Portal:Current events/2012 June 1

Armed conflicts and attacks

Arts and culture

Business and economics

Health

International relations

Law and crime
  • The Venezuelan government outlaws the commercial sale of guns and ammunition, the latest in a series of initiatives to improve security and cut crime. (BBC)
  • Samoa announces the pardon of 35 prisoners to celebrate the 50th anniversary of its independence from New Zealand. (BBC)
  • The Food and Drug Administration, a U.S. government agency, goes to court to secure supplies of a drug used in lethal injections, which have dwindled since an importation ban. (BBC)

Politics and elections

Sports