Portal:Current events/2012 June 4

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;Armed conflict and attacks

• Mexican Drug War: gunmen kill 11 people at a rehabilitation clinic in the city of Torreón, Coahuila. [https://www.reuters.com/article/2012/06/04/us-mexico-drugs-idUSBRE85307820120604 (Reuters)]
• A US drone attack kills at least 15 suspected militants in Pakistan's North Waziristan region. High ranked al-Qaeda official Abu Yahya al-Libi is killed in the attack. [https://web.archive.org/web/20120607031952/http://news.ninemsn.com.au/world/8478135/us-drone-kills-15-militants-in-pakistan-o (AFP via NineMSN)] [http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/jun/05/al-qaida-abu-yahya-libi-pakistan (The Guardian)]
• A car bomb explodes near Iraqi government offices in central Baghdad, killing at least 26 and injuring 190. Eight others are killed in additional attacks across the country. [http://news.brisbanetimes.com.au/breaking-news-world/car-bomb-kills-13-in-baghdad-20120604-1zryg.html (AP via The Brisbane Times)] [http://original.antiwar.com/updates/2012/06/04/blast-at-baghdad-shiite-office-kills-wounds-over-200/ (Antiwar)]
• Buddhist vigilantes attack a bus in western Myanmar, killing nine Muslim passengers. [http://in.reuters.com/article/2012/06/04/myanmar-violence-idINDEE85307820120604 (Reuters)]
• Aftermath of the Libyan civil war:
• A heavily armed militia takes over a runway at the Tripoli International Airport, demanding the release of their leader who went missing. [https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-18324501 (BBC)]
• A Libyan military court sentences a group of Russian, Belarussian and Ukrainian men to long prison terms, having found them guilty of serving as mercenaries for Muammar Gaddafi in the Libyan Civil War. A Russian who was deemed the group's leader was sentenced to life imprisonment, and the rest were sentenced to 10 years in prison with hard labor. [http://uk.reuters.com/article/2012/06/04/uk-libya-trial-ukrainian-idUKBRE8530QT20120604 (Reuters)]

;Arts and culture

• Diamond Jubilee of Elizabeth II:
• Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, is taken to hospital with a bladder infection. [https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-18325522 (BBC)]
• The Queen's Diamond Jubilee Concert, a pop concert featuring artists such as Robbie Williams, Stevie Wonder and Sir Paul McCartney, takes place at Buckingham Palace. [https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-18326093 (BBC)]
• Russian baritone singer Eduard Khil, made famous overseas by the "Trololo" internet meme, dies from complications of a stroke in St. Petersburg. [http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/gossip/le-et-mg-eduard-khil-dies-trololo-singer-dead,0,2846975.story (Los Angeles Times)]

;Business and economy

• Japan's S&P/TOPIX 150 reaches its lowest level since 1983 as global stock markets continue to fall. [http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303830204577445151772929284.html (Wall Street Journal)]

;Disasters

• At least 23 people are killed and 60 injured after a bus carrying a wedding party crashes near the Pakistani capital Islamabad. [http://www.perthnow.com.au/news/breaking-news/bus-crash-kills-23-in-pakistan/story-e6frg12u-1226383707397?from=public_rss (AFP via Perth Now)]{{Dead link|date=August 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

;Law and crime

• Luka Magnotta, a suspect in a murder case in Canada, is arrested in an Internet cafe in Berlin. [http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2154389/Luka-Rocco-Magnotta-Cannibal-porn-star-arrested.html (Daily Mail)] [https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-18325047 (BBC)]

;Politics

• The Parliament of Albania fails without a vote in the second round to elect the President of the Republic of Albania. [http://ansamed.ansa.it/ansamed/en/news/nations/albania/2012/06/04/Albania-candidates-running-election-presidency_6979703.html (Ansa)]
• The Prime Minister of Japan Yoshihiko Noda announces a Cabinet reshuffle following a split in the ruling Democratic Party of Japan. [https://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-06-03/japan-s-noda-to-reshuffle-cabinet-in-bid-for-opposition-backing.html (Bloomberg)] [https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/japans-prime-minister-reshuffles-his-cabinet-again-to-gain-support-for-tax-hike-bill/2012/06/04/gJQAjbPqCV_story.html (Washington Post)]
• Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar is sworn in as a member of Parliament's upper house the Rajya Sabha. [http://www.theaustralian.com.au/sport/cricket/cricketer-sachintendulkar-takes-seat-as-indian-mp/story-e6frg7rx-1226383462256 (AFP via The Australian)]
• China blocks Internet access to terms related to the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989 on the 23rd anniversary of the protests. [https://www.reuters.com/article/2012/06/04/us-china-tiananmen-idUSBRE85305320120604 (Reuters)]

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