June 9, 2011 (Thursday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- 2011 Syrian uprising:
- The United Nations Security Council considers a resolution condemning the crackdown on Syrian protesters by security forces. (Al Arabiya)
- A video emerges appearing to show the torture of Thamer al-Sahri, a 15-year-old boy, by security forces. (Al Jazeera)
- Thousands of refugees from Syria cross into Turkey and Lebanon. (Al Jazeera)
- The Government of Somalia claims to have killed a Canadian member of the al-Shabab terrorist organization. (The Globe and Mail)
- The United States intensifies air raids against suspected Al-Qaeda members in Yemen amid anti-government protests. (Al Jazeera)
- At least nine people die in Afghanistan after a gunman attacks a wedding party in the Dur Baba District of Nangarhar Province. (BBC News)
- 2011 Libyan civil war:
- Turkey sets up a US$100 million fund to support the Libyan rebel National Transitional Council. (Reuters)
- The International Criminal Court accuses Muammar Gaddafi's regime of using rape as a weapon of war. (The Guardian)
- The President of Senegal, Abdoulaye Wade, calls on Gaddafi to step down. (Reuters)
- 2011 Yemeni uprising: President Ali Abdullah Saleh undergoes surgery in Saudi Arabia for injuries sustained in a bomb blast. (UPI)
Business and economy
- The Financial Times reports that computer hackers may have gained access to details of Citigroup bank card customer details. (Reuters)
- The U.S. Supreme Court upholds a 2009 jury verdict in a patent dispute at the expense of software giant Microsoft in favor of Canadian company i4i. (Cornell University Law School)
Disasters
- Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster:
- The Government of Japan submits a report to the International Atomic Energy Agency calling for revision of nuclear reactor design standards in the wake of the disaster.(Yomiuri Daichiri)
- Shares in Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO), the operator of the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant, fall to a record low due to continuing concerns over its viability and ongoing problems at the plant. (AFP via Google News), (Kyodo News)
International relations
- China denies claims by the United Nations that 300 Tibetan monks have forcibly disappeared over the past three months. (BBC) (AP via Google News)
- The International Atomic Energy Agency votes to report Syria to the United Nations Security Council over its alleged covert nuclear programme. (BBC)
Law and crime
- Eritrea accuses four Britons of espionage and terrorism. (Reuters)
- Five Saudi women are arrested for practising driving. (Press TV)
- Extradition of Cesare Battisti:
- Italian communist militant Cesare Battisti is freed from jail in Brazil after the Brazilian Constitutional Court rules against extraditing him to face charges in Italy. (AFP via News 24)
- Italy announces it is to sue Brazil at the International Court of Justice over this breach of their bilateral extradition treaty. (BBC)
- The Australian Federal Police are called in to quell another riot at the Christmas Island Immigration Reception and Processing Centre. (News Limited)
- Four Mapuche activists give up a hunger strike after 86 days to protest their arrest under Chile's anti-terrorism laws. (AP via Washington Post)
Politics and elections
- Voters in the UK parliamentary constituency of Belfast West go to the polls for a by-election to replace Gerry Adams, who is now serving in the Parliament of Ireland representing Louth. (RTE)
Science
- Cheaper new meningitis vaccinations reduce cases in Africa, with Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger recording the lowest number of cases. (Reuters)
- Scientists announce the discovery of more than 1,000 new species resulting from a 2006 survey conducted on Espiritu Santo island in Vanuatu. (RNZI)
Sport
- The 2011 Bahrain Grand Prix is officially cancelled due to continuing unrest. (Autosport)
- In North American basketball, the Dallas Mavericks beat the Miami Heat 112-103 to win Game 5 of the 2011 NBA Finals and take a 3-2 lead in the series. (Los Angeles Times)