Tag: Muammar al-Gaddafi

In The News……

In the news

Christine Lagarde

  • Astronomers announce the discovery of ULAS J1120+0641, the most distant quasar yet found.
  • The Jiaozhou Bay Bridge, the world’s longest cross-sea bridge, opens in Shandong, People’s Republic of China.
  • The 1,318-km (819-mi) Beijing–Shanghai High-Speed Railway opens after 39 months of construction.
  • Amid heavy protests, the Greek parliament passes austerity measures to obtain the latest tranche of a €110 billion EFSF loan.
  • Christine Lagarde (pictured) is appointed Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund, beginning 5 July.
  • At least nineteen people, including eight attackers, are killed in a Taliban assault on the Hotel InterContinental in Kabul, Afghanistan.
  • The International Criminal Court issues an arrest warrant for Muammar Gaddafi, accusing him of crimes against humanity during the ongoing civil war in Libya.

In The News……

In the news

Christine Lagarde

  • Christine Lagarde (pictured) is appointed as Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund, effective 5 July.
  • The International Criminal Court issues an arrest warrant for Muammar Gaddafi, accusing him of crimes against humanity during the ongoing civil war in Libya.
  • New York becomes the sixth and most populous U.S. state to legalize same-sex marriage.
  • Mario Draghi is appointed for an eight-year term as President of the European Central Bank, effective 1 November.
  • Pauline Nyiramasuhuko is convicted of genocide by the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda.
  • Actor Peter Falk, best known for playing the detective Columbo, dies at the age of 83.