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Talk:McCain, Obama win Wisconsin primary

In its current state this shouldn't be published, muchless the top story. --SVTCobra 02:46, 20 February 2008 (UTC)

wow - that's a blatantly pro McCain attempt at news. This is "wiki news" not "wiki opinion". Those quotes don't even pertain to the event - they are just furthuring the candidate's negative campaign agenda. If you are going to feature a quote that bashes the other party then the least you could do is use a quote that might represent a counter opinion. I've followed these three remaining candidates like a hawk for the last few months and I promise you the "empty rhetoric" phrase is an attempt to ensnare the majority of voters who don't take time to listen to debates, read candidate's websites and research candidate's past accomplishments. Senator Obama has carefully outlined his plans in writing and when questioned during interviews and debates. It is not realistic to expect such detail in the soundbites of TV news which most Americans rely on. The only time most people see any of these candidates is when they are speaking for five or ten seconds at a rally -- and a rally is not a feasible context for going into detail on anything. You are empowering a desperate strategy to throw mud on Senator Obama's ability to actually utilize the English language - a recent rarity in U.S. politics. You, the "writer" of this article are furthuring an unfair, dishonest technique.

--Rob —Preceding unsigned comment added by Robbity (talk • contribs) 13:39, 20 February 2008 (UTC)


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Blu-ray prevails in high definition disc war

February 20, 2008 The battle between the two high definition optical disc formats, Blu-ray and HD DVD has ended after sole HD DVD manufacturer Toshiba has announced it will no longer produce HD DVD players.

In a press conference yesterday, Toshiba president Atsutoshi Nishida announced and confirmed that Toshiba will terminate the R&D plan on HD-DVD products. The key issue to force Toshiba terminating their HD-DVD R&D plan was Warner Bros., who changed their R&D plan from HD-DVD to Blu-ray on January 4.

In what is a reverse of the VHS vs Betamax format war, Sony's Blu-ray has come out on top with the backing of major studios and retailers such as Warner Bros. but also Wal-Mart, Best Buy, Netflix, and Blockbuster who announced they would only support Blu-ray exclusively this past month.

Even though Toshiba is currently about to change their R&D plan from HD-DVD to NAND flash drives and micro drives and plan to build two factories in Iwate, Japan, the company will provide the maintenance service on discs and players in the future 8 years.

Sony bundled Blu-ray into their PlayStation 3 game system. Microsoft's competing Xbox 360, comes with a $200 HD DVD add-on player, whose fate is now undetermined with the demise of HD DVD. Microsoft has said they will wait for what Toshiba has to say.

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Talk:2008 Taipei International Book Exhibition: Rain causes traffic jam around exhibition hall

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Photos added, but after my translation, I think this showed another image from the 2008 TIBE. But according to my view, if it didn't rain on Sunday afternoon, the traffic condition would show the best performance than the other ones. Brock contact... 06:45, 20 February 2008 (UTC)


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Dutch tennis player Raemon Sluiter ends his career in Rotterdam tournament

February 20, 2008

Dutch tennis player Raemon Sluiter played his last match as a professional at the ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament in Rotterdam. Sluiter lost the first round match in two sets to Frenchman Michael Llodra. After the 82-minute match, Sluiter received a standing ovation from the spectators. "I have never been of world-class," Sluiter said after the match, "but this was a farewell worthy to a world-topper. One can only be grateful."

Sluiter remarked that the results of the match supported his decision to retire, "Today it was clear: I have to play at my best to compete with a sub-topper. In the past I could defeat guys like this and give the real world-class players a hard time. This was symbolic: I'm just not good enough anymore", he said.

Sluiter became a professional tennis player in 1996, his career highlights were mostly on home soil, reacing ATP finals in Amsterdam in 2000, and in Rotterdam and Amersfoort in 2003, as well as a semi-final appearance in Rosmalen. Another career highlight was reaching the semi-finals with the Dutch Davis Cup team in 2001. He announced his retirement in February 2008.


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Dutch financial institution ING takes impairment charge

February 20, 2008

Dutch financial institution ING Group reported today in its quarterly results an impairment charge of €194 million euros (approximately US$285.6 million). However, as a result of selling an equity stake in rival ABN AMRO, the net profit of €2.48 billion, was 18% higher than last year.

The impairment charge is a result of risky investments, including RBMS (mortgage) investments backed by subprime loans and Alt-A loans, which are made to borrowers with a slightly better credit profile than those in the subprime category, as well as from collateral debt obligations (CDOs).

CEO Michel Tilmant said that "solid risk management" shields ING from the worst effects of the financial crisis. "ING's exposure to the riskiest assets is limited, and the RMBS investments we selected have a high level of structural credit protection to absorb significant losses as the U.S. housing crisis deepens," added Tilmant.


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Talk:Toshiba about to end the R&D plan on HD-DVD products

R&D? --Nzgabriel | Talk 10:03, 20 February 2008 (UTC)


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Magnitude 7.5 earthquake strikes Aceh

February 20, 2008 The Indonesian province of Aceh was struck by a 7.5 magnitude earthquake at 3:08 PM local time (8:08 AM GMT). The epicentre was 319 km (198 miles) off the coast of Sumatra, close to the island of Simeulue. At least three people have been killed and several buildings have been damaged. The same region was hit by an earthquake in 2004, that triggered a tsunami. In 2004 over 170,000 people were killed or missing.

According to local citizens the quake lasted about one minute and was felt in Banda Aceh, the province capital, approximately 300 km (185 mls) away, also in Meulaboh and Gunung Sitoli on Nias island. The U.S. Geological Survey, that reported the earthquake, says that no local tsunami warning has been issued.

Minutes after the quake hit, the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center issued a warning that parts of the Sumatran coast were at risk of a possible tsunami but was later cancelled. Japan's meteorological agency said India's Andaman and Nicobar island chain was also at risk.

Indonesia's meteorology and geophysics agency recorded at least two aftershocks about 20 minutes after the first tremors, one measuring 5.5 and the other 5.3 on the Richter scale. Budi Waluyo, an official at the National Meteorology and Geophysics Agency said the quake occurred about 30 kilometres beneath the ground. The US Geological Survey measured the quake at 7.6 on the Richter scale. "The quake has no tsunami potential because it's happening under the ground, not the sea," Waluyo said.

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User:Natural scientist icnivad

I have a question concerning the use of polyethylene glycol(PEG) 3350 after a rectal biopsy; that is, does PEG cause excessive and prolongable bleeding? please e-mail me your answer

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Comments:McCain, Obama win Wisconsin primary

wow - that's a blatantly pro McCain attempt at news. This is "wiki news" not "wiki opinion". Those quotes don't even pertain to the event - they are just furthuring the candidate's negative campaign agenda. If you are going to feature a quote that bashes the other party then the least you could do is use a quote that might represent a counter opinion. I've followed these three remaining candidates like a hawk for the last few months and I promise you the "empty rhetoric" phrase is an attempt to ensnare the majority of voters who don't take time to listen to debates, read candidate's websites and research candidate's past accomplishments. Senator Obama has carefully outlined his plans in writing and when questioned during interviews and debates. It is not realistic to expect such detail in the soundbites of TV news which most Americans rely on. The only time most people see any of these candidates is when they are speaking for five or ten seconds at a rally -- and a rally is not a feasible context for going into detail on anything. You are empowering a desperate strategy to throw mud on Senator Obama's ability to actually utilize the English language - a recent rarity in U.S. politics. You, the "writer" of this article are furthuring an unfair, dishonest technique.

--Rob
 * So update the news article with a quote from Obama's victory speech if you like. I found the quote unnecessary (I would think it would be obvious to anyone who had been following the race as a simple "OBAMA BAD, ME GOOD"), but I don't see its inclusion as making the article "blatantly pro McCain".
 * If you want to see examples of articles that are TRULY biased, check out all the recent articles about "Anonymous" and Scientology. -161.88.255.240 17:52, 20 February 2008 (UTC)
 * Well to be honest, Scientology didn't want to put up a media fight on this, they know if they did it would just get bigger, since it's a double-edged sword, controversy creates numbers, these numbers could flock to Scientology or they could flock to Anonymous. And Wikinews tried our best, but to be honest, every other media outlet that covered it more or less recieved a statement, which incorporated into my section. But seriously folks, edit it if you find the article incorrect, we're not going to do everything with you. --TUFKAAP - (talk) 01:14, 21 February 2008 (UTC)


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Comments:Voracious fire generates panic in Buenos Aires, Argentina

"CREATES PANIC"... oh please wake up and stop the creative journalism. The fire contained in a small street in downtown Buenos Aires was barely noticed by anyone but neighbours in the nearby vicinity and those that weren't asked to leave the adjoining buildings, looked on amusedly from their windows as firefighters fought the blaze. PANIC there never was. Grow up...panic is when a real event happens that affects a large scale area and multiple people. Time to go back to vocabulary school and better journalsim. Steve Mawson, Buenos Aires Feb 20, 2008
 * Try to comment more constructively to other people's articles. Anger and dismissal is a surefire way of getting everyone to ignore your comments, even if they are true. TheCustomOfLife - (talk) 19:54, 20 February 2008 (UTC)

 * For the record, the title is an exact translation of es:Voraz incendio genera pánico en Argentina (Including the strange (In English) use of "Voracious"). (Also echo above comment and the page header) 68.39.174.238 05:06, 21 February 2008 (UTC)


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Space Shuttle Atlantis completes mission STS-122

February 20, 2008 Space Shuttle Atlantis has landed on runway 15 of the Kennedy Space Center Shuttle Landing Facility, completing the STS-122 mission to the International Space Station (ISS). Landing occurred at the earliest opportunity today, with Atlantis touching down at 14:07:10 GMT (09:07:10 local time), following a de-orbit burn at 13:00 GMT, and entry interface at 13:35. Wheel-stop occurred at 14:08:08 GMT.

During STS-122, the Columbus module was installed on the space station, a nitrogen coolant tank was replaced, and a the CMG-3 control gyroscope, which had been removed during the STS-118 mission last August, was collected for return to Earth. Three spacewalks were conducted. The mission lasted 12 days, 18 hours, 21 minutes, and 40 seconds.

Seven astronauts returned to Earth aboard Atlantis; Stephen Frick, Alan G. Poindexter, Leland D. Melvin, Rex J. Walheim, Hans Schlegel, Stanley G. Love, and Daniel M. Tani. Léopold Eyharts was launched aboard Atlantis, but remained aboard the station, replacing Tani as part of the Expedition 16 crew. Tani returned to Earth after 120 days in space as a member of Expedition 16. He was originally scheduled to return in December, however this was delayed because of problems launching Atlantis.

Atlantis' successful landing means that there is now no impediment to the US Navy's attempt to destroy a failed satellite in orbit, which is expected to occur at 03:30 GMT tomorrow morning. This could not have been conducted before Atlantis landed, as the debris it is expected to create could have damaged the Shuttle as it descended from orbit.

The next Space Shuttle mission, STS-123, using the Space Shuttle Endeavour, is scheduled to launch in early March, with Japanese and Canadian components for the Space Station. Atlantis' next mission will be STS-125, the final mission to service the Hubble Space Telescope, which is scheduled for launch in late August.


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Sarkisian wins Armenian presidential elections

February 20, 2008

Prime Minister Serzh Sargsyan of Armenia has won the presidential elections'' in his country, says a spokesperson for the voting committee. Sargsyan had 52.9 percent of the votes. His opponent Levon Ter-Petrosian had 21.5%, and the third candidate Arthur Baghdasarian 16.6%. Almost 70% of the registered voters showed up.

The opposing parties have complained about irregularities in the voting procedure, and called for demonstrations. Thousands of protesters responded to this call, and gathered in the capital Yerevan.

Since Sargsyan won with an absolute majority, there will not be a second voting round. The new president has promised to continue the policies of his predecessor Robert Kocharyan, and faces a simmering territorial conflict with neighbouring country Azerbaijan and frozen ties with Turkey.

"Yesterday's presidential election in Armenia was conducted mostly in line with the country's international commitments," observers from the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) said in a statement. "Further improvements are necessary to address remaining challenges".


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Comments:Wikinews interviews Richard H. Clark, independent candidate for US President

What a protectionist moron. Spacehusky - (talk) 16:20, 20 February 2008 (UTC)

presidency
i like this guy. i'll have to look closer at him. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 168.13.118.166 (talk) 18:04, 12 March 2008 (UTC)

Please let this be the real deal !
Finally, someone who sees the real problem in America. I'm onboard this election for an Independent party candidate and I am urging others to follow. Otherwise are choices consist of a pop star teeny booper hearthrob (Obama) or a washed up more up the same corruption been there done that candidate (McCain). Please I need fresh air I can't breath anymore America is dying. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.138.59.117 (talk) 12:13, 1 August 2008 (UTC)


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Government statistics (selected countries)
Locations chosen by availability in English
 * Australia → abs.gov.au, media releases: link archives
 * Canada → statcan.gc.ca
 * India → censusindia.gov.in
 * Ireland → cso.ie
 * New Zealand → stats.govt.nz
 * South Africa → statssa.gov.za – has a reputation for being less-easy to extract from
 * UK → statistics.gov.uk
 * US → www.usa.gov/statistics

 * has general info on all countries → cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook

Global coverage

 * Al Jazeera, Qatari state-owned, provides an Arab perspective → aljazeera.com
 * AFP, France → afp.com
 * BBC, United Kingdom public broadcaster → bbc.com
 * , China, government-controlled → chinadaily.com.cn
 * → japantoday.com
 * , humanitarian news, formerly the UN project IRIN → thenewhumanitarian.org

Africa

 * African Union news, press releases, events → au.int
 * , South Africa (SA), a Johannesburg weekly → mg.co.za
 * , SA/a Johannesburg daily, hosted on the partially Chinese-owned → iol.co.za/the-star
 * , SA/Johannesburg, digital only → thetimes.co.za

Asia

 * ASEAN statements, speeches, events → asean.org
 * , Singapore → channelnewsasia.com
 * , India → deccanchronicle.com
 * , the second most circulated English-language newspaper in India → thehindu.com
 * , India → hindustantimes.com
 * , nonprofit based out of Columbia University, Central and West Asia → eurasianet.org

Ireland

 * → irishexaminer.com
 * → independent.ie
 * → irishtimes.com

Lithuania

 * , public broadcaster with English version → lrt.lt/en/

Middle East

 * BBC Middle East → bbc.co.uk/news/world/middle_east

Cyprus

 * , English daily owned by ex- guerilla and claims to be seen as conservative → cyprus-mail.com

Israel

 * , a widely-read left-wing English daily → haaretz.com
 * , daily not widely-read in Israel but influential in the United States; reputed as (neo)conservative → jpost.com
 * , a US nonprofit think tank perceived as pro-Israel → memri.org
 * → ynetnews.com

Palestine

 * , press releases on Palestine from the UN and other non-governmental organization sources aggregated by the UN → reliefweb.int/rw/dbc.nsf/doc104?OpenForm&rc=3&cc=pse
 * , provides regular English statements on "the crimes committed by Israeli Occupation Forces" → pchrgaza.org/en
 * , UN aid agency largely staffed by Palestinian refugees, provides news and statements → un.org/unrwa/english.html
 * , the Palestinian National Authority's news agency → english.wafa.ps

Saudi Arabia

 * , an English daily → arabnews.com

United Arab Emirates

 * , Dubai English daily → gulfnews.com

Canada

 * → Canada.com
 * , daily → theglobeandmail.com
 * , a widely read monthly → macleans.ca
 * , daily → nationalpost.com

Mexico

 * → elpais.com/mexico/ (general pan-Hispanosphere coverage as well)

United States

 * ABC News (United States) → abcnews.go.com
 * CBS News → cbsnews.com
 * CNN → cnn.com
 * NBC News → nbcnews.com
 * NPR, nonprofit, receives slight government funding → npr.org
 * , public broadcaster, pbs.org
 * , focuses on the US Congress → hillnews.com
 * , conservative daily → washingtontimes.com

Australia

 * , daily, Melbourne → theage.com.au
 * ABC News, government-funded broadcast media → abc.net.au/news/
 * The Australian, a national paper → theaustralian.com.au
 * , daily, business-focused → afr.com
 * , independent → crikey.com.au
 * , Nine Network's national news service → 9news.com.au
 * , government-funded, focuses on multiethnic communities → sbs.com.au/news
 * Sydney Morning Herald → smh.com.au

New Zealand

 * → nzherald.co.nz

South America

 * , Chile → santiagotimes.cl
 * , Brazil → riotimesonline.com

Internet

 * YouTube clips that are making news - has something shown up on YouTube recently people are talking about?
 * , online journalism news → journalism.co.uk
 * , a whistleblower site → wikileaks.org
 * , a news aggregator → drudgereport.com
 * , a news aggregator and blog → huffpost.com

India
Find any court case with CRN numbers on e-Court services.

An example: searching a case handled by the Meghalaya High Court's SR Sen.
 * 1) Go to their official website.
 * 2) Under Services, click "Judgements".
 * 3) Click on "Judge wise" under "Case Orders".
 * 4) Select the name of the judge from drop-down.

This may prove helpful to get the complete hearing of the case, unlike how the Indian MSM trims the case study. Add a link to the original hearing as external link, or use it as a source.

International organizations data

 * United Nations Statistics Division - Economic statistics
 * World Trade Organization statistics and resources on international trade
 * World Bank Data and statistics
 * European Union's Eurostat
 * International Monetary Fund Country Statistics

Government business/economic resources

 * US Securities and Exchange Commission online company filings
 * US Executive Office of Management and Budget news releases
 * UK Financial Services Authority, governmental body regulates financial services
 * National Bureau of Statistics, Chinese government's English site
 * United States Patent and Trademark Office Press Releases

News media

 * Yahoo! Finance, a good resource for company press releases, stock quotes, and business news.
 * Economist Magazine has gotten much better about offering free content
 * Los Angeles Times Business Media Wire
 * Bloomberg News

Markets

 * Market news from NASDAQ
 * FTSE (London) news
 * New York Stock Exchange Daily Market Summary

Industries

 * Oil & Gas Journal, petroleum industry focus

Military, Defense and War

 * Army Times, U.S. Army's News Website
 * Jane's Defence Weekly, nothing short of the world's premiere defense news reporting and analysis
 * British Army News, pretty lo-fi site
 * United States Central Command Media Search, all public domain and free
 * NATO Press releases - they issue quite a few
 * Terrorism News from Yahoo!
 * Iraq Coalition Casualty Count, Iraq war-related news and figures

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Music

 * Billboard Magazine Music News Wire
 * MTV News headlines
 * New Musical Express (UK) music industry news, particular emphasis on British artists

Art

 * Artnet news, including art market trends, upcoming events, international
 * The Art Newspaper includes the drama and intrigue of the art scene

Film

 * British Film Institute press and media office - press releases, and media for use in articles
 * Upcoming Movies from Rotten Tomatoes
 * Film Festivals.com a very comprehensive site of news, schedules, awards, on the international film festival circuit.
 * Variety Magazine, Oscar, film, television, entertainment news
 * Box Office Mojo for information on films, box office receipts and international gross.
 * Australian Film Commission news and events

Journalism and media

 * Worldwide Press Freedom Index (2006) put out by Reporters Without Borders. North Korea, Turkmenistan, Eritrea the worst violators of press freedom.
 * Columbia Journalism Review's Who Owns What, a guide to what the major media companies own
 * Editor & Publisher Magazine, a publication written by the mainstream media that tracks the mainstream media.
 * Stay Free Magazine, explores the politics, mass media and American culture.
 * Gawker, the original lookey-loo reporting of the famous, but some interesting research and resources, and nowhere near as vile as TMZ
 * Media Matters, media watchdog organization.
 * Fairness and Accuracy In Reporting, media watchdog group

Theatre

 * Broadway World, Broadway and theater news (NYC)
 * Broadway.com in London - theatre news from London's West End.
 * The Opera Critic - Opera News

Books

 * New York Times Best Sellers, book lists and reviews
 * Times (UK) Book best sellers and reviews

Fashion

 * British Vogue Daily News (women)
 * GQ mens fashion news and features
 * Style.com fashion show reviews. Conde Nast site.

Television

 * TV.com, which shows are renewed, which are canceled. Who has been asking for more money.
 * Television Ratings News

Major Global Cities: Press Releases

 * City of London; Mayor of London; London Assembly

 * New York State; New York City
 * Washington, D.C.
 * Sydney

 * Dublin
 * Los Angeles

Journals and Scholarship

 * Google Scholar, which indexes the full text of scholarly research journals
 * CiteSeer public search engine and digital library for scientific and academic papers.

Australia

 * Australia Institute of Health and Welfare, government site for health statistics and news releases

Canada

 * Health Canada, government site with advisories, warnings and recalls.

United Kingdom

 * Department of Health News Releases
 * NHS Choices - Behind the Headlines - "unbiased and evidence-based analysis of health stories that make the news"

United States

 * Food and Drug Administration Public Health Advisories
 * Centers for Disease Control News Releases (US)
 * National Center for Health Statistics

International

 * Latest Avian Flu News from the WHO
 * World Health Organization Country Statistics
 * Health Square.com information on Prescription Drug Indications, Dosage, Warnings and Possible Interactions; Color Pill Images; Patient Information Pamphlets, outlining what to expect when dealing with various conditions, required tests and treatments; and detailed information and color illustrations regarding the diagnosis, cause and treatment of most major health problems.

Obituaries

 * Recent Deaths Category at Wikipedia, for articles that contain the tag
 * IsStillAlive.com, website dedicated to finding the life status of someone.
 * New York Times (US)
 * Los Angeles Times (US)
 * Times (UK)
 * Irish Times

Environment, Science and technology

 * Science Daily's global warming news
 * Alternative Energy Wire Stories from Yahoo!
 * National Hurricane Center hurricane season in the US runs June 1 to November 30
 * CiteSeer public search engine and digital library for scientific and academic papers.
 * Thomson Scientific Science Citation Index - find journals, etc.

Protests and media releases

 * Eworldwire, a site that presents and disseminates news and video the article subject's want you to know, from their perspective but uses due diligence and other verification methods.
 * Protest.net, a global site listing information about protest events and locations.
 * PR Newswire, a site that presents news the article subject's want you to know, from their perspective

Advocacy groups and activists

 * People for the American Way Press Releases (liberal)
 * Brookings Institute press release (moderate)
 * Manhattan Institute conservative think tank articles
 * American Center for Law and Justice the 'conservative ACLU'
 * American Civil Liberties Union liberal human rights legal group
 * Americans for Tax Reform, press releases (conservative)

Wikimedia Research and Tools

 * Arbitration Committee Open tasks
 * Wikimedia Commons media search, because you want to always illustrate your story; be creative
 * Planet Wikimedia
 * Wikipedia Review, disaffected former editors of Wikipedia bias, but plays decent watchdog role
 * Wikipedia Signpost
 * Wikipedia Page Traffic Counter
 * Wikipedia Scanner, to find out who edits what pages.

United States

 * Cornell University Law School's Legal Information Institute - Links to US federal and state statutes, cases, etc.
 * The Public Library of Law - The largest free law library on the Internet
 * The National Archives Congressional records

European Union

 * , a repository of Union law → eur-lex.europa.eu
 * , the official journal of the EU → eur-lex.europa.eu/oj/direct-access.html

Professionalism

 * www.iapcworld.org International Association of Press Clubs - join your local. They are often not expensive, and can assist with knowledge and helping you gain access to police press passes, events, et. al.  It is also another credential.
 * Reporters Without Borders - Online press freedom organization; has an interesting Handbook for bloggers and cyber-dissidents.
 * Freedom House Global Press Freedom 2007: Threats to Media Independence

Australia

 * State of Free Speech in Australia, complaints by Australian media giants about restrictions on reporters.
 * Why Australians Don't Respect the Media interesting article and survey on Australian attitudes.

New Zealand

 * Unlawful Photography in Public Places: the New Zealand Position, (2006), suggests the courts have ruled that journalists are exempt from public photography laws.

United Kingdom

 * UK Photographers Rights A short guide to photographers rights in the UK.

United States

 * USA TODAY article that is an excellent overview of what you can photograph and what you can publish (US law)
 * The Photographer’s Right, A Downloadable Flyer Explaining Your Rights When Stopped or Confronted for Photography
 * The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press
 * Freedom of Information Act news and information about when you want to know something from the government

Writing help

 * Thesaurus.com
 * Columbia Journalism Review Language Resource Guide "Making the world a better-written place."

Language Translation Services
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 * Babelfish at Altavista
 * Dictionary.com
 * Google Translation
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 *  After You Research Your Article: Images

You need images for your articles
Images, such as the one in the opening paragraph courtesy of the French Wikinews, or the current English Wikinews Picture of the Year, are as important as the text. When an image is present in a story, no matter how good the prose the image can make or break a reader's impression. A good Wikinews reporter will contemplate aspects of their story, and find free media (or fair use) to illustrate their story. For instance, on Wikipedia there is an article about Mark Barnes, a notable attorney some readers might find uninteresting. But on that page you can see how media can be used to make a subject dynamic; for instance, a letter written by the subject's students and a portrait of his ancestor, Daniel Boone, are incorporated. Look for the interesting, relevant angle when you choose media.

Where to find images
Your first stop for stock photos. The easiest way of finding freely licensed images is to search the Wikimedia Commons project. All images on Commons are freely licensed and can be used in articles as if they are hosted locally. Another option is to look at any relevant Wikipedia articles and see if any appropriate images are available there but note that not all images on Wikipedia are freely licensed and if that is the case then their use here must also comply with fair use. In theory Wikipedia editors have come to consensus as to the best photos to illustrate a topic, although the surest judgment is to search the Commons. Still, Wikipedia, or another Wikimedia Foundation project, may be organized in a manner that makes it easy to find a good stock photo for a news article you can freely use.
 * Wikimedia Commons
 * Wikipedia as a photo Sherpa

If a freely licensed image still cannot be located then it may be possible to find one on an external website which you can upload to Commons. It is important that it is explicitly stated that the image is released under a compatible licence, see Commons:Licensing for information.

There are likely to be exceptions but the websites listed below are known to host some freely licensed image files. If after searching a freely licensed image cannot be located then consider asking a photographer to release an image under a compatible licence, see Wikipedia:Requesting copyright permission for advice on doing this.
 * If all else fails, try theses sites for free media:
 * Flickr, note that only the Attribution (CC-BY) and the Attribution ShareAlike (CC-BY-SA) licences are permitted
 * National Archives, it may take some hunting, but it's all free
 * NASA Images all free, space, sun, moons, stars
 * US Government archive of free photos; seems like a lot on offer of random things few people need. But worth a look.
 * Library of Congress Memory project. Very historical.  Unless Alexander Graham Bell fits in your story, may have trouble with modern topics.
 * yotophoto like google images, but for free photos (be warned their definition of free sometimes differs from wikimedia's)
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Yes, I'm Qst from the English Wikipedia. If you want me to confirm this, ask me on my user talk page their, please. Qst - (talk) 16:56, 20 February 2008 (UTC)

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Comments:Blu-ray prevails in high definition disc war

That pie chart is not accurate for the North American market -- Universal is HD-DVD only, and Dreamworks is missing. The image should probably be removed from this version of the page.
 * I can't imagine Universal is going to be HD-DVD for much longer if Toshiba isn't making the players any longer.
 * On an unrelated note, crap. Blu-ray is a stupid name. They didn't even spell Blue right. I'm going to pronounce it "Bluh-ray" in protest. Oh well, guess I'll go update my entire movie collection to bluh-ray. -161.88.255.240 17:55, 20 February 2008 (UTC)
 * Well, Universal went Blu-ray today and on top of that, DreamWorks more or less falls under Paramount these days. --TUFKAAP - (talk) 20:27, 20 February 2008 (UTC)
 * About the name Blu-ray; it's quicker to say than HD-DVD. You can also say BD which stands for Blu-ray disc (analogous to CD, DVD). 131.111.8.102 23:55, 20 February 2008 (UTC)

Makes sense
I, like many people, was disappointed with Sony for bringing out the MemoryStick when there was no reason to introduce a new format. However, in this case, BluRay is technologically superior. It is good that we have one format now and the decision was made sooner than later. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 144.29.129.16 (talk) 05:15, 21 February 2008 (UTC)


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Comments:Australia to withdraw troops from Iraq this year

Good Job! Its a shame that so many people don't take on in Australia's footsteps and not have done it earlier, by invading as a group we have turned the problem into our hands due to the massive power vacuum inside iraq! Saddam should've been left alone, terrorism has grown to be such a national problem that there are too many sources to invade, we can't win merely stall the time until we are attacked. Invading every single source will not help.

I mean, look at Osama Bin LAden..

what about aussies interpreters in iraq ????????????????? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 91.112.244.50 (talk) 22:04, 21 February 2008 (UTC)

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This article hasn't helped me in my needs —222.166.181.152 (talk) 04:20, 10 October 2010 (UTC)


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IRC bot NewsWire
We have a news ticker on IRC, but you don't visit there anymore. You should come back to look at it. TheCustomOfLife - (talk) 19:47, 20 February 2008 (UTC)
 * News ticker? Wha choo talkin' bout? --David Shankbone - (talk) 00:17, 21 February 2008 (UTC)
 * You'd know if you went to chat. :) TheCustomOfLife - (talk) 09:18, 21 February 2008 (UTC)

 * NewsWire is an IRC bot that can be made to subscribe to any RSS or atom feed from a news site and will post the latest stories as it finds them. This is actually faster than checking Google news which I believe runs with a half-hour delay on posting new material. --Brian McNeil / talk 09:13, 1 March 2008 (UTC)

 * http://www.breakingnews.com/ is also a good source for breaking news. I find that they are usually very fast at posting information. Alexschrank (talk) 02:10, 7 December 2011 (UTC)

Interesting
I really like this idea...the links are mostly ones that are perfect for what we do. Excellent Idea! DragonFire1024 (Talk to the Dragon) 02:11, 21 February 2008 (UTC)
 * i agree. good idea :) Jacques Divol - (talk) 20:15, 21 February 2008 (UTC)
 * I love this page! It makes me want to search for something to write for Wikinews. ;-)  Cbrown1023  talk  23:24, 22 February 2008 (UTC)

Inauguration of the Research Desk
I wanted to create a page where people could go to find original raw news, but also look for news ideas. I gave thought to where people could go to find press releases, or find a different perspective, or could go to find data to include in their articles. This is, by no means, a complete list. I did not want it to be overwhelming, though, but a place for high-quality links - few, but they pack punches. I also tried to incorporate our portals, to show where stories could go, mixed with links to our policies and guidelines, will help conceptualize the site more to new users. For all of us who want to write something, or are bored, and just want to explore what's out there, there are plenty of places to get lost. Lastly, I wanted this to be a place where some basic reporter information could be found, such as photography rights, and publishing rights in English-speaking countries. This page is open to be played with. I think it's a good place to direct people when they are staring out as a place to get ideas of what sorts of things they can write about. --David Shankbone - (talk) 22:10, 22 February 2008 (UTC)

Wikipedia Page Hit Counter has February Results Live
We are pleased to announced that the Wikipedia page hit counter is found on the research desk under Wikimedia tools, on the right-hand column. I noticed that only starting today it had February numbers live. Go here to see Wikinews Wikipedia page hits. Whereas Wikinews was referenced 14456 in the month of January, it has been referenced 18003 in February for the first three weeks. There are also improvements to the tool, such as not needing to re-enter the search month and search topic every time. --David Shankbone - (talk) 05:21, 25 February 2008 (UTC)
 * You do realize that means pretty much nothing. I highly doubt there is any useful correlation between hits at the article on wikinews, and hits at wikinews. Bawolff ☺☻ 06:44, 25 February 2008 (UTC)
 * I think it is only useful in looking to see how many people are curious enough about us to try and find an NPOV source of information on us, that's all. I think it's merely interesting; the main point of this thread was to alert everyone to the February Wikipedia page hit figures going live.  --David Shankbone - (talk) 15:18, 25 February 2008 (UTC)

Wikileaks Research Alert: NPR Story about Wikileaks falls flat
Somehow this seems like a rare NPR story that approaches its subject with little understanding of the complex issue. It somehow slaps together the guy who coined the phrase Streisand effect with the recent Wikileaks legal wranglings. Worth listening to because it sounds like hollow reporting forcing together two separate stories; it's doomed by scant understanding of the wiki movement and what it portends for the future, not what it means today. Not to say it can't be examined, but our own site feels totally different than it did six months ago...am I the only one who thinks we have culturally shifted somehow, made a leap forward in the last six months, gradual yet significant? When AzaToth introduced his new design, it was like, "Of course!" and we all were on board and all worked on it. I would like to moderate some of my earlier statements criticizing us for not progressing; I think I just did not witness how our organic growth is powerful, but not always perceptible. --David Shankbone - (talk) 09:09, 1 March 2008 (UTC)
 * I believe we now have original reporting every day (or nearly every day). The front page has been vastly improved, and if you go look at it now there's already a good number of stories up for today. --Brian McNeil / talk 09:23, 1 March 2008 (UTC)
 * We are also taken seriously, evidenced by how we are finding interesting stories that are relevant (e.g Anonymous protest) but under-reported, and we also have had two different organizations look at our site and decide we were worth spending thousands of Euros to fly one of our reporters around the world, on junkets alongside Businessweek, Slate.com, USA Today, et. al. When Sandy returns from her Wikibreak in March, we will begin working on PR.  I think we are moving in the right direction; although I still think we should undergo some integral soul-searching about "What is citizen journalism" "How NPOV and original reporting seemingly contradict each other" and "How do we expand our readership and contributor base, and "Planning for growth and how we will adapt the site (e.g. layout) if we succeed in our goals." We should have a plan waiting to implement if we find ourselves suddenly overwhelmed with contributors and readers.  For instance, what if suddenly 5 stories a day were business, five were Australia-related, and 7 were entertainment-focused, mixed with a variety of other topics, such as sports.  Our current layout would be impossible to maintain, and we should consider developing a multi-dimension site like CNN with the portals taking more responsibility for presenting content.  Things we need to discuss; perhaps via teleconference at Wikimania. --David Shankbone - (talk) 10:55, 1 March 2008 (UTC)

RSS feeds
Someone please add some info on using RSS... I dunno how ;-) but I notice even governments now have RSS feeds of their press releases ... maybe wikinews could even have a built-in aggregator? I'm trying to figure out hwo to get historical data out of these types of feeds, and it looks like there is no way unless you were already aggregating them, so this function (or a link to an external clearing house, wikimedia?) would be great. Simeon (talk) 07:11, 12 May 2009 (UTC)

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British actress Emily Perry dies at 100

February 20, 2008

Emily Perry, a British actress has died at the age of 100.

Born on June 28, 1907 in Torquay, Devon, England, she was known for playing  Madge Allsop, Dame Edna Everage's long-suffering, silent "bridesmaid"; she began playing the role at the age of 80.

Barry Humphries (Dame Edna) said, "It is a great loss to me, she was a close friend."

As an actress in her own right, her filmography is limited to her appearances with Dame Edna, except for a 1995 appearance, in her late eighties, on an episode of Last of the Summer Wine as "Mrs. Broadbent".

She appeared as herself in Night of a Thousand Faces. Prior to gaining fame, Perry spent 25 years running a dancing school for children.

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Joop den Uyl biography reveals Northrop bribe of Prince Bernhard

February 20, 2008 The late Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands was in the 1970s not only bribed by U.S. aircraft company Lockheed, but also by Northrop. This is revealed in Volkskrant-journalist Anet Bleich's biography of former Dutch Prime Minister Joop den Uyl. Den Uyl decided to keep the Northrop bribe quiet to save the Dutch Monarchy another scandal similar to the Lockheed scandal, Bleich states.

Den Uyl covered up the Northrop bribe in 1976 to prevent a law suit against the prince, which could have led to an abdication of Queen Juliana, and a denial of Princess Beatrix to succeed her mother on the throne. During the investigations on the bribe cases Minister of Finance Wim Duisenberg (who would later be the first president of the European Central Bank) visited Beatrix, and "found her quite desperate. Se had the idea that this opened a sewer of which the stench was unbearable. She was the future queen, but started to doubt whether she should do that, and that would have caused a major crisis in the Netherlands".

The Lockheed scandal was never brought to court, although it had consequences for the Prince: he was forced to resign all his military functions. A second scandal would have resulted in official law suit, with all the consequences thereafter.

Rumours that Prince Bernhard not only received US$1.1 million from Lockheed, but also a considerable amount from another competitor for securing the purchase contract for fighter jets, are now confirmed. Northrop paid a total amount of US$750,000 to the Prince in the period until 1973. Bleich bases her conclusions on a secret document that was kept in Den Uyl's personal archives until this day.

Northrop merged with Grumman in 1994 to form Northrop Grumman. Similarly, Lockheed merged with Martin Marietta in 1995, creating Lockheed Martin. On 30 April 1980 Beatrix succeeded her mother to the Dutch throne. Joop den Uyl died on December 24; 1987, Prince Bernhard on December 1, 2004.


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I am confused, there was a big scandal so the Lockheed bribe wasn't covered up, it was the Northrop bribe that was covered up, right? I can't read the sources, so I can't be sure. --SVTCobra 22:30, 20 February 2008 (UTC)
 * The Lockheed bribe was a big scandal, but never got to court. The Northrop bribe was covered up.. Can't find any English sources (yet), sorry... Theo Assen - (talk) 22:34, 20 February 2008 (UTC)
 * That's OK, English sources are not a requirement. I just couldn't do my copy-edit until I understood what was going on, which you have now cleared up. Thanks, --SVTCobra 22:48, 20 February 2008 (UTC)
 * I know, but I allways try to find at least one English source to make the c/e job easier for you guys :D
 * One question: you changed the fact that Beatrix would have denied the throne to that she would have been prevented to succeed Juliana. Actually she could, even if her father would have been taken to court, still become queen. Beatrix decided however, that should there be a law suit against her father she would make the decision not to accept the throne. It was her own choice however. This was for Den Uyl a major motivation to keep the Northrop scandal under his hat, since in case Beatrix should deny the throne a major constitutional crisis would be a fact in the Netherlands... I'm not sure how to put this in the article, but will give it a try. Theo Assen - (talk) 07:03, 21 February 2008 (UTC)
 * I added some more info to the article, hoping the situation is more clear now. I would appreciate you to check it once more. Thanks, Theo Assen - (talk) 07:23, 21 February 2008 (UTC)


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Hello and welcome to Wikinews. Some of your recent contributions have been copies of CNN articles. This is not allowed as it infringes upon the copyright of CNN. Please see the introduction for help on how to get started contributing to this project. Cheers, --SVTCobra 01:14, 21 February 2008 (UTC)

Hi, your latest article also infringes on CNN's copyright. I had to tag it as such. --SVTCobra 02:32, 22 February 2008 (UTC)

As you probably saw, your edit to the weather did produce the desired result. For one, you cannot direct-link images from other websites, and second, that is not how portals are kept up-to-date. --SVTCobra 02:38, 22 February 2008 (UTC)

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Introduction
[Opening music] This is Wikinews News Brief, summarising the current news on [Day] [Date] [Month] 2008 at [HH]:[MM] hours UTC. I’m Nicholas Turnbull.

Events of worldwide notability, military action, disasters etc.
Magnitude 7.5 earthquake strikes Aceh

Malaysian general election 2008 update

Fidel Castro resigns as Cuban president

Non-disastrous local events with notable impact and dead celebrities
Sarkisian wins Armenian presidential elections

Space Shuttle Atlantis completes mission STS-122

British actress Emily Perry dies at 100

McCain, Obama win Wisconsin primary

Business, commerce and academia
Joop den Uyl biography reveals Northrop bribe of Prince Bernhard

Dutch financial institution ING takes impairment charge

Blu-ray prevails in high definition disc war

Arts and culture
2008 Taipei International Book Exhibition: Varied fiction books showed different authoring style

Sports
Dutch tennis player Raemon Sluiter ends his career in Rotterdam tournament National Hockey League news: February 20, 2008

Footer
Thank you very much for joining me, Nicholas Turnbull, for this Wikinews News Brief. [Intro music] Wikinews is a project of the Wikimedia Foundation, and can be accessed at the following URL: http://en.wikinews.org. This recording is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 2.5 Generic License, available at http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5/. Goodbye. [Outro music] [END]


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National Hockey League news: February 21, 2008

February 21, 2008

There were 6 games played in the National Hockey League on February 20, 2008.

Tampa Bay Lightning @ Buffalo Sabres
Chris Gratton scored to give Tampa Bay an early lead. After nearly 40 minutes without a goal, Brad Richards would put the Lightning ahead by two goals 1:03 into the third period. Derek Roy put Buffalo on the scoreboard two minutes later, but the Lightning added to their lead less than a minute after that when Vaclav Prospal beat Ryan Miller. Down 3-1 late in the game, the Sabres needed something to happen, and that something came from #26 Thomas Vanek. He scored three consecutive goals, the first two 36 seconds apart, and the last one, the game winning power play goal, 2:25 into overtime. The Sabres snapped a two game losing streak, and a 7 game losing streak in shootouts. The Sabres out-shot the Lightning 46-25.

San Jose Sharks @ New Jersey Devils
Jonathan Cheechoo, in the closing seconds of San Jose's second power play, put the Sharks on the board early 35 seconds into the second period. Zach Parise tied the score 7:56 into the second, his 24th goal of the season. John Madden gave New Jersey their first lead of the game with 3:04 left in the second period, and Sergei Brylin would increase their lead 1:10 later. Kyle McLaren cut the Devils' lead in half, but despite doubling New Jersey's shots in the final period, couldn't put another past Devils goalie Martin Brodeur. Devils have now won their third straight, and the Sharks lose their fifth straight game.

New York Islanders @ Washington Capitals
Alexander Semin put Washington up early in the game. Brooks Laich picked up a power play goal later in the first period to put the Capitals up by two. Miroslav Satan put the Islanders on the board near the halfway point of the game. Joseph Vasicek scored an unassisted goal 11:09 into the third period to tie the score. In a shootout, Mike Comrie scored the only goal needed for the Islanders to take their fifth straight win, a season high. The Capitals out shot New York 30-19; Rick DiPietro saved 28, most coming after Washington's two goals. Alexander Ovechkin, the current NHL points leader, has not earned a point in his third consecutive game.

Minnesota Wild @ Chicago Blackhawks
The Blackhawks, who were shut out by the Wild in the season opener, finally got to return the favor. Patrick Kane gave Chicago an early 1-0 lead 3:49 into the game. They would put the Wild further behind them with back-to-back goals by David Bolland, his 2nd and 3rd of the season, the first one late in the second period, then again 5:40 into the third. Nikolai Khabibulin stopped all of Minnesota's 38 shots. Chicago wins their 4th of 5 games, while the Wild drop their second in a row. Rene Bourque assisted in both the Bolland goals. Kane, now with 51 points this season, increases his lead as the NHL's rookie points leader, now 2 ahead of Washington's Nicklas Backstrom.

Calgary Flames @ Dallas Stars
Alex Tanguay put the Flames up first, scoring a power play goal in the first period. Niklas Hagman tied the score for Dallas early in the second period. Tanguay, with his second goal of the night, retook the lead for Calgary on a short handed goal 30 seconds into the third period, then Dallas's Mattias Norstrom scored his first goal of the season to retie the score moments later. With 2:27 left in the game, Jarome Iginla scored his 38th goal of the season, the game winner, to give the Flames their second win in a row, and put themselves two points ahead of the Vancouver Canucks, and three points back from Minnesota, the division leader in the Northwest. Dallas lost their second of their past 11 games.

Colorado Avalanche @ Anaheim Ducks
Teemu Selanne scored his second goal of the season in a first period Ducks power play to give them the first lead of the game. Jeff Finger scored for Colorado to tie the score 8:12 through the second period. Andrew Brunette gave the Ducks their first lead of the game later in the period. Rob Niedermayer tied the score for Anaheim, which would send the game into overtime. In a shootout, Corey Perry scored the only shootout goal, which is all Anaheim needed. Jean-Sebastien Giguere stopped 26 goals, plus the three Avalanche shootout attempts, to pick up his fifth win in 6 decisions. Ryan Getzlaf assisted in Selanne's goal, his 45th of the season.

Other news
Detroit Red Wings defenseman Nicklas Lidstrom is expected to be out for three weeks after injuring his knee. Lidstrom, the NHL plus/minus leader with +39, as well as the points leader among defensemen, left Sunday's game in the first period after a hit from Colorado's Ian Laperriere. Stars forward Stu Barnes had eye surgery performed after partially tearing a retina in Saturday's game against Detroit, and is expected to miss a week.

With the trading deadline less than a week away, the Philadelphia Flyers traded defenseman Jim Vandermeer to Calgary for a third-round pick in the 2009 entry draft. Vandermeer, who started the season with Chicago, has 3 goals, 12 assists, and 71 penalty minutes this season.


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Welcome
Thanks for experimenting with Wikinews. Your test worked, and has now been reverted or removed. Please use Sandbox for any other tests you want to do, since testing in articles may disrupt the site's working and will be reverted quickly. , welcome to Wikinews! Please refrain from using content pages for testing. Here are a few good links for newcomers on how to edit Wikinews:

Our key policies - if you read anything, read these! Here a few pointers to help you get to know Wikinews: There are always things to do on Wikinews: By the way, you can sign your name on Talk pages using four tildes ( ~~~~ ), which produces your name and the current date. If you have any questions, you can ask them at the water cooler or to anyone on the Welcommittee, or ask me on my Talk page. Again, welcome! --Jcart1534 - (talk) 03:21, 21 February 2008 (UTC)
 * Neutral point of view - tell every side to a story in a fair and balanced way
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 * Introduction - overview of the site
 * Writing an article - how to write and publish a complete article
 * Content guide - what's suitable for Wikinews
 * Style guide - how an article should look before publishing
 * Contents - the contents page.
 * Existing articles need expanding and checking for spelling and mistakes
 * The front page lead articles often need updating
 * Developing stories need finishing and publishing
 * Discussions need your input
 * And of course, stories need writing!

Blocked for 24 hours
You have been temporarily blocked from editing for vandalism of Wikinews. If you wish to make useful contributions, you may do so after the block expires. DragonFire1024 (Talk to the Dragon) 03:11, 25 February 2008 (UTC)

Blocked
--SVTCobra 01:46, 25 March 2008 (UTC)

You have been blocked
{{blocked|72 hours for vandalising articles and cr
 * Your edit to Bombing of Peshawar Pearl Continental Kills 11 was unhelpful. Although you don't care others do. please keep all opinions to the comments namespace. If you continue this you may get blocked again. Bawolff ☺☻ 02:23, 10 June 2009 (UTC)

blocked...again
You got blocked, as I didn't think this edit was very polite. (In addition to some other less than helpful edits). You've been here before, so you should know how the whole blocked thing works. Bawolff ☺☻ 02:57, 10 June 2009 (UTC)

 * You've been blocked yet again, this time for two weeks, for continuing to disrupt site operation. Tempodivalse [talk]  02:10, 12 June 2009 (UTC)

 * And again, for Apologise. --Killing Vector (talk) 01:20, 13 August 2009 (UTC)

Tempodivalse [talk]  01:34, 16 October 2009 (UTC)

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Welcome
Thanks for experimenting with Wikinews. Your test worked, and has now been reverted or removed. Please use Sandbox for any other tests you want to do, since testing in articles may disrupt the site's working and will be reverted quickly. , welcome to Wikinews! Please refrain from using content pages for testing. Here are a few good links for newcomers on how to edit Wikinews:

Our key policies - if you read anything, read these! Here a few pointers to help you get to know Wikinews: There are always things to do on Wikinews: By the way, you can sign your name on Talk pages using four tildes ( ~~~~ ), which produces your name and the current date. If you have any questions, you can ask them at the water cooler or to anyone on the Welcommittee, or ask me on my Talk page. Again, welcome! --Jcart1534 - (talk) 03:27, 21 February 2008 (UTC)
 * Neutral point of view - tell every side to a story in a fair and balanced way
 * Cite sources - everything in a Wikinews article must be sourced
 * Introduction - overview of the site
 * Writing an article - how to write and publish a complete article
 * Content guide - what's suitable for Wikinews
 * Style guide - how an article should look before publishing
 * Contents - the contents page.
 * Existing articles need expanding and checking for spelling and mistakes
 * The front page lead articles often need updating
 * Developing stories need finishing and publishing
 * Discussions need your input
 * And of course, stories need writing!

Stop
--Jcart1534 - (talk) 03:58, 28 February 2008 (UTC)

Blocked
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Multiuser IP
This IP is used by the South Australian Department of Education Proxy Server. As such it should be blocked permanently from editing -- there are bound to be quite a few vandals in a group of hundreds of teenagers. 203.122.254.24 04:55, 26 May 2008 (UTC)
 * I disagree as there may be many non vandals. Anonymous101  06:05, 26 May 2008 (UTC)

Blocked again
--SVTCobra 00:53, 18 March 2009 (UTC)

You have been blocked ... yet again
♪Tempo di Valse ♪ 02:19, 20 March 2009 (UTC)

Unblock
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US Navy successfully destroys disabled spy satellite

February 21, 2008 The United States Navy has successfully destroyed a crippled spy satellite in a decaying orbit, by intercepting it with a missile. A modified SM-3 missile was launched from the USS Lake Erie at 03:26 GMT this morning, and intercepted the USA-193 satellite around three minutes later. It has been reported that the satellite has broken into around 80 pieces, some of which have already re-entered the Earth's atmosphere. The SM-3 missile was designed to shoot down other missiles, however for this launch, it was modified to act as an anti-satellite weapon (ASAT). This was the first time the US military had used an ASAT since 1985. China, however, destroyed an old orbiting satellite on January 11, 2007.

The satellite, which was known by the designations USA-193 and NRO L-21, was launched in December 2006, by a Delta II rocket. It was believed to have been a new type of spy satellite, however it was reported to have failed within hours of launch. This resulted in it being stranded in a decaying orbit, with a full tank of potentially toxic hydrazine propellant. The officially stated purpose of destroying the satellite was to prevent possible contamination from the hydrazine, and protect public safety should it land in a populated area. Claims that the destruction was politically motivated — to demonstrate to China, who tested an anti-satellite weapon last year — or to ensure that the satellite's classified technology did not survive re-entry and land in a hostile country, have been denied by officials. Officials believe the hydrazine tank has been destroyed, however it will take about a day to confirm this.

The Chinese government, who received criticism from the US government for shooting down one of their own satellites last year, have claimed the satellite's destruction represents "possible harm to outer space security". Bryan Whitman, a spokesman for the US government replied that destroying the satellite was "about reducing the risk to human life on Earth, nothing more".


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Comments:US Navy successfully destroys disabled spy satellite

at least we know our missiles work

-Lets face it, we all know that is the main reason they did this, testing their accursed missiles. How hypocritical, to criticise China shooting down a satellite, then having the gaul to say they are "saving" lives.

Assuming the conspiracy theories aren't true. I wonder what the hell kind of sattelite it was. But the thing that gets me is, if it was toxic.....wouldn't blowing it up mid-air be more troublesome? Fephisto - (talk) 14:59, 21 February 2008 (UTC)
 * Not when it's in outer space, there isn't any air and it would all just fall back to Earth harmlessly and burn up since it's a liquid and it's the size of rice grains, inside the atmosphere would be a problem however. --TUFKAAP - (talk) 15:39, 21 February 2008 (UTC)
 * The video suggests an explosion. With a non-explosive warhead like the ones their ABMs possess, like the SM-3, there is no way an explosion that big could be created without releasing the hydrazine.  And in the vacuum at that altitude, the remaining hydrazine and its byproducts would dissipate rapidly, resulting in no danger to Earth. --Kitch - (talk) 18:40, 21 February 2008 (UTC)
 * Maybe I should look up what hydrazine is before making comments like that. Fephisto - (talk) 16:12, 22 February 2008 (UTC)

Just a copy of an earlier comment from an earlier article
Grow up US.

The US is once again acting like a spoilt child. Early last year they were 'concerned' when China did exactly what they are proposing to do now. The US needs to stop making up one set of rules for themselves and another for everyone else, and accept that they are no longer the only 'big kid on the block'. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 122.49.181.37 (talk) 03:00, 17 February 2008 (UTC)

20 Bucks say the US liberated your country. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.229.35.146 (talk) 18:15, 17 February 2008 (UTC)

Uh...

We didn't know about the what China did until a week later. The U.S., on the other hand, has given quite a bit of ahead notice.

I say China should do some growing up, considering their hypocritical complaints about this shoot-down. (24.98.235.224 00:41, 21 February 2008 (UTC))

(168.28.49.190 16:13, 21 February 2008 (UTC))

 * As an aside, what where the reasons for China shooting down their weather satellite, other than it being old?; I mean the U.S. was willing to admit their expensive spy satellite malfunctioned almost immediately (just hours after launch), which is rather embarrassing in my opinion. I don't see how admitting that a new satellite died could be used politically against China. It is stated in this articles that most of the resulting debris fell to earth. Did the debris from China's satellite follow the same fate, or are there still many pieces in orbit? (168.28.49.190 16:23, 21 February 2008 (UTC))

 * The U.S. military likely knew about China's anti-sat test as soon as it happened. NORAD keeps track of all objects in orbit around Earth, including space junk.  They would know very quickly if something is destroyed, even if the object is inert. --Kitch - (talk) 21:51, 22 February 2008 (UTC)

China and "outer space security"
To the commentor above complaining... this is an entirely different situation. The satellite destroyed by the United States posed a danger to Earth, and at the very least its destruction posed no danger to anything else in orbit. China paid no regard to anything when it did its test a year ago, destroying a weather satellite at a height of 500 miles. The debris from that could easily harm the International Space Station, the Hubble Space Telescope, or any of a host of objects currently in low-earth orbit. Hell, it could easily jeopardize future Shenzhou manned flights--did China think of that? China is a hypocrite when it claims it is concerned about "outer space security". --Kitch - (talk) 17:17, 21 February 2008 (UTC)

Another stunning victory for the UNITED STATES OF AMERICA!!!!!!!
Wait, what? It was already disabled? Doh!

And it was our OWN satellite? Doh!

And it really wasn't a threat anyway?! DOHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH -161.88.255.240 18:04, 21 February 2008 (UTC)

 * I love idiots who say stupid things and don't have the balls to have an account and identify themselves. --Kitch - (talk) 18:36, 21 February 2008 (UTC)
 * We love you too. I guess. Sorry for any offense caused by my stupidity, expression thereof, being a eunuch, or anonymity. -161.88.255.240 19:22, 21 February 2008 (UTC)

 * I have to say this, as someone else who doesn't have a wikinews account: well played. (24.98.235.224 02:23, 23 February 2008 (UTC))

taxes
The US Navy once again flamboyantly demonstrates it's military capabilities in this sector. How much money is being spent? The taxpayers must know. - kjinnra_nemesis

'guns dont kill people, people kill people' this, ladies and gentlemen, is wrong. Guns, knives, bombs and missiles kill people. Get rid of them, spend the money on food and therapy for the kids who feel the only way out is by maiming and killing their fellow pupils. Maybe then the american psyche will be less violent. - kjinnra_nemesis

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Explosions target ethnic Albanians in Croatia

February 21, 2008

Pula, Croatia - Blasts destroyed two vans owned by ethnic Albanian shop owners at two different locations in Pula, a city in the Croatian region of Istria. There were no injuries in the explosions and there was no responsibility attributed.

Relatives of the shop owners attributed the explosions to the present situation regarding the declaration of independence of Kosovo. There are some 2,000 ethnic Albanians in Istria.


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Talk:US Navy successfully destroys disabled spy satellite

I just noticed an inconsistency. This article says that the US last used an anti-satellite weapon in 1979 while the article here: http://en.wikinews.org/wiki/China_shoots_down_weather_satellite_with_ballistic_missile says that the US last used one in 1985.

Also, I find it implausible that the Chinese satellite broke in at least 40 000 pieces while the US satellite broke in 80. I don't know how this could be verified though... Dex Stewart - (talk) 17:00, 21 February 2008 (UTC)
 * Thanks for spotting that. I'd put the satellite's launch date, not the ASAT's launch date, in by mistake. Corrected.
 * I think I could probably provide references for both interceptions if needed. It is probably related to the size and construction of the satellites, and the nature of the interceptions.
 * --GW_SimulationsUser Page 18:08, 21 February 2008 (UTC)
 * The news video I got from CNN says 80 "debris fields", not individual pieces of debris. --Kitch - (talk) 18:34, 21 February 2008 (UTC)


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Sigh
Here we go again... -161.88.255.240 17:59, 21 February 2008 (UTC)

sob
Do this people really want to repeat History again. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.229.35.146 (talk) 01:31, 22 February 2008 (UTC)

Serbs, Croats, and Albanians
oh no! Drama and more drama! Serbs, Croats and Albanians please CALM DOWN already and stop throwing tantrums like a 2-year-old! 204.52.215.107 07:18, 22 February 2008 (UTC)


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John McCain denies romantic relationship with lobbyist

February 21, 2008

United States Presidential candidate John McCain (R-AZ) has denied that he had a romantic relationship with a female telecommunications (Vickie Iseman) lobbyist and stated the suggestion that he displayed favoritism for her clients is "not true."

The denial follows a report in Thursday's New York Times that cited former advisors who believed McCain's relationship with the lobbyist had become sexual.

"I'm very disappointed in the article. It's not true," the likely Republican Party presidential nominee said as his wife, Cindy, stood beside him during a news conference called to address the matter.

"I've served this nation honorably for more than half a century," said McCain, a four-term Arizona senator and former Navy pilot. "At no time have I ever done anything that would betray the public trust."

"I intend to move on," he added so as to not have to answer more questions.

The New York Times quoted anonymous aides as saying they had urged McCain and Iseman to stay away from each other prior to his failed presidential campaign in 2000. In its own follow-up story, The Washington Post quoted John Weaver, who split with McCain last year, as saying he met with lobbyist Iseman and urged her to steer clear of McCain.

But McCain said he was unaware of any such conversation, and denied that his aides ever tried to talk to him about his interactions with Iseman.

"I never discussed it with John Weaver. As far as I know, there was no necessity for it," McCain said. "I don't know anything about it," he added. "John Weaver is a friend of mine. He remains a friend of mine. But I certainly didn't know anything of that nature."

"More importantly, my children and I not only trust my husband, but know that he would never do anything to not only disappoint our family, but disappoint the people of America. He's a man of great character," Cindy McCain said.

The couple smiled nervously throughout the questioning at a Toledo, Ohio hotel.

"We think the story speaks for itself," Times executive editor Bill Keller said in a written statement Thursday. "On the timing, our policy is we publish stories when they are ready."

McCain's remaining rival for the Republican nomination, former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee, called McCain "a good decent honorable man" and said he accepted McCain's response.

"I've campaigned now on the same stage or platform with John McCain for 14 months. I only know him to be a man of integrity," Huckabee said in Houston, Texas. "Today he denied any of that was true. I take him at his word. For me to get into it is completely immaterial."

The published reports said McCain and Iseman each denied having a sexually-oriented relationship. Neither story asserted that there was a sexually-oriented relationship and offered no evidence that there was, reporting only that aides worried about the appearance of McCain having close ties to a lobbyist with business before the Senate Commerce Committee on which McCain served.

One of McCain's senior advisers, Charlie Black, told CNN that the campaign first learned in October (2007) the paper was working on a story about McCain's relationship with Iseman.

He said that information and documents provided to the paper disputes suggestions McCain tried to use his influence to help Iseman.

Black further said The New York Times is a liberal newspaper that was printing "rumors and gossip" to arrive at a harder truth, described as a humble attack on the conservative McCain.

"He doesn't do favors for anyone," Black said of McCain.


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Comments:Victims of torture among detainees facing death penalty in Guantanamo

Home of the brave...land of the free.

If I were an american, I'd be ashamed. As it is, I'm worried.


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Comments:Serbian ambassador recalled from U.S. after recognition of Kosovo

SCREW YOU SERBIA
2 million albanians and only 12,000 serbians?!?!? Kosovo belongs to the albanians of the reigon and Serbia has no right to hinder its independance! Long live Kosovo!

 * Might does not make right -- go back to Albania! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 129.215.2.52 (talk) 01:47, 24 April 2008 (UTC)

Russia is now threatening to pounce
This is getting a bit ridiculous. If I remember my history right, Serb hissy fits and powerful-nation overreactions to them started the First World War. Is that what we want? Russia and the USA getting their sabers worked up over this? There are more important things to worry about than silly Serb and Kosovar nationalism, such as climate change and methane hydrate catastrophe. 204.52.215.107 13:07, 22 February 2008 (UTC)

Bull
The previous post is what is ridiculous. And, the "screw you Serbia" comment at the top of the page speaks volumes.

What is happening in Kosovo is illegal and very important for the world. Posting black propaganda about Serbia all over Wikipedia is a waste of everyone's time. One can counter the post above with the fact that Serb's fought with the Allies in World War II.

The present issue is not about what happened in World War I or II. It's about whether Albanians should be allowed to take Kosovo.


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Belgrade: demonstration against independent Kosovo escalates into riots

February 21, 2008

In Serbia's capital Belgrade protesters have broken into the United States embassy, and have set fire to an office, which is now extinguished. The break-in followed massive protests against Kosovo's independence that was declared last Sunday. A couple of hundreds of thousands protested in front of the parliament building in Belgrade when masked attackers broke into the building and tried to throw office-furniture out the windows. Estimations of a number of protesters vary between 150.000 and 2 millions.

Around 18:00, after the relay, a couple hundred rioters went to Kneza Milosa Street where the US embassy is located. At 18:15 they demolished a part of the embassy and burned it. They also attacked the Croatian embassy, which is around 100 meters from the US embassy on the same street. Around 19:00 police came and clashed with the rioters using tear gas. Riots were all over downtown Belgrade. As of 22:00 the situation was under control but there are still some riots in other streets.

The tear gas polluted a couple blocks, about 350 meters up to Vračar hill.

The nearby Croatian embassy was also attacked. Rocks were thrown at the Canadian embassy building. This could be due to the fact that Canada has not said yet if it recognises Kosovo. Embassies of Turkey, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Belgium, United Kingdom and Germany were also attacked.

One person was found dead at the ground floor of US embassy, around 150 people were injured, including 35 policemen. Around 100 rioters were arrested.

Dirk-Jan Visser, a photo-reporter for the Dutch newspaper NRC Handelsblad was attacked by rioters. People helped him escape, and he has been taken into hospital with broken bones. He is expected to be kept in hospital until the next day. Ambulances and medical cars were called to the scene to help injured people and protesters, some cars were attacked.

Andrey Fyodorov and Andrey Pavlov, journalists of Russia Today, were also heavily attacked during the riots.

Two McDonald's restaurants on squares Terazije and Slavija were attacked. The restaurant on Slavija has been heavily damaged. Kiosks, stores and banks were robbed all over the centre of Belgrade. The protesters tried to attack radio/television station B92 but police had the scene under control.

"As long as we live, Kosovo is Serbia," Prime Minister Vojislav Kostunica told the crowd from a stage in front of the old Yugoslav parliament building in Belgrade, "We're not alone in our fight. President Putin is with us". A huge banner reading "Kosovo is Serbia" draped the front of the building.

In Washington, State Department spokesman Sean McCormack called out to the Serbian government to protect the U.S. Embassy. He said the U.S. ambassador was at his home and was in contact with U.S. officials.

The United States was one of the first countries, with the United Kingdom, France and Germany to recognize Kosovo as an independent state. Serbia however regards Kosovo as a province and is backed up in this by Russia, China and numerous other countries, including some European Union member states. Kosovo is 90% ethnic Albanian, with in the north a minority of ethnic Serbians. Belgrade has, however, not been in control over the Kosovo area since 1999, when United Nations took control.

High representative of the Serbian Radical Party, Aleksandar Vucic, said that "those who provoked Serbian people are equally responsible for destruction as rioters are." President of Serbia Boris Tadic and President of the National Assembly Oliver Dulic and other ministers called on peace.


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Couldn't have come at a better time
This is actually helpful for McCain. Not one of his supporter is gonna believe this story anyway, and he can portray himself as a victim of the evil liberal media. Nothing unites conservatives better than some good old New York Times-bashing. --+Deprifry+ 20:31, 21 February 2008 (UTC)

 * I don't think this is going to stop him. Just something to feed the people in between primaries. - Conman33 —Preceding unsigned comment added by Conman33 (talk • contribs) 20:57, 21 February 2008 (UTC)

Now is your chance, Chuck Norris!
Kick him while he's down! Huckabee forever! -161.88.255.240 20:37, 21 February 2008 (UTC)

Huckabee Still stays strong!
Not a big fan of Mike Huckabee. But now I think he may have a chance to pull off a couple of states in the primaries. As for John Mccain he needs to quit being so impulsive. 20:43, 21 February 2008 (UTC)

someone needs to remove the innuendo from this article

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Several earthquakes shake Nevada

February 21, 2008 Several small earthquakes have been reported near Wells, Nevada after a large magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck the region at 6:16 a.m. PST (UTC-8).

The 6.0 quake, centered 12 miles (19 kilometers) from Wells had a depth of 5.6 miles (9 km) and caused at least 25 buildings to collapse. Damage to other buildings and windows was also reported, and at least two water mains were ruptured. Several cars were hit by bricks as they fell off buildings. One person was hospitalized for a broken arm, but no other injuries were reported.

At least 30 aftershocks ranging from a magnitude 2.0 to 4.0 have been reported since the early morning quake. The quake could be felt as far away as California, Idaho and Utah.

Officials in Nevada are currently inspecting roads and dams in the region for damage. FEMA is also on their way to the area to help in the inspections.

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Steve Wright found guilty of murdering five women in Suffolk, England

February 21, 2008 Steve Wright has today, at Ipswich Crown Court, been convicted of the murders of five women found dead around the Suffolk town in England in December 2006. Tania Nicol, Gemma Adams, Anneli Alderton, Paula Clennell and Annette Nicholls all worked as sex workers in the area.

The first body, that of Gemma Adams, was found on December 2. She had been reported missing on November 15. Tania Nicol, reported missing on October 30, was found December 8, approximately two miles away. On December 10, the body of Anneli Alderton was spotted by a motorist in woodland near to the village of Nacton.

The bodies of Paula Clennell and Annette Nicholls were found near the village of Levington on December 12.

Steve Wright was identified as a suspect after DNA evidence was found linking him to the murders. He was arrested on December 19 and charged two days later.

Following the conviction, Detective Chief Superintendent Stewart Gull who led the investigation said that, "These appalling crimes left a community, a county and a nation in a state of profound shock."

"Today’s verdicts demonstrate how the combination of traditional police work and information from the public, coupled with cutting edge DNA science, can be so effective in today’s crime investigations."

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Talk:Belgrade: demonstration against independent Kosovo escalates into riots

Dutch journalist
One Dutch journalist was attacked by young rioters. Some older people around helped him to escape. He has broken bones and he will be kept into hospital at least one day. --millosh (talk) 21:15, 21 February 2008 (UTC)

Calling on peace and so on...
President of Serbia, Boris Tadic, president of national assembly Oliver Dulic and a couple of ministers called on peace. High representative of Serbian Radical Party, Aleksandar Vucic, said that "those who provoked Serbian people are equally responsible for destruction as rioters are". --millosh (talk) 21:18, 21 February 2008 (UTC)

Injured
Around 80 people were injured, including 15 policemen. Interventions of the medical teams were all over the Belgrade downtown. Some medical cars were also attacked. --millosh (talk) 21:23, 21 February 2008 (UTC)

Attacks on McDonnald's
McDonald's restaurants on squares Terazije and Slavija were attacked, too. Restaurant on Slavija is heavily damaged. --millosh (talk) 21:28, 21 February 2008 (UTC)

According to Russian television "24 hours"...
Rioters are football clubs fans under alcohol. Police got order to fire if necessary. --millosh (talk) 21:34, 21 February 2008 (UTC)

Robberies
A number of kiosks and stores were robbed all over the center of Belgrade. --millosh (talk) 21:36, 21 February 2008 (UTC)

Tear gas
Police attacked rioters with a huge amounts of tear gas. Heavy pollution with tear gas was affected a couple of blocks (100-200 meters, but I'll take a look at Google Earth for the exact distance) up on Vracar hill. --millosh (talk) 21:38, 21 February 2008 (UTC)
 * Distance is around 350 meters. --millosh (talk) 21:46, 21 February 2008 (UTC)

More on robberies
A number of foreign banks were attacked, too. --millosh (talk) 21:40, 21 February 2008 (UTC)

A part of chronology

 * 17:00 meeting beguns
 * 18:00 meeting ends
 * 18:00 attacked Turkish embassy
 * 18:15 attacked US and Croatian embassy
 * 19:00 police intervention with a lot of tear gas
 * up to 22:00 riots all over the Belgrade's downtown
 * around 22:00 situation under control, but rioters are still in small streets

So, this is the main timeline. --millosh (talk) 22:00, 21 February 2008 (UTC)

Attack on B92
Rioters tried to attack media house B92, too; but a lot of police were around it. --millosh (talk) 22:02, 21 February 2008 (UTC)

My son,we didnt try to attack them,we gave up around SIV and Usce...If we really wanted to attack them,B92 would be destroyed

A ti pizda ti materina nemoj da siris lazi i pljujes svoju zemlju,jel te to Natasa Kandic placa mamu ti jebem siptarsku —Preceding unsigned comment added by 77.105.21.11 (talk) 02:27, 22 February 2008 (UTC)

Note also...
... That some informations I didn't copied from IRC. Please do that, too. --millosh (talk) 22:04, 21 February 2008 (UTC)

IRC notes
not only us embassy was under fire embassy of croatia OR some building near the embassy was also, other embassies were attacked  millosh: do you know which embassies? there are more then 80 injured turkish they said the canadian embassy was also attacked the name of the meeting was "Kosovo is Serbia" yes canadian embassy, too, but not so hard like us and croatian also attack on us embassy was the stronges strongest so... there are a lot of robberies all over the city all over the center of the city there are b92 images  yeah  search fro belgrade  or belgrade protest just a moment, i'll give to you a link see this: http://www.b92.net/info/vesti/index.php?yyyy=2008&mm=02&dd=21&nav_category=640&nav_id=285912 there is youtube movie, also it is in serbian, but you may see images and youtube clip http://www.b92.net/info/galerija/ this is gallery http://www.b92.net/eng/gallery/ gallery in english so after the meeting which was lasted between 17 and 18 (i think) demonstrants came to US embassy and started with attacks police came at 19 around 19 fire brigade (i am not sure for the word in english for persons who deal with fire) came at 19:30 (note that time is GMT+1) after 20 police pushed demonstrants up to the street of Kralja Milana (street where us embassy is Kneza Milosa) mcdonald's on square Slavija is vandalized, too a little house (for guardian) of UK embassy is destroyed, too a lot of kiosks in the belgrade downtown are robbed and a lot of stores http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H-7766fZ_pU this is when demonstrants tried to attack B92 b92 is media house news again police had to make actions at 10 places around 21 15 minutes ago was a clash between demonstrants and police in the downtown the main street in belgrade, "Knez Mihailova", is robbed and destroyed (ok destroyed is too hard word) but... whatever, i think you know what did i mean  The CBC said it started as a "peaceful rally"  but then it was attacked mcdonald's on sqare Slavija was totally demolished only three persons left in hospital (more then 80 are injured) after president tadic, president of national assembly called on peace president of national assembly is Oliver Dulic yes some journalist attacked us or uk riots are still going on i heard again firing of tear gas (probably)  any riots in kosovo  against the decleration? yes  any riots in kosovo  for the decleration? no against declaration on the north of kosovo today and last couple of days http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dxwwvc9zz7I&feature=user  Beograd -- Stotine nasilnih demonstranata nakon zavrÅ¡etka mitinga napalo ameriÄ$B9L(Bu i hrvatsku ambasadu. U 19:13 intervenisala policija?   http://www.flickr.com/search/?q=Serbia&s=rec the most of violent rioters are football fans dutch journalist attacked b92 says, too probably some of rioters they had to go in embassy through the first floor (i think it is the second floor in anglo-saxon notation) and i think that some of them were not possible to go out when fire broke ground floor of us embassy has anti-terrorist protection ok, this is it... i think that you have all of the data i have to go now... to find a way how to back to the house i'll try to make some photos

 * Probably already been answered on IRC, but "fire brigade" is understandable and British/Commonwealthy. The United States uses "fire department", I think "Fire Service" is the Israeli term. Probably a list of the distribution of names somewhere. Anyway, nice 1sthand reporting. I hope that, in the unlikely chance, if I am near something newsworthy, I'll be able to return the favor to the site. 68.39.174.238 03:47, 22 February 2008 (UTC)


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Hello, may I ask, what is the purpose of the information you added to Talk:Nazi hunter Simon Wiesenthal dead at 96? --SVTCobra 22:47, 21 February 2008 (UTC)

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Comments:Belgrade: demonstration against independent Kosovo escalates into riots

Hope it won't turn into an other war like Bosnia

 * Today's Serbia has no power. Wake me up when they protest in Pristina. --Kitch - (talk) 23:42, 21 February 2008 (UTC)

 * Not in Pristina certainly, but by looking at the demographic map, it looks like it's bound to be trouble in some parts of Kosovo very soon. 85.140.220.221 08:49, 22 February 2008 (UTC)

Rowdy drunk European yobs
What do you expect from a bunch of rowdy drunk euroyobs anyhow? 204.52.215.107 07:16, 22 February 2008 (UTC)

TRUTH INVERSION
'''Some parts of the article are false and they are miss leading! The real and only truth is that president of the Liberal Democratic Party ČEDOMIR JOVANOVIĆ is behind the vandal demonstration and the attacks on 21.02.2008. He and his men are USA and Albanian lobbyists’ and allays! USA government equals EVIL equals VIOLENCE

Serbs Concerned About Kosovars Protecting Minority Rights in Kosovo??
I read the story line and couldn't decide to get angry or laugh. Of all people...the Serbs worried about minority rights....Is this the same country that just 9 years ago was going about it business in Kosovo doing something called "ethnic cleansing"?? Should I be angry they would declare something as ignorant as this or should I just laugh at a certain level of ignorance on their part or do they actually believe what their government did was correct. As I understand it, Kosovo has about 95% Albanian/Muslim residents. Even our country with Quebec has less then that percentage and if they overwhelmingly voted for independance, we would give it to them. I do not think we would murder and purge the French right out of Canada. The Serbian people who are obviously racist and intolerant, rather then finding a peaceful way to work together with their fellow human beings, need a lesson in tolerance and understanding without the use of military intervention. It is the people including innocent children who suffer, not the politicians. Murder and genocide in line with ethnic cleansing is not the answer. The Serbs should look deep into themselves and seek out forgivness for what happened, rather then continue to generate hate and intolerance. They need to move with the world and seek peace and harmony. Everone would feel good then.... —Preceding unsigned comment added by 156.34.58.42 (talk) 03:15, 16 June 2008 (UTC)


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Pakistan opposition parties form coalition

February 21, 2008

Pakistan's two major opposition parties, the Pakistan Peoples Party and the Pakistan Muslim League (N), have announced they will work together to form a new government after defeating allies of President Pervez Musharraf in Monday's parliamentary elections.

The leaders of the two parties, former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif of the Pakistan Muslim League, and Benazir Bhutto's husband Asif Ali Zardari of the PPP, made the announcement today at a joint press conference. "We have agreed on a common agenda. We will work together to form a government together," said Sharif. A smaller opposition party, the Awami National Party, will also be helping the new government, according to the party leaders.

"The future of democracy is within our grasp," Zardari said. "We will strengthen the parliament, we will strengthen democracy, we will work together for Pakistan. We will make a stronger Pakistan."

Zadari says the parties have agreed "in principle" to join together, although details of the agreement have not yet been finalized and remain unclear. "Governance is a serious business," Zadari said, "and everything cannot be decided at a two-hour meeting. We will be meeting again off and on."

The two leaders did not mention any plans to impeach Musharraf from office, which would require a two-thirds majority in Parliament. But Zadari seemed to indicate that "pro-Musharraf forces" would not be included in the coalition. "I don't believe pro-Musharraf forces exist," he said.

One thing the parties have already agreed on is the reinstatement of judges fired by Musharraf during the state of emergency last November. "In principle there's no disagreement on restoration of the judiciary. We will work on the modalities in parliament," said Sharif.

One of the displaced judges is Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudary, who remains under house arrest in Islamabad. Pakistani lawyers protested his arrest in the capital and other major cities. Through smuggled cell phones, Chaudary spoke to the protesters, telling them, "Victory is not far off now." Police threw tear gas at the protesters, some of whom were hurling stones and burning effigies of the president.

The Pakistan Peoples Party won 88 seats and the Pakistan Muslim League (N) won 66 in the 272-member National Assembly. The pro-Musharraf Pakistan Muslim League only won 40 seats, thus losing their majority in Parliament.