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==2 January 2006 (Monday)==
==January 2, 2006 (Monday)==
* [[Uganda]]n presidential candidate [[Kizza Besigye]] is released from prison. Besigye was arrested on November 14 on treason and rape charges. [http://www.news24.com/News24/Africa/News/0,,2-11-1447_1857533,00.html (News24)]
* [[Uganda]]n presidential candidate [[Kizza Besigye]] is released from prison. Besigye was arrested on November 14 on treason and rape charges. [http://www.news24.com/News24/Africa/News/0,,2-11-1447_1857533,00.html (News24)]
* Thirteen U.S. [[coal mine]]rs are trapped after an underground explosion in [[Upshur County, West Virginia|Upshur County]], [[West Virginia]]. [http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory?id=1463285 (ABC)]
* Thirteen U.S. [[coal mine]]rs are trapped after an underground explosion in [[Upshur County, West Virginia|Upshur County]], [[West Virginia]]. [http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory?id=1463285 (ABC)]
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==3 January 2006 (Tuesday)==
==January 3, 2006 (Tuesday)==
*U.S. pilots targeting a house outside of Baghdad where they believed insurgents had taken shelter killed a family of 12. [http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/01/03/AR2006010300524.html?sub=AR (Washington Post)]
*U.S. pilots targeting a house outside of Baghdad where they believed insurgents had taken shelter killed a family of 12. [http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/01/03/AR2006010300524.html?sub=AR (Washington Post)]
* [[Israel]]i television claims that Police in [[Tel Aviv]] found evidence that proves [[Prime Minister of Israel]] [[Ariel Sharon]]'s family took bribes while Sharon was running for the leadership of the [[Likud Party]]. An aide dismissed the allegations. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/4579156.stm (BBC)]
* [[Israel]]i television claims that Police in [[Tel Aviv]] found evidence that proves [[Prime Minister of Israel]] [[Ariel Sharon]]'s family took bribes while Sharon was running for the leadership of the [[Likud Party]]. An aide dismissed the allegations. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/4579156.stm (BBC)]
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==4 January 2006 (Wednesday) ==
==January 4, 2006 (Wednesday) ==
* [[Turkey]] announces two confirmed human cases of the [[H5N1|avian influenza]]. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/4582654.stm (BBC)]
* [[Turkey]] announces two confirmed human cases of the [[H5N1|avian influenza]]. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/4582654.stm (BBC)]
* The [[King of Saudi Arabia]], [[Abdullah of Saudi Arabia|Abdullah al-Saud]], offers to pay for repairs to the [[Jama Masjid, Delhi|Jama Masjid]] in [[Delhi]], India. The King also offers to fund education in India. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/4581056.stm (BBC)]
* The [[King of Saudi Arabia]], [[Abdullah of Saudi Arabia|Abdullah al-Saud]], offers to pay for repairs to the [[Jama Masjid, Delhi|Jama Masjid]] in [[Delhi]], India. The King also offers to fund education in India. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/4581056.stm (BBC)]
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==5 January 2006 (Thursday)==
==January 5, 2006 (Thursday)==
* [[Peru]] recalls [[Carlos Urrutia]], its [[ambassador]] to [[Venezuela]], after [[Venezuelan President]] [[Hugo Chávez]] praises Peruvian presidential hopeful [[Ollanta Humala]] for his left-leaning policies. A spokeswoman for the Peruvian [[Foreign Ministry]] stated, "There are concerns of political meddling in Peru's electoral affairs and comments by President Chávez were out of place." [http://au.news.yahoo.com/060105/15/xh1r.html (Yahoo! News)]
* [[Peru]] recalls [[Carlos Urrutia]], its [[ambassador]] to [[Venezuela]], after [[Venezuelan President]] [[Hugo Chávez]] praises Peruvian presidential hopeful [[Ollanta Humala]] for his left-leaning policies. A spokeswoman for the Peruvian [[Foreign Ministry]] stated, "There are concerns of political meddling in Peru's electoral affairs and comments by President Chávez were out of place." [http://au.news.yahoo.com/060105/15/xh1r.html (Yahoo! News)]
* The leader of Britain's [[Liberal Democrats|Liberal Democrat Party]], [[Charles Kennedy]], admits being treated for [[alcoholism|alcohol-related problems]] for the last 18 months but has not drunk for the last two months. The revelation comes following mounting criticism of his leadership from party MPs. He calls [[Liberal Democrats leadership election, 2006|a party leadership election]], in which he will stand. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/4582930.stm (BBC)]
* The leader of Britain's [[Liberal Democrats|Liberal Democrat Party]], [[Charles Kennedy]], admits being treated for [[alcoholism|alcohol-related problems]] for the last 18 months but has not drunk for the last two months. The revelation comes following mounting criticism of his leadership from party MPs. He calls [[Liberal Democrats leadership election, 2006|a party leadership election]], in which he will stand. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/4582930.stm (BBC)]
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==6 January 2006 (Friday)==
==January 6, 2006 (Friday)==
* [[Janjaweed]] militants cross the [[Sudan]]ese border into [[Chad]] and [[Battle of Borota|attack the villages of Boroto, Ade, and Moudaina]], killing nine and seriously wounding three others. Chad once again warns Sudan that it will retaliate for attacks by Janjaweed and [[UFDC]] rebel attacks. [http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L0644250.htm (Reuters)]
* [[Janjaweed]] militants cross the [[Sudan]]ese border into [[Chad]] and [[Battle of Borota|attack the villages of Boroto, Ade, and Moudaina]], killing nine and seriously wounding three others. Chad once again warns Sudan that it will retaliate for attacks by Janjaweed and [[UFDC]] rebel attacks. [http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L0644250.htm (Reuters)]
* [[2005 Kashmir earthquake]]: [[SOS Children's Villages|SOS Children]] report [[gastroenteritis]], [[pneumonia]] and [[bronchitis]] rife in emergency camps as landslides block route to [[Muzaffarabad]]. The organization now has a total of 106 children with missing parents in its care. [http://www.soschildrensvillages.org.uk/charity-news/pakistan-earthquake-6-jan.htm SOS]
* [[2005 Kashmir earthquake]]: [[SOS Children's Villages|SOS Children]] report [[gastroenteritis]], [[pneumonia]] and [[bronchitis]] rife in emergency camps as landslides block route to [[Muzaffarabad]]. The organization now has a total of 106 children with missing parents in its care. [http://www.soschildrensvillages.org.uk/charity-news/pakistan-earthquake-6-jan.htm SOS]
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==7 January 2006 (Saturday)==
==January 7, 2006 (Saturday)==
* Four suspected militants fatally shoot two border-[[police]]men in the back at a crowded weekend market in [[Yala province]], [[Thailand]], where the [[South Thailand insurgency]] continues since an increase in violence in January 2001. [http://www.nationmultimedia.com/2006/01/08/headlines/index.php?news=headlines_19602030.html (The Nation)]
* Four suspected militants fatally shoot two border-[[police]]men in the back at a crowded weekend market in [[Yala province]], [[Thailand]], where the [[South Thailand insurgency]] continues since an increase in violence in January 2001. [http://www.nationmultimedia.com/2006/01/08/headlines/index.php?news=headlines_19602030.html (The Nation)]
* The head of the [[United Nations|UN]] [[peacekeeping]] [[MINUSTAH|force]] in [[Haiti]], General [[Urano Teixeira da Matta Bacellar]], is found dead. UN officials believe his death to be suicide. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/4590700.stm (BBC News)]
* The head of the [[United Nations|UN]] [[peacekeeping]] [[MINUSTAH|force]] in [[Haiti]], General [[Urano Teixeira da Matta Bacellar]], is found dead. UN officials believe his death to be suicide. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/4590700.stm (BBC News)]
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==8 January 2006 (Sunday)==
==January 8, 2006 (Sunday)==
* An estimated two million Muslims officially begin the annual pilgrimage, or [[hajj]], in [[Mecca]], [[Saudi Arabia]] [http://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/01/08/hajj/index.html (CNN)].
* An estimated two million Muslims officially begin the annual pilgrimage, or [[hajj]], in [[Mecca]], [[Saudi Arabia]] [http://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/01/08/hajj/index.html (CNN)].
* [[Singapore]] holds its largest civil [[Counter-terrorism in Singapore|counter-terrorism]] exercise, codenamed [[Exercise Northstar&nbsp;V]], simulating bombing and chemical attacks at four [[Mass Rapid Transit (Singapore)|Mass Rapid Transit]] stations and a bus interchange. Thirteen MRT stations and part of [[Toa Payoh Bus Interchange]] are closed for three hours, causing travel disruptions for over 15,000 commuters and triggering a response from some 2,000 personnel from 22 [[Organisations of the Singapore Government|governmental organizations]]. [http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/187113/1/.html (CNA)]
* [[Singapore]] holds its largest civil [[Counter-terrorism in Singapore|counter-terrorism]] exercise, codenamed [[Exercise Northstar&nbsp;V]], simulating bombing and chemical attacks at four [[Mass Rapid Transit (Singapore)|Mass Rapid Transit]] stations and a bus interchange. Thirteen MRT stations and part of [[Toa Payoh Bus Interchange]] are closed for three hours, causing travel disruptions for over 15,000 commuters and triggering a response from some 2,000 personnel from 22 [[Organisations of the Singapore Government|governmental organizations]]. [http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/187113/1/.html (CNA)]
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==9 January 2006 (Monday)==
==January 9, 2006 (Monday)==
* [[General]] [[Hugh Michael Rose|Sir Michael Rose]], former [[United Nations]] [[commander]] in [[Bosnia and Herzegovina|Bosnia]], has told the [[BBC]] that British [[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom|Prime Minister]] [[Tony Blair]] should be "[[impeached]]" over the [[war in Iraq]]. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/politics/4594216.stm (BBC)]
* [[General]] [[Hugh Michael Rose|Sir Michael Rose]], former [[United Nations]] [[commander]] in [[Bosnia and Herzegovina|Bosnia]], has told the [[BBC]] that British [[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom|Prime Minister]] [[Tony Blair]] should be "[[impeached]]" over the [[war in Iraq]]. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/politics/4594216.stm (BBC)]
*[[Ahmad Kazemi]], the top commander of [[Iran]]'s [[Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps|Revolutionary Guards]] ground forces, and ten others have been reportedly killed when their plane crashed in northwestern Iran. [http://www.irna.ir/en/news/view/line-24/0601094219124916.htm (IRNA)] [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/4594104.stm (BBC)]
*[[Ahmad Kazemi]], the top commander of [[Iran]]'s [[Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps|Revolutionary Guards]] ground forces, and ten others have been reportedly killed when their plane crashed in northwestern Iran. [http://www.irna.ir/en/news/view/line-24/0601094219124916.htm (IRNA)] [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/4594104.stm (BBC)]
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==10 January 2006 (Tuesday)==
==January 10, 2006 (Tuesday)==
*The defence lawyer in the [[O'Connor - Keogh official secrets trial]] is shown the secret [[Al Jazeera bombing memo]] and declares that it posed no threat to national security. He vows to have it made public by the court. The case will return to court on January 24. [http://www.guardian.co.uk/Iraq/Story/0,2763,1683576,00.html (The Guardian)] [http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2006/01/11/MNGKHGLEFB1.DTL (San Francisco Chronicle)]
*The defence lawyer in the [[O'Connor - Keogh official secrets trial]] is shown the secret [[Al Jazeera bombing memo]] and declares that it posed no threat to national security. He vows to have it made public by the court. The case will return to court on January 24. [http://www.guardian.co.uk/Iraq/Story/0,2763,1683576,00.html (The Guardian)] [http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2006/01/11/MNGKHGLEFB1.DTL (San Francisco Chronicle)]
* [[Amnesty International]] claims torture and ill-treatment of terrorist suspects on the fourth anniversary of detainees being held without charge at [[Camp Delta]] in [[Guantánamo Bay, Cuba|Guantanamo Bay]], [[Cuba]]. [http://www.forbes.com/business/feeds/afx/2006/01/10/afx2442123.html (Forbes)]
* [[Amnesty International]] claims torture and ill-treatment of terrorist suspects on the fourth anniversary of detainees being held without charge at [[Camp Delta]] in [[Guantánamo Bay, Cuba|Guantanamo Bay]], [[Cuba]]. [http://www.forbes.com/business/feeds/afx/2006/01/10/afx2442123.html (Forbes)]
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==11 January 2006 (Wednesday)==
==January 11, 2006 (Wednesday)==
*The first ministerial meeting of the [[Asia-Pacific Partnership for Clean Development and Climate]] begins in [[Sydney]], Australia. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/4597760.stm (BBC)]
*The first ministerial meeting of the [[Asia-Pacific Partnership for Clean Development and Climate]] begins in [[Sydney]], Australia. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/4597760.stm (BBC)]
*A [[knife]]-wielding man enters a [[synagogue]] in [[Moscow]] and stabs at least eight people. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/4603296.stm (BBC)]
*A [[knife]]-wielding man enters a [[synagogue]] in [[Moscow]] and stabs at least eight people. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/4603296.stm (BBC)]
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==12 January 2006 (Thursday)==
==January 12, 2006 (Thursday)==
*The foreign ministers of Britain, France, and Germany declare that negotiations with [[Iran]] over its [[Iran's nuclear program|nuclear program]] have reached a "dead end." They recommend that Iran be referred to the [[United Nations Security Council]], where the nation may face [[international sanctions|sanctions]]. [http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory?id=1499313 (ABC)]
*The foreign ministers of Britain, France, and Germany declare that negotiations with [[Iran]] over its [[Iran's nuclear program|nuclear program]] have reached a "dead end." They recommend that Iran be referred to the [[United Nations Security Council]], where the nation may face [[international sanctions|sanctions]]. [http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory?id=1499313 (ABC)]
*[[Incidents during the Hajj|A stampede]] during the [[Stoning of the devil|Stoning the Devil]] ritual on the last day at the [[Hajj]] in [[Mina, Saudi Arabia|Mina]], [[Saudi Arabia]], kills at least 362 Muslim [[pilgrim]]s. A similar crush claimed 244 pilgrims' lives at the same spot in 2004. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/4608368.stm (BBC)]
*[[Incidents during the Hajj|A stampede]] during the [[Stoning of the devil|Stoning the Devil]] ritual on the last day at the [[Hajj]] in [[Mina, Saudi Arabia|Mina]], [[Saudi Arabia]], kills at least 362 Muslim [[pilgrim]]s. A similar crush claimed 244 pilgrims' lives at the same spot in 2004. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/4608368.stm (BBC)]
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==13 January 2006 (Friday)==
==January 13, 2006 (Friday)==
*The U.S. [[CIA]] attempts to kill [[Ayman al-Zawahiri]] by [[Damadola airstrike|bombing Damadola]], [[Pakistan]], a village near the [[Afghanistan]] border. The attack kills at least 18 people: eight men, five women and five children. Anonymous U.S. government sources claim he was invited to a feast in the village, but did not attend. [http://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/01/14/alqaeda.strike/index.html (CNN)]
*The U.S. [[CIA]] attempts to kill [[Ayman al-Zawahiri]] by [[Damadola airstrike|bombing Damadola]], [[Pakistan]], a village near the [[Afghanistan]] border. The attack kills at least 18 people: eight men, five women and five children. Anonymous U.S. government sources claim he was invited to a feast in the village, but did not attend. [http://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/01/14/alqaeda.strike/index.html (CNN)]
* [[Augustine Volcano]] in [[Alaska]] has erupted five times in the past three days, the first eruptions in nearly two decades. The island is uninhabited. [http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2006/01/0113_060113_alaska_volcano.html (National Geographic)]
* [[Augustine Volcano]] in [[Alaska]] has erupted five times in the past three days, the first eruptions in nearly two decades. The island is uninhabited. [http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2006/01/0113_060113_alaska_volcano.html (National Geographic)]
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==15 January 2006 (Sunday)==
==January 15, 2006 (Sunday)==
* President [[Mwai Kibaki]] of [[Kenya]] has declared the [[2006 Horn of Africa food crisis|ongoing drought]] a national disaster and has appealed for {{Nowrap|US$150 million}} to feed the hungry. {{Nowrap|2.5 million}} people have been left close to starvation due to the lack of rains over the last three years and corrupt officials who steal food aid. [http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L14235639.htm (Reuters)]
* President [[Mwai Kibaki]] of [[Kenya]] has declared the [[2006 Horn of Africa food crisis|ongoing drought]] a national disaster and has appealed for {{Nowrap|US$150 million}} to feed the hungry. {{Nowrap|2.5 million}} people have been left close to starvation due to the lack of rains over the last three years and corrupt officials who steal food aid. [http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L14235639.htm (Reuters)]
*Russia and [[Ukraine]] are set to enter more diplomatic troubled waters over the alleged occupation of a [[lighthouse]] in the [[Black Sea]]. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/4613102.stm (BBC)]
*Russia and [[Ukraine]] are set to enter more diplomatic troubled waters over the alleged occupation of a [[lighthouse]] in the [[Black Sea]]. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/4613102.stm (BBC)]
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==16 January 2006 (Monday)==
==January 16, 2006 (Monday)==
*Former [[President of the United States|United States President]] [[Gerald Ford]] is hospitalized with [[pneumonia]]. [http://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/01/16/ford.hospitalized/index.html (CNN)]
*Former [[President of the United States|United States President]] [[Gerald Ford]] is hospitalized with [[pneumonia]]. [http://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/01/16/ford.hospitalized/index.html (CNN)]
*[[Rizgar Mohammed Amin]], the chief judge in the [[Saddam Hussein]] [[Trials of Saddam Hussein|trial]], tenders his resignation, following criticism of his handling of the trial. [http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2006%5C01%5C16%5Cstory_16-1-2006_pg4_1 (Daily Times)]
*[[Rizgar Mohammed Amin]], the chief judge in the [[Saddam Hussein]] [[Trials of Saddam Hussein|trial]], tenders his resignation, following criticism of his handling of the trial. [http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2006%5C01%5C16%5Cstory_16-1-2006_pg4_1 (Daily Times)]
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==17 January 2006 (Tuesday)==
==January 17, 2006 (Tuesday)==
* The [[Supreme Court of the United States|U.S. Supreme Court]] rules in ''[[Gonzales v. Oregon]]'' by a 6–3 vote that [[Oregon]]'s "[[Oregon Ballot Measure 16 (1994)|Death with Dignity Act]]" providing for [[physician-assisted suicide]] is consistent with the federal [[Controlled Substances Act]]. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/4621328.stm (BBC)]
* The [[Supreme Court of the United States|U.S. Supreme Court]] rules in ''[[Gonzales v. Oregon]]'' by a 6–3 vote that [[Oregon]]'s "[[Oregon Ballot Measure 16 (1994)|Death with Dignity Act]]" providing for [[physician-assisted suicide]] is consistent with the federal [[Controlled Substances Act]]. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/4621328.stm (BBC)]
* Kidnappers of journalist [[Jill Carroll]] demand that the United States release all female Iraqi prisoners within 72 hours. [http://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/01/17/iraq.journalist/ (CNN)]
* Kidnappers of journalist [[Jill Carroll]] demand that the United States release all female Iraqi prisoners within 72 hours. [http://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/01/17/iraq.journalist/ (CNN)]
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==18 January 2006 (Wednesday)==
==January 18, 2006 (Wednesday)==
* [[Human Rights Watch]] in its annual report strongly condemns the United States, saying "it became disturbingly clear that the abuse of detainees had become a deliberate, central part of the Bush administration's strategy of interrogating terrorist suspects". [http://www.cbc.ca/cp/world/060118/w011840.html (CBC)] ([http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/4624578.stm BBC News]) ([http://www.hrw.org/english/docs/2006/01/13/global12428.htm Human Rights Watch press info])
* [[Human Rights Watch]] in its annual report strongly condemns the United States, saying "it became disturbingly clear that the abuse of detainees had become a deliberate, central part of the Bush administration's strategy of interrogating terrorist suspects". [http://www.cbc.ca/cp/world/060118/w011840.html (CBC)] ([http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/4624578.stm BBC News]) ([http://www.hrw.org/english/docs/2006/01/13/global12428.htm Human Rights Watch press info])
* The [[Tokyo Stock Exchange]] closes 20 minutes early due to a flood of sell orders overwhelming the capacity of its trading system. [http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060118/ap_on_bi_ge/japan_markets (AP/Yahoo!News)]
* The [[Tokyo Stock Exchange]] closes 20 minutes early due to a flood of sell orders overwhelming the capacity of its trading system. [http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060118/ap_on_bi_ge/japan_markets (AP/Yahoo!News)]
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==19 January 2006 (Thursday)==
==January 19, 2006 (Thursday)==
* [[Al Jazeera]] airs an [[2006 Osama bin Laden tape|audiotape]] from [[Osama bin Laden]] saying [[al-Qaeda]] is making preparations for attacks in the United States but offering a "long-term truce" to rebuild [[Iraq]] and [[Afghanistan]]. [http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/10924015/ (MSNBC)][http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/4629858.stm (BBC)]
* [[Al Jazeera]] airs an [[2006 Osama bin Laden tape|audiotape]] from [[Osama bin Laden]] saying [[al-Qaeda]] is making preparations for attacks in the United States but offering a "long-term truce" to rebuild [[Iraq]] and [[Afghanistan]]. [http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/10924015/ (MSNBC)][http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/4629858.stm (BBC)]
*[[Iran]] warns of a world [[petroleum|oil]] crisis if sanctions are imposed over its nuclear program even as the United States and Europe struggle to get support for [[UN Security Council]] action. [http://www.afp.com/english/news/stories/060119183834.0opke6q1.html (AFP)]
*[[Iran]] warns of a world [[petroleum|oil]] crisis if sanctions are imposed over its nuclear program even as the United States and Europe struggle to get support for [[UN Security Council]] action. [http://www.afp.com/english/news/stories/060119183834.0opke6q1.html (AFP)]
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==20 January 2006 (Friday)==
==January 20, 2006 (Friday)==
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*At 4 o'clock [[UTC]] [[NASA]]'s [[Pluto]] probe ''[[New Horizons]]'' crossed the orbit of the [[Moon]], eight hours and thirty-five minutes after launch. This is a new Earth-to-Moon-distance flight record.
*At 4 o'clock [[UTC]] [[NASA]]'s [[Pluto]] probe ''[[New Horizons]]'' crossed the orbit of the [[Moon]], eight hours and thirty-five minutes after launch. This is a new Earth-to-Moon-distance flight record.
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==21 January 2006 (Saturday)==
==January 21, 2006 (Saturday)==
*Kosovo President [[Ibrahim Rugova]] dies at 61, after a [[lung cancer]]. He was the first [[President of Kosovo]], and the leader of the [[Democratic League of Kosovo]] (LDK).
*Kosovo President [[Ibrahim Rugova]] dies at 61, after a [[lung cancer]]. He was the first [[President of Kosovo]], and the leader of the [[Democratic League of Kosovo]] (LDK).
*The Russian [[choreographer]] [[Igor Moiseyev]], who founded the genre of balletic [[folk dance]] back in the [[1930s]], celebrates his [[centenary]] with a flamboyant show in the [[Moscow Kremlin]] Palace of Congresses. [http://www.nytimes.com/2006/01/21/arts/dance/21igor.html?oref=login (New York Times)]
*The Russian [[choreographer]] [[Igor Moiseyev]], who founded the genre of balletic [[folk dance]] back in the [[1930s]], celebrates his [[centenary]] with a flamboyant show in the [[Moscow Kremlin]] Palace of Congresses. [http://www.nytimes.com/2006/01/21/arts/dance/21igor.html?oref=login (New York Times)]
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==22 January 2006 (Sunday)==
==January 22, 2006 (Sunday)==
*British [[diplomat]]s are accused of [[espionage|spying]] on Russia using a fake [[Rock (geology)|rock]]. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/4638136.stm (BBC)]
*British [[diplomat]]s are accused of [[espionage|spying]] on Russia using a fake [[Rock (geology)|rock]]. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/4638136.stm (BBC)]
*[[Evo Morales]] is inaugurated as [[President of Bolivia|President]] of [[Bolivia]], becoming the country's first [[Indigenous Peoples of the Americas|indigenous American]] president. [http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory?id=1531155 (ABC News)]
*[[Evo Morales]] is inaugurated as [[President of Bolivia|President]] of [[Bolivia]], becoming the country's first [[Indigenous Peoples of the Americas|indigenous American]] president. [http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory?id=1531155 (ABC News)]
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==24 January 2006 (Tuesday)==
==January 24, 2006 (Tuesday)==
*A US [[federal judge]] issues a [[summary judgement]] against [[Christopher William Smith]] and awards [[AOL]] [[United States dollar|US$]]5.3 million in damages and US$287,000 in legal fees, after Smith refused to participate in the lawsuit filed against him by AOL under the [[CAN-SPAM Act of 2003]]. Smith is accused of sending millions of [[E-mail spam|spam]] [[e-mail]]s to AOL customers. ([http://www.seattlepi.com/business/1700AP_Online_Pharmacy_Spam.html ''The Seattle Post-Intelligencer''])
*A US [[federal judge]] issues a [[summary judgement]] against [[Christopher William Smith]] and awards [[AOL]] [[United States dollar|US$]]5.3 million in damages and US$287,000 in legal fees, after Smith refused to participate in the lawsuit filed against him by AOL under the [[CAN-SPAM Act of 2003]]. Smith is accused of sending millions of [[E-mail spam|spam]] [[e-mail]]s to AOL customers. ([http://www.seattlepi.com/business/1700AP_Online_Pharmacy_Spam.html ''The Seattle Post-Intelligencer''])
*[[Venezuela]] buys a further [[United States dollar|<sup>US</sup>$]]312 million of [[Argentina]]'s national debt, adding to the [[United States dollar|<sup>US</sup>$]]1 billion already purchased. The government of [[Hugo Chávez]] says that the scheme will further South American integration. [http://today.reuters.com/investing/financeArticle.aspx?type=bondsNews&storyID=2006-01-24T134946Z_01_N243967_RTRIDST_0_ECONOMY-ARGENTINA-VENEZUELA-UPDATE-1.XML (Reuters)][http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000086&sid=agIVNhaxzzaw&refer=latin_america (Bloomberg)]
*[[Venezuela]] buys a further [[United States dollar|<sup>US</sup>$]]312 million of [[Argentina]]'s national debt, adding to the [[United States dollar|<sup>US</sup>$]]1 billion already purchased. The government of [[Hugo Chávez]] says that the scheme will further South American integration. [http://today.reuters.com/investing/financeArticle.aspx?type=bondsNews&storyID=2006-01-24T134946Z_01_N243967_RTRIDST_0_ECONOMY-ARGENTINA-VENEZUELA-UPDATE-1.XML (Reuters)][http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000086&sid=agIVNhaxzzaw&refer=latin_america (Bloomberg)]
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==25 January 2006 (Wednesday)==
==January 25, 2006 (Wednesday)==
*[[Lucia Pinochet]], daughter of former [[Chile]]an [[dictator]] [[Augusto Pinochet]], asks for [[political asylum]] in the United States following her arrest at [[Washington Dulles International Airport]] on a Chilean [[arrest warrant]] for [[tax evasion]]. [http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/news/13713633.htm (''Miami Herald'')]
*[[Lucia Pinochet]], daughter of former [[Chile]]an [[dictator]] [[Augusto Pinochet]], asks for [[political asylum]] in the United States following her arrest at [[Washington Dulles International Airport]] on a Chilean [[arrest warrant]] for [[tax evasion]]. [http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/news/13713633.htm (''Miami Herald'')]
* A study in the [[New England Journal of Medicine]] reveals that [[aprotinin|Trasylol]], a drug marketed by [[Bayer]], designed to prevent excessive blood loss during heart surgery, doubles the risk of [[kidney]] failure and [[stroke]]. [http://today.reuters.com/business/newsArticle.aspx?type=health&storyID=nL26477467 (Reuters)]
* A study in the [[New England Journal of Medicine]] reveals that [[aprotinin|Trasylol]], a drug marketed by [[Bayer]], designed to prevent excessive blood loss during heart surgery, doubles the risk of [[kidney]] failure and [[stroke]]. [http://today.reuters.com/business/newsArticle.aspx?type=health&storyID=nL26477467 (Reuters)]
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==26 January 2006 (Thursday)==
==January 26, 2006 (Thursday)==
*[[Islamist]] party [[Hamas]]' landslide victory in [[Palestinian territories|Palestinian]] elections ends four decades of rule by the [[Fatah]] party. [[Hamas]] secures 76 seats in the 132-member legislature through [[Palestinian legislative election, 2006|parliamentary elections]]. [[Prime Minister of the Palestinian Authority|Prime Minister]] [[Ahmed Qurei]] announces he will resign and Fatah declares it will not join a Hamas-led coalition, although Palestinian President [[Mahmoud Abbas]] plans to continue negotiations with [[Israel]] through the [[Palestine Liberation Organization]].[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/4650788.stm (BBC)] [http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/675422.html (Haaretz)]
*[[Islamist]] party [[Hamas]]' landslide victory in [[Palestinian territories|Palestinian]] elections ends four decades of rule by the [[Fatah]] party. [[Hamas]] secures 76 seats in the 132-member legislature through [[Palestinian legislative election, 2006|parliamentary elections]]. [[Prime Minister of the Palestinian Authority|Prime Minister]] [[Ahmed Qurei]] announces he will resign and Fatah declares it will not join a Hamas-led coalition, although Palestinian President [[Mahmoud Abbas]] plans to continue negotiations with [[Israel]] through the [[Palestine Liberation Organization]].[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/4650788.stm (BBC)] [http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/675422.html (Haaretz)]
*Indian foreign secretary Shyam Saran reacts sharply to US Ambassador [[David Mulford]]'s warning over the future of the Indo-US nuclear deal, saying on Thursday that it was "inappropriate" and not conducive to good relations between the two countries. [http://www.expressindia.com/fullstory.php?newsid=62053 (Express India)]
*Indian foreign secretary Shyam Saran reacts sharply to US Ambassador [[David Mulford]]'s warning over the future of the Indo-US nuclear deal, saying on Thursday that it was "inappropriate" and not conducive to good relations between the two countries. [http://www.expressindia.com/fullstory.php?newsid=62053 (Express India)]
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==27 January 2006 (Friday)==
==January 27, 2006 (Friday)==
*[[President of the French Republic|French President]] [[Jacques Chirac]] is successfully [[hoax]]ed by a Canadian [[DJ]] pretending to be [[Stephen Harper]]. [http://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/europe/01/27/france.canada.prank.reut/index.html (CNN)]
*[[President of the French Republic|French President]] [[Jacques Chirac]] is successfully [[hoax]]ed by a Canadian [[DJ]] pretending to be [[Stephen Harper]]. [http://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/europe/01/27/france.canada.prank.reut/index.html (CNN)]
*European leaders remember the [[Holocaust]], with the 61st anniversary of the liberation of the [[Auschwitz]] death camp. [http://news.yahoo.com/fc/World/Holocaust/ (Yahoo!)]
*European leaders remember the [[Holocaust]], with the 61st anniversary of the liberation of the [[Auschwitz]] death camp. [http://news.yahoo.com/fc/World/Holocaust/ (Yahoo!)]
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==28 January 2006 (Saturday)==
==January 28, 2006 (Saturday)==
*[[Venezuela]]n [[President of Venezuela|President]] [[Hugo Chávez]] threatens to jail any United States spies caught gathering information about Venezuela. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/4656906.stm (BBC)]
*[[Venezuela]]n [[President of Venezuela|President]] [[Hugo Chávez]] threatens to jail any United States spies caught gathering information about Venezuela. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/4656906.stm (BBC)]
*[[Trade hall roof collapse in Katowice, Poland|The roof of a trade-exhibition hall]] in southern [[Poland]] collapses with several hundred people inside, trapping many beneath the wreckage, 62 people are killed and over 160 injured. Poland declares a day of national mourning. [http://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/europe/01/28/roof.collapse/index.html (CNN)]
*[[Trade hall roof collapse in Katowice, Poland|The roof of a trade-exhibition hall]] in southern [[Poland]] collapses with several hundred people inside, trapping many beneath the wreckage, 62 people are killed and over 160 injured. Poland declares a day of national mourning. [http://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/europe/01/28/roof.collapse/index.html (CNN)]
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==29 January 2006 (Sunday)==
==January 29, 2006 (Sunday)==
* [[Libya]] closes its [[diplomatic mission|embassy]] in [[Denmark]] over the [[Jyllands-Posten Muhammad cartoons|Muhammad Drawings]] controversy. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/4660796.stm (BBC)]
* [[Libya]] closes its [[diplomatic mission|embassy]] in [[Denmark]] over the [[Jyllands-Posten Muhammad cartoons|Muhammad Drawings]] controversy. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/4660796.stm (BBC)]
*[[Al-Jazeera]] releases two separate videos, one of [[Ayman al-Zawahiri]] condemning the [[bombing of Damadola]] and the other of [[Jill Carroll]] again pleading for the release of female prisoners so her life will be spared. [http://news.yahoo.com/fc/world/osama_bin_laden_and_al_qaida (Yahoo!)], [http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060130/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iraq_kidnapped_journalist (Reuters)]
*[[Al-Jazeera]] releases two separate videos, one of [[Ayman al-Zawahiri]] condemning the [[bombing of Damadola]] and the other of [[Jill Carroll]] again pleading for the release of female prisoners so her life will be spared. [http://news.yahoo.com/fc/world/osama_bin_laden_and_al_qaida (Yahoo!)], [http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060130/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iraq_kidnapped_journalist (Reuters)]
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==30 January 2006 (Monday)==
==January 30, 2006 (Monday)==
*China and Russia agree to refer [[Iran]] to the [[United Nations Security Council]] for [[Iran's nuclear program|its nuclear program]] in March 2006. [http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060131/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iran_nuclear (Reuters)]
*China and Russia agree to refer [[Iran]] to the [[United Nations Security Council]] for [[Iran's nuclear program|its nuclear program]] in March 2006. [http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060131/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iran_nuclear (Reuters)]
*In the United Kingdom, the [[High Court of Justice|High Court]] has ordered 10 [[Internet service providers]] to hand over the details of 150 UK customers accused of illegally [[File sharing|sharing software]]. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/4663388.stm (BBC)]
*In the United Kingdom, the [[High Court of Justice|High Court]] has ordered 10 [[Internet service providers]] to hand over the details of 150 UK customers accused of illegally [[File sharing|sharing software]]. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/4663388.stm (BBC)]
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==31 January 2006 (Tuesday)==
==January 31, 2006 (Tuesday)==
[[Image:Justice Alito official.jpg|thumb|[[Samuel Alito]]]]
[[Image:Justice Alito official.jpg|thumb|[[Samuel Alito]]]]
*[[President of the United States|U.S. President]] [[George W. Bush]] delivers [[2006 State of the Union address|the State of the Union Address]] to a [[joint session of the U.S. Congress]] (the [[United States House of Representatives|House of Representatives]] and the [[United States Senate|Senate]]). [[n:President Bush delivers 2006 State of the Union Address|(Wikinews)]]
*[[President of the United States|U.S. President]] [[George W. Bush]] delivers [[2006 State of the Union address|the State of the Union Address]] to a [[joint session of the U.S. Congress]] (the [[United States House of Representatives|House of Representatives]] and the [[United States Senate|Senate]]). [[n:President Bush delivers 2006 State of the Union Address|(Wikinews)]]

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Recent Deaths

January

31: Coretta Scott King
30: Wendy Wasserstein
29: Paik Nam-june
27: Johannes Rau
26: Henry McGee
24: Fayard Nicholas
24: Chris Penn
21: Ibrahim Rugova
20: Dave Lepard
19: Tony Franciosa
19: Wilson Pickett
18: Anton Rupert
15: Sheikh Jaber of Kuwait
14: Jim Gary
14: Christopher Penley
14: Shelley Winters
10: Sidney Frank
8: Tony Banks
8: Elson Becerra
7: Heinrich Harrer
6: Lou Rawls
5: Merlyn Rees
4: Irving Layton
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Results

29: Finland, President second round
25: Palestinian Nat'l Auth., Legislature
23: Canada, Federal
22: Portugal, President
20: Iraq, Legislative
15: Chile, President runoff

Trials

Chile: Alberto Fujimori
Chile: Augusto Pinochet
Indonesia: Bali Nine
Iraq: Iraqi Special Tribunal
Saddam Hussein, among others
Netherlands: ICTY
Slobodan Milošević
Russia: Nur-Pashi Kulayev
UK: Leo O'Connor and David Keogh
U.S.: Tom DeLay
U.S.: Kenneth Lay and Jeffrey Skilling
U.S.: Zacarias Moussaoui
U.S.: Brian Nichols

January 1, 2006 (Sunday)

January 2, 2006 (Monday)

  • Ugandan presidential candidate Kizza Besigye is released from prison. Besigye was arrested on November 14 on treason and rape charges. (News24)
  • Thirteen U.S. coal miners are trapped after an underground explosion in Upshur County, West Virginia. (ABC)
  • Russia-Ukraine gas dispute: Countries across Europe report reductions in gas supplies after Russia disconnected supplies to Ukraine yesterday. Russia accuses Ukraine of stealing 100 million cubic metres of gas yesterday from pipelines transiting the country; Ukraine denies this but has previously claimed the right to 15% of the gas as a transit toll. Hungary reports supplies are down by 40%, France and Italy by 30%, and Poland by 14%. Germany, Russia's principal customer, also reports reductions. Russian supplier Gazprom says that it will increase supplies and return them to normal by Tuesday night. (Sky News)
  • Police are investigating the New Year's Day murder of Bryan Harvey, who with his wife and two young daughters were found dead with their throats slashed in the basement of their South Side Richmond, Virginia, home, which was then set afire. Harvey was former singer and guitarist of 1980s band House of Freaks and his wife was the half-sister of Steven Culp, who played Rex Van De Kamp on Desperate Housewives. The fire was discovered by Johnny Hott, HOF bandmate and drummer for the band Cracker (ABC) wikinews (New York Daily News) (Billboard)
  • Eleven people are killed when the roof of an ice rink collapse in Bad Reichenhall, southern Germany, under the weight of recent snowfall, trapping some 50 skaters underneath. (CNN)
  • Several exploits of a severe Windows security vulnerability are spreading over the Internet, permitting compromise of any Windows computer merely by viewing a maliciously crafted image on a website or in e-mail or instant messaging. No patch from Microsoft is available, however an unofficial patch exists Hexblog.com. The vulnerability affects every version of Windows, potentially affecting more computers than any prior computer security vulnerability in history. (Microsoft) (CERT) (Slashdot) (Sans) (F-Secure)
  • The leader of the Maoist guerrillas in Nepal issued a statement that his group, the People's Liberation Army, will resume its war with the monarchy after a four month truce. (New Kerala)
  • Severe storms affected East Java, Indonesia, leading to flooding and landslides. At least 57 people are believed to have been killed in the flooding and up to a further 200 people were assumed to be buried alive in the town of Cijeruk 350 kilometers east of Jakarta. (BBC)

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