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Algeria, Niger and Nigeria sign an intergovernmental agreement on the Trans-Saharan gas pipeline.
Japanese diplomat Yukiya Amano is elected as Director General for the International Atomic Energy Agency (flag pictured).
North Korea test-fires four cruise missiles off its eastern coast, in defiance of United Nations Security Council Resolution 1874.
Prime Minister of Sweden Fredrik Reinfeldt becomes President of the European Council.
TerreStar-1, the largest commercial telecommunication satellite ever built, is launched from the Guiana Space Centre.
The Dubai-based supply ship MV Demas Victory capsizes off the coast of Doha, Qatar, with 35 people on board.

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July 4, 2009 (Saturday)

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North Korea test fires two more missiles into the Sea of Japan. (AFP via Sydney Morning Herald)

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Virgin lizard reproduces

July 3, 2009 (Friday)

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The African Union stops cooperation with the International Criminal Court because it charged Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir with war crimes. (BBC)
Three people die and over a dozen are injured in an argument involving bamboo sticks and a dead pig in Mysore, India. (CNN)
John Demjanjuk is declared fit to stand trial for assisting in the deaths of 29,000 Jews in Treblinka extermination camp. (RTÉ)
Energy ministers of Algeria, Niger and Nigeria sign the intergovernmental agreement on the Trans-Saharan gas pipeline. (Reuters) (Bloomberg) (BBC)
Flooding affects parts of County Mayo and County Galway in Ireland. (RTÉ) (The Irish Times)
United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon arrives in Burma, meeting junta leader Senior General Than Shwe and calling for the release of political prisoners. (BBC) (Bangkok Post)
Two Iranian staff working for the British embassy in Tehran will face trial over allegedly inciting protests. (BBC)
Three dinosaur species—Australovenator wintonensis, Wintonotitan wattsi and Diamantinasaurus matildae— have been discovered in Australia. (BBC) (Sydney Morning Herald)
Syria invites United States President Barack Obama to the Damascus summit. (Sky News)
Algerian raï music star Cheb Mami is jailed for five years in France for trying to force his former partner to have an abortion. (BBC) (IOL) (Reuters)
Manuel Pinho, Portugal's Economy Minister, resigns after performing a cuckold gesture at an opposition MP. (BBC)
North Korea broadcasts its first ever beer commercial, for Taedonggang beer. (BBC) (The Los Angeles Times)
Two more people die in Viareggio, Italy following the train explosion, bringing the death toll to 21. (RTÉ)
A fire breaks out in the Lakanal House, a 12 storey building in Camberwell, south London, two children die. (BBC)
Russia opens a route for the United States to fly arms to Afghanistan. (The New York Times)
American politician Sarah Palin, current Governor of Alaska and 2008 Vice Presidential candidate in her country, announces her resignation, effective July 26. (Fox News) (CNN)
Two aid workers, including one Irish woman, with the charity GOAL are kidnapped by an armed gang in Sudan's Darfur region. (RTÉ)
Thirteen people are injured after the Paris to Cahors train derails near Limoges, France. (RTÉ)

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July 2, 2009 (Thursday)

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Heavy thunderstorms in Dublin lead to widespread flooding and the closure of some of the city's major roads and rail lines, as well as some evacuations. (RTÉ) (The Irish Times)
A report by Amnesty International states that Israeli military activities and Palestinian militant rocket attacks during the Gaza War were war crimes. (BBC)
The United States armed forces launch Operation Strike of the Sword against the Taliban in Helmand, Afghanistan. (BBC)
The Honduran interim government defies international pressure to reverse the recent coup, saying there is no chance at all of ousted President Manuel Zelaya returning to office. (Reuters)
A 148-year old colonial law banning homosexual intercourse in India is overturned by the High Court in New Delhi. (BBC) (The Times)
The South Korean Defence Ministry says North Korea has fired four missiles off its east coast. (Sky News)
Japanese diplomat Yukiya Amano is elected as Director General for the International Atomic Energy Agency. (AP via The Washington Post)
The first vaccine for H1N1 swine flu virus strain has been made by Novartis in Marburg, Germany. (BBC)
Japanese scientists intend to breed super-tuna to meet demands for the fish. (The Daily Telegraph)
A Royal Air Force plane crashes in a rural area of Scotland, the United Kingdom. (The Guardian)

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2.8 magnitude earthquake rattles northern Delaware, southwest New Jersey

July 1, 2009 (Wednesday)

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TerreStar-1, the largest commercial telecommunication satellite ever built, is successfully launched. (spaceflightnow.com )
The European Union declares Ireland free of brucellosis, a disease which cost the country millions of euro to eradicate. (RTÉ) (The Irish Times)
The Organization of American States gives Honduras three days to restore its deposed president, Manuel Zelaya. (The New York Times)
Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt assumes the rotating presidency over the European Union. (Reuters)
Officials in Comoros confirm that one passenger from Yemenia Flight 626, a 14-year-old girl, has been found alive. (BBC)
Croatian Prime Minister Ivo Sanader resigns amidst European Union negotiations standstill and economic crisis. (BBC)
The Met Office issues a level-3 heatwave alert across London and the South East of England for the first time since June 2006. (BBC)
Taoiseach Brian Cowen informs Dáil Éireann that Ireland has 11.9% unemployment, with June's growth the slowest rate of increase since January. (RTÉ)
Three staff from the British Embassy in Tehran, Iran are released after being detained for allegedly having a role in the Iranian election protests. (BBC)
The remains of Jane Deasy are positively identified in the bodies recovered from Air France Flight 447. (RTÉ)
Up to 30 people are feared dead after the MV Demas Victory capsizes and sinks in choppy Persian Gulf waters off the Qatari capital Doha. (Sky News)

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June 30, 2009 (Tuesday)

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The Gas Exporting Countries Forum elects Abdullah Bin Hamad Al-Attiyah, oil and energy minister of Qatar, as the president of the organization. (Bloomberg)
The President of Cameroon Paul Biya sacks Prime Minister Ephraim Inoni and appoints Philemon Yang to the role. (AP via Google News)
Dresden loses its status as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. (Bloomberg)
Germany's Constitutional Court approves the Treaty of Lisbon, but suspends ratification of it. (The Wall Street Journal)
Official figures from the Central Statistics Office show a dramatic contraction in the Irish economy in the first three months of 2009. (RTÉ)
At least 15 people are killed and 40 are injured by the derailment of an Italian freight train and subsequent explosion of two wagons carrying liquified petroleum gas in Viareggio. (BBC)
Yemenia Flight 626, an Airbus A310, crashes en route to Moroni, Comoros, from Sana'a, Yemen. (CNN)
U.S. forces pull out of Baghdad and leave major cities across Iraq. (The New York Times)
The Pirate Bay, one of the world's largest BitTorrent trackers, confirms today that it would be acquired by Global Gaming Factory X (GGF) for 7.8 million USD. (The Pirate Bay blog)
The Taliban scraps the truce offered in February by the Pakistani government, killing approximately 30 Pakistani soldiers shortly after making the announcement. (The New York Times)
The Israeli navy intercepts a boat carrying humanitarian supplies headed for Gaza, which remains under a blockade. (The Jerusalem Post) (Al Jazeera)
United States Senate election in Minnesota, 2008
- The Minnesota Supreme Court orders that Al Franken be certified winner of the state's Senate election. (Reuters)
- Norm Coleman concedes the election saying "further litigation would damage the state's unity." (Bloomberg)

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June 29, 2009 (Monday)

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The Preparatory Commission for the International Renewable Energy Agency designates the headquarters of the organization to Masdar City, Abu Dhabi. (Deutsche Welle)
Scientific tests show bones housed in the Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls in Rome are those of the apostle Saint Paul himself, according to Pope Benedict XVI. (CNN)
Bernard Madoff is sentenced to 150 years in prison for investment fraud. (The New York Times)
The United States Air Force test fires an unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile from the coast of California to a point in the Pacific Ocean about 4,200 miles (6,750 km) away. (AP via KFMB)
Two passenger trains collide in Chenzhou, Hunan in central China, leaving at least three people dead and 60 injured. (Xinhua)
Five out of nine local staff from the British embassy in Tehran, Iran, who were recently arrested, are released. (BBC)
The Iranian Guardian Council certifies the controversial presidential election. (The New York Times)
The United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon will travel to Burma on Friday to press the country on democratic reform. (BBC)
The opposition gained a large victory in Argentine legislative elections, leading party leader Nestor Kirchner to step down. (BBC)
The U.S. resumes secret surveillance flights to aid Pakistani commanders. (The New York Times)

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June 28, 2009 (Sunday)

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The United Kingdom reports its second death from swine flu. (Reuters)
2009 Honduran political crisis:
- President of Honduras Manuel Zelaya is removed from office by the army ahead of a disputed constitutional referendum and sent to Costa Rica. (BBC)
- The National Congress of Honduras selects Roberto Micheletti as the replacement. (Dow Jones via NASDAQ)
- The Honduran Supreme Court of Justice reveals that it ordered Zelaya's removal from office for repeatedly defying its rulings. (AP via Yahoo! News)
A presidential election takes place in Guinea-Bissau following the death of former President João Bernardo Vieira. (BBC)
Voters in Albania go to the polls in a parliamentary election. (The Age) (BBC)
Iranian authorities arrest eight employees at the British embassy in Tehran. (Al Jazeera) (Financial Times)
Voters in Argentina go to the polls for the legislative elections. (France 24)
Russia will shutdown every legal casino in the state by Wednesday. (The New York Times)
An internet child pornography ring, involving at least 2,000 IP addresses in 78 countries, is uncovered in Switzerland. (BBC)

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Trials
Recently concluded New Zealand: Nai Yin Xue New Zealand: David Bain (retrial) Peru: Alberto Fujimori Sweden: The Pirate Bay United States: James Charles Kopp, Aníbal Acevedo Vilá, Phil Spector Ongoing Burma: Aung San Suu Kyi Cambodia: Khmer Rouge Tribunal Canada: Larry O'Brien France: Church of Scientology Iraq: Supreme Criminal Tribunal Italy: Raffaele Sollecito, Amanda Knox Netherlands: Thomas Lubanga (ICC), Radovan Karadžić (ICTY) Republic of China: Chen Shui-bian Russia: Mikhail Khodorkovsky, Platon Lebedev Sierra Leone: Charles Taylor (SCFSL) Singapore: Tak Boleh Tahan Thailand: Thaksin Shinawatra United States: Jena Six Upcoming Germany: John Demjanjuk United Kingdom: Allen Stanford United States: Viktor Bout, Noshir Gowadia, William J. Jefferson, Bernard Madoff, Ehren Watada, Sheila Dixon, Joseph Bruno edit sidebar

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