The world in June
Sunday, 29 Jun 2008 15:52
A woman grieves over the Philippines' ferry disaster
A summary of key events from around the world in the last month.
Americas
Wednesday 4th: Obama claims win.
United States presidential aspirant claimed victory in the Democrat primary stakes after a hard-fought campaign against Hillary Clinton.
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Saturday 7th: Spat over.
Colombia and
Ecuador restored diplomatic ties after a confrontation which nearly led to war earlier this year.
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Thursday 12th: An apology. The prime minister of
Canada, Stephen Harper, apologised for over a century of abuse aimed at native Canadians.
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Saturday 21st: 12 killed as police raid nightclub. Thirteen others were injured in
Mexico's capital when a raid led to panic at a two-story club. Many died of asphyxia.
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Africa
Friday 6th: Famine warning. Unicef said soaring food prices and drought are threatening to cause a new famine in
Ethiopia.
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Wednesday 11th: Plane fire kills at least 28. The crash at Khartoum airport in
Sudan occurred when a Sudan Airways plane was taxiing along the runway after landing from Amman.
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Tuesday 17th: Alleged mercenary on trial. Simon Man, accused of engineering a failed coup in
Equatorial Guinea, went on trial.
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Friday 27th: Second-round "sham" The runoff vote in
Zimbabwe's presidential election was widely condemned after Robert Mugabe's supporters forced his main rival out of the race through a campaign of violence.
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Asia
Friday 6th: Bomb blast in Colombo. At least 21 people were killed in the attack in
Sri Lanka's capital, with the rebel Tamil Tiger group blamed by authorities.
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Tuesday 10th: Further crisis averted. Water from a dammed lake caused by the Sichuan earthquake in
China was channelled into an abandoned town, saving further loss of life.
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Saturday 14th: Kandahar breakout. Nearly 1,000 Taliban prisoners held in a prison in south-east
Afghanistan were released after a suicide bomber raided the jail, in a setback for coalition troops.
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Saturday 21st: Ferry disaster. Over 800 people were onboard when the MV Princess of the Stars, a ferry in the
Philippines, sank. No survivors were found.
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Europe
Saturday 7th: US blamed for food price crisis.
Russian president Dmitry Medvedev spoke out against America, blaming its policies for current difficulties around the world.
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Monday 9th: Truckers strike over fuel costs. Hauliers in
Spain took industrial action over high fuel costs, continuing a wave of protests around Europe.
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Friday 13th: Lisbon treaty rejected. Voters in
Ireland turned down EU institutional reforms in a referendum, putting the Lisbon Treaty's adoption in jeopardy.
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Sunday 15th: A new constitution.
Kosovo took another step away from Serbia as its constitution took effect.
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Middle East
Monday 2nd: A nuclear step forward.
Syria announced it would begin allowing UN inspectors to examine its alleged nuclear facilities.
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Friday 13th: Dead end reached. Talks between the US and
Iraq's government reached deadlock over sovereignty, prime minister Nouri al-Maliki revealed.
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Thursday 19th: Ceasefire begins in Middle East. A joint ceasefire between
Israel and Hamas got underway, after months of rocket fire and incursions to and from the Gaza Strip.
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Sunday 22nd: Fighting in Tripoli. Two days of conflict in
Lebanon's northern city began in the first violence in the country since Michel Sleiman's election as president last month.
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