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;Armed conflicts and attacks

  • 2011 Syrian uprising:
  • Syrian forces raid the town of Jisr al-Shugur where troops allegedly fought army defectors. [http://english.aljazeera.net/news/middleeast/2011/06/2011612101331904689.html (Al Jazeera)] [http://election.todayszaman.com:8080/news-247014-syrian-army-attacks-northwestern-town.html (Today's Zaman)]{{Dead link|date=August 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
  • 2011 Iranian protests:
  • Iranian authorities disperse and arrest protesters in the capital Tehran marking the second anniversary of the re-election of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad as President. [http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5jpIwGbFUtLcINm-Vx1K4bfREGbCw?docId=CNG.b7019a130f1e32ef787343ebff49380f.301 (AFP via Google News)]
  • A second opposition activist and journalist on hunger strike dies in prison. [http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/story/2011/06/12/iran-opposition-death.html (CBC)]
  • 2011 Libyan civil war:
  • Fighting erupts in the west of the country, as rebels attempt to take more towns from forces loyal to Muammar Gaddafi. [http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Middle-East/2011/Jun-12/Fighting-flares-in-Libyan-western-port-rebels.ashx#axzz1P5A9FIGz (Daily Star Lebanon)] [http://english.aljazeera.net/news/africa/2011/06/20116124372194590.html (Al Jazeera)]
  • 2011 Yemeni uprising:
  • Talks to end the political crisis in the country fail as the deputy to wounded President Ali Abdullah Saleh refuses to speak to those demanding he cede power. [http://af.reuters.com/article/energyOilNews/idAFLDE75B09320110612?sp=true (Reuters)]
  • Clashes between Islamist militants and government forces kill 40 in southern Yemen. [https://web.archive.org/web/20120111114147/http://www.arirang.co.kr/News/News_View.asp?nseq=116973&code=Ne2&category=2 (Arirang News)]
  • The International Monetary Fund is hit by a major cyber attack. [https://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/8571306/IMF-hit-by-major-cyber-attack.html (The Telegraph)]
  • A bomb is detonated outside a local government headquarters in Tianjin, northeastern China. This is the third explosion outside government facilities in three weeks. [http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304665904576381290666515926.html?mod=googlenews_wsj (Wall Street Journal)]

;Business and economy

;Disasters and accidents

  • Ash clouds from the erupting Puyehue-Cordon Caulle in Chile disrupt and cancel international flights, leaving thousands stranded. [http://edition.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/asiapcf/06/12/australia.flights.canceled/ (CNN)] [https://web.archive.org/web/20110615055358/http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/1110fbee-94f0-11e0-a648-00144feab49a.html (Financial Times)]
  • Over 600 people are poisoned by lead in Zhejiang, eastern China. [http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/china/2011-06/12/c_13925110.htm (Xinhua)] [http://www.indianexpress.com/news/over-600-people-sickened-by-lead-poisoning-in-china/802564/ (Indian Express)]
  • A series of moderate magnitude 4-5 earthquakes hit eastern Eritrea, preceding reports of a possible volcanic eruption. [https://web.archive.org/web/20111003225653/http://lincolntribune.com/?p=13876 (The Lincoln Tribune)] [https://web.archive.org/web/20110614190828/http://earthquake-report.com/2011/06/12/unusual-series-of-moderate-volcanic-earthquakes-in-eritrea-and-ethiopia/ (Earthquake Report)]

;International relations

  • Italian MEP and diplomat Mario Borghezio is expelled and given a bloody nose during an attempt to access the Suvretta House luxury hotel hosting the Bilderberg Group's secretive annual conference in the Swiss resort of St. Moritz. [http://www.businessinsider.com/mario-borghezio-bilderberg-2011-6 (Business Insider)]
  • An anti-China protest takes place in Hanoi, Vietnam, for the second weekend in a row, amid a territorial dispute between the two countries. [https://web.archive.org/web/20110615103516/http://www.voanews.com/english/news/Vietnamese-Stage-Anti-China-Protest-123709094.html (Voice of America)] [http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5hQ8U4qVfLEgyEE5fxofV1rW3A0CA?docId=CNG.ceb1ca9177f1aa0846e65139128374a8.3d1 (AFP via Google News)]
  • The United Nations Security Council reports that Iran is buying foreign banks and money-exchange bureaus to sidestep economic sanctions. [http://www.jpost.com/IranianThreat/News/Article.aspx?id=224589 (Jerusalem Post)]

;Politics and elections

  • Indian activist Swami Ramdev ends a hunger strike against corruption. [http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/allahabad/Baba-Ramdev-ends-fast-supporters-elated/articleshow/8826418.cms (Times of India)]
  • A second nationwide strike takes place in Bangladesh over changes to the electoral system. [https://web.archive.org/web/20120310085711/http://www.straitstimes.com/BreakingNews/Asia/Story/STIStory_679051.html (Straits Times)]
  • Voters in Turkey go to the polls for a general election. [http://election.todayszaman.com:8080/news-247011-first-polls-open-in-turkish-parliamentary-election.html (Today's Zaman)]{{Dead link|date=August 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} [http://www.presstv.ir/detail/184318.html (PressTV)]

;Sports

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