At least 40 people were shot over the weekend across Chicago , with seven of them slain, Chicago Tribune reported. (CNTV)
Graeme McDowell of Northern Ireland wins the 2010 U.S. Open at Pebble Beach Golf Links in California . (Reuters via UK Yahoo) (RTÉ) (The Guardian )
Israeli–Palestinian conflict :
In Poland , presidential elections take place after the death of President Lech Kaczyński on April 10, 2010 in a plane crash . (AP) The two main candidates are Acting President Bronisław Komorowski (Civic Platform ) and former Prime Minister Jarosław Kaczyński (Law and Justice ) receive 45.7% and 33.2% of the votes respectively, requiring a runoff between them. (AP)
Colombian presidential election, 2010 :
Jundallah 's leader Abdolmalek Rigi is executed in Tehran . (BBC) (South China Morning Post ) (The Sysney Morning Herald ) (Bangkok Post ) (Reuters)
Archbishop of Naples Crescenzio Sepe and former Italy transport minister Pietro Lunardi face allegations of corruption over a property deal. (BBC) (RTÉ)
At least one person is killed and tens of others are wounded during clashes between Indian paramilitary authorities and demonstrators in Kashmir . The demonstrators were protesting against a 25-year-old who is said to have been beaten to death by soldiers during a 12 June demonstration. (Aljazeera)
At least 26 people are killed and 53 other are injured during two car bombings in central Baghdad , Iraq . (BBC)
A Bell 412 Mexican military helicopter crashes in Durango state in northern Mexico Saturday, killing all 11 people on board. (People)
A plane carrying several Australian mining executives including Ken Talbot disappears in either Cameroon or the Republic of the Congo . (Philippine Daily Inquirer ) (BBC) (Reuters) , (Sydney Morning Herald ) [permanent dead link ]
Celia becomes the first hurricane of the 2010 Pacific hurricane season . (AP via Breitbart) [permanent dead link ]
2010 FIFA World Cup
South Sudan 's 7ft 7in basketball legend and humanitarian , Manute Bol , dies. (BBC) (The New York Times ) (The Independent ) (The Washington Post )
Michael Jackson 's memorial plaque will be unveiled at a West End theatre in London on June 24. In mid-February Los Angeles coroners have released a report of his autopsy, which said his death was a homicide . (rian.ru) (mjjboard) (BBC) (SKY)
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