South Korean Ban Ki-moon is elected as the new Secretary-General of the United Nations.
Ban Ki-Moon is elected to be the eighth Secretary-General of the United Nations, to succeed Kofi Annan in January 2007. //news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/6049890.stm (BBC)
Two people protesting the impeachment of Plateau State governor Joshua Dariye are killed by riot police in Jos, Nigeria. //news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/6048286.stm (BBC)
