Wikinews:2006/June/20/Latest news
June 20 edit
- "Avast ye scurvy file sharers!": Interview with Swedish Pirate Party leader Rickard Falkvinge
- Sweden score late against England for 2-2 draw in Group B
- Poland win 2-1 against Costa Rica in Group A
- Paraguay beat Trinidad and Tobago 2-0 in Group B
- Germany too hot for Ecuador in Group A
- Australian House of Representatives moves to affirm support for heterosexual marriage
- Shashi Tharoor starts his campaign for Secretary General of the UN
- Italy seeks indictment of U.S. marine
- BBC's famous 'Top of the Pops' programme to be axed
- Apple plans to sell movies on iTunes
- New Zealand PM faults Japan over Whaling Commission vote
- Tony Blair orders two government jets
- Twin babies in NZ foster home die of head injuries
June 19 edit
- Ukraine beats Saudi Arabia 4-0 in Group H
- Switzerland too much for Togo in Group G
- Spain passes Tunisia test to win 3-1 in Group H
- Major League Baseball, June 19
- United Kingdom Home Secretary proposes paedophile law
- IWC passes pro-whaling resolution after close vote
- 2000 houses still have no power in Canterbury, New Zealand
- Niobium discovered in Mbeya
- Geoff Ogilvy wins U.S. Open
June 18 edit
- France held to 1-1 draw with Korea Republic in Group G
- United States' production of new books declining
- Author claims Al Qaeda planned to gas New York's subway system
- The second-oldest British survivor of World War I turns 108
- Brazil beat Australia with two second half goals in Group F
- Paris Court of Appeals overturns restrictions on Maryam Rajavi, NCRI officials
- Croatia and Japan share point in Group F
- Woman attacks with a dead puppy
- Legality of NSW traffic and parking fines to be tested in court
- Romania lose 62-14 to France in rugby
- Argentina defeat Wales 45-27 in rugby
- South Africa defeat Scotland in second rugby test
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