Portal:Current events/2007 June 12
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June 12, 2007 (Tuesday)
- 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 29 °C (84 °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) Archived 2019-08-29 at the Wayback Machine
- 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-storey building collapse in central London's Dean Farrar Street. (BBC)