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| Jun.1 |
Nigeria |
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Birthday release pledge for hostage |
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Paris |
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Federer survives five-set ordeal |
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Northeastern Brazil |
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Air France plane crashed 
The Airbus A330-200 with 228 people aboard reported electrical problems in stormy weather before it lost contact
The plane sent an automatic message signaling an electric circuit failure as it hit turbulence
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Brazil |
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Atlantic searched for lost plane CEO of Air France: The jet carrying 228 people from Rio de Janeiro, that disappeared overnight crashed into the Atlantic Ocean
| Jun.2 |
Brazil |
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Plane searchers spot ocean debris Brazilian aircraft searching for an Air France jet which went missing with 228 people aboard in a storm have spotted debris on the ocean
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London |
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Home secretary Smith to step down |
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Paris |
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Superb Soderling sweeps into Paris semis |
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Madrid |
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Kaka joining Real Madrid for $92M |
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Paris |
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Murray, Sharapova ousted in quarters |
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Laos |
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British woman's trial to begin in Laos |
| Jun.3 |
Paris |
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Plane's recorders may never be found French officials said they may never find the doomed jets' flight data recorders
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London |
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Brown attacked after Blears quits |
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Paris |
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Federer makes 20th straight semifinal |
| Jun.4 |
Paris |
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Safina, Kuznetsova advance to final
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Brazil |
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Mystery grows over plane crash |
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London |
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Minister quits, calls for Brown's resignation 
Prime Minister said he was 'disappointed' over the resignation of James Purnell. In his letter of resignation Purnell also called on Brown to step aside | |
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Brazil |
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Air France jet crash debris retrieved |
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Brazil |
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Debris found not from Air France plane The Brazilian air force said that debris picked up near where officials believe Air France Flight 447 crashed into the Atlantic was not from...
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London |
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Darling 'to remain as chancellor'
| Jun.5 |
Paris |
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Soderling fights back to secure final place
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London |
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I won't walk away, insists Brown
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Rome |
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Berlusconi fury over naked photos |
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France |
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Nuclear sub to join hunt for jet |
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Paris |
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Federer beats Del Potro
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France |
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Veterans gather for D-Day event
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Brazil |
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12 similar flights deepen plane mystery |
| Jun.6 |
France |
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Leaders' tribute to D-Day heroes
Map of Omaha Beach France Allied leaders have been paying tribute to veterans, as they mark the 65th anniversary of the landings at a series of events
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Paris |
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Kuznetsova wins French Open over Safina
World #1 Dinara Safina's was beaten in straight sets, 6-4 6-2 , by compatriot Svetlana Kuznetsova in the final at Roland Garros
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Paris |
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Missing plane sent 24 error messages
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France |
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Air France replaces speed sensors
| Jun.7 |
Paris |
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Federer claims historic French Open win Roger Federer beat Robin Soderling in straight sets to win his first French Open and equal Sampras's record of 14 Grand Slam titles
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Northeastern Brazil |
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Bodies found from missing Air France plane Three more bodies were found from the crash of the plane. More bodies could be seen and could be recovered within hours
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Istanbul |
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Button dominance continues with win |
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European Union |
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Center-right does well in EU poll Exit polls and initial results show thar center-right parties have done well in elections to the European Parliament at the expense of the left. Preliminary figures suggest the lowest-ever turnout, at 43%. Center-l... | |
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Barcelona |
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Gabon President Omar Bongo 'is dead'
| Jun.8 |
London |
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Pressure on PM as another minister quits
Gordon Brown is preparing to face his Labour critics after Environment minister Jane Kennedy quit with a blast at his leadership
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Northeastern Brazil |
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More bodies found from Air France crash
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Northeastern Brazil |
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Air France tail section recovered A Brazilian search team has recovered a large tail section of the jet that crashed a week ago over the Atlantic with 228 people on board
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Nigeria |
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Shell to pay $15.5 million to settle claims Royal Dutch Shell will pay $15.5 million to settle a lawsuit against its Nigerian subsidiary by the family of executed Nigerian environmental...
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U.S. Supreme Court |
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Chrysler's sale to Fiat delayed |
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Brazil |
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Ex-AC Milan star Kaka inks deal with Real
| Jun.9 |
Northeastern Brazil |
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Air France bodies returned to land
The first bodies to be recovered from the crash of flight 447 returned to land, as helicopters landed on the archipelago
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Eastern Germany |
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Federer pulls out of Gerry Webber |
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Northeastern Brazil |
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41 bodies recovered from Air France crash
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London |
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London officers accused of waterboarding |
| Jun.10 |
Northeastern Brazil |
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Air crash bodies heading to DNA lab
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Italy |
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Italy and France 'failing Africa' Anti-poverty group One: Italy and France have been accused of reneging on promises to increase aid to African nations
| Jun.11 |
Northern England |
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Man Utd accept $130m Ronaldo bid
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Rome |
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6 arrested over plot to attack G-8 summit |
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Paris |
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Air France CEO disputes crash theory
| Jun.13 |
Italy |
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Big economies 'stabilising' - G8 |
| Jun.14 |
London |
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Murray defeats Blake to win Queen's title |
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European Union |
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Herschel telescope 'opens eyes' |
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England |
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Holders India crash out of Twenty20 |
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Yemen |
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Rebels seize 9 foreigners |
| Jun.15 |
Yemen |
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Hostages' bodies 'found in Yemen'
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Scotland |
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First flu death outside Americas |
| Jun.16 |
London |
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BA asks staff to work for nothing |
| Jun.18 |
European Union |
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New Lisbon divisions mar EU talks |
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England |
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F1 teams to run rival championship |
| Jun.19 |
London |
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Nadal pulls out of Wimbledon |
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Paris |
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Air France bodies had broken bones |
| Jun.20 |
Paris |
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Air France pays $24.5K to victims' families |
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Ruhr |
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Klitschko beats Chagaev before 61K |
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Denmark |
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Self-rule introduced in Greenland
| Jun.21 |
Iraq |
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Bodies handed to British officials The remains of 2 bodies, possibly British hostages taken more than 2 years ago in Baghdad, have been handed over to British authorities
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England |
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Red Bull 1-2 as Vettel claims British GP |
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London |
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Pakistan storm to World Twenty20 triumph |
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Venezuela |
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Mafia man arrested in Venezuela
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Northeastern Brazil |
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Atlantic crash bodies identified
| Jun.22 |
Paris |
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Sarkozy speaks out against burka French President at a special session of parliament has spoken out strongly against the wearing of the burka by Muslim women in France
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Northern England |
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Dog walker trampled to death by cows
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London |
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Lawmakers elect new speaker
| Jun.23 |
Rome |
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Berlusconi denies paying for sex
| Jun.24 |
London |
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Unseeded Dulko upsets Sharapova |
| Jun.25 |
London |
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Venus, Kuznetsova roll to 3rd round |
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Brazil |
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Bodies of Air France captain found
| Jun.26 |
London |
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Federer, Serena, roll to 4th round |
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Italy |
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G8 'deplores' Iran poll violence
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Northeastern Brazil |
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Search ends for Air France dead The Brazilian military has ended its search for bodies from the jet that crashed into the Atlantic almost a month ago
| Jun.27 |
Netherlands |
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Rossi races to 100th career victory |
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South Africa |
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Last-gasp Springboks win Lions |
| Jun.28 |
Iran |
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British Embassy workers seized in Iran Foreign Secretary David Miliband: The arrest of staff members at the Embassy is 'harassment and intimidation of a kind which is quite unacceptable' | |
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Somalia |
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Somali pirates release Belgian ship, crew
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South Africa |
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Spain third place at Confederations Cup |
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Barcelona |
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Man City make 'monster' Eto'o offer |
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Greece |
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Iran 'must free UK embassy staff'
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Tehran |
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Iran 'frees five' UK embassy staff Iran's state TV: Five out of nine local staff from the embassy detained in Tehran have been released
| Jun.29 |
London |
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Federer downs Soderling in rematch |
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Northern Italy |
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14 die in Italian Riviera train-gas blast
Map of Viareggio Italy A gas explosion from a cargo train carrying fuel tanks killed at least five people and injured 35 others in a town in the west coastal town of Viareggio | |
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London |
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Murray edges Wawrinka |
| Jun.30 |
Paris |
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France 'banned Yemen crash plane' France's transport minister: A airline which crashed into the Indian Ocean was banned from France because of 'irregularities'
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London |
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Venus, Dementieva ease into semis |
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France |
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Al Qaeda threatens France over burqas