The year in pictures on MSN News is our selection of what we consider to be the most striking and iconic images of 2006.
Taking in the world’s conflict zones, wonders of nature, the works of artists, the feats of sporting heroes, and the lives of ordinary people, our collection provides you with a definitive album of the photographs behind the big news events of the past twelve months.
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The year in review on MSN News
The year in review on MSN News
2006 was a year of highs and lows for famous faces across the globe. Find out who came out on top and who plumbed the depths in our round-up of the year's winners and losers.
As the year draws to a close, what better way to sum up the events of 2006 than in the words of the people who set the news agenda throughout the past twelve months?
As the year draws to a close, can we honestly say we are any wiser? Of course we can, and if you're in any doubt, here are 10 things we learned in 2006.
Featuring Zinedine Zidane, Kim Jong-il, Mayor of London Ken Livingstone and a bunch of Royal buggers.
We know there are 60 seconds in a minute, seven days in a week and 365 days in a year. But, throughout the course of a year, a plethora of slightly more unusual numbers and statistics come to light and 2006 was no exception.