- January 2
- The new constitution of Gibraltar comes into force. [38]
- January 3
- China conducts an anti-terror raid in Xinjiang. [38]
- January 4
- A dense metallic meteorite about 1-inch in diameter crashes through the roof of a house in eastern New Jersey, USA. [521]
- January 5
- Taiwan High Speed Rail opens between Taipei and Kaohsiung. [38]
- In Somalia, the first shots are fired in the battle for control of the border town of Ras Kamboni. [38]
- January 8
- Russian oil supplies to Poland, Germany, and Ukraine are cut as the Russia-Belarus energy dispute escalates; restored three days later. [38]
- January 9
- An AerianTur-M Antonov An-26 crashes in Balad, Iraq. The Islamic Army in Iraq claims to have shot it down. [38]
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- A Greek 467-465 BCE silver decadrachm of Athens sells for US$575,000, a record for a Greek coin. [504.28]
- U.S. planes conduct air strikes in Somalia against suspected terrorists. [38]
- January 10
- U.S. President George W. Bush announces a plan to station 21,500 additional troops in Iraq. [38]
- A meteorite falls in the Altai Territory in southern Siberia, Russia. [521]
- January 11
- Vietnam joins the World Trade Organization as its 150th member. [38]
- China successfully destroys one of its old weather satellite orbiting 850 km above the Earth by a mobile ground-based ballistic missile. [38] [107.26]
- In Bangladesh, a state of emergency is declared by caretaker President Iajuddin Ahmed, following weeks of violent protests preceding upcoming parliamentary elections. [38]
- January 12
- Comet McNaught, the brightest comet in over 40 years, makes perihelion. [38]
- An Argentine judge issues a warrant for the arrest of former President Isabel Martínez de Perón in connection with the disappearance of a human rights worker in 1976. [38]
- The US Embassy in Athens is attacked with a rocket propelled grenade, causing minimal damage and no injuries. [38]
- January 13
- The Greek ship Server breaks in half off the Norwegian coast, releasing over 200 tons of crude oil. [38]
- January 14
- The International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement officially adopt the Red Crystal as a non-religious emblem for use in its overseas operations. [38]
- January
- In Tampa, Florida, USA a 200-pound chunk of ice streaks through the sky and lands in the back seat of a Ford Mustang. [521]
- January 16
- In Scottsdale, Arizona, the Barrett-Jackson Collector Car Auction is held, over six days. A 1967 silver Corvette coupe, the last Sting Ray built, sells for US$600,000. [8]
- January 18
- US investment bank Merrill Lynch announces 2006 profit of US$10.4 billion, the most successful year in its history. [132.86]
- Comet McNaught, the brightest comet to appear in over 40 years, becomes visible over the Southern Hemisphere. [38]
- The strongest storm in the UK for 17 years kills 14 people, and Germany sees the worst storm since 1999 with 13 deaths. Hurricane Kyrill causes at least 44 deaths across 20 countries in Western Europe. Other losses include the Container Ship MSC Napoli destroyed by the storm off the coast of Devon, England. [38]
- January 19
- Israel releases US$100 million in frozen assets to President Mahmoud Abbas of the Palestinian National Authority in order to bolster the president's position. [38]
- January 22
- A bombing in a market in Baghdad, Iraq, kills 88 people. [38]
- January 24
- In Giles County, Virginian, USA a meteor sighting is followed by a thundering tremor. [521]
- January 25
- The President of Israel, Moshe Katsav, takes a temporary leave of absence due to a sex scandal. [38]
- January 28
- A battle between insurgents and U.S.-backed Iraqi troops kills 300 suspected terrorists in Najaf, Iraq. [38]
- January 29
- A suicide bomber kills three people in a bakery in Eilat, Israel. [38]
- January 30
- In Turkey, a meteorite flashes across the sky and lands in Yesilkent. [521]
- Microsoft releases the Windows Vista operating system for personal computers. [4] [38]
- The New York Yankees agree to help establish baseball academies in China. [56]
- January 31
- The Venezuelan National Assembly gives President Hugo Chávez the power to rule by decree for 18 months. [38]
- Delta Air Lines creditors officially reject US Airways' hostile takeover bid. [38]
- February 1
- British Prime Minister Tony Blair is questioned for a second time in the 'cash for peerages' (Cash for Honours) probe as a witness. [38]
- February 2
- Martti Ahtisaari unveils a United Nations plan for the final status of Kosovo; Serbian leaders denounce the proposal. [38]
- The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change publishes its fourth assessment report, concluding that "most" of the observed warming since the mid-20th century is "very likely" to have had a human cause. [38]
- Three tornadoes cross a 70-mile path across Florida, USA, killing 21, injuring 100, destroying 1500 homes and mobile homes. [38] [290.18]
- Palestinian factional violence: Hamas and its rival Fatah renew their truce after violence broke out following the initial ceasefire. [38]
- Chinese President Hu Jintao signs a series of economic deals with Sudan. [38]
- Eight people are killed in a mortar attack in Somalia's capital Mogadishu. [38]
- February 3
- State of Emergency is declared in Indonesia after 'El Nino'-like flooding. [38]
- A truck bombing in a crowded Baghdad, Iraq, market kills at least 135 people and injures a further 339 others. [38]
- The deadly H5N1 strain of bird flu is found at a Bernard Matthews turkey farm in Suffolk, United Kingdom. [38]
- February 4
- Meteors and fireballs are reported in several states in the Midwestern USA. [521]
- February 7
- HSBC announces it is setting aside US$10 billion to cover bad loans in its US mortgage division. [132.88]
- February 9
- Bolivian President Evo Morales nationalizes the Vinto tin smelter, claiming the smelter was fraudulently taken from the Bolivian people in 1999. [800.40]
- February 11
- In a national referendum, Portuguese voters agree to legalise abortion. [38]
- February 12
- An armed gunman shoots and kills five people at the Trolley Square Mall in Salt Lake City, Utah, before being killed by the police, bringing the evening's rampage death toll to six. [38]
- February 13
- North Korea agrees to shut down its nuclear facilities in Yongbyon by April 14 as a first step towards complete denuclearization, receiving in return energy aid equivalent to 50,000 tons of heavy fuel oil. [38] [800.28]
- Taiwan opposition leader Ma Ying-jeou resigns as the chairman of the Kuomintang party after being indicted on charges of embezzlement; Ma also announces his candidacy for the 2008 presidential election. [38]
- D-Wave Systems of Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada, announces the world's first practical quantum computer. [800.40]
- February 15
- In Ohio, USA, a meteor streaks across the sky, creating a sonic boom. [521]
- February 22
- A large fire causes 26 fatalities in the Regi care center in Alsunga, Latvia. [38]
- In Banchola village, Rajasthan, India, three people are killed and four injured when a meteorite falls from the sky and hits them. [521]
- February 23
- A 4.2kg 20cm diameter meteorite falls on a beach in Rio Hato, Panama. [521]
- February 25
- The European Space Agency confirms Rosetta's successful Mars trajectory fly-by. [38]
- The 79th Academy Awards ceremony, hosted by Ellen DeGeneres, takes place at the Kodak Theater in Hollywood. The Departed wins Best Picture. [38]
- February 26
- The International Court of Justice finds Serbia guilty of failing to prevent genocide in the Srebrenica massacre, but clears it of direct responsibility and complicity in the case. [38]
- February 27
- World stock markets plummet after China and Europe release less-than-expected growth reports. [38]
- At the Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan, a Taliban suicide attack kills 23. Visiting US Vice President Dick Cheney is not injured. [38]
- February 28
- The New Horizons space probe makes a gravitational slingshot against Jupiter which changes its trajectory towards Pluto. [38]
- February (month)
- U.S. government budget deficit for the month is a record US$119.99 billion. [35]
- March 1
- Airbus announces that it will cease work indefinitely on the A380F freight aircraft. [38]
- International Polar Year, a US$1.5 billion research program to study both the North Pole and South Pole, is launched in Paris, France (runs until March 1, 2009). [38] [395.50]
- March 3
- Total lunar eclipse. [38]
- March 5
- Carnival Cruise Lines' Carnival Freedom cruise ship (110,000 gross tons, 2974 passengers) is officially named in Venice, Italy, and makes its maiden voyage, a 12-day Mediterranean cruise. [73.13] [93.46] [123.16]
- (to March 15) The 2007 National People's Congress is held in Beijing, China. The Property Law of the People's Republic of China is officially adopted. [38]
- March 6
- In the USA, Mega Millions sets a new world record for the highest lottery jackpot of US$370 million. [38]
- March 7
- Garuda Indonesia Flight 200, a Boeing 737-400, crashes at Yogyakarta on the Indonesian island of Java, killing many on board. [38]
- March 8
- Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert admits that Israel had planned an attack on Lebanon in the event of kidnapped soldiers on the border, months before Hezbollah carried out its kidnapping. [38]
- March 12
- BBC journalist Alan Johnston disappears in Gaza City, Palestine. [38]
- Music group Van Halen is inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. [38]
- March 15
- A fireball lands in a farmer's field in Holland Landing, Ontario, Canada. [521]
- March 17
- Chlorine bombs injure hundreds in Baghdad, Iraq. [38]
- March 22
- NATO troops launch two assaults in Helmand Province, Afghanistan, killing 38 Taliban terrorists. NATO suffers no casualties. [38]
- March 23
- Naval forces of Iran's Revolutionary Guard seize British Royal Navy personnel in disputed Iran-Iraq waters. [38]
- Eight human skeletons are discovered in Fort Myers, Florida, later linked to suspected serial killer Daniel Conahan. [38]
- March 26
- In the Canadian province of Québec, the Liberal Party wins a National Assembly election with 48 seats out of 125 and forms a minority government. [38]
- March 27
- Prime Minister of Latvia Aigars Kalvitis and Prime Minister of Russia Mikhail Fradkov finally signs a border treaty between Latvia and Russia. [38]
- March 29
- Pilots of a Chilean passenger jet approaching the airport at Auckland, New Zealand report seeing flaming debris fall past their aircraft several kilometres away, falling at the speed of sound. [521]
- March 31
- Sydney, Australia, turns off its lights for one hour between 7:30PM and 8:30PM as a political statement for Global Climate Change. [38]
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