June 4, 2012 (Monday)
Armed conflict and attacks
- Mexican Drug War: gunmen kill 11 people at a rehabilitation clinic in the city of Torreón, Coahuila. (Reuters)
- A US drone attack kills at least 15 suspected militants in Pakistan's North Waziristan region. High ranked al-Qaeda official Abu Yahya al-Libi is killed in the attack. (AFP via NineMSN) (The Guardian)
- A car bomb explodes near Iraqi government offices in central Baghdad, killing at least 26 and injuring 190. Eight others are killed in additional attacks across the country. (AP via The Brisbane Times) (Antiwar)
- Buddhist vigilantes attack a bus in western Myanmar, killing nine Muslim passengers. (Reuters)
- Aftermath of the Libyan civil war:
- A heavily armed militia takes over a runway at the Tripoli International Airport, demanding the release of their leader who went missing. (BBC)
- A Libyan military court sentences a group of Russian, Belarussian and Ukrainian men to long prison terms, having found them guilty of serving as mercenaries for Muammar Gaddafi in the Libyan Civil War. A Russian who was deemed the group's leader was sentenced to life imprisonment, and the rest were sentenced to 10 years in prison with hard labor. (Reuters)
Arts and culture
- Diamond Jubilee of Elizabeth II:
- Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, is taken to hospital with a bladder infection. (BBC)
- The Queen's Diamond Jubilee Concert, a pop concert featuring artists such as Robbie Williams, Stevie Wonder and Sir Paul McCartney, takes place at Buckingham Palace. (BBC)
- Russian baritone singer Eduard Khil, made famous overseas by the "Trololo" internet meme, dies from complications of a stroke in St. Petersburg. (Los Angeles Times)
Business and economy
- Japan's S&P/TOPIX 150 reaches its lowest level since 1983 as global stock markets continue to fall. (Wall Street Journal)
Disasters
- At least 23 people are killed and 60 injured after a bus carrying a wedding party crashes near the Pakistani capital Islamabad. (AFP via Perth Now)[permanent dead link]
Law and crime
- Luka Magnotta, a suspect in a murder case in Canada, is arrested in an Internet cafe in Berlin. (Daily Mail) (BBC)
Politics
- The Parliament of Albania fails without a vote in the second round to elect the President of the Republic of Albania. (Ansa)
- The Prime Minister of Japan Yoshihiko Noda announces a Cabinet reshuffle following a split in the ruling Democratic Party of Japan. (Bloomberg) (Washington Post)
- Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar is sworn in as a member of Parliament's upper house the Rajya Sabha. (AFP via The Australian)
- China blocks Internet access to terms related to the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989 on the 23rd anniversary of the protests. (Reuters)