What happend on July 30th 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

---

---

July 30th 2009 news map

The countries are differentiated by colour. Click a marker to see news of July 30th 2009 that are related to a particular country.

• date:

  2009 » July 2009 » July 30th 2009

Religious row

Thursday 30th of July 2009, 0:19
related countries: Vietnam

Vietnam monastery dispute highlights freedom issue
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Swine flu vaccine for 'half US'

Thursday 30th of July 2009, 0:39
related countries: United States

About half the US population are in the priority group for H1N1 virus vaccine, including pregnant women and health workers.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Trusted tool

Thursday 30th of July 2009, 2:58
related countries: Switzerland

How the humble Swiss army knife became an icon
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Nigerian Islamist fighters 'flee'

Thursday 30th of July 2009, 3:41
related countries: Nigeria
related places: Maiduguri

Members of a Nigerian radical Islamist sect reportedly flee the northern city of Maiduguri after the army overruns their base.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Bangladesh to pull out soldiers

Thursday 30th of July 2009, 4:44
related countries: Bangladesh

Bangladesh decides to pull out troops from the south-eastern hill region, 12 years after signing a peace deal with tribal insurgents.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Sri Lanka v Pakistan latest score

Thursday 30th of July 2009, 5:33
related countries: Pakistan

Latest score from the first one-day international in Dambulla.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Japan factory output rises again

Thursday 30th of July 2009, 5:42
related countries: Japan

Japanese factory output rose in June for the fourth month in a row, up 2.4% from May, official figures show.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Tajik summit to tackle security

Thursday 30th of July 2009, 8:06
related countries: Afghanistan, Pakistan, Tajikistan

Tajikistan hosts a regional security summit amid fears the conflicts in Afghanistan and Pakistan are spreading.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Jaipur funeral for Indian royal

Thursday 30th of July 2009, 8:21
related countries: India
related places: Jaipur

Thousands of people gather for the funeral of one of the last Indian royals, Gayatri Devi, in her home state of Jaipur.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

What will the Iraq inquiry achieve?

Thursday 30th of July 2009, 8:25
related countries: Iraq

The inquiry into the Iraq war will be as open as possible with some hearings being televised, says chairman Sir John Chilcot. Should the inquiry be held in public?
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Live text - England v Australia

Thursday 30th of July 2009, 9:16
related countries: Australia, United Kingdom
related places: Edgbaston

Australia make a promising start as they reach 126-1 at the close against England on a rain-affected first day of the third Ashes Test at Edgbaston.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Dark voyage

Thursday 30th of July 2009, 9:21
related countries: Liberia

Retracing Graham Greene's spiritual journey in Liberia
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Baby cut from mother found alive

Thursday 30th of July 2009, 9:22
related countries: United States

A baby who was cut from her mother's womb is found alive two days after the woman's body was discovered, US police say.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

N Korea 'seizes S Korea vessel'

Thursday 30th of July 2009, 9:24
related countries: North Korea

A South Korean fishing boat is towed away by a North Korean patrol boat off the peninsula's east coast, officials say.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Making a pitch

Thursday 30th of July 2009, 9:24
related countries: United States

US plans for own professional cricket tournament
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Court allows Indian Games village

Thursday 30th of July 2009, 9:43
related countries: India
related places: Delhi

The Supreme Court in India lifts restrictions on construction work at the site of next year's Commonwealth Games in Delhi.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Algerian soldiers 'die in ambush'

Thursday 30th of July 2009, 9:44
related countries: Algeria

Islamist militants kill at least 15 Algerian soldiers and injure 20 in an ambush, reports say.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

US sailor jailed for Japan murder

Thursday 30th of July 2009, 10:23
related countries: Japan, United States

A US sailor is jailed for life for the killing of a Japanese taxi driver which strained relations between the two countries.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Taliban urge Afghan poll boycott

Thursday 30th of July 2009, 10:57
related countries: Afghanistan

The Taliban call on Afghans to boycott August elections and order their fighters to try to prevent the vote taking place.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

US threatens Eritrea over Somalia

Thursday 30th of July 2009, 11:00
related countries: United States, Somalia, Eritrea

The US warns Eritrea it could face sanctions for supporting Islamist insurgents in Somalia.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Indian bill moots free education

Thursday 30th of July 2009, 11:30
related countries: India

A landmark bill is to be introduced in the Indian parliament that seeks to guarantee universal and free education for children.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Deadly bomb at Iraq party office

Thursday 30th of July 2009, 11:49
related countries: Iraq

Seven people are killed as bomb explodes at the office of a Sunni political party in central Iraq, police say.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Court rejects Musharraf trial

Thursday 30th of July 2009, 11:50
related countries: Pakistan

The Supreme Court of Pakistan rejects a request to launch a treason case against former military ruler Pervez Musharraf.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

China concerned about abortions

Thursday 30th of July 2009, 12:04
related countries: China

There are 13 million abortions each year in China, highlighting a lack of sex education, according to a Chinese newspaper.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Hundreds at WWI veteran's funeral

Thursday 30th of July 2009, 12:10
related countries: United Kingdom

A crowd of hundreds watched the funeral of one of Britain's last World War I veterans, Henry Allingham.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Nigeria forces storm sect mosque

Thursday 30th of July 2009, 12:34
related countries: Nigeria

Nigerian troops overrun a mosque hideout of a radical Islamic sect, reportedly leaving dozens of militants dead.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Sri Lanka earn win over Pakistan

Thursday 30th of July 2009, 13:02
related countries: Pakistan

Sri Lanka win the first one-day international against Pakistan by 36 runs in Dambulla.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

UK's Iraq war inquiry to be launched

Thursday 30th of July 2009, 13:52
related countries: Iraq

The inquiry into the Iraq war in the UK will be as open as possible but may not be completed by the end of 2010, its chairman says.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Expelled Dutchmen held in Belgium

Thursday 30th of July 2009, 14:31
related countries: Netherlands, Somalia

Four Dutch nationals expelled from Kenya on suspicion of aiding insurgents in Somalia are arrested in Belgium.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Moldova Communists lose majority

Thursday 30th of July 2009, 17:01
related countries: Federated States of Micronesia

Moldova's governing Communist Party has lost its majority in parliament, preliminary results from Wednesday's election show.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Iran police clash with mourners

Thursday 30th of July 2009, 17:27
related countries: Iran

Tehran police clash with mourners holding ceremonies for those killed in post-election violence, reports say.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Nigeria riot city 'under control'

Thursday 30th of July 2009, 17:28
related countries: Nigeria
related places: Maiduguri

Residents of the besieged Nigerian city of Maiduguri say security forces are back in charge after routing militants.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

UK to clarify 'right-to-die' law

Thursday 30th of July 2009, 17:56
related countries: United Kingdom

A woman with multiple sclerosis has won her court battle in the UK to have the law on assisted suicide clarified.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Portuguese fugitive recaptured after 16 years hiding in caves

Thursday 30th of July 2009, 18:19
related countries: Portugal

An escaped murderer who spent 16 years hiding in caves and living mainly off fruit is recaptured in northern Portugal.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

England toil after weather delay

Thursday 30th of July 2009, 18:23
related countries: Australia, United Kingdom
related places: Edgbaston

Australia close on 126-1 after only 30 overs are possible on the first day of the third Test at Edgbaston.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Guantanamo youth release ordered

Thursday 30th of July 2009, 18:32
related countries: United States

A US judge orders Mohammed Jawad, one of the youngest detainees at Guantanamo Bay, released by late August.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Charges over US museum shooting

Thursday 30th of July 2009, 19:11
related countries: United States

An 89-year-old man is charged with murder and hate crimes after he allegedly shot a guard at Washington DC's Holocaust museum last month.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Nigerian sect leader 'captured'

Thursday 30th of July 2009, 19:27
related countries: Nigeria

The leader of a Nigerian Islamist sect blamed for days of deadly violence in the north of the country is captured, say police.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Boxer Gatti's death ruled suicide

Thursday 30th of July 2009, 20:39
related countries: Botswana

Former world boxing champion Arturo Gatti probably killed himself and was not murdered, say Brazilian investigators.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Travel chaos after Majorca bomb

Thursday 30th of July 2009, 21:00
related countries: Spain

Dozens of flights are stopped by Spanish police after a car bomb in Majorca blamed on separatists kills two Civil Guard officers.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Airbus urges speed sensor switch

Thursday 30th of July 2009, 22:25
related countries: Brazil

Airbus urges airlines to change speed sensors on about 200 jets, in the wake of the Air France crash off Brazil.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Kenya shuns special poll tribunal

Thursday 30th of July 2009, 22:34
related countries: Kenya

Kenya says it will not set up a special tribunal over last year's post-election violence, and will use local courts instead.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Albania 'to approve gay marriage'

Thursday 30th of July 2009, 22:37
related countries: Albania

Albania's prime minister says his party will pass a law to legalise same-sex marriage.
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.