June 16, 2009 (Tuesday)
- Iran
- The Guardian Council is to hold a recount of disputed votes from the country's presidential election. (BBC)
- At least seven people have been killed near a rally in Tehran. (Reuters) (Xinhua)
- Foreign media are banned from covering the protests following the deaths of seven people. (RTÉ)
- Two Reformist politicians are arrested. (Press TV)
- Large demonstrations in support of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and Mir-Hossein Mousavi take place in the capital. (Press TV) (BBC)
- The state funeral in Libreville of former President of Gabon Omar Bongo is attended by dignitaries from 40 nations. (Reuters)
- Russia vetoes a plan to extend the United Nations Observer Mission in Georgia. (The Guardian) (UN)
- Playwright Brian Friel is honoured with the Ulysses Medal on Bloomsday at University College Dublin. (The Irish Times)
- A coal mine collapses in Indonesia, killing at least six people. (Xinhua)
- Documents released to the American Civil Liberties Union state Khalid Sheik Mohammed testified that he made up information after allegedly tortured by the CIA. (UPI)
- China announces plan to provide a US$ 10 billion credit loan to member states of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation. (Xinhua)
- Official campaigning for the 2009 presidential election in Afghanistan begins. (Reuters)
- General Motors agrees Saab sale to Koenigsegg (BBC)
- A Sri Lankan government investigation into human rights abuses during its offensive with Tamil Tiger rebels disbands. (AP)
- 15 laptops containing confidential information owned by Ireland's Health Service Executive are stolen in Roscommon. (RTÉ)(The Irish Times)
- German economic confidence reaches its highest level for over three years. (RTÉ)
- Sir John Sawers is named head of MI6. (BBC)
- Sammy Sosa, one of six Major League Baseball players to have hit 600 home runs in his career, is reported to have tested positive for performance-enhancing drugs during the 2003 season. (The New York Times)
- The U.S. Food & Drug Administration advised people not to use Zicam intranasal products that contain zinc, due to the risk of anosmia. (US FDA website)
- Jonas Brothers' album Lines, Vines and Trying Times is released