Portal:Current events/2009 June 20

June 20, 2009 (Saturday)

Iran
- Riot police clash with protesters in Tehran. (The Times) (Al Jazeera) (BBC)
- A suicide bomb reportedly explodes at the shrine of former Grand Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini. (CTV) (Reuters) (Press TV)
- Mir-Hossein Mousavi renews calls for the election results to be annulled. (Xinhua)
- The Guardian Council announces it will randomly recount 10% of ballot boxes. (China Daily) (Sify)
A sunken ship believed to carry over US$15 million in gold is located in the Magellan Straits off the coast of Argentina. (BBC)
The United States admits its forces failed to follow their own rules in an Afghan airstrike that may have led up to 140 civilian deaths. (BBC) (RTÉ)
A New Zealand jury convicts Nai Yin Xue, who sparked an international hunt in 2007, of murdering his wife. (New Zealand Herald) (Melbourne Herald Sun)
Greece's Acropolis Museum in Athens is unveiled. (BBC)
The bodies of two British hostages in Iraq are discovered. (The Telegraph)
Attacks on Romanians in Belfast
- An anti-racism rally is held in Belfast following the removal of 100 Romanian people from their homes. (BBC)
- Two teenagers are charged in connection with the attacks. (BBC) (RTÉ)
New York Times reporter David S. Rohde, kidnapped by the Taliban seven months ago, escapes. (The New York Times)
Indian troops enter Lalgarh, a Maoist stronghold in West Bengal, claiming a partial victory. (Press Trust of India) (Al Jazeera)
At least 67 people are killed and over 200 are injured in a suicide attack near Kirkuk in Iraq. (RTÉ) (BBC)