Portal:Current events/2006 September 7
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September 7, 2006 (Thursday)
- The National Liberation Forces (FNL) signs a ceasefire with Burundi, the last rebel group to enter the peace process to end the Burundi Civil War.(BBC)
- Ralph "Bucky" Phillips is the most recent addition to the FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list following his jail break and suspected shooting of New York State troopers. (FBI)
- Ukrainian archaeologists claim they have found underground pyramids near Luhansk that predate the pyramids at Giza. BBC news's Helen Fawkes calls the complex the "Ukrainian Stonehenge." (BBC)
- Belgian False Flag Terror arrests: Police in Belgium make arrests at army barracks and soldiers' homes as part of an investigation into suspected far-right terrorists (Bloed-Bodem-Eer en Trouw) operating inside the military. The soldiers were reportedly planning attacks aimed at destabilizing the country. (BBC)
- The U.S. military prohibits cruel, inhumane or degrading treatment for "unlawful combatants" in a sweeping revision of DoD Directive 2310. (Wash. Post) (Wash. Times)
- 2006 Israel-Lebanon conflict
- Tony Blair announces that he will step down as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom within 12 months but declines to give an exact date for his departure. (BBC)