Portal:Current events/2009 June 16

June 16, 2009 (Tuesday)

Iran
- The Guardian Council is to hold a recount of disputed votes from the country's presidential election. (BBC)
- At least seven people have been killed near a rally in Tehran. (Reuters) (Xinhua)
- Foreign media are banned from covering the protests following the deaths of seven people. (RTÉ)
- Two Reformist politicians are arrested. (Press TV)
- Large demonstrations in support of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and Mir-Hossein Mousavi take place in the capital. (Press TV) (BBC)
The state funeral in Libreville of former President of Gabon Omar Bongo is attended by dignitaries from 40 nations. (Reuters)
Russia vetoes a plan to extend the United Nations Observer Mission in Georgia. (The Guardian) (UN)
Playwright Brian Friel is honoured with the Ulysses Medal on Bloomsday at University College Dublin. (The Irish Times)
A coal mine collapses in Indonesia, killing at least six people. (Xinhua)
Documents released to the American Civil Liberties Union state Khalid Sheik Mohammed testified that he made up information after allegedly tortured by the CIA. (UPI)
China announces plan to provide a US$ 10 billion credit loan to member states of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation. (Xinhua)
Official campaigning for the 2009 presidential election in Afghanistan begins. (Reuters)
General Motors agrees Saab sale to Koenigsegg (BBC)
A Sri Lankan government investigation into human rights abuses during its offensive with Tamil Tiger rebels disbands. (AP)
15 laptops containing confidential information owned by Ireland's Health Service Executive are stolen in Roscommon. (RTÉ)(The Irish Times)
German economic confidence reaches its highest level for over three years. (RTÉ)
Sir John Sawers is named head of MI6. (BBC)
Sammy Sosa, one of six Major League Baseball players to have hit 600 home runs in his career, is reported to have tested positive for performance-enhancing drugs during the 2003 season. (The New York Times)
The U.S. Food & Drug Administration advised people not to use Zicam intranasal products that contain zinc, due to the risk of anosmia. (US FDA website)
Jonas Brothers' album Lines, Vines and Trying Times is released