WHAT ALL HAPPENED JUNE TO JULY 2006
Find out what all happened June to July 2006

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

The union of Serbia and Montenegro comes to an end with Montenegro's formal declaration of independence. (3. June 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)

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

Mari Alkatiri, the first Prime Minister of East Timor, resigns after weeks of political unrest. (26. June 2006)

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

Fidel Castro hands over power to brother Raúl Castro. (31. July 2006)

North Korea tests four short-range missiles, one medium-range missile and a long-range Taepodong-2. The long-range Taepodong-2 reportedly failed in mid-air over the Sea of Japan. (5. July 2006)

Hezbollah initiates Operation True Promise. (12. July 2006)

Hamdan v. Rumsfeld: The U.S. Supreme Court rules that President George W. Bush's plan to try Guantanamo Bay detainees in military tribunals violates U.S. and international law. (29. June 2006)

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

Serbia declares independence from the State Union of Serbia and Montenegro. (5. June 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)

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

The first Kazakh space satellite, KazSat is launched. (18. June 2006)

The Federal Republic of Germany is deemed guilty in the loss of Bashkirian 2937 and DHL Flight 611, because it is illegal to outsource flight surveillance. (27. July 2006)

Twitter is launched, becoming one of the largest social media platforms in the world. (15. July 2006)