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Events

Recent Ongoing Copa América 2007 Chinese protein export scandal Dismissal of U.S. attorneys controversy Fatah-Hamas conflict Global spread of H5N1 Iran's nuclear program Israel's nuclear program ISS Expedition 15 Natural disasters Atlantic hurricane season European heat wave Heat wave in South Asia North Indian cyclone season Pacific hurricane season Pacific typhoon season Western North American heat wave June 2007 United Kingdom floods

Recent deaths
July 11: Ed Mirvish 10: Doug Marlette 9: Charles Lane 8: Chandra Shekhar 5: Régine Crespin 5: George Melly 4: Bill Pinkney 3: Claude Pompidou 3: Boots Randolph 2: Hy Zaret 2: Beverly Sills 2: Brahim Déby June 29: Joel Siegel 26: Liz Claiborne

Ongoing armed conflicts
Acholiland insurgency Arab-Israeli conflict (al-Aqsa Intifada) Brazilian gang violence Colombian armed conflict Iraq War Communist and Islamic Insurgency in the Philippines Ituri Conflict in the DR Congo Hamas-Fatah clashes War in Somalia Ivorian Civil War Turkish-Kurdish conflict Second Chechen War South Thailand insurgency Sri Lankan Civil War Taliban insurgency Darfur conflict

Elections

Recent: July 1: Mali, [[Malian parliamentary election, 2007|Parliament (Template:1st round)]] 1: Saint Barthelemy and Saint Martin, Territorial Council (SB) and Territorial Council (SM) 7: Latvia, referendum on security laws 8: Saint Barthelemy and Saint Martin, Territorial Council (SB) and Territorial Council (SM) Upcoming: July 19: India, President 19: Nagorno-Karabakh, President 22: Japan, House of Councillors 22: Republic of the Congo, [[Republic of the Congo parliamentary election, 2007|Parliament (Template:2nd round)]] 22: Cameroon, Parliament 22: Turkey, Parliament 22: Mali, [[Malian parliamentary election, 2007|Parliament (Template:2nd round)]]

Trials

Upcoming U.S.: Steven L. Jordan U.S.: James Charles Kopp U.S.: Ehren Watada U.S.: Tom DeLay U.S.: William J. Jefferson Ongoing Australia: Peter Dupas Canada: Robert Pickton China: Zhou Zhengyi Ethiopia: CUD relating to 2005 elections. Iraq: Iraqi Special Tribunal Netherlands: Hofstad Network Netherlands: ICC Thomas Lubanga Netherlands: ICTY Peru: Alberto Fujimori (extradition) Sierra Leone: SCfSL Charles Taylor U.S.: José Padilla U.S.: Conrad Black U.S.: Peter Braunstein U.S.: Brian Nichols U.S.: Phil Spector U.S.: Mary Winkler

Upcoming holidays and observances
July 14: Bastille Day (France) 20: Independence Day (Colombia) 21: Racial Harmony Day (Singapore) 25: Commonwealth Day (Puerto Rico) 28: Independence Day (Peru)