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)