Wikinews:2006/July
From Wikinews, the free news source you can write!
| July < June - August > |
||||||
| Mo | Tu | We | Th | Fr | Sa | Su |
| 1 | 2 | |||||
| 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
| 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 |
| 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
| 31 | ||||||
| 2004 2005 2006 | ||||||
July 1 [edit]
- Portugal taken to penalties; beat England and reach historic semi-final
- France beat Brazil 1-0 to take last semi-final spot
- Purpose of mysterious website Eon8 revealed
- All Ferrari front row on 2006 United States Grand Prix
- Discovery going for second launch since 2003 Columbia loss
- Superman returns to theatres
- Defamed man to sue website over cheat 'slur'
- English cricketer Fred Trueman dies, aged 75
- World's highest railway links Tibet to rest of China
- Schools benefit from new California budget
July 2 [edit]
- "Armageddon" rock misses Earth by Moon's distance
- African Union summit: Sudan says no to UN troops
- Michael Schumacher wins 2006 United States Grand Prix
- Rally in Australian forests to oppose woodchip industry
- David Beckham resigns as captain of England football team
- Wiki sites share ad revenue with editors
- Former Japanese Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto dies
- Sadr City suicide bomber uses fruit truck to kill 66 on market day
- Chavez asks Africa to unite against U.S.
- Israeli barrage of Gaza continues with strike on PM's office
- 5 charged, 12 taken to hospital after Sydney rave
- Australian Big Brother contestants removed for alleged sexual assault
- Canada Day celebrated at Parliament Hill
July 3 [edit]
- Israeli missile strikes northern Gaza Strip
- 30 dead in Spain metro crash
- Teenager faces murder charges after throwing a brick at motorway
- Devon prison rooftop protest ends peacefully
- U.S. Officials: U.S. soldiers plotted rape, murder
- Bathurst, NSW house damaged after being hit by truck
- Parts of New Jersey government stopped as budget fails to clear Legislature in time
- Full-length open source movie ‘Boy Who Never Slept’ is released online
July 4 [edit]
- Italy score two late in Extra Time to advance to finals, hosts Germany to play in third place match
- North Korea test-fires missiles
- Bomb scare in Dublin Airport
- Switzerland accuses Israel of breaking international law in Gaza
- Space Shuttle Discovery launches for mission STS-121
- Pirates attack UN ships in the Malacca Strait
- Chinese media face fines for disaster reporting
- NSW fraud squad recognised in Singapore
- Heavy rains lash Mumbai, many parts of the city flooded
- New Zealand diplomats: Fiat using Maori haka in television ad is insensitive
- Bird Flu kills 40th Indonesian
- NASA to launch Discovery despite crack in insulation foam
- Report into whether Australian Big Brother breached online content laws to be handed down today
- Speeches of Canada's PM Stephen Harper rank as top-downloaded podcasts
July 5 [edit]
- France beat Portugal 1-0 and reach FIFA World Cup final
- Italian intelligence chief arrested over CIA kidnap
- Singer Lorraine Hunt Lieberson dies in Santa Fe, New Mexico
- Yell threatens to shut down Yellowikis
- Enron founder Ken Lay dies in Aspen, Colorado
- British soldier killed in Afghanistan
- Scientist makes world's smallest soccer pitch
- Microsoft to drop parts of WGA program amid controversy
- Five convicted in abortion case in Portugal
- Australian Big Brother cleared of breaching content laws
- Poland wins in Wagner's Volleyball memorial
July 6 [edit]
- Montréal man urinated on Canadian National War Memorial
- Canadian Prime Minister Harper meets with U.S. President Bush
- India, China reopen Nathu La pass
- Portuguese Culture Ministry suspends opening of Afonso I's tomb
- Mexican conservative wins presidential election
- New York's highest court upholds gay marriage ban
- NZ teenager convicted in motorway case
- Coca-Cola trade secrets attempted to be sold to Pepsi
- Parlez-vous français? Qapla’! More Grade 11 boys proficient in Klingon than French: local survey
July 7 [edit]
- U.S politician Joe Biden makes controversial remark about Indian-Americans
- US soldier arrested for rape and four murders in Iraq
- Truckload of trouble for Thai Rak Thai
- One year on, London remembers 7/7 victims
- NZ man stabbed in the face with a 15-centimetre knife
- Iraq's PM calls for a review of coalition troops’ immunity from Iraqi prosecution
July 8 [edit]
- Germany beat Portugal 3-1 to take FIFA World Cup bronze
- The Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary adds 'google' as a verb
- U.S. Army Surgeon General: Many soldiers with personality disorders can perform well
- Western Province defeat Blue Bulls in rugby's Currie Cup regular season
- All Blacks defeat Australia in Tri Nations rugby opener
- U.S. government seeks to examine Guantanamo inmates' documents
- Russian firefighting aircraft starts fires in Portugal
- Pope Benedict XVI visits Valencia, Spain
- Funeral hearse caught speeding in Ireland
July 9 [edit]
- Italy and France draw 1-1; Italy wins FIFA World Cup on penalties
- India's Agni-III test termed a "partial success".
- India successfully test-fires Agni-III missile
- Missing French girls Emeline and Melissa found safe
- Passenger airplane crashes in Siberia
- Tory leader to make 'hoodie' plea
- Communal tensions rise in Mumbai as Shiv Sainiks protest desecration of statue
- Elderly man's mutilated body found in Wellington's south coast, NZ
- Belated New Jersey budget passes, ending most of the shutdown
- Indian royal family disinherits gay scion
July 10 [edit]
- Zinedine Zidane named the best player
- Queensland cabinet commits to dams
- Auckland Zoo otter Jin has been found alive
- 45 feared dead in Pakistan air crash
- Building collapses in Manhattan
- Four more U.S. soldiers charged with rape of 14-year-old girl, murders
- Argentina qualify for Rugby World Cup in France next year
July 11 [edit]
- Portion of ceiling collapses in Boston tunnel
- Pink Floyd's Syd Barrett dies at age 60
- Canadian boy, sucked into water pump, loses feet
- Microsoft ends support for Windows 98 and Me
- White House reverses Geneva Conventions stance
- World Cup official attempts suicide
- Several blasts rock Mumbai commuter trains
- 25 more NZ police head off to East Timor
- Islamists win battle for Mogadishu
- Searchers of pig farm for pig digested human remains receive counseling
July 12 [edit]
- Sex scandal rocks Scottish politics
- Dozens arrested in leadup to St Petersburg G8 Summit
- Hezbollah attack Israel; Israeli forces cross over into southern Lebanon
- Canadian media company Bell Globemedia to acquire rival CHUM
- EU fines Microsoft €280.5 million
- Psilocybin induces mystical and spiritual experiences: study
- China and Russia counter resolution against North Korea
- Zidane apologises for headbutt
- Blair ally Lord Levy arrested
- Iraqi group claim deaths of U.S. soldiers avenge rape, murder of Iraqi girl
- UK to get new nuclear power stations
- Man arrested for mutilating NZ body
- Microsoft launches classified listings site
July 13 [edit]
- Microsoft and Yahoo! link their instant messaging services
- Day of attacks continue in Israel and Lebanon
- FIFA launch disciplinary proceedings against Marco Materazzi
- White House accepts judicial review of NSA eavesdropping
- Three die in crash of Canadian Search and Rescue Helicopter
- Elmwood Village Hotel proposal in Buffalo, N.Y. withdrawn
- Investigation into Mumbai train bombings begins
- Several injured in Ben Nevis cable car accident
- Israeli vessels enter Lebanese waters to enforce blockade
July 14 [edit]
- Hezbollah-Israel war continues for a third day
- Juventus, Lazio and Fiorentina relegated from Italy's Serie A
July 15 [edit]
- Hezbollah-Israel conflict continues
- California wildfires continue blazing
- Royal Navy sailing for Lebanon
- United Nations Security Council imposes sanctions on North Korea
- All Ferrari front row on 2006 French Grand Prix
- Australia thrash South Africa in Tri Nations rugby match
- Suicide bomber assassinates prominent Shia cleric in Karachi, Pakistan
July 16 [edit]
- Seven Canadians killed by Israeli air strike
- Hezbollah and Israel exchange fire for fifth day
- Michael Schumacher wins 2006 French Grand Prix
- Arab League, Group of Eight leaders discuss crisis in the Levant
- UK soldier killed near Basra
- Near-record heat in Minnesota brings wildfire to the Boundary Waters
- Labour peer tells Blair to step down as Prime Minister
- North Carolina to see minimum wage increase
- 20 fleeing Lebanese villagers killed by Israeli missile
July 17 [edit]
- French Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin visits Beirut
- Indian Government blocks Blogger, Typepad and Geocities
- Sixth day of Middle East turmoil
- Gunmen with rocket-launchers massacre 60 at market in Mahmoudiya, Iraq
- G8 Summit debates Middle-east crisis, WTO trade talks
- Severe tropical storm Bilis leaves 178 dead in south-east China
- Teacher found murdered in New Zealand classroom
- Hooters Chairman dead at 69
- New Zealand government withdraws asset forfeiture bill
July 18 [edit]
- Discovery lands at Kennedy Space Center
- Poll finds support for Australian PM
- Day 7 of the Hezbollah-Israel conflict
- Heatwave sweeps USA, many struggling to keep cool
- Light aircraft makes emergency landing in major industrial estate
- Commerce Commission fines BNZ $5 million
- Harvard lawyer who advises IDF asked about "rules of engagement" in 2004
July 19 [edit]
- Slave workers in Italy freed by police
- Bush uses his first veto ever on stem cell bill
- DNA in underwear matches Philippines rape victim
- Indian Big Brother to have ban on "hanky-panky"
- Second quake in two days strikes Indonesia
- Heatwave hits the UK and Ireland
- Row over NZ Police memo on issuing traffic tickets
- Stem cell bills passed by US House and Senate
July 20 [edit]
- CBC's new show The One sparked some controversy over simulcast
- Brooten, Minnesota man killed in rollover accident
- FDA officials question safety of antibiotic 'Ketek'
- New Zealand policewoman found moonlighting as prostitute
- JetBlue launches service from Raleigh, North Carolina to New York
- Poorly performing high schools in North Carolina threatened with closure
- Death toll rises in Nigeria building collapse
- Somali tensions rise as Ethiopia sends in troops
- International bodies express concern over Israel-Hezbollah conflict
- Many hurt on Alton Towers ride
- Villagers evacuating as Mayon volcano erupts
- Carbon trading scheme proposed by British MP
- Bush uses his first veto ever on stem cell bill
- Four children among six Canadians killed in Israeli attack on Lebanon
July 21 [edit]
- St. Louis hit by massive power outages after 80 m.p.h. winds, National Guard mobilized
- Israel masses troops, tanks along Lebanon border
- Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper assigned airforce aircraft to pick up Canadians in Lebanon
- Ninety New Zealanders evacuated from Lebanon
- Microsoft to buy back US$40 B of its stock over 5 years
- Indonesia's president visits victims of tsunami
- Khmer Rouge "Butcher" dies ahead of trial
- Kent Hovind faces a 58-count federal indictment
July 22 [edit]
- 86 victims of Israel's attacks buried in mass grave
- Iconic gay couple split
- British box office record set for UK films
- Death toll in Indonesian tsunami continues to rise
- After Bush leaves Russia, Voice of Russia commentary questions President's intellect
- Somali Islamists halt peace talks with government
- All Blacks defeat South Africa in Tri Nations rugby
July 23 [edit]
- Latvian anti-gay protesters attack gay activists
- Human Rights Watch: US abuse of Iraqi prisoners continues
- Earthquake strikes off Indonesia
- Lebanon faces humanitarian crisis
- Thai king endorses October 15 general election rerun
- U.S. expedites bombs shipment to Israel, outcry in the Muslim world
- Saddam Hussein taken to hospital
July 24 [edit]
- PCC promotes new wave of attacks in Brazil
- Pope calls for Middle East peace
- AMD joins forces with ATI
- Victoria Cross fetches record price at auction
- Two New Zealand children die in fire
- Atlantis departs hangar ahead of August 28 launch
July 25 [edit]
- US Marine Corps sets up MySpace profile
- Scandal Appeals see Lazio and Fiorentine reinstated back into Serie A
- Man's romantic e-mail goes worldwide
- Doha round of trade talks suspended after negotiations fail
- Jewel in King Tut's necklace created by possible asteroid impact
- New Zealand man arrested for murdering teacher
- California students continue struggle with Exit Exam in classrooms, courtroom
July 26 [edit]
- Missing Illinois student found dead
- Despite 6 warnings Israel bombed and killed 4 UN observers
- Historic Birmingham pub destroyed in Arson attack
- Buffalo, N.Y. city hall evacuated after alarms sound
- Preliminary hearing for lawsuit against Buffalo, N.Y. hotel proposal rescheduled
- Saddam Hussein 'forced' back to trial
- Multiple sclerosis more often transmitted by fathers
- Power and water return to Liberia
- Red Cross ambulances hit by Israeli strike
- Toll to cancel Overlander train service
July 27 [edit]
- Landis tests positive for high levels of testosterone; could lose Tour title
- Ayman al-Zawahiri warns: Israel will "pay the price" for attacking muslims
- Tube train evacuated after a landslide in west London
- Man shot in New Zealand gun shop
- DHS funds research targeting anonymity and blogs
- Hamas denies that release of Israeli soldier is "imminent"
- Saddam Hussein to learn his fate in October
- Obrador declares himself President, plans protests
- Current Israel Hezbollah conflict being compared with "Operation Grapes of Wrath"
- Miner dies after being struck with hose in Central Western NSW
July 28 [edit]
- Blog about Liverpool city council causes stir
- Landis' fate to be announced Monday
- Ancient prayer book found in Irish bog
- Music reality show 'The One' cancelled by ABC a week after its debut
- New Zealand National Party only wants immigrants of "bedrock values"
July 29 [edit]
- Hezbollah leader alleges prior Israeli-US planning of current conflict
- Gunman kills one, injures five in Seattle Jewish Federation
- All Blacks retain Bledisloe Cup
- Campaigning ends in landmark Congo elections
July 30 [edit]
- Cassini photographs possible lakes on Saturn's moon, Titan
- ICRC: 28 bodies, 19 children, pulled from rubble after Israeli airstrike, Qana
- Gay teens assaulted and fined by police in Romania
- James Bond set at Pinewood Studios destroyed by fire
- Charles Kennedy rejects leadership allegations
- Australian PM mobbed by anti-Israel protesters
July 31 [edit]
- Security Council sets deadline over Iran nuclear program
- Mel Gibson makes anti-semitic statements while drunk
- 676,000 Canadian census forms unfilled countrywide
- Landis asks for additional test
- U.S. says Israel has agreed to suspend air strikes for 48 hours after deadly strike on Qana
- Obrador supporters block streets in Mexico City
- Israeli jets attack southern Lebanon despite partial halt to air strikes
- Lesbians lose High Court marriage bid
- New Zealand's new small change
