Portal:Current events/2006 September 24
September 24, 2006 (Sunday)
- Venezuela's Foreign Minister Nicolás Maduro is detained in John F. Kennedy International Airport for secondary screening. (BBC)
- At least 47 people, including a number of children, are killed in a bus crash near Quito, capital of Ecuador. (CNN)
- The New York Times leaks a conclusion from a U.S. National Intelligence Estimate that the Iraq War has made the overall terrorism problem worse. (The New York Times) (BBC)
- Members of Basque separatist movement ETA vow not to surrender their weapons while still seeking independence from Spain, despite the organisation having called a ceasefire six months ago. (BBC) (Reuters)
- Europe retains golf's Ryder Cup to score a third consecutive win, beating the United States by a score of 18.5 to 9.5. (Washington Post) Archived 2012-10-24 at the Wayback Machine