Portal:Current events/2007 June 18

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The Comcast Center officially becomes the tallest building in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania after a topping out ceremony.
Nine firefighters are killed in a collapse at a furniture warehouse blaze in Charleston, South Carolina, the largest loss of firefighters in the United States in one incident since the collapse of the World Trade Center in 2001.
The President of Turkey, Ahmet Necdet Sezer, vetoes a bill bringing forward a referendum of the direct election of the president. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/6765859.stm (BBC)]
Floods kill four people in north Texas. [https://www.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUSN1839257920070618?feedType=RSS (Reuters)] [https://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/19/us/19texas.html?ex=1339905600&en=330840b6acaa8362&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss (AP via The New York Times)]
The European Union and United States restore foreign aid to the Palestinian Authority. [https://web.archive.org/web/20070620155220/http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1634146,00.html (AP via Time)]
Hamas leader Mahmoud al-Zahar issues an ultimatum to the Palestinian Army of Islam to free kidnapped BBC journalist Alan Johnston or face military action. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/6764679.stm (BBC)]
A global internet pedophilia ring with over 700 suspects worldwide is smashed by UK police; 31 children are rescued. [http://news.sky.com/skynews/article/0,,70131-1271057,00.html (Sky)]
Two former Croatian generals, Mirko Norac and Rahim Ademi, go on trial in Zagreb, charged for alleged atrocities against Serb civilians in 1993. [http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/06/18/europe/EU-GEN-Croatia-War-Crimes.php (AP via IHT)]
Rwanda and Burundi join the East African Community in a meeting in Kampala, Uganda. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/6762615.stm (BBC)]
Mongolian authorities confirm a helicopter crash that claimed 14 lives last Wednesday. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/6762575.stm (BBC)]
As many as 36 people are killed south of Baghdad in fighting between Shiite militiamen and British forces doing door-to-door searches. [http://www.mercurynews.com/news/ci_6166695 (AP via San Jose Mercury News)]{{Dead link|date=August 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
Parts of Melbourne, Australia are in lockdown after a gunman shoots three people in the CBD, sparking a massive manhunt throughout the city. [http://www.theage.com.au/news/national/one-dead-gunman-at-large/2007/06/18/1182018971854.html (The Age)] [http://abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/06/18/1953862.htm (ABC)]
New negotiations begin between Morocco and the Polisario. [https://archive.is/20130201062857/http://africa.reuters.com/top/news/usnBAN837755.html (Reuters)], [http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,21930034-5005961,00.html (Herald Sun via Reuters)]

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