Portal:Current events/2006 August 1: Difference between revisions
Content deleted Content added
m fixed spelling |
ZimZalaBim (talk | contribs) |
||
| (43 intermediate revisions by 34 users not shown) | |||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
| ⚫ | |||
<!-- NOTE: |
|||
* [[El Paso, Texas]] is hit by heavy, intense rain, causing much flooding and making the [[Rio Grande]] overflow its banks, reaching levels not seen in over 50 years. Roads are destroyed, dirt and rocks litter the streets. The West and Northeast sides are most heavily hit. [[Ciudad Juárez]], across the [[United States-Mexico border]] is also devastated. [http://www.elpasotimes.com/news/ci_4123214 (El Paso Times)]{{Dead link|date=May 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} |
|||
Before posting, please make sure you are familiar with posting guidelines: |
|||
| ⚫ | * [[Tropical Storm Chris (2006)|Tropical Storm Chris]] forms east of the [[Lesser Antilles]], prompting the issuance of [[tropical cyclone warnings and watches|tropical storm warnings]] for ten islands as well as tropical storm watches for [[Puerto Rico]] and the [[Virgin Islands]]. [http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2006/pub/al032006.public.002.shtml? (National Hurricane Center)]{{Dead link|date=July 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} |
||
* Please log news events in the present tense. |
|||
| ⚫ | * There is major outcry in [[Iran]] following the death of democracy activist [[Akbar Mohammadi (student)|Akbar Mohammadi]] in [[Evin Prison]]. Mohammadi was condemned to death for his role in the [[Iran student protests, July 1999|1999 student protests]] at Tehran University. He had been on a [[hunger strike]] for more than a week, protesting the refusal by the [[Human rights in Iran|Islamic Regime]] to allow him to seek proper medical treatment for life threatening injuries suffered as a result of [[torture]]. Reportedly he was beaten severely by prison guards the night of his death.[https://web.archive.org/web/20090625071848/http://www.iranian.ws/iran_news/publish/article_16946.shtml/ (Persian Journal)], [https://web.archive.org/web/20070311121107/http://www.adnki.com/index_2Level_English.php?cat=Politics&loid=8.0.326174563&par=0 (AKI)], [http://www.guardian.co.uk/iran/story/0,,1834620,00.html (Guardian)] |
||
* Only list items with news sources; stories without links will be removed. |
|||
| ⚫ | |||
* News stories must be in the English; no other languages please. |
|||
** The [[Battle of Ayta al-Sha`b]] rages, with multiple Israeli casualties. [http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3284818,00.html (Yedioth Ahronoth)] |
|||
* For each item, please update the most relevant linked article if it is appropriate. |
|||
| ⚫ | ** The [[International Committee of the Red Cross]] have so far extracted 28 bodies from the rubble, 19 of whom are children, in the wake of Sunday's [[2006 Qana airstrike|airstrike on Qana]]. Earlier reports by the [[Lebanon|Lebanese]] police reported double the current confirmed deathtoll, claiming at least 56 fatalities, including 37 children. [http://www.icrc.org/Web/eng/siteeng0.nsf/html/Lebanon-news-300706!OpenDocument (ICRC)] |
||
* Stories added to the main portal page should be of international interest. Stories of only regional or topical interest belong in their appropriate sub-pages. |
|||
| ⚫ | |||
* Do not list the ordinary deaths of prominent persons here. That's what [[Recent deaths]] is for. Exceptions to this rule are made for persons of extreme prominence, such as Ronald Reagan, John Paul II, or the Queen Mother. |
|||
** [[Tony Blair]] said in a speech on 1 August 2006 in Los Angeles, California that [[Hezbollah]] was armed by [[Iran]]. [https://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/mideast_britain_blair_dc;_ylt=ArMpk_wL5rrHxD9t1tRnb1es0NUE;_ylu=X3oDMTA2Z2szazkxBHNlYwN0bQ-- (Yahoo News)] |
|||
* Please do not link to subscription-only sites such as AOL or WSJ (except in the unlikely event that a story is covered substantially better there than anywhere else). |
|||
| ⚫ | * A political scandal involving the [[Parliamentary Secretary]] for the Japanese Trade Ministry, [[Satsuki Katayama]], and [[Yamaha Motor Company]], accused of illegally exporting a helicopter into China by the trade ministry, deepens. [http://www.asahi.com/english/Herald-asahi/TKY200607310102.html (Asahi Shimbun)] |
||
* Please avoid Yahoo! news links, as those URLs are temporary and die quickly! (You can use a search engine to get the original source.) |
|||
| ⚫ | |||
EXAMPLE NEWS ITEM: |
|||
*Early elections in November are announced in the [[Netherlands]]. [http://dailytelegraph.news.com.au/story/0,20281,19657647-5001028,00.html (Daily Telegraph)] |
|||
--> |
|||
{{Portal:Current events/DateHeader2|2006|08|1}} |
|||
| ⚫ | |||
| ⚫ | *[[ |
||
| ⚫ | * |
||
| ⚫ | |||
| ⚫ | **The [[International Committee of the Red Cross]] have so far extracted 28 bodies from the rubble, 19 of whom are children, in the wake of Sunday's [[2006 Qana airstrike|airstrike on Qana]]. Earlier reports by the [[Lebanese]] police reported double the current confirmed deathtoll, claiming at least 56 fatalities, including 37 children. [http://www.icrc.org/Web/eng/siteeng0.nsf/html/Lebanon-news-300706!OpenDocument (ICRC)] |
||
| ⚫ | |||
| ⚫ | *A political scandal involving the [[Parliamentary Secretary]] for the Japanese Trade Ministry, [[Satsuki Katayama]], and [[Yamaha Motor Company]], accused of illegally exporting a helicopter into China by the trade ministry, deepens. |
||
| ⚫ | |||
Latest revision as of 21:16, 10 September 2023
August 1, 2006 (Tuesday)
- El Paso, Texas is hit by heavy, intense rain, causing much flooding and making the Rio Grande overflow its banks, reaching levels not seen in over 50 years. Roads are destroyed, dirt and rocks litter the streets. The West and Northeast sides are most heavily hit. Ciudad Juárez, across the United States-Mexico border is also devastated. (El Paso Times)[permanent dead link]
- Tropical Storm Chris forms east of the Lesser Antilles, prompting the issuance of tropical storm warnings for ten islands as well as tropical storm watches for Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. (National Hurricane Center)[permanent dead link]
- There is major outcry in Iran following the death of democracy activist Akbar Mohammadi in Evin Prison. Mohammadi was condemned to death for his role in the 1999 student protests at Tehran University. He had been on a hunger strike for more than a week, protesting the refusal by the Islamic Regime to allow him to seek proper medical treatment for life threatening injuries suffered as a result of torture. Reportedly he was beaten severely by prison guards the night of his death.(Persian Journal), (AKI), (Guardian)
- 2006 Israel-Lebanon conflict
- The Battle of Ayta al-Sha`b rages, with multiple Israeli casualties. (Yedioth Ahronoth)
- The International Committee of the Red Cross have so far extracted 28 bodies from the rubble, 19 of whom are children, in the wake of Sunday's airstrike on Qana. Earlier reports by the Lebanese police reported double the current confirmed deathtoll, claiming at least 56 fatalities, including 37 children. (ICRC)
- Israel's Security Council approves expansion of ground offensive in Lebanon and rejects a cease-fire until an international peacekeeping force is in place. (CBS)
- Tony Blair said in a speech on 1 August 2006 in Los Angeles, California that Hezbollah was armed by Iran. (Yahoo News)
- A political scandal involving the Parliamentary Secretary for the Japanese Trade Ministry, Satsuki Katayama, and Yamaha Motor Company, accused of illegally exporting a helicopter into China by the trade ministry, deepens. (Asahi Shimbun)