Current events of July 1, 2012 (2012-07-01) (Sunday) |
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- Armed conflict and attacks
- Syrian civil war:
- Syrian opposition groups reject a UN-brokered peace plan accepted yesterday in Geneva for a political transition in Syria, arguing that it is ambiguous and a waste of time, and vowing not to negotiate with President Bashar Assad or members of his regime. (AP)
- Turkey scrambles a total of six F-16 fighters jets near its border with Syria in response to three cases of Syrian military helicopters approaching the Turkish border, although there is no border violation. (BBC)
- At least 17 people are killed and 45 injured in an attack on two churches in the eastern Kenyan town of Garissa. (BBC) (MSNBC)
- Taliban insurgency in Afghanistan:
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Current events of July 2, 2012 (2012-07-02) (Monday) |
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Current events of July 3, 2012 (2012-07-03) (Tuesday) |
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- Armed conflict and attacks
- Syrian uprising (2011-present):
- At least 25 people are killed and 40 wounded in a truck bombing in the market place of the Iraqi city of Diwaniyah. (AP via Google News)
- Business and economy
- Disasters
- International relations
- Politics and elections
- Police search the home and offices of former French president Nicolas Sarkozy as part of a judicial investigation into financial relations between his political camp and L'Oréal heiress Liliane Bettencourt. (Reuters)
- The current governing coalition in Romania, the Social Liberal Union, starts a fast-paced parliamentary offensive against President Traian Basescu by dismissing the leaders of both chambers of Parliament. (Reuters)
- Hundreds of activists demonstrate in Ramallah to protest against the violent dispersal of two similar rallies at the weekend in a rare expression of public discontent with the ruling party of the Palestinian Authority headed by Mahmud Abbas. (AFP)
- Sport
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Current events of July 4, 2012 (2012-07-04) (Wednesday) |
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- Armed conflicts and attacks
- Syrian uprising (2011–present):
- Syrian President Bashar al Assad accuses neighboring Turkey of supporting "terrorists" and contributing to the bloodshed in Syria. (Voice of America)
- A gunman, who was facing eviction from his apartment, is believed to have seized and killed four hostages in the German city of Karlsruhe before turning the gun on himself. (BBC)
- Eleven people are killed in further unrest in Iraq, including eight people in a bombing of a Baghdad marketplace. (The Times of India)
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Current events of July 5, 2012 (2012-07-05) (Thursday) |
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- Armed conflicts and attacks
- Syrian uprising (2011–present)
- Arts and culture
- The Shard, the tallest building in Europe and the tallest habitable free-standing structure in the UK at 309.6 metres (1,016 ft), is officially opened. (LondonSEI) (Gulf Times)
- Business and economy
- Libor inter-bank lending rate
- Moody's and Standard and Poor's lower their rating for Barclays from stable to negative in the wake of the Libor scandal. (BBC)
- MPs vote for a government proposal to establish a Parliamentary Committee to investigate the scandal, but an opposition motion for a judge-led inquiry is rejected. (BBC)
- The central banks of the European Union, Great Britain, and the People's Republic of China, in what appears to be a co-ordinated action, each loosen their respective monetary systems. (Reuters)
- Disasters
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Current events of July 6, 2012 (2012-07-06) (Friday) |
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- Armed conflict and attacks
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Current events of July 7, 2012 (2012-07-07) (Saturday) |
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- Law and crime
- A 22-year-old woman is arrested in east London in connection with an ongoing counter-terrorism operation. (BBC)
- More than twenty student leaders are arrested across Burma. (BBC)
- The Los Angeles County Coroner's Office re-categorizes Natalie Wood's 1981 drowning as "undetermined" on her death certificate, replacing the previous finding of an "accident". (CBS)
- Princess Sara bint Talal bin Abdulaziz, daughter of Prince Talal, claims political asylum in the UK over fears for her safety in Saudi Arabia.(The Telegraph)
- Hong Kong police seize 649 kilograms of cocaine, with a street value of US$98 million, in an anti-drug operation that began in April. (CNN)
- Politics and elections
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Current events of July 8, 2012 (2012-07-08) (Sunday) |
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- Armed conflict and attacks
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Current events of July 9, 2012 (2012-07-09) (Monday) |
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- Armed conflicts and attacks
- Mexican Drug War:
- Ten decapitated bodies are discovered inside an abandoned vehicle along a roadside in the Mexican city of Torreón, Coahuila. Reportedly, a written message was left behind by the perpetrators. (BBC)
- A gunbattle breaks out near Choix, Sinaloa, after alleged drug traffickers ambushed and killed seven police officers; upon the aggression, the officers gunned down four cartel members. The area is a stronghold of the Sinaloa Cartel, a powerful drug trafficking organization. (BBC)
- Syrian uprising (2011–present):
- UN and Arab League envoy to Syria, Kofi Annan, states that talks with Syrian President Bashar Assad in Damascus are "constructive". (BBC)
- The death-toll from the uprising reportedly surpasses 17,000, mostly civilians. (Al Arabiya)
- 31 people are reportedly killed by the Syrian army, primarily in Homs. (Yahoo! News)
- Gunmen open fire at a Pakistan Army training camp near the city of Wazirabad resulting in seven deaths and five people being injured. (AFP via ninemsn)
- Two men are killed after protests in the eastern part of Saudi Arabia, following the arrest of a Shi'ite cleric, Nimr al Nimr yesterday.(Reuters)
- Business and economy
- Law and crime
- Politics and elections
- Egyptian president Mohammed Mursi's order to reopen parliament is rejected by the highest court, stating that its ruling dissolving the assembly is binding. (BBC)
- Venezuelan president Hugo Chávez says that he has completely recovered from cancer in the pelvic region. (Reuters)
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Current events of July 10, 2012 (2012-07-10) (Tuesday) |
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- Armed conflicts and attacks
- A gunman holds a parent hostage at a school in Vitry-sur-Seine, France, on the outskirts of Paris. (BBC)
- Arts and culture
- The Episcopal Church is poised to become the first major religious denomination in the United States to approve a rite for blessing gay marriages this December, just after its bishops approved such a liturgy. (The Guardian)
- International relations
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Current events of July 11, 2012 (2012-07-11) (Wednesday) |
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- Armed conflict and attacks
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- Politics and elections
- Science
- Astronomers announce the discovery of S/2012 P 1, the fifth moon of Pluto. (Fox News)
- Sport
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Current events of July 12, 2012 (2012-07-12) (Thursday) |
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- Armed conflict and attacks
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Current events of July 13, 2012 (2012-07-13) (Friday) |
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Current events of July 14, 2012 (2012-07-14) (Saturday) |
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- Armed conflicts and attacks
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Current events of July 15, 2012 (2012-07-15) (Sunday) |
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- Armed conflicts and attacks
- Syrian uprising (2011-present):
- The President of Libya's Olympic committee, Ahmed Nabil al Taher al Alam, is abducted in Tripoli. (BBC)
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Current events of July 16, 2012 (2012-07-16) (Monday) |
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- Armed conflict and attacks
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- Politics and elections
- Science, medicine and technology
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Current events of July 17, 2012 (2012-07-17) (Tuesday) |
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- Business and economy
- Law and crime
- Disasters
- A train derails south of Egypt's capital Cairo, injuring at least 15 people. (BBC)
- Politics and elections
- Science
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Current events of July 18, 2012 (2012-07-18) (Wednesday) |
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- Armed conflict and attacks
- Business and economy
- The US city of San Bernardino, California, declares that it has an "immediate and severe" fiscal emergency allowing it to declare bankruptcy without negotiating with creditors. (Bloomberg)
- Arts and culture
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- Law and crime
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Current events of July 19, 2012 (2012-07-19) (Thursday) |
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- Armed conflicts and attacks
- Business and economy
- Arts and culture
- International relations
- Disasters and accidents
- Six people are killed and one is injured in Antwerp, New York when a tractor trailer carrying yogurt rear-ends a vehicle that had slowed for construction work. (MSNBC)
- Law and crime
- Politics
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Current events of July 20, 2012 (2012-07-20) (Friday) |
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- Armed conflicts and attacks
- Arts and culture
- Business and economy
- Disasters and accidents
- 21 people were killed and 29 others were injured in bus accident in the Mexican state of Nayarit. (Fox News)
- Law and crime
- The custody of three anti-Putin protesters from the Pussy Riot group is extended for another six months before their trial begins. (RIA Novosti) (AP via Google News)
- David Burgess, already serving life imprisonment on two counts of murder, is given a fresh life sentence after being convicted of the 1966 murder of Yolande Waddington, a nanny from Berkshire, England. (BBC)
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Current events of July 21, 2012 (2012-07-21) (Saturday) |
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- Armed conflicts and attacks
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- Business and economy
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- Law and crime
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Current events of July 22, 2012 (2012-07-22) (Sunday) |
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- Armed conflicts and attacks
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Current events of July 23, 2012 (2012-07-23) (Monday) |
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- Armed conflicts and attacks
- Syrian uprising (2011–present):
- Syria Foreign Ministry spokesman Jihad Makdissi declares that Syria has stockpiles of chemical and biological weapons and that it plans to use them in case of a foreign attack, but never against its own citizens. (AP via ABC News)
- The European Union tightens sanctions on Syria, adding 29 more names to the existing list of 170 Syrian individuals and companies. (AP via ABC news)
- One hundred three people are killed in attacks across Iraq. (AP via Los Angeles Times)
- Fighting between indigenous tribes and Muslim settlers in Assam, northeast India kills at least 19 people, causing 50,000 people to flee. (Reuters) (Times of India)
- Arts and culture
- Business and economics
- Disasters and accidents
- Law and crime
- Science
- Sport
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Current events of July 24, 2012 (2012-07-24) (Tuesday) |
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- Disasters
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Current events of July 25, 2012 (2012-07-25) (Wednesday) |
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- Armed conflict and attacks
- Business and economy
- Disasters
- Law and crime
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- Transport
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Current events of July 26, 2012 (2012-07-26) (Thursday) |
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- Armed conflicts and attacks
- A bomb explosion in a crowded market in northwestern Pakistan close to the Afghan border kills at least seven people. (USA Today)
- Insurgents attack an Iraqi Army checkpoint north of Baqubah, downing a helicopter and sparking an intense firefight. At least 19 people are reported killed, including 11 policemen and a soldier. (San Francisco Chronicle)
- Business and economy
- Disasters
- Law and crime
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Current events of July 27, 2012 (2012-07-27) (Friday) |
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- Armed conflict and attacks
- Syrian civil war:
- Saudi security forces arrest a number of protesters in Qatif. (BBC)
- Disasters
- International relations
- United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon urges countries to bridge differences ahead of a deadline for a draft of a new global agreement to control international arms sales. Despite this, no agreement is reached. (BBC), (Miami Herald)
- Law and crime
- Politics and election
- Religious affairs
- Sports
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Current events of July 28, 2012 (2012-07-28) (Saturday) |
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- Armed conflict and attacks
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Current events of July 29, 2012 (2012-07-29) (Sunday) |
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- Armed conflicts and attacks
- Syrian civil war:
- A security agent serving for the Italian embassy in Sana'a is kidnapped by gunmen in Yemen. (BBC)
- Disasters and accidents
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- Science
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Current events of July 30, 2012 (2012-07-30) (Monday) |
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- Armed conflicts and attacks
- Arts and culture
- Disasters and accidents
- Law and crime
- Four people are sentenced to death for their involvement in a bank fraud scandal in Iran. (BBC)
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Current events of July 31, 2012 (2012-07-31) (Tuesday) |
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- Armed conflicts and attacks
- The Syrian military continues to pound Aleppo with artillery. Opposition forces claim that they have driven the Syrian army out of the city. (Reuters)
- Police in Norway evacuate the area surrounding the U.S. embassy in the capital Oslo after a suspicious package was discovered. It is later confirmed as a false alarm. (Reuters)
- At least 21 people are killed in two car bomb blasts in Baghdad, Iraq. (BBC)
- Arts and culture
- Business and economy
- Advertiser accuses Facebook of fraud after discovering that 80% of the clicks they're paying for are from bots, and not actual potential customers. (Business Insider)
- Following the @ reply and # hashtag, social media service Twitter introduces the $ symbol, a way for users to click on stock symbols and see related tweets. (CNN Money)
- German global financial services company Deutsche Bank announces plans to cut 1,900 jobs. (Reuters)
- Disasters and accidents
- 2012 northern India power grid failure:
- A second power cut hits northern India and leaves 670 million people without electricity. (BBC) (CNN) (Reuters)
- The northeastern power grid also fails becoming the third after the north and eastern grids. (AFP via NineMSN)
- International relations
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Ongoing events |
Political
Economic
Environmental
- 2012 North American drought
Musical
Sports
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Elections |
- 1: Liechtenstein, Constitutional referendum
- 1: Mexico, General
- 1: Senegal, Parliament
- 7: East Timor, Parliament
- 7: Libya, General National Congress
- 15: Republic of the Congo, Parliament (1st round)
- 18: Cayman Islands, Electoral system referendum
- 19: India, President (indirect)
- 19: Nagorno-Karabakh, President
- 20: Samoa, O le Ao o le Malo (indirect)
- 29: Republic of the Congo, Parliament (2nd round)
- 29: Romania, Presidential impeachment referendum
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Trials |
Recently concluded
- Canada: Michael Rafferty
- Egypt: Hosni Mubarak, Alaa Mubarak, Gamal Mubarak
- Germany: Breno Borges
- Indonesia: Abu Bakar Bashir
- Sierra Leone: Charles Taylor (SCFSL)
- South Africa: Chris Mahlangu
- Tunisia: Zine El Abidine Ben Ali
- Ukraine: Yulia Tymoshenko
- United Kingdom: Levi Bellfield, Robert Black, Vincent Tabak, Ali Dizaei, Antoni Imiela, Brian Regan, Donna Air, Ched Evans, Clayton McDonald, Titus Bramble, Dan Penteado, John Terry
- United States: Noshir Gowadia, Buju Banton, Barry Bonds, Raj Rajaratnam, Casey Anthony, Conrad Murray, George Huguely, Allen Stanford, Roger Clemens, Jerry Sandusky
Ongoing
- Cambodia: Khmer Rouge Tribunal
- Canada: Luka Magnotta
- China: Organized crime in Chongqing
- France: Church of Scientology
- Iraq: Supreme Criminal Tribunal
- Malaysia: Anwar Ibrahim
- Netherlands: Thomas Lubanga (ICC), Radovan Karadžić (ICTY), Ratko Mladic (ICTY)
- Norway: Anders Behring Breivik
- Palau: Tommy Remengesau
- Philippines: Andal Ampatuan, Jr.
- Russia: Leonid Khabarov, Mikhail Khodorkovsky, Platon Lebedev, Pussy Riot
- Singapore: Tak Boleh Tahan
- Sudan: Lubna al-Hussein
- Thailand: Thaksin Shinawatra
- Turkey: Ergenekon network, Kenan Evren
- United Kingdom: Iftikhar and Farzana Ahmed
- United States: Ahmed Ghailani, David Headley, Jared Lee Loughner, Charles P. White, Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, Viktor Bout, John Edwards, Lauryn Hill
Upcoming
- Libya: Saif al-Islam Gaddafi
- Ivory Coast: Laurent Gbagbo
- United Kingdom: Justin Lee Collins, Chris Huhne, Vicky Pryce
- United States: Nidal Malik Hasan, Javaris Crittenton, Bradley Manning, Robert Bales, George Zimmerman, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, Peter Madoff, Christian Gerhartsreiter, Crystal Mangum
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