- June 13, 2005
June 13 2005 (Monday)* In
Canada , after 5 days of non-stop rain, the city ofCalgary, AB is under its first local state of emergency. TheElbow River has risen to an extreme high and the town of Bragg Creek, just west of the city, is totally evacuated. This would be the first of 3 waves of major flooding.
* Anearthquake of magnitude 7.9 hitsChile withepicenter in the northern region ofTarapaca near theBolivia n border, killing at least 8 people. [http://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/americas/06/13/chile.quake/ (CNN)]
* The jury in Michael Jackson's trial for child molestation finds the pop star not guilty on all counts. [http://www.cnn.com/2005/LAW/06/13/jackson.trial/index.html (CNN)] , [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/4604027.stm (BBC)]
* Swedishdiplomat Jan Eliasson is unanimously electedPresident of the United Nations General Assembly . He will take over the presidency onSeptember 20 ,2005 . [http://www.realopinion.com/realboards/showthread.php?p=4246 (RealOpinion.com)]
* Ninety-two people, almost all children, have died after aflash flood hit a school inShalan ,Heilongjiang province,China . [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/4086602.stm (BBC)] .
* Italians end voting in a two-dayreferendum about strictfertility treatment laws. TheCatholic Church has recommended that Catholics boycott the poll, which needs 50% turnout to be valid. Initial turnout has been low and it is projected not to reach the 50% level. [http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L08712352.htm (Reuters AlertNet)] [http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=worldNews&storyID=8765686 (Reuters)] [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/4086296.stm (BBC)] [http://www.iht.com/articles/2005/06/12/news/italy.php (IHT)]
* In thePhilippines , presidentGloria Arroyo 's press secretaryIgnacio Bunye states that the president is ready to face properimpeachment charges if the opposition follows the proper legal process. Many politicians have expressed support to her. [http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/storypage.aspx?StoryID=7785 (ABS-CBN)] [http://www.mb.com.ph/MAIN2005061236854.html (Manila Bulletin)]
* Philippines police are ready to charge former National Bureau of Investigation deputy directorSamuel Ong for illegalwiretapping andsedition [http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/net/2005/06/13/wiretapping.sedition.raps.readied.against.ong.html (Sun Star)]
* The lastAustralia npeacekeeping troops leaveEast Timor . [http://www9.sbs.com.au/theworldnews/region.php?id=113685®ion=2 (SBS)] [http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200506/s1390873.htm (ABC)] [http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/SYD210975.htm (Reuters)]
* InSouth Korea ,Kim Woo Choong , former head ofDaewoo Group, intends to return to the country after five years living abroad. He faces charges offraud after the collapse of Daewoo Group [http://times.hankooki.com/lpage/200506/kt2005061217431910220.htm (Korea Times)] [http://www.koreaherald.co.kr/SITE/data/html_dir/2005/06/13/200506130019.asp (Korea Herald)] [http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/afp_asiapacific_business/view/152302/1/.html (Channel News Asia)] [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/4086648.stm (BBC)]
* InCanada , Cineplex Odeon announces that it is purchasingFamous Players , uniting the two largest movie theatre chains. Famous Players is currently owned byViacom and will be purchased for about $500 million CAD. In fear of unfair competition, the Federal Commission of Competition has announced that Cineplex needs to sell off 35 of its theatres. [http://www.cbc.ca/story/business/national/2005/06/13/famouscineplex-050613.html (CBC)]
* InNigeria , presidentOlusegun Obasanjo gives an order that all illegal oil refineries in theNiger River delta should be destroyed [http://www.reuters.co.za/locales/c_newsArticle.jsp;:42adb2e0:4ee9f41d30d3c?type=businessNews&localeKey=en_ZA&storyID=8775313 (Reuters SA)] [http://www.iht.com/articles/2005/06/13/news/briefs.php (IHT)]
* InMexico , army soldiers andfederales take over the city ofNuevo Laredo near the US border. The whole localpolice force is detained for investigation in connection todrug trafficking and fordrug testing . City's just-appointed police chief Alejandro Dominguez was assassinated last Wednesday. On Saturday, a policeman shot a federal agent [http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/ssistory.mpl/front/3224122 (Houston Chronicle)] [http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/N13518882.htm (Reuters AlertNet)] [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/4090270.stm (BBC)]
* 14 people drown off the coast ofMorocco in a boat that tried to reachSpain [http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/7FED172A-04FE-4CD4-855A-01E6AC0A2FBE.htm (Al-Jazeera)] [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/4090016.stm (BBC)]
* InFrance , police arrests serialimpostor Frederic Bourdin , who had taken a role of a schoolboy [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/4087370.stm (BBC)]
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