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June 2007

June 2007 is the sixth month of that year. It began on a Friday and 30 days later, ended on a Saturday.

International holidays

June 4 - Queen's Official Birthday (New Zealand)
June 5 - Constitution Day (Denmark)
June 5 - World Environment Day (United Nations General Assembly)
June 6 - D-Day
June 11 - Kamehameha Day, Hawaiian state holiday. United States
June 11 - Queen's Official Birthday (Australia)
June 12 - Independence Day (Philippines)
June 19 - Juneteenth (United States)
June 21 - Summer Solstice (longest day of the year)
Flag Day
- June 6 - National day of Sweden
- June 7 - Peru
- June 14 - United States

Flag Day (continued)
- June 15 - Denmark
- June 20 - Argentina
- June 26 - Romania
Father's Day
- June 5 - Denmark
- June 17 (3rd Sunday) - Argentina, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, El Salvador, Costa Rica, Cuba, Ecuador, France, Greece, Hong Kong, India, Ireland, Japan, Macau, Malaysia, Malta, Mexico, the Netherlands, Pakistan, Panama, Peru, the Philippines, Singapore, Slovakia, South Africa, Switzerland, Turkey, the United Kingdom, the United States, Venezuela, and Zimbabwe.
- June 23 - Poland and Nicaragua

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June 1, 2007 (Friday)

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In the Amazon Rainforest, a new tribe of indigenous people is discovered. The tribe is called "Metyktire" and is a subgroup of the Kayapo tribe. (The Star)
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration warns consumers to discard all toothpaste made in China after discovering diethylene glycol, a poison related to a chemical used in antifreeze, in some samples. (New York Times)
The Ukrainian parliament votes to approve a package of legislation clearing the way for a parliamentary election on September 30. (BBC)
Militants launch two attacks on the Indian Army in Indian-administered Kashmir, resulting in two soldiers killed and 19 injured. (CNN)
Dr. Jack Kevorkian is released from prison after serving 8 years for assisting terminally ill patients with suicide. (Washington Post)
The Palestinian Army of Islam militant group posts a video of the BBC's kidnapped Middle East correspondent, Alan Johnston, on a website. (ITV)
2007 North Lebanon conflict: Fighting resumes at the Nahr el-Bared camp between the Lebanese Army and Fatah al-Islam. (AP via Houston Chronicle)
Thousands of South African public sector workers go on strike for a 12% pay raise for the second Friday in a row. (BBC)
Fiji lifts the state of emergency that was imposed during the 2006 Fijian coup d'état. (The Australian)
A United States Navy destroyer, the USS Chafee, fires on suspected terrorists staying in Puntland, in northern Somalia. The three suspects are accused in taking part in the 1998 bombings of the United States embassies in Kenya and Tanzania. (MSNBC)

June 2, 2007 (Saturday)

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The U.S. Navy dock landing ship USS Carter Hill confronts pirates off the coast of Somalia after they had hijacked a Danish merchant vessel, the MV Danica White. (AP via USA Today)
Israeli troops kill a Palestinian shopkeeper and seriously injure another in the West Bank town of Nablus. (BBC)
Three suspects are arrested in relation to a terrorism plot involving John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York City, with a fourth suspect being sought. (CNN)
Scotland Yard detectives who went to Jamaica to probe Bob Woolmer's death come to the verdict of the murder investigation, saying that Bob Woolmer died of heart failure and was not murdered. (FOX) (BBC)
Thousands of protesters and antiglobalisation demonstrators gather in Rostock, Germany to protest the 33rd G8 summit to be held in Heiligendamm later in the week. (Chicago Tribune)
- Sporadic violence breaks out, with police attacked by rocks and bottles and some cars burned; some 100 police officers are injured. (Sky News)
The President of Algeria Abdelaziz Bouteflika accepts the resignation of his Cabinet after recent elections. The Prime Minister of Algeria Abdelaziz Belkhadem is expected to retain his position when a new Cabinet is chosen. (BBC)
The United States Federal Bureau of Investigation names Alexis Flores as the 487th person placed on the FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list. He is wanted for the kidnapping, rape and murder of a five-year-old girl in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (UPI)

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June 3, 2007 (Sunday)

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A Paramount Airlines helicopter crashes in Sierra Leone, killing 22 people, with reports of at least one survivor. (BBC) (Reuters AlertNet)
2007 North Lebanon conflict: Soldiers and Islamist militants clash at a second Palestinian refugee camp in Lebanon. (BBC)
A 6.4 magnitude earthquake strikes southern China near the Myanmar and Laos borders, causing casualties. (AFP via ABC)

June 4, 2007 (Monday)

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The United Nations Environment Programme estimates that 40% of the world population will be affected by the loss of glaciers and snow on the mountains of Asia due to global warming. (UNEP)
A massive mudflow destroys Eurasia's unique Geyser Valley. (The Independent)
The United States government arrests ten people, including former Laotian Army general Vang Pao, on charges of organizing a plot to overthrow the Laotian government. (CNN)
The government of Nigeria sues pharmaceutical company Pfizer for $6.95-billion in damages. (Reuters)
The Palestinian government agrees on the terms of a cease-fire proposal for Israel.
Fresh clashes break out between protesters and police in Rostock, Germany prior to the 33rd G8 summit. (AFP via News Limited)
Cyclone Gonu forces the Government of Oman to evacuate 7,000 people from Masirah Island, off the east coast of Oman. (AP via Seattle Post-Intelligencer)
A military judge dismisses terrorism-related charges against a Canadian Guantanamo Bay detainee charged with killing a United States Army soldier in Afghanistan. (CNN)
Russian President Vladimir Putin announces that Russia may consider targeting new sites across Europe with nuclear weapons if part of the United States' nuclear capability is introduced into Europe. (Kremlin.ru) The United States and NATO condemn Putin's stance. (CNN) (Reuters)
China publishes its first National Action Plan on Climate Change, expected to cut national carbon emissions by up to 1.5 million metric tons annually by 2010. (Xinhua)
Sri Lankan Civil War:
- Two Red Cross aid workers are found dead after being detained for questioning by unknown men claiming to be police. (BBC)
- There is heavy fighting in the north of Sri Lanka, with both the Army and the Tamil Tigers claiming that they have inflicted heavy casualties on their opponents. (BBC)
The war crimes trial of former President of Liberia Charles G. Taylor at the UN-backed Special Court for Sierra Leone begins at The Hague. (The Southern African)
The London Organising Committee for the Olympic Games unveils the official logo for the 2012 Summer Olympics and 2012 Paralympics, to be held in London, England. (BBC)

June 5, 2007 (Tuesday)

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The British Antarctic Survey announces that the flow rate of 300 previously unmeasured glaciers increased by 12% between 1993 and 2003, adding to concerns over glacier retreat and the rise in sea levels caused by global warming. (British Antarctic Survey)
A Guyanese suspect who allegedly planned an attack on New York City's JFK Airport surrenders in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago. (Sky)
United States v. Libby: I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby, Jr., former chief of staff to Vice President Dick Cheney, is sentenced to 30 months in prison after being convicted of perjury and obstruction of justice in the CIA leak grand jury investigation. (CNN)
U.S. President George W. Bush begins his tour of Europe in Prague before the G8 summit in Germany. During his visit, he intends to address the deployment of interceptor rockets, the establishment of radar bases in Poland and the Czech Republic, and the related tension that has arisen between the United States and Russia. (BBC)
Spanish Basque separatist group ETA announces it will end its 15-month cease-fire tonight at midnight (CEST). (RTÉ)
Thailand's interim government removes a ban on political party activities. (BBC)
Eleven people are killed and around 30 injured in a train crash 10 kilometres north of Kerang, Victoria, Australia. (BBC) (RTÉ)

June 6, 2007 (Wednesday)

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Tens of thousands of people are evacuated from Oman as Cyclone Gonu arrives. (CNN)
The Anaheim Ducks defeat the Ottawa Senators to win the Stanley Cup in five games. (AP via Charlotte Observer)
HIV drug Viracept is recalled in the UK after it is discovered that it has been contaminated with a substance that could cause cancer. (Sky)
Armed forces from Turkey are reported to have crossed the border into Iraq, chasing Kurdish guerillas a couple of miles in Iraqi territory. Other reports contradict this. (CNN)
Five people are acquitted of the 1982 murder of "God's Banker," Italian financier Roberto Calvi. (Sky)
During a weekly audience with Pope Benedict XVI, a man leaps over metal barriers, attempting to jump into the popemobile. He was promptly wrestled to the ground (without the Pope's even noticing) and is now in the custody of Vatican police. (BBC News)
Leaders of the G8 assemble in Rostock, Germany for the 33rd annual G8 summit to discuss primarily issues of climate change and international aid, but also U.S.-Russia tensions over an antimissile system in Europe. (Reuters via CNN)
Dozens of people are trapped in a collapsed hall in Leshan in the southwestern province of Sichuan in China. (BBC)

June 7, 2007 (Thursday)

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Sri Lankan Civil War: Police in Sri Lanka force hundreds of the minority Sri Lankan Tamils community out of Colombo for what they say are security reasons. (BBC)
Italian police arrest a group of people for allegedly providing material support for an al Qaeda-linked organisation, Salafist Group for Call and Combat. (AP via CNN)
33rd G8 summit:
- President of the United States George W. Bush and President of Russia Vladimir Putin meet to discuss missile defense. (AP via the Guardian) Putin, in a minor reversal of recent rhetoric regarding Bush's European missile shield plans, suggests placing a radar installation in Azerbaijan. (The Guardian)
- G8 leaders reach agreement on a deal to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. (Press Association via the Guardian)
- Four supposed agent provocateurs who had encouraged peaceful protesters to throw stones are unmasked. A police spokesperson points to a possible involvement of Intelligence agencies. (Indymedia) (Spiegel)
At least 12 citizens of Oman are killed by Cyclone Gonu. (Reuters via Australia)
Hamas militants kill a Fatah member, and five other Palestinians are injured in a renewal of fighting between the two groups. (AFP via CBS News)
The Reserve Bank of New Zealand raises interest rates in New Zealand to 8%, the highest level of any industrialised nation. (BBC)
American scientists identify a new strain of potentially lethal bacteria called Bartonella rochalimae. (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Cloture votes fail in the United States Senate on the Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of 2007, potentially killing the bill. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

June 8, 2007 (Friday)

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The Council of Europe publishes a report claiming to prove that member states Romania and Poland conspired with the American CIA to kidnap and torture suspected terrorists. (BBC) (CoE Report)
Chinese police rescue 31 workers kept as slaves at a brickworks in Linfen, in Shanxi province, run by the son of a local official of the Communist Party of China. (Reuters via News Limited)
At least 14 people are killed in two bomb explosions in Qurna near Basra in Iraq. (BBC)
New South Wales in Australia is battered with severe storms, killing at least nine people and causing major flooding in Newcastle, the Hunter region, and the Central Coast. The coal freighter Pasha Bulker is forced to run aground on Nobby's Beach, a major Newcastle beach. (ABC News Australia) (ABC News Australia) (ABC News Australia)
The Space Shuttle Atlantis is launched with a crew of seven on an assembly mission to the International Space Station on mission STS-117. (BBC)

June 9, 2007 (Saturday)

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The Central Intelligence Organization arrests almost 400 soldiers in Harare, Zimbabwe for allegedly plotting to overthrow President Robert Mugabe. Air Vice Marshal Elson Moyo, Major General Engelbert Rugeje, and Colonel Ben Ncube are allegedly the ringleaders. (ZWNews)
Russia warns the United States to halt its missile defense system in central Europe in order to continue further talks. (BBC)
U.S. President George W. Bush calls for a UN-backed action over Kosovo's independence despite Russian and Serbian opposition. (BBC)
Racehorse Rags to Riches becomes the first filly to win the Belmont Stakes in 102 years by defeating Preakness winner Curlin. (AP via The Citizen)

June 10, 2007 (Sunday)

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The Palestinian Journalist Syndicate criticizes Islamic Jihad militants for using a vehicle marked with a "TV" sign to approach Gaza's frontier border with Israel in an attempt to kidnap an Israel Defense Forces soldier from a position across the border. (Haaretz)
On the Sunday talk show Meet the Press, former U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell calls for the immediate closure of the Guantanamo Bay detention camp. (NBC News)
France holds a parliamentary election; early projections indicate that President Nicolas Sarkozy's center-right UMP party will secure a comfortable victory. (BBC)
Belgium holds a general election. Liberal Prime Minister Guy Verhofstadt is expected to lose power to the Christian Democrats of Yves Leterme. (Reuters)
Five people are killed in a ferry fire in the Philippines. (AP)
President of Afghanistan Hamid Karzai escapes an apparent assassination attempt. (AP)

June 11, 2007 (Monday)

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A three-judge panel of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit in Richmond, Virginia rules that the United States government cannot indefinitely detain U.S. residents as "enemy combatants." (AP via CNN)
At least 78 die in monsoons in Bangladesh. (AP via CNN)
Two-thirds of the Iraqi Council of Representatives removes Speaker of the Council of Representatives Mahmoud al-Mashhadani due to repeated acts of violence to other members by him or his staff. (New York Times)
Flooding in the southern Chinese provinces of Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hunan, Fujian, and Jiangxi damage agricultural land and crops, kill 66 people, and force 600,000 people from their homes. (BBC)
Majeedah Bolkiah—daughter of Hassanal Bolkiah, Sultan of Brunei—marries Khairul Khalil, an official in the office of the Prime Minister in a lavish Islamic wedding ceremony. (AP via Yahoo! News)
Newcastle, New South Wales remains on alert for rising floodwaters from the Hunter River as people evacuated from Maitland, New South Wales return to their home. (AAP via the West Australian)

June 12, 2007 (Tuesday)

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Nigerian author Chinua Achebe wins the Man Booker International Prize in honour of his career. (BBC)
Ehud Barak, former Prime Minister of Israel, declares victory in a vote for the leadership of the Israeli Labor Party, with 51.5% of the vote compared to 47.5% for former security chief Ami Ayalon. (AFP via ABC News Australia)
The PKK declares that it will stop attacks on Turkey but will defend itself if attacked. (AP via the Kansas City Star)
Jamaican police declare that former Pakistani cricket team coach Bob Woolmer died of natural causes, ending a murder investigation. (Radio Jamaica)
Severe rain causes flash flooding throughout Ireland, where places have been flooded after just 30 minutes of rain, particularly in Ulster. This brings to an end a period of very warm temperatures of up to 29º C (84º F) on the island. The town of Omagh and parts of Belfast are worst hit. (RTÉ) (Irish Independent) (UTV) (BBC)
Mudslides and floods kill nearly 130 in Bangladesh. Rescuers find 20 more bodies buried under mud in Chittagong, bringing the total number of flood-related deaths to nearly 130. (Reuters)
Milan Martić is found guilty of murder and persecution committed while he was leader of the Krajina Serb republic between 1991 and 1995. (BBC)
Afghan officials claim that seven members of the Afghan police were killed by Coalition air forces in a friendly fire incident. (Reuters)
Palestinian factional violence: Hamas officials report that a rocket-propelled grenade has been fired at the house of Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh, causing damage but no injuries. (AP via Forbes)
Structural failure is suspected after the top two floors of a five-story building collapse in central London's Dean Farrar Street. (BBC)

June 13, 2007 (Wednesday)

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Zimbabwean Minister of Lands Didymus Mutasa says the government will remove all remaining white farmers from their farms and divide their land among landless black citizens. (ReliefWeb)
Ireland's Green Party (Comhaontas Glas) agrees to go into government with Fianna Fáil as part of Ireland's 30th Dáil when it opens on 14 June. (RTÉ)
A 6.8 magnitude earthquake hits south of Puerto Quetzal, on Guatemala's Pacific Coast. (USA Today)
Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom awards Sir Tim Berners-Lee the Order of Merit for his pioneering work on the worldwide web. (BBC)
Gigantoraptor erlianensis, a gigantic birdlike dinosaur, is discovered in Inner Mongolia by paleontologist Xu Xing. (AFP via Discovery Channel)
Shimon Peres is elected as the President of Israel after opponents bow out in the first round of the Israeli presidential elections. (Haaretz) (Los Angeles Times)
An explosion in Beirut kills at least 10 people, including MP Walid Eido. (MSNBC)
Hamas militants kill at least 16 Palestinians, including 2 UNRWA workers and 13 Fatah members, as clashes intensify in the Gaza Strip. (Haaretz)
Hamas and Fatah officials claim that they have agreed on a cease-fire, but fighting continues. (BBC)
A South African public sector strike closes down most of the schools and hospitals in that country. (BBC)
EADS Astrium unveils its space tourism project, one week ahead of the Paris Air Show. (BBC)
A landmark ruling by the UK's highest appeal court, the Law Lords, allows the family of an Iraqi who died in UK military custody to sue the British Government and demand a public inquiry into the circumstances of his death. (The Times) (Scotsman)
A strike by Indian Airlines ground staff disrupts air traffic throughout India. (CNN-IBN)
An explosion at the Al-Askari Mosque in Samarra, Iraq is reported to have destroyed two of its minarets. (Reuters Alertnet) (BBC) (Reuters)
Indonesian police claim to have arrested Abu Dujana, the military leader of the Jemaah Islamiyah responsible for the 2002 Bali bombings. (BBC)

June 14, 2007 (Thursday)

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A U.S. federal jury convicts former Klansman James Ford Seale of kidnapping and conspiracy in connection with the 1964 deaths of two African-American teenagers in Mississippi. (AP via USA Today)
Fatah-Hamas conflict:
- Hamas claims full control of Palestinian Authority security agencies on the Gaza Strip. (CNN)
- Mahmoud Abbas, President of the Palestinian National Authority, dissolves the Unity Cabinet and declares a state of emergency. (AFP/Reuters via ABC News Australia)
- Hamas tightens its control of the Gaza Strip as violence continues. (Reuters) (AP)
Golf's U.S. Open begins at Oakmont Country Club in Oakmont, Pennsylvania. (ESPN)
Music producer and alleged con artist Lou Pearlman is arrested in Nusa Dua, Bali, Indonesia and deported to the United States territory of Guam. He is accused of defrauding over 1,800 individual investors out of a total of $317-million. He will eventually be returned to Florida to face criminal charges and a growing list of civil litigation. (Orlando Sentinel)
Bertie Ahern of Fianna Fáil is elected as Ireland's Taoiseach for a record third term upon the opening of the 30th Dáil; the Taoiseach then announces his new cabinet with ministries. (RTÉ)
Entertainer Michael Barrymore is arrested in the UK along with two others over the murder of Stuart Lubbock, who was found dead in Barrymore's swimming pool in 2001. (Sky)
Lebanon prepares to bury anti-Syrian parliamentarian Walid Eido and nine others killed in yesterday's bombing, with a national day of mourning declared. (CNN)
Iraq War: Three Sunni mosques near Baghdad are burned in apparent retaliation for the latest Al-Askari Mosque bombing. (Reuters via ABC News Australia)
The Indian Airlines strike continues for a second day, causing continuing disruption to Indian aviation. (BBC)
New Zealand condemns the expulsion of its High Commissioner to Fiji, Mike Green, by Frank Bainimarama's military government, which gave no reason for the expulsion. (BBC)
Cuba introduces a United Nations resolution on Puerto Rico calling on the United States to expedite Puerto Rico's self-determination process; the text also requests the General Assembly to consider the question and urges cleanup of Vieques island and release of Puerto Rican political prisoners. (UN)
The San Antonio Spurs defeat the Cleveland Cavaliers in Game 4 of the 2007 NBA Finals to win the 2007 National Basketball Association Championship. (SI)
Sidney Crosby of the Pittsburgh Penguins wins the Hart Memorial Trophy as the National Hockey League's most valuable player during the 2006–07 season in the annual NHL awards. (TSN)

June 15, 2007 (Friday)

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Thousands of Chinese policemen rescue 450 slave workers while arresting 120 suspects. (VOA)
Mike Nifong, facing disbarment for his actions in the 2006 Duke University lacrosse case, agrees to resign his position as district attorney for Durham County in the U.S. state of North Carolina. (AP via ESPN.com)
Switzerland opens the world's longest rail tunnel on land, the 34-kilometre Lötschberg tunnel under the Alps. (BBC)
In the UK, seven members of Dhiren Barot's al Qaeda cell are sentenced to a total of 136 years in prison. (Sky)
Indonesia claims that it has captured Jemaah Islamiyah leader Zarkarsih. (Reuters via MSNBC)
A roadside bomb kills at least seven soldiers in Yala Province, Thailand. (BBC)
United States Secretary of Defense Robert Gates meets with Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri Kamal Al-Maliki and U.S. military leaders in Iraq to discuss the effectiveness of the current military campaign. (Reuters)
Two oil and transport unions begin a strike in Nigeria over an increase in fuel duty and a doubling of sales tax. (BBC)

June 16, 2007 (Saturday)

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Tupua Tamasese Tupuola Tufuga Efi is chosen as the O le Ao o le Malo of Samoa by the Fono. (AAP via News Limited)
Mike Nifong is disbarred in the U.S. state of North Carolina for his role in the prosecution of the 2006 Duke University lacrosse case. (AP via WRAL)
Police in Zimbabwe confiscate opposition leader Arthur Mutambara's passport as he tries to leave for South Africa and the United Kingdom. (VOA)
The Chinese Ministry of Labour and Social Security undertakes an investigation into claims that up to 1,000 minors worked as slave labour in central China. (Reuters via ABC News Australia)
Iraq War: U.S. soldiers find the Common Access Card ID cards of two captured U.S. soldiers; Iraqi insurgents had previously released a video containing images of the IDs. (CNN)

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June 17, 2007 (Sunday)

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Air strikes in Afghanistan on a suspected Al Qaeda headquarters kill several militants as well as civilians, including children. (Reuters)(BBC)
Ángel Cabrera wins the 2007 U.S. Open Golf Championship at Oakmont Country Club in Oakmont, Pennsylvania. (NZPA)
Linate Airport in Milan, Italy is closed for three hours at dawn to allow wildlife experts to trap 80 hares that have bred in recent months and are confusing ground radar. (BBC)
Audi wins their seventh 24 Hours of Le Mans in eight years, including their second straight win with a diesel R10 prototype. (SpeedTV) (BBC)
A Canadian pilot and five British passengers die in a plane crash in Malawi.