On November 1, 2006, the Armenian government handed de facto control of the Iran-Armenia gas pipeline to Russian company Gazprom and increased Gazprom's stake in the Russian-Armenian company ArmRosGazprom from 45 % to 58 % by approving an additional issue of shares worth $ 119 million.

* 2006 – A massacre is carried out by Sri Lankan government forces, killing 17 employees of the French INGO Action Against Hunger ( known internationally as Action Contre la Faim, or ACF ).

The Social Democratic Party ( SPD ) and The Left ( Die Linke ) took control of the city government after the 2001 state election and won another term in the 2006 state election.

In 2006 the Ministry of Microfinance and Employment of Youth and Women counted 762 organizations with 1308 branches, including Cooperatives, NGOs, Savings / Credit Associations and government projects.

In 2006, the British Virgin Islands government undertook a deregulation of the telephone industry.

This fact, together with annual GDP growth of above 5 %, has brought the government indebtedness to 22. 8 % of GDP in 2006 from 67. 3 % five years earlier.

* general assessment: services only fair ; in 2006 the government sold a 51 percent stake in the national telephone company and ultimately plans to retain only a 23 percent stake in the company ; fixed-line connections stand at less than 1 per 100 persons ; mobile-cellular usage, fostered by multiple providers, is increasing rapidly from a low base

On November 26, 2006, the Chadian government claimed to have recaptured both towns, although rebels still claimed control of Biltine.

Chad broke diplomatic relations with Sudan at least twice in 2006 because it believed the Sudanese government was supporting Janjaweed and UFDC rebels financially and with arms.

In early 2006, Bozizé's government appeared stable.

The percentage of Chileans with household incomes below the poverty line – defined as twice the cost of satisfying a person's minimal nutritional needs – fell from 45. 1 % in 1987 to 13. 7 % in 2006, according to government polls.

When the government proposed a new federal code of civil procedure in 2006, replacing the cantonal codes of civil procedure, it rejected the introduction of class actions, arguing that:

The constitution, adopted by referendum in 2005, and promulgated by President Joseph Kabila in February 2006, establishes a decentralized semi-presidential republic, with a separation of powers between the three branches of government-executive, legislative and judiciary, and a distribution of prerogatives between the central government and the provinces.

At the close of 2006, the government had exceeded its budget for electricity subsidies, spending close to U. S. $ 650 million.

* 2006 – Commodore Frank Bainimarama overthrows the government in Fiji.

In November 2006, student government attempted to revive the " Dartmoose " as a potential replacement amid renewed controversy surrounding the former Indian mascot.

DADT was upheld by five of the federal Courts of Appeal, The Supreme Court, in Rumsfeld v. Forum for Academic and Institutional Rights, Inc. ( 2006 ), unanimously held that the federal government could constitutionally withhold funding from universities, no matter what their nondiscrimination policies might be, for refusing to give military recruiters access to school resources.

In Gonzales v. O Centro Espirita Beneficente Uniao do Vegetal, the Supreme Court heard arguments on November 1, 2005 and unanimously ruled in February 2006 that the U. S. federal government must allow the UDV to import and consume the tea for religious ceremonies under the 1993 Religious Freedom Restoration Act.

Between 2006 and 2009, the government increased social spending, on social welfare, and education from 2. 6 % to 5. 2 % of its GDP.

Debates surrounding the emission of bonds have stalled the approval of the national budget for many months on several occasions, reason for which in 2006 the government will finance the deficit by reducing expenditure in other posts.

As of 2006, the federal government operates the largest voucher program, for evacuees from the region affected by Hurricane Katrina.

The Venezuelan government implemented a free software law in January 2006.

Military aid is received from Australia, the People's Republic of China, and the United Kingdom ( although the latter has suspended aid as a result of the 2006 military coup against the civilian government ).

New Zealand's Foreign Minister Winston Peters ( who replaced Goff in late 2005 ) flew into Fiji on 8 February 2006 for three days of talks with Fijian government officials.

In August 2006, the German government disclosed a botched plot to bomb two German trains.

The sole remaining Chinook was returned to the UK in October 2006 to be redeployed to Afghanistan.

In 2006, the Twins won the division on the last day of the regular season ( the only day all season they held sole possession of first place ) but lost to the Oakland Athletics in the ALDS.

is a children's museum founded in 2006 whose sole mission is to surround children and the adults in their lives with a hands-on, interactive, playful and educational environment that invites curiosity, allows exploration, encourages participation and celebrates the childlike wonder in us all.

No books have been issued under Arkham House's sole imprint since 2006.

Banner in Philips Arena honoring the Thrashers ' sole division championship in 2006 – 2007.

In 2006 Orange becomes the sole brand of the France Telecom group for Internet, television and mobile services in the majority of countries in which Orange operates.

In June 2006, aircraft from Freedom Air were combined with Air New Zealand's fleet of Airbus A320-200 under the Air Operators Certificate ( AOC ) of Zeal320 Limited, which was then the sole operator of the Air New Zealand Group's Airbus fleet.

In February 2006, the group became 100 % owned by French media conglomerate Vivendi SA when Vivendi purchased the last 20 % from Matsushita, the group's sole owner from 1990 to 1995 and co-owner from 1995 to 2006.

To explain what is involved, consider a Consumer Price Index computed with reference to 2009 for just one sole consumer who bought her house in 2006, financing half of this sum by raising a mortgage.

In 2006, the executive committee of the Sport Accord, formerly known as the General Association of International Sport Federations GAISF, accepted the application of the International Dragon Boat Federation IDBF as the sole world sporting federation which organises and recognises the majority of the world's dragon boat crews, now from more than 70 countries, and that convenes the world championships for this paddling sport.

Cambra left the band in 2006 leaving David Medd as their sole keyboardist.

The sole resident at the time of the 2006 census, Charles Lafitte, died in July 2006.

The initial sole manufacturer of these Sky + HD boxes was Thomson, and made their debut on 22 May 2006 with the launch of HDTV channels on Sky.

Though still the most dominant provider of telephone services, it has had competition from the sole cable provider in the country ( since September 2006 ), Hot, which offers a cables based telephone and internet access services as of 2005, and with 012 Smile and more recently 013 netvision and Orange.

On November 26, 2006 at Survivor Series, Flair was the sole survivor of a match that featured himself, Ron Simmons ( replacing an injured Piper ), Dusty Rhodes and Sgt.

On May 29, 2006, ABC named Charles Gibson as sole anchor of ABC World News Tonight.

Irish media reported on 10 September 2006 that Michael McDowell would be the sole nominee for party leadership, Liz O ' Donnell would become Deputy Leader and that Tom Parlon would become Party President.

Following his death, Peabody's devotion to her father is rewarded with her being named sole beneficiary of his substantial fortune of over £ 500, 000 ( over £ 30 million in 2006 values ).

DynDNS was contracted as the sole DNS provider for the registry in 2006.

Air Hokkaido ceased operations on 31 March 2006 and its sole route, Hakodate-Okushiri, was taken over the next day by Hokkaido Air System.

She was also the sole Green councillor on Southwark Council from 2006 to 2010.

He had served as Co-Chair from late 2006 but governance changes dissolved the Co-Chair system in favour of a sole Chair.