News briefs:August 6, 2006

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The time is 19:00 (UTC) on August 6th, 2006, and this is Audio Wikinews News Briefs.

Contents

  • 1 Headlines
    • 1.1 Lebanon fighting escalates as ceasefire looms
    • 1.2 Syrian minister rejects proposed U.N. resolution
    • 1.3 British soldier killed in southern Afghanistan
    • 1.4 Canadian held in China faces execution
    • 1.5 Iran bans Shirin Ebadi-led human rights group
    • 1.6 I’m staying for at least a year: Blair
    • 1.7 Participant claims drug trial gave him cancer
    • 1.8 Vaccine targets obesity in rats
    • 1.9 Reuters retracts image; suspends employee due to threat
    • 1.10 American cyclist Floyd Landis tested positive for excessive levels of testosterone in second test
    • 1.11 Jenson Button wins 2006 Hungarian Grand Prix
    • 1.12 Day 1 report of Wikimania 2006
  • 2 Closing statements