Portal:Current events/2006 July 21

July 21, 2006 (Friday)

The Supreme Court of Japan rules that foreign governments are no longer immune from lawsuits filed in Japan. (Asahi Shimbun)
2006 Israel-Lebanon conflict
:
- Israel moves thousands of troops to the Lebanese border including reserves to deal with fierce fighting. (UPI)
- Israel is continuing its Lebanon military offensive, with war planes bombing more than 40 targets, mainly in southern parts of Beirut, on Friday. (BBC NEWS)
- United States Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice will outline a plan for a diplomatic solution to the crisis and will tour the area next week. (Boston Globe)
- The UN-led call for a ceasefire is blocked by the
  UK and Israel. (The Star), (News24), (Reuters), (ABCnews), (The Independent)
  .

The
Cassini spacecraft takes pictures of Saturn's moon Titan that appear to show the presence of hydrocarbon lakes. (NASA)

Charles Taylor, the former President of Liberia, appears in court in The Hague to face 11 charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity. (CNN)

Iraq War:
- Four U.S. soldiers accused of murdering suspected insurgents say that officers commanded them to "kill all military age males".(MSNBC)