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- Samuel Alito (pictured) is confirmed and sworn in as the 110th Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States.
- As controversy surrounding the Muhammad Drawings escalates, Libya closes its embassy in Denmark.
- Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah is confirmed as the new emir of Kuwait, succeeding the ailing Saad Al-Abdullah Al-Salim Al-Sabah.
- Tarja Halonen is re-elected as President of Finland in the 2006 presidential election, defeating challenger Sauli Niinistö.
- In the 2006 Australian Open tennis tournament, Amélie Mauresmo of France wins the Women's Singles, her first Grand Slam title. Roger Federer of Switzerland wins the Men's Singles title.
- A roof collapse in Poland kills at least 66 people and leaves 141 injured.