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Heavy thunderstorms in Dublin lead to widespread flooding and the closure of some of the city's major roads and rail lines, as well as some evacuations. (RTÉ) (The Irish Times)
Amnesty International details Israeli war crimes in Gaza. (BBC)
A report by Amnesty International states rocket attacks by Palestinian militants are war crimes and accuses Hamas of endangering human lives. (BBC)
The United States armed forces launch Operation Strike of the Sword against the Taliban in Helmand, Afghanistan. (BBC)
The Honduran interim government defies international pressure to reverse coup, saying there is no chance at all of ousted President Manuel Zelaya returning to office. (Reuters)
A 148-year old colonial law banning homosexual intercourse in India is overturned by the High Court in New Delhi. (BBC) (The Times)
The South Korean Defence Ministry says North Korea has fired four missiles off its east coast. (Sky News)
Japanese diplomat Yukiya Amano is elected as Director General for the International Atomic Energy Agency. (AP via The Washington Post)
The first vaccine for H1N1 swine flu virus strain has been made by Novartis in Marburg, Germany. (BBC)
Japanese scientists intend to breed super-tuna to meet demands for the fish. (The Daily Telegraph)
A Royal Air Force plane crashes in a rural area of Scotland, the United Kingdom. (The Guardian)

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 *Heavy thunderstorms in [[Dublin]] lead to widespread flooding and the closure of some of the city's [[Transport in Dublin|major roads and rail lines]], as well as some evacuations. [http://www.rte.ie/news/2009/0702/dublin.html (RTÉ)] [http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/breaking/2009/0702/breaking3.htm (''The Irish Times'')]
 *[[Amnesty International]] details [[Israel]]i [[war crimes]] in [[Gaza]]. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/8128210.stm (BBC)]
+*A report by [[Amnesty International]] states rocket attacks by [[Palestinian]] militants are [[war crimes]] and accuses [[Hamas]] of endangering human lives. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/8128210.stm (BBC)]
 *The [[United States armed forces]] launch [[Operation Strike of the Sword]] against the [[Taliban]] in [[Helmand]], [[Afghanistan]]. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/8129789.stm (BBC)]
 *The [[Honduras|Honduran]] [[interim government]] defies international pressure to [[2009 Honduran coup d'état|reverse coup]], saying there is no chance at all of ousted President [[Manuel Zelaya]] returning to office. [http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSTRE55R24E20090702 (Reuters)]