Monday June 13, 2011

Historical Events

• 2011 Jordanian protests
• 2011 Bahraini uprising. Bahrain's rulers begin the trials of 48 doctors, including some of the country’s most renowned surgeons. This move is seen as the persecution of those who treated protesters injured during the popular uprising that was stopped by the military intervention from Saudi Arabia.
• Tunisian revolution: It has been announced that Zine El Abidine Ben Al, who was ousted from power during popular revolution, will be tried.
• 2011 Syrian uprising
• While the Syrian regime claims that Jisr al-Shughour has been retaken, residents who fled claim fighting, divisions, and defections among the government troops, as well as workers and police arming themselves to defend the town from the army.
• Russia and China boycotted a meeting at the United Nations Security Council, where a resolution condemning Syria's government was being discussed.
• Egyptian officials reported the arrest of Ilan Grapel, a 27-year old Israeli-American citizen, on suspicion of spying for Israel. Israeli officials rejected the Egyptian allegations.
• Spanish Protests 2011: An Anonymous group has apparently taken down the Spanish National Police Force's website.
• 2011 Zengcheng riot. Police in Xintang Town and Guangzhou, Guangdong use tear gas and armoured vehicles against workers. This includes Sichuan migrant workers who are protesting what they see as the abuse of a Sichuanese colleague. Protesters flipped over police vehicles and set them on fire.
• 2011 Libyan Civil War: Guido Westerwelle (German foreign minister) announces in Benghazi that his government has officially recognized the rebels of Libya as "legitimate representatives of the Libyan people".
• 2011 Yemeni protests: Vice President Abd al-Rab Mansur al-Hadi and the opposition meet to discuss a solution to the crisis.
• North and South Sudan agree on demilitarizing the disputed Abyei area.
• The Nabro Volcano erupted:
• Eritrea's long-dormant Nabro Volcano is erupting.
• Hillary Rodham Clinton, Secretary of State of the United States, flees from the volcano. This cut short her visit to this region.
• Christchurch, New Zealand is left without power after the earthquake of 2011 leaves it vulnerable to powerful aftershocks.
• After the Missouri River crosses a levee near Hamburg in Iowa, the US National Weather Service issues flash flood warnings.
• The Puyehue volcanic eruption disrupts flights in the Southern Hemisphere, from Australia to Argentina.
• Near Indonesia, a magnitude between 6.2 to 6.9 earthquakes occurs. It is located southeast of Tahuna Island and six miles (10 km) below the sea.
• Vietnam conducts a live fire drill at the South China Sea in protest of China's dispute.
• The South African Development Community encourages Zimbabwe's opposition parties to resolve their differences in order to allow for elections.
• South African Development Community (SADC) calls for Madagascar to allow exiles including former President Marc Ravalomanana, to return to the country to end the political deadlock.
• The US destroyer USS McCampbell is said to have requested to board a North Korean cargo ship south of Shanghai. The vessel's crew declined and returned home later after what the New York Times described as "several days under pressure" from the U.S warship.
• Israel's deputy foreign Minister Danny Ayalon says on public radio that he wants Recep Tayyip Turkey to stop what Ayalon calls a "provocative flotilla" of activists headed for Gaza.
• Najib Mikati, Prime Minister of Lebanon, announces his new cabinet.
• In several referendums, Silvio Berlusconi, the Prime Minister of Italy is defeated. After his unsuccessful attempts to get people to boycott a referendum about the issue, he admits that ampquotwe will probably have to say goodbye to... nuclear powerampquot.
• Mid-debate, Rep Michele Bachmann announced that she would seek the Republican Party nomination as President of the United States.
• An independent panel of experts recommended that the British government reconsider its controversial plans to reform the National Health Service of England.
• The Boston Bruins defeated the Vancouver Canucks by 5-2 to make the 2011 Stanley Cup Finals seven-game series.
• 2011 Syrian uprising.: The Syrian regime claims that it has retaken Jisr al-Shughour. Residents who fled claim fighting, divisions, and defections among the government troops. Police and workers are armed to defend the town from the army. (Al Jazeera). (The Guardian) Russia and China boycotted a United Nations Security Council meeting where a resolution condemning Syria's government was being discussed.
• Eruption at the Nabro Volcano in Eritrea: The long-dormant Nabro Volcano bursts in Eritrea. (Reuters) (IOL). Hillary Clinton, Secretary of State of the United States flees from the volcano. This cut short her visit to this region.
• The American destroyer USS McCampbell was reported to have requested to board a North Korean cargo ship south of Shanghai. The vessel's crew declined and returned home later after "several days under pressure" from the U.S. warship.
• Netanyahu, the Israeli Prime Minister, speaks alongside Silvio Berlusconi, an Italian activist opposing the recognition of a Palestinian State. He expresses his desire for better relations with Turkey following last year's massacre of Turks in Israeli commandos in international waters of Mediterranean Sea.
• In several referendums, Silvio Berlusconi, the Prime Minister of Italy is defeated. After his unsuccessful attempts to get people to boycott a referendum about the issue, he admits that "we probably have to say goodbye to... nuclear power".
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