Portal:Current events/2010 June 20

June 20, 2010 (Sunday)

At least 40 people were shot over the weekend across Chicago, with seven of them slain, Chicago Tribune reported. (CNTV)
Graeme McDowell of Northern Ireland wins the 2010 U.S. Open at Pebble Beach Golf Links in California. (Reuters via UK Yahoo) (RTÉ) (The Guardian)
Israeli–Palestinian conflict:
- Israel says it will move to loosen its land blockade against the Gaza Strip, while indicating the continuation of its naval blockade against the region. (Xinhua)
- Israel denies Economic Cooperation and Development Minister Dirk Niebel entry to the Gaza Strip to visit a humanitarian project co-funded by Germany during his four-day visit to the region. (Reuters) (AFP) (Ynetnews)
In Poland, presidential elections take place after the death of President Lech Kaczyński on April 10, 2010 in a plane crash. (AP) The two main candidates are Acting President Bronisław Komorowski (Civic Platform) and former Prime Minister Jarosław Kaczyński (Law and Justice) receive 45.7% and 33.2% of the votes respectively, requiring a runoff between them. (AP)
Colombian presidential election, 2010:
- In the runoff of the presidential elections in Colombia, Juan Manuel Santos from the Party of the U defeats his Green Party adversary Antanas Mockus, getting around 70% of the votes. (AP via CBS), (Reuters)
- At least seven police officers are killed and eight others disappear in an explosive attack on a police patrol. (Aljazeera)
Jundallah's leader Abdolmalek Rigi is executed in Tehran. (BBC) (South China Morning Post) (The Sysney Morning Herald) (Bangkok Post) (Reuters)
Archbishop of Naples Crescenzio Sepe and former Italy transport minister Pietro Lunardi face allegations of corruption over a property deal. (BBC) (RTÉ)
At least one person is killed and tens of others are wounded during clashes between Indian paramilitary authorities and demonstrators in Kashmir. The demonstrators were protesting against a 25-year-old who is said to have been beaten to death by soldiers during a 12 June demonstration. (Aljazeera)
At least 26 people are killed and 53 other are injured during two car bombings in central Baghdad, Iraq. (BBC)
A Bell 412 Mexican military helicopter crashes in Durango state in northern Mexico Saturday, killing all 11 people on board. (People)
A plane carrying several Australian mining executives including Ken Talbot disappears in either Cameroon or the Republic of the Congo. (Philippine Daily Inquirer) (BBC) (Reuters), (Sydney Morning Herald)
2010 FIFA World Cup
- The managing director of the French Football Federation, Jean-Louis Valentin, quits after the France national football team participates in a public row with him and then a boycott during the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa. (BBC) (AP) (Xinhua) (TIME) (The Guardian)
- Nigeria football player Sani Kaita receives at least 1,000 death threats after being sent off during his team's losing game with Greece at the 2010 FIFA World Cup; the Nigerian government and FIFA are involved. (BBC) (The Budapest Report) (Forbes) (The Daily Telegraph)
South Sudan's 7ft 7in basketball legend and humanitarian, Manute Bol, dies. (BBC) (The New York Times) (The Independent) (The Washington Post)
Michael Jackson's memorial plaque will be unveiled at a West End theatre in London on June 24. In mid-February Los Angeles coroners have released a report of his autopsy, which said his death was a homicide. (rian.ru) (mjjboard) (BBC) (SKY)