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June 21, 2007 (Thursday)

Lebanon declares victory over Fatah al-Islam, an Al Qaeda-linked group, after a month-long battle at a Palestinian refugee camp. (Reuters via Daily Times)
Inflation in Zimbabwe reaches 9,000%, the highest in the world. (CNN)
NASA postpones the landing of Atlantis at Kennedy Space Center due to inclement weather, prolonging STS-117 for another day. NASA states that it can extend the mission until June 24 if necessary. (CNN)
A polar blast moving north over the South Island of New Zealand causes major disruptions and claims at least one life. (One)
The United Nations-backed Special Court for Sierra Leone finds three leaders of the Armed Forces Revolutionary Council—Alex Tamba Brima, Brima Bazzy Kamara, and Santigie Borbor Kanu—guilty of war crimes. (AP via CNN)
The President of Egypt, Hosni Mubarak, invites the leaders of the Palestinian Authority, Israel, and Jordan to a summit on Sunday to discuss the Palestinian crisis. (FOX)
The Kuwaiti government condemns the besieging of its embassy in Iran and the beating of a diplomat, regarding it as an "attack on Kuwait." The Iranian Foreign Ministry says it regrets that the incident occurred. (Gulf News)
Deposed Prime Minister of Thailand Thaksin Shinawatra is ordered to return to Thailand to face charges in an asset-concealment case. (UPI)
Japan changes the name of Iwo Jima to its original name, Iwo To, to reflect the wishes of its original inhabitants. (BBC)

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