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June 1, 2006 (Thursday)
- Extraordinary renditions. Thomas Dale DeLay (born April 8 1947 is a former member of the United States House of Representatives from Sugar Land, Texas. Events 193 - Roman Emperor Didius Julianus is Assassinated 987 - Hugh Capet is elected Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. The Bundesnachrichtendienst (German intelligence agency) declares that it had known of Khalid El-Masri's seizure 16 months before Germany was officially informed of his mistaken arrest in the name of the War on Terror. The Bundesnachrichtendienst ( Federal Intelligence Service, BND is the foreign Intelligence agency of the German government under the control of the For information about Khalid al-Masri the suspected Al-Qaeda operative believed to be a native of the former Soviet Union, see Khalid al-Masri. The War on Terrorism (also known as the War on Terror) is the common term for the military political and legal, and ideological conflict and specifically for U Germany had previously claimed that it did not know of el-Masri's abduction by the CIA and his stay in the Salt Pit in Afghanistan until his return to the country in May 2004
- The 16th World Economic Forum on Africa is convened in Cape Town, South Africa. near as long as it used to be several months ago It has been actively summarized and split into sub-articles and there is a dynamic talk page discussion of all The Salt Pit is the codename of an isolated clandestine CIA Black site prison and Interrogation centre in Afghanistan. Afghanistan /æfˈgænɪstæn/ officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan ( Pashto: د افغانستان اسلامي جمهوریت, Cape Town (Kaapstad Xhosa: Ikapa) is the second most populous city in South Africa, forming part of the metropolitan municipality of the The Republic of South Africa (also known by other official names) is a country located at the southern tip of the continent of Africa (BBC).
- China, France, Germany, Russia, the United Kingdom and the United States agree on a package of incentives and sanctions for Iran. Talk People's Republic of China) PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA ARTICLE GUIDELINES This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located The United States of America —commonly referred to as the For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iran topics. (CNN).
- A report issued by the United States Army Corps of Engineers admits their responsibility for 2005 levee failures that flooded the majority of New Orleans, Louisiana in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. The United States Army Corps of Engineers ( USACE) is a federal agency and a major Army command made up of some 34600 Civilian and 650 Military personnel In late August 2005 there were over 50 failures of the Levees and flood walls protecting New Orleans Louisiana, and nearby St New Orleans (nʲuːˈɔrliənz nʲuːˈɔrlənz French: La Nouvelle-Orléans) is a major United States port city and the largest city in Louisiana Hurricane Katrina of the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season was the costliest hurricane, as well as one of the five deadliest in the history of the United States (AP) (Full report via NOLA.com)
- The United States Department of Homeland Security reveals that it plans to reallocate anti-terrorism funding to cities across the nation. Funding to New York City and Washington, D.C. is cut, while funding in cities such as Omaha, Nebraska and Los Angeles, California increases. The City of New York Washington DC ( formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, the District, or simply D Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg's office calls the report's statement that there are no "national monuments or icons" in New York City "outrageous. Michael Rubens Bloomberg (born February 14, 1942) is an American businessman and the Mayor of New York City. "(NYT)
- The Government of Spain overturns the conviction of Imad Yarkas on charges of conspiracy in the September 11, 2001 attacks after the prosecutor admits that evidence of involvement in the conspiracy was "inconsistent, almost nonexistent. Chief of State King Juan Carlos I, since November 22 1975; Queen Sofia Prince of Asturias Felipe Imad Eddin Barakat Yarkas alias Abu Dahdah ( أبو الدحداح) is a Syrian-born Spaniard now serving a 27-year sentence in Spain for his part in " The Spanish government says it will provide further explanation in the coming days. (AP)
- Iran refuses to negotiate with the U. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iran topics. S. over its nuclear program. (CNN)
- The new Italian Justice Minister, Clemente Mastella, announces that left-wing militant Adriano Sofri could be pardoned before the end of the year (AGI). Mario Clemente Mastella (born 5 February 1947) is an Italian politician Adriano Sofri ( Trieste, August 1, 1942) is an Italian Intellectual, a Journalist and a Writer.
- A number of fake million dollar bill gospel tracts, printed by Living Waters Publications, are seized from The Great News Network by the United States Secret Service as possible counterfeits. Fake denominations of United States currency have been created by individuals as Practical jokes by money artists such as A tract is a literary work, and in current usage usually Religious in nature The Way of the Master ( WOTM) is a United States -based Christian Evangelism ministry, founded in 2002 and headed by American actor The Way of the Master ( WOTM) is a United States -based Christian Evangelism ministry, founded in 2002 and headed by American actor (WorldNetDaily)
- The Eureka Tower, the tallest residential tower in the world, exterior is completed at a height of 297. Eureka Tower is a Skyscraper located in the Southbank precinct of Melbourne, Australia. 2m and 91 floors in Melbourne, Australia. Melbourne ( is the second most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 3 For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. It takes the title from Q1 on the Gold Coast, Australia
June 2, 2006 (Friday)
- The UK Independent newspaper reports that a great-grandson of Apache leader Geronimo has appealed to US President Bush to help recover the remains of his famous relative. Q1 (meaning Queensland Number One) is a skyscraper located in Surfers Paradise, on the Gold Coast. This article is about the Australian city Gold Coast For other uses see Gold Coast. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. Events 455 - The Vandals enter Rome, and plunder the city for two weeks Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. The Independent is a British compact Newspaper published by Tony O'Reilly 's Independent News & Media. Geronimo ( Chiricahua: Goyaałé, "one who yawns" often spelled Goyathlay or Goyahkla in English ( June 16 1829 The remains were purportedly stolen over 90 years ago by a group of students including the President's grandfather, and employed in ceremonies by Skull and Bones, a secret society at Yale University. Skull and Bones is an elite Secret society based at Yale University, in New Haven Connecticut. (Independent) (Yale Alumni Magazine) (Newwest.net)
- British police shoot a suspect in an anti-terrorism raid, although his injuries are non-life threatening. Counter-terrorism or counterterrorism refers to the practices tactics, techniques and strategies that Governments militaries, Police departments The 23 year old was shot in front of his family as 250 police raided his home in Forest Gate, London. Forest Gate is a Residential area in the London Borough of Newham. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. (BBC) (ABC)
- The BBC shows a video about a new alleged massacre by US troops in Ishaqi, Iraq, on March 15, 2006. The Ishaqi incident refers to the reported Mass murder of Iraqi Civilians allegedly committed by United States forces in the town of Ishaqi The United States Armed Forces are the overall unified military forces of the United States Ishaqi is a small town in Iraq about 60 miles north of Baghdad. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iraq topics. Events 44 BC - Julius Caesar, Dictator of the Roman Republic, is stabbed to death by Marcus Junius Brutus, Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. (BBC)
- Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., writing in Rolling Stone magazine, accuses George W. Bush and his Republican Party of widespread voting fraud during the 2004 Presidential Election. Robert Francis Kennedy Jr (born January 17, 1954 in Washington D Rolling Stone is a United States -based Magazine devoted to Music, Politics, and Popular culture that is published George Walker Bush ( born July 6 1946 is the forty-third and current President of the United States. Electoral fraud is illegal interference with the process of an Election. The United States presidential election of 2004 was held on Tuesday November 2, 2004, to elect the President of the United States. (Rolling Stone) (Editor and Publisher)
- China, France, Germany, Russia, the United Kingdom and the United States propose a set of incentives and possible sanctions in an effort to encourage Iran to suspend or abandon its plans of nuclear development. Talk People's Republic of China) PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA ARTICLE GUIDELINES This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located The United States of America —commonly referred to as the International sanctions are actions taken by Countries against others for political reasons either Unilaterally or Multilaterally. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iran topics. Iran is not known to possess Weapons of mass destruction, and has signed treaties repudiating possession of them including the Biological Weapons (Washington Post)
- Female genital cutting is found to increase infant mortality and childbirth complications. Female genital cutting (FGC also known as female genital mutilation (FGM female circumcision or female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C refers to Infant mortality is defined as the number of deaths of Infants (one year of age or younger per 1000 live births Childbirth (also called labour, birth, partus or parturition) is the culmination of a Human Pregnancy or Complication, in Medicine, is an unfavorable evolution of a Disease, a Health condition or a medical treatment (BBC) (WHO)
- Expedition 13/Soyuz TMA-8: Pavel Vinogradov and Jeffrey Williams spend more than six hours outside the International Space Station, conducting an extended maintenance spacewalk. Expedition 13 (2006 the 13th expedition to the International Space Station (ISS launched at 0230 UTC on March 30, 2006. Soyuz TMA-8 was a Soyuz mission to the International Space Station (ISS launched by a Soyuz FG launch vehicle Pavel Vladimirovich Vinogradov (Павел Владимирович Виноградов (born August 31, 1953 in Magadan, Russia) is a For the Professional baseball player with the same name see Jeff Williams. Extra-vehicular activity ( EVA) is work done by an Astronaut away from the Earth and outside of a Spacecraft. This is a list of ISS spacewalks Spacewalks for the support of the International Space Station (ISS are major milestones in the building and maintaining of the station (VOA), (CNN)
June 3, 2006 (Saturday)
- Pakistan bans The Da Vinci Code film because it is said to contain blasphemous material about Jesus. Events 350 - Roman usurper Nepotianus, of the Constantinian dynasty, proclaims himself Roman Emperor, entering Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Pakistan () officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country located in South Asia, Southwest Asia, Middle East and The Da Vinci Code is a 2006 Feature film, which is based on the bestselling 2003 novel The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown Etymology The Anglicized name of Jesus is derived from the Latin Iēsus, which in turn comes from the Greek (Iēsoûs (AP)
- A strong quake measuring 5. 2 on the Richter scale hits Southern Iran killing a young girl in the village of Ramkan. The Richter magnitude scale, or more correctly local magnitude M L scale assigns a single number to quantify the amount of seismic energy released For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iran topics. (Pakistan Daily Times)
- The United States military finds its soldiers not guilty of any wrongdoing in the Ishaqi incident involving the deaths of 11 Iraqi civilians. The Ishaqi incident refers to the reported Mass murder of Iraqi Civilians allegedly committed by United States forces in the town of Ishaqi (The Age)
- Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, while continuing to maintain that his country has the right to continue development on their nuclear technology, says that he "will not pass judgment on the proposals hastily," referring to the incentives package being offered by the US, Russia, United Kingdom, Germany, France and China in order to dissuade Iran from further nuclear development. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (محمود احمدینژاد; born October 28, 1956) is the sixth and current President of the Islamic Republic of Iran (Reuters)
- Human Rights Watch releases a video showing South Sudanese Vice President Dr. Human Rights Watch is a United States -based international Non-governmental organization that conducts research and advocacy on Human rights. Riek Machar Teny Dhurgon bribing cult and rebel leader Joseph Kony and his second-in-command Vincent Otti of the Lord's Resistance Army to not attack southern Sudanese citizens. Riek Machar Teny (born 1952 a Dok Nuer, is the current vice-president of the autonomous Government of Southern Sudan. Joseph Kony (born ca 1962 is the head of the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA a guerrilla group that is engaged in a violent campaign to establish a theocratic Vincent Otti (born ca 1946 confirmed as dead with date of death thought to be 3 November 2007 was deputy-leader of the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA a rebel Guerrilla Sudan (officially the Republic of Sudan) ( السودان al-Sūdān is a country in northeastern Africa. (Scoop)
- A Russian diplomat is killed and four kidnapped in an attack near the Russian embassy in Baghdad, according to Russian and Iraqi officials. Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending The 2006 abduction of Russian diplomats in Iraq took place on June 3, 2006 in Baghdad, Iraq when Iraqi insurgents ambushed a car belonging Baghdad (بغداد) is the Capital of Iraq and of Baghdad Governorate, with which it is also coterminous (BBC)
- In a special session of parliament, Montenegro declares its independence from the State Union of Serbia and Montenegro. Montenegro ( British English) Montenegrin / Serbian: PLEASE DO NOT CHANGE THE LANGUAGES WITHOUT CONSENSUS ON THE TALK PAGE! The State Union of Serbia and Montenegro (Државна заједница Србија и Црна Гора / Državna zajednica Srbija i Crna Gora, abbreviated (AP)
- 2006 Toronto terrorism arrests: The Royal Canadian Mounted Police announce the arrest of 17 suspected Islamic terrorists in connection with a planned terrorist attack around Toronto. On 2 June and 3 June 2006 police and security agencies in Ontario, Canada carried out a series of Counter-terrorism raids in the Greater Toronto Area that For other meanings including people named 'Islam' see Islam (disambiguation. Terrorism is the systematic use of terror especially as a means of coercion Toronto (təˈrɒntoʊ colloquially pronounced or) is the largest city in Canada and is the provincial capital of Ontario The RCMP say that three tons of ammonium nitrate was seized. The Chemical compound ammonium nitrate, the Nitrate of Ammonia with the chemical formula N[[Hydrogen H]]4 N[[Oxygen O]]3 In comparison, the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing used one ton. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 The Oklahoma City bombing was a domestic terrorist attack on April 19 1995 aimed at the U (CBC), (CNN), (BBC), (Reuters), (VOA)
- Czech parliament election leaves the Czech Republic with an even split between party blocs. An election to the Chamber of Deputies of the Czech Republic took place on 2 June and 3 June 2006.
- In response to his million dollar bill gospel tracts being seized from The Great News Network by the United States Secret Service, Ray Comfort, founder of Living Waters Publications, states that he will refuse to turn over his supply of tracts without a warrant. Fake denominations of United States currency have been created by individuals as Practical jokes by money artists such as A tract is a literary work, and in current usage usually Religious in nature The Way of the Master ( WOTM) is a United States -based Christian Evangelism ministry, founded in 2002 and headed by American actor Ray Comfort (born December 5 1949) is a New Zealand -born Christian. The Way of the Master ( WOTM) is a United States -based Christian Evangelism ministry, founded in 2002 and headed by American actor (WorldNetDaily)
June 4, 2006 (Sunday)
- The Islamic Courts militia captures the key town of Balad, located near the Somalian capital Mogadishu, from a member of the warlord coalition, ARPCT. Events 781 BC - The first historic Solar eclipse is recorded in China. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. The Islamic Courts Union ( ICU, Somali: Midowga Maxkamadaha Islaamiga Arabic: اتحاد المحاكم الإسلامية Ittihād al-mahākim Balad (Somali Balcad is a town in the Middle Shabelle region of Somalia. Somalia ( Soomaaliya; الصومال) officially the Somali Republic ( Jamhuuriyadda Soomaaliya, جمهورية الصومال) and formerly known Mogadishu ( Somali: Muqdisho, popularly Xamar, Hamar; مقديشو Maqadīshū The Alliance for the Restoration of Peace and Counter-Terrorism ( ARPCT) ( Isbaheysiga Ladagaalanka Argagaxisadda) was a Somali alliance created by various Reports say at least 15 people are killed in the fighting. (BBC)
June 5, 2006 (Monday)
- Javier Solana, foreign policy chief of the European Union, arrives in Tehran to talk with the Iranian Government about its plans to develop uranium enrichment facilities. Events 70 - Titus and his Roman Legions breach the middle wall of Jerusalem in the Siege of Jerusalem Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Francisco Javier Solana de Madariaga, PhD (born 14 July 1942 in Madrid, Spain is the High Representative for the Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP The European Union ( EU) is a political and economic union of twenty-seven member states, located primarily in Tehran (or Teheran) ( Persian: تهران Tehrān) is the capital and largest City of Iran, and the administrative center of For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iran topics. (CNN)
- The Islamic Court Union announces that it has seized Mogadishu, the capital of Somalia, after battles with the Alliance for the Restoration of Peace and Counterterrorism, a group of secular US-backed warlords. The Islamic Courts Union ( ICU, Somali: Midowga Maxkamadaha Islaamiga Arabic: اتحاد المحاكم الإسلامية Ittihād al-mahākim Mogadishu ( Somali: Muqdisho, popularly Xamar, Hamar; مقديشو Maqadīshū Somalia ( Soomaaliya; الصومال) officially the Somali Republic ( Jamhuuriyadda Soomaaliya, جمهورية الصومال) and formerly known The Second Battle of Mogadishu was a Battle fought for control of Mogadishu, the capital city of Somalia. The Alliance for the Restoration of Peace and Counter-Terrorism ( ARPCT) ( Isbaheysiga Ladagaalanka Argagaxisadda) was a Somali alliance created by various (AP)
- Alan García of the APRA is re-elected President of Peru after winning a runoff with the Union for Peru's Ollanta Humala on Sunday. Alan Gabriel Ludwig García Pérez (born May 23 1949 in Lima) is the current President of Peru, having won the 2006 elections on June 4 2006 in a run-off The Alianza Popular Revolucionaria Americana is a Left wing Peruvian Political party. Established in the Constitution of 1993 the President of Peru, officially the President of the Republic ( Presidente de la República) is the Chief of Peru (Perú Piruw Piruw officially the Republic of Peru ( reˈpuβlika del peˈɾu is a country in western South America. Union for Peru (Unión por el Perú was originally a liberal or centrist Political party in Peru. (FoxNews.com)
- Serbia confirms the dissolution of the State Union of Serbia and Montenegro and declares independence. Serbia (Србија Srbija) officially the Republic of Serbia (Република Србија Republika Srbija) is a Landlocked Country The Montenegrin independence referendum was a referendum on the independence of the Republic of Montenegro from the State Union of Serbia The State Union of Serbia and Montenegro (Државна заједница Србија и Црна Гора / Državna zajednica Srbija i Crna Gora, abbreviated (BBC)
- Australia calls for more South East Asian troops and police to help quell civil unrest in East Timor. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. The 2006 East Timorese crisis began as a conflict between elements of the Military of East Timor over discrimination within the military and expanded to general violence throughout East Timor, also known as Timor-Leste (officially the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste) is a country in Southeast Asia. (Reuters)
June 6, 2006 (Tuesday)
- 2006 Toronto terrorism case: Toronto police uncover an alleged subplot where Steven Vikash Chand, alias Abdul Shakur, intended to lead an invasion of the Parliament of Canada building and assassinate Prime Minister Stephen Harper. Events 1508 - Maximilian I Holy Roman Emperor, is defeated in Friulia by Venetian forces; he is forced to sign a three-year Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. On 2 June and 3 June 2006 police and security agencies in Ontario, Canada carried out a series of Counter-terrorism raids in the Greater Toronto Area that Toronto (təˈrɒntoʊ colloquially pronounced or) is the largest city in Canada and is the provincial capital of Ontario Steven Vikash Chand is one of 17 people arrested in the 2006 Toronto terrorism arrests. The Parliament of Canada (Parlement du Canada is Canada 's legislative branch, seated at Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Ontario. AssassiNation is the sixth album by Krisiun, released in 2006 on Century Media. The Prime Minister of Canada ( French: Premier ministre du Canada) is the primary Minister of the Crown, chairman of the Cabinet, and thus WikipediaManual of Style (biographies#Honorific prefixes --> Stephen Joseph Harper PC (CBC)
- Iraqi insurgency
- Iraqi Health Ministry figures show 6,025 civilian bodies were delivered to Baghdad's central mortuary in the first five months of this year. The Iraqi insurgency is composed of diverse mix of militias foreign fighters all Iraqi units or mixtures using violent measures against the US-led Coalition in Iraq (BBC)
- The Iraqi administration has asked the United Nations to join the investigations into alleged massacres by American soldiers. The United Nations ( UN) is an International organization whose stated aims are to facilitate cooperation in International law, International security The United States of America —commonly referred to as the (zaman)
- Chad-Sudan conflict
- The Sudanese Janjaweed steal 350 head of cattle from Goz Beida, Chad. The current civil war in Chad began in December 2005. The conflict involved Chadian government forces and several Chadian rebel groups Sudan (officially the Republic of Sudan) ( السودان al-Sūdān is a country in northeastern Africa. The Janjaweed ( Arabic: جنجويد; variously transliterated Janjawid, Janjawed or Jingaweit etc Goz Beida may refer to Goz Beïda, Chad Goz Beida Central African Republic Chad (Tchad تشاد Tshād) officially known as the Republic of Chad, is a Landlocked country in Central Africa. (Voice of America)
- Rebel leader Timane Erdimi's UFDC-SCUD forces kill 32 people and wound 50 others in attacks from Sudan into the Chadian city of Tine. The United Front for Democratic Change or Front uni pour le changement ( FUC) is a Chadian rebel alliance made up of eight individual rebel groups Sudan (officially the Republic of Sudan) ( السودان al-Sūdān is a country in northeastern Africa. Chad (Tchad تشاد Tshād) officially known as the Republic of Chad, is a Landlocked country in Central Africa. Rebels briefly took control of the city before the Military of Chad chased them back over the border. The Military of Chad consists of the Armed Forces (includes Ground Force Air Force, and Gendarmerie Republican Guard Rapid Intervention Force (Mail and Guardian)
- Australia's Howard government commissions Ziggy Switkowski to lead a commission on the introduction of nuclear energy in Australia. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. See also Howard Government John Winston Howard AC (born 26 July 1939 was the 25th Prime Minister of Australia from 11 March Dr Zygmunt (Ziggy Edward Switkowski (born 1948 Germany is the former Chief Executive Officer of Telstra, an Australian telecommunications company Nuclear Energy is released by the splitting (fission or merging together (fusion of the nuclei of Atom (s (Bloomberg)
- The opening date of the ironically Doomsday-related film, The Omen, done so to collaborate to the date's religious significance (June 6th, 2006 - 06/06/06, or 666 which is known as the number of the beast in Chrisitian biblical literature). The Omen (also known as The Omen 666) is a 2006 American Remake of the 1976 Horror film Number of the Beast if you were looking for the The Number of the Beast is a concept from the Book of Revelation of the New Testament of the Christian Bible. It is a remake of another film by the same name from the late 70s.
- BAA plc, the owners of London's Heathrow, Gatwick and Stansted Airports, accept a £10 billion takeover bid from a consortium led by Spain's' Grupo Ferrovial and including the Quebec public employees' pension fund. BAA Limited is the owner and operator of seven British Airports and the operator of several other airports worldwide making the company one of the largest transport London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. Gatwick Airport is London 's second largest Airport and the second busiest airport in the United Kingdom after Heathrow. London Stansted Airport is a passenger Airport located in the Uttlesford District of the English County of Essex about 38 miles (61 The Pound Sterling ( symbol £; ISO code: GBP) subdivided into 100 pence (singular penny) is the Currency Quebec (kwɨˈbɛk (BBC)
- The trial of Tim Selwyn for sedition begins in Auckland, New Zealand. Tim Selwyn (b 1974 Takapuna) is a New Zealand political activist who was found guilty of Sedition on June 8 2006, the first person This is about the law term For other uses see Sedition (disambiguation Sedition is a term of Law which refers to covert conduct The Auckland metropolitan area or Greater Auckland, in the North Island of New Zealand, is the largest and most populous urban area in the country New Zealand is an Island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses (the North Island and the South Island Selwyn is the first New Zealander in over 80 years to be charged with sedition. (Newswire)
- Iceland's Prime Minister Halldór Ásgrímsson resigns after poor showings in local elections. Iceland, officially the Republic of Iceland ( ( Ísland or Lýðveldið Ísland ( Halldór Ásgrímsson (ˈhaltour ˈauːskrimˌsɔn (born September 8, 1947) was Prime Minister of Iceland from 2004 to 2006 and leader of the Foreign Minister Geir Haarde takes over. (BBC)
- The house of Jason Grimsley, was searched as part of the ongoing BALCO steroids probe. Jason Alan Grimsley (born August 7, 1967 in Cleveland Texas) was best known as a professional Relief pitcher. The Bay Area Laboratory Co-Operative also known as BALCO was an American company led by founder and owner Victor Conte. Grimsley, a relief pitcher for the Arizona Diamondbacks, asked for and received an unconditional release from the team the next day. The Arizona Diamondbacks (also referred to as the D-backs) are a professional baseball team based in Phoenix Arizona. (USA Today)
- The only day in 1000 years that has the number of the beast 666. Thought to be the end of the world by some.
- A Satanic high mass in Los Angeles occurred, where satanists gathered from nine different countries to celebrate the day
- The MMORPG RuneScape glitched and players were able to kill anyone anywhere.
June 7, 2006 (Wednesday)
- A meteorite impact event occurs in northern Troms County, Norway. Events 1099 - The First Crusade: The Siege of Jerusalem begins Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. A meteorite is a natural object originating in Outer space that survives an impact with the Earth 's surface See also Impact crater An impact event is the Collision of a large Meteoroid, Asteroid or Comet (generically or Romsa ( Sami language) is a county in North Norway, bordering Finnmark to the northeast and Nordland in the southwest Norway ( Norwegian: Norge ( Bokmål) or Noreg ( Nynorsk) officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Constitutional Locals compare the resultant explosion to the nuclear explosion at Hiroshima. The atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki were nuclear attacks near the end of World War II against the Empire of Japan by the United States at The impact location was apparently desolate, and no structural damage or casualties are reported. (Aftenposten) (PhysOrg)
- A constitutional amendment to ban same-sex marriage is killed when it fails to gain the three-fifths majority required for cloture in the United States Senate. Same-sex marriage (also referred to as gay marriage) is a term for a legally or Socially recognized Marriage between two people of the same In Parliamentary procedure, cloture (ˈkloʊtʃɝ KLO-cher (also called closure, and sometimes a guillotine) is a motion or process aimed at The United States Senate is the Upper house of the bicameral United States Congress, the Lower house being the House of Representatives 49 Senators voted for the motion, and 48 voted against. This also fell far short of the two-thirds majority that would have been required for passage. (ABC News)
- A Syrian military court issues an arrest warrant for former Syrian Vice President Abdual-Halim Khaddam on charges of inciting a foreign country to invade, and having contacts in Israel. Syria ( سوريّة or) officially the Syrian Arab Republic (Arabic ar الجمهورية العربية السورية For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Israel topics. Another military court sentences prominent pro-Democracy and pro-Kurd Syrian blogger Mohammad Ghanem to 6 months in prison after he is convicted of insulting the president, discrediting the Syrian government and fomenting sectarian unrest. Democracy is a form of government in which the supreme power is held completely by the people under a free electoral system (Al Jazeera)
- Swiss investigator Dick Marty concludes that there are "serious indications" that the CIA operated secret prisons for suspected al-Qaeda leaders in Poland and Romania, adding that "authorities in several European countries actively participated with the CIA in these unlawful activities. Dick Marty (born January 7 1945 in Sorengo) is a Swiss Politician ( Free Democratic Party) and former state Prosecutor near as long as it used to be several months ago It has been actively summarized and split into sub-articles and there is a dynamic talk page discussion of all Poland (Polska officially the Republic of Poland Romania ( dated: Rumania, Roumania Other countries ignored them knowingly, or did not want to know. " (Washington Post)
June 8, 2006 (Thursday)
- Scientists in Greece announce to have revealed previously hidden ancient Greek letters on the Antikythera mechanism, thought to be one of the world's first known analog computers. Events 68 - The Roman Senate accepts emperor Galba. 536 - St Silverius becomes Pope (probable Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Greece (Ελλάδα transliterated: Elláda, historically, Ellás,) officially the Hellenic Republic (Ελληνική Δημοκρατία The Antikythera mechanism (ˌæntɪkɪˈθɪərə an-ti-ki- theer -uh is an ancient mechanical Calculator (also described as the first known " mechanical An analog computer (spelt analogue in British English is a form of Computer that uses continuous physical phenomena such as electrical mechanical (The Register)
- A delegation from the rebel Lord's Resistance Army arrives in Juba, Sudan for peace talks with the Ugandan government to be mediated by Riek Machar, Vice President of Southern Sudan. Juba is a city in Sudan, the regional capital of Southern Sudan and the capital of the Sudanese state of Central Equatoria. The Republic of Uganda is a Landlocked country in East Africa. Riek Machar Teny (born 1952 a Dok Nuer, is the current vice-president of the autonomous Government of Southern Sudan. Southern Sudan is a region of Sudan, comprising ten of that country's states (BBC)
- Conflict in Iraq
- According to an aide to Iraq's prime minister Nuri al-Maliki, the leader of Al-Qaeda in Iraq and one of the world's most wanted men, Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, was killed by a U. The Iraq War, also known as the Second Gulf War, the Occupation of Iraq, or the War in Iraq, is an ongoing Military campaign Nouri Kamel Mohammed Hassan al-Maliki ( Arabic: نوري كامل محمّد حسن المالكي transliterated Nūrī Kāmil al-Mālikī; born June Al-Qaeda in Iraq (AQI is a group playing an active role in the Iraqi insurgency. Abu Musab al-Zarqawi (أبومصعب الزرقاوي, Abu Musab from Zarqa)) (October 30 1966 – June 7 2006 born Ahmad Fadeel al-Nazal S. air raid. Al-Zarqawi's body was retrieved and visually identified by known scars, tattoos and fingerprints. (CNN)(BBC)
- First Lieutenant Ehren Watada, 28, publicly refuses to go to Iraq, saying it would make him party to war crimes. First Lieutenant is a Military rank. The rank of Lieutenant has different meanings in different military formations (see Comparative military ranks Ehren Watada (born 1978 is a First Lieutenant of the United States Army who in June 2006 refused to deploy to Iraq for his unit's assigned rotation War crimes are "violations of the laws or customs of war" including but not limited to "murder the ill-treatment or deportation of civilian residents of an occupied (Reuters) (Aljazeera) (ABC) (FOX)
- Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki fills the last open posts of his Council of Ministers, appointing Qadir Obeidi as defense minister and Jawad Bulani as interior minister. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iraq topics. Office The Prime Minister of Iraq is Iraq's Head of government. Nouri Kamel Mohammed Hassan al-Maliki ( Arabic: نوري كامل محمّد حسن المالكي transliterated Nūrī Kāmil al-Mālikī; born June The Council of Ministers of Iraq is the executive branch of the government of Iraq Lt Gen Abdul Qadir Mohammed Jassim Obeidi al-Mifarji' (عبدالقادر محمد جاسم عبيدي المفارجي is the Defence Minister of Iraq in the A defence minister (or defense minister) is a Cabinet position which regulates the Armed forces in some sovereign nations Jawad al-Bulani ( Arabic: جواد البولاني(also spelled Al-Bolani; born in 1960 has served as head of the Interior Ministry and in the Council (BBC)
- Haya Rashed Al-Khalifa, a former ambassador to France and one of the first women in Bahrain to practice law, is elected President of the Sixty-first United Nations General Assembly. Sheikha Haya Rashed Al-Khalifa (born October 18, 1952) ( is a lawyer and diplomat from Bahrain who was the President of the 61st session This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. The Kingdom of Bahrain (in مملكة البحرين,, literally Kingdom of the Two Seas) is an Island country in the Persian Gulf The President of the United Nations General Assembly is a position voted for by representatives in the United Nations General Assembly on a yearly basis (Hindustan Times), (UN.org)
- The Broadmead area of Bristol, United Kingdom is temporarily closed following the discovery of a suspected unexploded German bomb from World War II (BBC). Bristol ( ˈbrɪstəl is a city, Unitary authority and ceremonial county in South West England, west of London The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including
- Microsoft makes Windows Vista beta 2 available for general download. Microsoft Corporation is an American multinational Computer technology Corporation, which rose to dominate the Home computer Windows Vista (ˈvɪstə is a line of Operating systems developed by Microsoft for use on Personal computers including home and business desktops PC World
- Former Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir bin Mohamad declares his successor, Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, betrayed his trust — Mahathir's strongest criticism of Abdullah's administration yet. The Prime Minister of Malaysia (in Malay Perdana Menteri) is the indirectly elected Head of government of Malaysia. Tun Dr Mahathir bin Mohamad (ma'ħɑðiɽ bin mʊħɑmmæd̚ (recorded as born on 20 December 1925 was the fourth Prime Minister of Dato' Seri Abdullah Hj Ahmad Badawi (born 26 November 1939 is a Malaysian politician who has served as Prime Minister since 2003 (Malaysia Today)
- The U.S. House of Representatives definitively rejects the concept of Net neutrality (ZDNet)
- In Game 1 of the NBA Finals (Dallas Mavericks vs. The United States House of Representatives is one of the two chambers of the United States Congress; the other is the Senate. See also Network neutrality in the United States See also Network neutrality in Canada Definitions of network neutrality Advocates offer three The NBA Finals is the championship series of the National Basketball Association and the conclusion of the sport's postseason each June The Dallas Mavericks (also known as the Mavs) are the professional Basketball team of the National Basketball Association based in Dallas Texas Miami Heat) the Mavs beat Miami 90-80. The Miami Heat (often referred to simply as the Heat, including in some official team publications with HEAT in all capital letters are a professional Basketball
June 9, 2006 (Friday)
- Seven Palestinian civilians, including women and three children, are killed in an explosion on a beach in the Gaza Strip crowded by holiday makers, sparking an intense international debate as for its cause. Events 53 - Roman Emperor Nero marries Claudia Octavia 62 - Claudia Octavia commits Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Palestinian people or Palestinians ( الشعب الفلسطيني, ash-sha`b al-filasTīni; الفلسطينيون, al-filasTīnīyyūn The Gaza Strip (قطاع غزة, רצועת עזה Retzu'at 'Azza) is a coastal strip of land along the Mediterranean Sea, bordering Egypt on the south-west Lists of holidays The words holiday or vacation have related meanings in different English-speaking countries and continents but will usually refer to one of See also 2006 Israel-Gaza conflict The Gaza beach blast was an event on June 9, 2006 in which eight Palestinians were killed and (Ynet),(Guardian),(The Australian),(Reuters),(Haaretz),(Süddeutsche Zeitung),(New York Times), (BBC)
- Disney/Pixar's new film Cars opens worldwide (except in UK)
- The 2006 FIFA World Cup begins at the FIFA World Cup Stadium Munich. Pixar Animation Studios is a CGI animation production company based in Emeryville California. Cars is a 2006 animated Feature film produced by Pixar and directed by both John Lasseter and Joe Ranft. The 2006 FIFA World Cup was the 18th instance of the FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international football world championship tournament The Allianz Arena is a football Stadium in the north of Munich, Germany (BBC)
- The suspected WWII 'bomb' under Broadmead in Bristol, United Kingdom turns out to be a piece of reinforced concrete. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Bristol ( ˈbrɪstəl is a city, Unitary authority and ceremonial county in South West England, west of London The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located (BBC)
- Celebrations for Thailand's King Rama IX's Diamond Jubilee begins. The Kingdom of Thailand (ˈtaɪlænd ราชอาณาจักรไทย, râːtɕʰa-ʔaːnaːtɕɑ̀k-tʰɑj Bhumibol Adulyadej (ภูมิพลอดุลยเดช pʰuːmipʰon adunjadeːt Royal Institute: Phumiphon Adunyadet;) (born Monday 5 December 1927 A Diamond Jubilee is a celebration held to mark a 60th Anniversary in the case of a person (e
June 10, 2006 (Saturday)
- Three prisoners commit suicide at Guantanamo Bay detainment camp in protest against the internationally criticized conditions at the camp. Events 1190 - Third Crusade: Frederick I Barbarossa drowns in the Sally River while leading an army to Jerusalem Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. On June 10 2006 three prisoners held by the United States at the Guantanamo Bay detainment camps committed Suicide. The Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp is a controversial United States Detention center operated by Joint Task Force Guantanamo since 2002 in Guantanamo Human rights organisations express concern. (Houston Chronicle), (New Zealand Herald), (CNN), (Reuters)
- The first tropical depression of the 2006 Atlantic hurricane season forms in the northwestern Caribbean Sea. For the region see Caribbean. The Caribbean Sea (kəˈrɪbiən or /ˌkærɨˈbiːən/ is a tropical Sea in the Western Hemisphere (CNN)
- The militant Hamas group calls off its truce with Israel after seven civilians are killed in the Gaza Strip. Ḥamas (ar حركة حماس acronym ar حركة المقاومة For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Israel topics. The Gaza Strip (قطاع غزة, רצועת עזה Retzu'at 'Azza) is a coastal strip of land along the Mediterranean Sea, bordering Egypt on the south-west More than seventy Qassam rockets were launched at Israeli towns by Hamas militants since Friday morning, wounding Palestenian and Israeli civilians alike. The Qassam rocket ( صاروخ القسام; also Kassam) is a simple steel Rocket filled with explosives produced by Hamas. (Globe and Mail), (Haaretz)
- A Yemeni man, linked to the September 11, 2001 attacks in the United States, has been deported from New Zealand. Yemen ( Arabic: اليَمَن al-Yaman officially the Republic of Yemen ( Arabic: الجمهورية اليمنية al-Jumhuuriyya The United States of America —commonly referred to as the New Zealand is an Island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses (the North Island and the South Island It is only the second time that section 72 of the Immigration Act, which deals with threats to national security, has been used to deport someone. National security is the entire scope of measures undertaken by the Governments of Nation-states in providing assurance of national Sovereignty Its use requires the consent of the Governor-General, and there is no right of appeal. The Governor-General of New Zealand (Te Kawana Tianara o Aotearoa is the representative of the Sovereign in right of New Zealand (currently Queen In Law, an appeal is a process for requesting a formal change to an official decision (newswire)
- Pam Beesly and Roy Anderson from the American version of "The Office" were supposed to get married today in season two, but Pam left at the altar. Pamela "Pam" Morgan Beesly is a Fictional character on the U Roy Anderson or Andersson might refer to Professor Sir Roy Anderson (zoologist FRS
June 11, 2006 (Sunday)
- Iraqi eye-witnesses claim Abu Musab al-Zarqawi was briefly interrogated and kicked in the chest by the U.S. military before his subsequent death. Events 1184 BC - Trojan War: Troy is sacked and burned according to the calculations of Eratosthenes. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iraq topics. Abu Musab al-Zarqawi (أبومصعب الزرقاوي, Abu Musab from Zarqa)) (October 30 1966 – June 7 2006 born Ahmad Fadeel al-Nazal The United States Armed Forces are the overall unified military forces of the United States (The Sunday Times)
- The first named storm of the 2006 Atlantic hurricane season forms, Tropical Storm Alberto (2006), from Tropical Depression One. Tropical Storm Alberto was the first tropical storm of the 2006 Atlantic hurricane season. (CNN) (NHC)
June 12, 2006 (Monday)
- Fatah activists reportedly attack the Palestinian parliament building, setting fire to the fourth floor and riddling the building with gunfire. Events 1381 - Peasants' Revolt: in England, rebels arrive at Blackheath. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Fatah (فتح literally opening, is a reverse Acronym from the Arabic name Harakat al-Tahrir al-Watani al-Filastini (حركة التحرير The Palestinian Legislative Council (sometimes referred to as the Palestinan Parliament) the Legislature of the Palestinian Authority, is a Unicameral (AP), (VoA)
- Tropical Storm Alberto threatens to hit the Northwest coast of Florida, United States. Tropical Storm Alberto was the first tropical storm of the 2006 Atlantic hurricane season. Florida ( is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States, bordering Alabama to the northwest and Georgia to the The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Hurricane warnings are issued and Gov. Jeb Bush declares a state of emergency. John Ellis "Jeb" Bush (born February 11, 1953) is an American Politician and was the 43rd Governor of Florida Mandatory evacuations are ordered for low-lying areas. (AP via NBC Weather Plus)
- Albania signs a Stabilisation and Association Agreement, a first step toward joining the European Union. This article is about the country in southern Europe For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Albania topics. Albanian foreign policy has concentrated on maintaining good relations with its Balkan neighbours gaining access to European-Atlantic security institutions and securing close A European Union Association Agreement (for short Association Agreement or AA) is a treaty between the European Union (EU and a non-EU country that creates Enlargement of the European Union is the process of expanding the European Union (EU through the accession of new member states. The European Union ( EU) is a political and economic union of twenty-seven member states, located primarily in (VOA)
- U.S. officials say that North Korea is planning to test the Taepodong-2 intercontinental ballistic missile that may be able to reach the United States. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the North Korea is the commonly used short form name for the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (or DPRK) a State located in East Asia, The Taepodong-2 (TD-2 also spelled as Taep'o-dong 2) ( Korean: 대포동 2호 is a designation used to indicate a The United States of America —commonly referred to as the (Reuters)
- Five people are killed, and about 80 injured, when an Israeli train travelling between Tel Aviv and Haifa collides with a truck on a level crossing near Netanya. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Israel topics. Tel Aviv-Yafo (תֵּל ־אָבִיב-יָפוֹ تل أبيب Tal ʾAbīb) (usually Tel Aviv) is the second-largest city in Israel Haifa (חֵיפָה; حَيْفَا) is the largest City in Northern Israel, and the third-largest city in the country with The first anniversary of a similar accident on Israel Railways near Revadim on the Beersheba line is in nine days' time. Israel Railways (רכבת ישראל Rakévet Yisra'él) is Israel 's government-owned national railway company and is responsible for all inter-city and suburban Revadim ( Hebrew: רבדים is a Kibbutz in the Israeli Coastal Plain in south-central Israel. Beersheba (בְּאֵר שֶׁבַע Be'er Sheva, بئر السبع, Birüssebi is the largest City in the Negev desert of southern (Reuters), (CNN), (Ynetnews), (Wikinews)
- A Palestinian sniper opens fire on highway 443 near Jerusalem, killing one person and wounding four. Palestinian people or Palestinians ( الشعب الفلسطيني, ash-sha`b al-filasTīni; الفلسطينيون, al-filasTīnīyyūn Jerusalem (יְרוּשָׁלַיִם, he-Latn Yerushaláyim; Arabic: ar القُدس, ar-Latn al-Quds) is the All victims are Palestinians living in Jerusalem. (Haaretz)
- A blackout hits Auckland, New Zealand, lasting for several hours after a severe storm lashed the country. A power outage (also known as power cut, power failure, power loss, or blackout) is the loss of the Electricity supply to an The Auckland metropolitan area or Greater Auckland, in the North Island of New Zealand, is the largest and most populous urban area in the country New Zealand is an Island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses (the North Island and the South Island Many media outlets compared it to the 1998 Auckland power crisis. The 1998 Auckland power crisis was an event that occurred in the Auckland, New Zealand Central Business District (New Zealand Herald)
June 13, 2006 (Tuesday)
- U.S. Supreme Court, in its decision of Hill v. McDonough, allows challenge of constitutionality of lethal injection. Events 1525 - Martin Luther marries Katharina von Bora, against the Celibacy rule decreed by the Roman Catholic Church for Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. The Supreme Court of the United States is the highest judicial body in the United States and leads the federal judiciary. Factual background In 1983, Clarence E Hill was convicted of the murder of a Pensacola Florida police officer and subsequently sentenced to Constitutionality is the status of a law, a procedure or an act's accordance with the laws or guidelines set forth in the applicable Constitution. (Chicago Tribune)
- In House v. Bell, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that new DNA forensic evidence is permissible during post-conviction appeals for death row inmates. House v Bell, 547 US 518 ( 2006) was a United States Supreme Court case challenging the permissibility of new DNA forensic The Supreme Court of the United States is the highest judicial body in the United States and leads the federal judiciary. Deoxyribonucleic acid ( DNA) is a Nucleic acid that contains the genetic instructions used in the development and functioning of all known In Law, a conviction is the Verdict that results when a Court of law finds a Defendant guilty of a Crime. In Law, an appeal is a process for requesting a formal change to an official decision Death row is a term that refers to the section of a Prison that houses individuals awaiting execution. (Washington Post)
- The cancellation of end-of-the-year exams and a nationwide strike by teachers protesting low pay sparks a large scale riot in the Guinean capital of Conakry. Guinea, officially Republic of Guinea (pronounced /ˈgɪni/ République de Guinée is a country in West Africa, formerly known as French Guinea Conakry or Konakry ( Malinké: Kɔnakiri) is the Capital and largest city of Guinea. 16 people are killed. (CNN)
- U.S. President George W. Bush makes a surprise 5-hour visit to Iraq to meet with newly named Prime Minister of Iraq Nouri al-Maliki, President of Iraq Jalal Talibani, national political leaders and U. The President of the United States is the Head of state and Head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in United States by George Walker Bush ( born July 6 1946 is the forty-third and current President of the United States. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iraq topics. Office The Prime Minister of Iraq is Iraq's Head of government. Nouri Kamel Mohammed Hassan al-Maliki ( Arabic: نوري كامل محمّد حسن المالكي transliterated Nūrī Kāmil al-Mālikī; born June The President of Iraq is Iraq 's Head of state. Presidents of the Republic of Iraq (1958-2003 For most of the country's history Iraq's Jalal Talabani ( Kurdish: جه لال تاله بانی / Celal Talebanî / Jelal Talebaní جلال طالباني) (born November 12, 1933 S. troops. The visit was kept a secret from al-Maliki until five minutes before they met. (MSNBC)
- Israeli investigation brings evidence that a buried explosive device caused the Gaza beach blast in which seven Palestenian civilians were killed, rather than an artillery shelling as stated by the Hamas-led Palestenian government. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Israel topics. See also 2006 Israel-Gaza conflict The Gaza beach blast was an event on June 9, 2006 in which eight Palestinians were killed and Palestinian people or Palestinians ( الشعب الفلسطيني, ash-sha`b al-filasTīni; الفلسطينيون, al-filasTīnīyyūn Ḥamas (ar حركة حماس acronym ar حركة المقاومة A former Pentagon official paid by the Human Rights Watch organization asserts than an Israeli shelling caused the tragedy. The Pentagon is the Headquarters of the United States Department of Defense, located in Arlington County, Virginia. Human Rights Watch is a United States -based international Non-governmental organization that conducts research and advocacy on Human rights. United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan retracts earlier skeptic remarks he made on Israel's position on the incident. The Secretary-General of the United Nations is the head of the Secretariat, one of the principal organs of the United Nations. Kofi Atta Annan, GCMG (born 8 April 1938 is a Ghanaian Diplomat who served as the seventh Secretary-General of the United Nations Süddeutsche Zeitung reports numerous flaws in the Palestenian footage from the beach, including a dead man later walking around. The Süddeutsche Zeitung is one of the largest German Newspapers It is published in Munich. (Ynet),(Guardian),(The Australian),(Reuters),(Haaretz),(Süddeutsche Zeitung)
- Subsequent examination of the evidence by The Guardian supports the Human Rights Watch assessment. The Guardian (until 1959 The Manchester Guardian) is a British Newspaper owned by the Guardian Media Group.
- 70,000 coalition forces begin a crackdown on insurgents in Baghdad, the Iraqi PM's office says. Multi-National Force - Iraq (MNF-I, is a military command, led by the United States that is fighting the Iraq War against Iraqi insurgents or resistants An insurgency is a violent internal uprising against a sovereign government that lacks the organization of a revolution Baghdad (بغداد) is the Capital of Iraq and of Baghdad Governorate, with which it is also coterminous For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iraq topics. (CNN)
- Two Israeli missiles fired from an aircraft hit a van carrying a Palestinian rocket-launching squad in Gaza with Grad 122 mm rockets. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Israel topics. A missile (see also pronunciation differences) is a self-propelled explosive Projectile used as a weapon towards a target Gaza (غزة, עַזָּה ʕazzā is the largest city in the Gaza Strip and the Palestinian territories. The BM-21 "Grad" (БМ-21 "Град" meaning Hail) is a launch vehicle of the Soviet 122 mm multiple-launch rocket system developed Two Islamic Jihad militants and seven civilians are killed, including two schoolchildren and three medical personnel. The Islamic Jihad Movement in Palestine (حركة الجهاد الإسلامي في فلسطين - Harakat al-Jihād al-Islāmi fi Filastīn Israeli Defense minister expresses sorrow, but no apology. (Reuters), (Haaretz)
- At least 10 people are killed and 20 others are wounded in car bombing attacks in a popular market in Kirkuk, Iraq. Kirkuk (also spelled Karkuk or Kerkuk; Kurdish: كهركووك Kerkûk; Arabic: كركوك Turkish:Kerkük; For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iraq topics. (Sydney Daily Telegraph)
- The South Central Farm in Los Angeles, California, reportedly the largest urban farm in the United States, is raided by the LAPD, with assistance from the Los Angeles Fire Department. The South Central Farm, also known as the South Central Community Garden, was an urban Farm and community Garden located at East 41st and Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The Los Angeles Fire Department ( LAFD) also known as the Los Angeles City Fire Department to distinguish it from the Los Angeles County Fire Department [1] [2] [3]
June 14, 2006 (Wednesday)
- Violent riots in Conakry, Guinea continue. Events 1276 - While taking exile in Fuzhou in southern China, away from the advancing Mongol invaders, the remnants of the Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Conakry or Konakry ( Malinké: Kɔnakiri) is the Capital and largest city of Guinea. Guinea, officially Republic of Guinea (pronounced /ˈgɪni/ République de Guinée is a country in West Africa, formerly known as French Guinea (CNN)
- Ronnie Wood of The Rolling Stones admitted to a rehabilitation clinic to undergo treatment for alcohol abuse, (Sydney Morning Herald)
- Two specimens of Mesozygiella dunlopi, dating to the Early Cretaceous and the oldest known orb-weaver spiders, are discovered in amber. Ronald David "Ronnie" Wood (born 1 June 1947 in Hillingdon London) is an English rock Guitarist and Bassist best known Mesozygiella dunlopi is an extinct species of orb-weaving Spider, dating from the Early Cretaceous, making it the earliest orb-weaver yet The Early Cretaceous ( timestratigraphic name or the Lower Cretaceous ( logstratigraphic name is the earlier of the two major divisions of the Cretaceous The orb-weaver spiders (family Araneidae) are the builders of spiral wheel-shaped webs often found in gardens fields and forests Amber is Fossil tree Resin, which is appreciated for its color and beauty (BBC)
- The Islamic Courts Union captures the Somali town Jowhar from the secular warlords of the Alliance for the Restoration of Peace and Counter-Terrorism, one week after taking over Mogadishu. The Islamic Courts Union ( ICU, Somali: Midowga Maxkamadaha Islaamiga Arabic: اتحاد المحاكم الإسلامية Ittihād al-mahākim Somalia ( Soomaaliya; الصومال) officially the Somali Republic ( Jamhuuriyadda Soomaaliya, جمهورية الصومال) and formerly known Jowhar (Jowhar is the capital town of the Shabeellaha Dhexe region of Somalia (located at) and along with Baidoa, used to form the The Alliance for the Restoration of Peace and Counter-Terrorism ( ARPCT) ( Isbaheysiga Ladagaalanka Argagaxisadda) was a Somali alliance created by various Mogadishu ( Somali: Muqdisho, popularly Xamar, Hamar; مقديشو Maqadīshū (BBC)
- Abu Bakar Bashir is released from prison after serving a 26 month sentence for his role in the 2002 Bali bombing. Abu Bakar Bashir (also Abubakar Ba'asyir, Abdus Somad, and Ustad Abu ("Teacher Abu" born August 17 1938 is an Indonesian Muslim The 2002 Bali bombings occurred on 12 October 2002 in the tourist district of Kuta on the Indonesian island of Bali. (CNN)
- State of Origin II at Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane, Australia is won by Queensland over New South Wales 30-6. State of Origin is an annual best-of-three series of Rugby league matches between the Maroons, representing the state of Queensland, and the Blues Brisbane ( is the state capital of Queensland. Brisbane is the third most populous city in Australia and the most populous city of Queensland For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. This brings the 2006 State of Origin series to 1 all even after New South Wales won the first game on 24 May 2006
June 15, 2006 (Thursday)
- U.S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito breaks a tie in a 5-4 decision in Hudson v. Michigan, allowing evidence admitted in cases where police did not knock and announce themselves when executing a search warrant. The 2006 State of Origin series was the 27th annual Australian interstate representative series between New South Wales and Queensland. Events 1218 - The Fifth Crusade leaves Acre for Egypt. 1276 - Magnus Ladulås is crowned Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 763 BC - Assyrians record a Solar eclipse that will be used to fix the Chronology of Mesopotamian history Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. The Supreme Court of the United States is the highest judicial body in the United States and leads the federal judiciary. Samuel Anthony Alito Jr (born April 1, 1950) is an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. Hudson v Michigan, 547 U S 586 (2006, is a decision of the United States Supreme Court holding that a violation of the Fourth Amendment Police are agents or agencies usually of the executive, empowered to enforce the law and to effect public and social order through the legitimatized use of force Knock-and-announce, in United States Law of Criminal procedure, is an ancient Common-law principle incorporated into the Fourth Amendment A search warrant is a Court order issued by a Judge or Magistrate that authorizes law enforcement to conduct a Search (CNN)
- Hundreds are wounded in fighting between rival factions of the Movement of the Democratic Forces of Casamance led by Salif Sadio, who supports the continuation of the Casamance Conflict, and Magne Dieme, who supports reconciliation with the Government of Senegal. The Casamance Conflict is a low-level Civil war that has been waged between the Government of Senegal and the Movement of Democratic Forces of Casamance Politics of Senegal takes place in a framework of a semi-presidential, liberal democratic Republic, whereby the President of Senegal is The fighting has spread to The Gambia and Guinea-Bissau may intervene. The Republic of Guinea-Bissau (ˈgɪni bɨˈsaʊ República da Guiné-Bissau ʁɛˈpublikɐ dɐ giˈnɛ biˈsau is a country in Western Africa, and one of the smallest (allAfrica.com)
- Burundi rebel group Fighters of the National Liberation Forces, the last active rebel group in the country, shell the capital Bujumbura with 15 60mm mortars injuring at least eight civilians despite ongoing peace talks between the group and the Government of Burundi in Tanzania. Burundi (buˈɾundi officially the Republic of Burundi, is a small country in the Great Lakes region of Eastern Africa bordered by Rwanda Bujumbura (ˌbuːdʒəmˈbuːrə is the Capital city of Burundi. Politics of Burundi takes place in a framework of a transitional presidential representative democratic Republic, whereby the President of Burundi Tanzania ˌtænzəˈniːə officially the United Republic of Tanzania (Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania is a country in East Africa bordered by Kenya (News24.com)
- Coalition forces in Afghanistan launch and execute Operation Mountain Thrust to drive Taliban forces out of the southern provinces of Afghanistan. The War in Afghanistan, which began on October 7 2001 as the U The Taliban ( طالبان, also anglicised as Taleban; translation "students" is a Sunni Islamist, predominately Afghanistan /æfˈgænɪstæn/ officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan ( Pashto: د افغانستان اسلامي جمهوریت, The operation is the largest operation since the start of the Afghanistan war. The War in Afghanistan, which began on October 7 2001 as the U (National Post), (Ottawa Citizen)
- The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops approves a new English translation for mass. The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops ( USCCB) is the official leadership body of the Roman Catholic Church in the United States. The Mass is the Eucharistic celebration in the Latin liturgical rites of the Roman Catholic Church. Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune
- Bill Gates, Chairman of the Microsoft Corporation announces he will step down from his daily duties in 2008. If you would like to experiment with Wikipedia please copy Microsoft Corporation is an American multinational Computer technology Corporation, which rose to dominate the Home computer 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common He wants to shift his daily life to his charity, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (B&MGF is the largest transparently operated Private foundation in the world founded by Bill and Melinda His successors will be Microsoft Technical Officer Ray Ozzie (software architecturing) and Craig Mundie for researching and strategic affairs. Ray Ozzie (born November 20, 1955) is Chief Software Architect at Microsoft. Craig Mundie is chief research and strategy officer at Microsoft. MSNBC
- U. S. President George W. Bush announces the establishment of the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands National Monument, the largest Marine Protected Area in the world. George Walker Bush ( born July 6 1946 is the forty-third and current President of the United States. The Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument is a US National Monument encompassing of ocean waters and ten islands and atolls of the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Marine Protected Area (MPA is often used as an umbrella term covering a wide range of marine areas with some level of restriction to protect living non-living cultural and/or historic (BBC)
- The U.S. military suffers its 2500th fatal casualty in the Iraq war. The United States Armed Forces are the overall unified military forces of the United States The Iraq War, also known as the Second Gulf War, the Occupation of Iraq, or the War in Iraq, is an ongoing Military campaign 18,490 have been wounded. (Toronto Star)(truthout)
- The United Kingdom agrees to jail former Liberian president Charles Taylor if he is convicted, removing a key obstacle to a proposed trial to be held at The Hague under the auspices of the Special Court for Sierra Leone. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Liberia, officially the Republic of Liberia, is a country on the west coast of Africa, bordered by Sierra Leone, Guinea, Côte d'Ivoire Charles McArthur Ghankay Taylor (born January 28, 1948) served as President of Liberia from August 2, 1997 to August 11 The Special Court for Sierra Leone is an independent judicial body set up to "try those who bear greatest responsibility" for the War crimes and Crimes against (BBC)
- A video of a U.S. Marine singing a song, entitled "Hadji Girl", about the killing of Iraqi civilians, sparks outrage after being widely distributed on the Internet. " Hadji Girl " is a song by Corporal Joshua Belile of the United States Marine Corps about a For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iraq topics. A civilian under International humanitarian law is a person who is not a member of his or her Country 's Armed forces. Amidst huge condemnation, Cpl Joshua Belile issues an apology. " Hadji Girl " is a song by Corporal Joshua Belile of the United States Marine Corps about a A Marine spokesman, Lt. Col. Scott Fazekas, said that they were investigating. (BBC) (NYT)
- Clean up crews try to stop coal tar in the Dasha River entering the Wangkuai Reservoir supplying the city of Baoding in northern China. Coal tar is a brown or black liquid of high Viscosity, which smells of Naphthalene and Aromatic hydrocarbons Coal tar is among the by-products when coal Baoding ( is a Prefecture-level city in Hebei province China. (New Kerala)
- A bomb explodes in Kandahar killing 10 and wounding 15 people. For the 2001 film see Kandahar (film; for the Kandahar meteorite of 1959 see Meteorite falls; for the places in Azerbaijan see Cəndəhar and (AP)
- Two Israeli teenage girls escape kidnapping attempt in the West Bank. In Criminal law, kidnapping is the taking away or Asportation of a person against the person's will usually to hold the person in False imprisonment The West Bank (الضفة الغربية, הגדה המערבית Hagadah Hamaaravit) also referred to in Israel as " Judea and Samaria Three Palestinian suspects armed with a pistol are arrested soon afterwards. Palestinian people or Palestinians ( الشعب الفلسطيني, ash-sha`b al-filasTīni; الفلسطينيون, al-filasTīnīyyūn (Ynet)
- A claymore mine suspected of being laid by the Tamil Tigers kills 58 people in Sri Lanka. The M18A1 Claymore is a directional Anti-personnel mine used by the U "LTTE" redirects here For the Led Zeppelin bootleg see Listen to This Eddie. Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka ( Sinhalese:, இலங்கை known as Ceylon before 1972 is an Island (Reuters)
June 16, 2006 (Friday)
- The United States House of Representatives passes a resolution supporting President Bush's policy on Iraq 256-153. Events 1487 - Battle of Stoke Field, the last dying breath of the Wars of the Roses. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. The United States House of Representatives is one of the two chambers of the United States Congress; the other is the Senate. George Walker Bush ( born July 6 1946 is the forty-third and current President of the United States. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iraq topics. (L.A. Times)
- Surveillance and intelligence reports have confirmed that North Korea is preparing to test its Taepodong-2 missiles on Sunday. North Korea is the commonly used short form name for the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (or DPRK) a State located in East Asia, The Taepodong-2 (TD-2 also spelled as Taep'o-dong 2) ( Korean: 대포동 2호 is a designation used to indicate a (Toronto Star) (BBC)
- The Italian pretender, Vittorio Emanuele, Prince of Naples, is arrested as part of an investigation into corruption and prostitution. Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest A pretender is a claimant to an abolished throne or to a throne already occupied by somebody else Vittorio Emanuele Prince of Naples ( Vittorio Emanuele Alberto Carlo Teodoro Umberto Bonifacio Amedeo Damiano Bernardino Gennaro Maria di Savoia) (born February 12 (BBC)
- An H5 strain of avian influenza has been detected in the Canadian province of Prince Edward Island. For the H5N1 subtype of Avian influenza see H5N1. Avian influenza, sometimes Avian flu, and commonly Bird flu refers Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page Prince Edward Island (ˌprɪns ˌɛdwɚd ˈaɪlɨnd ( PEI or P The bird flu currently has a "low risk" to humans. (Globe and Mail)
- Chinese journalist Yang Xiaoqing, a reporter for the state-run China Industrial Economy News, is sentenced to one year in prison at the Longhui No. Talk People's Republic of China) PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA ARTICLE GUIDELINES 1 People's Court in Hunan province for extortion. ( is a province of China, located in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River and south of Lake Dongting (hence the name Hunan, meaning Extortion, outwresting, or exaction is a criminal offense, which occurs when a person Unlawfully obtains either money property or services Xiaoqing wrote an article exposing local Communist Party official Yang Jianxin's embezzlement of state assets. Jianxin has been reassigned to an advisory post in Shaoyang city. Hundreds of protesters block police cars to prevent them from taking Xiaoqing to jail. (CPJ)
- The Winnipeg police have made numerous arrests in the relation to the Shedden massacre, including five members from the Bandidos motorcycle club. Winnipeg (ˈwɪnɨpɛg is the capital and largest city in the Canadian province of Manitoba, and 7th largest municipality in Canada with a population The Shedden Massacre involved the killing of eight men whose bodies were found in a farmer's field five kilometres north of Shedden, a hamlet in the Canadian The Bandidos Motorcycle Club is a " one-percenter " motorcycle gang with a worldwide membership linked to organized crime (CBC)
- Prachanda, reclusive leader of the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist), meets with Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala, in what is thought to be his first visit to the capital Kathmandu in decades. Prachanda (प्रचण्ड pɾəʦəɳɖə born Pushpa Kumal Dahal on 11 December 1954 is the Post Officer of Nepal. The Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist (नेपाल कम्युनिष्ट पार्टी (माओवादी is a Maoist Political party Girija prasad Koirala (गिरिजा प्रसाद कोइराला born 1925 is a Nepalese politician and the President of the Nepali Congress, a Kathmandu (काठमांडौ येँ is the Capital and the largest city of Nepal. (BBC)
- After ten hours of talks, they agree to form a new Government with representatives of the Maoists included and a new election to be held in 2007. The rebels agree to suspend their people's government. [4]
- Israeli air strike near Gaza kills one Islamic Jihad militant and wounds two others, reportedly on their way to launch Qassam rockets. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Israel topics. Gaza (غزة, עַזָּה ʕazzā is the largest city in the Gaza Strip and the Palestinian territories. The Qassam rocket ( صاروخ القسام; also Kassam) is a simple steel Rocket filled with explosives produced by Hamas. No civilians were hurt in the strike. More than a hundred Qassam rockets were launched against Israeli towns in the past week, six of them on Friday. (CNN),(Israeli MFA)
- Evangelist Gilbert Deya is arrested by police at Edinburgh Sheriff Court in relation to allegations by Kenyan police of involvement in child trafficking. Gilbert Deya Ministries is a Christian ministry based in England set up by Gilbert Deya. Edinburgh ( ˈɛdɪnb(ərə Dùn Èideann) is the Capital of Scotland and is its second largest city after Glasgow. Sheriff courts provide the local Court service in Scotland, with each court serving a sheriff court district within a Sheriffdom. The Kenya Police, which report to the Commissioner of Police in the Office of the President, fields about 35000 officers Trafficking of children is the recruitment transportation transfer harboring or receipt of children for the purpose of exploitation (BBC)
June 17, 2006 (Saturday)
- Violence intensifies in Sri Lanka as government troops allegedly attack Tamils in a church in response to an attack on the navy by the Tamil Tigers. Events 1462 - Vlad III the Impaler attempts to assassinate Mehmed II ( The Night Attack) forcing him to retreat Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka ( Sinhalese:, இலங்கை known as Ceylon before 1972 is an Island Tamil people (also called Tamils or Tamilians) ( are an Ethnic group native to Tamil Nadu, a state in India, and the north-eastern "LTTE" redirects here For the Led Zeppelin bootleg see Listen to This Eddie. (BBC)
- Avian influenza: The EU Community Reference Laboratory for Avian Influenza in Weybridge, UK, confirms that birds sent from Hungary after investigations began on June 9 in Kiskunmajsa, a region where a significant amount of poultry is farmed, tested positive for the H5N1 strain of the virus. For the H5N1 subtype of Avian influenza see H5N1. Avian influenza, sometimes Avian flu, and commonly Bird flu refers The Veterinary Laboratories Agency (VLA is an Executive agency of the UK government department the Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs (Defra Weybridge is a town in the Elmbridge district of Surrey in South East England. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Hungary (Magyarország 'mɔɟɔrorsaːg) officially in English the Republic of Hungary ( Magyar Köztársaság, literally Magyar (Hungarian Republic Events 53 - Roman Emperor Nero marries Claudia Octavia 62 - Claudia Octavia commits Kiskunmajsa is a town in Bács-Kiskun county Hungary. Twin cities Bačka Topola Gheorgheni This is the first time that the virus has been found in Hungary.
- Foo Fighters played their largerst ever headlining show in front of approximately 85,000 people in Hyde Park, London.
June 18, 2006 (Sunday)
- The Washington Post reveals that the current United States administration turned down an Iranian attempt to settle disagreements about recognizing the right of existence of Israel and alleged Iranian support of terrorism in 2003. Events 618 - Coronation of the Chinese governor Li Yuan as Emperor Gaozu of Tang, the new Emperor of China, initiating three centuries Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. The Washington Post is the largest and most circulated Newspaper in Washington D The United States of America —commonly referred to as the For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iran topics. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Israel topics. Terrorism is the systematic use of terror especially as a means of coercion Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. (Washington Post)
- According to an investigative report by Ron Suskind, Al-Qaeda was 45 days from launching a gas attack on the New York City subway when it was called off by Osama bin Laden's second-in-command, Ayman al-Zawahri, in 2003. Ron Suskind (b 1959 in Kingston, New York) is an American investigative journalist and author Al-Qaeda, alternatively spelled al-Qaida, al-Qa`ida or al-Qa`idah, ( Arabic:; ar-Latn ''al-qāʿidah'' Translation: The The New York City Subway is a Rapid transit system owned by the City of New York and leased to the New York City Transit Authority, a subsidiary agency Osama bin Laden, with some spelling variations is the name used in English to refer to (أسامة بن محمد بن عوض بن لادن born 10 March (Globe and Mail), (MSNBC)
- The people of Catalonia accept the proposed changes to the Statute of Autonomy of Catalonia, notably a change that would define Catalonia as a nation. Catalonia (Cataluña Catalunya Aranese: Catalonha) is an Autonomous Community in the northeast part of Spain. The Statute of Autonomy of Catalonia provides Catalonia's basic institutional regulations A nation is a Human Cultural and Social Community. In as much as most members never meet each other yet feel a common bond it may be considered (CBC)
- The Israeli town of Sderot shuts down for 24 hours in protest of continuing Qassam rocket attacks. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Israel topics. Sderot (שְׂדֵרוֹת a western Negev City, in the Southern District of Israel. The Qassam rocket ( صاروخ القسام; also Kassam) is a simple steel Rocket filled with explosives produced by Hamas. More than six hundred Qassam rockets were launched against Israeli towns since Israel's disengagement from the Gaza Strip, a hundred of which in the past week. Israel's unilateral disengagement plan ( Hebrew: תוכנית ההתנתקות Tokhnit HaHitnatkut or תוכנית ההינתקות Tokhnit HaHinatkut in The Gaza Strip (قطاع غزة, רצועת עזה Retzu'at 'Azza) is a coastal strip of land along the Mediterranean Sea, bordering Egypt on the south-west One rocket left parts of Sderot without electricity for several hours this morning. (Haaretz), (IHT).
June 19, 2006 (Monday)
- The Carolina Hurricanes win ice hockey's Stanley Cup in game seven of a best of seven series for the first time defeating the Edmonton Oilers 3-1. Events 1179 - The Norwegian Battle of Kalvskinnet outside Nidaros. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. The Carolina Hurricanes are a professional Ice hockey team based in Raleigh, North Carolina. Ice hockey, often referred to simply as hockey, is a team Sport played on Ice. The Stanley Cup (La Coupe Stanley is an Ice hockey club championship Trophy, awarded annually to the National Hockey League (NHL playoffs champion The Edmonton Oilers are a professional Ice hockey team based in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. (USA Today), (CBC)
- Kathleen Blanco, the Governor of the U.S. state of Louisiana, calls in the Louisiana National Guard to patrol the streets of New Orleans following six deaths on the preceding weekend. Kathleen Babineaux Blanco (born December 15, 1942) is a former Democratic Governor of Louisiana, having served from January 2004 until January Colonial period (French and Spanish governors See also List of colonial governors of Louisiana United States territorial period A US state is any one of the fifty subnational entities of the United States of America that share Sovereignty with the federal government The State of Louisiana ( or, État de Louisiane, pronounced) is a state located in the southern region of the United States of America The Louisiana National Guard consists of the Louisiana Army National Guard Website http//www New Orleans (nʲuːˈɔrliənz nʲuːˈɔrlənz French: La Nouvelle-Orléans) is a major United States port city and the largest city in Louisiana (Chicago Tribune)
- The United States Army charges three soldiers of the 101st Airborne Division 3rd Brigade Combat Team with murder in relation to the deaths of three men in custody in Iraq. The United States Army is a military organization whose primary mission is to "provide necessary forces and capabilities. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iraq topics. (USA Today)
- The Mujahedeen Shura Council in Iraq claims that they have captured two United States soldiers. Mujahideen Shura Council may refer to Mujahideen Shura Council (Afghanistan Mujahideen Shura Council (Iraq The United States Army is a military organization whose primary mission is to "provide necessary forces and capabilities. (CBC)
- Iraqi prosecutors in the Trials of Saddam Hussein call for Saddam Hussein to be sentenced to death, together with his half brother Barzan al-Tikriti and former vice-president Taha Yassin Ramadan. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iraq topics. The Trial of Saddam Hussein was the trial of the deposed President of Iraq Saddam Hussein by the Iraqi Interim Government for alleged Saddam Hussein Abd al-Majid al-Tikriti ( Arabic: ar صدام حسين عبد المجيد التكريتي --> April 28 1937 &ndash December 30 Barzan Ibrahim al-Hasan al-Tikriti ( February 17 1951 – January 15, 2007) (sometimes known as Barazan Ibrahim al-Tikriti and Barasan Ibrahem Taha Yasin Ramadan al-Jizrawi ( February 22, 1938 – March 20, 2007) ( طه ياسين رمضان الجزراوي) was the Vice (Daily Mail)
- North Korea is said to be readying for long-range missile test of Taepadong-2 missile thought to have a range which includes the western USA coastline. North Korea is the commonly used short form name for the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (or DPRK) a State located in East Asia, The Taepodong-2 (TD-2 also spelled as Taep'o-dong 2) ( Korean: 대포동 2호 is a designation used to indicate a (CNN)
June 20, 2006 (Tuesday)
- The Washington Post, under the Freedom of Information Act, obtains the transcript of an investigative interview with Donald Rumsfeld. Events 451 - Battle of Chalons: Flavius Aetius ' defeats Attila the Hun. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. The Washington Post is the largest and most circulated Newspaper in Washington D The Freedom of Information Act ( FOIA) is the implementation of freedom of information legislation in the United States Donald Henry Rumsfeld (born July 9 1932 is a United States Businessman, Politician, the 13th Secretary of Defense under President The U. S. Secretary of Defense cited poor memory, loose office procedures, and preoccupation with "the wars" as the reasons he did not know how his department nearly squandered $30 billion leasing several hundred tanker aircraft from Boeing. The United States Secretary of Defense ( SECDEF) is the head of the U The Boeing Company is a major Aerospace and defense corporation originally founded by William E (The RawStory) (Washington Post)
- Iraqi officials have unconfirmed reports that they have found the bodies of the two U.S. soldiers the American military began looking for at the beginning of this week. The United States Army is a military organization whose primary mission is to "provide necessary forces and capabilities. The bodies of PFC Kristian Menchaca of Houston, Texas, and PFC Thomas Lowell Tucker of Madras, Oregon showed several signs of torture. Kristian Menchaca ( May 29, 1983 &ndash June 19 2006) Brownsville, Texas, was a United States Private Thomas Lowell Tucker ( May 5, 1981 &ndash June 19 2006) from Madras Oregon, was a Private First Class of the U Oregon ( is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. (MSNBC) (CNN)
- Jack Abramoff scandals: David Safavian, former George W. Bush White House official, is convicted of four felony counts of lying and obstruction of justice related to his dealings with lobbyist Jack Abramoff. David Hossein Safavian (born August 4, 1967) is a former chief of staff of the United States General Services Administration (GSA and a figure in George Walker Bush ( born July 6 1946 is the forty-third and current President of the United States. See also Executive Office of the President of the United States The White House, formerly known as the Executive Mansion, is the Official residence The crime of obstruction of justice includes crimes committed by Judges Prosecutors attorneys general, and elected officials in general Jack Abramoff (born February 28 1959 is a former Lobbyist, and a businessman who was a central figure in a series of high-profile political scandals. (CNN)
- Charles Taylor, former President of Liberia, leaves Sierra Leone for his human rights trial at The Hague. Charles McArthur Ghankay Taylor (born January 28, 1948) served as President of Liberia from August 2, 1997 to August 11 The following is a list of Presidents of the Republic of Liberia, made up of the 24 heads of state in the history of Liberia. Sierra Leone, officially the Republic of Sierra Leone, is a country in West Africa. (Reuters)
- Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi announces plans to withdraw his country's troops from Iraq. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. The is the usual English-language term used for the Head of government of Japan, although the literal translation of the Japanese name for the office is Prime is a Japanese politician who served as Prime Minister of Japan from 2001 to 2006 The 600 soldiers had been deployed to Iraq in 2004 to aid in reconstruction and sparked controversy in Japan, as it was the most ambitious overseas deployment by Japan since World War II. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including (Reuters)
- Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Palestinean President Mahmoud Abbas will attend a common meeting later this week. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Israel topics. The Prime Minister of Israel is the head of the Israeli government and is the most powerful political officer in Israel (the President of Israel being a titular figurehead Ehud Olmert (אהוד אולמרט ɛˈhud ˈolmeʁt born September 30, 1945) is the 12th and current Prime Minister of Israel and the former leader The President of the Palestinian National Authority ( رئيس السلطة الوطنية الفلسطينية) is the highest-ranking political position (equivalent to Mahmoud Abbas (محمود عباس (born March 26, 1935) also known by the kunya Abu Mazen (ابو مازن was elected President (MSNBC)
June 21, 2006 (Wednesday)
- War in Afghanistan: Six Canadian soldiers are wounded following two separate attacks in the southern provinces of Afghanistan. Events 524 - Godomar, King of the Burgundians defeats the Franks at the Battle of Vézeronce. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. The War in Afghanistan, which began on October 7 2001 as the U Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page Afghanistan /æfˈgænɪstæn/ officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan ( Pashto: د افغانستان اسلامي جمهوریت, The six casualties are the first coalition casualties since Operation Mountain Thrust began on June 12, 2006. Operation Mountain Thrust was a US commanded Canadian and US -led operation in the Afghanistan campaign, with more than 2300 U Events 1381 - Peasants' Revolt: in England, rebels arrive at Blackheath. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. (CBC)
- The Government of Chad demands that the Security Council act to stop Janjaweed and UFDC incursions into Chad. The Government of Chad has been controlled by Idriss Déby and his Patriotic Salvation Movement since December 2, 1990, and officially since The Janjaweed ( Arabic: جنجويد; variously transliterated Janjawid, Janjawed or Jingaweit etc The United Front for Democratic Change or Front uni pour le changement ( FUC) is a Chadian rebel alliance made up of eight individual rebel groups Chad (Tchad تشاد Tshād) officially known as the Republic of Chad, is a Landlocked country in Central Africa. (Reuters)
- In a press conference in South Africa, Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir says that United Nations peacekeeping forces shall never enter Sudan because they are controlled by an international Jewish conspiracy involving "heavy propaganda and media campaigns. The Republic of South Africa (also known by other official names) is a country located at the southern tip of the continent of Africa This page contains a list of presidents and other heads of state of Sudan. Omar Hassan Ahmad al-Bashir ( Arabic: عمر حسن أحمد البشير born January 1 1944) is the President of Sudan. The United Nations ( UN) is an International organization whose stated aims are to facilitate cooperation in International law, International security Sudan (officially the Republic of Sudan) ( السودان al-Sūdān is a country in northeastern Africa. " (SudanTribune)
- The United States Marine Corps announces that it will be charging seven Marines and one sailor with charges including murder in relation to the death of civilian Hashim Ibrahim Awad in Al Hamdaniya, Iraq, on April 26. Hashim Ibrahim Awad (1952 - April 26, 2006) was a disabled Iraqi veteran killed by US Marines on the night of April 26, 2006, in an The Hamdania incident refers to an incident involving members of the United States Marines in relation to the shooting death of a possible insurgent Iraqi man on April 26 For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iraq topics. Events 1467 - The miraculous image in Our Lady of Good Counsel appear in Genazzano, Italy. A fourth soldier from the 101st Airborne Division was charged in connection with the shooting deaths of three detainees during an operation in Salaheddin province in May. (NBC) (CNN)
- Xanana Gusmão, President of East Timor, asks Prime Minister Marí Alkatiri to resign. Kay Rala Xanana Gusmão GCL (born José Alexandre Gusmão, on June 20 1946 is a former militant who was the first President of East East Timor is an emerging democratic State. Its current president is José Ramos-Horta. East Timor, also known as Timor-Leste (officially the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste) is a country in Southeast Asia. The Prime Minister of East Timor is the Head of government in East Timor. Mari Bim Amude Alkatiri (born 26 November 1949) was the first Prime Minister of an internationally-recognized East Timor. (CNN)
- Saddam Hussein's principal defense lawyer, Khamis al-Obeidi, is assassinated in Baghdad. Saddam Hussein Abd al-Majid al-Tikriti ( Arabic: ar صدام حسين عبد المجيد التكريتي --> April 28 1937 &ndash December 30 Khamis al-Obeidi ( ( July 7, 1966 - June 21, 2006) was a Lawyer defending Saddam Hussein and Barzan Ibrahim al-Tikriti AssassiNation is the sixth album by Krisiun, released in 2006 on Century Media. Baghdad (بغداد) is the Capital of Iraq and of Baghdad Governorate, with which it is also coterminous (BBC)
- United States celebrates national Go Skateboarding Day. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the
- Ukraine's formerly estranged Orange Revolution allies reach an agreement to restore Yulia Tymoshenko as Prime Minister of Ukraine after three months of uncertainty. Ukraine (Україна Ukrayina, /ukrɑˈjinɑ/ is a country in Eastern Europe. The Orange Revolution (Помаранчева революція Pomarancheva revolyutsiya) was a series of Protests and political events that took place in Ukraine Yulia Volodymyrivna Tymoshenko (Юлія Володимирівна Тимошенко ʋɔlɔ'dɪmɪriʋnɑ tɪmɔ'ʃɛnkɔ Julia Volodymyrivna Tymošenko) (born on November The Prime Minister of Ukraine (Прем'єр-міністр України Prem'ier-ministr Ukrayiny) presides over the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine, which (Kyiv Post)
- Katharine Jefferts Schori, the Episcopal bishop of Nevada, and the new leader of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America has said that homosexuality is not a sin. Katharine Jefferts Schori (born March 26, 1954 in Pensacola Florida) is the Presiding Bishop of Episcopal Church in the United States Nevada ( is a state located in the western region of the United States of America. The Episcopal Church is the official name of the Province of the Anglican Communion in the United States. Homosexuality refers to sexual behavior with or attraction to people of the same sex or to a Homosexual orientation. Sin is a term used mainly in a religious context to describe an act that violates a moral Rule, or the state of having committed such a violation (Melbourne Herald Sun)
June 22, 2006 (Thursday)
- The International Astronomical Union officially names Pluto's recently discovered moons, S/2005 P 2 and S/2005 P 1, Nix (after Nyx, the Greek Goddess of Darkness) and Hydra (|multi-headed monster from Greek myth) respectively. Events 217 BC - Battle of Raphia: Ptolemy IV of Egypt defeats Antiochus III the Great of the Seleucid kingdom. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Nix (ˈnɪks, or as in Greek Νιξ is a Natural satellite of Pluto. In Greek mythology, Nyx ( Nox in Roman translation was the primordial Goddess of the night Greek mythology is the body of stories belonging to the ancient Greeks concerning their gods and Heroes the nature of the world and the origins and significance Hydra (ˈhaɪdrə, or as in Greek Ύδρα is the outer-most Natural satellite of Pluto. In Greek mythology, the Lernaean Hydra ( Greek: ( was an ancient nameless serpent -like Chthonic water beast that possessed numerous Greek mythology is the body of stories belonging to the ancient Greeks concerning their gods and Heroes the nature of the world and the origins and significance (SMH), (National Geographic)
- East Timor President Xanana Gusmão threatens to resign over the social unrest in his country. East Timor, also known as Timor-Leste (officially the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste) is a country in Southeast Asia. East Timor is an emerging democratic State. Its current president is José Ramos-Horta. Kay Rala Xanana Gusmão GCL (born José Alexandre Gusmão, on June 20 1946 is a former militant who was the first President of East The 2006 East Timorese crisis began as a conflict between elements of the Military of East Timor over discrimination within the military and expanded to general violence throughout (BBC)
- The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation raids terror suspects in Miami, Florida, with seven arrests made. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The detainees are charged with terrorism conspiracy, in connection of being in the early stages of planning attacks against Chicago's Sears Tower and possibly FBI and government buildings in the Miami area. The Sears Tower, a Skyscraper in Chicago, Illinois, has been the tallest building in North America since 1973 (Associated Press) (FOX News) (CNN)
- The International Committee of the Red Cross admits the Israeli Magen David Adom and the Palestine Red Crescent Society. "ICRC" redirects here For other uses see ICRC (disambiguation. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Israel topics. The Magen David Adom (מגן דוד אדום abbr MDA or Mada) is Israel 's national emergency medical, disaster, Ambulance The Palestine Red Crescent Society was founded in 1968, by Fathi Arafat, Yassar Arafat 's brother The resolution, ending 58 years of struggle, was passed by a 237-54 vote, over Muslim objections. (CNN) (BBC)
- Japan dispatches ships and planes to monitor developments in North Korea as that country prepares to test a long range missile. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. North Korea is the commonly used short form name for the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (or DPRK) a State located in East Asia, (Associated Press)
- United States and coalition forces have found 500 pre-1991 chemical weapons since the 2003 invasion of Iraq. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The 2003 invasion of Iraq, from March 20 to May 1 2003 was spearheaded by the United States, backed by British forces and smaller contingents from Australia A Pentagon official has stated that the weapons were degraded beyond the point of use, but the report states they remain a danger and are still potentially lethal. (AFP) (FOX News)
- After 16 years in office, Angelo Cardinal Sodano retires as Cardinal Secretary of State. Angelo Sodano (born 23 November 1927 is the Dean of the College of Cardinals in the Roman Catholic Church. The Cardinal Secretary of State &mdashofficially Secretary of State of His Holiness The Pope &mdashpresides over the Vatican Secretariat of State, which He will be succeeded by Tarcisio Cardinal Bertone, until now Archbishop of Genoa. Tarcisio Cardinal Bertone, SDB (born 2 December 1934) is an Italian Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. (Holy See Bollettino)
June 23, 2006 (Friday)
- Human Rights Watch estimates that several hundred civilians in eastern Chad have been massacred by Sudanese Janjaweed and UFDC attacks in the past week alone. Events 1180 - First Battle of Uji, starting the Genpei War in Japan 1305 - The Flemish Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Human Rights Watch is a United States -based international Non-governmental organization that conducts research and advocacy on Human rights. Chad (Tchad تشاد Tshād) officially known as the Republic of Chad, is a Landlocked country in Central Africa. Sudan (officially the Republic of Sudan) ( السودان al-Sūdān is a country in northeastern Africa. The Janjaweed ( Arabic: جنجويد; variously transliterated Janjawid, Janjawed or Jingaweit etc The United Front for Democratic Change or Front uni pour le changement ( FUC) is a Chadian rebel alliance made up of eight individual rebel groups HRW also accuses the Government of Sudan of using child soldiers. The politics of Sudan takes place in the framework of an authoritarian Republic in which all effective political power is in the hands of President The military use of Children takes three distinct forms children can take direct part in hostilities (child soldiers or they can be used in support roles such as porters spies messengers HRW Africa Director Peter Takirambudde refers to the attacks as "havoc," and that civilians "are trapped between the carnage in Darfur and Chad's downward spiral into chaos. The War in Darfur is a military conflict in the Darfur region of western Sudan. The current civil war in Chad began in December 2005. The conflict involved Chadian government forces and several Chadian rebel groups " (CNN)
- Director of the United States Missile Defense Agency, Air Force Lt. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The Missile Defense Agency ( MDA) is the section of the United States government's Department of Defense responsible for developing a layered defense Gen. Henry A. Obering III, stated that he is "very confident" any North Korean missile headed towards the United States would be destroyed mid-flight by interceptor missiles if approved by the President. North Korea is the commonly used short form name for the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (or DPRK) a State located in East Asia, George Walker Bush ( born July 6 1946 is the forty-third and current President of the United States. (Associated Press)
- U.S. President George W. Bush has issued an executive order stating that he will limit taking of private property by the federal government and that it must "benefit. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The President of the United States is the Head of state and Head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in United States by George Walker Bush ( born July 6 1946 is the forty-third and current President of the United States. Eminent domain ( United States) compulsory purchase ( United Kingdom, New Zealand, Ireland) resumption/compulsory acquisition . . the general public. . . and not merely for the purpose of economic interest of private properties. . . " (White House Press Release)
- Saddam Hussein has ended a brief hunger strike, after missing one meal in his prison. Saddam Hussein Abd al-Majid al-Tikriti ( Arabic: ar صدام حسين عبد المجيد التكريتي --> April 28 1937 &ndash December 30 A hunger strike is a method of Non-violent resistance or pressure in which participants fast as an act of political Protest, or to provoke feelings of He did this in protest of the killing of one of his lawyers. Khamis al-Obeidi ( ( July 7, 1966 - June 21, 2006) was a Lawyer defending Saddam Hussein and Barzan Ibrahim al-Tikriti (Reuters)
- A United States warship is reported to have shot down a missile in the Pacific, in a test of their now operational sea-based missile defense system. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The Pacific Ocean is the largest of the Earth 's Oceanic divisions National missile defense (NMD as a generic term is a type of Missile defense: a military strategy and associated systems to shield an entire country against incoming (AFP)
- Harriet, a Galapagos tortoise, has died at age 176. Harriet is a female Name. The name is an English version of the French Henriette, a female form of Henri. The Galápagos tortoise (or Galápagos giant tortoise) is the largest living Tortoise, native to seven Islands of the Galápagos archipelago Harriet was one of the oldest known animals in the world. (Sydney Morning Herald)
- Norman Mineta announces his resignation as United States Secretary of Transportation effective from July 7, 2006. born November 12, 1931) is a United States politician of the Democratic Party. The United States Secretary of Transportation is the head of the United States Department of Transportation. (Associated Press)
- The New York Times publishes a major story on the Terrorist Finance Tracking Program, a secret CIA surveillance of international private banking for the last five years via the Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication (SWIFT) and rejects government requests to withdraw it. The Terrorist Finance Tracking Program is a United States government program to access the SWIFT transaction database revealed by The New York Times near as long as it used to be several months ago It has been actively summarized and split into sub-articles and there is a dynamic talk page discussion of all Private banking is a term for Banking Investment and other Financial services provided by banks to private individuals investing sizable assets The Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication ("SWIFT" operates a worldwide financial messaging (NYT)
- Prime Minister of Poland Kazimierz Marcinkiewicz announced a dismissal of Zyta Gilowska, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance. The Prime Minister of the Republic of Poland represents the Council of Ministers (the Cabinet and directs their work supervises territorial self-government Poland (Polska officially the Republic of Poland (kaˈʑimʲεʐ martɕinˈkʲevʲitʂ (born December 20, 1959 in Gorzów Wielkopolski) is a Polish politician who served as Prime Minister Zyta Gilowska (born July 7 1949 in Nowe Miasto Lubawskie) is a Polish economist and politician PM's advisor Paweł Wojciechowski was introduced as her successor. Paweł Wojciechowski (born 1960) is a Polish economist and specialist in the field of Computer sciences From June 24 2006 to Kazimierz Marcinkiewicz declared that Gilowska's policy will be continued. (CNN)
- Actor, singer, dancer, and television producer Aaron Spelling dies at age 83 due to complications from the stroke that had occurred five days before on 18 June 2006. Aaron Spelling' (April 22 1923 – June 23 2006 was an American film and Television producer. Events 618 - Coronation of the Chinese governor Li Yuan as Emperor Gaozu of Tang, the new Emperor of China, initiating three centuries Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. There was a private funeral several days later.
June 24, 2006 (Saturday)
- In Germany, 378 people (including 122 England fans) are arrested after a violent confrontation between England supporters and Germany supporters in Stuttgart. Events 972 - Battle of Cedynia, the first documented victory of Polish forces takes place Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. The English national football team represents England in international football and is controlled by The Football Association, the governing body for football The German national football team (Die deutsche Fußballnationalmannschaft From 1950 to 1990 the team was also informally called West Germany in English as since Stuttgart (ˈʃtʊtgaɐ̯t is the capital of the state of Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany. Approximately 60,000 England supporters are present in Stuttgart for Sunday's World Cup second round game with Ecuador. The 2006 FIFA World Cup was the 18th instance of the FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international football world championship tournament The Ecuador national football team is the national team of Ecuador and is governed by the Federación Ecuatoriana de Fútbol. (BBC)
- Current Bolivian Minister of Hydrocarbons Andrés Soliz Rada asks Bolivia’s chief prosecutor to issue charges against former heads of Enron, its subsidiary Prisma Energy International, former President of Bolivia Gonzalo Sánchez de Lozada, former Vice President Víctor Hugo Cárdenas, former Enron director for Bolivia Peter E. The Republic of Bolivia (República de Bolivia) named after Simón Bolívar, is a Landlocked country in central South America. Enron Creditors Recovery Corporation (formerly Enron Corporation, former NYSE ticker symbol ENE was an American Energy company based in A subsidiary, in business matters is an entity that is controlled by a bigger and more powerful entity Prisma Energy International Inc, was a former subsidiary of Enron Corporation formed in 2003 to own and manage the majority of Enron's overseas assets formerly known as "Enron The President of Bolivia is the head of state of Bolivia. According to the current constitution the president is elected by popular vote for a single non-renewable five year Gonzalo Sánchez de Lozada Sánchez Bustamante (born July 1, 1930, La Paz) familiarly known as "Goni" is a Bolivian politician This is a list of Vice Presidents of Bolivia, the second highest political position in Bolivia Víctor Hugo Cárdenas Conde (born 1951) is a Bolivian indigenous Aymara activist and politician Weidler, several ministers during Sánchez's 1993-1997 presidency, and former executives of Bolivia's state oil company for “contracts damaging to the state, contravening the constitution and falsification of contracts. Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar ” Lozada is charged with genocide for his role in the Bolivian Gas War. Genocide is the deliberate and systematic destruction in whole or in part of an ethnic racial religious or national group The Bolivian gas conflict was a social confrontation in Bolivia centering on the exploitation of the country's vast Natural gas reserves (Reuters)
- President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo of Philippines signs a law that repeals the death penalty. Maria Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo (born Maria Gloria Macaraeg Macapagal on April 5 1947 is a Filipina Politician. The Philippines ( Filipino: Pilipinas, officially known as the Republic of the Philippines (fil ''Republika ng Pilipinas'' RP Capital punishment, the death penalty or execution, is the Killing of a person by judicial process as Punishment. (Sun Star)
- In Vietnam, President Trần Đức Lương, Prime Minister Phan Văn Khải and the Chairman of the Assembly Nguyen Van An resign, citing old age. Vietnam (ˌviːɛtˈnɑːm Việt Nam) officially Office The President of Vietnam (Chủ tịch nước Việt Nam is the Head of state of Vietnam, although the functions of the President are often ceremonial Trần Đức Lương (born May 5, 1937) is the former President of Vietnam from 1997 to 2006 This article is about the government position For other uses see Prime Minister (disambiguation. Phan Văn Khải (born December 25, 1933) is a former prime minister of Vietnam. The Constitution of Vietnam recognizes the National Assembly of Vietnam (Quốc hội Việt Nam as "the highest organ of state power Nguyễn Văn An (born October 1, 1937, in Nam Định province) was the National Assembly Chairman of Vietnam from July 2002 to June 2006 (BBC)
- In Gaza, Israel captures two civilian Palestinian brothers in an overnight raid, in the Muamar family detention incident. Gaza (غزة, עַזָּה ʕazzā is the largest city in the Gaza Strip and the Palestinian territories. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Israel topics. The Muamar family detention incident occurred very early on the morning of June 24, 2006, in the first capture of Palestinians in the Gaza Strip (BBC)
June 25, 2006 (Sunday)
- The Sudanese government announces the lifting of a partial ban on United Nations operations in the conflict-hit Darfur region. Events 524 - Battle of Vézeronce, the Franks defeat the Burgundians Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Sudan (officially the Republic of Sudan) ( السودان al-Sūdān is a country in northeastern Africa. The United Nations ( UN) is an International organization whose stated aims are to facilitate cooperation in International law, International security The War in Darfur is a military conflict in the Darfur region of western Sudan. The ban was made after the government accused the UN of transporting a rebel leader who opposes a recent peace deal. (BBC)
- Arcelor declares its merger with Mittal Steel. Arcelor SA ( was the world's largest Steel producer in terms of turnover and the second largest in terms of steel output with a turnover of €30 Mittal Steel Company NV () was the world's largest Steel producer by volume and also the largest in turnover The new company will be called Arcelor-Mittal. (CNN-IBN) (BBC)
- Eight Palestinian militants, including Hamas militants, infiltrate into an army post in Israel using a tunnel. Palestinian people or Palestinians ( الشعب الفلسطيني, ash-sha`b al-filasTīni; الفلسطينيون, al-filasTīnīyyūn Ḥamas (ar حركة حماس acronym ar حركة المقاومة For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Israel topics. Smuggling tunnels are secret tunnels, usually hidden underground used for Smuggling of Goods and people. Two Israeli soldiers are killed, one kidnapped and three wounded in the attack, in which at least two Palestinian militants die. In Criminal law, kidnapping is the taking away or Asportation of a person against the person's will usually to hold the person in False imprisonment Israeli PM vows a fierce military response to the attack once the soldier, Gilad Shalit, is returned. Ehud Olmert (אהוד אולמרט ɛˈhud ˈolmeʁt born September 30, 1945) is the 12th and current Prime Minister of Israel and the former leader Two infantry brigades and supporting armoured regiments are deployed along the Gaza Strip border, in preparation for a major offensive. The Gaza Strip (قطاع غزة, רצועת עזה Retzu'at 'Azza) is a coastal strip of land along the Mediterranean Sea, bordering Egypt on the south-west (Haaretz),(Reuters UK),(BBC)
- José Ramos-Horta resigns as both Foreign and Interim Defence Minister of East Timor amidst ongoing political turmoil. José Manuel Ramos-Horta ( Portuguese: ʒu'zɛ 'ʁɐmuz 'oɾtɐ GCL (born 26 December 1949) is the second President East Timor, also known as Timor-Leste (officially the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste) is a country in Southeast Asia. The 2006 East Timorese crisis began as a conflict between elements of the Military of East Timor over discrimination within the military and expanded to general violence throughout (SMH)
- Italians vote in a referendum on whether to approve the modification of 53 articles in the constitution. The Constitution of the Italian Republic (Costituzione della Repubblica Italiana was enacted by the Constituent Assembly on 22 December 1947 with 453 votes in favour and 62 Approval would give more power to the prime minister and to the regions, making Italy a federal state. In Italy, the Prime Minister of Italy (officially the President of the Council of Ministers, Italian Presidente del Consiglio dei Ministri) is the country's Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest A federation ( Latin: foedus, covenant is a union comprising a number of partially self-governing states or regions united by a central ("federal" (Scotsman)
- The world's third richest man, Warren Buffett, pledges to donate approximately $37 billion USD in shares to the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, effectively making it the largest charitable organization in history. This list of billionaires is based on an annual ranking of the world's wealthiest people compiled and published by Forbes magazine on March 9, 2006 Warren Buffett (born August 30 1930 is an American Investor, Businessman, and Philanthropist. The United States dollar ( sign: $; code: USD) is the unit of Currency of the United States; it has also been The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (B&MGF is the largest transparently operated Private foundation in the world founded by Bill and Melinda (Fortune)(NYT)(BBC)
June 26, 2006 (Monday)
- Electronic IDs will be distributed to all under the age of 12 in Belgium, as a means of protection from child abduction, and will carry a special code in addition to a hotline. Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian is killed during the retreat from the Sassanid Empire. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. An identity document, also called a piece of identification ( ID) is a document used to verify aspects of a person's Identity. The Kingdom of Belgium is a Country in northwest Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts its headquarters as well as those (The Telegraph Group Limited)
- U.S. President George W. Bush criticises the disclosure of a program to monitor financial transactions by suspected terrorists as "disgraceful". The President of the United States is the Head of state and Head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in United States by George Walker Bush ( born July 6 1946 is the forty-third and current President of the United States. White House Press Secretary Tony Snow also states that news organizations, including the New York Times, should think if "the public's right to know, in some cases, might override somebody's right to live. The White House Press Secretary is a senior White House official with a rank one step below Presidential Cabinet level Robert Anthony Snow ( June 1 1955 – July 12 2008) was an American Political commentator, Television news . . " (CNN)(White House Press Briefing)
- Waziristan War: a suicide car bombing kills six Pakistani soldiers. The War in North-West Pakistan is an armed conflict between the Pakistani Army and Islamist militants made up by local tribesmen the Taliban and foreign extremists BBC
- Marí Alkatiri resigns as Prime Minister of East Timor after weeks of political unrest. Mari Bim Amude Alkatiri (born 26 November 1949) was the first Prime Minister of an internationally-recognized East Timor. The Prime Minister of East Timor is the Head of government in East Timor. East Timor, also known as Timor-Leste (officially the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste) is a country in Southeast Asia. The 2006 East Timorese crisis began as a conflict between elements of the Military of East Timor over discrimination within the military and expanded to general violence throughout (Melbourne Herald-Sun), (Reuters)
- A suicide bomb in Pannapittya, Sri Lanka, kills three people, including Parami Kulkathunga, Deputy Chief of Staff of the Sri Lankan Army. This article is about suicide attacks for political and/or military reasons Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka ( Sinhalese:, இலங்கை known as Ceylon before 1972 is an Island The Sri Lanka Army is the oldest and largest of the three armed services of Sri Lanka and is responsible for overseeing land-based military and (Asian Tribune)
- Israel has stated that they will ensure that the Hamas-controlled Palestinian government is "toppled" if their captured soldier, Gilad Shalit, is killed. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Israel topics. Ḥamas (ar حركة حماس acronym ar حركة المقاومة Palestinian people or Palestinians ( الشعب الفلسطيني, ash-sha`b al-filasTīni; الفلسطينيون, al-filasTīnīyyūn Three Palestinian groups claiming to hold Shalit refuse to provide information about his health via the Palestine Red Crescent, unless all jailed Palestinian women and teenagers are released from Israeli prisons. The Palestine Red Crescent Society was founded in 1968, by Fathi Arafat, Yassar Arafat 's brother Three Qassam rockets are launched from the Gaza Strip against Israeli towns, one of them wounding 4 civilians in Sderot and causing a power outage throughout the city. The Qassam rocket ( صاروخ القسام; also Kassam) is a simple steel Rocket filled with explosives produced by Hamas. The Gaza Strip (قطاع غزة, רצועת עזה Retzu'at 'Azza) is a coastal strip of land along the Mediterranean Sea, bordering Egypt on the south-west For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Israel topics. Sderot (שְׂדֵרוֹת a western Negev City, in the Southern District of Israel. (ABC News America), (Haaretz), (AFP/High Ranking Source), (Jerusalem post)
- Italians reject the modification of their constitution. Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest The Constitution of the Italian Republic (Costituzione della Repubblica Italiana was enacted by the Constituent Assembly on 22 December 1947 with 453 votes in favour and 62 In a two-day referendum, "No" beats "Yes" approximately 61% to 38%, thus keeping the text unchanged. The Northern League had announced its withdrawal from the centre-right opposition coalition if reform was defeated. Lega Nord (Northern League LN whose complete name is Lega Nord per l'Indipendenza della Padania (Northern League for Independence of Padania) is an Italian Votes of Italians living abroad are still to be counted. (BBC)(CorriereDellaSera)
June 27, 2006 (Tuesday)
- Chadian rebels attack the neighboring Central African Republic. Events 1358 - Republic of Dubrovnik is founded 1709 - Peter the Great defeats Charles XII of Sweden Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Chad (Tchad تشاد Tshād) officially known as the Republic of Chad, is a Landlocked country in Central Africa. Central Africa|Central African FederationThe Central African Republic ( CAR) République Centrafricaine ʀepyblik sɑ̃tʀafʀikɛn or Centrafrique) is a Landlocked They have reportedly formed an alliance with CAR rebels. Large areas of both countries have descended into violence. (BBC)
- Armenian President Robert Kocharyan and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev agree to allow the residents of Nagorno-Karabakh to decide the region's future status through a popular vote. Armenia (Հայաստան transliterated: Hayastan,) officially the Republic of Armenia (Հայաստանի Հանրապետություն Hayastani President of Armenia is the title of the Head of state of Armenia since its independence from the Soviet Union in 1991 Robert Sedraki Kocharyan (ɾobɛɹtʼ sɛdɹɑk’i kʰotʃʰɑɹjɑn Ռոբերտ Սեդրակի Քոչարյան (born August 31, 1954) was the President Azerbaijan ( English; Azərbaycan officially the Republic of Azerbaijan (Azərbaycan Respublikası is the largest and most populous country in the South The country of Azerbaijan is a Presidential republic, with the President of Azerbaijan as the Head of state, and the Prime Minister of Azerbaijan Ilham Heydar oglu Aliyev ( İlham Heydər oğlu Əliyev) (born December 24, 1961) is the current President of Azerbaijan. For the republic see Nagorno-Karabakh Republic Nagorno-Karabakh is a Region in the South Caucasus. (Radio Free Europe-Armenian Liberty)
- The most recent attempt in the United States to adopt a flag desecration amendment fails in the Senate by one vote. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The Flag Desecration Amendment, often referred to as the flag burning amendment, is a controversial proposed Constitutional amendment to the United States Constitution The United States Senate is the Upper house of the bicameral United States Congress, the Lower house being the House of Representatives (CNN)
- Popular musician Axl Rose from the band Guns N' Roses is arrested in Stockholm, Sweden, for alleged violent conduct including biting a security guard on the leg. Popular music is Music belonging to any of a number of musical styles that are accessible to the general public and are disseminated by one or more W Axl Rose (born William Bruce Rose Jr; February 6 1962 frequently called Axl Rose, is an American Musician, best known as the Frontman Guns N' Roses is an American rock band formed in Los Angeles, California in 1985 ('stɔkhɔlm is Sweden 's Capital and its largest City. It is the site of the national Swedish government, the parliament, and the "Sverige" redirects here For other uses see Sweden (disambiguation and Sverige (disambiguation. (BBC)
- Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei says Iran does "not need" to talk with the United States over its nuclear program. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iran topics. Ayatollah ( Persian: آيتالله, âyato-llâh, from Arabic: آية الله, āyatu 'llāh, meaning 'the sign of (fa علی حسینی خامنهای born 17 July 1939 also known as Ali Khamenei, is an Iranian Azeri politician and cleric (CBS News)
- The Hamas-led Palestinian government has reportedly agreed to implicitly recognise Israel, paving the way to reopening peace talks with it. Ḥamas (ar حركة حماس acronym ar حركة المقاومة Palestinian people or Palestinians ( الشعب الفلسطيني, ash-sha`b al-filasTīni; الفلسطينيون, al-filasTīnīyyūn For the government of parliamentary systems see Executive (government. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Israel topics. Other Hamas officials later deny these reports. (BBC).
- A Palestinian militant group kidnaps and an hour later kills a 19-year-old Israeli tertiary student, Eliyahu Asheri. Palestinian people or Palestinians ( الشعب الفلسطيني, ash-sha`b al-filasTīni; الفلسطينيون, al-filasTīnīyyūn In Criminal law, kidnapping is the taking away or Asportation of a person against the person's will usually to hold the person in False imprisonment For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Israel topics. Tertiary education, also referred to as third stage third level and' post-secondary education', is the educational level following the completion of a school providing Eliyahu Pinchas Asheri ( February 2, 1988 – June 25, 2006) was an Israeli student from the Village of Itamar The same group later threatens it will kill the student if the Israeli offensive continues. (Haaretz)
- The Iraqi Special Tribunal announces that Saddam Hussein and six co-defendants will face trial on August 21 in relation to the 1980s Anfal campaign in which 100,000 Kurds are estimated to have died. The Supreme Iraqi Criminal Tribunal (formerly Iraqi Special Tribunal) is a body established under Iraqi national law to try Iraqi nationals or residents accused Saddam Hussein Abd al-Majid al-Tikriti ( Arabic: ar صدام حسين عبد المجيد التكريتي --> April 28 1937 &ndash December 30 Events 1192 - Minamoto Yoritomo becomes Seii Tai Shōgun and the De facto ruler of Japan. The al-Anfal Campaign (حملة الأنفال also known as Operation Anfal, was a genocidal campaign against Kurds led by the Iraqi regime (China Post)
- A vote in the Legislative Yuan to recall Taiwanese President Chen Shui-bian, who is implicated in numerous corruption scandals, fails to gain the necessary two-thirds majority. The Legislative Yuan ( is the Legislative body of the Republic of China (ROC which administers Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen, and The President of the Republic of China ( is the Head of state of the Republic of China (ROC (commonly known as Taiwan since the 1970s Chen Shui-bian ( born October 12, 1950) is a Taiwanese politician and former President of the Republic of China. (Bloomberg) (AP)
- Nguyen Minh Triet becomes President of Vietnam with Nguyễn Tấn Dũng expected to become the new Prime Minister of Vietnam. Nguyễn Minh Triết (born October 8, 1942 in Bến Cát district Bình Dương province in Southern Vietnam is the President of Vietnam. Office The President of Vietnam (Chủ tịch nước Việt Nam is the Head of state of Vietnam, although the functions of the President are often ceremonial Nguyễn Tấn Dũng (born November 17, 1949 in Cà Mau province) is the prime minister of Vietnam. Office The Prime Minister of Vietnam (Thủ tướng Việt Nam is the head of the executive branch of the Vietnamese government (CNN), (BBC)
- Ronaldo broke the all-time World Cup finals goal-scoring record of 14 goals set by Gerd Müller of Germany, scoring his 15th World Cup goal, and Brazil's first goal of the match (Round of 16), against Ghana in his 18th World Cup match. Ronaldo Luis Nazário de Lima (xo'nawdʊ lu'iz na'zaɾjʊ dʒɪ 'limɐ born September 18, 1976. Sporting competitions named World Cup include FIFA World Cup (men's football(soccer FIFA Women's World Cup (women's football(soccer Gerhard "Gerd" Müller (German ˈgɛʀt ˈmʏlɐ born November 3, 1945 in Nördlingen) is a former (West German football
June 28, 2006 (Wednesday)
- Up to 200,000 people in the Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania area of the northeast United States are ordered to evacuate their homes due to the rising level of the Susquehanna River. Events 1098 - Fighters of the First Crusade defeat Kerbogha of Mosul. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Wilkes-Barre (ˈwɪlksbɛrə or /-bɛri/ is the central city of the Wyoming Valley and County seat of Luzerne County in northeastern Pennsylvania The Northeast is a region of the United States. As defined by the U The Susquehanna River (originally "Sasquesahanough" per the 1612 John Smith map is a River located in the northeastern United States. 46 of 67 of Pennsylvania's counties are under a state of emergency. The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania ( often colloquially referred to as PA (its abbreviation by natives and Northeasterners is a state located in the Northeastern The following is a list of the sixty-seven counties of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in the United States of America. A state of emergency is a governmental declaration that may suspend certain normal functions of government alert citizens to alter their normal behaviors or order government agencies Extensive flooding is also occurring in surrounding states, including New York, where Governor George Pataki states "This is the worst flooding by far I’ve seen in my 12 years as governor. The Mid-Atlantic United States flood of 2006 was a significant flood that affected much of the Mid-Atlantic region of the Eastern United States. New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous George Elmer Pataki (born June 24, 1945) is an American politician who was the 53rd Governor of New York serving three consecutive " Governor Jon Corzine declares his entire state under a state of emergency. The Governor of New Jersey is the Chief executive of the US state of New Jersey. Jon Stevens Corzine (born January 1 1947 is the Governor of New Jersey and a former United States Senator (CBS News Alert) (FOX News)
- An angry mob in Dili, East Timor, attacks a refugee camp as the 2006 East Timor crisis continues. Dili, also spelled Díli, is the Capital and largest city of Timor Leste (formerly called East Timor. East Timor, also known as Timor-Leste (officially the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste) is a country in Southeast Asia. The 2006 East Timorese crisis began as a conflict between elements of the Military of East Timor over discrimination within the military and expanded to general violence throughout (Melbourne Age)
- Israel launches an offensive into the southern Gaza Strip, following aerial strikes on bridges and electric power installations. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Israel topics. The Gaza Strip (قطاع غزة, רצועת עזה Retzu'at 'Azza) is a coastal strip of land along the Mediterranean Sea, bordering Egypt on the south-west Meanwhile, four Israeli war planes fly over the palace of Syria's president Bashar Assad in Latakia, reportedly while he was at the palace. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout Syria ( سوريّة or) officially the Syrian Arab Republic (Arabic ar الجمهورية العربية السورية Dr Bashar al-Assad (بشار الأسد) (born 11 September, 1965) is the President of the Syrian Arab Republic, Regional Secretary Latakia or Latakiyah (اللاذقية Al-Ladhiqiyah, Λαοδικεία transliterated as Laodicea, Laodikeia or Laodiceia, (Haaretz), (CNN), (BBC), (Reuters)
- Members of the militant wing of Mahmoud Abbas's Fatah party, Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades, claim they have launched a chemical-tipped missile at the Israeli town of Sderot. Mahmoud Abbas (محمود عباس (born March 26, 1935) also known by the kunya Abu Mazen (ابو مازن was elected President Fatah (فتح literally opening, is a reverse Acronym from the Arabic name Harakat al-Tahrir al-Watani al-Filastini (حركة التحرير The al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades (كتائب شهداء الأقصى is a coalition of Palestinian militias in Chemical warfare involves using the toxic properties of Chemical substances to kill injure or incapacitate an enemy. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Israel topics. Sderot (שְׂדֵרוֹת a western Negev City, in the Southern District of Israel. The same group has recently claimed to possess about 20 biological warheads for Qassam rockets fired daily at Israeli towns. Biological warfare (BW — known as a germ warfare, biological weapons and bioweaponry — is the use of any Pathogen ( Bacterium The Qassam rocket ( صاروخ القسام; also Kassam) is a simple steel Rocket filled with explosives produced by Hamas. The Israeli Army says they have not detected a launch of any such rocket, nor received reports of such a weapon hitting Israel. The Israel Defense Forces ( IDF) (צְבָא הַהֲגָנָה לְיִשְׂרָאֵל, lit At least four Qassam rockets are launched against Israeli towns on Wednesday. The Qassam rocket ( صاروخ القسام; also Kassam) is a simple steel Rocket filled with explosives produced by Hamas. (Reuters), (Haaretz)
- After numerous attempts to revive the film franchise over the past nineteen years, Superman is the central character in a new film from director Bryan Singer entitled Superman Returns. Superman is a fictional Comic book Superhero widely considered to be one of the most recognized of such characters and an American Cultural icon Bryan Singer (born September 17, 1965) is an American Film director and Film producer. Superman Returns is a 2006 Academy Award -nominated Superhero film based on the fictional DC Comics character
June 29, 2006 (Thursday)
- A new audio tape, allegedly from Osama Bin Laden, is released praising Abu Musab al-Zarqawi. Events 512 - A Solar eclipse is recorded by a monastic chronicler in Ireland. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Osama bin Laden, with some spelling variations is the name used in English to refer to (أسامة بن محمد بن عوض بن لادن born 10 March Abu Musab al-Zarqawi (أبومصعب الزرقاوي, Abu Musab from Zarqa)) (October 30 1966 – June 7 2006 born Ahmad Fadeel al-Nazal (Associated Press)
- Internet Explorer Version 7 Beta 3 is released for Windows XP and Windows Server 2003
- The United States House of Representatives votes to end a 25-year ban on off-shore drilling. Windows Internet Explorer (formerly Microsoft Internet Explorer abbreviated MSIE) commonly abbreviated to IE, is a series of graphical Windows XP is a family of 32-bit and 64-bit Operating systems produced by Microsoft for use on Personal computers including home and Windows Server 2003 (also referred to as Win2K3 is a server Operating system produced by Microsoft. The United States House of Representatives is one of the two chambers of the United States Congress; the other is the Senate. (MSNBC)
- Former Governor of the U.S. state of Alabama Don Siegelman is convicted of bribery and conspiracy. The Governor of the State of Alabama is the chief executive of the Government of Alabama The Governor has the power to execute Alabama 's laws and to call A US state is any one of the fifty subnational entities of the United States of America that share Sovereignty with the federal government Alabama (formally the State of Alabama;) is a State located in the southern region of the United States of America. Donald Eugene Siegelman (born February 24, 1946) is an American Democratic politician (WTVM)
- The Dow Jones Industrial Average closes up over 215 points as a result of the United States Federal Reserve saying that it would consider the overall economy, and direction of inflation, in setting the interest rate. The Dow Jones Industrial Average ( also called the DJIA, Dow 30, INDP, or informally the Dow Jones or The Dow) is one of several The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The Federal Reserve raised interest rates for the 17th consecutive time to 5. 25% due to ongoing concerns about inflation. (Associated Press) (Yahoo) (International Herald Tribune)
- A suicide bomber attacks the funeral of a Shiite soldier in Kirkuk, Iraq, killing four and wounding 27. This article is about suicide attacks for political and/or military reasons Kirkuk (also spelled Karkuk or Kerkuk; Kurdish: كهركووك Kerkûk; Arabic: كركوك Turkish:Kerkük; For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iraq topics. (USA Today)
- The Supreme Court of the United States rules in Hamdan v. Rumsfeld that the Bush Administration has no authority to try detained prisoners held in Guantanamo Bay by military tribunal, and that the proceedings violate the Geneva Convention as well as the US constitution. The Supreme Court of the United States is the highest judicial body in the United States and leads the federal judiciary. Hamdan v Rumsfeld, 548 US 557 (2006 is a case in which the Supreme Court of the United States held that military commissions set up by the The Presidency of George W Bush began on his inauguration on January 20, 2001 as the 43rd and current President of the United States of America The Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp is a controversial United States Detention center operated by Joint Task Force Guantanamo since 2002 in Guantanamo The Geneva Conventions consist of four Treaties formulated in Geneva, Switzerland, that set the standards for International law for humanitarian The Constitution of the United States of America is the supreme Law of the United States. (BBC)
- British House of Commons by-elections for the constituencies of Blaenau Gwent and Bromley and Chislehurst are held to fill vacant parliamentary seats. The House of Commons' is the Lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which also comprises the Sovereign and the House of Lords A by-election or bye-election (called special election in the United States) is an Election held to fill a political office that has become vacant Two By-elections were held for the Constituency of Blaenau Gwent in Wales following the death of Member of Parliament and A By-election was held in the UK parliament constituency of Bromley and Chislehurst in London, following the death of Conservative (BBC)
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- Israeli government puts off an offensive to the northern Gaza Strip, and freezes military operations in the southern Gaza strip, to allow further time for diplomatic negotiations. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Israel topics. The Gaza Strip (قطاع غزة, רצועת עזה Retzu'at 'Azza) is a coastal strip of land along the Mediterranean Sea, bordering Egypt on the south-west There have been no Palestinian fatalities in two days of Israeli operations in the Gaza Strip and West Bank. Palestinian people or Palestinians ( الشعب الفلسطيني, ash-sha`b al-filasTīni; الفلسطينيون, al-filasTīnīyyūn The West Bank (الضفة الغربية, הגדה המערבית Hagadah Hamaaravit) also referred to in Israel as " Judea and Samaria (Haaretz)
- Six Qassam rockets are launched from the northern Gaza Strip against Israeli towns. The Qassam rocket ( صاروخ القسام; also Kassam) is a simple steel Rocket filled with explosives produced by Hamas. The Gaza Strip (قطاع غزة, רצועת עזה Retzu'at 'Azza) is a coastal strip of land along the Mediterranean Sea, bordering Egypt on the south-west The Israel Defense Forces fire over 400 artillery shells at unpopulated areas in the Gaza Strip, to suppress further rocket attacks. The Israel Defense Forces ( IDF) (צְבָא הַהֲגָנָה לְיִשְׂרָאֵל, lit (Ynet)
- Russia asks Israel to avoid harming Palestinian civilians in any offensive in the Gaza Strip and urges militants to free the abducted Israeli soldier. Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Israel topics. Palestinian people or Palestinians ( الشعب الفلسطيني, ash-sha`b al-filasTīni; الفلسطينيون, al-filasTīnīyyūn The Gaza Strip (قطاع غزة, רצועת עזה Retzu'at 'Azza) is a coastal strip of land along the Mediterranean Sea, bordering Egypt on the south-west (Independent SA)
- The body of Israeli student Eliyahu Asheri is found buried in a field near Ramallah with a head shot. Eliyahu Pinchas Asheri ( February 2, 1988 – June 25, 2006) was an Israeli student from the Village of Itamar Ramallah ( Arabic:) (lit "Height of God" is a Palestinian city in the central West Bank adjacent to Al-Bireh with a population 118000 Asheri, 18, was kidnapped and killed on Sunday night by a Palestinian militant group. (Haaretz)
- Failed Israeli air strike against two Islamic Jihad militants in Gaza leaves one civilian lightly wounded. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Israel topics. Gaza (غزة, עַזָּה ʕazzā is the largest city in the Gaza Strip and the Palestinian territories. (Ynet)
- The body of Noam Moskovich, an Alzheimer's patient who was claimed to be abducted by Palestinian militants, is found in Rishon LeZion. Alzheimer's disease ( AD) also called Alzheimer disease or simply Alzheimer's, is the most common form of Dementia. Rishon LeZion (רִאשׁוֹן לְצִיּוֹן lit First to Zion is the fourth-largest city in Israel, located along the central Israeli Police ruled out both criminal and terrorist motives. (Jerusalem Post)
- Israeli soldiers arrest 62 Hamas members in the West Bank, including 8 ministers and 20 lawmakers in the Palestinian Authority, raising concern at concurrent G8 summit. Ḥamas (ar حركة حماس acronym ar حركة المقاومة The West Bank (الضفة الغربية, הגדה המערבית Hagadah Hamaaravit) also referred to in Israel as " Judea and Samaria Israeli officials announce that further arrests are expected, and that the suspects will face standard criminal proceedings. (Haaretz), (Reuters Alertnet)
- Kuwait holds a Parliamentary election, the country's first with universal suffrage. The State of Kuwait ( دولة الكويت IPA [dawlatt̪ alkuwajt̪]) is a sovereign Arab Emirate on the coast of the Persian Gulf, enclosed Kuwait held a national election on June 29, 2006. The voters selected the 50 members of the country's National Assembly. Universal suffrage (also universal adult suffrage, general suffrage or common suffrage) consists of the extension of the right to vote to Opposition parties win a parliamentary majority but no women are elected. (Fox News) (Turkish Press)
- The cabinet Balkenende II of the Netherlands resigns after a row between the coalition partners about the citizenship of former MP Ayaan Hirsi Ali. A cabinet is a body of high-ranking members of Government, typically representing the executive branch. The Netherlands ( Dutch:, ˈnedərlɑnt is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands the Netherlands Ayaan Hirsi Ali ( Ayaan Xirsi Cali; born Ayaan Hirsi Magan 13 November 1969 in Mogadishu, Somalia) is a Dutch (Expatica.com), (BBC)
June 30, 2006 (Friday)
- A judge orders the arrest of former Mexican President Luis Echeverría on charges relating to the 1968 Tlatelolco Massacre. Events 350 - Roman usurper Nepotianus, of the Constantinian dynasty, is defeated and killed by troops of the Usurper Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. The Constitutional Citizen President of the United Mexican States (the official title in Spanish is Ciudadano Presidente Constitucional de los Estados Unidos Mexicanos Luis Echeverría Álvarez (born January 17, 1922) served as President of Mexico from 1970 to 1976 The Tlatelolco Massacre, also known as The Night of Tlatelolco (from a book title by the Mexican writer Elena Poniatowska) took place on the afternoon and night of (Reuters)
- The United States military orders an investigation into claims that five US soldiers raped an Iraqi woman and then murdered her and three members of her family. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iraq topics. (Houston Chronicle)
- With the election of Trish Law in a by-election, the National Assembly for Wales becomes the first legislature in the world to have a majority of female members. Patricia Law, née Bolter (born 17 March 1954) is the Independent AM for Blaenau Gwent in Wales. Two By-elections were held for the Constituency of Blaenau Gwent in Wales following the death of Member of Parliament and The National Assembly for Wales (Cynulliad Cenedlaethol Cymru is a devolved assembly with power to make legislation in Wales. (BBC)
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- On the sixth day to the abduction of Cpl. Gilad Shalit, his father calls the abductors to provide him with a sign of life from Gilad, as a humane requisite. Ḥamas (ar حركة حماس acronym ar حركة المقاومة He also personally thanks Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak for his personal involvement in resolving the crisis. This article is about the country of Egypt For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Egypt topics. (Ynet)
- Israeli air strike kills one Islamic Jihad militant in the Gaza Strip, the first Palestinian fatality in the IDF incursion. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Israel topics. The Gaza Strip (قطاع غزة, רצועת עזה Retzu'at 'Azza) is a coastal strip of land along the Mediterranean Sea, bordering Egypt on the south-west Palestinian people or Palestinians ( الشعب الفلسطيني, ash-sha`b al-filasTīni; الفلسطينيون, al-filasTīnīyyūn A child is lightly wounded in another air strike in the Gaza Strip. (Haaretz)
- An upgraded Qassam rocket lands in the cemetery of Ashkelon, an Israeli city with a population exceeding 117,000. The Qassam rocket ( صاروخ القسام; also Kassam) is a simple steel Rocket filled with explosives produced by Hamas. Ashkelon (אַשְׁקְלוֹן ٲشكلون also عسقلان; Latin: Ascalon; Akkadian: Isqalluna is a coastal city in southern For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Israel topics. This is the furthest range Qassam rockets have reached to date. (Ynet)
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