Portal:Current events/2007 June 21
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June 21, 2007 (Thursday)
- Lebanon declares victory over Fatah al-Islam, an Al Qaeda-linked group, after a month-long battle at a Palestinian refugee camp. (Reuters via Daily Times)
- Inflation in Zimbabwe reaches 9,000%, the highest in the world. (CNN)
- NASA postpones the landing of Atlantis at Kennedy Space Center due to inclement weather, prolonging STS-117 for another day. NASA states that it can extend the mission until June 24 if necessary. (CNN)
- A polar blast moving north over the South Island of New Zealand causes major disruptions and claims at least one life. (One)
- The United Nations-backed Special Court for Sierra Leone finds three leaders of the Armed Forces Revolutionary Council—Alex Tamba Brima, Brima Bazzy Kamara, and Santigie Borbor Kanu—guilty of war crimes. (AP via CNN)
- The President of Egypt, Hosni Mubarak, invites the leaders of the Palestinian Authority, Israel, and Jordan to a summit on Sunday to discuss the Palestinian crisis. (FOX)
- The Kuwaiti government condemns the besieging of its embassy in Iran and the beating of a diplomat, regarding it as an "attack on Kuwait." The Iranian Foreign Ministry says it regrets that the incident occurred. (Gulf News)
- Deposed Prime Minister of Thailand Thaksin Shinawatra is ordered to return to Thailand to face charges in an asset-concealment case. (UPI)
- Japan changes the name of Iwo Jima to its original name, Iwo To, to reflect the wishes of its original inhabitants. (BBC)