Portal:Current events/2011 June 26

June 26, 2011 (Sunday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

Arab Spring:
- 2011 Syrian uprising:
  - A Syrian military spokesman says more than 400 members of security forces have been killed in the months-long unrest as videos surface allegedly showing children killed in the violence. (CNN)
  - French newspaper Le Figaro reports that Hezbollah has transferred hundreds of missiles from Syria to Lebanon, fearing the fall of the Syrian government in the ongoing Syrian uprising. (Haaretz)
- 2011 Libyan civil war:
  - Rebels and regime forces clash about 80 km (50 miles) south-west of the capital, Tripoli as rebels make a push towards the capital. (BBC)
Israeli–Palestinian conflict:
- Following accusations by the Foreign Press Association that Israel is intimidating journalists on the 10-ship flotilla due to sail to the Gaza Strip, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says that the journalists will not to be sanctioned. (The Guardian) (The Jerusalem Post)
- Israeli troops begin to dismantle part of the controversial West Bank barrier near the Palestinian village of Bilin, four years after a court ordered it to be re-routed. (BBC)
- A bomb causes a large explosion near the United Nations compound in Gaza City on the Gaza Strip. (BBC)
Vietnamese protesters march in the capital Hanoi for the fourth successive week calling on the People's Republic of China to stop entering Vietnamese territorial waters on the South China Sea. (AP via MSNBC)
At least 25 people are killed and many others are wounded after a bomb explodes in Maiduguri. (BBC) (The Guardian)

Arts and culture

More than one million people participate in São Paulo's 15th Gay Pride March following the recent improvement in the legal rights afforded to the country's gay community. (BBC)
It is confirmed that Daniel Craig, the current James Bond, has married the Academy Award-winning actress Rachel Weisz at a private ceremony in the U.S. state of New York. (BBC)
Glastonbury Festival 2011 in Pilton, Somerset:
- Beyoncé makes her debut at the Glastonbury Festival, becoming one of only a small number of women to have headlined. (BBC) (The Guardian)
- Christopher Shale, a senior member of British Prime Minister David Cameron's Conservative constituency association, is found dead in a portaloo; Shale died hours after a critical strategy document credited to him was published in a Sunday newspaper. (BBC) (The Guardian)

Disasters

Eruption of Puyehue-Cordón Caulle in Chile:
- Ash cloud from the 2011 Puyehue-Cordón Caulle eruption continues to disrupt flights between Australia and New Zealand. (The Sydney Morning Herald)
- The Chilean airline LAN cancels 39 flights in Chile and Argentina due to ash cloud from the 2011 Puyehue-Cordón Caulle eruption. (AP via AM 1150)
The bodies of six mountaineers are found on Neige Cordier in the French Alps after apparently having been killed by an avalanche. (BBC) (The Guardian) (CNN)

Law and crime

The so-called "LulzSec" hackers have reportedly disbanded after a final data dump including information from AOL Inc. and AT&T. (Reuters)
The sentence for a drug possession conviction of the nephew of deposed Tunisian President, Zine el Abidine Ben Ali, is increased after he appeals it. (CNN)

Politics

The Senate of Canada passes a back-to-work bill imposing a labour contract for 48,000 Canada Post employees resulting in a return-to-work by Tuesday. (CBC)

Science

The strain of E. coli blamed for 46 deaths in Germany appears to have resurfaced in France, sickening eight people, who have been hospitalized in Bordeaux. (CNN)

Sports

In association football, Club Atlético River Plate of Argentina are relegated for the first time in their 110-year history. The result enrages River Plate hooligans, who riot inside and outside the stadium; at least 35 police and 55 civilians are reported to be injured. (Associated Press via USA Today)
In car racing, Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull wins the European Grand Prix in Valencia. (BBC Sport) (The Sunday Business Post)^{[permanent dead link]} (The Guardian)
A former goalkeeper for the South Korea national football team turns himself in for involvement in a match fixing scheme for K-League matches. (Yonhap News)