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| Jun.1 |
Washington |
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US begins criminal probe of spill |
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Turkey |
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Obama, Turkish PM speak on raid
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Louisiana |
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Robots succeed, cut well pipe |
| Jun.2 |
Florida |
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Oil from spill 'nears Florida beaches' |
| Jun.3 |
Louisiana |
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BP set to lower US oil-spill cap
| Jun.4 |
New York |
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Euro plummets below $1.20 |
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Florida |
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Successful blast-off for Falcon 9
SpaceX's rocket has enjoyed a successful maiden test flight after the first launch attempted was aborted
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Louisiana |
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Obama cautious on new move to halt leak
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Louisiana |
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BP fits cap but yet to stop leak in Gulf On day 46 of the oil spill, BP began to siphon oil from the ruptured undersea well to the surface, where it was flowing onto the awaiting drill ship
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Washington |
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James Clapper is pick for U.S. intel chief |
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Los Angeles |
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Legendary coach Wooden dies |
| Jun.6 |
Washington |
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Too soon to be 'pleased' with BP progress
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Yemen |
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US missile 'used in Yemen raid' |
| Jun.7 |
Afghanistan |
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10 troops killed in Afghanistan Attacks across Afghanistan killed 10 allied troops, including seven Americans, in the deadliest day for coalition forces this year
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Louisiana |
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Oil disaster cleanup 'to take years' |
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San Francisco Bay Area |
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Apple shows off redesigned iPhone |
| Jun.8 |
Louisiana |
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Rig survivors: BP ordered shortcut
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Texas |
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Mexican boy killed at US border |
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Southern U.S. |
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Primaries: Blanche Lincoln among winners |
| Jun.9 |
Helmand |
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Hostile fire downs Nato helicopter |
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Philadelphia |
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Blackhawks get Stanley Cup Kane sneaked the puck past Leighton 4:06 into OT to lift the Blackhawks to a 4-3 win in Game 6 for their first championship since 1961
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Alabama |
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Oil spill spurs sickness in U.S. states
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FBI |
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Official: Van der Sloot got $25K in sting |
| Jun.10 |
London |
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Oil spill 'will not harm' UK-US ties
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USA |
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US sweep targets Mexican cartels |
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Australia |
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Teenage sailor in ocean distress |
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Louisiana |
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Oil leak was 'greater than estimated' Scientists estimate the leaking BP oil well in the Gulf of Mexico was releasing 20,000 to 40,000 barrels per day through last week
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Washington |
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China export surge stirs U.S. anger |
| Jun.11 |
Southern U.S. |
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Floodwaters hit campsites, leave 16 dead
At least 16 people have died in the state of Arkansas after floodwaters hit campsites in a mountainous national park
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Italy |
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Mobster: Amanda Knox is innocent
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Tribal Areas |
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Drone attack in northwest Pakistan kills 13 |
| Jun.12 |
Global |
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American teenage sailor rescued Abby Sunderland who ran into problems trying to become the youngest person to sail solo around the world has been rescued in the Indian Ocean | |
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Miami |
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Spirit Airlines pilots strike; flights canceled |
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South Africa |
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Green blunder costs England victory vs US
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Washington |
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US urges quicker BP oil strategy
| Jun.14 |
Washington |
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Obama: Oil spill 'will shape how US thinks'
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Washington |
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Obama calls for clean-energy push |
| Jun.15 |
U.S. Congress |
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US oil firms 'not ready' for leak
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Washington |
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Obama in national address on oil
US President has made his first national address from the Oval Office to outline his response to the Gulf of Mexico oil spill
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Washington |
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U.S. mulls more help for Kyrgyzstan |
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Los Angeles |
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Lakers Rout Celtics |
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Washington |
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US sends envoy to Kyrgyzstan |
| Jun.16 |
Washington |
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BP to fund $20bn oil spill payout
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Seattle |
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U.S. Army charges 3 in Afghan killings |
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U.S. Congress |
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US Congress set to grill BP chief Tony Hayward is set to face a grilling, a day after the oil firm agreed a $20bn compensation fund for victims of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill
| Jun.17 |
U.S. Congress |
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Congress tells BP ignored oil well dangers
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Los Angeles |
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Lakers edge Celtics, win 16th title Bryant, the finals MVP, scored 23 points, and the Lakers are rallying from a 4th-quarter deficit to beat the Celtics 83-79 in Game 7 of the NBA...
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New York |
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Shahzad indicted on 10 counts
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Aruba |
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Holloway father urged to delay search |
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NW Pakistan |
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U.S. officials see alleged bin Laden hunter |
| Jun.18 |
Johannesburg |
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U.S.-Slovenia thriller has controversial end |
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Washington |
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Clinton: funding for Palestinian refugees |
| Jun.19 |
Washington |
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Firm tied to Blackwater gets contract |
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Washington |
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Obama hails China currency move |
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Washington |
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BP CEO Hayward criticised for yacht trip
| Jun.20 |
Louisiana |
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BP told rig safety gear 'broke earlier' A Deepwater Horizon rig worker has told the BBC that he identified a leak in the oil rig's safety equipment weeks before the explosion
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California |
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McDowell takes U.S. Open title
| Jun.21 |
New York |
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Times Square bomb suspect pleads guilty Faisal Shahzad, the main suspect in an attempt to set off a car bomb has admitted weapons and terrorism charges
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Washington |
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US money 'reaches Taliban'
| Jun.22 |
London |
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Serena, Nadal cruise at Wimbledon |
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Washington |
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Obama 'angry' over McChrystal claims US President was angered by a magazine profile in which the top military commander in Afghanistan criticised senior administration officials
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Washington |
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US Gulf oil drilling ban overturned
| Jun.23 |
USA |
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US pirate hunters target movies |
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Washington |
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Obama fires US Afghan commander 
Gen Stanley McChrystal, has been dismissed by President Obama after critical comments about senior US officials in a magazine. He will be replaced by Gen David Petra... | |
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South Africa |
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U.S. and England qualify
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Connecticut |
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Passengers held on hot plane for 4 hours |
| Jun.24 |
USA |
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Report: U.S. hikers were in Iraqi territory
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Pakistan |
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Five US men convicted of 'terror plot'
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North Korea |
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N. Korea heats up rhetoric toward U.S. |
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London |
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American wins 70-68 in longest epic |
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Washington |
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Obama and Medvedev hail 're-set' ties 
Russian President and his US counterpart have marked a warming in relations between the two countries on Mr Medvedev's first visit to America | |
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Upstate New York |
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Jamaican drug lord arrives in U. S. Christopher 'Dudus' Coke was extradited from Jamaica to the United States, where he is to face drug and weapons charges | |
| Jun.25 |
New York |
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Jamaican drug kingpin pleads not guilty |
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Los Angeles |
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Wrongful death suit over Jackson |
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Washington |
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US warns N Korea over 'tensions' |
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London |
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Roddick, Federer on course for semis |
| Jun.26 |
Kabul |
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Karzai backs choice of Petraeus Afghanistan's president has backed the selection of Gen. David Petraeus as the top NATO commander in Afghanistan
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South Africa |
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Ghana seal win over US, 2-1
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London |
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Serena, Sharapova win |
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Toronto |
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US warns over recession risks at G20
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Washington |
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Obama invites Hu Jintao for state visit |
| Jun.27 |
CIA |
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Afghan war 'hard and slow' - CIA Speaking on US television Leon Panetta, the director of the CIA, has conceded that the war in Afghanistan has been 'harder and slower' than ...
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CIA |
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CIA defends Blackwater contract |
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Louisiana |
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Gulf crews keep wary eye on storm |
| Jun.28 |
U.S. Senate |
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Kagan faces US court questioning |
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North Korea |
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N Korea: U.S. bringing weapons to border |
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Washington |
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Feds charge 10 with spying for Russia After Medvedev visit, the Justice Department arrested on charges of being Russian agents involved in a long-term mission in the country
They were part of an operation where agents posed as ordinary citizens, some living together as couples for years
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U.S. Supreme Court |
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Supreme Court extends gun rights |
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London |
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Roddick knocked out by unseeded Lu |
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USA |
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Winfrey top of Forbes power list |
| Jun.29 |
London |
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Venus and Clijsters crash out |
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UN |
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UN: Dollar should be replaced as standard
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Cyprus |
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Police arrest 11th Russian spy
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U.S. Senate |
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Petraeus: Afghan fighting may worsen The man chosen to take charge of the US military in Afghanistan has warned of an escalation of violence in the coming months
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USA |
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Larry King to end TV show |
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Moscow |
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Putin fears 'spy' harm to US ties |
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Louisiana |
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Hurricane hits Gulf oil clean-up Oil clean-up activities like skimming and controlled burning are halted because of the arrival of Hurricane Alex in the Gulf of Mexico
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Peru |
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Russian agent was dramatic TV reporter |
| Jun.30 |
Cyprus |
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Spy suspect 'missing' in Cyprus Canadian Christopher Metsos, one of 11 suspects accused by the US of spying for Russia has gone missing after being freed on bail
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Texas |
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Texas on alert as Alex sweeps in Barack Obama has declared a state of emergency in Texas as Hurricane Alex bears down on the coast with 80mph winds
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Colorado |
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U.S.: Cleric involved in terror attempt