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- Zimbabwean police briefly detain opposition Movement for Democratic Change leader Morgan Tsvangirai during campaigning in the second round of the Zimbabwe presidential election.
- In the U.S. Presidential campaign, Senator Barack Obama (pictured) obtains a predicted majority of delegates needed to become the Democratic Party's presumptive nominee, the first African-American ever to do so.
- The United Nations Security Council unanimously passes a declaration allowing foreign naval vessels to enter Somali territorial waters to deal with pirates.
- The Australian Army ends its combat role in Iraq, as about 500 troops withdraw from Nasiriyah.
- In the Republic of Macedonia, the governing Christian democratic VMRO–DPMNE wins a landslide victory in parliamentary elections amid reports of violence in ethnic Albanian areas.
- Usain Bolt of Jamaica sets a new world record in the 100 metre sprint of 9.72 seconds at the Reebok Grand Prix in New York.
- In rugby union, the Crusaders defeat the New South Wales Waratahs in the 2008 Super 14 Final.
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