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Nicole relives ordeal

June 3, 2006

Prosecution witnesses, both security personnel, describe Nicole as visibly drunk at the Nepture Bar inside Subic Bay Freeport.

Tomas Corpuz Jr., security guard, describes Nicole as swaying "as if she wasn't herself" and barely able to stand. "When she happened to pass me by and almost bumped me, she reeked of liquor,” Corpuz said. This was, according to Corpuz, at about 11 pm November 1.

Gerald Muyot, who was posted outside the Neptune at around the same time, said that he saw an American (later identified as Smith) carrying a very drunk Nicole piggyback on his way out of the bar and “loading” her into a green Starex van with plate number WKF-162. Muyot testified that one of the Americans said: "She’s with me, we’re gonna go now.”

“I became suspicious because he told me that when I wasn’t even asking him—and why would he say that to me? That’s why I took a piece of paper from my wallet and took note of the van’s plate number.”

Muyot said that at around 2:45 a.m. of Nov. 2, a mobile patrol car arrived in front of the Neptune. He said Nicole alighted and asked security guards if there were any other US servicemen inside the bar.

“She said the men did something bad to her and she wanted to see if there were any other US Marines inside. So I escorted her inside the club, but when she saw that there were no other Marines there, she left,” Muyot said.

The defense tried to portray the Nepture Bar as a "naughty place," asking such questions as “What do people do in the private VIP rooms?” and if Neptune employed hospitality girls and if so how many were working that night.

Ursua, on the other hand, is using the testimonty of the two security guards as further evidence that Nicole could not have consented to sex since "she was very drunk, she smelled of liquor, she appeared to be not herself inside the bar,” adding that “when a woman is raped, her character would have nothing to do with it. Even one who’s into prostitution has a right not to be raped.”

Furthermore, on the took the defense lawyers’ questions about Neptune being a "naughty" and "notorious" place, Ursua said that "it has nothing to do with the issue of rape."

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Background information?
Add a paragraph which explains the background for this case. --Jambalaya 00:01, 20 July 2006 (UTC)

Category
editprotected It may be better to replace 'Category:Subic Rape' with 'Category:Rape'. Articles on the same subject have that category. Van der Hoorn (talk) 23:43, 10 March 2009 (UTC)

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Huh?
What? Who? How? Huh? Do I need to say more? DragonFire1024 (Talk to the Dragon) 02:44, 14 March 2009 (UTC)
 * Too late now. It either stays as it is or gets deleted. I don't even know what the article is talking about, personally. Gopher65talk 13:27, 14 March 2009 (UTC)

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DNA in underwear matches Philippines rape victim

July 19, 2006

Dr. Francisco Supe Jr., a forensic analyst from the DNA Analysis Section of the Philippine National Police (PNP) Crime Laboratory, took the stand and disclosed in court for the first time that DNA was present in two pieces of evidence. According to Supe, DNA of complainant "Nicole" was found in samples of "biological fluid" found on the panties she was wearing on the night of Nov. 1, 2005 and in the condom purportedly used by accused Lance Corporal Daniel Smith in committing the alleged rape.

The used condom was retrieved at Subic's Alava Pier where a distraught Nicole was found after the alleged rape.

"The condom and the underwear had female DNA, and they matched. They are the same DNA profiles ... which means they most likely belong to the same person," the expert witness said during direct examination by State Prosecutor Hazel Valdez.

Only Nicole's underwear tested positive for male DNA---a result that Supe attributed to the possible "degradation" of bodily fluids on the condom to "environmental insults, particularly the humid condition, bacterial factors that may have contaminated it ... and the enzyme inside DNA which destroys it when functioning outside a living system."

In reply to Valdez’s question, Supe said that while it was possible that the evidence had not been handled properly before the turnover, he said the condom and the panties were not contaminated as they still yielded DNA samples.

Upon Valdez's questioning, Supe related how analysts came to match the female DNA found in both specimens with that of the complainant.

He said Nicole's DNA, extracted from a blood sample that she had voluntarily provided, was the same as that found in the panties and the condom.

"I am comparing now, and it appears that they match exactly -- the DNA profiles generated from the blood sample and the samples generated from the condom and the underwear," said Supe, referring to two DNA test results he was holding.

Valdez then sought Supe's expertise on the possible indications of the presence of male DNA in a woman’s underwear, and asked him its possible source.

Supe replied: "We're dealing here with a [pair of panties] and you would think of areas that come in contact with a panty... The most probable source is either saliva or seminal stains. But if you go by logic, I don't see any reason why anybody would lick a panty." While the test may lead experts to areas where DNA can be extracted, it cannot specify which part of the body the spots came from, Supe had explained.

Supe said the owner of the male DNA could not be identified as yet, as the crime laboratory lacked a sample with which to compare the results. None of the accusedSmith, Lance Corporals Keith Silkwood and Dominic Duplantis, and Staff Sgt. Chad Carpentier---had submitted his specimen for DNA testing. The prosecution panel had filed a motion on July 17, asking the court to compel the accused to submit blood samples for comparison with the male DNA found in Nicole's panties. Defense lawyers told the court that they would file their reply on July 20.

In response to the question on how could a female's DNA be in a used condom, Supe replied: "The most plausible is that the inside of the condom came in contact with [Nicole]... Maybe that part of the condom was rubbed with [Nicole]," he said. "Most likely it came in contact with the genital area, [but it] was turned inside out most likely, such that the [DNA] specimen was preserved."

When asked to demonstrate how a condom could have been reversed, Supe had apparently anticipated the question and brought a condom. He then demonstrated how a condom could have been turned inside out in the act of removing it.

Defense lawyer Jose Justiniano said Supe's testimony did not help prove rape. He said the presence of the male and female DNA in the specimen could at most prove that a man and a woman had sex, not whether or not there was "a presence of force or intimidation,"

This case has garnered nationwide attention in Philippines because it involves US military men stationed in Philippines. As required by the Visiting Forces Agreement, the case has to be resolved within one year.

Cross-examination of Supe is scheduled for Thursday, July 20.


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Brooten, Minnesota man killed in rollover accident

July 20, 2006

Steven Lacey, 56, from Brooten, Minnesota, was killed in a one-vehicle rollover late Sunday night, July 16, 2006.

The Pope County Sheriff’s Office said that at approximately 11 p.m. his vehicle went off the road and rolled over on 110th Avenue, near Brooten, Minnesota, in Pope County, Minnesota's Bangor Township, about 15 miles SE from Glenwood, MN, about 55 miles WNW from St. Cloud, MN, or about 100 miles NW from the Twin Cities.

The victim was reportedly killed on impact when his 1995 Chevy pickup rolled over after leaving the road.

The Pope County Sheriff's department reports that Lacey was not wearing his seatbelt at the time of the accident.


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CBC's new show The One sparked some controversy over simulcast

July 20, 2006

The One: Making a Music Star is a new reality show hosted by CBC personality George Stroumboulopoulos.

The show airs on ABC and on CBC.

It premiered yesterday and has sparked some controversy over the simulcast, which according to ABC's schedule means displacing CBC's The National for a U.S. program.

Over the past few weeks, CBC's decision to simulcast The One has drawn criticism from a number of individuals and groups, including Friends of Canadian Broadcasting, NDP MP and federal heritage critic Charlie Angus, and a retired CBC journalist Knowlton Nash.

Since the show airs on Tuesday night, the episodes will bump The National to an earlier slot in Atlantic Canada and a later one in Ontario and Québec, which means it will air at 11:00 PM instead of 10:00 PM in Ontario and in Quebec. The Wednesday night editions will also bump The National to an earlier slot in Ontario and Quebec.

A Canadian version of the series will launch in the fall in another time slot, but a condition of the CBC's franchise deal for this production was to simulcast the ABC production. This also represents the first time in over a decade that the CBC has scheduled an American-produced series in prime time.

The CBC's will continue to show The National at different times on the main broadcast network and on CBC Newsworld. "We get discouraged that people don't appreciate the fact that [The National] is on Newsworld. . . . People watch their news on the Internet, on cable, on broadcast and we're giving it to them in all different kinds of ways. We're very proud of The National. I just hope that gets across." , said Kirstine Layfield, CBC's executive director of network programming.


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Changed to reflect that the victim of the sexual assault in the Australian Big Brother did not alledge that the assault took place, and did not ask for police to charge the two men involved.

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It would seem to me that the changes regarding the veto override should appear in a new article, since it doesn't seem to fit in the timeline of the current article. Mikedanko 05:53, 20 July 2006 (UTC)


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Villagers evacuating as Mayon volcano erupts

July 20, 2006 Officials in Manila have issued evacuation orders for a 6 (4) radius around in the Philippines as ash clouds, rivulets of lava, and sulphur dioxide levels indicate an imminent explosive eruption.

Many residents, though, are hesitant to leave. Regional disaster coordinating council official Angel Capilli has said that the people who farm the rich soil near the volcano would be "forcibly" removed from the area should vulcanologists determine an explosive eruption is imminent.

Mount Mayon has erupted 47 times in recorded history, with the last major eruption in 2001 shooting ash nearly 10km above the volcano.


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Carbon trading scheme proposed by British MP

July 20, 2006

The UK Environment Secretary, David Miliband proposed a carbon trading scheme for private citizens during the Audit Commission's annual lecture.

Under the scheme all individuals will receive equal carbon points and can trade electricity, gas, petrol and air travel for carbon points.

Mr. Miliband argues that the government could set limits on the amount of carbon emitted. He says that people with low income who contribute less to carbon emission could benefit by selling off excess carbon points. He also says that the scheme is more empowering than other forms of regulations such as banning particular products, services or activities, or taxing them heavily.

Chris Huhne, the Liberal Democrats' environment spokesman, “supported any discussion about household carbon allowances”. but also argues that that this would take too long to implement. He said that green taxes have fallen to their lowest since Margaret Thatcher was Prime Minster.


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New Zealand policewoman found moonlighting as prostitute

July 20, 2006

An Auckland, New Zealand policewoman, who has not been named, has been working part-time as a prostitute. Her employer, Auckland City Police, did not know that she had been working as a prostitute for a limited time. She has been able to keep her police job.

Prostitution became legal in New Zealand in 2003.

The police officer was prostituting herself because of financial difficulties. A person working in the Christchurch sex industry said "It's usually either for debts or drugs."

She is now undergoing counselling.

The New Zealand Police would not comment on how long she had been acting as a prostitute.

Lyn Provost, Deputy Commissioner, said "the nature of the secondary employment was incompatible with policing and would never have been approved."

The police say that if a police officer was to seek secondary employment then it must be signed off, this job hadn't been. It would have been a conflict of interest.

Ron Mark, New Zealand First Party Law and Order spokesman, said "the case is concerning, because while prostitution is legal, it is associated with criminal activity."

A representative of the New Zealand Prostitutes' Collective (NZPC) said there were law students and doctors who were sex workers.

"NZPC's philosophy is that we support people that are in that secondary employment ... we support them for their sexual health needs or any other needs – emotionally, physically, spiritually – that we can accommodate." a representative of the New Zealand Prostitutes' Collective said.


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International bodies express concern over Israel-Hezbollah conflict

July 20, 2006

International organisations and human rights watchdogs have expressed concerns over the rising civilian casualties and the humanitarian crisis caused by the  in Lebanon and northern Israel. They have also warned the warring groups that their conduct may not comply with governing the safety of civilians in combat areas.

UNCHR statement
The  expressed grave concern over the growing civilian casualties in the conflict in Lebanon, Israel and the  and called for accountability for any breaches of international law in a statement released on Wednesday.

The statement said that indiscriminate shelling of cities and the targeting of supposed military sites which would possibly result in civilians deaths is unacceptable and unjustifiable. It called for respecting the principle of proportionality in reacting to enemy action.

The statement reminded parties to the conflict that the obligation to protect civilians during hostilities is expressed in international criminal law, and warned that the scale and predictability of the killings in the region may attach personal criminal responsibility of those involved, especially those in positions of command and control.

The High Commissioner also warned of the deteriorating humanitarian situation, especially in southern Lebanon, where large numbers of people are reported to be increasingly deprived of access to basic services and are forcibly displaced. She called for unrestricted and secure passage for all humanitarian assistance.

Red Cross' assessment
In a press briefing in Geneva, The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) director of operations Pierre Krähenbühl gave the ICRC's assessment of the humanitarian situation engendered by the conflict.

He said that the large number of civilian casualties and damage to infrastructure "raises serious questions" over the warring parties' compliance to the principle of proportionality in combat operations.

In the briefing, he stated the reported death toll as about 230 killed and 600 wounded in Lebanon and 13 civilians killed and over 150 wounded in Israel.

He said that medical assistance and evacuation for those in need is severely limited by the ongoing hostilities and that the safety of the medical mission is "deeply problematic". He pointed out that large numbers of people are fleeing the conflict zones.

He called on Israel's air and sea blockade of Lebanon to allow food and other essential supplies to reach the affected civilian population.

He stated that the ICRC has reminded the parties to the conflict, publicly and in private, of their obligation to distinguish between civilians and military targets, their obligation to respect the principle of proportionality, and to protect the medical aid services, to spare civilians and ensure secure access to medical help for all.

The representations have been made in Israel with the Ministry of foreign affairs and Army command, and in Lebanon with the Prime minister and also to Hezbollah, with whom the ICRC has contact.

Human Rights Watch
The watchdog group warned Hezbollah on attacking civilian targets in Israel and called on Israel to allow relief convoys safe entry into and passage inside Lebanon,

A press release by the group said that Hezbollah rocket attacks on Sunday and Monday were "at best indiscriminate attacks in civilian areas, at worst the deliberate targeting of civilians" and called them serious violations of international humanitarian law and "probable war crimes". The rockets launched against over the past two days contained hundreds of metal ball bearings that are of limited use against military targets but cause great harm to civilians and civilian property, it said.

A release also said that border towns in Lebanon are already facing serious shortages of food and medicine, and are in urgent need of supplies. It called for safe passage for aid convoys in the wake on an Israeli missile attack on an aid convoy, reported by the Red Crescent Society of the United Arab Emirates (UAE). According to the UAE RC, the convoy was clearly marked as a relief operation, contained medical supplies and medicines, as well as several ambulances and that at least one person was killed in the attack.

Amnesty International
Amnesty International (AI) today called on the UN Security Council to meet urgently in order to adopt measures to protect civilians caught up in the deepening Israel-Lebanon conflict. It alleged that G8 member states, during the recently concluded summit, had failed to "put the protection of civilians above politics" in their discussions of the conflict. AI condemned continuing attacks on civilians by both Israel and Hezbollah.

Responses from Israel and Hezbollah
An Israeli official told the BBC "We feel that proportionality should be judged in terms of the threat we face. This is not just an issue of the kidnappings. Hezbollah has a huge arsenal and has fired 1,000 missiles at us. We are acting in self-defence". He also said that Hezbollah often hides in civilian areas and that Israel had dropped fliers and gave other warnings to civilians to leave before an attack.

Also, Vice Premier Shimon Peres questioned the reported casualty count in Lebanon, saying in an interview with CNN, "the numbers of the victims [in Lebanon] are not acceptable. We think that information coming from Lebanon is totally unreliable."

Hezbollah says its capture of Israeli soldiers was to use them in a "bargain" with Israel and that Hezbollah rocket attacks on Israel are a retaliation to Israeli strikes against Lebanon and its civilians. Sheikh Hassan Nasrallah, Hezbollah leader, said "When the Zionists behave like there are no rules and no red lines and no limits to the confrontation, it is our right to behave in the same way."


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Many hurt on Alton Towers ride

July 20, 2006

Investigations are continuing at Alton Towers after a total of 29 people were injured on a roller-coaster.

Six people were taken to hospital after the accident at the UK’s most famous theme park. The front carriages of the Runaway Mine Train, which had 46 passengers on it at the time, became separated and subsequently crashed back into the rest of the ride at the Staffordshire theme park.

A Staffordshire Ambulance spokesman said two women, aged in their 30s or 40s, were flown by air ambulance to North Staffordshire Hospital suffering possible whiplash, spinal or abdominal injuries. A third woman was taken by land ambulance to the same hospital and a man is thought to have made his own way to a casualties centre in Leek. Two other people were taken to Accident and Emergency later, and the other people who were injured were treated for cuts and bruises on the premises.

The ride, which opened in 1990 and is one of Alton Towers oldest attractions, was immediately evacuated and closed to the public. Alton Towers and the Health and Safety Executive are investigating the incident which occurred at 11:00am local time on Thursday.

A spokeswoman for the theme park announced that “the ride has been closed and will remain so whilst a thorough investigation is carried out”. It is unclear how long the ride will be closed for, but the rest of the theme park will stay open.

On the Alton Towers website, customers are told the Runaway Mine Train lets them “rattle along the rickety rails and mine shafts, past trees and rivers, on a speeding locomotive that’s out of control - and getting faster every second”.

The roller coaster was manufactured by Mack Rides, and is situated in the Katanga Canyon area of the theme park. The train normally makes two circuits for each ride, but on quiet days, it has been known to make three.

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Looks very good Doldrums, ready to publish. Leed or feature? Im sure :) international 16:46, 20 July 2006 (UTC)
 * and thanks for adding the responses, it had completely slipped my mind. Doldrums 16:49, 20 July 2006 (UTC)

capture vs abduct
As this is a response from Hezbollah I think its ok to use their terminology. Abduct may change the sentence to a more Israel friendly pov and that is not necesary. international 19:51, 20 July 2006 (UTC)

Since that part of the phrase was not in quotes, it did not seem to me that the word choice was necessarily Hezbollah's; especially since English has by far the largest number of words in its vocabulary, and Arabic may not differentiate between "capture" & "abduct" (any contributors speak Arabic?).

Over on on the pedia discussion about this word choice, it was decided that "abduct" is the most NPOV as "capture" legitimizes the action as one of a lawful combatant in open conflict (i.e., taking a prisoner of war vs. taking a hostage, to which Hezbollah's own description of the action as intended to gain bargaining chip points) and "kidnap" hits the other extreme implying that the prisoners were innocent civilians (since, as soldiers, they are Geneva Convention Cat. III, lawful combatants, and less protected.) Sketch051 21:06, 20 July 2006 (UTC)
 * The BBC source use the word capture. In another situation I would agree with you but in this context, to give Hezbollah voice, it is obvious that they would prefer the use of capture. Israel got a voice above. And capture is a quite neutral word itself, not legitimating anything. Wikipedias discussion is interesting but not automatically sets the 'rules' for wikinews. And again, in this case there is two different pov ballancing eachother. Thats why I dont see why Hezbollah:s part of responses shall undergo a close npoving in itself. international 21:37, 20 July 2006 (UTC)
 * I wasn't implying that Wikipedia discussion overrides stuff here, I was just trying to avoid repeating the (now underway) long, involved discussion over whether capture is NPOV. Obviously, I've failed.  Sketch051 02:16, 21 July 2006 (UTC)

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Haven't we discussed this over and over again, Hezbollah started the confrontation and should be named first. Look at all the sources, even the arab speaking one's like al jazeera, they all say Hezbollah started the confrontation, why do you continue to let your own POV be the judge of what you write?TiB
 * Assume good faith — don't automatically assume that "Israel" is listed first due to a reporter's bias. It's how it's done on Wikipedia, and it's how it has been on Wikinews for a while. —     21:37, 20 July 2006 (UTC)
 * A suggestion is to use 'Israel-Lebanon conflict' to avoid pov in this title. international 21:57, 20 July 2006 (UTC)
 * Conflict is good...no side has yet to make any formal declaration of war. Jason Safoutin 22:17, 20 July 2006 (UTC)

 * Have a look at this, and tell me that it is worth INNOCENT PEOPLE dying for two SOLDIERS. Dessydes 01:47, 21 July 2006 (UTC)
 * My problem is not with the word "conflict" but with the fact that Israel is named first. It implies that Israel is the aggressor, which is not the case, No matter how much force Israel uses, The conflict was still started by Hezbollah.
 * The Japanese fired the first shot in the Russo-Japanese war & are listed second; the French started the Franco-Prussian war, and are listed first. The order is not determined by who started it. Sketch051 15:46, 21 July 2006 (UTC)

 * Dessydes, Hezbollah knew exactly what they were doing when they kidnapped the two soldiers since they have seen what the Israelis have done when the soldier Gilad Shalit was kidnapped by Hamas. Hezbollah sold the lebanese people out, It's that simple. Read this if you don't believe me.

 * About the use of excesive force, Israel is trying to completly eliminate the Hezbollah movement, which by the way is what the lebanese government should have done a long time ago by order of the U.N., but they were powerless to do so. Israel has already declared that once hezbollah is eliminated they will leave and let the democratic government in lebanon rule the entire land. Right now, the situation is that the lebanese government are nothing but puppets of Syria which is a puppet of Iran, If you want someone to blame, blame Iran. I am deeply sorry that innocent civilians are dying on both sides, but that is the way of war and if it was your children who were kidnapped, you would have done the same.TiB

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editprotected File:Flag of the ICRC.svg has been changed, and the correct emblem image is now File:Emblem of the ICRC.svg. --SaMi ✉ 23:36, 19 April 2010 (UTC)
 * I'd note file:Flag of the ICRC.svg looked like it does now when this was published, however the emblem image does seem to be obviously more correct, so i'm unsure if i should do this request. Bawolff ☺☻ 23:45, 19 April 2010 (UTC)
 * It seems the "Flag of..." is what they use in field to protect their vehicles and stuff, and the "Emblem of.." is their organisational logo, as can be seen in their website. But I'd think it's not a big deal here. --SaMi ✉ 18:19, 20 April 2010 (UTC)
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Somali tensions rise as Ethiopia sends in troops

July 20, 2006 Tensions are escalating rapidly on the horn of Africa as the United Islamic Courts (UIC) closed in on Baidoa, the home of Somalia’s beleaguered interim government on Wednesday. Yet as the Islamic militia were reportedly massing troops after capturing the country’s capital, Mogadishu on 11 July, soldiers from Somalia’s neighbour  Ethiopia crossed the country’s borders, sparking vitriolic attacks on both sides.

The Islamic militants vowed to start a "holy war" against its neighbour, while the Ethiopian Information Minister Berhan Hailu said "We will use all means at our disposal to crush the Islamist group if they attempt to attack Baidoa, the seat of the transitional federal government."

This threat came after Islamist troops, fresh from taking Mogadishu last week, were seen less than 60km from Baidoa. They later pulled their troops back, claiming they were collecting defected troops and not planning an attack.

A convoy of around 2,000 soldiers were seen crossing the Ethiopian frontier overnight, joining another 2,000 troops already based in the border town of Luk. Others have reported seeing men in Ethiopian uniform inside Baidoa itself.

Despite eyewitness accounts to the contrary, Ethiopia so far denies sending troops into Somalia. Bereket Simon, a government spokesperson, told the BBC World Service that "so far" no government troops were inside the country. However a direct conflict seems more and more likely, as Mr. Simon confirmed that "Ethiopia is in a position to defend itself to ensure the stability of the Horn of Africa".

The Ethiopian government has openly backed the provisional government which has held a weak power over the country since 1991. The mainly Christian country fears the possibility of the United Islamic Courts ruling Somalia, in light of the strict laws the Islamist Courts impose.

The latest events have thrown the already troubled peace negotiations into turmoil. Representatives from both the Islamist Courts and the government are in delicate talks in the Sudanese capital Khartoum. Ali Mohamed Gedi, the Somali prime minister urged Islamist troops to stop their advances on the interim capital, pleading for more time for negotiations. Government diplomats boycotted talks last week, but more meetings are set for the 22nd July.

Yet direct conflict seems more and more likely, according to analysts. Despite some loyal troops the provisional government is too weak to take on the Islamist militias, but with Ethiopia now making firm moves to support the besieged government it seems war may come before peace in battle-torn Somalia.


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If anyone has a second to add a map of the horn of Africa I'd be very grateful, thanks!! Ad 17:52, 20 July 2006 (UTC)


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Wikinews:Briefs/July 20, 2006

The time is 18:00 (UTC) on July 20th, 2006, and this is Audio Wikinews News Briefs.

Villagers evacuating as Mayon volcano erupts
Philippines

Officials in Manila have issued evacuation orders for a 6km (4mi) radius around Mayon Volcano in the Philippines as ash clouds, rivulets of lava, and sulphur dioxide levels indicate an imminent explosive eruption.

International bodies express concern over Israel-Hezbollah conflict
Lebanon/Israel

International humanitarian organisations and human rights watchdogs have expressed concerns over the rising civilian casualties and the humanitarian crisis caused by the ongoing conflict in Lebanon and northern Israel. They have also warned the warring groups that their conduct may not comply with international laws governing the safety of civilians in combat areas.

Aid gets through to victims of Indonesian tsunami
Indonesia

Aid is being provided for the 50,500 people who have been left homeless after a tsunami hit the Indonesian island of Java.

Many hurt on Alton Towers ride
United Kingdom

Six people have been taken to hospital and 23 others are being treated for cuts and bruises after an accident on a ride at Alton Towers, the UK’s most famous theme park.

Carbon trading scheme proposed by British MP
United Kingdom

The UK Environment Secretary, David Miliband proposed a carbon trading scheme for private citizens during the Audit Commission's annual lecture. Under the scheme all individuals will receive equal carbon points and can trade electricity, gas, petrol and air travel for carbon points.

CBC's new show The One sparked some controversy over simulcast
Canada

The One: Making a Music Star is a new reality show hosted by CBC personality George Stroumboulopoulos.

New Zealand policewoman found moonlighting as prostitute
New Zealand

An Auckland policewoman, who has not been named, has been working part-time as a prostitute.

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JetBlue launches service from Raleigh, North Carolina to New York

July 20, 2006

JetBlue Airways launched service from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport on Thursday, July 20. The airline also announced daily service from Raleigh to Boston starting on October 18.

JetBlue's service in Raleigh is comprised of four daily flights to New York, the airline's hub.

The route is flown by EMBRAER 190 aircraft with a capacity of 100 passengers. The aircraft are equipped with DirecTV and XM Satellite Radio programming.

On October 18, JetBlue's service from Raleigh to Boston will begin with one daily flight.

Raleigh-Durham International Airport currently has 223 daily departures to 37 cities.


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How is this news? --209.132.99.90 19:29, 20 July 2006 (UTC)
 * It does border that news/advertisement line. --Jason Buckner 19:35, 20 July 2006 (UTC)

I was thinking the same thing... plus, if there is news about jetblue, there are two press releases today regarding jetblue. It could be news if the article was developed sufficently to point out why Jetblue's expansion is news (there are many reasons). Mikedanko 19:38, 20 July 2006 (UTC)

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FDA officials question safety of antibiotic 'Ketek'

July 20, 2006 The New York Times reports that safety officials working for the have expressed concerns over the safety of an antibiotic, telithromycin and questioned its approval for use. The drug, marketed under the trade name Ketek, has been widely prescribed since its 2004 FDA approval.

The New York Times reports that David Graham, one of four FDA safety officials concerned about safety of the antibiotic in both adults and children, wrote in an E-mail message to another agency official that the drug's 2004 U.S. approval was in error and should be withdrawn.

The concerns focus on the drug's liver toxicity, but also extends to vision problems and other nervous system effects (reported blackouts) and worsening of symptoms in patients suffering from myasthenia gravis.

The drug has been prescribed more than 5 million times. Liver failure has been reported in fourteen adult patients, four of whom died; another twenty-three sustained "serious liver injury."

In January 2006, after cases of serious liver toxicity were reported in the Annals of Internal Medicine (a professional journal published by the ), the FDA issued a public advisory to that effect and, in June, 2006 announced that it had completed its safety assessment and required the manufacturer to add additional warnings about the risks of liver toxicity and for patients with myasthenia gravis to the product labeling.

An F.D.A. spokeswoman, Susan Bro, said, “Every issue or question raised during the Ketek review process and subsequently since approval has been rigorously reviewed by the nation’s best physicians, statisticians and epidemiologists both internal and external to the F.D.A.”

A spokeswoman for drugmaker Sanofi-Aventis announced the drug's safety label has already been modified. "We continue to believe that the benefits of Ketek outweigh the risks when the drug is used as directed for its approved indications," said Dr. Sol Rajfer, president of science and medical affairs of Sanofi-Aventis' U.S. division.

Excerpts of Dr. Graham's internal June 16 memorandum published by the Times reveal strong criticism of the drug's approval. “It’s as if every principle governing the review and approval of new drugs was abandoned or suspended where Telithromycin is concerned,” Dr. Graham wrote. In the document, Graham subsequently advised Telithromycin's "immediate withdrawal" from the U.S. prescription drug market. The Times characterized the internal FDA climate as a "fierce battle," which is most likely fueled by the increased press attention in recent months.

Apart from Dr. Graham, who also voiced safety concerns during the Vioxx scandal, three other F.D.A. officials have been identified as critics of Telithromycin's approval: Dr. Charles Cooper, Dr. David Ross and Dr. Rosemary Johann-Liang. Bipartisan congressional interest has also been triggered. Senator Charles E. Grassley (R-Iowa, chairman, Senate Finance Committee) is "investigating" the issue with Representatives (D-Mass) and  (D-Calif).

Although The Times claimed to receive more than "dozens" of messages (presumably e-mails), the paper did not disclose the source.


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User talk:Terinjokes/Archive 1

I hope you don't mind...
that I put category:sandbox on your leet main page design. Bawolff ☺☻ 01:07, 30 November 2005 (UTC)

NYC Transit asks Members to Ratify New Contracts
There is one sentence can I cannot understand, (line "to their health insurance") I have published it anyway, but someone might send it back because if that sentence, if anyone can fix it please, otherwise I need to get some sleep. -:) Brian New Zealand 10:34, 28 December 2005 (UTC)

"were" the errors are
priceless and best regards, I know I push my good will, which extends to all word mongers. -Edbrown05 07:51, 31 December 2005 (UTC)

Userpage design
Steal my userpage design :D (I need to add a NZ flag lol) Brian | (Talk) | New Zealand Portal 20:28, 24 February 2006 (UTC)

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I have set my qyotes to change weekly, however if you want you could set up 31 quotes and have them change daliy Brian | (Talk) | New Zealand Portal 18:40, 1 March 2006 (UTC)

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Had a go redeigning, What do ya think? Brian | (Talk) | New Zealand Portal 22:23, 18 March 2006 (UTC)

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You need to add your siggy on WN:A. :) Jason Safoutin 03:44, 14 April 2006 (UTC)
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User:Scotthompson

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Talk:New Zealand policewoman found moonlighting as prostitute

This bit, "Commonsense dictates that most officers simply know that sex work is not compatible with their role as police officers." is not a quote in the radio article. It is the words of the author paraphrasing the given statement. --Brian McNeil / talk 20:43, 20 July 2006 (UTC)
 * Quote from the article: "The Deputy Commissioner Lyn Provost said the nature of the secondary employment was incompatible with policing and would never have been approved.

And she says commonsense dictates that most officers simply know that sex work is not compatible with their role as police officers."nzgabriel 03:57, 21 July 2006 (UTC)


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Death toll rises in Nigeria building collapse

July 20, 2006

Nearly 30 people are now thought to have died after a 4-storey building collapsed in the Nigerian city of Lagos. More bodies, some alive, and others dead, are still being recovered from the wreckage in the Ebute Metta area of Lagos after the apartment block suddenly gave in on Tuesday evening, local time.

The building also housed restaurants and 18 shops on the ground floor and rescuers are unsure of how many people remain trapped below the ground.

The Nigerian Red Cross said it believed around 75 people may have been inside, but survivors are claiming the death toll is considerably higher. So far, 50 survivors have been hauled from the wreckage, and still, three days after the collapse, voices are being heard from below the rubble.

"People have survived in this kind of situation for up to five days,” Timothy Oladele, the Chairman of the Nigerian Red Cross told Reuters, “We are just in the third day in our own case and by God's grace we will find some alive."

The building, in Nigeria’s largest city, is thought to have been just three years old, and officials are blaming poor construction for the collapse. Local media are reporting that city planners only gave permission for a two storey building on the site, not four. The owner of the construction company is believed to have fled; Lagos Governor Bola Tinubu pledged to punish the rogue developer. ”We know their other buildings and definitely, they will not go unpunished," he told local press today.

The sprawling industrial city of Lagos has a history of poor construction and maintenance. In March 2006, one of the city’s tallest buildings, damaged after a fire, collapsed during a thunderstorm.


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Poorly performing high schools in North Carolina threatened with closure

July 20, 2006

In March, Wake County Superior Court Judge Howard Manning threatened to close state high schools that did not meet his expectations. High schools had to meet a passing grade of 55 percent or face large scale reform.

On August 18 Judge Manning will review the state's plan to help the schools that did not meet his goal.

Last month, Governor Easely unveiled a strategy for the low performing schools. Plans include leadership training for administrators and blueprints for improvement.

Several of the failing schools saw a reduction in passing grades over the past year. Durham County's Southern High School fell from 54.1 percent of students passing to 45.6 percent.

Superintendent of Public Instruction June Atkinson said, "I was optimistic that we would see more improvement, but it takes more time to turn around a school than just a year."


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Are you User:TB0n3? F e  llow  Wiki  News   (W)  21:54, 20 July 2006 (UTC)

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Kent Hovind faces a 58-count federal indictment

July 21, 2006

Creationist Kent Hovind was arrested and plead not guilty in a Florida federal court to 58 charges of filing a frivolous lawsuits, false complaints, making threats against investigators and those cooperating with the investigation, and includes failing to pay $473,818 in employee-related taxes.

Last Thursday, U.S. Magistrate Judge Miles Davis heard the charges in which Kent Hovind professed not to understand why he is being prosecuted asserting "I still don't understand what I'm being charged for and who is charging me."

Legal and taxes issues are nothing new for Kent Hovind, who often calls himself "Dr. Dino." He has been in legal trouble with the IRS for at least 17 years on his claims that he is employed by God, receives no income, has no expenses and owns no property.

Hovind's attorney, Assistant Public Defender Kafahni Nkrumah, told U.S. Magistrate Judge Miles Davis that the Hovinds "did not want to enter a plea because he does not believe the United States, the Internal Revenue Service and the U.S. Attorney's Office "have jurisdiction in this matter."

When Davis said he would enter a plea for Hovind if he continued to refuse, Hovind said he was entering a not guilty plea "under duress." In the exchange Davis asked Hovind "if he wrote and spoke English, this man who claims a doctorate said, 'To some degree'."

Jo Hovind, who is facing 44 charges stood with her husband's hand on her shoulder and "reiterated the gist of his statements."

U.S. District Judge Casey Rodgers will preside over the September 5th trial.

Davis made Hovind surrender his passport, guns, and will not allow him to leave the court's juristition since they consider him a flight risk. On July 21, 2006 a missionary group in South Africa filed a petition to lift the travel restrictions. In part, Hovind claims the travel restrictions "violate the Religious Freedom Restoration Act."

Hovind's public defender Kafahni Nkrumah, states "Mr. Hovind contends that the conditions imposed upon him by Magistrate Davis impose a burden on the free exercise of defendant's religion, in violation of the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution."

No date to hear the appeal against the travel restrictions is scheduled.

Recent case
In an unrelated case on July 7, 2006 the United States Tax Court (Docket number 011894-05L) found that Hovind was deficient in paying his federal income taxes in tax years 1995-97 in the amount of $504,957.24. The Tax Court found that the IRS had a valid, perfected lien on Hovind's property in that amount.

The IRS is currently levying against Hovind's property to satisfy his unpaid tax liabilities. In the memorandum opinion the judge noted that Hovind's "organizational structure . . . was based on various questionable trust documents purchased from Glen Stoll, a known promoter of tax avoidance schemes." Moreover, Hovind's defense was based on "bizarre arguments" and "some of which constitute tax protestor arguments involving excise taxes and the alleged '100% voluntary' nature of the income tax."


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Talk:FDA officials question safety of antibiotic 'Ketek'

This article should not be abandoned. I added the source as requested from the New York Times. Look, FDA infighting regarding safety is a very significant public health and political issue hearkening back to the Vioxx and Crestor issues in the recent past, thus the impetus for this story. It's newsworthy, timely, of keen short and long term public interest. With the Times scooping these controversial documents (E-mails) from an unnamed source, there's clearly public import. Congressional interventions are also underway. Ketek (telithromycin) is the newest antibiotic in its own class (ketalide) and heavily prescribed in the US for children and adults largely for respiratory illness. It'd be a shame if this article doesn't see the light of day because I didn't properly reference it the first time.--Piewalker 01:14, 21 July 2006 (UTC)

 * NPR Morning Edition source found and added as a confirmation of The Times article. The audio news report offers additional context to the safety debate that may be relavent to this article. By the way, Dr. Graham is the same officer who submitted a data-intensive safety report on Vioxx(http://www.fda.gov/CDER/DRUG/infopage/vioxx/vioxxgraham.pdf).--Piewalker 03:53, 21 July 2006 (UTC)

the FDA has info regarding this at. Doldrums 05:55, 21 July 2006 (UTC)

m. gravis
why was myasthenia gravis reported as a "mortal" consequence? Doldrums 08:14, 21 July 2006 (UTC)

 * ...Because it can potentially cause death. The FDA requested Sanofi-Aventis to update the U.S. prescribing information, including more detailed information of myasthenia gravis. I have not seen incidence/prevalence data on this. The drugmaker released the new PI June 29, as cited in the article.--Piewalker 21:24, 21 July 2006 (UTC)

Publish
How do I edit the headline? I can't see it here in the editing area. I need to make use lower caps. Can anyone advise?--Piewalker 04:24, 23 July 2006 (UTC)

Thanks for the last minute clarifications, Doldrums. The article looks fair and balanced. Your additions, paragraphing, and rearrangements were also very good. Thanks much for the help. --Piewalker 05:34, 23 July 2006 (UTC)
 * no thanks necessary. look forward to working with u on wikinews. (and i'll take the "fair and balanced" in its literal sense :) ) Doldrums 05:53, 23 July 2006 (UTC)


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Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper assigned airforce aircraft to pick up Canadians in Lebanon

July 21, 2006

Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper fulfilled his promise to use his own assigned airforce aircraft to pick up Canadians fleeing from the assault on Lebanon and who are currently stranded in Cyprus.

About one hundred people were taken on board the Prime Minister's aircraft and flown out of Cyprus with Harper.

Harper, who greeted the evacuees, told the media in an interview that the situation was challenging for the government due to the numbers of Canadians fleeing the war torn region by boat to Cyprus.

Canada has one of the largest groups of nationals in Lebanon of any country in the world, and has already seen eight citizens killed in an Israeli air strike to date.

"Today has been a successful day, as far as the evacuation has gone," "Nothing is perfect in ideal circumstances, and this is a war zone." said, Foreign Affairs Minister Peter MacKay.


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St. Louis hit by massive power outages after 80 m.p.h. winds, National Guard mobilized

July 21, 2006

A storm has knocked out power during a heat wave in the Greater St. Louis Area.

80 mph (130 km/h) winds accompanied by heavy rain caused many tree limbs to fall, some onto cars, some onto thoroughfares, and some on high-tension power lines that supply the city. It also caused at least three building collapses.

After 160,000 people have had their power restored, but 500,000 others are still without power. Three hundred national guardsmen joined volunteers, policemen and firefighters in aiding people during the crisis.

Vulnerable residents in nursing homes and centers for the elderly are being evacuated. Cookies and water are being distributed to those needing them. With temperatures were nearing 100°F (38°C), ice was in short supply as customers grabbed all they could get their hands on.

"I've never seen this many people without power, this much debris, buildings collapsed, lines down," St. Louis Mayor Francis Slay said.

The local power company, AmerenUE, estimated that as of 10:26 p.m. local Central time on the 20th, 418,195 customers had no electricity.


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Talk:Muslim opens first Arab Holocaust museum in Nazareth

The article http://en.wikinews.org/wiki/Muslim_opens_first_Arab_Holocaust_museum_in_Nazareth contains an extended quote from the ADL about Mr. Mahameed's museum, but neglected to include additional comments later made by an ADL visitor to the museum.

These comments are included in the article entitled "Palestinian Teacher of Holocaust History" at http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2005/08/03/MNGFOE24TN1.DTL which is one of the features in the SFGate special series http://www.sfgate.com/disengage/ "A Time of Change: Palestinians, Israel, and the Disengagement."

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But after a visit to the museum in June, Kenneth Jacobson, the organization's senior associate national director, came away impressed with the man and the museum.

"It's a very good initiative," Jacobson said in a telephone interview with The Chronicle.

"He really does believe it's important for Israeli Arabs  and other Arabs, that in order to understand the Jews,   you have to understand the Holocaust."

66.117.136.63 05:15, 21 July 2006 (UTC)

Please update the image to a better version
Please replace the image on this page with image:Buchenwald Slave Laborers Liberation.jpg which is a much better copy of the same image. Thanks. 83.89.43.14 23:50, 18 July 2007 (UTC)

Incorrect URL
editprotected The link to Forward at the end of the article leads to the wrong article. The cottect URL is http://www.forward.com/articles/3391/ RolandR (talk) 11:16, 1 March 2009 (UTC)
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Talk:Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper assigned airforce aircraft to pick up Canadians in Lebanon

Neatrulality and Copyright
Firstly wondering why this article is considered NPOV - if there is some objections to the article shouldn't they be listed here? Also I notice that the image comes from CTV and (according to the website), is copyrighted and probably (as far as I can tell) shouldn't be used... Feel free to comment on my comments :) --R2b2 06:21, 21 July 2006 (UTC)
 * You are right, in the sorces there is hard critics against the rescueoperation that should be mentioned. Now article only contain positive pov regarding Canadas gouverment and primeminister, allmost not newsworthy in current state. Have no time to fix it now, maybe later. international 10:38, 21 July 2006 (UTC)
 * This article is newsworthy. See What Wikinews is. F  e  llow  Wiki  News   (W)  18:29, 25 July 2006 (UTC)


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Khmer Rouge "Butcher" dies ahead of trial

July 21, 2006

Ta Mok, also known as the "Butcher", military commander of the Khmer Rouge regime which terrorised  Cambodia in the 1970s, has died in a military hospital in  Phnom Penh. He was facing trial for genocide and crimes against humanity committed during the regime's rule.

Ta Mok had been in detention since 1999 and was recently transferred to prison hospital suffering from high blood pressure and Tuberculosis. The 82-year old had slipped into coma a week ago and died of natural causes, "given his poor health and respiratory problems," a doctor told Reuters today.

Ta Mok's real name is not known, but reported to be Ek Choeun or Oeung Choeun. He joined the Khmer Rouge after being part of anti-French colonial and anti-Japanese resistance movements, rising to become the Maoist group's Chief-of-Staff. He is believed to have directed the purges of the Democratic Kampuchea regime, in which an estimated 1.7 million people were tortured and killed in what is now referred to as "the killing fields", earning him the name "The Butcher". After the fall of the regime, he continued to lead a faction, until captured by the Cambodian forces in 1999.

His death leaves only one surviving Khmer Rouge commander, Kang Kek Leu ("Duch"), the chief of the Tuol Sleng S-21 interrogation centre to face trial. Most of the other surviving regime leaders are also in poor health. The regime leader Pol Pot died in 1998, also before facing trial. This has prompted questions about whether the trials have been delayed too long. The trials are to be conducted before a special tribunal created by Cambodia, with support from the United Nations.

A spokesman for the tribunal, Reach Sambath, said on Friday that a "key resource of information" had passed away.

Youk Chang, director of the Documentation Centre of Cambodia which is studying the crimes committed by the Khmer Rouge, said his death was "outrageous". "Some people may be happy with this," he told AP, "but not the victims who have been waiting for justice for a long time,"

Ta Mok's nephew Morm Mol said he was "saddened" by his uncle's death.


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Ninety New Zealanders evacuated from Lebanon

July 21, 2006

Ninety New Zealanders have been evacuated from war-torn Lebanon and are on their way to the safety of Cyprus. Three ships are helping in the evacuations, two British Navy and one United Nations (UN) chartered ferry.

There are 1,500 people on board the two British ships "There are definitely New Zealanders aboard, but there just isn't an actual passenger list. We're hoping there are quite good numbers of New Zealanders onboard," Helen Tunnah, a spokeswoman for the New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT), said.

Officer Andrew Greig's family, which includes his wife and two sons, are on board the UN ferry.

This evacuation comes after Britain announced it will conduct a formal evacuation, which also includes New Zealand citizens because New Zealand does not have an embassy in Lebanon.

Israel has been attacking Lebanon for three weeks. Hundreds of civilians and two Israeli soldiers have already died due to this conflict as well as two Hezbollah fighters and about twenty Lebanese soldiers.

MFAT will help the New Zealand evacuees find accommodation and help them with getting travel arrangements. "Because of the sheer number of people wishing to leave, it is expected to take days before the evacuation is completed," Helen Tunnah said.


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Microsoft to buy back US$40 B of its stock over 5 years

July 21, 2006

Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT, HKSE:4338) has announced plans to buy back US$40 billion of its stock between now and 2011.

(All further figures in this article are in U.S. Dollars.)

Microsoft, the world's largest maker of computer software, will make a tender offer to repurchase $20 billion of its own stock by August 17, and will purchase another $20 billion by 2011. This is in addition to a previous $30 billion stock buyback offer it completed two years ago.

The company plans to accept offers in the form of a modified Dutch or “reverse auction”, and based on those offers for stock, come up with a price no less than $22.50 and no more than $24.75, that allows it to buy up to about 8.1% of the common shares outstanding, up to either 808,080,808 shares, or $20 billion. The company stated that it will not purchase shares below a price stipulated by a shareholder, and in some cases, may actually purchase shares at prices above a shareholder’s indication under the terms of the modified Dutch auction. Prior to the announcement, Microsoft shares were trading at $22.75, with the announcement causing share prices to rise $1.32, or 5.8%, to $24.17.

Microsoft has been criticized in the past for "sitting on" huge reserves of cash without making additional purchases of companies or technology.

The company expects to sell more units of its Xbox 360 game console, which currently is unprofitable, helping to shore up weaker earnings from its Office flagship software package, of which a new version is not expected until sometime next year.

On July 20 the company said profit for the year will be $1.43 to $1.47 a share, an increase from an April forecast of $1.36 to $1.41. For the quarter ending September, expected profit will be 30-32c/share on revenue of between $10.6-$10.8 billion. For fiscal 2006, earnings were 11% higher than the previous year, at $12.6 billion on revenues of $44.28 billion, or $1.20 per share. In the year-ago quarter, Microsoft reported net income of $3.70 billion, with legal expenses of 5 cents per share plus tax benefits of 9 cents per share. This produced a net income of 34 cents per share for the quarter, opposed to the 31 cents which would have occurred without the tax benefits. For the previous fiscal year, income was $12.25 billion on revenue of $39.79 billion, or $1.13 per share.

Microsoft held an audio web-cast at 2:30 p.m. PDT (5:30 p.m. EDT) July 20 with Chris Liddell, senior vice president and chief financial officer, Frank Brod, corporate vice president and chief accounting officer, and Colleen Healy, general manager of Investor Relations. The session may be accessed at the Microsoft website. The web-cast will be available for replay through the close of business on July 20, 2007.


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Wikinews:Audio Wikinews/Transcripts/July 3, 2005

From the studios of Robinson Telephone Company in Arlington, Virginia, I'm Paul Robinson. Today is Sunday, July 3, 2005, and the time is 23:30 Universal Coordinated Time. This is Wikinews. ([[Media:Wikinewstop.ogg|Sound Effect]])

Here are the stories that are being covered:

 * Karl Rove named as source who disclosed an undercover US CIA agent's identity.
 * The nation of Papua New Guinea is at risk of an African-level HIV/AIDS epidemic
 * Gaylord Nelson, creator of the Earth Day annual environmental event dies at 89.
 * Alleged Al-Qaeda leader killed in Saudi Arabia.
 * Karla Homolka release from prison has Canada in an uproar.
 * Underwater volcano erupts 1400 kilometers from Tokyo.
 * U.S. Government to retain control of the root servers of the Internet.
 * Scientists may have tests to detect Alzheimers.
 * Two American pilots successfully recreate a 1919 cross-Atlantic flight.
 * Today in History from Wikipedia.

And now, these stories

Karl Rove named as source of Plame leak
Reporter's notes subpoenaed by the U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C. reveal United States President George W. Bush's chief political advisor Karl Rove as one of the two sources behind the leaking of the identity of undercover CIA agent Valerie Plame. Knowingly revealing the identity of an undercover CIA official is a crime in the United States. The notes are those of TIME magazine White House correspondent Matt Cooper. They were released by Norman Pearlstine, editor-in-chief of TIME Inc., by order of the court, in ruling that, in the case of leaking the identity of CIA agents, reporters must reveal the identity of their sources. Judith Miller of The New York Times, along with Cooper, could face jail time for their refusal to name anonymous sources.

Papua New Guinea at risk of AIDS epidemic
Dr. Peter Piot, head of U.N. AIDS agency, told The Associated Press on the sidelines of a regional AIDS conference Sunday about the potential for an explosion in HIV and AIDS cases in the country of Papua New Guinea. He said the country is "the one that I would see that could have an African-type of epidemic" and that the danger of HIV and AIDS there "is really getting out of hand." He also said other Asia-Pacific nations like Malaysia, Vietnam and Myanmar are also worrisome as the number of infections there continue to rise.

Earth Day founder Nelson dies at 89
Gaylord Nelson, founder of Earth Day, died Sunday in Kensington, Maryland, of cardiovascular failure. Nelson, who was 89, was also a governor and senator from the U.S. state of Wisconsin. He created the concept of an annual recognition of environmental causes at a speech in Seattle in September 1969, and the first Earth Day was celebrated on April 22, 1970. In 1995, Nelson was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom for his environmental efforts by U.S. President Bill Clinton.

Alleged Al-Qaeda leader killed in Saudi Arabia
Younis Mohammad Ibrahim al-Hayyari, who was believed to be one of the top leaders of Al-Qaeda, died after exchanging fire and hurling hand grenades at Saudi Arabian police in Riyadh. Hayyari's name was at the top of a list of 36 al Qaeda suspects announced by Riyadh last week. The ministry of the Interior said he had helped prepare explosives and had played a part in several attacks on targets there. Saudi Arabia has been battling suspected al Qaida militants for two years since May 2003, when they launched their campaign of violence with triple suicide bombings at expatriate housing compounds in Riyadh. Successive leaders of the Saudi wing of al Qaida have been killed since 2003 and Saudi officials say their replacements are increasingly inexperienced. But Western counterterrorism experts say al Qaida has shown a resilience and ability to regenerate.

Canada awaits Karla Homolka's Release from Prison
Karla Homolka has transfixed Canada since she helped her husband drug, rape, torture, videotape and kill two teenage girls and cause the death of her own sister. Homolka, 35, will be released sometime before tuesday after serving the full sentence of 12 years in prison for manslaughter. According to press accounts of her childhood, Homolka was just 17, a bright 11th-grader, when she met Paul Bernardo, 23, a charming and handsome man, in 1987. Bernardo would ultimately be found by police to be a serial rapist, with sometime-assistance from Homolka. Homolka struck a bargain with prosecutors to plead guilty to two counts of manslaughter and testify against her husband, and fears she will be the target of vigilantes angry about what many Canadians consider the "deal with the devil" that's to blame for her imminent release.

Underwater volcano erupts in Pacific near Japan
An underwater volcano has erupted in the Pacific Ocean, about 1400 kilometers south of Tokyo. A plume of steam, rising more than 1100 meters into the air, was spotted by Japanese troops on the island of Iwo Jima, which is about 48 kilometers from the eruption. The last undersea eruption in the area lasted three days back in 1986.

U.S. retains control of Internet root servers
The United States decided on Friday to indefinitely retain control the 13 root servers that direct all internet traffic to the right locations. This decision drew concern from foreign officials who would rather see an international group such as ICANN oversee the control of the servers. David Gross, a U.S. ambassador and the coordinator for international communications and information policies of the US State Department, insists that the announcement was not related to U.N. discussions. This decision reverses a statement made by the United States in 1998 in which they said would hand power over to ICANN after meeting a number of set conditions. A spokesman said that the declaration was in response to growing security threats and global communications and to the fact that commerce is becoming more reliant on the Internet.

Scientists may have tests to detect Alzheimers
It is believed that magnetic resonance spectroscopy can detect genetic flaws which are an almost certain guarantee that the person will develop Alzheimers disease later in life. Scientists have also used positron emission tomography, or PET scans to see if Alzheimers disease developed in some test subjects. Another study determined that blood levels of a protein called amyloid beta 42 drops three to five years before a patient was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s. It was also found that Japanese-Americans who drank the most fruit and vegetable juice had a fourfold lower risk of developing Alzheimer’s. One researcher found that moderate drinkers of alcohol had a lower risk of Alzheimer’s than either non-drinkers or heavy drinkers.

Re-attempt of 1919 Cross-Atlantic Flight is Successful
Steve Fossett and his co-pilot Mark Rebholz successfully flew a custom-built replica biplane across the Atlantic from St. John's, Newfoundland and landed Sunday at a golf course in Clifden, western Ireland. The trip took approximately 17 hours, 45 minutes longer than the original flight back in June 1919, by British pilots John Alcock and Arthur Whitten-Brown, who on their original trip, crash landed in a swamp. Mr. Fossett, who is 60 and already holds world records in five pursuits, decided to try an aircraft that lacked such modern conveniences as power steering.

Today in History from Wikipedia
Today is Sunday, July 3, 2005. Today is the 184th day of the year. There are 181 days remaining in this year. Here are some of the events that happened today in history:
 * In 1608, the City of Quebec was founded by Samuel de Champlain.
 * In 1886, the New York Tribune becomes the first newspaper to use a linotype machine, eliminating typesetting by hand.
 * In 1890, Idaho was admitted as the 43rd U.S. state.
 * This was the day in 1935 that André Citroën, the French automobile pioneer, died.
 * American actor Tom Cruise was born on this day in 1962.
 * And in 1976, Israeli commandos rescued 105 hostages at Entebbe Airport, Uganda.

(Closing Comments)
Thank you for joining us for today's segment. Join us again tomorrow for more headlines, news, facts, and anniversaries.  I'm Paul Robinson. This report is in the public domain.  If you wish to contact the staff of this broadcast, please send an email to audiowikinews@gmail.com. If you wish to contribute to Wikinews, please visit www.wikinews.org, or call United States telephone number, area code 206, 339-WIKI, that's 206-339-9454. Wikinews is a nonprofit independent news site run by the non-profit Wikimedia Foundation.


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Thai king endorses October 15 general election rerun

July 23, 2006

Thailand's king, Bhumibol Adulyadej has endorsed a decree confirming that the new general election will take place on October 15, 2006.

The King's proclamation follows on from a year of political turmoil in the country, involving public demonstrations calling for Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra to step down amid perceptions of government corruption and legal malfeasance. A series of legal actions against popular public figures and opposition politicians led to further unrest and a surprise decision by Thaksin to hold a snap-election on April 2, 2006.

An opposition boycott left Thaksin's Thai Rak Thai party certain of victory, but unable to meet the conditions of the constitution for opening parliament. By-elections were ordered in areas where unopposed candidates failed to be returned, however the country's constitutional court eventually ruled the April 2 election void due to privacy issues surrounding the arrangement of polling booths.

October's election may not be the final point in the ongoing political crisis, Thai Rak Thai and the opposition Democrats (Pak Prachatipat), alongside three minor parties, face allegations of election fraud which could lead to any of the parties being dissolved. Unfortunately the volume of evidence presented to the Constitutional Court may lead to a ruling being given after the election.


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Talk:Khmer Rouge "Butcher" dies ahead of trial

Wikipedia as a source
Wikipedia should not be cited as a source, but may be included with a template. It should also be made clear what is being taken from wikipedia via a lead in such as, "According to Wikipedia". Ideally you'd want to go back to their source but that can be too time consuming so you just indicate the source of the information as being Wikipedia and let the reader decide how reliable their process is. --Brian McNeil / talk 16:58, 21 July 2006 (UTC)