Events in 2006

By Alooosh

  • Russia-Ukraine 'Gas War' Damages Both Economies

    Russia-Ukraine 'Gas War' Damages Both Economies
    For nearly two weeks during the standoff the supply of Russian natural gas was completely cut off in Greece, Hungary, the Republic of Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro, Serbia, Croatia, Bulgaria, Slovakia and Romania. Eight other E.U. countries experienced some degree of gas loss.Russia and Ukraine have both denied being responsible for the gas cut-offs, and similarly both countries claim to have emerged triumphant following the dispute

  • Israeli Leader Suffers Serious Stroke

    Israeli Leader Suffers Serious Stroke
    Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon suffered a serious stroke Wednesday night after being taken to the hospital from his ranch in the Negev desert, and he underwent brain surgery early today to stop cerebral bleeding, a hospital official said.An aide said that the prime minister was in critical condition and might not survive.

  • 29 seniors

    29 seniors injured in an oul in toronto , it was a bus crash.

  • Egyptian Ferry Carrying 1,400 Sinks in Red Sea

    Egyptian Ferry Carrying 1,400 Sinks in Red Sea
    Egyptian officials said most of the survivors had escaped on lifeboats, with a few plucked from the choppy Red Sea waters. But hope began to fade for hundreds of others, as bodies continued to be recovered in a huge search and rescue effort by Egyptian coast guard vessels, assisted by Saudi coast guard vessels along the busy route between Egypt and Saudi
    Arabia.The 35-year-old ship runs a regular route between Dubah, Saudi Arabia, and Safagah, Egypt, and was carrying Egyptians returning home fo

  • 2006 Census collection

    The 2006 Census of Canada (Census of Population and Census of Agriculture) took place on Tuesday, May 16, 2006.The census gathers information on the socio-economic characteristics of the population. When converted into statistics, the information gathered provides a measure of the growth in the country's population and economy and sheds light on social and cultural trends.

  • 100 millimeters of rain

    100 millimeters of rain in a few hours caused landslides in and around the small town of Latuque, in central Quebec, damaging roads and flooding houses. State emergency was decreted right away and people has been evacuated

  • 2006 FIFA World Cup Germany

    2006 FIFA World Cup Germany
    Italy won their fourth world crown in Germany, beating France on penalties in Berlin. If Zinedine Zidane's red card was the Final's defining image, Italy's triumph would be remembered as a team effort with ten different Azzurri players finding the net. It was also a special month for Germany, the goals of Miroslav Klose helping secure third place in a tournament memorable for the festival mood across the host country.

  • Rodney MacDonald

    Rodney MacDonald is leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Nova Scotia.He is the Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Inverness. MacDonald served as Nova Scotia’s 26th premier from June 13, 2006.His party experienced defeat, MacDonald has not yet made any formal announcements about his future role as leader,he has said it is time for the party to begin a new chapter. MacDonald has served as party leader since 2006 when he replaced John Hamm, then party leader and premier who retired

  • The Israel-Lebanon/Hezbollah War

    The Israel-Lebanon/Hezbollah War
    In Lebanon, this war is known as the "July War," while many Israelis call it the "Second Lebanon War." Hezbollah launched "Operation True Promise" at 9:05 AM, on July 12, 2006. The operation began with a diversionary attack of rockets and mortar shells fired at Israeli settlements and military posts near the Israel-Lebanon border. Hezbollah troops then entered Israel, attacked two armored Israeli Humvees, patrolling the border village of Zar'it, with rocket propelled grenades, killing three sol

  • 45 feared dead in Pakistan air crash

    45 feared dead in Pakistan air crash
    A Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) passenger plane crashed shortly after take-off in the eastern Pakistani city of Multan.
    Every one was dead.

  • 2006 New Brunswick General Election

    In September 2006, New Brunswick voters elected the provincial Liberal Party to a majority government, with its leader, Shawn Graham, becoming the new provincial Premier. The Liberals defeated the incumbent Progressive Conservative Party, led by Bernard Lord, who had governed the province since 1999. This article provides background information on elections in New Brunswick, as well as an overview of the key participants, platforms, issues, and results of the 2006 election.

  • R e p o r t o f t h e C o m m i s s i o n o f i n q u i r y i n t o t h e c o l l a p s e o f a p o r t i o n o f t h e d e l a C o n c o r d e o v e r p a s s

    The sudden collapse of the de la Concorde overpass killed fi ve people and wounded six others.
    Not only did this event deeply distress the persons close to the victims; it also touched a great
    number of people, because it was an abnormal and intolerable event. It was essential to
    discover its root causes and to propose the corrective measures that need to be taken.

  • Office of the Attorney General (New Brunswick)

    Bernard Lord left office and was replaced as Premier by Shawn Graham. Graham named T.J. Burke to be both Attorney General and Minister of Justice and Consumer Affairs, however in legislation to realign government departments passed on March 2, 2007 the Office of the Attorney General and the Department of Justice and Consumer Affairs remained separate entities

  • Saddam Hussein formally charged with crimes against humanity [this day at law]

    Saddam Hussein formally charged with crimes against humanity [this day at law]
    On May 15, 2006, Saddam Hussein was formally charged with crimes against humanity in connection with a 1982 crackdown in the town of Dujail following an assassination attempt on the former president. Although Saddam's trial began in October 2005, under Iraqi criminal law defendants are not officially charged until after the prosecution has presented its evidence. Following the presentation of the prosecution's case, presiding Judge Raouf Abdel-Rahman charged Saddam with the deaths of nine villag

  • THE 2006 FEDERAL LIBERAL AND ALBERTA CONSERVATIVE LEADERSHIP CAMPAIGNS

    Two of Canada’s most prominent political dynasties experienced power-shifts on
    the same weekend in December 2006. The Liberal Party of Canada and the Progressive
    Conservative Party of Alberta undertook leadership campaigns, which, while different in
    context, process and substance, produced remarkably similar outcomes.During the campaigns and since, Dion and Stelmach have been labeled as
    less charismatic than either their predecessors or their opponents, and both of the new
    leaders.

  • THE 2006 FEDERAL LIBERAL AND ALBERTA CONSERVATIVE LEADERSHIP CAMPAIGNS

    Two of Canada’s most prominent political dynasties experienced power-shifts on
    the same weekend in December 2006. The Liberal Party of Canada and the Progressive
    Conservative Party of Alberta undertook leadership campaigns, which, while different in
    context, process and substance, produced remarkably similar outcomes

  • The Hon. Ed Stelmach, Former Premier Of Alberta

    The Hon. Ed Stelmach, Former Premier Of Alberta
    Edward Michael Stelmach , He was elected leader of the Alberta Progressive Conservative Party on December 2, 2006 and was sworn in as Alberta's 13th Premier on December 14, 2006

  • China's Rare River Dolphin Now Extinct, Experts Announc

    China's Rare River Dolphin Now Extinct, Experts Announc
    The rare Chinese river dolphin has gone extinct, according to scientists who could not find a single one of the animals during a six-week search on China's Yangtze River.