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* [[Austria]]n Minister of the Interior [[Liese Prokop]] dies of [[aortic dissection]]. [http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/01/01/sports/EU_SPT_ATH_Obit_Prokop.php (IHT)]
* [[Austria]]n Minister of the Interior [[Liese Prokop]] dies of [[aortic dissection]]. [http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/01/01/sports/EU_SPT_ATH_Obit_Prokop.php (IHT)]
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** The world begins celebrations of the beginning of [[2007]], starting at 10:00 [[Coordinated Universal Time|UTC]] when midnight strikes in the [[Line Islands]], [[Kiribati]]. [http://apnews.myway.com/article/20061231/D8MC2KR00.html (AP)]
** The world begins celebrations of the beginning of [[2007]], starting at 10:00 [[Coordinated Universal Time|UTC]] when midnight strikes in the [[Line Islands]], [[Kiribati]]. [http://apnews.myway.com/article/20061231/D8MC2KR00.html (AP)]
** [[Terrorists]] [[2006 Bangkok bombings|set off eight coordinated explosions]] killing two people and injuring 12 in [[Bangkok]], [[Thailand]]. The government cancels Bangkok's New Year's Eve celebrations. [http://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/12/31/thailand.blasts/index.html (CNN)]
** [[Terrorists]] [[2006 Bangkok bombings|set off eight coordinated explosions]] killing two people and injuring 12 in [[Bangkok]], [[Thailand]]. The government cancels Bangkok's New Year's Eve celebrations. [http://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/12/31/thailand.blasts/index.html (CNN)]
* [[Somali Civil War (2006–2009)|War in Somalia]]: The [[Battle of Jilib]] erupts between the forces of the [[Ethiopia]]n-backed [[Transitional Federal Government]] and the [[Islamic Courts Union]].[http://today.reuters.com/news/articlenews.aspx?type=worldNews&storyID=2006-12-31T163946Z_01_L28741526_RTRUKOC_0_US-SOMALIA-CONFLICT.xml&WTmodLoc=IntNewsHome_C2_worldNews-3 (Reuters)]
* [[War in Somalia (2006–2009)|War in Somalia]]: The [[Battle of Jilib]] erupts between the forces of the [[Ethiopia]]n-backed [[Transitional Federal Government]] and the [[Islamic Courts Union]].[https://web.archive.org/web/20070331061726/http://today.reuters.com/news/articlenews.aspx?type=worldNews&storyID=2006-12-31T163946Z_01_L28741526_RTRUKOC_0_US-SOMALIA-CONFLICT.xml&WTmodLoc=IntNewsHome_C2_worldNews-3 (Reuters)]
* The number of [[Casualties of the conflict in Iraq since 2003|U.S. military deaths]] in [[Iraq]] reaches 3,000 since the [[Iraq War|2003 U.S. invasion]]. [http://today.reuters.com/news/articlenews.aspx?type=newsOne&storyID=2006-12-31T200739Z_01_N31245962_RTRUKOC_0_US-IRAQ-USA-CASUALTIES.xml (Reuters)]
* The number of [[Casualties of the conflict in Iraq since 2003|U.S. military deaths]] in [[Iraq]] reaches 3,000 since the [[Iraq War|2003 U.S. invasion]]. [https://web.archive.org/web/20070216050529/http://today.reuters.com/news/articlenews.aspx?type=newsOne (Reuters)]


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December 31, 2006 (2006-12-31) (Sunday)
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