WHAT ALL HAPPENED APRIL TO AUGUST 2006
Find out what all happened April to August 2006

Natascha Kampusch, who had been abducted at the age of ten, escapes from her captor Wolfgang Priklopil, after eight years of captivity. (23. August 2006)

The Nathula Pass between India and China, sealed during the Sino-Indian War, re-openes for trade after 44 years. (6. July 2006)

Lebanon War: At least 28 civilians, including 16 children are killed by the Israeli Air Force in what Lebanese call the Second Qana massacre and what Israel considers to be an attempt to stop rockets' being fired, from Lebanon, at Israeli civilian targets. (30. July 2006)

At least 122 people are killed after a Sibir Airlines Airbus A310 passenger jet, carrying 200 passengers veers off the runway while landing in wet conditions at Irkutsk Airport in Siberia. (9. July 2006)

Gilad Shalit, an Israeli soldier, is kidnapped by Palestinian militants in a cross-border raid from the Israeli territory. (25. June 2006)

Iranian Azeris interpret a cartoon published in an Iranian magazine as insulting, resulting in massive riots throughout the country. (12. May 2006)

60th Anniversary Celebrations of Bhumibol Adulyadej's Accession. (9. June 2006)

The government of Sudan signs an accord with the Sudan Liberation Army. (5. May 2006)

Mumbai train bombings: 209 people are killed in a series of bomb attacks in Mumbai, India. (11. July 2006)

The International Astronomical Union (IAU) redefines the term "planet" such that Pluto is now considered a dwarf planet. (24. August 2006)

The world's longest running music show Top of the Pops is broadcast for the last time on BBC Two. The show had aired for 42 years. (30. July 2006)

Pluto's newly discovered moons are officially named Nix & Hydra. (21. June 2006)

Construction begins on the Freedom Tower for the new World Trade Center in New York City. (27. April 2006)

At least 21 suspected terrorists were arrested in the 2006 transatlantic aircraft plot that happened in the United Kingdom. The arrests were made in London, Birmingham, and High Wycombe in an overnight operation. (9. August 2006)

Pulkovo Aviation Enterprise Flight 612 crashes near the Russian border over eastern Ukraine, killing all 170 people on board. (22. August 2006)

Alaskan stratovolcano Mount Cleveland erupts. (23. May 2006)

The aircraft carrier USS Oriskany is sunk in the Gulf of Mexico as an artificial reef. (17. May 2006)

Edvard Munch's famous painting The Scream, stolen on August 22, 2004, is recovered in a raid by Norwegian police. (31. August 2006)

The post Loktantra Andolan government passes a landmark bill curtailing the power of the monarchy and making Nepal a secular country. (18. May 2006)

The first operation of Qinghai–Tibet Railway in China. (1. July 2006)