1.India's most famous artist M.F Hussain passed away at the age of 97.He died on June 9,2011. 2.

Like Libya and many other Arab countries,a National Council to struggle against the Damascus regime was set up in Syria. 3.Ban Ki-Moon has been elected as the Secretary General of the United Nations for the second term. 4.Former Tunisian President Zine Al-Abidine Ali was sentenced to 35 years in jail. 5.Ayman al-Zawahiri,59,has been elected Al-Qaeda's new leader. 6.Ranjan Mathai has been appointed the new Foreign Secretary succeeding Nirupama Rao. 7.Christine Lagrade has been appointed the new Managing Director of IMF.She is the first woman who has been considered for this top job.She succeeded Dominique Strauss Kahn. 8.Yingluck Shinawatra has been appointed the first Woman PM of Thailand. 9. Indian-American Mitul Desai appointed as Senior Adviser in the U.S. State Department's South and Central Asia Bureau 10.The famous British Tabloid "News Of The World" has been shut down.It was established 168 years ago. 11.India and NewZealand to establish a Joint Educational Council to continue the education co-operation between the two countries. 12.Dinesh Trivedi has been appointed the Railway Minister after the Cabinet Reshuffle 2011. 13.The famous Bollywood actor Aamir Khan has been appointed the Brand Ambassador for Ministry Of Women and Child Development. 14.Hina Rabbani Khar was appointed as Pakistan's first woman Foreign Minister on July 19 2011.She succeded Shah Mahmood Qureshi. 15.Anna Imran Khan was awarded the Ordre National du Merite on July 19 2011 by French President Nicholas Sarkozy for the extra ordinary services performed for strengthening and promoting cooperation between the Law Enforcement Agencies.