Portal:Current events/2008 June 29

Current events of June 29, 2008 (2008-06-29) (Sunday)

A ship arrives in North Korea carrying food aid from the United States as part of a deal between North Korea, the US and the United Nations. (CNN) Katie Hoff and Michael Phelps set world records for the 400-meter individual medley at the United States Olympics swimming trials in Omaha, Nebraska. (AP via Google News) Two medical helicopters collide in Flagstaff, Arizona, resulting in seven deaths and three people being critically injured. (AP via Google News) Spain wins the UEFA Euro 2008 championship defeating Germany 1-0 in the final through a goal by Fernando Torres. (BBC News) China will commence a new range of talks with representatives of the Dalai Lama in early July. (AFP via Google News) At least six people die and 39 are laid by bomb blasts in Assam, India, with the United Liberation Front of Asom believed to be responsible. (AFP via Google News) The Israeli cabinet votes in favour of a prisoner swap with Hezbollah. (AP via Forbes) Voters in Mongolia go to the polls for the Mongolian legislative election, 2008. (BBC News) An investigation into the crash of a Black Hawk helicopter on HMAS Kanimbla that killed two concludes excessive loading on the engine caused it to lose power. (The Australian) Robert Mugabe is sworn in for his sixth term as President of Zimbabwe after a controversial run-off presidential election in which opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai withdraws his candidacy due to election-related violence. (AFP via Google News) An aide of Malaysian politician Anwar Ibrahim lodges a police report claiming that he had been sodomised by Anwar. (BBC News)