Editing 2006 (section)

===July===
* [[July 1]] – The [[Qinghai–Tibet railway]] begins operation, making [[Tibet Autonomous Region|Tibet]] the final [[Administrative divisions of the People's Republic of China|province-level entity]] of China to establish a conventional railway.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/techinnovations/2006-07-02-china-railway_x.htm?POE=TECISVA|title=China's first train to Tibet conquers high-altitude hurdles|agency=Associated Press|date=July 2, 2006|access-date=2009-07-31|first=Alexa|last=Olesen|work=USA Today|archive-date=March 13, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120313104139/http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/techinnovations/2006-07-02-china-railway_x.htm?POE=TECISVA|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[July 6]] – The [[Nathu La]] pass between India and China, sealed during the [[Sino-Indian War]], re-opens for trade after 44 years.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2006-07/07/content_4803157.htm |title="Silk Road" rejoins at Nathu La Pass after 44 years |agency=[[Xinhua News Agency]] |date=July 7, 2006 |first=Li |last=Baodong |author2=Shuangqi, Fu |access-date=2009-08-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111209231058/http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2006-07/07/content_4803157.htm |archive-date=December 9, 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* [[July 11]] – [[2006 Mumbai train bombings|A series of seven bomb blasts]] hits the city of [[Mumbai]], India, killing more than 200 people.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/09/30/india.bombs/index.html?section=cnn_world|title= India police: Pakistan spy agency behind Mumbai bombings |date=October 1, 2006|website=CNN |language=en|access-date=2018-01-29|archive-date=October 9, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171009144852/http://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/09/30/india.bombs/index.html?section=cnn_world|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[July 12]] – Israeli troops [[2006 Lebanon War|invade Lebanon]] in response to [[Hezbollah]] kidnapping two Israeli soldiers and killing three others. Hezbollah declares open war against Israel two days later.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/scfcn/CTVNews/20060713/israel_lebanon_strikes_060714/CTVNewsAt11/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120109045559/http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/scfcn/CTVNews/20060713/israel_lebanon_strikes_060714/CTVNewsAt11/|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 9, 2012|title=Hezbollah vows 'open war' as violence escalates|publisher=[[CTV Television Network]]|access-date=2009-10-09|date=July 14, 2006}}</ref>