Current events of 31 May 2007 (2007-05-31) (Thursday) edit history watch

The National Assembly of Niger passes a motion of no-confidence in the Government of Prime Minister of Niger Hama Amadou. (BBC) Japan fails to win in its bid to lift a commercial moratorium on whaling at the International Whaling Commission. (News Limited) South Thailand insurgency: At least 10 soldiers have been killed in a bomb attack by suspected militants in southern Thailand, officials say. (BBC) Alleged Internet spammer Robert Soloway is arrested after being indicted on charges of identity theft, money laundering, and mail, wire, and e-mail fraud. (BBC) (Times of India) Qatar Airways orders 80 Airbus A350 planes. (icLiverpool) The Parliament of Latvia selects Valdis Zatlers as the new President of Latvia. (Reuters via CNN) A suicide bomber explodes in a police recruitment centre in Falluja, Iraq killing at least 20 people. (BBC) Nepal's ruling coalition government announces that elections to a special assembly to write a new constitution will be held in November. (BBC) Approximately 100 pro-Taliban insurgents attack the home of a government official in northwest Pakistan, killing 13 people. (AP via Houston Chronicle) The Malaysian Federal Court rejects the appeal of Christian convert Lina Joy to have the word "Islam" removed from her identity card. (Bernama) In an unannounced vote, the Philadelphia City Council voted to evict the Cradle of Liberty Council Boy Scouts from the building they have occupied since 1928. (Philadelphia Inquirer)