Portal:Current events/2008 June 30
June 30, 2008 (Monday)
- An International Security Assistance Force attack in Khost province results in the death of 33 militants. (AP via Google News)
- Chrysler announces that it will indefinitely close a minivan plant in South St. Louis, Missouri and cut production at another due to falling demand for large vehicles. (AP via Google News)
- The Court of Arbitration for Sport upholds a two year ban against cyclist Floyd Landis meaning that he will lose his 2006 Tour de France title. (AP via Google News)
- The African Union meets at Sharm el-Sheikh in Egypt with Robert Mugabe recently reelected as President of Zimbabwe representing Zimbabwe. (The Herald via AllAfrica)
- Peru's largest federation of mining unions commences strike action in order to pressure the Congress of Peru to pass legislation to improve labor benefits. (Reuters via The Guardian)
- An Ilyushin Il-76 crashes minutes after takeoff from Khartoum International Airport. All four Russian crew were killed. It is the second major air crash in the country this week. (Jerusalem Post)
- MV Princess of the Stars disaster:
- The Bureau of Marine Investigation says it has uncovered multiple lapses in Sulpicio's training and orientation of the ship's crew, but cautioned that it cannot yet draw any conclusions about the disaster's cause. (Inquirer.net)
- Sulpicio sue the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration and two of its officials for allegedly misforcasting the route of Typhoon Fengshen, which they say makes them responsible for the sinking. (ABS)