Al Jazeera English Launches Worldwide November 15, 2006

A Yeti Airlines de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter crashes at Jumla Airport in Nepal, killing nine people. Date: June 21, 2006 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 21 📅 Events on this day in 2006 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 2006Amish School Shooting Kills Five Girls in…

The terrorist organisation Lashkar-e-Taiba coordinates a series of bombings in Varanasi, India. Date: March 7, 2006 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 7 📅 Events on this day in 2006 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 2006Chadian Army Repels United Front Attack on N’Djamena, April 13, 2006Thai Army Coup…

Ellen Johnson Sirleaf is sworn in as Liberia's new president. She becomes Africa's first female elected head of state. Date: January 16, 2006 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 16 📅 Events on this day in 2006 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 2006Capitol Hill Massacre: Gunman Kills Six…

In Mahmoudiyah, Iraq, 14-year-old Abeer Qassim Hamza al-Janabi is raped and murdered by five American soldiers of the 502nd Infantry Regiment, who also murder both of her parents and her sister. Date: March 12, 2006 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 12 📅 Events on this day in 2006 📅 On…

The International Astronomical Union (IAU) redefines the term "planet" such that Pluto is now considered a dwarf planet. Date: August 24, 2006 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 24 📅 Events on this day in 2006 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 2006Southern Leyte Mudslide Kills 1,126, Philippines February…