Events in June 2003
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Jun. 1
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Togo's Gnassingbe Eyadema, President since 1967 wins another five term. |
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Jun. 2
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The G-8 Summit at the French resort town of Evian reaffirms commitment to prevent proliferation and describes international terrorism as the `pre-eminent threat to international security'. |
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A new $300 million euro Mars Express mission to seek evidence of past life in the Red Planet, blasts off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome, in Kazakhstan. |
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Jun. 3
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Arab leaders embrace the `road map' for peace and call on Israel to `rebuild trust and restore normal Palestinian life, at a summit, in Sharm El-sheik, Egypt. |
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Miss Dominican Republic, Amelia Vega is crowned Miss Universe 2003, at a pageant in Panama City. |
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American writer, Valerie Martin, wins Orange Fiction Prize, Britain's biggest prize of women's fiction, for her Novel, `Property'. |
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Jun. 4
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The Israeli Prime Minister, Ariel Sharon and his Palestinian counterpart, Mahmood Abbas decide to shed violence and revive the stalled peace process, at a landmark summit, in Aqaba, Jordan. |
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Pro-monarchist Surya Bahadur Thapa, is appointed Nepal Prime Minister by King Gyanendra. |
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Jun. 5
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Truong Van Cam (56), Vietnam's reigning mafia boss is sentenced to death in the country's largest-ever criminal trial. |
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Jun. 6
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The U.N. signs a landmark pact with Cambodia to set up special courts to try Khmer Rouge leaders for genocide. |
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Brazil, India and South Africa form a trilateral trade bloc after a meeting in the Brazilian capital, Brasilia. |
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Jun. 7
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Poles cast a decisive vote to join the EU. |
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Jun. 8
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Britain rules out joining the euro regime in the foreseeable future. |
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Jun. 9
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North Korea admits to n-deterrent plan. |
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Jun. 13
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U.S. forces kill 27 Iraqi fighters in a ground and air pursuit following an attack on an American tank patrol, north of Baghdad. |
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Jun. 14
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The EPRLF leader, T. Subathiran (45), is assassinated in the heart of northern Jaffna town by a sniper. |
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The Koreas are relinked through a railroad connection across their borders in Paju, north Seoul, after 50 years. |
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Czechs vote decisively to join the EU, in a binding referendum. |
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Jun. 17
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Allies of King Abdullah II of Jordan sweep the parliamentary polls. |
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Jun. 18
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Finland's Prime Minister, Anneli Jaeaetteenmaeki, quits amid allegations that she lied to Parliament about her use of leaked secret government documents in the March polls. |
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Jun. 19
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More than 100 villagers in rural Nigeria, scavenging gasoline from a vandalised pipeline are killed after the gushing fuel explodes. |
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Jun. 20
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Singapore launches a new driverless train, the S$4.6 billion 20 km North-East mass rapid transit line. |
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Varira Vike-Freiberga wins a second term as Latvian President. |
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Jun. 22
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There is a compelling geographical, political and economic logic for closer relations between our two countries, says the Prime Minister, Atal Behari Vajpayee, beginning a six-day visit to China. |
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Tajikistan President, Imomali Rakhmonov, secures in a referendum the right to stay in power till 2020. |
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Jun. 23
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India and China sign an accord on opening border trade through Sikkim. New Delhi terms Tibet as part of Chinese territory. |
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The National Security Adviser, Brajesh Mishra and the Vice-Minister in the Chinese Foreign Ministry are named Special Representatives to address the border issue. |
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Jun. 24
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Vladimir Putin becomes the first Russian leader in nearly 130 years in being accorded a full state visit by the U.K. Government. |
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Jun. 25
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India and China agree to act in concert on WTO issues. |
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Jun. 26
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The U.S. Supreme Court strikes down ban on gay sex. |
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Jun. 29
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Palestinian militants declare truce. |
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Jun. 30
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The British Government announces new plans to offer gay partners the same rights as married couples. |
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