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August 25, 2006 (2006-08-25) (Friday)
- The
United Nations
Security Council approves a new
peacekeeping mission in
East Timor, United Nations Integrated Mission in Timor-Leste (UNMIT), which will have 1,608 police and up to 35 military liaison officers.
(Xinhua News Agency)
-
2006 Israel-Lebanon conflict:
- An
Aer Lingus flight from
New York is evacuated at
Shannon Airport following information about explosives on board the flight.
(RTÉ)
-
Zhao Yan, a Chinese researcher for the
New York Times, is sentenced to three years for fraud in
Beijing. However, he is found not guilty of leaking state secrets.
(Channel News Asia)
- The
Trinity Cathedral of
St. Petersburg catches fire. The main dome collapses.
(BBC)
- Danny Ferrer, owner of
BuysUSA.com, is convicted of
conspiracy and
copyright infringement, sentenced to 6 years in prison, and ordered to pay more than
US$4.1 million in damages to companies such as
Adobe Systems,
Autodesk, and
Macromedia.
(FOX News)