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[edit] In The News
- In tennis, Rafael Nadal and Ana Ivanović (pictured) win the singles titles in the 2008 French Open.
- The Diet of Japan recognizes the Ainu as an indigenous people for the first time.
- Israeli minister Shaul Mofaz threatens an attack on Iran's nuclear program.
- Turkey's Constitutional Court reinstates a ban on the hijab in universities, citing the constitution's secular principles.
- The Detroit Red Wings win the Finals of ice hockey's Stanley Cup by defeating the Pittsburgh Penguins.
- Zimbabwean police briefly detain opposition Movement for Democratic Change leader Morgan Tsvangirai during campaigning in the second round of the Zimbabwe presidential election.
- Senator Barack Obama secures the Democratic Party nomination in the U.S. Presidential campaign, the first African American ever to do so.