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Ongoing events
Diplomatic response to Kosovar independence UEFA Euro 2008 Economic crisis in U.S. and Europe Olympic torch relay Subprime mortgage crisis U.S. presidential election World food price crisis

Recent deaths
[edit] June 11: Võ Văn Kiệt 7: Jim McKay 6: Saeko Himuro 5: Jacklyn H. Lucas 2: Mel Ferrer 2: Bo Diddley 1: Yves Saint-Laurent 1: Tommy Lapid [edit] May 31: Charles Moskos 29: Harvey Korman 28: Luc Bourdon 28: Beryl Cook 26: Sydney Pollack 26: Earle Hagen 25: J.R. Simplot 24: Dick Martin edit sidebar

Ongoing conflicts
Acholiland insurgency Arab-Israeli conflict Colombian armed conflict Iraq War Communist and Islamic insurgency in the Philippines Fatah-Hamas conflict War in Somalia Turkey-PKK conflict Second Chechen War Ogaden conflict South Thailand insurgency Sri Lankan Civil War War in Afghanistan War in Darfur

Elections
[edit] Recent 4: Equatorial Guinea, Parliament 10: Burma, constitutional referendum 11: Serbia, Parliament 16: Dominican Republic, President 17: Kuwait, Parliament 21: Georgia, Legislative 25: Lebanon, President 1: Macedonia, Assembly 1: Switzerland, Referendum 7: Niue, Parliament [edit] Upcoming 12: Ireland, Treaty of Lisbon referendum 27: Zimbabwe, President (2^nd round) 29: Mongolia, Legislative

Trials
[edit] Upcoming Canada: Larry O'Brien US: James Charles Kopp US: Ehren Watada US: Tom DeLay US: William J. Jefferson US: Kwame Kilpatrick US: Aníbal Salvador Acevedo Vilá [edit] Ongoing Cambodia: Khmer Rouge Tribunal Iraq: Supreme Iraqi Criminal Tribunal Netherlands: ICC Thomas Lubanga Netherlands: ICTY Peru: Alberto Fujimori Sierra Leone: SCfSL Charles Taylor US: Jena Six US: Brian Nichols US: José Padilla US: Phil Spector

Upcoming holidays and observances
[edit] June 11: Kamehameha Day (Hawaii) 12: Dia dos Namorados (Brazil) 12: Independence Day (Philippines) 12: Russia Day (Russia) 13: Feast of St. Anthony of Padua (Roman Catholic Church) 14: Flag Day (United States) 15: Father's Day (various countries) 15: Flag Day (Denmark) 16: Bloomsday (Ireland) 16: Youth Day (South Africa) 17: Independence Day (Iceland) 19: Juneteenth (Texas) 20: Flag Day (Argentina) 20: Midsummer (Sweden) 24: Saint-Jean-Baptiste Day (Quebec) 25: Independence Day (Mozambique) 25: Independence Day (Slovenia) 26: Flag Day (Romania) 26: Independence Day (Madagascar) 29: Feast of St. Peter and St. Paul (Roman Catholic Church) 30: Independence Day (Congo) edit sidebar

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