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* Middle East leaders [[President of Egypt]] [[Hosni Mubarak]], the [[President of the Palestinian Authority]] [[Mahmoud Abbas]], the [[Prime Minister of Israel]] [[Ehud Olmert]] and the [[King of Jordan|King]] [[Abdullah II of Jordan]] meet to support Abbas' leadership of the [[Palestinian Authority]]. Olmert announces that he will release 250 Palestinain political prisoners as a gesture of goodwill. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/6235804.stm (BBC)] |
* Middle East leaders [[President of Egypt]] [[Hosni Mubarak]], the [[President of the Palestinian Authority]] [[Mahmoud Abbas]], the [[Prime Minister of Israel]] [[Ehud Olmert]] and the [[King of Jordan|King]] [[Abdullah II of Jordan]] meet to support Abbas' leadership of the [[Palestinian Authority]]. Olmert announces that he will release 250 Palestinain political prisoners as a gesture of goodwill. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/6235804.stm (BBC)] |
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* [[Iran]] invites the [[International Atomic Energy Agency]] to [[Tehran]] to discuss its nuclear program. [http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ap/world/4917094.html (AP via Houston Chronicle)] |
* [[Iran]] invites the [[International Atomic Energy Agency]] to [[Tehran]] to discuss its nuclear program. [http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ap/world/4917094.html (AP via Houston Chronicle)] |
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* Professional wrestler [[Chris Benoit]] and his family were all found dead in their home in [[Atlanta]]. The deaths were ruled as a double [[murder-suicide]]. |
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* The [[United States Supreme Court]] issues three 5-4 split decision rulings limiting [[Morse v. Frederick|student freedom of expression]] [http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/06/25/america/NA-GEN-US-Supreme-Court-Bong-Hits.php (AP via IHT)], barring ordinary taxpayers from challenging [[Hein v. Freedom From Religion Foundation|governmental funding of faith-based initiatives]] [http://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,,-6734676,00.html (AP via Guardian Unlimited)], and allowing "issue ads" to air on television close to election dates. [http://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,,-6734595,00.html (AP via Guardian Unlimited)] |
* The [[United States Supreme Court]] issues three 5-4 split decision rulings limiting [[Morse v. Frederick|student freedom of expression]] [http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/06/25/america/NA-GEN-US-Supreme-Court-Bong-Hits.php (AP via IHT)], barring ordinary taxpayers from challenging [[Hein v. Freedom From Religion Foundation|governmental funding of faith-based initiatives]] [http://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,,-6734676,00.html (AP via Guardian Unlimited)], and allowing "issue ads" to air on television close to election dates. [http://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,,-6734595,00.html (AP via Guardian Unlimited)] |
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*[[PMTair Flight U4 241]] crashes in [[Cambodia]], with 22 on board. There are no survivors. [http://en.wikinews.org/wiki/Plane_with_Korean%2C_Czech_tourists_aboard_crashes_in_Cambodia (WikiNews)] |
*[[PMTair Flight U4 241]] crashes in [[Cambodia]], with 22 on board. There are no survivors. [http://en.wikinews.org/wiki/Plane_with_Korean%2C_Czech_tourists_aboard_crashes_in_Cambodia (WikiNews)] |
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- Three people die in Yorkshire and the Humber as heavy rains and flooding continue in England and Wales. (The Telegraph)
- Conoco Phillips and ExxonMobil reject a deal with PDVSA, the nationalised oil company of Venezuela, over the future participation in development of reserves in the Orinoco Belt. (BBC)
- Middle East leaders President of Egypt Hosni Mubarak, the President of the Palestinian Authority Mahmoud Abbas, the Prime Minister of Israel Ehud Olmert and the King Abdullah II of Jordan meet to support Abbas' leadership of the Palestinian Authority. Olmert announces that he will release 250 Palestinain political prisoners as a gesture of goodwill. (BBC)
- Iran invites the International Atomic Energy Agency to Tehran to discuss its nuclear program. (AP via Houston Chronicle)
- The United States Supreme Court issues three 5-4 split decision rulings limiting student freedom of expression (AP via IHT), barring ordinary taxpayers from challenging governmental funding of faith-based initiatives (AP via Guardian Unlimited), and allowing "issue ads" to air on television close to election dates. (AP via Guardian Unlimited)
- PMTair Flight U4 241 crashes in Cambodia, with 22 on board. There are no survivors. (WikiNews)
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