Portal:Current events/2009 July 20
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July 20, 2009 (Monday)
- Ajmal Kasab, the only surviving gunman in the 2008 Mumbai attacks, pleads guilty in an Indian court, ending months of denials. (Associated Press) (The Times of India)
- Iranian reformists call for a referendum to resolve the political crisis in the country. (Al Jazeera) (The Malaysia Star) (Reuters)
- Wildfires force thousands of residents to flee in the Okanagan, western Canada. (AFP) (Toronto Star)
- India and the United States sign a defence pact. (BBC)
- 260 cars pile up in Germany. (News 24)
- Tuvalu announces its plan to become the world's first carbon neutral country by 2020. (Telegraph)