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Former Tunisian President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali (pictured) is sentenced in absentia to 35 years in jail.
RusAir Flight 9605 crashes in Petrozavodsk, Russia, killing 44 people.
ICANN votes for an expansion of the available generic top-level domains, allowing companies and organizations to choose their own suffixes.
Northern Irish golfer Rory McIlroy wins the U.S. Open with a record score of 16 under par.
In response to ongoing protests in Morocco, King Mohammed VI announces constitutional reform proposals to be voted on in a referendum.

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21 June 2011 (Tuesday)

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At least twenty people are killed when a car bomb explodes outside a local governor's house in Al Diwaniyah in Iraq. (Reuters via MSNBC)

Disasters

Flights in Australia are again disrupted due to volcanic ash from the 2011 Puyehue-Cordón Caulle eruption in Chile. (WA Today)

June 21, 2011 Wikinews articles

Jackass star Ryan Dunn dies in car accident aged 34

20 June 2011 (Monday)

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Arab Spring:
- Tunisian revolution: Ousted former President of Tunisia Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali and his wife are sentenced to 35 years in prison for misappropriating public funds, with the trial held in absentia. (Al Jazeera) (BBC)
- 2011 Egyptian revolution: Ousted former President of Egypt Hosni Mubarak has been diagnosed with stomach cancer, says his lawyer, though the head of his medical team says this is not true. (BBC) (Al Jazeera)
- 2011 Yemeni uprising: The regime says it has made progress in its fight against rebels holding the city of Zinjibar. (Reuters via The Irish Times)
- 2011 Libyan civil war: Libyan officials say NATO airstrikes on Tripoli kill 15 civilians, including children; this is the second claimed collateral damage incident in two days, with NATO blaming a "weapons failure" for the first attack. (BBC)
- 2011 Syrian uprising:
  - President of Syria Bashar al-Assad is due to make a speech about "current circumstances" in Syria. (Los Angeles Times)
  - Bashar al-Assad's speech fails to please the people as nationwide protests against his regime continue. (Al Jazeera) (Al Jazeera)
2011 Spanish protests: The "indignados" launch protest marches intended to culminate in a major rally in Madrid on 24 July. (RTÉ)
North Sudan and South Sudan sign a pact to demilitarise the disputed Abyei region and to permit the presence of Ethiopian peacekeeping forces. (Al Jazeera)
Two suspected militants are killed in Khar Dand in Pakistan as a result of a drone attack. (AP via WVEC)
Masked men in camouflage gear attack homes in the mainly nationalist Short Strand area of East Belfast, with pipe bombs and Molotov cocktails being thrown. (BBC)
General Walter L. Sharp, the Commander of United States Forces Korea, warns that North Korea is likely to launch more attacks but states that US and South Korean forces are prepared. (AFP via Inquirer)

Arts and culture

Nepal experiences its first lesbian wedding ceremony as a lawyer and a college professor tie the knot. (BBC)
The Anglican Church in the United Kingdom considers guidelines allowing openly homosexual clergy to become bishops. (AFP via Google News)
London Assembly Member Jenny Jones urges Westminster Council to consider a blue plaque for veteran peace campaigner Brian Haw following his recent death at the age of 62. (BBC)
American Jackass star Ryan Dunn dies in a high-speed accident on U.S. Route 322 in West Goshen Township, Pennsylvania. (NBC Philadelphia)

Business and economy

European sovereign debt crisis:
- Eurozone finance ministers agree to seek a voluntary rollover of Greek debt by private bondholders in order to meet a substantial part of Greek funding needs. (Reuters)
- Eurozone finance ministers postpone a final decision on Greece's $17 billion emergency loans extension until Greece introduces further cuts. (Al Jazeera)
- British Labour MP and former foreign secretary Jack Straw says the eurozone "will collapse" and that the euro will succumb to a "slow death". (BBC)
Afghan finance minister Omar Zakhilwal is reported to be "running out of patience" with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) over the IMF's rejection of a plan to deal with Kabul Bank. Zakhilwal is also reported to have said that further talks with the IMF would be "a waste of time". (BBC)
Financial group and banking firm PNC Financial Services is to acquire RBC Bank from the Royal Bank of Canada for US$3.45 billion. (Forbes)

Disasters

Residents of Greer, a small town in the U.S. state of Arizona, are allowed to return home after the Wallow Fire is slowly brought under control. (ABC Arizona)
The Volcanic Ash Advisory Centre in Darwin warns that Australian travellers face more disruption from ash from the 2011 Puyehue-Cordón Caulle eruption in Chile. (WA Today)
The Korea Meteorological Administration issues a heatwave warning for inland South Korean cities including Seoul, Suwon and Chuncheon. (Yonhap)
A RusAir Tupolev Tu-134 passenger jet crashes near Petrozavodsk Airport in Russia's Karelia region with 44 people dead. (ITAR-TASS) (AP)
Hurricane Beatriz becomes the second hurricane of the 2011 Pacific hurricane season. (National Hurricane Centre)

International relations

U.S. magazine Foreign Policy releases its index of "failed states", with the editor labeling Somalia as an "unequivocably failed state". (Al Jazeera)
President of Russia Dmitry Medvedev practically rules out supporting a United Nations Security Council resolution condemning a crackdown by the Government of Syria on protestors. (Reuters)
France prepares to attempt to extradite Manuel Noriega back to Panama. (BBC) (Reuters via The Irish Times)
Taoiseach Enda Kenny arrives in London for a six-monthly meeting of the British–Irish Council, including talks with Nick Clegg, the deputy prime minister of Britain, and Alex Salmond, the recently victorious Scottish first minister. (The Irish Times)

Law and crime

Reports published in the Israeli and international media suggest that a rabinical court in Israel condemned a stray dog to death by stoning; the reports are denied, though an animal welfare organisation files a complaint. (BBC)
New Zealand businessman Allan Hubbard is to face fraud charges in relation to the collapse of his company Aorangi Securities Limited. (New Zealand Herald)
The United States Supreme Court overturned 8-0 a U.S. appeals court ruling against five big power utility companies, brought by U.S. states , New York City, and Land trusts, attempting to force cuts in greenhouse gas emissions. The decision gives deference to reasonable interpretations of the United States Clean Air Act by the Environmental Protection Agency. (Scientific American) (CBS News) (USA Today) (Reuters) (MLive.com) (PBS NewsHour)
People are hospitalised after sectarian clashes in East Belfast in Northern Ireland. (UTV)

Science

The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers votes to allow the creation of new website domain suffixes by private companies. (AFP via The Sydney Morning Herald) (Al Jazeera)

Sport

Jack Warner resigns his post as vice-president of FIFA, the world governing body of association football, amid corruption allegations. (BBC Sport)

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19 June 2011 (Sunday)

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2011 Libyan civil war:
- NATO confirms it killed civilians in an airstrike on a residential neighborhood in Tripoli, as Gaddafi's forces uses artillery fire to kill rebels and civilians in Misrata.(Khallej Times)
2011 Spanish protests: More than 100,000 people, the "indignant", march on Madrid and other Spanish cities to protest government cuts, unemployment and the policies of the European Commission. (The Age) (The Financial Times) (Press TV) (Reuters Africa) (BBC)
Monitors say the northern Sudanese army is massing in South Kordofan, amid fighting with southern-aligned groups in the state. (Reuters)
16 people are killed in clashes between the army and militants in southern Yemen. (Reuters) (China Radio International)

Arts and culture

The Philippines commemorates the 150th birth anniversary of José Rizal with the unveiling of the world's tallest statue of him in his hometown of Calamba, Laguna. (Philippine Daily Inquirer)
Alyssa Campanella, Miss California, is crowned as Miss USA. (NPR)

Business and economy

The Boeing 747-8 makes its international debut at the 2011 Paris Air Show. (Kuwait Times)

Disasters

More than two million people are reported to have been displaced or otherwise affected by flooding in the Chinese province of Zhejiang. (AP via MSNBC)

International relations

Hundreds of Vietnamese citizens protest outside the Chinese embassy in Hanoi for the third straight week as tensions escalate over disputed areas of the South China Sea. (Taiwan News)

Law and crime

Six foreigners including two Britons and an American are jailed for lengthy terms in Somalia after the seizure of a plane containing $3.6 million in ransom for pirates. (AFP via France24)
An Indonesian woman is beheaded in Saudi Arabia for killing a Saudi woman. (Jakarta Post)

Politics and elections

Members of the Parliament of Iran sign a scroll to impeach Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi following the appointment of Mohammad Sharif Malekzadeh as deputy foreign minister.(PressTV)
The Somali Prime Minister, Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo, resigns. (BBC)
Russian human rights activist Yelena Bonner dies aged 88. (RIA Novosti) (CNN)
Burmese opposition figure Aung San Suu Kyi celebrates her first birthday in freedom for more than 10 years. (Al Arabiya) (AP via Google News) (Hindustan Times)

Sports

Northern Ireland golfer Rory McIlroy wins the 2011 U.S. Open. (Washington Post)

June 19, 2011 Wikinews articles

18 June 2011 (Saturday)

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Burma accuses the Kachin Independence Army of starting deadly fighting near the Chinese border. (AFP via Google News) (Asian Correspondent) (BBC)
South Korean troops mistakenly fire on a Chinese passenger plane as it flies near the disputed Northern Limit Line on the border with North Korea; there are no casualties. (Yonhap) (Reuters)
Syrian troops raid the town of Bdama near the Turkish border in an attempt to crush a nationwide uprising. (BBC)

Arts and culture

American musician Clarence Clemons, best known for his work with Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band, dies from complications of a stroke. (Bruce Springsteen)

Business and economy

Oil prices hit a four-month low, with oil now at USD $93 per barrel. (Reuters)

Politics

Former Zambian President Frederick Chiluba dies aged 68. (AP via Google News) (IOL)
Pro-democracy activists in Morocco call for renewed demonstrations, saying reforms proposed by King Mohammed VI are not enough. (Al Jazeera)
Some Saudi Arabian women challenge a ban on female drivers, posting accounts and pictures of themselves driving automobiles. (The Guardian) (Gulf NEWS) (Sky News) (The New York Times) (Reuters)
Mike Rawlings is elected as the Mayor of the US city of Dallas, Texas, with Betsy Price elected as the Mayor of Fort Worth, Texas and Beth van Duyne elected as the mayor of Irving Texas. (NBC Dallas Fort Worth)
Russian human rights activist Yelena Bonner, the widow of Soviet dissident and Nobel Peace Prize winner Andrei Sakharov, dies in the city of Boston, MA, USA. (RIA Novosti)

Science

NOAA states that 2011 is already one of the most extreme weather years on record. (Scientific American)

June 18, 2011 Wikinews articles

17 June 2011 (Friday)

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The Yonhap news agency reports that South Korea has deployed precision-guided missiles capable of hitting the North Korean capital, Pyongyang. (Yonhap News)

Business and economy

Reuters quotes commodities traders who have observed in recent months that "violent, often inexplicable price moves" are becoming a good deal more common, especially in energy commodities such as natural gas. (Reuters)

Disasters

More than 16,000 people remain isolated and 3,350 are waiting to return to their homes due to continued flooding on the Mid North Coast of the Australian state of New South Wales. (Sydney Morning Herald)

International relations

The U.N. Human Rights Council issues its first condemnation of discrimination against gays, lesbians and transgender people. (AP via Forbes)

Law and crime

An internal Chinese government report, mistakenly made public, shows that more than ten thousand corrupt officials transferred US$123 billion worth of embezzled funds out of the country over 15 years. (The Times via The Australian) (The New York Times) (Wall Street Journal)

Politics

The Government of Japan says it will double sales tax over four years to fund rising social security costs. (Reuters)
Danny Alexander, the Chief Secretary to the Treasury of the United Kingdom, announces that the retirement age for British civil servants will be increased to 66, with the exception of the police, armed forces and fire service. (Sky News)
King of Morocco Mohammed VI announces constitutional reforms with a referendum to be held on July 1. (Al-Jazeera)

Sports

The head coach of the South Korean marathon team is under investigation for alleged doping of his athletes, including an Asian Games gold medallist. (Yonhap)

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16 June 2011 (Thursday)

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Ayman al-Zawahiri is selected as the successor of leadership of al-Qaeda succeeding Osama bin Laden (CNN)
Web sites associated with the Government of Malaysia are hacked according to a deadline set by the Anonymous group. (Malaysia Star)
Sections of the British media report that Prince Harry of Wales has been cleared to return to service in the Afghan War. (Sky News)
Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi's compound in Tripoli is hit by a NATO bombing raid. (Al Jazeera) (BBC)

Arts and culture

The BBC apologises to clothing retailer Primark for a Panorama documentary showing boys in a Bangalore clothing workshop. (BBC)
The auction record for a painting by Sir Stanley Spencer is broken twice in quick succession at Sotheby's in London. (BBC)
British comedians Matt Lucas and David Walliams end their partnership which led to successful television shows Come Fly With Me and Little Britain. (The Herald-Sun)

Business and economy

Software company Oracle announces that it is looking for damages "in the billions of dollars" from Google in an ongoing patent law action over the smartphone. (Reuters)

Disasters

Australian airlines QANTAS and Virgin Australia cancel flights to New Zealand and postpone flights to Argentina due to the continued presence of volcanic ash from the 2011 Puyehue eruption. (Marketwatch)
A strong earthquake of 6.6 magnitude occurs off the coast of New Britain in Papua New Guinea but no tsunami warning is issued. (AP)

International relations

Traces of dioxin are found in stream waters near the United States Army base Camp Carroll in South Korea where drums of Agent Orange were allegedly dumped three decades ago. (Yonhap)

Law and crime

An Indonesian court delivers a guilty verdict in the terrorism trial of radical Muslim cleric Abu Bakar Bashir in the Sοuth Jakarta District Court and sentenced to 15 years in prison. (ABC News Online) (Jakarta Post) (Sydney Morning Herald)
Simon Overland resigns as the Chief Commissioner of Police in the Australian state of Victoria following the release of a damning Ombudsman's report on the release of dodgy crime statistics before the 2010 Victorian election. (Herald Sun)
Authorities in the Ivory Coast set up a national commission to investigate crimes committed during the 2010–2011 Ivorian crisis. (BBC)
A senior aide and consultant to former Governor of the U.S. state of Maryland Bob Ehrlich are indicted in connection to robocalls in the 2010 Maryland gubernatorial election. (Washington Post)

Politics

Both houses of the Parliament of Australia vote to condemn a proposal to send asylum seekers to Malaysia. (ABC News Australia)
U.S. Representative Anthony Weiner of New York resigns his office amidst pressure from Democratic leadership and President Barack Obama after admitting to sending lewd photos via Twitter. (NPR)

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15 June 2011 (Wednesday)

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2011 Greek uprising:
- Greek unions initiate a general strike, with protesters vowing to surround the Hellenic Parliament as it prepares to discuss its plans for financial cuts. (Reuters via France 24) (Xinhua) (euronews)
- Greek and Spanish flags fill parliament square alongside banners reading "Resist" and ¡no pasarán! (they shall not pass), dating from the Spanish Civil War. (DAWN)
- The protesters call themselves the "indignants" in solidarity with their Spanish counterparts who camped against cuts in Madrid and Barcelona until the Spanish police forced them out. (Sofia Echo) (BBC)
- Police descend in droves on the parliament building, blocking the protesters from forming a human ring around it, firing water cannon at the protesters and barricading their path. (Deutsche Welle)
- Police fire tear gas on Greek people protesting against cuts being implemented by their government in co-operation with the European Union and International Monetary Fund. (BBC) (Al Jazeera) (Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty)
- Police detain 10 protesters to prevent them disrupting lawmakers as they slip into parliament by car. (Taiwan News)
- Some Greek journalists' unions cancel their strike in order to provide coverage of the protests. (AP via The Guardian)
2011 Spanish protests: Protesters blockade parliament buildings in Barcelona, in a protest simultaneous with events in Greece, to express their annoyance with government cuts after camping outside overnight. The Presidents of Catalan Government and Parliament avoid the protesters by flying in on helicopters. (BBC)
Bank of Ireland chairman Pat Molloy and chief executive Richie Boucher, gathered for a meeting at University College Dublin (UCD), are attacked with eggs amid calls to have them all "taken out and bloody shot". (The Guardian) (The Irish Times) (The Wall Street Journal) (RTÉ) (BBC)
2011 Libyan civil war:
- Rebels make fresh gains against forces of Muammar Gadaffi in the east and west of the country. (Al Jazeera)
- A group of U.S. lawmakers files a lawsuit against President Barack Obama over U.S. military operations in Libya. (Politico) (CNN)
2011 Yemeni uprising:
- The Associated Press claims that the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency is building an airbase in the Persian Gulf to target terrorists in the event of a terrorist element taking control of Yemen. (AP via Richmond Times-Dispatch)
- Islamic militants seize parts of the southern city of Houta in Lahij province in a surprise dawn raid. (AP via USA Today)
Admiral Kim Sung-chan, the head of the Republic of Korea Navy, vows a stronger response to aggression from North Korea. (Yonhap News)

Arts and culture

Colum McCann wins the International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award, the world's richest literary award, for his novel Let the Great World Spin. (The Irish Times) (BBC)
Mario Vargas Llosa, last year's recipient of the Nobel Prize in Literature, speaks out against authoritarian governments and calls on all citizens to participate in political life while addressing students at Shanghai International Studies University. (BBC)
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences changes the rules regarding the Academy Award for Best Picture at the 84th Academy Awards, allowing anywhere from five to ten nominees, provided that each receives a minimum of 5% of the nominating votes. (Variety)
Dexter Isaac, a convicted killer, claims responsibility for an attempted assassination of rapper Tupac Shakur in 1994. (New York Post)

Business and economy

Canada Post closes down operations after a campaign of rolling strikes by the Canadian Union of Postal Workers. (CBC)
TerreStar Networks, a mobile-communications company that has been in bankruptcy since October 2010, picks Dish Network as the stalking horse bidder for an upcoming auction. (The Wall Street Journal)
British public-owned bank Northern Rock is to be privatised by the coalition government. (BBC)

Disasters

New South Wales floods:
- Thousands of people living on the Mid North Coast of the Australian state of New South Wales face a flooding risk, with the town of Kempsey under particular threat and with ten thousand people isolated. (ABC News Australia) (Daily Telegraph)
- One man dies near the town of Taree, after a tree hits his car. (ABC News)
2011 Puyehue eruption:
- Australian airlines QANTAS and Virgin Australia suspends flights to Perth, Western Australia, due to ash from the eruption in Chile, with flights to Tasmania and New Zealand also cancelled. (BBC News) (NineMSN)
- Flights remain canceled in Argentina and Uruguay. (AFP via Google News)

International relations

The Yonhap news agency reports that nine North Koreans have defected to South Korea across the Yellow Sea. (Yonhap)
Liberia suspends diplomatic ties with Libya, after United States Secretary of State Hillary Clinton called on countries to sever ties with Libya. (Liberianobserver)

Law and crime

The Australian Broadcasting Corporation reports that the son of the acting Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea Sam Abal has been arrested on murder charges. (AP via Google News)

Politics and elections

The General Assembly of the U.S. state of North Carolina votes on a motion to veto override by the Governor Bev Perdue of the state budget. (News and Observer)
Members of the United Kingdom's Public and Commercial Services Union agree to join teachers and lecturers in strike action planned for 30 June. (BBC)

Science

The first lunar eclipse of the year occurs with it being the first central lunar eclipse since 1990. (The Australian)

Sport

The Caribbean Football Union accuses FIFA whisteblower Chuck Blazer of "slander" after making allegations of corruption against members of the FIFA committee. (Sky News)
2011 Stanley Cup Finals/2011 Vancouver Riot
- The Boston Bruins defeat the Vancouver Canucks 4-0 in Game 7 to win the Stanley Cup Finals in the North American National Hockey League. (National Post) (New York Times) (Boston Globe)
- Canuck fans riot in Vancouver following the loss. (CTV British Columbia)
- The Vancouver Police Department declares parts of Vancouver as an "illegal assembly" area and and use tear gas to get the crowds to disperse as the riot continues. (The Province) (Reuters via ABC News Online)
- "Anarchist" rioters smash windows, loot stores and burn vehicles, while some Canucks fans bring garbage bags to clean up the streets following the destruction; at least nine police officers and 150 residents are injured, including stabbing victims. (The Globe and Mail) (The Vancouver Sun) (CP24)

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Ongoing conflicts
Global War on Terror Terrorist incidents Operation Active Endeavour Operation Enduring Freedom War on Drugs Africa Libyan civil war Tunisian Revolution Maghreb insurgency OEF - Trans Sahara Casamance conflict Niger Delta conflict South Kordofan conflict Lord's Resistance Army insurgency Somalia: Civil war War 2009- Piracy OEF - Horn of Africa Europe Basque conflict Real IRA North Caucasus insurgency Ingushetia civil war Middle East Iraqi insurgency Balochistan conflict in Iran Fatah–Hamas conflict Arab–Israeli conflict Israeli–Palestinian conflict Israeli–Lebanese conflict Palestinian political violence and rocket attacks Yemen: Terrorism and al-Qaeda crackdown South Yemen insurgency Shi’ite insurgency Kurdistan: Turkey–PKK conflict Iran–PJAK conflict Asia Afghanistan War Military operations Taliban insurgency Pakistan: Terrorism North-West War Balochistan conflict Drone attacks Sectarian violence India: Terrorism Jammu and Kashmir insurgency Naxalite-Maoist insurgency Northeast India insurgency Nagaland ethnic conflict Kashmir conflict Siachen conflict Korean maritime border incidents Southeast Asia: Laos insurgency Burma internal conflict Burma border clashes South Thailand insurgency Cambodian–Thai border dispute Philippines insurgency OEF - Philippines Papua conflict Americas Colombian conflict Plan Colombia FARC Mexican Drug War Mérida Initiative Peru internal conflict edit sidebar

Elections
Recent: June 2: Latvia, President (indirect) 5: Macedonia, Parliament 5: Peru, President (2^nd round) 5: Portugal, Parliament 5: Slovenia, Referendum 12: Turkey, General 12–13: Italy, Referendum 15: Laos, President (indirect) 17–19: Liechtenstein, Registered partnership referendum Upcoming: June 22: Palau, Casino referendum Upcoming: July 1: Morocco, Constitutional referendum 3: Thailand, General 17: São Tomé and Príncipe, President 23: Latvia, Parliamentary dissolution referendum edit sidebar

Trials
Recently concluded Cambodia: Kang Kek Iew Germany: John Demjanjuk United States: Faisal Shahzad, Noshir Gowadia, Buju Banton, Barry Bonds, Raj Rajaratnam Ongoing Cambodia: Khmer Rouge Tribunal Canada: David Russell Williams China: Organized crime in Chongqing France: Church of Scientology Germany: Heinrich Boere Indonesia: Abu Bakar Bashir Iraq: Supreme Criminal Tribunal Iran: Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani Malaysia: Anwar Ibrahim Netherlands: Thomas Lubanga (ICC), Radovan Karadžić (ICTY), Geert Wilders Palau: Tommy Remengesau Peru: Joran van der Sloot Philippines: Andal Ampatuan, Jr. Russia: Mikhail Khodorkovsky, Platon Lebedev Sierra Leone: Charles Taylor (SCFSL) Singapore: Tak Boleh Tahan Thailand: Thaksin Shinawatra Turkey: Ergenekon network United Kingdom: Levi Bellfield United States: David Headley, Rod Blagojevich, Ahmed Ghailani, Jared Lee Loughner, Charles P. White Upcoming Egypt: Hosni Mubarak, Alaa Mubarak, Gamal Mubarak Sudan: Lubna al-Hussein Tunisia: Zine El Abidine Ben Ali United States: Viktor Bout, Allen Stanford, Nidal Malik Hasan, Conrad Murray, John Edwards edit sidebar

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