Portal:Current events/2007 June 7

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Current events of June 7, 2007 (2007-06-07) (Thursday) edit history watch

Sri Lankan Civil War: Police in Sri Lanka force hundreds of the minority Sri Lankan Tamils community out of Colombo for what they say are security reasons. (BBC) Italian police arrest a group of people for allegedly providing material support for an al Qaeda-linked organisation, Salafist Group for Call and Combat. (AP via CNN) 33rd G8 summit: President of the United States George W. Bush and President of Russia Vladimir Putin meet to discuss missile defense. (AP via the Guardian) Putin, in a minor reversal of recent rhetoric regarding Bush's European missile shield plans, suggests placing a radar installation in Azerbaijan. (The Guardian) G8 leaders reach agreement on a deal to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. (Press Association via the Guardian) Four supposed agent provocateurs who had encouraged peaceful protesters to throw stones are unmasked. A police spokesperson points to a possible involvement of Intelligence agencies. (Indymedia) (Spiegel) At least 12 citizens of Oman are killed by Cyclone Gonu. (Reuters via Australia) Hamas militants kill a Fatah member, and five other Palestinians are injured in a renewal of fighting between the two groups. (AFP via CBS News) The Reserve Bank of New Zealand raises interest rates in New Zealand to 8%, the highest level of any industrialised nation. (BBC) American scientists identify a new strain of potentially lethal bacteria called Bartonella rochalimae. (AFP via Yahoo! News) Cloture votes fail in the United States Senate on the Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of 2007, potentially killing the bill. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)