30 June: Judge says he will jail reporters Cooper, Miller in 1 week if they don't reveal sources to grand jury... Scientists say ocean water acidity has increased by 30% over 200 years, that marine life now faces unprecedented acid challenge... Kinshasa, Congo, sees energetic demonstrations in protest of gov't delays in holding free, fair elections... Sudan gov't moves to free political prisoners after investigators say nation could face war crimes tribunal; Sudan rejects ICC calls for extradition... Spain officially legalized same-sex marriage today, polls showing majority of population supports passage... 5 fmr hostages from US Tehran embassy allege Iran president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was among their captors...
29 June: UN pressures Jakarta to prosecute for war crimes committed against East Timorese prior to independence, suggests international tribunals could ensue... Prosecutor for Darfur atrocities briefs UN Security Council... Republican senators propose automatic deportation of immigrants suspected of involvement in street gangs, even where no crime was committed and/or no evidence of a crime was obtained...
28 June: Canada Parliament legalizes same-sex marriage for entire nation, giving full equality in marriage rights to same-sex couples... Bush responds to polls showing disapproval of Iraq policy, senate grilling of top officials with address citing Iraq sacrifice as "worth it"... CNN reports 51% of group including mostly Republican viewers "rejected the president's argument" about the value of the war in Iraq...
27 June: US Supreme Court refused appeal by journalists who may be jailed for protecting confidential sources, raising questions about Court's acceptance of First-Amendment-endowed freedoms for the press...
26 June: Climate change threatens Africa's future...
24 June: NYT reports Guantánamo interrogators used doctors to advise how to increase stress on prisoners to extract information...
23 June: House votes 284-140 to restore $100M funding previously cut from Public Broadcasting Service, after constituents nationwide expressed disbelief and anger over cuts... Top Democrats call for Bush advisor Rove to apologize for calling "liberals" sympathetic to terrorists, or resign; White House says Rove will not apologize, says his statements were factual...
19 June: Fmr. Pres. Bill Clinton will host independent global summit on major issues, this September in NYC...
12 June: Senior White House environment advisor resigns after revelations he altered studies demonstrating perils of climate change...
10 June: Eduardo Rodríguez begins to serve as Bolivian president, as calm returns; indigenous leader Evo Morales says fmr. supreme court chief "will be given time to act"...
9 June: Eduardo Rodríguez to take helm as Bolivia's new president, tasked with ending nationwide protests, blockades, will call for early elections within 5 months... Protesters have occupied Repsol gas fields in Bolivia, demanding nationalization as political crisis enters crucial phase; observers believe some degree of nationalization is unavoidable... Blair urges Bush to act on Kyoto goals; Bush also pressured by industry to help fund rollbacks of greenhouse gas dependency...
8 June: Senior White House environment advisor Philip Cooney shown to have altered government reports on greenhouse gases to obscure climate change perils...
7 June: US to announce £370M hunger relief funding, though figure falls far short of UK PM Blair's target amount...
6 June: ICC prosectuor Moreno Ocampo to launch official investigation into crimes in Darfur... UK puts EU Constitution referendum on hold, in light of French, Dutch "no" votes...
2 June: Holland also votes No to ratifying the treaty for a new European Constitution... Harper's Magazine reports only 2 US newspapers have full-time reporters in Afghanistan...
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