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*<!--Jan 3-->U.S. [[Lobbying|lobbyist]] [[Jack Abramoff]] pleads guilty to three felony counts in a '''[[Jack Abramoff lobbying and corruption scandal|political corruption scandal]].''' |
*<!--Jan 3-->U.S. [[Lobbying|lobbyist]] [[Jack Abramoff]] pleads guilty to three felony counts in a '''[[Jack Abramoff lobbying and corruption scandal|political corruption scandal]].''' |
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*<!--Jan 2-->One [[coal mining|coal miner]] is rescued from '''[[Sago Mine |
*<!--Jan 2-->One [[coal mining|coal miner]] is rescued from the '''[[Sago Mine accident]]''' in the [[U.S. state]] of [[West Virginia]] despite initial reports of 12 survivors. |
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*<!--Jan 2-->[[Uganda]]n [[Ugandan general election, 2006|presidential candidate]] '''[[Kizza Besigye]]''' is released from prison. |
*<!--Jan 2-->[[Uganda]]n [[Ugandan general election, 2006|presidential candidate]] '''[[Kizza Besigye]]''' is released from prison. |
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*<!--Jan 1-->[[Russia]] '''[[Russia-Ukraine gas dispute|cuts gas supplies]]''' to [[Ukraine]], leading to a significant drop in [[Natural gas|gas]] imports for many European countries. |
*<!--Jan 1-->[[Russia]] '''[[Russia-Ukraine gas dispute|cuts gas supplies]]''' to [[Ukraine]], leading to a significant drop in [[Natural gas|gas]] imports for many European countries. |
Revision as of 08:39, 4 January 2006
In the news
- U.S. lobbyist Jack Abramoff pleads guilty to three felony counts in a political corruption scandal.
- One coal miner is rescued from the Sago Mine accident in the U.S. state of West Virginia despite initial reports of 12 survivors.
- Ugandan presidential candidate Kizza Besigye is released from prison.
- Russia cuts gas supplies to Ukraine, leading to a significant drop in gas imports for many European countries.
- Tropical Storm Zeta (pictured) continues activity in the Atlantic Ocean, becoming only the second tropical cyclone on record to exist across two calendar years in the Atlantic.