Portal:Current events/2010 July 9

Armed conflicts and incidents

• A suicide bomb in Pakistan's tribal areas near the Afghanistan border kills at least 50. (AP via Google News) (Al Jazeera)
• Floribert Chebeya's autopsy returns an "inconclusive" result. (BBC)
• The head of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon in southern Lebanon appeals for calm after attacks by villagers. (BBC News) (Al Jazeera) (AFP)

Politics

• Israel criticises Britain's ambassador to Lebanon for eulogising Mohammad Hussein Fadlallah, who recently died. (BBC)
• Two weeks after the sacking of General Stanley A. McChrystal over comments that appeared in Rolling Stone, a top French general is attacked for publicly criticising the United States-led war attempt on Afghanistan and questioning if the United States is controlling its allies. (France24)
• Guinea's presidential run-off is postponed due to allegations of fraud. (BBC)
• Following the recent parliamentary elections in Slovakia, Iveta Radičová substitutes Robert Fico as Prime Minister, becoming the first female incumbent of the post.
• The United Nations Security Council issues a Presidential Statement condemning the sinking of the South Korean warship ROKS Cheonan. (United Nations) (CBC)
• At least 50,000 West Papuans march on the Papua provincial parliament in Jayapura calling for the rejection of special autonomy status offered by Indonesia in favor of independence; 20,000 camp outside the parliament overnight. (RNZI) (Jakarta Globe)
• The Australian Government is conducting a review on the proposed national internet filter. (BBC News)

Business and economics

• Johnson & Johnson recalls 3 million bottles of medicines, including Tylenol, Benadryl, and Motrin, because of odors traced to a chemical in pallets used to transport and store the medicines. (Reuters)
• Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport in Zhejiang, China, is closed after a UFO sighting. (Daily Mail) (Shanghai Daily) (oneindia)
• China renews the internet content provider license for Google allowing it to continue operating in the country. (BBC News) (Daily Mail) (Radio Television Hong Kong)
• The United States Government gives BP a 24-hour deadline to answer questions about the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, as well as providing detailed information and plans on stopping the leak. (BBC News)
• The South Korean Central Bank unexpectedly raise interest rates from 2% to 2.25%. (BBC News)
• Wall Street ends the week with the strongest gains in a year, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 5.3%, and NASDAQ rising 5%. (Reuters)

Law and crime

• A plane containing 10 members of a Russian spy ring arrives in Vienna, Austria, from the United States. (BBC News)
• Pope Benedict XVI appoints Archbishop Velasio de Paolis to lead the Legion of Christ following the previous head who had engaged in child sex abuse and a number of other crimes throughout his career. (AP via Asia One) (IPS)
• Chinese officials seize 64 tonnes of raw dairy materials contaminated with melamine. (BBC News) (Al Jazeera)
• Iran announces that a woman convicted of adultery will no longer face stoning to death after international concern. She may, however, still face the death penalty. (National Turk) (BBC News) (Press TV)
• Salman Hossain, a Bangladeshi immigrant to Canada, is charged with online advocation of genocide against Canadian Jews. (AFP)

Arts, culture and entertainment

• A painting in a Johannesburg shopping centre depicting an autopsy on the corpse of Nelson Mandela surrounded by nosy world leaders attracts controversy as the topic of Mandela's eventual death is taboo in South Africa. (BBC)
• Australia celebrates indigenous culture in NAIDOC Week with the 2010 theme "Unsung Heroes - Closing the Gap by Leading Their Way". (ABC)(NAIDOC)
• Mel Gibson:
  • The American-born Australian actor is being called a "potential suspect" in a domestic violence investigation. (MSNBC) (IMDB)
  • An audio tape reportedly containing the voice of the actor surfaces online, with the actor allegedly making bigoted remarks against Latinos. (New York Daily News)
  • The actor is reportedly dropped by his talent agency. (Reuters)

Science

• American researchers discover that some fruits and vegetables grown today have less nutritional value than those grown in the 1950s. (MSNBC)

Sport

• 19-year-old French sprinter Christophe Lemaitre sets a national record of 9.98 seconds and becomes the first genetic European to run 100 metres in less than 10 seconds. (France24)