Portal:Current events/2009 June 14

Current events of June 14, 2009 (2009-06-14) (Sunday)

The Los Angeles Lakers defeat the Orlando Magic four games to one to win the 2009 NBA Finals. Lakers coach Phil Jackson wins his tenth NBA Championship, becoming the all-time leader. (The New York Times) Europe's first death from H1N1 is reported in Paisley, Scotland. (Reuters) (RTÉ) (The Irish Times) Around 170 people are arrested in Iran in connection with the post-election protests and street riots in Tehran. (RTÉ) At least seven people are killed and 50 injured by a bomb blast in Dera Ismail Khan, Pakistan. (BBC) Jodhaa Akbar wins the prize for best film at the Tenth International Indian Film Academy Awards held in Macau, China. (BBC) Seven Germans, one Briton and a South Korean are captured by Shia rebels in Sa'dah, Yemen. (BBC) (RTÉ) President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko refuses to attend the Collective Security Treaty Organisation summit in Moscow after Russia's ban of Belarusian milk and dairy imports. (Reuters) United Nations barges carrying aid and their Sudanese People's Liberation Army escort are attacked by tribesmen on the Sobat River, Sudan. (BBC) Prime Minister of Israel Binyamin Netanyahu states he can visualise a Palestinian state, under certain conditions. (Full Transcript, Jerusalem Post)