Shopping on line can be easy, simple and save you lots of money. It can also take a lot of your time, frustrate you, and result in unwanted purchases. Now the same can be said for regular high street shopping, but with the vast opportunity presented by the Internet it will pay you to spend a few minutes reading this and understanding how to better optimize your June 2006 shopping experience:
1. Compare - without doubt the biggest advantage that the June 2006 offers shoppers today is the ability to compare thousands of June 2006 at a time. This is a great thing, but not necessarily all the time! Too much can be daunting at times so take advantage of the great comparison sites and where possible let them do the hard work for you.
2. Research - if it has been said it will be on the internet. Ignorance is no longer a justifiable reason for buying the wrong thing. Take the time to research in detail everything that you could possible want to know about
3. Testimonials - don't know anybody that has bought a June 2006? Wrong! If the June 2006 is good the internet will let you know. Use the Internet as a friend and get testimonials before you buy.
4. Questions - Got a question about June 2006 then search the Forums, FAQ's, Blogs etc. Don't be afraid to ask .....
5. Reputation - Never heard of the company selling June 2006? Don't worry, no reason why you should know every company in the world, but you know someone that does! Use the internet to find out what people are saying about June 2006 and build up a picture of their reputation for sales, returns, customer service, delivery etc.
6. Returns - still worried that even after all of the above your June 2006 wont be what you want? Check out the returns policy. There is so much competition now that someone, somewhere is bound to offer the terms that you are comfortable with.
7. Feedback - happy with your June 2006 then let people know, after all you are depending on others people input in your buying decision, so why not give a little back.
8. Security - check for the yellow padlock on the June 2006 site before you buy, and the s after http:/ /i.e. https:// = a secure site
9. Contact - got a question about June 2006, or want to leave a comment then check out the sites contact page. Reputable companies have them and respond.
10. Payment - ready to pay for your June 2006, then use your credit card or PayPal! Be aware of companies that don't accept them, there may be genuine reasons but given the huge amount of choice you have when buying online there is no reason at all not to buy via credit card or PayPal.
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June 1, 2006 (Thursday)
- Extraordinary renditions. 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 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. (BBC).
- People's Republic of China, France, Germany, Russia, the United Kingdom and the United States agree on a package of incentives and sanctions for Iran. (CNN).
- A report issued by the United States Army Corps of Engineers admits their responsibility for Levee failures in Greater New Orleans, 2005 that flooded the majority of New Orleans, Louisiana in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. (AP) (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." (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. (AP)
- Iran refuses to negotiate with the U.S. over its nuclear program. (CNN)
- The new Italian Minister of Justice, Clemente Mastella, announces that left-wing militant Adriano Sofri could be pardoned before the end of the year (AGI).
- A number of fake Fake denominations of United States currency Tract (literature), printed by Living Waters Publications, are seized from The Great News Network by the United States Secret Service as possible counterfeits. (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) on the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia
June 2, 2006 (Friday)
- The UK The Independent newspaper reports that a great-grandson of Apache leader Geronimo has appealed to US President Bush to help recover the remains of his famous relative. The remains were purportedly stolen over 90 years ago by a group of students including the President's grandfather, and employed in ceremonies by Skull and Bones, a secret society at Yale University. (Independent) (Yale Alumni Magazine) (Newwest.net)
- British police shoot a suspect in an anti-terrorism raid, although his injuries are non-life threatening. The 23 year old was shot in front of his family as 250 police raided his home in Forest Gate, London. (BBC) (ABC)
- The BBC shows a video about a Ishaqi massacre by Military of the United States in Ishaqi, Iraq, on March 15, 2006. (BBC)
- Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., writing in Rolling Stone magazine, accuses George W. Bush and his Republican Party (United States) of widespread voting Electoral fraud during the United States presidential election, 2004. (Rolling Stone) (Editor and Publisher)
- People's Republic of China, France, Germany, Russia, the United Kingdom and the United States propose a set of incentives and possible International sanctions in an effort to encourage Iran to suspend or abandon its plans of Iran and weapons of mass destruction. (Washington Post)
- Female genital cutting is found to increase infant mortality and childbirth Complication (medicine). (BBC) (WHO)
- Expedition 13/Soyuz TMA-8: Pavel Vinogradov and Jeffrey Williams spend more than six hours Extra-vehicular activity the International Space Station, conducting an extended maintenance List of ISS spacewalks. (VOA), (CNN)
June 3, 2006 (Saturday)
- Pakistan bans The Da Vinci Code (film) film because it is said to contain blasphemous material about Islamic view of Jesus. (AP)
- A strong quake measuring 5.2 on the Richter scale hits Southern Iran killing a young girl in the village of Ramkan. (Pakistan Daily Times)
- The United States military finds its soldiers not guilty of any wrongdoing in the Ishaqi incident involving the deaths of 11 Iraqi civilians. (The Age)
- Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, while continuing to maintain that his country has the right to continue development on their nuclear technology, says that he "will not pass judgment on the proposals hastily," referring to the incentives package being offered by the US, Russia, United Kingdom, Germany, France and China in order to dissuade Iran from further nuclear development. (Reuters)
- Human Rights Watch releases a video showing South Sudanese Vice President Dr. Riek Machar Teny Dhurgon bribing cult and rebel leader Joseph Kony and his second-in-command Vincent Otti of the Lord's Resistance Army to not attack southern Sudanese citizens. (Scoop)
- A Russian diplomat is killed and four kidnapped in an Attack on Russian diplomats in Iraq in Baghdad, according to Russian and Iraqi officials. (BBC)
- In a special session of parliament, Montenegro declares its independence from the State Union of Serbia and Montenegro. (AP)
- 2006 Toronto terrorism arrests: The Royal Canadian Mounted Police announce the arrest of 17 suspected Islamic Terrorism in connection with a planned terrorist attack around Toronto. The RCMP say that three tons of ammonium nitrate was seized. In comparison, the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing used one ton. (CBC), (CNN), (BBC), (Reuters), (VOA)
- Czech legislative election, 2006 leaves the Czech Republic with an even split between party blocs.
- In response to his Fake denominations of United States currency Tract (literature) being seized from The Great News Network by the United States Secret Service, Ray Comfort, founder of Living Waters Publications, states that he will refuse to turn over his supply of tracts without a warrant. (WorldNetDaily)
June 4,
2006 (Sunday)
- The Islamic Courts militia captures the key town of Balad, Somalia, located near the Somalian capital Mogadishu, from a member of the warlord coalition, Alliance for the Restoration of Peace and Counter-Terrorism. Reports say at least 15 people are killed in the fighting. (BBC)
June 5,
2006 (Monday)
June 6,
2006 (Tuesday)
- 2006 Toronto terrorism case: Toronto police uncover an alleged subplot where Steven Vikash Chand, alias Abdul Shakur, intended to lead an invasion of the Parliament of Canada building and assassination Prime Minister of Canada Stephen Harper. (CBC)
- Iraqi insurgency
- Iraqi Health Ministry figures show 6,025 civilian bodies were delivered to Baghdad's central mortuary in the first five months of this year. (BBC)
- The Iraqi administration has asked the United Nations to join the investigations into alleged massacres by United States soldiers. (zaman)
- Chadian-Sudanese conflict
- The Sudanese Janjaweed steal 350 head of cattle from Goz Beida, Chad. (Voice of America)
- Rebel leader Timane Erdimi's UFDC-SCUD forces kill 32 people and wound 50 others in attacks from Sudan into the Chadian city of Tine. Rebels briefly took control of the city before the Military of Chad chased them back over the border. (Mail and Guardian)
- Australia's John Howard commissions Ziggy Switkowski to lead a commission on the introduction of nuclear energy in Australia. (Bloomberg)
- The opening date of the ironically Doomsday-related film, The Omen (2006 film), done so to collaborate to the date's religious significance (June 6th, 2006 - 06/06/06, or 666 which is known as the number of the beast in Chrisitian biblical literature). It is a remake of another film by the same name from the late 70s.
- BAA plc, the owners of London London Heathrow Airport, London Gatwick Airport and Stansted Airports, accept a Pound sterling10 billion takeover bid from a consortium led by Spain's' Grupo Ferrovial and including the Quebec public employees' pension fund. (BBC)
- The trial of Tim Selwyn for sedition begins in Auckland, New Zealand. Selwyn is the first New Zealander in over 80 years to be charged with sedition. (Newswire)
- Iceland's Prime Minister Halldór Ásgrímsson resigns after poor showings in local elections. Foreign Minister Geir Haarde takes over. (BBC)
- The house of Jason Grimsley, was searched as part of the ongoing BALCO steroids probe. Grimsley, a relief pitcher for the Arizona Diamondbacks, asked for and received an unconditional release from the team the next day. (USA Today)
- The only day in 1000 years that has the number of the beast 666. Thought to be the end of the world by some.
June 7, 2006 (Wednesday)
- A meteorite impact event occurs in northern Troms County, Norway. Locals compare the resultant explosion to Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The impact location was apparently desolate, and no structural damage or casualties are reported. (Aftenposten) (PhysOrg)
- A constitutional amendment to ban same-sex marriage is killed when it fails to gain the three-fifths majority required for cloture in the United States Senate. 49 Senators voted for the motion, and 48 voted against. This also fell far short of the two-thirds majority that would have been required for passage. (ABC News)
- A Syrian military court issues an arrest warrant for former Syrian Vice President Abdual-Halim Khaddam on charges of inciting a foreign country to invade, and having contacts in Israel. Another military court sentences prominent pro-Democracy and pro-Kurd Syrian wikt:Blogger Mohammad Ghanem to 6 months in prison after he is convicted of insulting the president, discrediting the Syrian government and fomenting sectarian unrest. (Al Jazeera)
- Swiss investigator Dick Marty concludes that there are "serious indications" that the CIA operated secret prisons for suspected al-Qaeda leaders in Poland and Romania, adding that "authorities in several European countries actively participated with the CIA in these unlawful activities. Other countries ignored them knowingly, or did not want to know." (Washington Post)
June 8, 2006 (Thursday)
- Scientists in Greece announce to have revealed previously hidden ancient Greek letters on the Antikythera mechanism, thought to be one of the world's first known analog computers. (The Register)
- A delegation from the rebel Lord's Resistance Army arrives in Juba, Sudan for peace talks with the Ugandan government to be mediated by Riek Machar, Vice President of Southern Sudan. (BBC)
- Conflict in Iraq
- Haya Rashed Al-Khalifa, a former ambassador to France and one of the first women in Bahrain to practice law, is elected President of the United Nations General Assembly. (Hindustan Times), (UN.org)
- The Broadmead area of Bristol, United Kingdom is temporarily closed following the discovery of a suspected unexploded German bomb from World War II (BBC).
- Microsoft makes Windows Vista beta 2 available for general download. PC World
- Former Prime Minister of Malaysia Mahathir bin Mohamad declares his successor, Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, betrayed his trust — Mahathir's strongest criticism of Abdullah's administration yet. ( Malaysia Today)
- The U.S. House of Representatives definitively rejects the concept of Net neutrality ( ZDNet)
- In Game 1 of the NBA Finals (Dallas Mavericks vs. Miami Heat) the Mavs beat Miami 90-80.
June 9, 2006 (Friday)
- Seven Palestinian people civilians, including women and three children, are killed in an explosion on a beach in the Gaza Strip crowded by holiday makers, sparking an Gaza beach blast as for its cause. (Ynet), (Guardian), (The Australian), (Reuters), (Haaretz), (Süddeutsche Zeitung), (New York Times), (BBC)
- Disney/Pixar's new film Cars (film) opens worldwide (except in UK)
- The 2006 FIFA World Cup begins at the FIFA World Cup Stadium Munich. (BBC)
- The suspected World War II 'bomb' under Bristol city centre in Bristol, United Kingdom turns out to be a piece of reinforced concrete. (BBC)
- Celebrations for Thailand's King Rama IX's Diamond Jubilee begins.
June 10,
2006 (Saturday)
- Three prisoners Guantanamo suicide attempts at Guantanamo Bay detainment camp in protest against the internationally criticized conditions at the camp. Human rights organisations express concern. (Houston Chronicle), (New Zealand Herald), (CNN), (Reuters)
- The first tropical depression of the 2006 Atlantic hurricane season forms in the northwestern Caribbean Sea. (CNN)
- The militant Hamas group calls off its truce with Israel after seven civilians are killed in the Gaza Strip. More than seventy Qassam rockets were launched at Israeli towns by Hamas militants since Friday morning, wounding Palestenian and Israeli civilians alike. (Globe and Mail), (Haaretz)
- A Yemeni man, linked to the September 11, 2001 attacks in the United States, has been deported from New Zealand. It is only the second time that section 72 of the Immigration Act, which deals with threats to national security, has been used to deport someone. Its use requires the consent of the Governor-General of New Zealand, and there is no right of appeal. (newswire)
June 11, 2006 (Sunday)
- Iraqi eye-witnesses claim Abu Musab al-Zarqawi was briefly interrogated and kicked in the chest by the U.S. military before his subsequent death. (The Sunday Times)
- The first named storm of the 2006 Atlantic hurricane season forms, Tropical Storm Alberto (2006), from Tropical Depression One. (CNN) (NHC)
June 12, 2006 (Monday)
- Fatah activists reportedly attack the Palestinian Legislative Council building, setting fire to the fourth floor and riddling the building with gunfire. (AP), (VoA)
- Tropical Storm Alberto (2006) threatens to hit the Northwest coast of Florida, United States. Hurricane warnings are issued and Gov. Jeb Bush declares a state of emergency. Mandatory evacuations are ordered for low-lying areas. (AP via NBC Weather Plus)
- Albania Foreign relations of Albania a European Union Association Agreement, a first step toward Enlargement of the European Union the European Union. (VOA)
- United States officials say that North Korea is planning to test the Taepodong-2 intercontinental ballistic missile that may be able to reach the United States. (Reuters)
- Five people are killed, and about 80 injured, when an Israeli train travelling between Tel Aviv and Haifa collides with a truck on a level crossing near Netanya. The first anniversary of a similar accident on Israel Railways near Revadim on the Beersheba line is in nine days' time. (Reuters), (CNN), (Ynetnews), (Wikinews)
- A Palestinian people sniper opens fire on highway 443 near Jerusalem, killing one person and wounding four. All victims are Palestinians living in Jerusalem. (Haaretz)
- A power outage hits Auckland, New Zealand, lasting for several hours after a severe storm lashed the country. Many media outlets compared it to the 1998 Auckland power crisis. (New Zealand Herald)
June 13,
2006 (Tuesday)
- Supreme Court of the United States, in its decision of Hill v. McDonough, allows challenge of constitutionality of lethal injection. (Chicago Tribune)
- In House v. Bell, the Supreme Court of the United States ruled that new DNA forensics evidence is permissible during post-conviction (law) appeals for death row inmates. (Washington Post)
- The cancellation of end-of-the-year exams and a nationwide strike by teachers protesting low pay sparks a large scale riot in the Guinean capital of Conakry. 16 people are killed. (CNN)
- President of the United States George W. Bush makes a surprise 5-hour visit to Iraq to meet with newly named Prime Minister of Iraq Nouri al-Maliki, President of Iraq Jalal Talibani, national political leaders and U.S. troops. The visit was kept a secret from al-Maliki until five minutes before they met. (MSNBC)
- Israeli investigation brings evidence that a buried explosive device caused the Gaza beach blast in which seven Palestinian people civilians were killed, rather than an artillery shelling as stated by the Hamas-led Palestinian Authority government. A former Pentagon official paid by the Human Rights Watch organization asserts than an Israeli shelling caused the tragedy. United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan retracts earlier skeptic remarks he made on Israel's position on the incident. Süddeutsche Zeitung reports numerous flaws in the Palestenian footage from the beach, including a dead man later walking around. (Ynet), (Guardian), (The Australian), (Reuters), (Haaretz), (Süddeutsche Zeitung)
Subsequent examination of the evidence by
The Guardian supports the Human Rights Watch assessment.
- 70,000 Multinational force in Iraq begin a crackdown on Insurgency in Baghdad, the Iraqi PM's office says. (CNN)
- Two Israeli missiles fired from an aircraft hit a van carrying a Palestinian rocket-launching squad in Gaza with 9K51 Grad 122 mm rockets. Two Palestinian Islamic Jihad Movement militants and seven civilians are killed, including two schoolchildren and three medical personnel. Israeli Defense minister expresses sorrow, but no apology. (Reuters), (Haaretz)
- At least 10 people are killed and 20 others are wounded in car bombing attacks in a popular market in Kirkuk, Iraq. (Sydney Daily Telegraph)
- The South Central Farm in Los Angeles, California, reportedly the largest urban farm in the United States, is raided by the Los Angeles Police Department, with assistance from the Los Angeles Fire Department.
June 14,
2006 (Wednesday)
June 15,
2006 (Thursday)
- Supreme Court of the United States 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 themselves when executing a search warrant. (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. (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. (News24.com)
- Coalition forces in War in Afghanistan (2001–present) 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 War in Afghanistan (2001–present). (National Post), (Ottawa Citizen)
- The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops approves a new English translation for Mass (liturgy). 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. 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. (BBC)
- The United States armed forces suffers its 2500th fatal casualty in the Iraq war. 18,490 have been wounded. (Toronto Star) (truthout)
- The United Kingdom agrees to jail former Liberian president Charles G. 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. (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 issues an apology. A Marine spokesman, Lt. Col. Scott Fazekas, said that they were investigating. (BBC) (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. (New Kerala)
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June 1, 2006 (Thursday)
- Extraordinary renditions. 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 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. (BBC).
- People's Republic of China, France, Germany, Russia, the United Kingdom and the United States agree on a package of incentives and sanctions for Iran. (CNN).
- A report issued by the United States Army Corps of Engineers admits their responsibility for Levee failures in Greater New Orleans, 2005 that flooded the majority of New Orleans, Louisiana in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. (AP) (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." (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. (AP)
- Iran refuses to negotiate with the U.S. over its nuclear program. (CNN)
- The new Italian Minister of Justice, Clemente Mastella, announces that left-wing militant Adriano Sofri could be pardoned before the end of the year (AGI).
- A number of fake Fake denominations of United States currency Tract (literature), printed by Living Waters Publications, are seized from The Great News Network by the United States Secret Service as possible counterfeits. (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) on the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia
June 2, 2006 (Friday)
- The UK The Independent newspaper reports that a great-grandson of Apache leader Geronimo has appealed to US President Bush to help recover the remains of his famous relative. The remains were purportedly stolen over 90 years ago by a group of students including the President's grandfather, and employed in ceremonies by Skull and Bones, a secret society at Yale University. (Independent) (Yale Alumni Magazine) (Newwest.net)
- British police shoot a suspect in an anti-terrorism raid, although his injuries are non-life threatening. The 23 year old was shot in front of his family as 250 police raided his home in Forest Gate, London. (BBC) (ABC)
- The BBC shows a video about a Ishaqi massacre by Military of the United States in Ishaqi, Iraq, on March 15, 2006. (BBC)
- Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., writing in Rolling Stone magazine, accuses George W. Bush and his Republican Party (United States) of widespread voting Electoral fraud during the United States presidential election, 2004. (Rolling Stone) (Editor and Publisher)
- People's Republic of China, France, Germany, Russia, the United Kingdom and the United States propose a set of incentives and possible International sanctions in an effort to encourage Iran to suspend or abandon its plans of Iran and weapons of mass destruction. (Washington Post)
- Female genital cutting is found to increase infant mortality and childbirth Complication (medicine). (BBC) (WHO)
- Expedition 13/Soyuz TMA-8: Pavel Vinogradov and Jeffrey Williams spend more than six hours Extra-vehicular activity the International Space Station, conducting an extended maintenance List of ISS spacewalks. (VOA), (CNN)
June 3, 2006 (Saturday)
- Pakistan bans The Da Vinci Code (film) film because it is said to contain blasphemous material about Islamic view of Jesus. (AP)
- A strong quake measuring 5.2 on the Richter scale hits Southern Iran killing a young girl in the village of Ramkan. (Pakistan Daily Times)
- The United States military finds its soldiers not guilty of any wrongdoing in the Ishaqi incident involving the deaths of 11 Iraqi civilians. (The Age)
- Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, while continuing to maintain that his country has the right to continue development on their nuclear technology, says that he "will not pass judgment on the proposals hastily," referring to the incentives package being offered by the US, Russia, United Kingdom, Germany, France and China in order to dissuade Iran from further nuclear development. (Reuters)
- Human Rights Watch releases a video showing South Sudanese Vice President Dr. Riek Machar Teny Dhurgon bribing cult and rebel leader Joseph Kony and his second-in-command Vincent Otti of the Lord's Resistance Army to not attack southern Sudanese citizens. (Scoop)
- A Russian diplomat is killed and four kidnapped in an Attack on Russian diplomats in Iraq in Baghdad, according to Russian and Iraqi officials. (BBC)
- In a special session of parliament, Montenegro declares its independence from the State Union of Serbia and Montenegro. (AP)
- 2006 Toronto terrorism arrests: The Royal Canadian Mounted Police announce the arrest of 17 suspected Islamic Terrorism in connection with a planned terrorist attack around Toronto. The RCMP say that three tons of ammonium nitrate was seized. In comparison, the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing used one ton. (CBC), (CNN), (BBC), (Reuters), (VOA)
- Czech legislative election, 2006 leaves the Czech Republic with an even split between party blocs.
- In response to his Fake denominations of United States currency Tract (literature) being seized from The Great News Network by the United States Secret Service, Ray Comfort, founder of Living Waters Publications, states that he will refuse to turn over his supply of tracts without a warrant. (WorldNetDaily)
June 4, 2006 (Sunday)
June 5, 2006 (Monday)
June 6, 2006 (Tuesday)
- 2006 Toronto terrorism case: Toronto police uncover an alleged subplot where Steven Vikash Chand, alias Abdul Shakur, intended to lead an invasion of the Parliament of Canada building and assassination Prime Minister of Canada Stephen Harper. (CBC)
- Iraqi insurgency
- Iraqi Health Ministry figures show 6,025 civilian bodies were delivered to Baghdad's central mortuary in the first five months of this year. (BBC)
- The Iraqi administration has asked the United Nations to join the investigations into alleged massacres by United States soldiers. (zaman)
- Chadian-Sudanese conflict
- The Sudanese Janjaweed steal 350 head of cattle from Goz Beida, Chad. (Voice of America)
- Rebel leader Timane Erdimi's UFDC-SCUD forces kill 32 people and wound 50 others in attacks from Sudan into the Chadian city of Tine. Rebels briefly took control of the city before the Military of Chad chased them back over the border. (Mail and Guardian)
- Australia's John Howard commissions Ziggy Switkowski to lead a commission on the introduction of nuclear energy in Australia. (Bloomberg)
- The opening date of the ironically Doomsday-related film, The Omen (2006 film), done so to collaborate to the date's religious significance (June 6th, 2006 - 06/06/06, or 666 which is known as the number of the beast in Chrisitian biblical literature). It is a remake of another film by the same name from the late 70s.
- BAA plc, the owners of London London Heathrow Airport, London Gatwick Airport and Stansted Airports, accept a Pound sterling10 billion takeover bid from a consortium led by Spain's' Grupo Ferrovial and including the Quebec public employees' pension fund. (BBC)
- The trial of Tim Selwyn for sedition begins in Auckland, New Zealand. Selwyn is the first New Zealander in over 80 years to be charged with sedition. (Newswire)
- Iceland's Prime Minister Halldór Ásgrímsson resigns after poor showings in local elections. Foreign Minister Geir Haarde takes over. (BBC)
- The house of Jason Grimsley, was searched as part of the ongoing BALCO steroids probe. Grimsley, a relief pitcher for the Arizona Diamondbacks, asked for and received an unconditional release from the team the next day. (USA Today)
- The only day in 1000 years that has the number of the beast 666. Thought to be the end of the world by some.
June 7, 2006 (Wednesday)
- A meteorite impact event occurs in northern Troms County, Norway. Locals compare the resultant explosion to Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The impact location was apparently desolate, and no structural damage or casualties are reported. (Aftenposten) (PhysOrg)
- A constitutional amendment to ban same-sex marriage is killed when it fails to gain the three-fifths majority required for cloture in the United States Senate. 49 Senators voted for the motion, and 48 voted against. This also fell far short of the two-thirds majority that would have been required for passage. (ABC News)
- A Syrian military court issues an arrest warrant for former Syrian Vice President Abdual-Halim Khaddam on charges of inciting a foreign country to invade, and having contacts in Israel. Another military court sentences prominent pro-Democracy and pro-Kurd Syrian wikt:Blogger Mohammad Ghanem to 6 months in prison after he is convicted of insulting the president, discrediting the Syrian government and fomenting sectarian unrest. (Al Jazeera)
- Swiss investigator Dick Marty concludes that there are "serious indications" that the CIA operated secret prisons for suspected al-Qaeda leaders in Poland and Romania, adding that "authorities in several European countries actively participated with the CIA in these unlawful activities. Other countries ignored them knowingly, or did not want to know." (Washington Post)
June 8, 2006 (Thursday)
- Scientists in Greece announce to have revealed previously hidden ancient Greek letters on the Antikythera mechanism, thought to be one of the world's first known analog computers. (The Register)
- A delegation from the rebel Lord's Resistance Army arrives in Juba, Sudan for peace talks with the Ugandan government to be mediated by Riek Machar, Vice President of Southern Sudan. (BBC)
- Conflict in Iraq
- Haya Rashed Al-Khalifa, a former ambassador to France and one of the first women in Bahrain to practice law, is elected President of the United Nations General Assembly. (Hindustan Times), (UN.org)
- The Broadmead area of Bristol, United Kingdom is temporarily closed following the discovery of a suspected unexploded German bomb from World War II (BBC).
- Microsoft makes Windows Vista beta 2 available for general download. PC World
- Former Prime Minister of Malaysia Mahathir bin Mohamad declares his successor, Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, betrayed his trust — Mahathir's strongest criticism of Abdullah's administration yet. ( Malaysia Today)
- The U.S. House of Representatives definitively rejects the concept of Net neutrality ( ZDNet)
- In Game 1 of the NBA Finals (Dallas Mavericks vs. Miami Heat) the Mavs beat Miami 90-80.
June 9, 2006 (Friday)
- Seven Palestinian people civilians, including women and three children, are killed in an explosion on a beach in the Gaza Strip crowded by holiday makers, sparking an Gaza beach blast as for its cause. (Ynet), (Guardian), (The Australian), (Reuters), (Haaretz), (Süddeutsche Zeitung), (New York Times), (BBC)
- Disney/Pixar's new film Cars (film) opens worldwide (except in UK)
- The 2006 FIFA World Cup begins at the FIFA World Cup Stadium Munich. (BBC)
- The suspected World War II 'bomb' under Bristol city centre in Bristol, United Kingdom turns out to be a piece of reinforced concrete. (BBC)
- Celebrations for Thailand's King Rama IX's Diamond Jubilee begins.
June 10, 2006 (Saturday)
- Three prisoners Guantanamo suicide attempts at Guantanamo Bay detainment camp in protest against the internationally criticized conditions at the camp. Human rights organisations express concern. (Houston Chronicle), (New Zealand Herald), (CNN), (Reuters)
- The first tropical depression of the 2006 Atlantic hurricane season forms in the northwestern Caribbean Sea. (CNN)
- The militant Hamas group calls off its truce with Israel after seven civilians are killed in the Gaza Strip. More than seventy Qassam rockets were launched at Israeli towns by Hamas militants since Friday morning, wounding Palestenian and Israeli civilians alike. (Globe and Mail), (Haaretz)
- A Yemeni man, linked to the September 11, 2001 attacks in the United States, has been deported from New Zealand. It is only the second time that section 72 of the Immigration Act, which deals with threats to national security, has been used to deport someone. Its use requires the consent of the Governor-General of New Zealand, and there is no right of appeal. (newswire)
June 11, 2006 (Sunday)
June 12, 2006 (Monday)
- Fatah activists reportedly attack the Palestinian Legislative Council building, setting fire to the fourth floor and riddling the building with gunfire. (AP), (VoA)
- Tropical Storm Alberto (2006) threatens to hit the Northwest coast of Florida, United States. Hurricane warnings are issued and Gov. Jeb Bush declares a state of emergency. Mandatory evacuations are ordered for low-lying areas. (AP via NBC Weather Plus)
- Albania Foreign relations of Albania a European Union Association Agreement, a first step toward Enlargement of the European Union the European Union. (VOA)
- United States officials say that North Korea is planning to test the Taepodong-2 intercontinental ballistic missile that may be able to reach the United States. (Reuters)
- Five people are killed, and about 80 injured, when an Israeli train travelling between Tel Aviv and Haifa collides with a truck on a level crossing near Netanya. The first anniversary of a similar accident on Israel Railways near Revadim on the Beersheba line is in nine days' time. (Reuters), (CNN), (Ynetnews), (Wikinews)
- A Palestinian people sniper opens fire on highway 443 near Jerusalem, killing one person and wounding four. All victims are Palestinians living in Jerusalem. (Haaretz)
- A power outage hits Auckland, New Zealand, lasting for several hours after a severe storm lashed the country. Many media outlets compared it to the 1998 Auckland power crisis. (New Zealand Herald)
June 13, 2006 (Tuesday)
- Supreme Court of the United States, in its decision of Hill v. McDonough, allows challenge of constitutionality of lethal injection. (Chicago Tribune)
- In House v. Bell, the Supreme Court of the United States ruled that new DNA forensics evidence is permissible during post-conviction (law) appeals for death row inmates. (Washington Post)
- The cancellation of end-of-the-year exams and a nationwide strike by teachers protesting low pay sparks a large scale riot in the Guinean capital of Conakry. 16 people are killed. (CNN)
- President of the United States George W. Bush makes a surprise 5-hour visit to Iraq to meet with newly named Prime Minister of Iraq Nouri al-Maliki, President of Iraq Jalal Talibani, national political leaders and U.S. troops. The visit was kept a secret from al-Maliki until five minutes before they met. (MSNBC)
- Israeli investigation brings evidence that a buried explosive device caused the Gaza beach blast in which seven Palestinian people civilians were killed, rather than an artillery shelling as stated by the Hamas-led Palestinian Authority government. A former Pentagon official paid by the Human Rights Watch organization asserts than an Israeli shelling caused the tragedy. United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan retracts earlier skeptic remarks he made on Israel's position on the incident. Süddeutsche Zeitung reports numerous flaws in the Palestenian footage from the beach, including a dead man later walking around. (Ynet), (Guardian), (The Australian), (Reuters), (Haaretz), (Süddeutsche Zeitung)
Subsequent examination of the evidence by The Guardian supports the Human Rights Watch assessment.
- 70,000 Multinational force in Iraq begin a crackdown on Insurgency in Baghdad, the Iraqi PM's office says. (CNN)
- Two Israeli missiles fired from an aircraft hit a van carrying a Palestinian rocket-launching squad in Gaza with 9K51 Grad 122 mm rockets. Two Palestinian Islamic Jihad Movement militants and seven civilians are killed, including two schoolchildren and three medical personnel. Israeli Defense minister expresses sorrow, but no apology. (Reuters), (Haaretz)
- At least 10 people are killed and 20 others are wounded in car bombing attacks in a popular market in Kirkuk, Iraq. (Sydney Daily Telegraph)
- The South Central Farm in Los Angeles, California, reportedly the largest urban farm in the United States, is raided by the Los Angeles Police Department, with assistance from the Los Angeles Fire Department.
June 14, 2006 (Wednesday)
June 15, 2006 (Thursday)
- Supreme Court of the United States 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 themselves when executing a search warrant. (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. (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. (News24.com)
- Coalition forces in War in Afghanistan (2001–present) 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 War in Afghanistan (2001–present). (National Post), (Ottawa Citizen)
- The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops approves a new English translation for Mass (liturgy). 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. 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. (BBC)
- The United States armed forces suffers its 2500th fatal casualty in the Iraq war. 18,490 have been wounded. (Toronto Star) (truthout)
- The United Kingdom agrees to jail former Liberian president Charles G. 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. (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 issues an apology. A Marine spokesman, Lt. Col. Scott Fazekas, said that they were investigating. (BBC) (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. (New Kerala)
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