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Angelina Jolie, the famous Hollywood actress, celebrates her birthday on June 4.
Standing accused of war crimes by the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY), former Bosnian Serb military commander Ratko Mladic said he would defend his country and his people – not himself – and asked the court to respect his dignity.
A roundup of the main events that have happened over the past week.
Russia tennis star Maria Sharapova exited the 2011 French Open on June 2. Her best moments at Roland Garros this year are featured in an image gallery prepared by the R-Sport agency.
On June 2, Russia suspended imports of EU-produced vegetables on in a bid to prevent an E. coli outbreak from spreading into the country. At least 18 people have died as the result of the outbreak, centered on Germany.
Thursday evening shells began to explode in an artillery depot of Ministry of Defense near the village of Pugachevo in Udmurtia. The explosion had been preceded by fire.
Heavy fighting on Thursday night between forces loyal to Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh and supporters of the al-Ahmar clan, has caused widespread damage to buildings in the capital Sanaa.
One year has passed since the Mars-500 project was launched. The project is designed to simulate a flight to the red planet. It will take 250 days to reach Mars, stay for short time there and then 240 days back.
Most Escherichia coli (E.coli) strains are harmless.But some, like enterohemorrhagic E. coli (EHEC), are a hazard to human health and life.