Template:In the news

Colorful reef fish at the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands

Colorful reef fish at the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands

• Crown Prince Vittorio Emanuele, pretender to the Italian throne, is arrested on charges of criminal association, corruption and exploitation of prostitution.

• The Northwestern Hawaiian Islands National Monument (pictured), the world's largest marine reserve, is established in American waters.

• The Islamic Courts Union of Somalia captures the town of Jowhar from the secular militias who had taken it after their loss of Mogadishu to the Islamic Courts Union.

• Abu Bakar Bashir is freed in Jakarta, Indonesia after being jailed for his role in the 2002 Bali bombing.

• Albania signs a Stabilisation and Association Agreement, a first step toward joining the European Union.

• The 2006 FIFA World Cup continues in Germany. (details)

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