June 20, 2008 (Friday)
- A female Iranian student who accused the vice-chancellor of her university of sexually harassing her was arrested. The charges against her aren't clear. The vice-chancellor was also arrested.BBC News
- 2008 Pacific typhoon season: Typhoon Fengshen in the Philippines
- At least two people die in a landslide in Cotabato City in Mindanao as Typhoon Fengshen hits the Philippines. (Bloomberg)
- UAE wins the first ever Arab Cup of Ice Hockey by defeating Kuwait 4-1. (National Team Scores)
- Thai Political Crisis
- People's Alliance for Democracy marched to the Government House in Bangkok demand that the Prime Minister, Samak Sundaravej step down. (BBC News)
- The Franco-American Jason-2 satellite launches, with a mission of furthering the study of physical oceanography. (BBC News)
- Police in Nepal detain more than 700 Tibetan exiles protesting outside the Chinese embassy and arrest three activists for alleged anti-China activities. (AFP via Google News)
- A suicide bomb attack in southern Afghanistan kills 6 civilians. (BBC News)
- Phoenix lander exploration of Mars
- The European Union agrees to lift the sanctions it has imposed on Cuba since the 2003 Cocktail Wars dispute. (RTÉ) (BBC News)
- Twelve people are trampled to death trying to escape a police raid in northern Mexico City. (CNN)