Portal:Current events/2004 June 13
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June 13, 2004 (Sunday)
- Results of Serbian presidential elections show expected lead of Tomislav Nikolic with 30.1% of votes, followed with Boris Tadic with 27.3%; but it comes as a surprise that Bogoljub Karic has 19.3% of votes, more than government's candidate Dragan Maršicanin with 13.3%. Second round will be held on Sunday 27 June. (cesid.org)
- Taiwanese pop singer A-Mei cancels a concert in the mainland Chinese city of Hangzhou after protesters accused her of supporting Taiwan independence. (BBC)
- Australian federal election, 2004: The Australian Labor Party slightly backs away from its promise to withdraw the country's troops from Iraq by Christmas if it wins. (VOA)
- Football (soccer): In Euro 2004, Zinedine Zidane scores two second-half goals in added time to lead France to a 2–1 win over England. Fabien Barthez saved a David Beckham penalty earlier in the second half to help make France's win possible. (BBC)
- Internet censorship in mainland China: Access to Wikimedia has been blocked by the People's Republic of China. (ITworld) (China Tech News) (Slashdot)