Portal:Current events/2008 June 20

June 20, 2008 (Friday)

A female Iranian student who accused the vice-chancellor of her university of sexually harassing her was arrested. The charges against her aren't clear. The vice-chancellor was also arrested.BBC News
2008 Pacific typhoon season: Typhoon Fengshen in the Philippines
- At least two people die in a landslide in Cotabato City in Mindanao as Typhoon Fengshen hits the Philippines. (Bloomberg)
UAE wins the first ever Arab Cup of Ice Hockey by defeating Kuwait 4-1. (National Team Scores)
Thai Political Crisis
- People's Alliance for Democracy marched to the Government House in Bangkok demand that the Prime Minister, Samak Sundaravej step down. (BBC News)
The Franco-American Jason-2 satellite launches, with a mission of furthering the study of physical oceanography. (BBC News)
Police in Nepal detain more than 700 Tibetan exiles protesting outside the Chinese embassy and arrest three activists for alleged anti-China activities. (AFP via Google News)
A suicide bomb attack in southern Afghanistan kills 6 civilians. (BBC News)
Phoenix lander exploration of Mars
- After white patches uncovered by digging from the Phoenix lander are found to have sublimated by the lander's cameras, NASA believes it has found water ice on Mars. (NASA)
The European Union agrees to lift the sanctions it has imposed on Cuba since the 2003 Cocktail Wars dispute. (RTÉ) (BBC News)
Twelve people are trampled to death trying to escape a police raid in northern Mexico City. (CNN)