Portal:Current events/2011 June 19

June 19, 2011 (Sunday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

2011 Libyan civil war
:
- NATO confirms it killed civilians in an airstrike on a residential neighborhood in Tripoli, as Gaddafi's forces uses artillery fire to kill rebels and civilians in Misrata.(Khallej Times)
2011 Spanish protests: More than 100,000 people, the "indignant", march on Madrid and other Spanish cities to protest government cuts, unemployment and the policies of the European Commission. (The Age) (The Financial Times) (Press TV) (Reuters Africa) (BBC)

Monitors say the
northern Sudanese army is massing in South Kordofan, amid fighting with southern-aligned groups in the state. (Reuters)

16 people are killed in clashes between the army and militants in southern Yemen. (Reuters) (China Radio International)

Arts and culture

The Philippines commemorates the 150th birth anniversary of José Rizal with the unveiling of the world's tallest statue of him in his hometown of Calamba, Laguna. (Philippine Daily Inquirer)
Alyssa Campanella, Miss California, is crowned as Miss USA. (NPR)

Business and economy

The Boeing 747-8 makes its international debut at the 2011 Paris Air Show. (Kuwait Times)

Disasters

More than two million people are reported to have been displaced or otherwise affected by
Chinese province of Zhejiang. (AP via MSNBC)

Hundreds of
Chinese embassy in Hanoi for the third straight week as tensions escalate over disputed areas of the South China Sea. (Taiwan News)

Politics and elections

Russian human rights activist Yelena Bonner dies aged 88. (RIA Novosti) (CNN)
Burmese opposition figure Aung San Suu Kyi celebrates her first birthday in freedom for more than 10 years. (Al Arabiya) (AP via Google News) (Hindustan Times)