Wikipedia:ITN archives/2009/July

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 * President of Cameroon Paul Biya (pictured) dismisses Prime Minister Ephraïm Inoni and appoints Philémon Yang to the office.
 * The Preparatory Commission for the International Renewable Energy Agency designates the headquarters of the organization to Masdar City, Abu Dhabi.
 * In Argentina's legislative election, the Front for Victory, the ruling party led by Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, suffers a defeat and loses absolute majority in congress, despite retaining a plurality of the seats.
 * Prime Minister of Croatia Ivo Sanader announces his resignation and withdrawal from all active politics.
 * Ireland eradicates brucellosis.
 * TerreStar-1, the largest commercial telecommunication satellite ever built, is launched at the Guiana Space Centre.
 * Prime Minister of Sweden Fredrik Reinfeldt (pictured) becomes President of the European Council.
 * The Gas Exporting Countries Forum elects Abdullah Bin Hamad Al-Attiyah, the oil and energy minister of Qatar, as the president of the organization.
 * North Korea test-fires four missiles off their eastern coast, in defiance of the United Nations Security Council Resolution 1874.
 * Japanese diplomat Yukiya Amano is elected as Director General for the International Atomic Energy Agency (flag pictured).
 * The Dubai-based supply ship MV Demas Victory capsizes off the coast of Doha, Qatar, with 35 people on board.
 * Algeria, Niger and Nigeria sign the intergovernmental agreement on the Trans–Saharan gas pipeline.
 * A Mil Mi-17 helicopter of the Pakistan Army crashes in the North-West Frontier Province, killing at least 26 people.
 * Three dinosaur species&mdash;Australovenator wintonensis, Wintonotitan wattsi and Diamantinasaurus matildae&mdash;are discovered in Australia.
 * The Organization of American States suspends Honduras due to the country's recent political crisis.
 * In rugby union, South Africa win the 2009 Test series against the British and Irish Lions 2–1, with the Lions achieving their first Test victory since 2001.
 * In tennis, Roger Federer and Serena Williams win the singles' titles at the the 2009 Wimbledon Championships, with Federer beating Pete Sampras' Grand Slam record.
 * At least three people are killed and twenty injured during riots in Ürümqi, China.
 * Centre-right party GERB, led by Boyko Borisov, wins the parliamentary election in Bulgaria.
 * Al Franken (pictured) is sworn in as a United States senator, giving the Democratic Party Caucus a supermajority of 60 seats in the Senate.
 * The European Commission imposes its second biggest fine, €553 million each on energy companies GDF Suez and E.ON, over arrangements on the MEGAL pipeline.
 * In the Philippines, a series of bomb attacks in Cotabato, Jolo and Iligan kills six people and injures at least 26 others.
 * Jadranka Kosor becomes the first female Prime Minister of Croatia.
 * Frank Kabui becomes the Governor General of the Solomon Islands.
 * A series of organized cyber attacks strikes major public and private sector websites of South Korea and the United States.
 * Urspelerpes, a new species of lungless salamander, is discovered in the U.S. state of Georgia.
 * The launch of, carrying astronauts on the STS-127 mission, is delayed after its launch pad was struck by lightning at least 11 times.
 * At least 23 police officers are killed in an ambush attack by Maoist rebels, in the Indian state of Chhattisgarh.
 * Javier Velásquez (pictured) becomes Prime Minister of Peru.
 * At least 43 people are killed in clashes near the Somali presidential palace between Al-Shabaab and the Somali military.
 * Austria, Bulgaria, Hungary, Romania and Turkey sign an intergovernmental agreement on the construction of the Nabucco natural gas pipeline.
 * Henry Okah, a guerrilla leader of the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta, is released from detainment after accepting an amnesty offered by the Nigerian government.
 * A state of emergency is declared in 11 regions of Peru after more than 250 children perished in the unusually cold winter.
 * Jerzy Buzek (pictured), a former Prime Minister of Poland, is elected the 28th President of the European Parliament, the first from the former Eastern Bloc to gain the position.
 * Caspian Airlines Flight 7908, a scheduled commercial flight from Tehran, Iran, to Yerevan, Armenia, crashes shortly after takeoff with 168 people on board.
 * Bombings in Jakarta, Indonesia, kill at least nine people and injure at least 50 others.
 * Iceland's Althing votes by a narrow majority to apply for membership of the European Union after five days of debate.
 * The body of Russian human rights activist Natalia Estemirova is located in Ingushetia after her abduction in Chechnya.
 * Paul Biyoghé Mba becomes Prime Minister of Gabon after Jean Eyeghe Ndong resigns to launch his presidential campaign.
 * At least 26 people are killed and 150 others injured as a result of heavy rains in Karachi, Pakistan.
 * At least 26 people are killed in floods in Karachi, Pakistan, and at least 36 people in Orissa and 13 others in Kerala are killed in floods in India.
 * The longest total solar eclipse of the 21st century takes place over parts of Asia and the Pacific Ocean (animated path pictured).
 * NASA confirms an impact event on Jupiter, the first observed since the impact of Shoemaker-Levy 9 in 1994.
 * The Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague issues a decision on the borders of Abyei, a region subject to violent contention in Sudan.
 * In golf, American Stewart Cink wins the 2009 Open Championship (British Open) in a playoff over Tom Watson.
 * Mark Buehrle of the Chicago White Sox pitches the 18th perfect game in Major League Baseball history against the Tampa Bay Rays.
 * The SEACOM high speed internet link to East Africa goes live.
 * Indonesia's General Election Commission officially declares Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono the victor of the 2009 presidential election.
 * Aria Air Flight 1525 crashes on landing at Mashhad International Airport, Iran, killing at least 17 people.
 * The Gran Telescopio Canarias (pictured), the world's largest telescope, is inaugurated by King Juan Carlos I of Spain.
 * A series of wildfires across France, Greece, Italy and Spain kills at least eight people.
 * The birth of the world's first Giant Panda conceived using frozen sperm is announced in Sichuan, China.
 * In cycling, Alberto Contador of Spain wins the 2009 Tour de France.
 * India launches its first nuclear submarine INS Arihant, becoming the sixth country in the world that can construct the vessels.
 * Kurmanbek Bakiyev (pictured) is re-elected President of Kyrgyzstan.
 * At least 150 people are killed during battles in several Nigerian states.
 * Abdelkader Belliraj, accused of leading an Islamist militant group, is sentenced to life in prison for plotting terrorist attacks in Morocco.
 * The United States and the People's Republic of China hold the first U.S.-China Strategic and Economic Dialogue (opening session pictured).
 * At least 15 Haitian migrants are killed and dozens are missing following a shipwreck in the Caribbean near the Turks and Caicos Islands.
 * Malam Bacai Sanhá is elected President of Guinea-Bissau.
 * The SAT-3 submarine communications cable (route pictured) is damaged, causing major disruption in internet services in Benin, Niger, Nigeria and Togo.
 * São Tomé and Príncipe agrees a loan deal with Portugal to link the dobra and the euro.
 * In Moldova's parliamentary election, the ruling Party of Communists of the Republic of Moldova obtains a plurality but fails to gain a majority.
 * The Supreme Court of Pakistan announces that the emergency of November 2007 declared by former President Pervez Musharraf (pictured) was illegal.
 * In Spain, a series of bombing attacks in Burgos and Palma Nova kills at least two people and injures 50 others.