* REFERENDUM – Montenegrin Prime Minister Milo Djukanovic proclaimed victory for the pro-independence camp following a referendum vote on splitting from Serbia.
* GUARANTEES – The United States is not offering security guarantees to Iran to end its nuclear programme, US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said. * DIPLOMACY – Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert arrived in Washington Sunday for a three-day visit, during which he will hold his first talks with US President George W Bush since winning a March election.* UNREST – One of the most senior Tamil Tiger field commanders was killed, while the Sri Lankan rebels warned that an imminent European Union ban could scupper future peace negotiations.* DISSOLVED – Kuwait’s emir dissolved parliament and called for new elections on June 29, saying he was forced to act to safeguard security and national unity amid a deep political crisis.* ATTACKED – At least seven people died and 22 were injured as Islamic militants attacked hundreds at a political event in Indian Kashmir’s summer capital ahead of peace talks on the region, police said.* HUNGER – From Rome to Auckland to Nairobi, hundreds of thousands of people let their feet do the talking in the UN World Food Programme’s (WFP) annual march against child hunger.- Nampa-AFP* DIPLOMACY – Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert arrived in Washington Sunday for a three-day visit, during which he will hold his first talks with US President George W Bush since winning a March election.* UNREST – One of the most senior Tamil Tiger field commanders was killed, while the Sri Lankan rebels warned that an imminent European Union ban could scupper future peace negotiations.* DISSOLVED – Kuwait’s emir dissolved parliament and called for new elections on June 29, saying he was forced to act to safeguard security and national unity amid a deep political crisis.* ATTACKED – At least seven people died and 22 were injured as Islamic militants attacked hundreds at a political event in Indian Kashmir’s summer capital ahead of peace talks on the region, police said.* HUNGER – From Rome to Auckland to Nairobi, hundreds of thousands of people let their feet do the talking in the UN World Food Programme’s (WFP) annual march against child hunger.- Nampa-AFP
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