Armed conflicts and attacks

• At least 11 people die and injuries are caused in various fatal incidents across Iraq, including several civilians, a Sunni Imam and a Christian. (BBC)

Art, culture and entertainment

• American popstar Chris Brown postpones a tour of the United Kingdom after being denied a visa following his physical assault on Rihanna. (BBC)

Disasters

• At least 12 people drown and 9 others disappear after a boat sinks in Sunamganj District, Bangladesh. (Aljazeera) (Bangkok Post) (BBC) (TIME) (Xinhua)

International relations

• The EU proposes that Romani issues should be integrated into housing, education and culture polices at EU and national level. (europa.eu)
• 21 nations, including the Presidents of Afghanistan, Russia and Syria, attending the Conference on Interaction and Confidence-Building Measures in Asia summit in Istanbul condemn Israel's deadly raid on the Gaza-bound aid flotilla, while Israel, the 22nd participant with a lower-level diplomat, disagrees. (Aljazeera) (Voice of America) (Xinhua)
• The United States threatens Iran with its toughest nuclear sanctions yet, despite the nuclear fuel-swap arrangement Iran made with Brazil and Turkey in May. (BBC)
• Libya orders the United Nations refugee agency, UNHCR, to leave the country for unknown reasons. (Al Jazeera) (Reuters Africa) (BBC)
• The Red Crescent Society, for the first time since December 2008 and in a joint venture between Iran and Turkey, prepares to send two aid boats of donations and relief workers to Gaza. (The Times)
• China lodges a formal protest to North Korea after a North Korean soldier fatally shot three Chinese citizens at their mutual border. (AP) (Global Times) (Chosun Ilbo) (Radio Television Hong Kong)
• Uganda undoes remarks suggesting President of Sudan Omar al-Bashir would not be welcome at July's African Union conference in Kampala. (Aljazeera) (BBC)

Law and crime

• Television host Elena Skordelli goes on trial for the murder of Cypriot media mogul Andis Hadjicostis. (BBC News)
• The trial of alleged "rogue trader" Jérôme Kerviel of Société Générale begins in Paris. (Aljazeera) (The Guardian) (The Irish Times)
• The trial of former Governor of Illinois Rod Blagojevich on corruption charges begins today in the United States. (AP via Google News)
• Refugee agencies criticise the UK Border Agency's decision to deport Afghan children. (Aljazeera)
• Poland legalises chemical castration. (BBC)
• Kenneth O'Keefe, an Irish-American living in London who was captured and injured by Israel Defense Forces following last week's raid on a Gaza-bound aid flotilla, threatens legal action after being included on a list of alleged "active terror operatives". (The Irish Times)
• At least 2 tonnes of cocaine worth around US$1 billion bound for Europe is seized in The Gambia. (BBC)

Politics and elections

• Philippine presidential election, 2010
  • Noynoy Aquino is elected as President of the Philippines in the Philippines presidential election, taking 42% of the vote, about 16 percentage points more than second-place Joseph Estrada. (ABS-CBN News)
  • Mar Roxas prepares a challenge of the election for Vice President of the Philippines after the final tally shows him 727,000 votes behind Jejomar Binay. (ABS-CBN News)
• Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan is due to name his cabinet and be formally sworn in by Emperor Akihito. (BBC)
• Public sector workers in Spain hold a major strike in protest against a 5% pay cut due to come into effect this month as part of a government austerity package. (CNN) (Financial Times)
• China defends its censorship of the internet in a document laying out the government's attitude towards the web. (BBC) (China Daily) (Al Jazeera)
• Egypt permits legislators from the Muslim Brotherhood and other groups to enter the blockaded Gaza Strip. (Reuters) (Arab News)

Religion

• The 11th Panchen Lama, the 20-year-old living Buddha on Monday visited south Tibet's Shannan Prefecture, held large prayer services and gave head-touch blessings to more than 5,000 local devotees. (tibet.cn) (Chinamil) (Tibet culture)

Science

• Scientists find evidence that large seas once existed on Mars. (BBC)