What happend on July 24th 2009

You may use the navigation bar to select any day since November 11th, 2005. See the most imporant events in the world – expore the recent history on the map.

year

month

day

---

« yesterday – July 23rd 2009 tomorrow – July 25th 2009 »

---

July 24th 2009 news map

The countries are differentiated by colour. Click a marker to see news of July 24th 2009 that are related to a particular country.

• date:

  2009 » July 2009 » July 24th 2009

Kyrgyz president 'headed for win'

Friday 24th of July 2009, 2:49
related countries: Kyrgyzstan

Kyrgyzstan's president appears headed for an overhwhelming victory in elections denounced by the opposition.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Indonesian leader wins election

Friday 24th of July 2009, 2:55
related countries: Indonesia

Indonesia's leader Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono is confirmed as the winner of presidential polls, the election commission says.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

UK waste prompts Brazil complaint

Friday 24th of July 2009, 4:40
related countries: Brazil, United Kingdom

Brazil is to lodge a formal complaint over an illegal shipment of 1,400 tonnes of UK toxic waste, its government says.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Land struggle

Friday 24th of July 2009, 5:12
related countries: Israel

Israeli Arabs say discrimination chokes their towns
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Calcutta hit by transport strike

Friday 24th of July 2009, 6:14
related countries: India
related places: Calcutta

Private buses and taxi operators in India's third most populous city, Calcutta, begin an indefinite strike over vehicle bans.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

US corruption probe nets dozens

Friday 24th of July 2009, 6:19
related countries: United States

More than 40 people including politicians, officials and several rabbis are arrested in a major FBI operation in the US.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Four dead in US helicopter crash

Friday 24th of July 2009, 7:01
related countries: United States
related places: Maryland

A helicopter crashes on to a highway in the US state of Maryland, killing all four people on board.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Hello, I'm on the bike - Kenyans invent pedal-powered mobile phone charger

Friday 24th of July 2009, 7:18
related countries: Kenya

Two Kenyan university students hope to market a device that allows bicycle riders to charge their mobile phones.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Live - Hungary Grand Prix practice

Friday 24th of July 2009, 7:30
related countries: Hungary

Lewis Hamilton is the quickest man in afternoon practice at the Hungaroring to complete an encouraging day for the McLaren team.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Deadly clashes hit southern Yemen

Friday 24th of July 2009, 7:47
related countries: Yemen

At least eight people die as armed separatists and government forces clash in southern Yemen, officials say.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Six NZ players to forgo IPL cash

Friday 24th of July 2009, 8:08
related countries: India, New Zealand

New Zealand Cricket persuades its six Indian Premier League players to agree contracts with the board and forgo "significant sums of money".
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Indonesia 'tortured' Balibo Five

Friday 24th of July 2009, 8:42
related countries: East Timor

East Timor's President Ramos-Horta says Indonesia's army tortured and shot five journalists killed in the 1975 invasion.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Honduras leader starts return bid

Friday 24th of July 2009, 8:47
related countries: Honduras

Honduran President Manuel Zelaya arrives at a Nicaraguan border town from where he plans to launch a bid to return home after nearly a month in exile.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Monsoon wreaks havoc in Pakistan

Friday 24th of July 2009, 8:48
related countries: Pakistan

At least 15,000 people are made homeless after heavy monsoon rains lash parts of Pakistan's Balochistan province
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Nepal probes elephant 'attacks'

Friday 24th of July 2009, 8:54
related countries: Nepal, India

Nepalese officials go to the far east of the country to investigate attacks by elephants migrating from neighbouring India.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Tainted history

Friday 24th of July 2009, 8:55
related countries: Russia

Russia tries to rule version of past that dominates today
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Belgian convicts break out by air

Friday 24th of July 2009, 9:03
related countries: Belgium

Three inmates including a bank robber described as dangerous escape from a Belgian jail on board a hijacked helicopter.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Iraq PM hints at longer US role

Friday 24th of July 2009, 9:15
related countries: Iraq, United States

Iraqi PM Nouri Maliki hints that US forces could stay in Iraq beyond the current deadline of 2011, during a visit to the US.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Climate change pact 'needs' China

Friday 24th of July 2009, 9:40
related countries: China
related places: Beijing

There can be no global climate change agreement without China on board, UN chief Ban Ki-moon says in Beijing.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

German court hears dispute over famous yodelling song

Friday 24th of July 2009, 9:41
related countries: Germany

It features yodelling and is one of the most popular songs at German beer festivals - but the Kuftein Song is now at the centre of a court dispute over royalties.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Troops crawl after Guinea attack

Friday 24th of July 2009, 9:43
related countries: Guinea

Members of Guinea's presidential guard beg forgiveness on their knees on national TV after roughing up a general.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Kyrgyz poll 'marred' say monitors

Friday 24th of July 2009, 10:04
related countries: Kyrgyzstan

European monitors say Kyrgyzstan's presidential election was marred by "many problems and irregularities".
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Storms kill eight people in Poland

Friday 24th of July 2009, 10:17
related countries: Poland

Severe storms kill at least seven people in Poland, uprooting trees in many areas and bringing down power lines.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Zuma vows help for SA townships

Friday 24th of July 2009, 10:41
related countries: South Africa

South Africa's President Jacob Zuma promises to deliver better services in a bid to end recent township protests.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Live text - Tour de France

Friday 24th of July 2009, 10:44
related countries: France
related places: Aubenas

Mark Cavendish clinches his fifth stage win of this year's Tour in stage 19, a 178km trek from Bourgoin Jallieu to Aubenas.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Turkish police arrest 'Islamists'

Friday 24th of July 2009, 10:48
related countries: Turkey

Turkish police arrest almost 200 people suspected of being members of the banned Islamist group Hizb al-Tahrir.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

China 'stumbling' in the Pacific

Friday 24th of July 2009, 11:11
related countries: Taiwan, China

A new report analyses China's growing aid budget to Pacific nations and finds it wanting, due to focus on blocking Taiwan.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

New lizard species found in India

Friday 24th of July 2009, 11:45
related countries: India

Scientists discover a new species of lizard in the lush Western Ghats mountain range in the Indian state of Maharashtra.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Shanghai urges 'two-child policy'

Friday 24th of July 2009, 12:00
related countries: China
related places: Shanghai

China's largest city is encouraging parents in some cases to have a second child, in a bid to balance its ageing population.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Happiness politics

Friday 24th of July 2009, 12:13
related countries: Denmark

Exploring social well-being in Denmark
Read the full article » | View on the map »

UN warns over Lebanon arms cache

Friday 24th of July 2009, 12:22
related countries: Lebanon

An arms cache which exploded last week in Hezbollah-controlled territory in south Lebanon was "very active", a UN official says.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Burma trial reaches final stages

Friday 24th of July 2009, 12:53
related countries: Burma

Lawyers for Burmese pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi present closing arguments, as her trial nears its end.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

S Russia bus crash leaves 20 dead

Friday 24th of July 2009, 13:17
related countries: Russia

At least 20 people have died in a collision between a bus and a petrol tanker in south Russia, officials say.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Six die in Croatia train crash

Friday 24th of July 2009, 13:35
related countries: Croatia
related places: Split, Zagreb

A train in Croatia has crashed on the line between Zagreb and Split, killing at least six people and injuring 20, officials say.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Hamilton top as McLaren set pace

Friday 24th of July 2009, 13:54
related countries: Hungary, Hong Kong

Lewis Hamilton pips McLaren team-mate Heikki Kovalainen to set the day's fastest practice lap in the second session for the Hungarian GP.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Karzai 'to review foreign forces'

Friday 24th of July 2009, 14:53
related countries: Afghanistan

Afghan President Hamid Karzai says he will will review agreements with foreign forces in Afghanistan if re-elected.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

US car scrappage scheme unveiled

Friday 24th of July 2009, 15:29
related countries: United States

The US unveils its car scrappage scheme, aimed at persuading owners of "gas-guzzling" cars to buy greener ones.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Chechen separatist in rare talks

Friday 24th of July 2009, 16:49
related countries: Russia
related places: Chechen

A Chechen separatist envoy and a regional government representative hold talks on bringing stability to the region.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Berlusconi 'hid ancient graves'

Friday 24th of July 2009, 16:55
related countries: Italy

Italy PM Silvio Berlusconi failed to declare 30 ancient tombs at his Sardinian villa, newly published recordings suggest.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Iranian leader 'orders dismissal'

Friday 24th of July 2009, 17:25
related countries: Iran

Iran's supreme leader orders President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to dismiss his choice to serve as vice-president, state TV says.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Iran plane fire kills at least 17

Friday 24th of July 2009, 17:45
related countries: Iran
related places: Mashhad

A plane catches fire as it lands in Mashhad, Iran, killing at least 17 people, the second airliner crash in the country this month.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Decision time

Friday 24th of July 2009, 17:58
related countries: Iraq

Reformists shake up Iraqi Kurdistan elections
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Jamaican athletes fail drug tests

Friday 24th of July 2009, 18:05
related countries: Jamaica

Five Jamaican athletes have tested positive for a banned substance, the IAAF confirms.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

India to set up school for rogue monkeys

Friday 24th of July 2009, 18:48
related countries: India

Wildlife officials in India plan to build a special school to discipline delinquent monkeys.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Obama regrets 'stupid' comments

Friday 24th of July 2009, 19:00
related countries: United States
related places: Harvard

US President Barack Obama tells reporters he should not have described the arrest of a black Harvard professor as "stupid".
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Tough love

Friday 24th of July 2009, 19:15
related countries: Ukraine, Georgia

Smiling Joe Biden chides Ukraine and Georgia
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Obama regrets 'stupid' comments

Friday 24th of July 2009, 19:20
related countries: United States
related places: Harvard

US President Barack Obama tells reporters he should not have described the arrest of a black Harvard professor as "stupid".
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Bolt wins London 100m at a canter

Friday 24th of July 2009, 19:44
related countries: United Kingdom

Triple Olympic sprint champion Usain Bolt blows away the field to win the 100m in style at the London Grand Prix.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Obama regrets 'stupid' comments

Friday 24th of July 2009, 21:28
related countries: United States
related places: Harvard

US President Barack Obama tells reporters he should not have described the arrest of a black Harvard professor as "stupid".
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Race tensions

Friday 24th of July 2009, 21:29
related countries: United States

Professor's arrest highlights US 'racial profiling'
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Afghan woman MP lists 'enemies'

Friday 24th of July 2009, 22:25
related countries: Afghanistan

A female member of the Afghan parliament, Malalai Joya, strongly criticises Nato forces in the country - and the Taliban and Afghan 'warlords'.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Five ancient Roman shipwrecks offer unusually complete remains

Friday 24th of July 2009, 23:16
related countries: Italy

Underwater archaeologists in Italy discover the wrecks of five ancient Roman ships, with their cargoes still largely intact.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Silent guns

Friday 24th of July 2009, 23:25
related countries: Pakistan

What is Pakistan's army up to in South Waziristan?
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Afghan woman MP lists 'enemies'

Friday 24th of July 2009, 23:29
related countries: Afghanistan

A female member of the Afghan parliament strongly criticises Nato forces in the country - and the Taliban and Afghan "warlords".
Read the full article » | View on the map »

About Maplandia.com World News Centre

This content is from the BBC News website. We use BBC News RSS feed under BBC Terms and Conditions. Date and time information is related to GMT. Unfortunately we can not offer RSS feed of this site with geographically sorted world news. However, you can add this page to your favourites or set it as your homepage to see what's new in the world when you start browsing.