|
|
| Jun.1 |
 New York |
 |
GM enters bankruptcy protection Car giant General Motors has filed for bankruptcy protection, marking the biggest failure of an industrial company in US history
| General Motors had seen its losses widen following a steep fall in sales in recent years. US government expected to take a 60% stake in the company
|
| |
|
| |
Washington |
|
Cheney: No link between Saddam, 9/11 |
|
| Jun.2 |
Washington |
|
Ex-U.S. commander in Iraq calls for inquiry |
|
| |
Cuba |
|
US faces summit pressure on Cuba |
|
| Jun.3 |
 Saudi Arabia |
 |
Obama arrived in Saudi Arabia President Obama arrived in his first stop on a Middle East trip that will include a major speech intended to repair a damaged U
|
| |
Washington |
|
US presses China over Tiananmen Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has urged China to publicly account for those killed in the suppression of the protests 20 years ago
|
| |
USA |
|
Delta denied to Nairobi, Monrovia |
|
| Jun.4 |
 Egypt |
|
Obama speaks of tensions with Muslims 
| President Obama is offering a hand of friendship to Islam and addressing an array of quandaries and conflicts dividing the two cultures. At Cairo University, Obama delivered his long-awaited and wide-ranging speech on American and Muslim relations, the rights of Israel and the Pal... | |
|
| |
 Thailand |
 |
Kung Fu star Carradine found dead 
72-year-old Kill Bill and Kung Fu star David Carradine has been found dead in a hotel room with a cord around his neck and other parts of his...
|
| |
New York |
|
Fraud charge for Countrywide boss
|
| Jun.5 |
Washington |
 |
Ex-US official, wife charged as Cuba spies A 72-year-old former State Department employee Walter Kendall Myers has been charged with illegally aiding the government of Cuba for nearly...
|
| |
France |
|
Veterans gather for D-Day event
|
| Jun.6 |
 Baghdad |
 |
U.S. contractors held in Green Zone killing 5 American security contractors were detained in connection with the killing of another American contractor last month
|
| Jun.7 |
 North Korea |
|
Reporters get 12-year terms in N. Korea Two U.S. journalists who were detained in North Korea while covering the plight of defectors have been sentenced to 12 years in labor camps
|
| Jun.8 |
Washington |
|
US 'concern' for jailed reporters |
|
| |
U.S. Supreme Court |
|
Chrysler's sale to Fiat delayed |
|
| |
North Korea |
|
Mercy plea for held US reporters
|
| |
Boston |
|
Boston Globe workers reject plan |
|
| Jun.9 |
New York |
|
First Gitmo detainee arrives in U.S. Ahmed Khalfan Ghailani indicted in the 1998 bombings of U.S. embassies in East Africa arrived in New York to face criminal charges
|
| |
Southern California |
|
Hollywood actors agree pay deal |
|
| Jun.10 |
Washington |
|
Bail denied for Cuba 'spies' |
|
| |
Washington |
|
Shooting at Holocaust museum James von Brunn, aged 88, armed with a rifle has shot and killed a guard inside DC's Holocaust museum before being wounded in turn
|
| |
Guam |
|
Fire forces jet to land |
|
| Jun.11 |
Washington |
|
Museum suspect 'to be charged' |
|
| |
 Afghanistan |
|
Afghanistan attacks 'at new high' Gen David Petraeus, who commands US forces in the region says violent attacks by insurgents have risen to their highest level since 2001
|
| |
Bermuda |
|
Row erupts over Guantanamo deal |
|
| |
Afghanistan |
|
US 'to protect Afghan civilians'
|
| |
Florida |
|
Lakers edge Magic in overtime |
|
| Jun.12 |
Malawi |
|
Madonna wins adoption appeal |
|
| |
Philippines |
|
Chinese sub collides with U.S. sonar array |
|
| |
 Detroit |
 |
Pittsburgh Penguins win Stanley Cup Talbot scored twice in the second period, as Pittsburgh won the deciding game of the finals, 2-1, at Joe Louis Arena
|
| |
Florida |
|
Nasa cancels space shuttle launch
|
| |
Bermuda |
|
Uyghurs grateful after release from Gitmo
|
| |
Syria |
|
US envoy set for key Syria talks |
|
| |
Washington |
|
U.S. to provide $73M in aid to Zimbabwe |
|
| Jun.13 |
Washington |
|
US condemns North Korean threat |
|
| |
Gulf |
|
U.S. Persian Gulf forces cautioned on Iran |
|
| |
Los Angeles |
|
Stars attend Carradine's funeral |
|
| |
Florida |
|
Lakers close in on title |
|
| Jun.14 |
Washington |
|
Biden has 'doubts' about Iranian election |
|
| |
Florida |
|
Bryant leads Lakers to 15th championship Lakers stomped the Magic, 99-86, to win the series 4-1 and claim the 15th title in franchise history. Bonfires in streets of Los Angeles
|
| Jun.15 |
Washington |
|
Obama warns doctors over reforms |
|
| Jun.16 |
Washington |
|
Nuclear N Korea is 'grave threat' |
|
| |
North Korea |
|
N. Korea: Smear campaign planned |
|
| Jun.18 |
New Jersey |
 |
Jetliner lands safely after pilot dies Map of Newark USA Continental Flight 61, Boeing 777 , whose pilot died while flying from Brussels to Newark, New Jersey, has landed safely
|
| |
South Africa |
|
Brazil cruise to victory over 10-man USA |
|
| |
Florida |
|
Lift off for Nasa's lunar probes |
|
| |
Virginia |
|
Texas billionaire Stanford arrested |
|
| Jun.19 |
Afghanistan |
|
Probe into deaths: Airstrikes 'appropriate'
|
| |
Washington |
|
World 'watching Iran', Obama says
|
| Jun.20 |
New York |
|
Barnes leads US Open with 36-hole record |
|
| |
Tribal Areas |
|
New York Times reporter escapes Taliban |
|
| |
Washington |
|
US urges Iran to end 'violence'
|
| Jun.21 |
Afghanistan |
|
Soldiers killed in attack on U.S. base |
|
| Jun.22 |
Washington |
|
Fatal crash on subway system Two rush-hour trains have collided in Washington DC, killing 7 people and injuring several others
|
| |
New York |
|
Glover holds nerve, wins U.S. Open
|
| |
Washington |
|
Shah's son calls crisis a 'moment of truth' |
|
| |
Los Angeles |
|
R&B singer Brown admits Rihanna assault |
|
| Jun.23 |
Washington |
|
Obama condemns 'unjust' violence US President has strongly condemned the 'unjust actions' of Iran in clamping down on election protests
|
| |
USA |
|
Fresh delay for Boeing Dreamliner
|
| |
 Tribal Areas |
|
'Dozens dead' in US drone strike At least 45 people, attending a funeral for others killed in a US drone strike, have died in a missile strike by a US aircraft in Pakistan
|
| |
Washington |
|
Crash subway 'warned over trains' |
|
| |
Washington |
|
U.S. to send ambassador back to Syria
|
| |
Afghanistan |
|
Ex-detainees allege Bagram abuse |
|
| Jun.24 |
South Africa |
|
Shock win for USA over Spain
|
| |
Washington |
|
Obama sent letter to Khamenei
|
| |
Iraq |
|
U.S. expects 'uptick' in violence in Iraq
|
| Jun.25 |
Houston |
|
Billionaire Stanford 'not guilty'
|
| |
Los Angeles |
|
Screen star Fawcett dies aged 62
|
| |
Washington |
|
U.S. criticizes arrest of Chinese dissident
|
| |
London |
|
Venus, Kuznetsova roll to 3rd round |
|
| |
Los Angeles |
|
Singer Michael Jackson dies Paramedics were called to the singer's home around midday after he stopped breathing. He was pronounced dead two hours later
| Jackson had a history of health problems. He began his career as a child in family group The Jackson 5; then achieving global fame as a solo artist. Thriller, released in 1982, is the biggest-selling album of all time, shifting 65m copies
|
| |
|
| |
Mexico |
|
Iran envoy: CIA involved in Neda shooting
|
| Jun.26 |
Ohio |
|
Shaq joins LeBron in NBA trade |
|
| |
Washington |
|
Obama praise for Iran's Mousavi
|
| |
Washington |
|
US appoints envoy to Muslim world
|
| |
Los Angeles |
|
More tests after Jackson autopsy
|
| |
House of Representatives |
|
US House supports emissions bill
|
| Jun.27 |
Los Angeles |
|
'No foul play' in Jackson death Coroners who completed a post-mortem on the singer's body have said that there was no sign of foul play in the death of Michael Jackson
|
| Jun.28 |
Los Angeles |
|
Police question Jackson doctor
|
| |
 Johannesburg |
|
Brazil survive US scare to win Confed Cup Five-time world champions Brazil needed to come from two goals down to beat underdogs the United States 3-2 in the final
|
| |
Los Angeles |
|
BET Awards celebrate Michael Jackson
|
| Jun.29 |
New York |
|
Fraudster Madoff gets 150 years| Bernard Madoff has been given the maximum prison sentence for masterminding a massive fraud that robbed investors of $65bn | |
|
| |
Los Angeles |
|
Jackson family file for custody
|
| |
Baghdad |
|
US soldiers leaving Iraq's cities| US troops are withdrawing to base in Iraq, handing control of cities and towns to Iraq's new security forces. National Sovereignty Day declared a publi... | |
|
| Jun.30 |
London |
|
Venus, Dementieva ease into semis |
|
| |
Washington |
|
Obama warns Iraq of 'difficult days' The President says U.S. troops have withdrawn from Iraq's towns and cities on schedule
|
| |
Minnesota |
|
Democrats win crucial Senate seat
USA
