Portal:Current events/2005 June 10
June 10, 2005 (Friday)
- In the Philippines, whistleblower Samuel Ong accuses, with audio evidence, President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo of rigging the 2004 elections, thus starting an electoral crisis. (IHT)
- The Colima volcano in Mexico increases its eruptive activity, with strong explosions. (CNN)
- The Bolivian Congress accepts the resignation of Carlos Mesa and names Supreme Court justice Eduardo Rodríguez as the new interim president (Bloomberg) Bolivian military says it is ready to intervene if protests continue (IHT)
- In Japan, a high school student throws a bomb into classroom in Hikari, Yamaguchi Prefecture. 69 students are injured. (Japan Today)
- In Australia, a Queensland government inquiry states that medical doctor Jayant Patel should be charged with murder, fraud, negligence and medical malpractice due to the death of 87 of his patients. Jayant Patel has left the country and his current location is unknown. (ABC) (SBS)
- In India, Subrata Roy, chairman of Sahara Group, goes public to state that he is healthy. Roy had been out of the public eye since April and his absence had aroused rumors of death, illness, intrafamily conflict and political pressure. (Hindu) (ExpressIndia)[permanent dead link] (BBC)
- Kuwait's Crown Prince Sheikh Saad al-Abdulla al-Sabah is taken to the hospital.
- The popular Battlefield 2 Demo was released to the public as a preview to the full version of the game Battlefield 2 launched on June 21, 2005.