Wikinews:2009/June
- British singer Susan Boyle admitted to hospital
- Air France jet with 228 on board goes missing
- U.S. manufacturer General Motors seeks bankruptcy protection
- Barack Obama presents rescue plan after GM declaration of bankruptcy
- Five dead after arson attack in Iran
- Passengers on Air France Flight 447 sent text messages to family members before plane disappeared
- Venezuela's president nationalizes more private companies
- Hydrogen fuel cell cars promoted in various states, but U.S. federal funding cut
- Search in Atlantic underway for missing Air France passenger jet
- Canadian victims of terrorism will be able to sue perpetrators
- Woman survives being run over by a train in suicide attempt
- Wreckage of plane thought to be missing Air France flight found in Atlantic
- Aircraft wreckage in Atlantic confirmed to be that of missing Air France flight
- Six Afghan civilians killed after explosion near US military base
- North Korea reportedly names successor to leader Kim Jong-il
- Over 60 illegal miners die in South African mine fire
- Bomb threat delayed an Air France flight to Paris days before Flight 447 crashed
- US investigators probe close call on North Carolina runway
- Sunderland A.F.C. announce Steve Bruce as their new manager
- Organization of American States votes to lift Cuba suspension
- Maker Faire 2009 wraps up in San Mateo, California
- Israel rejects U.S. call for freeze on West Bank settlements
- CEO of GM outlines plan for "New GM" after auto company declared bankruptcy
- WHOI sub Nereus explores deepest area of Pacific Ocean
- Twentieth anniversary of the Tiananmen Square protests passes in China
- Governor of New Hampshire signs law legalizing same-sex marriages
- Kung Fu star Carradine found dead in Bangkok hotel
- UK's Labour government faces cabinet resignations, electoral defeat
- Strategic arms talks between Russia and the US end without declaration
- False dawn for Air France flight; debris not from crash, search continues
- British singer Susan Boyle released from clinic
- Explosion in Pakistan mosque kills dozens
- US unemployment rate reaches 9.4 percent
- Penske Auto selected to buy General Motors' Saturn unit
- Palestinian protester killed by Israeli soldiers
- Swine flu: recent developments worldwide
- 24 error messages sent by Flight 447
- Possible bodies, wreckage from Air France Flight 447 found
- Dozens of children killed in childcare center fire in Mexico
- Europeans go to the polls to elect Members of the European Parliament
- Australia, Japan, Korea Republic, Netherlands all qualify for 2010 FIFA World Cup
- Jenson Button wins 2009 Turkish Grand Prix
- Tourists evacuated following shootout between Mexican army and drug hitmen
- United Kingdom elects first British National Party members of European Parliament
- Gabonese president Omar Bongo dies at age 73
- Gunmen kill ten people in Thai mosque
- Tail from Air France jet recovered from Atlantic Ocean
- Minibus bombing in Iraq kills nine, injures 24
- Coal mine blast in Ukraine kills two; ten still missing
- Suicide bomber kills three people in Afghanistan
- Ad-hoc Liaison Committee meets in Oslo, Norway
- Roger Federer wins the French Open at Roland Garros
- US Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor breaks ankle
- Apple launches new, faster iPhone
- Garuda Indonesia increases flights, fleet; may buy rival
- Explosion at ConAgra plant in North Carolina, multiple injuries
- World Cup qualifier may be affected by London Underground strike
- Creigh Deeds wins Virginia Democratic primary
- Gunman kills one at Holocaust Museum in Washington, D.C.
- Bombing of Peshawar Pearl Continental Hotel in Pakistan kills 18
- Three dead infants found in Canadian home
- San Diego State University pitcher taken first in baseball draft
- Three dead after ConAgra plant explosion, all inside now accounted for
- Venezuela bans Coke Zero over unspecified health problems
- Italian border guards seize $134 billion in U.S. bonds at Swiss border
- WHO declares global swine flu pandemic
- Norwegian military security agency accused of conducting illegal surveillance of PM
- Iranian media says current president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has won re-election
- National Party of Australia to trial community pre-selections at 2011 NSW election
- 2009 College World Series field set, games to start Saturday
- Pittsburgh Penguins win Stanley Cup
- NASA cancels launch of Space Shuttle Endeavour
- Demonstrator killed in Tehran protest
- UK inquiry into Iraq war will be held in private
- Swine flu claims first UK victim
- Nepali capital Kathmandu shut down after rebel strike
- Oklahoma trooper on leave after altercation with ambulance personnel
- Recount offered for disputed Iranian election
- Study says nearly every species of animal engages in homosexual behavior
- Yemeni troops search for missing hostages
- Swine flu deaths reported in Argentina
- Diet Coke advert featuring singer Duffy cleared by advertising watchdog
- Report: Members of Iranian Revolutionary Guard arrested for joining 'people's movement'
- Greece: Athens Pride 2009
- U.S. President Barack Obama calls North Korea a "grave threat"
- $106 billion war bill backed by U.S. House of Representatives
- US senator John Ensign resigns from leadership role after admitting extra-marital affair
- U.S. President Barack Obama fires Inspector General Gerald Walpin amid controversy
- First trial without jury given the go-ahead in the UK
- Former head of Royal Bank of Scotland Fred Goodwin to reduce pension
- NASA launches two space probes to the moon
- Somali minister killed by car bomb
- China Eastern Airlines to purchase twenty new Airbus A320 jets
- Militants kill at least 21 Algerian police in ambush
- Aviation experts suggest Air France Flight 447 broke up in midair
- Passenger jet lands safely at Newark Airport after pilot dies
- Sir Alan Sugar to keep television role on The Apprentice
- Tensions rise between North Korea and United States
- Porsche automaker's global sales drop 28%
- U.S. Conference Board says leading economic indicators rose 1.2% in May
- Canada's supercomputer goes online
- Committee to Protect Journalists calls for release of Gambian journalists
- Historic building in Moscow collapses, three people killed
- Health and safety culture is damaging children's learning in the UK, survey suggests
- Formula One teams to set up breakaway championship
- 900 oil refinery workers fired after strike at Lindsey
- Mexican therapy increases survival of cervical cancer patients
- World War One veteran becomes world's oldest man
- Airliner catches fire at Indonesian airport
- U.K. MPs' expenses to be investigated by police
- Fans worldwide queue for new iPhone
- Hackers attack Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting website
- Ayatollah Ali Khamenei speaks about Iranian presidential election protests at prayers
- News services and web companies increase Farsi services in light of Iranian political situation
- EPA declares 'emergency' asbestos cleanup in Montana town
- Rafael Nadal withdraws from Wimbledon Championships
- Tropical depression dissipates, impacts Mexico
- Two British hostages feared dead after bodies found in Iraq
- Violence in Iran increases
- Greenland assumes self rule Sunday
- Wikinews interviews former Republican U.S. Senator Bob Smith on his latest run for office
- Sebastian Vettel wins 2009 British Grand Prix
- Tensions continue to rise between North Korea and United States
- Washington Metro collision kills nine, injures many
- Sarkozy says burqa is "not welcome" in France
- Authorities arrest 7 state officials over Mexico childcare centre fire
- Former Scientology executives say leader David Miscavige abused staff
- UK broadcaster Setanta enters administration
- Six-year-olds trigger emergency response with toy nuclear reactor in Germany
- UN: World hunger at all-time high due to economic slowdown
- U.S., Mexico and U.K. top medalists at RoboGames 2009
- Iran and Britain expel diplomats after Iranian presidential election
- Former detainees allege abuse at US Bagram base in Afghanistan
- Togo unanimously vote to abolish the death penalty
- American TV personality and "Tonight Show" sidekick Ed McMahon dies at 86
- High school football coach shot dead at school gym in Iowa
- USA upsets Spain, wins 2–0 in FIFA Confederations Cup semifinal
- Gisela Dulko knocks Maria Sharapova out of Wimbledon
- World's smallest car enters Ripley's Believe it or Not museum
- Saturn moon may contain liquid water
- Freed journalist calls on Iran to release aid worker
- Google not accessible in some parts of China
- Steelmaker Corus to cut 2000 jobs in the UK and Netherlands
- Lleyton Hewitt knocks Juan Martin del Potro out of Wimbledon
- Queen's University agree to cut 103 members of staff
- Singer and songwriter Michael Jackson dies at age 50
- University study finds U.S. defense contract information in 'electronic waste' in Africa
- South Carolina governor resigns GOP post, explains disappearance
- Blake Griffin taken first in 2009 NBA Draft
- Iranian supreme leader insists government will not yield to protesters
- News of Michael Jackson's death overloads Internet sites and sparks hoaxes
- Fans mourn death and celebrate life of Michael Jackson around the world
- UK regulator proposes Sky share channels with other broadcasters
- Death of Michael Jackson causes last minute changes to films and dramas
- US House of Representatives passes 'clean energy bill'
- Sales of Jackson songs and memorabilia rise after his death
- Armed Forces Day to get underway in the UK
- Farrah Fawcett's funeral arrangements announced
- Brazil ceases hunt for bodies from Air France crash
- 9 year old girl reported to be latest US swine flu death
- Philippine prisoners repeat performance of Thriller in tribute to Michael Jackson
- Man on Florida bus threatened with knife for praising Michael Jackson
- Jackson family seeking second autopsy
- Amnesty International tells Iran to free imprisoned journalists
- American pitchman Billy Mays dies at age 50
- Crash kills nine on Oklahoma turnpike
- Brazil wins FIFA Confederations Cup final, defeats USA 3–2
- Honduran president expelled by army
- Miss Georgia relinquishes crown after 12 hours