- Voters in Mexico (coat of arms pictured) cast ballots for a new President and Congress; final polls indicate the former race will be closely-contested.
- Israel attacks the office of Palestinian prime minister Ismail Haniya as part of its ongoing military operations in the Gaza Strip.
- The Qingzang railway linking Tibet with China proper begins operations along the world's highest line.
- A controversial new law on authors' rights is approved by the French Parliament.
- Women in Kuwait participate in general elections for the first time.
- Democrats 66 prompts a Dutch coalition cabinet collapse over the Ayaan Hirsi Ali affair, resulting in early elections in November.
- The U.S. Supreme Court rules in Hamdan v. Rumsfeld that planned Guantanamo Bay military tribunals are illegal.
- The 2006 FIFA World Cup enters the semifinals in Germany. (details)
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