Wikinews:2006/July/5/Latest news
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 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 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 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 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