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 US, UK and Israel. (The Star), (News24), (Reuters), (ABCnews), (The Independent).
- Khmer Rouge leader Ta Mok dies in a military hospital while waiting for his trial for crimes against humanity committed in Democratic Kampuchea. (BBC)
- 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)