June 22, 2004

The United States Supreme Court rules that Health Maintenance Organizations cannot be sued in state courts under malpractice laws. (Forbes)
The Iranian Islamic Republic News Agency reports Iran could soon free eight British military sailors seized yesterday on the Iranian side of the Shatt al-Arab waterway shared with Iraq if interrogations show they had "no bad intention." (ABC)
An Islamic militant group beheads Kim Sun-il, a South Korean contractor, according to Al Jazeera television. (Al Jazeera)
Imran Khan, Pakistani cricketer and politician, and Jemima Khan, daughter of the late Anglo-French billionaire Sir James Goldsmith, announce their divorce. (Arab News)
The RIAA, in its anti-piracy campaign, sues 482 more John Does that could possibly be file sharing users. ((newsfactor.com)(Dallas News) (Reuters))
Francisco Ortiz Franco, editor of Mexican newsweekly Zeta, is ambushed and killed by gunmen in Tijuana. Ortiz Franco and Zeta were particularly well known for their work in investigating drug trafficking and reporting government corruption. (BBC)