(June 22)

1940- France's General Charles Huntziger signed the terms of surrender with Germany at Compiegne in World War Two, in the same railway carriage in which General Foch had received the German surrender in 1918.

2001 - Turkey's Constitutional Court banned the main opposition Islamist Virtue Party for anti-secular activity.

2011 - Dissident Chinese artist Ai Weiwei released on bail.

2015 - Afghanistan parliament members are evacuated during attack.