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===[[June 20]], [[2006]] (Tuesday)===
* Iraqi officials have unconfirmed reports that they have found the bodies of the two [[United States Army|U.S.]] soldiers the American military began looking for at the beginning of this week. The bodies showed great signs of torture. <ref name=MSNBC> http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/13432770/?GT1=8211</ref>
* [[:Category:Jack Abramoff scandals|Jack Abramoff scandals]]: [[David Safavian]], former [[George W. Bush]] [[White House]] official, is convicted of four felony counts of lying and obstruction related to his dealings with lobbyist [[Jack Abramoff]].<ref name=CNN>http://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/06/20/lobbyist.probe.ap/index.html </ref>
* [[Charles Taylor]], former [[President of Liberia]], leaves [[Sierra Leone]] for his human rights trial at [[The Hague]]. ]].<ref name=Reuters>http://www.tiscali.co.uk/news/newswire.php/news/reuters/2006/06/20/world/liberia39s-taylor-flown-from-sleone-for-trial-vp.html&template=/news/templates/newswire/news_story_reuters.html</ref>
* [[Japan]]ese [[Prime Minister of Japan|Prime Minister]] [[Junichiro Koizumi]] announces plans to withdraw his country's troops from Iraq.  The 600 soldiers had been deployed to Iraq in 2004 to aid in reconstruction and sparked controversy in Japan, as it was the first time Japan had deployed an overseas force since [[World War II]]. [http://today.reuters.co.uk/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=worldNews&storyID=2006-06-20T043012Z_01_T363480_RTRUKOC_0_UK-IRAQ-JAPAN.xml (Reuters)]
* [[Israel]]i [[Prime Minister of Israel|Prime Minister]] [[Ehud Olmert]] and [[Palestine]]an [[President of the Palestinian National Authority|President]] [[Mahmoud Abbas]] will attend a common meeting later this week. [http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/13431582/ (MSNBC)]
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===[[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. [http://www.usatoday.com/sports/hockey/cup/2006-06-19-edmonton-carolina-game-7_x.htm?csp=34 (''USA Today'')], [http://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/stanleycup2006/storyview.html?/story/stanleycup2006/national/2006/06/19/oilers-hurricanes-nhl-final-seven.html (CBC)]
* [[Kathleen Blanco]], the [[Governor of Louisiana|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. [http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/sns-ap-new-orleans-national-guard,1,5434262.story?track=rss (''Chicago Tribune'')]
* The [[United States Army]] charges three soldiers with murder in relation to the deaths of three men in custody in [[Iraq]]. [http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/iraq/2006-06-19-army-charges_x.htm?csp=34 (''USA Today'')]
* The [[Mujahedeen Shura Council]] in Iraq claims that they have captured two [[United States Army|United States]] soldiers. [http://www.cbc.ca/story/world/national/2006/06/19/kidnap-iraq.html (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]]. [http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/worldnews.html?in_article_id=391369&in_page_id=1811&in_a_source=reuters&ito=1490 (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. [http://edition.cnn.com/2006/US/06/19/nkorea.missile/index.html (CNN)]

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===[[June 18]], [[2006]] (Sunday)===

*The ''[[Washington Post]]'' reveals that the current [[United States]] administration turned down an [[Iran]]ian attempt to settle disagreements about recognizing the right of existence of [[Israel]] and alleged Iranian support of [[terrorism]] in [[2003]]. [http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/06/17/AR2006061700727.html (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. [http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20060618.wsuskind0618/BNStory/International/home (Globe and Mail)], [http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/13393641/ (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]]. [http://www.cbc.ca/story/world/national/2006/06/18/catalonia-sun.html (CBC)]
* The [[Israel]]i town of [[Sderot]] shuts down for 24 hours in protest of continuing [[Qassam rocket]] attacks. More than six hundred Qassam rockets were launched against Israeli towns since Israel's [[Israel's unilateral disengagement plan|disengagement]] from the [[Gaza Strip]], a hundred of which in the past week. One rocket left parts of Sderot without electricity for several hours this morning.[http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/727912.html (Haaretz)], [http://www.iht.com/articles/2006/06/16/news/rocket.php (IHT)].

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===[[June 17]], [[2006]] (Saturday)===
* Violence intensifies in [[Sri Lanka]] as government troops allegedly attack [[Tamil people|Tamils]] in a church in response to an attack on the navy by the [[Tamil Tigers]]. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/5091320.stm (BBC)]
* [[Avian flu]]: The [[EU Community Reference Laboratory for Avian Influenza]] in [[Weybridge]], [[United Kingdom|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. This is the first time that the virus has been found in Hungary.

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===[[June 16]], [[2006]] (Friday)===
*The [[United States House of Representatives]] passes a resolution supporting President [[George W. Bush|Bush's]] policy on [[Iraq]] 256-153. [http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-iraq17jun17,0,362482.story?coll=la-home-headlines (L.A. Times)]
*Surveillance and intelligence reports have confirmed that [[North Korea]] is preparing to test its [[Taepodong-2]] missiles on Sunday. [http://www.thestar.com/NASApp/cs/ContentServer?pagename=thestar/Layout/Article_Type1&c=Article&pubid=968163964505&cid=1150543326270&col=968705899037&call_page=TS_News&call_pageid=968332188492&call_pagepath=News/News (Toronto Star)] [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/5091702.stm (BBC)]
*The [[Italy|Italian]] [[pretender]], [[Vittorio Emanuele, Prince of Naples]], is arrested as part of an investigation into corruption and prostitution. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/5089462.stm (BBC)] 
*An H5 strain of [[avian flu]] has been detected in the [[Canadian]] province of [[Prince Edward Island]]. The bird flu currently has a "low risk" to humans.[http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20060616.wpeiflu0616/BNStory/National/home (Globe and Mail)]
*[[People's Republic of China|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. 1 People's Court in [[Hunan province]] for [[extortion]]. 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. [http://www.cpj.org/news/2006/asia/china15june06na.html (CPJ)]
*The [[Winnipeg]] police have made numerous arrests in the relation to the [[Shedden massacre]], including five members from the [[Bandidos]] motorcycle club. [http://www.cbc.ca/story/canada/national/2006/06/16/bandidos-arrests.html (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. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/5085760.stm (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. [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2006/06/17/wnepal17.xml&sSheet=/news/2006/06/17/ixnews.html]
*[[Israel]]i air strike near [[Gaza]] kills one [[Islamic Jihad]] militant and wounds two others, reportedly on their way to launch [[Qassam rocket]]s. 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. [http://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/06/16/gaza.strike/index.html (CNN)],[http://www.mfa.gov.il/MFA/Terrorism-+Obstacle+to+Peace/Terrorism+and+Islamic+Fundamentalism-/IDF+aerial+attack+against+terror+cell+en+route+to+launch+Katyushas+13-Jun-2006.htm (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]]. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/5083534.stm (BBC)]
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===[[June 15]], [[2006]] (Thursday)===
*[[Supreme Court of the United States|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|knock and announce]] themselves when executing a [[search warrant]]. [http://www.cnn.com/2006/LAW/06/15/scotus.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 fighting has spread to [[The Gambia]] and [[Guinea-Bissau]] may intervene. [http://allafrica.com/stories/200606150864.html (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]]. [http://www.news24.com/News24/Africa/News/0,6119,2-11-1447_1952189,00.html (News24.com)]
* Coalition forces in [[United States war in Afghanistan|Afghanistan]] launch and execute Operation Mountain Thrust to drive [[Taliban]] forces out of the southern provinces of [[Afghanistan]]. The operation is the largest operation since the start of the [[United States war in Afghanistan|Afghanistan war]]. [http://www.canada.com/nationalpost/news/story.html?id=559b278c-321c-404c-9270-1c4e7cc62c3f&k=36517 (National Post)], [http://www.canada.com/ottawacitizen/news/story.html?id=aed321be-e264-42b4-baec-374165aaa0e3 (Ottawa Citizen)] 
* The [[United States Conference of Catholic Bishops]] approves a new English translation for [[Mass (liturgy)|mass]]. [http://www.startribune.com/484/story/496143.html Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune]
* [[Bill Gates]], Chairman of the [[Microsoft]] Corporation announces he will step down from his daily duties in [[2008]]. He wants to shift his daily life to his charity, the [[Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation]]. His successors will be Microsoft Technical Officer [[Ray Ozzie]] (software architecturing) and [[Craig Mundie]] for researching and strategic affairs. [http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/13348456/ 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.[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/5083974.stm (BBC)]
* The [[United States armed forces|U.S. military]] suffers its 2500th fatal casualty in the [[Iraq war]]. [http://www.thestar.com/NASApp/cs/ContentServer?pagename=thestar/Layout/Article_Type1&c=Article&cid=1150367949121&call_pageid=968332188492&col=968793972154 (Toronto Star)]
* The [[United Kingdom]] agrees to jail former [[Liberia]]n 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]]. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/5082664.stm (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. Amidst huge condemnation, [[Joshua Belile|Cpl Joshua Belile]] issues an apology. A Marine spokesman, Lt. Col. Scott Fazekas, said that they were investigating. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/5081930.stm (BBC)] [http://www.nytimes.com/2006/06/15/world/worldspecial/15hadjigirl.html (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. [http://www.newkerala.com/news3.php?action=fullnews&id=9443 (New Kerala)]
* A bomb explodes in [[Kandahar]] killing 10 and wounding 15 people. [http://cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/World/2006/06/15/1633053-ap.html (AP)]
* Two [[Israeli]] teenage girls escape [[kidnapping]] attempt in the [[West Bank]]. Three [[Palestinian]] suspects armed with a pistol are arrested soon afterwards.[http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3263394,00.html (Ynet)]
* A [[M18A1 Claymore Antipersonnel Mine|claymore]] mine suspected of being laid by the [[Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam|Tamil Tigers]] kills 58 people in [[Sri Lanka]]. [http://go.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=topNews&storyID=12534210&src=rss/topNews (Reuters)]

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===[[June 1]], [[2006]] (Thursday)===
*[[Extraordinary rendition]]s. 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]]. Germany had previously claimed that it did not know of el-Masri's abduction by the [[Central Intelligence Agency|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]].[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/5036470.stm (BBC)]. 
*[[People's Republic of China|China]], [[France]], [[Germany]], [[Russia]], the [[United Kingdom]] and the [[United States]] agree on a package of incentives and sanctions for [[Iran]]. [http://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/06/01/us.iran/index.html (CNN)].
* A report issued by the [[United States Army Corps of Engineers]] admits their responsibility for [[Levee failures in Greater New Orleans, 2005|2005 levee failures]] that flooded the majority of [[New Orleans, Louisiana]] in the aftermath of [[Hurricane Katrina]]. [http://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,,-5861284,00.html (AP)] [http://www.nola.com/weblogs/nola/index.ssf?/mtlogs/nola_nolaview/archives/2006_06_01.html (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. 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."[http://www.nytimes.com/2006/06/01/washington/01security.html?_r=1&hp&ex=1149134400&en=ab4b708b86dc4bc0&ei=5094&partner=homepage&oref=slogin (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." The Spanish government says it will provide further explanation in the coming days. [http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/06/01/AR2006060101045.html (AP)]
*[[Iran]] refuses to negotiate with the U.S. over its nuclear program.[http://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/06/01/us.iran/index.html (CNN)]
*The new [[Italian Minister of Justice|Italian Justice Minister]], [[Clemente Mastella]], announces that left-wing militant [[Adriano Sofri]] could be pardoned before the end of the year [http://www.agi.it/english/news.pl?doc=200605301459-1120-RT1-CRO-0-NF82&page=0&id=agionline-eng.italyonline (AGI)].
* A number of fake [[Large denominations of United States currency|million dollar bill]] [[Tract (literature)|gospel tracts]], printed by [[Living Waters Publications]], are seized from [[The Great News Network]] by the [[United States Secret Service]] as possible counterfeits. [http://worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=50495 (WorldNetDaily)]
*The [[Eureka Tower]], the tallest residential tower in the world, exterior is completed at a height of 297.2m and 91 floors in [[Melbourne]], [[Australia]]. It takes the  title from [[Q1 (building)|Q1]] on the [[Gold Coast]], [[Australia]]

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