| From town criers to pigeon messengers; from tablets | | | | Hamas ended cease fire with Israel; Bush visited Iraq; |
| and scrolls to newspapers; from radio and TV | | | | Hussein defense lawyer was killed; Pentagon released |
| coverage to news online the way news spreads | | | | a study on Interrogations. The FDA approved a |
| throughout the world has changed with times. News | | | | vaccine for cervical cancer; Bill Gates decided to step |
| updates people on whats happening and where it's | | | | aside; Art sales skyrocketed with a painting selling for |
| happening, news shapes opinions and influences the | | | | USD 135 million; Warren Buffett donated 85% of his |
| lives of people. It is news that mobilizes help in times of | | | | fortune to philanthropic organizations; and the |
| natural disasters or terrorist attacks. | | | | mid-Atlantic regions endured the worst flooding in |
| The year 2006 had varied hues some bright others | | | | decades. |
| grey. There was death, war, scandals, sports, and a | | | | 7. July saw death with many killed in Iraqi markets; |
| few delights. What the top 10 stories of 2006 were | | | | North Korea test fired six missiles; violence intensified in |
| would vary and depend on individual perspectives. It is | | | | Gaza; Nobel Peace Laureate became the Prime |
| after all a matter of choice. | | | | Minister of East Timor; India tested a long-range missile; |
| 1. The month of Jan saw Russia cutting off gas to the | | | | Russia and China agree with the West on a Security |
| Ukraine; Iran stated that it would continue nuclear | | | | Council Resolution against Iran; Hussein Trial ended; |
| research; Iraq saw strife and death; Sharon suffered a | | | | Congo held historic elections; NATO took command of |
| stroke; US received threats from Osama and stepped | | | | Afghanistan. The former Enron chief died; Italy won its |
| up its fight against terrorism and targeted an al-Qaeda | | | | fourth world cup; hundreds died in a tsunami caused by |
| leader; results of Iraqi elections were declared. New | | | | an undersea earthquake in Indinesia. |
| treatment for cancer increased life expectancy; the | | | | 8. August was a month of contrasts, Israel intensified |
| Dow hit a milestone; and a spacecraft headed to Pluto. | | | | ground offensive in Lebanon; the Ukrainian Parliament |
| 2. February saw the Atomic energy Board report Iran | | | | Approved a new Prime Minister; US general submitted |
| to the UN; world wide protests occurred over | | | | a grim report on Iraq; Britain thwarted a huge terrorist |
| cartoons of Muhammad that appeared in European | | | | plot; Iran ignored deadline to cease nuclear activities; |
| newspapers; Harvard President resigned; mudslide | | | | record number of Iraqi civilians died. FDA approved the |
| buried a town in the Philippines; the Olympic Games | | | | morning after pill; many died in Kentucky plane crash; |
| began in Italy. | | | | Judge limits cigarette marketing ploys; Pluto is demoted |
| 3. The month of March was when India and the US | | | | and classified as a dwarf planet, and California |
| agreed on a nuclear pact; Iraq witnessed escalating | | | | adopted stringent emission laws. |
| violence; Milosevic died in prison; Saddam Hussein | | | | 9. September saw a steep rise in Iraqi casualties; |
| testified for the first time; the UN approved a New | | | | Senior al-Qaeda leader Hamid al- Saeedi was |
| Human Rights Council; the US launched an offensive | | | | captured in Iraq; Blair announced plans of stepping |
| on Iraq; France was crippled by a nation wide labor | | | | down ; Israel lifted air blockade of Lebanon; US |
| strike; the security council issued a statement on Iran; | | | | Embassy in Syria was attacked; riots rocked Hungary; |
| and the Palestinian cabinet was sworn in. Scientists | | | | Assessment revealed that the Iraq war resulted in |
| discovered water on Saturn's moon; General Motors | | | | escalated Islamic radicalism; and Japan got a new |
| and its union agreed on a buy-out and early retirement | | | | Prime Minister. Shuttle makes lift off and 12 day |
| package to 113,000 unionized employees, and major | | | | mission; Pope's speech in Germany incited Muslim |
| league baseball decided to investigate seriously use of | | | | anger; and the CDC recommends broad HIV testing. |
| steroids. | | | | 10. The month of October saw run off elections in |
| 4. April saw Chirac the French President sign a | | | | Brazil; intensification of Palestinian violence; North Korea |
| controversial labor legislation; Saddam Hussein is | | | | tested a nuclear device; the UN appointed a new |
| charged with Genocide; a general strike in Nepal | | | | Secretary General, Ban Ki-moon; Security council |
| against King Gyanendra; Prodi wins Italian Elections; Iran | | | | imposes sanctions on North Korea; Militas battle to gain |
| announces progress in nuclear program; a suicide | | | | control of Amarra; Iran believed to be enriching uranium; |
| bomber attacks a Tel Aviv Restaurant; Germany | | | | Pakistan military targets Islamic school near Afghan |
| allows access to holocaust archives; the Chinese | | | | border; and Bush in a news conference discussed Iraq |
| President visits the US; Serial bombing kills people in | | | | war openly. Google purchased YouTube a popular |
| Egypt; European Investigation reveals Secret CIA | | | | video website; Hawaii experiences severe earthquake; |
| Flights over Europe; and Peace agreement ends | | | | Dow closed higher than 12,000; NASA approved repair |
| violence in Dafur. Scientists discovered a375 million | | | | of Hubble. |
| year old fish fossil with early limb development signs | | | | 11. November saw the Taiwanese President Accused |
| establishing a link between aquatic and land forms; the | | | | of corruption; Saddam convicted as guilty and |
| FDA rejected medical use of Marijuana. | | | | sentenced to death; Israel ended Gaza incursion; South |
| 5. May was when Bolivia Nationalized the Natural gas | | | | Africa legalizes same sex marriage; Lebanese minister |
| Industry; Moussaoui a September 11 terrorist was | | | | was assassinated; Nepal plans elections; and civilian |
| sentenced to life; Israeli Parliament approved Governing | | | | deaths escalate in Iraq, reach record high. Storms |
| Coalition; leaders in Sudan signed peace pact; Iranian | | | | ravage the Southeast states of the US and hundreds |
| President gives Bush a grievance letter ;US endorsed | | | | died in Philippines Typhoon. |
| Palestinian AID; Un recommended closer of | | | | 12. December saw Hugo Chavez win in a landslide in |
| Guantanamo Prison; Bush and Blair admitted Mistakes | | | | Venezuela; crises in Iraq expected to escalate, |
| on Iraq; US agreed to join Europe in talks with Iran. | | | | violence peaks ; suicide bomb kills many in Baghdad; |
| New England was flooded by record rain fall; Soda | | | | UN leader sworn in; Palestinian leader calls for early |
| Companies agreed to remove sweetened sodas from | | | | elections; fighting breaks out in Somalia; Israelis decided |
| schools; Enron executives were convicted; and | | | | to build new west bank settlement; Saddam Hussein is |
| Indonesian earth quake killed thousands and rendered | | | | executed ; and Gerald Ford died at age 93. NASA |
| thousands homeless. | | | | announced setting up of a base on the moon and the |
| 6. June saw the UN urge greater action on AIDS; | | | | National Institute of Health revealed that circumcision |
| Canada arrested seventeen citizens on Terrorism | | | | could reduce risk of getting AIDS through heterosexual |
| charges; Iran was offered incentives to give up | | | | sex. |
| Nuclear program; an al-Qaeda leader was killed in Iraq; | | | | |