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Many Americans voted to express their unhappiness with the situation in Iraq. As a result, Nancy Pelosi of California will become the first woman to serve as speaker of the House. These were the other top stories of the year. The United States and its allies worked unsuccessfully to halt nuclear programs in North Korea and Iran. North Korea tested a nuclear weapon in October.
And Iran moved forward with plans to bring its first nuclear center into operation by the end of next year. But deep divisions prevented Congress from approving legislation. Supporters of rights for immigrants held several demonstrations.
He has repeatedly denied both that any votes were bought and that he is guilty of any wrongdoing. The Freshfields report outlined a money trail linking Beckenbauer, former Adidas chief Robert Louis-Dreyfus and Qatar, whose Mohammed bin Hammam has since been banned from football for life over corruption.
All fourteen of the crew onboard are killed.
A huge investigation is launched, which eventually leads to the conviction of Steve Wright. More from this Decade.
There is no suspect description, and police have yet to determine a motive for the murder. City Helps Katrina Victims In the days after the Hurricane Katrina, the City of Alexandria sent firemen, police officers and city workers to assist in the rescue and recovery operation.
Now, months after the initial devastation, the city still has several employees working in the Gulf Cost region. A team of eight police officers traveled to Picayune, Miss. Two teams of 23 firefighters traveled to Hancock County, Miss. The New Orleans Emergency Management Center has several residents helping operations run smoothly, including two firefighters, two Information Technology professionals and one Parks and Recreation employee. In November, City Councilman Ludwig Gaines presented a proclamation honoring those employees who helped during the crisis.
Housing Bubble? The real estate market may be slowing. He pointed out that the vacancy rate in Alexandria was lower than the national average, creating a strong economy in the city that has been pushing up housing prices. He said that the past few years have seen a shift in the city — with new condominiums now outnumbering new apartments. As supply catches up to demand, Jinks estimated that the housing market would cool.
Superintendent Rebecca Perry credited the improvement to the dedication of teachers, parents and students. So this is a huge improvement. She was a long-time community activist and volunteer who was known for her work at the Nancy Flemming Dress Shop, her involvement in the local Republican Party and the nursery that she ran out of her Lee Street house in the 1930s and 1940s.
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Home » History by Year » 2006 Historical Events for the Year 2006 2nd January » An Sago Mine disaster or explosion in a coal mine in Sago, West Virginia traps and kills 12 miners, while leaving one miner in critical condition. His authority is transferred to acting Prime Minister Ehud Olmert. Greenpeace activists board the ship. Opposition leader Aleksander Kozulin is among several protesters arrested.
But historically, the relative weight of the English Wikipedia is going down. The percentage of english Wikipedia articles seems to be roughly similar to the percentage of native english speakers on the Internet. One year ago they had 2,747,489 articles. With less than one thousand: Romansh state language in Switzerland.
One year ago such Wikipedias had 74,392 articles. Of the 97 Wikipedias listed above, 1 has more than 1,5 million articles, 1 more than 500,000, 8 have more than 100,000, 27 more than 10,000, 35 more than 1,000, and 17 more than 100. One year ago 1 had more than 500,000, 6 more than 100,000, 20 more than 10,000, 31 more than 1,000, and 11 more than 100. The 7 wikipedias have 3,803 registered users, of which Esperanto alone has 2,662. Including these, planned languages on the Meta page have 84,213 articles. The 9 Wikipedias in historical or «dead» languages have 14,537 articles and 3,327 registered users. The borderline Wikipedia in Simple English , arguably a language without native speakers, has 13,124 articles and 7,195 users.
Together, the 20 Wikipedias or online lexicons without native speakers registered on the Meta page have 111,874 articles. The 17 active wikipedias have 14,326 registered users, 7,113 excluding Simple English. The Japanese Wikibooks has reached 1,000 book modules. The Latin Wikipedia has reached 10,000 articles. The Yoruba Wikipedia has reached 500 articles. The Zamboanga Chavacano Wikipedia has reached 100 articles. The Sicilian Wikipedia has reached 500 registered users.
The Nahuatl Wikipedia has reached 1,000 articles. The Malayalam Wikipedia has reached 1,000 registered users. The Hebrew Wikipedia has reached 50,000 articles. The Amharic Wikipedia has reached 5,000 articles, one day after reaching its 1,000th article. The Turkish Wiktionary has reached 60,000 entries. The Romanian Wikipedia has reached 25,000 registered users. The Amharic Wikipedia has become the fourth Semitic language to reach its 1000th article.
The first was Hebrew, followed by Arabic and Maltese yesterday.
Australia recorded its first death in the Iraq conflict after soldier Private Jake Kovco died in an accidental shooting. His grieving family also expressed their disbelief and outrage after an inquiry found Pte Kovco was responsible for his own death. It was a year where conflict continued to plague the Middle East , which reached a new boiling point as Lebanese and Israeli tensions exploded in July. Hundreds of Australians were urgently evacuated of from the region. The Israeli-Palestinian conflict continued to rumble.
It was exacerbated by Hamas winning control of the Palestinian Parliament in February. Subsequent factional violence among the Palestinians themselves intensified the crisis in the region. Iran came under further criticism over its nuclear energy stance and also together with Syria, came under fire for its backing of Hezbollah in Lebanon. North Korea flexed its strategic muscle in its first underground nuclear test in October, ignoring international condemnation and threats of more sanctions. He is still awaiting a trial for alleged involvement in terrorist activities in Afghanistan. Closer to home, violence broke out in East Timor in April, as troops and police fought among themselves in the streets of the capital Dili.
Twenty-one people were killed and thousands of terrified residents fled their homes. Fijians faced more uncertain times after its military chief staged the fourth coup in 20 years to topple the democratically elected government of Laisenia Qarase.
The bombs were set off in pressure cookers and killed 209 people and injured over 700. The first bombs went off at 18. Nine years later, 12 people were convicted in this case. Faisal Sheikh, Asif Khan, Kamal Ansari, Ehtesham Sidduqui and Naveed Khan who planted the bombs in various trains were all sentenced to death while the other seven accused of the crime—Mohammed Sajid Ansari, who prepared the electrical circuits for the bombs, Mohammed Ali, who allowed people to use his house to make the bombs, Dr Tanveer Ansari, one of the conspirators, and Majid Shafi, Muzzammil Shaikh, Sohail Shaikh and Zamir Shaikh who gave logistical support — were given life imprisonment. What does it do to you to be one of the bereaved in such a traumatic event? Explore with our article Making sense of sudden mass deaths. On July 14, 2015, the New Horizons spacecraft became the first spacecraft to fly by Pluto to make detailed measurements and observations of Pluto and its moons, thus giving Pluto some company - if only for a little while. Give Pluto the attention it deserves by checking out this article What do the latest pictures of Pluto tell us?
At the time of the initial search, a child witness reported seeing her being dragged into a white minibus by two men, although Kampusch said there was no accomplice. Discover how the limitations of the human brain and eyewitness testimony can lead to major miscarriages of justice with our free course Forensic Psychology. Sacha Baron Cohen played the title character, Borat Sagdiyev, a made up reporter from Kazakhstan travelling throughout the USA recording real altercations with Americans.
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RT is the first Russian 24/7 English-language news channel which brings the Russian view on global news. Browse important and historic events, world leaders, famous birthdays and notable deaths from the year 2006. Подробная информация о сериале Аль-Джазира: Новости на английском языке на сайте Кинопоиск. Подробная информация о сериале Аль-Джазира: Новости на английском языке на сайте Кинопоиск. Newsroom» News Releases and Statements» 2006 News Releases. English professor Norman German's stories published in chapbook.
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Search metadata Search text contents Search TV news captions Search radio transcripts Search archived web sites Advanced Search. 17th February» A 2006 Southern Leyte mudslide known as massive mudslide occurs in Southern Leyte, Philippines; the official death toll is set at 1,126. Speaker of the House Mike Johnson attends a news conference at the U.S. Capitol earlier this month. школу журналистского мастерства ведущий новостей Кевин Оуэн проходил на BBC. IN THE NEWS, in VOA Special English, was written by Brianna Blake.
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