomas Lubanga (ICC), Radovan Karadžić (ICTY), Geert Wilders Palau: Tommy Remengesau Peru: Joran van der Sloot Philippines: Andal Ampatuan, Jr. Russia: Mikhail Khodorkovsky, Platon Lebedev Sierra Leone: Charles Taylor (SCFSL) Singapore: Tak Boleh Tahan Thailand: Thaksin Shinawatra Turkey: Ergenekon network United Kingdom: Levi Bellfield United States: David Headley, Rod Blagojevich, Ahmed Ghailani, Jared Lee Loughner, Charles P. White Upcoming Egypt: Hosni Mubarak, Alaa Mubarak, Gamal Mubarak Sudan: Lubna al-Hussein Tunisia: Zine El Abidine Ben Ali United States: Viktor Bout, Allen Stanford, Nidal Malik Hasan, Conrad Murray, John Edwards edit sidebar

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