Portal:Current events/2006 September 23
September 23, 2006 (Saturday)
- Ali Abdullah Saleh, in office since 1978, is re-elected as President of Yemen with 77.2% of the votes, prompting allegations of electoral fraud from the Yemeni opposition coalition. (BBC)
- In an interview with Fox News Sunday, to be aired on September 24, Former U.S. President Bill Clinton says, "At least I tried. That's the difference in me and some, including all of the right-wingers who are attacking me now," responding to those who criticize him for the September 11th terrorist attacks, "They had eight months to try, they did not try. I tried. So I tried and failed." (Reuters)
- Toomas Hendrik Ilves is elected the new President of Estonia, defeating incumbent Arnold Rüütel. (BBC)
- French authorities are investigating reports that Osama bin Laden has died of typhoid after a leaked French secret service report. Time magazine also cites an unknown Saudi Arabian source that Bin Laden had a waterborne disease and may be dead. However, French and U.S. authorities are unable to confirm these reports. (CTV NEWS) Archived 2006-10-04 at the Wayback Machine (BBC News) (Reuters)
- Kids' WB Premieres of Krypto the Superdog, Monster Allergy, Tom and Jerry Tales, Shaggy & Scooby-Doo Get a Clue! and Legion of Super Heroes
- New Episodes and Season Premieres of Johnny Test, The Batman, Xiaolin Showdown and Loonatics Unleashed
- Iraq insurgency:
- A car bomb attack on a fuel station in the Sadr City district of Baghdad, Iraq, kills at least 26 people. Many others are injured. (Reuters) (BBC)
- Iraq's Interior Ministry announces they have arrested one of the leaders of Islamist militant group Ansar al-Sunna. (CNN)
- Japan's Solar-B mission is launched from the Uchinoura Space Center. With its successful launch, it is rechristened "Hinode". (BBC)