Wikinews:2006/June/17/Latest news
June 17 edit
- United States of America draw 1-1 with Italy in Group E
- Portugal beat Iran 2-0 in Group D
- Ghana surge past Czech Republic in Group E
- Near-record heat in Minnesota brings wildfire to the Boundary Waters
- Three people die in New South Wales, Australia car accidents
- Australia defeat England in rugby to win Cook Cup
- All Blacks defeat Ireland in second rugby test
- Fiji defeat Italy in rugby
June 16 edit
- Angola hold Mexico to 0-0 draw in Group D
- United States House votes against setting date for withdrawal from Iraq
- United States identifies new Al-Qaeda leader in Iraq as Egyptian Abu Ayyub Al-Masri
- Documents reveal al-Qaeda wants war between U.S. and Iran, Iraq insurgency weakening
- Avian flu found in eastern Canada
- Timorese rebels begin disarming
- Netherlands defeat Ivory Coast in Group C
- American Idol winner Ruben Studdard wins lawsuit
- Wade leads Miami to win over Dallas in NBA Finals, ties series 2-2
- Tram derails in Geneva
- Argentina thrash Serbia and Montenegro in Group C
- Four incidents occur at Australian reactor in a week
- Bush proclaims Northwestern Hawaiian Islands a National Monument
- Auckland, New Zealand sexual attack premeditated
- Australian Senator to introduce bill for same-sex marriage
- Russia to build world's first floating nuclear power station
June 15 edit
- Sweden stuns Paraguay two minutes from time in Group B
- England beat Trinidad and Tobago 2-0 in Group B
- Ecuador make short work of Costa Rica in Group A
- Rallies in Greece as Universities' strike continues
- Russia launches new civil remote sensing satellite
- "Living fossil" found in Laos
- FAA allows commercial spaceflights out of Oklahoma Spaceport
- Americans United for Separation of Church and State investigating United Church of Christ Convention Deal
- Bill Gates to step down from daily roles by July 2008
- Major cell phone companies working on Linux-based platform for phones
- War on terrorism memorial planned near Oklahoma Capitol
- Australian government to censor 3G mobile content
- Australian PM should convert to Islam: Bashir
- New Zealand to get free-to-air digital television
- University of California, San Francisco inviting tobacco users to test new nicotine vaccine
- Immigration detainees on hunger strike in Oxford, UK
- J.J. Redick arrested for drunken driving
- Samples being taken from poultry farms in Eastern Oklahoma for lawsuits
June 14 edit
- Spain beat Ukraine 4-0 in Group H
- Saudi Arabia and Tunisia share dramatic draw in Group H
- Germany beat Poland and top Group A
- United Church of Christ loses Puerto Rico Conference over GLBT issues
- Diesel spill in northern Saskatchewan
- North Korea to test missile that could reach U.S. mainland
- Former Irish taoiseach Charles Haughey passes away
- New Zealand's National Party's bill blocked
- Miami beats Dallas 98-96 in third game of the NBA Finals
- Canada's richest man dies at age 82
- Alleged spiritual leader of Jemaah Islamiyah freed from prison
- Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Roethlisberger upgraded to fair condition
- Beazley gaining office would threaten Australia's economy: Treasurer
June 13 edit
- Feminist gathering in Tehran dispersed by police
- Rhode Island representative Patrick Kennedy pleads guilty to DUI
- Brazil trot to 1-0 win over Croatia in Group F
- Thousands of Floridians evacuate for Tropical Storm Alberto
- Icelandic PM Ásgrímsson resigns
- Tropical Storm Alberto strikes Florida
- France draw with Switzerland in Group G
- Computer-controlled prosthetic ankle patent awarded to Oklahoma City company
- Vaccine developed to fight Alzheimer's disease considered "promising"
- Korea Republic win 2-1 against Togo in Group G
- Bank staff in India threaten strike
- Entertainment Software Association says new Oklahoma law unconstitutional, plans to sue
- Left parties in India protest fuel price hike
- Bush makes a surprise visit to Iraq
- ACT Civil Unions Act invalidated by Governor General
- 100 people were detained in Russia after police mistook rugby match as brawl
- Dallas beats Miami again in NBA Finals, leads series 2-0