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January 25, 2010 Sales of previously owned homes in the US fell at the fastest rate ever recorded last December, according to data from the National Association of Realtors (NAR).

According to the association, existing home sales fell 16.7% last month, to an annual rate of 5.45 million, the largest crash since 1968. The figure was less than the 5.90 million units, or an eleven percent drop, predicted by most analysts.

Sales of homes went up for the entire of 2009 to 5.156 million units, or 4.9% for the year, and prices dropped from 2008 by 12.4%.

NAR chief economist Lawrence Yun described the figures as being "probably the largest annual drop since the Great Depression". He said that "the market is going through a period of swings driven by the tax credit. We're likely to have another surge in the spring. Job creation is the key to a continued recovery in the second half of the year."

Pierre Ellis, a senior economist for Decision Economics in New York, commented on the figures, saying: "The drop in home sales is the payback for the acceleration of sales that occurred with the original first-time home buyers tax credit. [...] There is an issue as to whether the decline represents a fundamental weakening."

"The housing market continues to face significant headwinds, including high unemployment, record delinquencies and foreclosures, the specter of rising mortgage rates as the Fed's [mortgage-backed securities] purchase programs comes to a close in late March, and tight credit," Omair Sharif, an economist for RBS Securities, noted.

"Still, the resale market showed resilience in the second half of 2009, and the expansion and extension of the tax credit to April 30 could boost purchases during the spring selling season," he said.

"We’ll see a pickup in existing home sales in the next couple of months as people take advantage of the tax-credit extension", economist Adam York of Wells Fargo Securities LLC in Charlotte, North Carolina claimed. He fore-casted a pace of 5.4 million. He said that there were unlikely to be buyers of homes, despite the fact that the U.S. was "past the bottom."

All four regions of the country saw a decline in sales. In the Northeast, sales fell 19.5 percent, in the Midwest, they plunged 25.8 percent. The South, the country's largest region, saw a 16.3% decline, while in the West, sales waned by 4.8%.

US stocks fell slightly after the announcement, but went back up later in the day.


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48 whales beached in New Zealand

January 25, 2010 Authorities have said that 48 whales near Christchurch, New Zealand were beached yesterday. Fifteen of them died, although the other 33 were re-floated out to sea, according to a conservation official.

The pilot whales beached themselves at Port Levy on South Island, but dozens of volunteers helped to try and get them back out to the open water out of the inlet, which is muddy and shallow. An alarm was called out at about 06.30 local time.

This is the third mass stranding on the country's coast this summer; 125 pilot whales died in the two other beachings earlier, and another 43 were re-floated out to the ocean.

"It's a very, very shallow bay in Port Levy, very muddy, so whether they were chasing food and got caught in the shallows, we don't know," remarked department community relations manager Grant Campbell to the Associated Press. "We thought everything was OK, we checked them in the boat and then we woke up this morning and saw a whole lot on the beach here."

Campbell also commented that the whales were up to five metres (seventeen feet) long, and some of the calves were between a metre and a metre and a half (three to five feet) long.

"We really just stood with them and as the tide came in and started floating, we were just able to push them out and away they went," said a local, Ted Haowden, as quoted by United Press International.

Locals are expected to bury the dead whales this afternoon. According to Campbell, autopsies will be performed on two of the fifteen dead whales.

Whales are frequently stranded on the beaches of New Zealand each summer, as they travel en route from Antarctica to breeding grounds. Scientists don't know why the whales become stranded.

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Interview: PRS, the UK's music royalty collection society

January 26, 2010 PRS for Music is the UK's music royalty collection society tasked with working on behalf of copyright holders, specifically authors and music publishers. Founded in 1914, the PRS is a non-profit organisation with 350,000 UK businesses holding PRS licenses. The society works in conjunction with PPL which collects fees on behalf of the copyright holders of the actual recording. So, if a cover version of a song is played on UK radio, PRS collect a fee on behalf of the original writer and publisher, whilst PPL collect a fee on behalf of the record company of the cover. In a recent Wikinews interview, Paul Campbell, founder of Amazing Radio, an unsigned UK radio station, lambasted PRS for their "barmy standard contract" and their outdated equipment. That interview can be found here.

Wikinews reporter Tristan Thomas interviews PRS, following up on Campbell and others' criticism as well as finding out about future plans.

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Firstly, thank you for the time in doing this interview.

'''Last year, you were involved in a high profile dispute with YouTube. Can you briefly explain to our audience what that was all about and the final outcome of it?'''

PRS for Music was the first collecting society in the world to license the YouTube service, meaning if music videos were watched online then our members – who created them – would receive a small royalty payment. When we went to renew the licence that YouTube held we couldn’t agree as to how much should be paid and exactly what should be covered within it. We believed that music had become a much larger part of the YouTube service and that YouTube/Google should reflect the increased use of our members' creative talent in the amount they paid.

The great thing is that we kept talking to YouTube throughout the dispute and managed to reach an agreement in September which meant that the videos could be accessed again by UK YouTube users and that our 65,000 songwriter, composer and music publisher members would be paid.

How many artists do you represent and how much did you collect during 2009 for them?

We represent 65,000 songwriters, composers and music publishers. We haven’t released our 2009 figures yet but in 2008 we collected over £600m for them. The main sources of revenue come from recorded media (CDs, DVDs etc), international use, public performance use and use in television, radio and online. '''Paul Campbell in a recent interview with us said the following: "PRS has a barmy standard contract for using their members' music online. It requires us to pay them a fixed percentage of ALL revenue from that website – whether or not the revenue is derived from their members' work. So if we had 100,000 songs from non-PRS artists on amazingtunes.com, and one song from a PRS artist, we'd have to pay them a percentage of the revenue from ALL 100,000 songs. I.e., we'd have to take money out of the pockets out of non-PRS artists to pay to PRS. That would be immoral." How do you respond to that?'''

Anyone using music in a commercial way – such as a radio station – is required to obtain the permission of those that created the music. This could be numerous writers, publishers and a record label for each song, possibly in different countries around the world. By obtaining a PRS for Music and PPL licence in the UK you are ensuring you have those permissions for over 10million musical works. Obviously much of the music used on radio comes from non-UK writers who may not be members of PRS for Music. Radio and television stations give us almost 100% accurate reports of their music use through their own playlists; this data then enables organisations such as ours to work out who should be paid and how much. PRS for Music has 144 agreements in place with similar societies around the world, resulting in us representing almost 2 million writers worldwide. If French, American, Spanish, Australian or any other writer’s music is used we will pay the respective societies so they can pay their members.

Similarly a writer of musician may be 'unsigned' by that doesn’t mean that they shouldn't earn from their music when it is used by others. Many bands, writers and performers are currently unsigned but by being members of PRS for Music they ensure that they can begin earning vital royalties that allow them to continue with their musical career.

How does the PRS ensure that artists outside the UK are properly compensated when their music is used within the UK, such as Thai or Chinese restaurants paying their PRS dues and exclusively using music which is from outside Europe?

As mentioned before PRS for Music has agreements in place in over 90 countries around the world to ensure that when music is used the right creators are rewarded. The system – built up over the last century – works both ways and when UK music is used internationally, PRS for Music receives royalties from foreign societies so we can pay our members. In 2008 £139.8m was collected from UK music use abroad, with the UK being one of only a few net exporters of music in the world.

'''There have been a few cases in which PRS have been forced to apologise, exemplified by the threat of prosecution and a fine towards "singing granny" Sandra Burt, a shelf-stacker who sung to herself whilst stacking shelves. How has PRS moved forward from these incidents in order to ensure they do not happen again?'''

If we have made mistakes we will of course put our hands up and say so. For example when we were approached about the Sandra Burt case – by a journalist incidentally and not Sandra – we did give out slightly incorrect advice, although the questions were a little ambiguous. Once we realised our mistake we contacted Sandra to explain that she wouldn’t need a licence to sing to her customers and offered our sincere apologies. As an organisation we are very quick to admit where we get things wrong and ensure they are put right. We’re proud of our record with our customers and currently have 350,000 businesses choosing to use music in the UK.

To put the complaints in context we have only have 1 for approximately every 5,000 customer contacts we make. This is an exceptionally low ratio and there are many firms who would be envious of a record like this. During 2009 our complaints fell by 50% and we appointed an independent ombudsmen who could handle any complaints if they were not resolved internally. As of January 2010 no complaints have needed to be passed on to the ombudsmen.

How does the PRS work with musicians who are not signed to major labels, may make music available for download via their own websites or MySpace, and do not have the financial resources to protect their copyright?

Many of the PRS for Music membership is not signed to a major record label and we represent creators from all genres of music in the UK and abroad. By joining PRS for Music, which only costs £10 deferred to your first royalty payment, you ensure you can begin earning royalties whenever your music is played, performed or reproduced. We have worked hard to license such sites as YouTube, MySpace, Spotify and Sky Songs to name a selection to ensure our members can be rewarded when their work is used.

Our membership team also work hard to support our creators holding showcase events, offering advice of how to get their music used as well as legal and financial advice.

Finally, what future plans do you have as an organisation in order to further protect and enhance your members work as new technologies emerge over the next few years?

PRS for Music will continue to be at the forefront of licensing new digital and online services to ensure creators are paid. We aim to get the balance right to ensure new products and music services can launch and develop, but that also they pay for the music they use.

The music industry is changing and the way we use music is continually changing (it always has) but we’ll still be at the forefront enabling people to use music whenever they want, and rewarding those that have created that music.

'''Thank you for taking the time out for this interview. Good luck for 2010.'''


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Gordon Brown: Extra troops for Afghanistan, Yemen security the focus for int'l conference

January 25, 2010

British prime minister Gordon Brown said in his monthly news conference today that a conference on the war in Afghanistan and another on security concerns in Yemen, due to take place over two one-day sessions in London this week, will announce an expansion of the British military presence in Afghanistan.

Brown says that the conference on Thursday will outline projections on forces and training for Afghan soldiers and military police, with the ultimate objective of British forces leaving as soon as the Afghan forces are able to provide their own security. He said that "[t]he London conference will be attended by President Karzai, the U.N. Secretary General Ban, 60 nations will be represented. We will be announcing new figures from NATO forces and for Afghan forces in the time to come and we will be focusing on how the political and civilian surge that we plan in Afghanistan can match and compliment the military surge that is taking place." United States general Stanley McChrystal, the head of the NATO forces in Afghanistan, also believes that an increase in troop levels could result in the negotiation of peace with the Taliban, as he said in an interview with the UK's Financial Times newspaper. Brown was asked directly whether he believed the same, and responded "Now if at the same time, we can bring over from those people who were previously associated with the Taliban or with groups that were taking action against the coalition forces, by them renouncing violence and agreeing to join the democratic process, then that is of value to the peace process." It is expected that this year Afghanistan will be host to 134,000 soldiers and 90,000 police. Brown also responded to recent promises of 3,000 additional US troops and 500 additional British soldiers by saying "I believe that both for (international) trainers (for Afghan forces) and for forces generally there are still some announcements to be made."

Brown says that he expects Afghan president Hamid Karzai to announce new security measures and initiatives regarding corruption in his government. He said that "President Karzai and his ministers, with the addition of the armed forces and the police have got to show that they can take security control of their country. That is what our aim is and therefore anything that suggests that the government of Afghanistan cannot deal with its corruption problems is something that we must be worried about." A number of delegates—including US secretart of state Hilary Clinton—are expected to press Karzai to focus on security in his nation. The conference was called after last year's Afghanistan elections, which saw many accusations of corruption, with the focus of how NATO forces can ensure a smooth transition of power to local forces.

One day before the Afghan meeting, the conference will meet to discuss the situation in Yemen. Gordon Brown says the international delegates will discuss how they can "strengthen support for Yemen in its efforts against al-Qaida and ... help the government of Yemen with development and governance." He says that Britain will make every effort to counter threats made by extremists.


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Iranian air politician blames pilot error for yesterday's jet crash

January 25, 2010 Reza Nakhjavani, head of Iran's Civil Aviation Organization, has publicly stated that he blames yesterday's jet crash on pilot error. Nobody was killed when the crash-landed and caught fire on the runway.

Media reports at the time said the aircraft was performing an emergency landing in owing to a passenger requiring medical attention. Nakhjavani said that he is yet to see confirmation of this passenger's existance, and accused the pilot of placing one life before over 150 others; there were a combined 170 passengers and crew aboard.

The plane then crashed in the fog and caught fire. The aircraft sustained a followed by landing gear failure and the right wing breaking. Forty-six people were injured and the Tu-154 burned on the runway. Nakhjavani claimed the pilot's actions were illegal and he had no clearance to land, also blaming Air Taban and stating they were negligent.

Hamid Behbahani, Minister of Roads and Transportation, also blamed "human error" for both the air crash and a train accident the same day that killed nine people. However, he stated that the foggy weather conditions also played a role in the plane crash. Taban's license is currently suspended.

Iran uses a number of Russian and Soviet-built aircraft, particularly Tupolevs. In recent years these have had a high accident rate. Last year a Tu-154 crash killed 168 people shortly after takeoff from Tehran heading to, Armenia. It was the worst accident in Iranian aviation history.  has stated that this fleet is aging and in urgent need of maintenance and repair work, while Iran blames international sanctions which they claim prevent the import of spare parts except low-quality products from Russia.

Regardless of the causes of the problems Iran has experienced with its Tupolevs, the nation today banned the import of any more Tupolev Tu-154 aircraft. Meanwhile, Russia has sent a team from the Interstate Aviation Committee to assist investigations. Under the the state which manufactured an aircraft typically assists any probe into an accident involving it.

The Interstate Aviation Committee was set up after the collapse of the Soviet Union to replace the single body in place across the USSR. If Iran concludes negligent pilot error was indeed to blame then the country cannot sanction the flight crew since they are employed by Russia's Federal Aviation Service. The Russian party to the investigation issues flight is responsible for licensing pilots.


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Note that much of the accident description is based on the previous WN article; while that is standard I still want to make that clear. Blood Red Sandman (Talk)   (Contribs) 19:24, 25 January 2010 (UTC)

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You might like to revisit that discussion and reconsider your vote now that I have added an additional two examples. The issue was not use or otherwise of a "sexist term" – that had been changed to an Amercanism that is unknown in Europe. An additional example I have given is publication with a factual inaccuracy which was not copied from the sources (they were correct). --Brian McNeil / talk 18:00, 17 January 2010 (UTC)


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The interview was conducted by email. I can forward the email if wanted, but I've created it word for word from that interview. The only bit that wasn't there is the top intro.   Tris   19:41, 25 January 2010 (UTC)


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Woman killed in house fire in South Yorkshire, England

January 25, 2010

An elderly woman has died in a house fire in South Yorkshire, England. The woman, who is currently remaining unidentified, was blind and 93-years-old when her bungalow in Sheffield caught fire as a result of an accident in her kitchen yesterday afternoon.

An internal investigation into the fire has suggested that while the woman was cooking, she dropped a towel onto one of the stovetops while attempting to move a pan on the cooker. The towel then set alight. When she attempted to put out the fire, the towel dropped to the side of the cooker, alongside some plastic bags.

A smoke alarm sounded; a nearby resident heard the alarm and went to assist. The neighbour managed to break into the bedroom window of the bungalow in order to be able to get inside the building. The person made it to the hallway but had to double back upon seeing the fire and the smoke. It is believed that the woman was overwhelmed by the fumes given out from the plastic which was burning.

At around 1350 GMT, fire service workers entered the elderly lady's residence to find her collapsed inside the kitchen. People investigating the incident have come to the conclusion that this particular fire was an accidental one. A spokesperson for the South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service noted: "Neighbours who tried to enter the property were fought back by smoke and flames."


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Leaders of UK, Ireland meet for emergency justice talks

January 25, 2010 UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown and Brian Cowen, the current Taoiseach of the Republic of Ireland, have met in Northern Ireland for emergency talks about policing and justice. The talks follow a failed lunchtime meeting between Northern Irish politicians Peter Robinson, the leader of the Democratic Unionist Party, and Martin McGuinness, the Deputy First Minister.

The meeting between Robinson—who recently stood down as First Minister temporarily due to a sexual and financial and scandal concerning his wife Iris—and McGuinness lasted less than one hour. This prompted Brown and Cowen, who had been discussing similar issues in London, to make an unscheduled trip to Ulster in an attempt to attempt to prevent the collapse of the Irish political system due to a conflict about the DUP's refusal to transfer the Irish policing and justice system from London to Belfast. On his way to the failed meeting, McGuinness said that he was "frustrated" that Sinn Féin had been stalling for time by waiting three years for the devolution of power.

Sinn Féin—a political party promoting an independent Ireland—called the meeting, before it occurred, a defining moment in the crisis. The DUP says that there is insufficient public confidence for the powers to be transferred, and claims that a date for the transfer was never set. It also demands that, before any transfer attempts begin, the Parades Commission—which is responsible for the conditions of a number of contentious marches—be disbanded. Sinn Féin responds to this by accusing the DUP of giving the organisers of the parades, the loyalist Orange Order, a veto. The Orange Order organises parades and rallies in support of Ireland being a part of the United Kingdom.

Brown and Cowen are both confident that the issues are resolvable. Before departing, Brown said "We believe that the problems that exist in devolving policing and justice are all soluble problems.  We believe that it is right for Northern Ireland to move forward in this way  now and we believe that together we can assist the completion of these  talks. And while I recognise that there are difficult issues, we believe that these  issues can be overcome," and Cowen said "We are going to Belfast to see in what way we can assist. It  is very important that we get a successful outcome to these discussions and  we believe that our going there should help bring a conclusion to the  devolution issues."

Negotiating teams from Sinn Féin and the DUP have arrived at Hillsborough Castle to discuss the issue. No other political parties are currently involved in the talks. DUP Member of Parliament Sammy Wilson said Sinn Féin had "thrown a hissy fit", and that they should "pull back from the brink" in order for the conflict to be resolved in a mutually beneficial manner. He also said, "People said we could never deliver this assembly up and running again. When we believed we had got the right things in place we went out and sold it - we have persevered with it and we have had the assembly running now for three years. So if we can get something we believe is workable that's the only criterion we will make - it's not about 'have we won or have we lost?' - if we get something workable we will sell it, and we will sell it hard because we want to see this place working."


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Trial begins for Canadian soldier accused of murder in battlefield killing

January 25, 2010

A court martial got underway today accusing a Canadian soldier of murder for shooting a member of the Taliban on an Afghan battlefield. Captain Robert Semrau's case is believed to be a military and legal first.

Semrau, 38, is facing four charges for the 2008 death. He is accused of second-degree murder, attempted murder, behaving in a disgraceful manner, and negligently performing a military duty. It is alleged that he shot the man twice despite him being an unarmed and "seriously wounded" prisoner.

Court documents set a scene in which 36-year-old Semrau was in charge of a small group of soldiers caught in an ambush on October 19 last year. The Canadians were mentoring some new Afghan recruits, who were under British command. A United States Apache assault helicopter provided assistance to the group, who were in Lashkar Gah, Helmand, strafing the area.

After beating back their attackers the soldiers discovered a fighter with injuries deemed to be so severe that medical aid would be ineffective, along with a dead man. He was disarmed, his assault rifle having been captured. Shortly afterwards, with only Semrau near the man, two gunshots were heard. At least one eyewitness claims to have watched Semrau shooting the militant with his field rifle. Troops then moved on and the man's body was never recovered.

Captain Semrau was not investigated for two months, when his superiors heard of the alleged killing. He was ultimately arrested by the Canadian Forces National Investigation Service a month later and charged. He is now set to go on trial before Colonel Mario Duti, a military judge, and a five-member panel.

The Canadian Press contacted Michel Drapeau, a retired lawyer and colonel. He says he believes it to be the first time Canada has launched a court martial for the death of a prisoner on the battlefield. "It's unprecedented in many, many respects. I can't remember any such incidents in the past 50 years and in the Second World War, I don't believe there was such a court martial."

There are a few recorded instances of alleged extra-judicial killing by Canadian soldiers, but no court martials for murder. Two Canadian soldiers faced a murder charge for the death of a teenager in Somalia in 1993 but the case was dropped; some evidence emerged during the inquiry that suggested another man may also have been killed illegally. More anecdotally, Canadians have been accused of similar murders in Korea and of shooting German prisoners for revenge during the second world war.


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EU to send police officers to Haiti

January 26, 2010

The European Union has announced that it will send a police force consisting of up to 350 officers to Haiti, following the recent magnitude 7.0 earthquake there, which is thought to have killed up to 200,000 people and left 1.5 million without homes.

"There is an agreement on a collective contribution of gendarmes," said a European diplomat to the Agence France-Presse (AFP) news agency.

Spanish Foreign Minister Miguel Angel Moratinos, commented: “All the countries which form part of the European police force are willing to participate; France, Italy, Spain, the Netherlands, Portugal, and Romania, are ready to offer personnel, each according to its capabilities. Together we will represent the EU in this role of guaranteeing the security and above all the arrival of the emergency aid which the Haitians’ need.”

According to AFP, the largest contributors to the force would be France and Italy.

The United States, meanwhile, deployed 20,000 of its soldiers into the earthquake-ravaged country, whilst the United Nations says it will send out about 3,500 extra troops into the vicinity.

The EU has promised upwards of 400 million euros to help the victims of the Haiti earthquake.

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Canadian diplomat and whistleblower Richard Colvin files complaint against Harper government

January 26, 2010 Whistle-blower Richard Colvin is being targeted by the Canadian government with reprisals for his report to Parliament in November in which he presented evidence the Harper government was complicit in torturing Afghan detainees — many of whom were likely innocent of any crime.

Coupled with the Government's public attacks on Mr. Colvin and his testimony before the Special Committee on the Canadian Mission in Afghanistan (the "Committee"), our client is left with the reasonable belief that the denial of further legal indemnification is a reprisal for his participation before the Committee and the Commission.

In a letter to the Military Police Complaints Commission (MPCC), Colvin's Toronto lawyer Owen Rees expresses concern over the government's complete failure to make any response — either to Colvin or to the MPCC. The government stopped paying Colvin's legal fees in November after his damning testimony before the House of Commons's special committee on Afghanistan.

The special committee had called Colvin to testify in their ongoing into what Canadian Forces knew, or should have known, about the fate of detainees turned over to Afghan authorities due to their responsibilities to the Geneva Convention. Colvin testified he repeatedly warned officials regarding the treatment of prisoners by Afghan authorities, and presented evidence the government was aware of circumstances.

This latest revelation comes as the Canadian Parliament has been prorogued for three months, until after the Vancouver Olympics, by the minority Harper government, with some members of the opposition parties pointing to Colvin's testimony and the whole Afghan detainee issue as the reason to dismiss the legislature. His testimony was publicly attacked by members of government, in particular by Defense Minister Peter MacKay.

As a federal civil servant summoned by Parliament regarding his official work Colvin is entitled to legal representation. The government agreed his earlier government-employed lawyer could not fairly represent both Colvin and the government, but has refused to provide funding for any other legal representation despite the ongoing MPCC investigation. The MPCC's own investigation into detainee transfers is awaiting the government's appointment of a new MPCC Commissioner.

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One killed, one injured as vehicle crashes into tree in Worcestershire, England

January 26, 2010

One person has been killed and another person has been seriously injured as the result of a road traffic accident in Worcestershire, England. The vehicle, a Vauxhall Astra, had two occupents. One of them was a man who was believed to have been aged around 20. The other occupant of the vehicle was an 18-year-old woman. Currently, neither of them have been publically identified.

The vehicle collided with a tree on the A4023 road in Redditch at around 2200 GMT on Sunday; West Mercia Police were subsequently called to the scene of the accident. The driver suffered from serious injuries and was later pronounced dead at the scene of the collision.

The passenger had to be taken to the Alexandra Hospital in Redditch. She suffered from leg and arm injuries, as well as a serious injury to her head. Inside the hospital, her condition has been considered as serious, although her injuries are not thought to be life-threatening.


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2,000 stranded in Machu Picchu, Peru after torrential rains

January 26, 2010 Peruvian highway police said that two thousand tourists have been stranded near the ruins of the ancient Machu Picchu citadel, after torrential rains caused mudslides, blocking the train route that goes from the site to Cusco.

Soledad Caparo, a spokeswoman for Perurail commented that the train operator suspended service earlier today, and is trying to remove the mud that is blocking the rail.

The last leg of the trip from Machu Picchu to Cusco is only possible by rail; Peruvian Tourism Minister Martin Perez remarked that the government might try to evacuate those stranded via helicopter.

The Vilcanota and Rio Blanco rivers located nearby, meanwhile both have overflowed, flooding hundreds of hectares of corn crop and fifty homes, according to officials. The Cusco-Abancay highway was also blocked due to the overflowing Yanama, with vehicle traffic lining up, unable to get through. Two people were killed by the rains.


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Talk:Leaders of UK, Ireland meet for emergency justice talks

inaccurate statements

 * The Orange Order organises parades and rallies in support of Ireland being a part of the United Kingdom.

 * The Orange Order makes no clain on ireland
 * Sinn Féin—a political party promoting an independent Ireland

 * Sinn Féin want a United Ireland not an independent Ireland.

This article is about a news in the UK not Ireland Mrchris (talk) 01:48, 26 January 2010 (UTC)

 * At the very most, based on that you could add a clarifying 'Northern'. United Ireland - with no ties to the UK i.e. independant.

 * Also... Gordon Brown goes to Ireland to talk about Ireland and you seriously believe that has nothing to do with Ireland? Actually, the article occurred in both. N. Ireland is part of the UK. Blood Red Sandman  (Talk)   (Contribs) 01:59, 26 January 2010 (UTC)
 * Ok I thought that infoboxes related to countries, as Northern Ireland is not part of Ireland I thought that you should use the UK infobox. Again, Orange Order makes no claim on ireland becoming part of the UK. It is also confusing to say the Sinn Féin want an independent Ireland,(Ireland became independent years ago) they might want an independent Northern Ireland so that they might be able to create a United Ireland, however there is no evidence of this in any of the sources. p.s. I thought my changes clarified, what exactly is wrong with my changes to the article?  Mrchris (talk) 02:11, 26 January 2010 (UTC)
 * You might believe that Sinn Féin want an independent Ireland with no ties to the UK but I can see no source for your claim. Sinn Féin want a United Ireland as it states on their website. And yes Northern Ireland is part of the UK, the Ireland infobox has the flag of Ireland, I think it would be silly to believe that Northern Ireland has left the UK and become part of Ireland, I can see no source for your claim. And Gordon Brown went to Northern Ireland to talk about Northern Ireland. Mrchris (talk) 02:57, 26 January 2010 (UTC)

I have tried to make changes to this article with have been rejected. I tried to discuss issued and have been ignored. This article is about Northern Irland, to say this article is about Ireland not the UK and to put an infobox with with Irish flag on it must be violate Neutral point of view. Mrchris (talk) 06:21, 26 January 2010 (UTC)

 * You weren't ignored. It may have escaped your notice, but it was two in the morning. I did intendt to return to discussions in the morning proper, but your lack of patience has made me change my mind. Blood Red Sandman  (Talk)   (Contribs) 07:12, 26 January 2010 (UTC)

 * I did not realise you were the only editor and that it was only your view that mattered. As for lack of patience, you removed my edit in about 3mins and not one editor responed to my views in 5 hours. Again I say Northern Ireland is part of the United Kingdom, if you can point to sources that show I am wrong then give a link to them. But I agree you don't have to bother, I just think that it lacks a NPOV Mrchris (talk) 07:23, 26 January 2010 (UTC)

 * Well, your note on the talk page made it clear to anyone watching recent changes that you were talking directly to me. Would you rather I left your edit for an hour and then reverted it? That isn't a patience thing. You happen to be active during the overall quietest period worldwide. Five hours is a perfectly normal wait time. Blood Red Sandman  (Talk)   (Contribs) 07:43, 26 January 2010 (UTC)

 * I am not attempting to piss you off but I feel my views are valid. A story about Northern Ireland should have a UK infobox, and the other edits I made I believe to be correct. I don't see why they were reverted without a discussion about them. Mrchris (talk) 07:55, 26 January 2010 (UTC)

 * I am not simply brushing your views aside, but the way you approached discussion has made me not want to try and move forward with you. Hopefuly you will reach a consensus with others such as Dendodge who chip in here. Blood Red Sandman  (Talk)   (Contribs) 18:14, 26 January 2010 (UTC)

 * If I may chip in, as the author of the article, both of the disputed terms were added after a request on IRC, where it was asked that I explain the terms "Sinn Féin" and "loyalist" for an international audience. I admit that I did so rather clumsily, and that the facts as stated are not entirely clear. Maybe it would be best to remove the offending phrases until we can think of something better? I wouldn't expect it to count as a major edit, so it should be OK. Den dodge  T\C 09:26, 26 January 2010 (UTC)

 * The article is great Den dodge, I just felt that these changes would help. I didn't plan on starting an argument. If I was out of line I apologise especially to Blood Red Sandman, I did lack patience. However, like Brown and Cowen I am confident that the issues are resolvable. ;o)  Mrchris (talk) 10:19, 26 January 2010 (UTC)

 * Accepted, although I hope you'll forgive me for leaving this t be cleared up by others given the havoc so far caused here. Blood Red Sandman  (Talk)   (Contribs) 18:15, 26 January 2010 (UTC)

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As I said on my talk page, I've changed it to the UK infobox. I think we should have an infobox for the island of Ireland, but the current one is for the Republic, with the flag etc. so it's probably best to use the UK one.   Tris   09:11, 26 January 2010 (UTC)


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Talk:Trial begins for Canadian soldier accused of murder in battlefield killing

Corrections
The story states: "Shortly afterwards, with only Semrau near the man, two gunshots were heard. At least one eyewitness claims to have watched Semrau shooting the militant with his field rifle."

In fact, there is no published evidence supporting this, nor has any yet been presented at trial. A more accurate statement would be: "A witness will allege that Semrau was near the man when two gunshots were heard."

The story should read: "... prosecution documents say a witness will allege that Semrau was near the man when two shots were heard..."

The statement, as written in the story assumes facts that are not in evidence.

 * Neither of you seem to know what an eyewitness is. It has an entirely different meaning from the narrow legal definition of witness. Blood Red Sandman  (Talk)   (Contribs) 18:01, 31 January 2010 (UTC)


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Comments:Ethiopian airliner crashes into Mediterranean Sea

Wtf? The minister supposed a lightning as the cause of the accident. Ough, every day passenger aircrafts are exposed to lightnings and no one crashed and won't crash because of this. I guess, it was probably again the human factor. Kays (talk) 21:17, 25 January 2010 (UTC)


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European Union offers to train Somali troops as fighting breaks out

January 26, 2010 Heavy fighting has broken out in the Somali capital, Mogadishu. As troops clash with Islamic fighters the European Union has said it will train 2,000 more soldiers for the country.

One major battle erupted at a base used by Burundian troops. African peacekeepers as well as local soldiers working for the transitional government fought back, according to eyewitnesses. Heavy artillery was used this morning. Soldiers in Somaliland found explosives which later went off, killing at least three people.

Somaliland's deputy governor, Mohamed Abdi Dimbil, said locals had discovered the bombs and handed them over to soldiers. They detonated while the soldiers still had them, causing the deaths as well as injuries.

EU foreign ministers in Brussels responded to the clashes. A joint statement read: "The EU should ... continue to help stabilise Somalia by providing support to vital and priority areas such as the security sector, development, assistance to the population and capacity-building support. In this context, the Council agreed to set up a military mission to contribute to training of Somali security forces."

Spain will lead the mission and France has pledged troops as well. Britain, Slovenia, Greece, and Hungary are expected to participate, according to Reuters.


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Chicago man pleads "not guilty" to Mumbai attack plot charges

January 25, 2010 Tahawwur Hussain Rana, a businessman from Chicago, Illinois, pleaded not guilty earlier today of helping to plot the deadly 2008 Mumbai attacks that killed 166 people with a friend from a Pakistani military school.

Rana, aged 49, has been held in prison since being arrested last October. He was also charged with helping to plot an attack on a Danish newspaper that printed controversial cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed in 2005.

Prosecutors allege that Rana is used his immigration service as a cover for his Pakistani-American friend, David Coleman Headley, to travel to India and Denmark for surveillance, taking pictures and videos of targets. Headley was arrested with Rana.

"We entered our plea of not guilty and we're looking forward to contesting those charges. I am optimistic that we can fight these charges and clear Mr Rana's name," said Rana's defence lawyer, Patrick Blegen. Rana pleaded not guilty to twelve charges pertaining to the attacks and terrorism.


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Talk:Iraq executes "Chemical Ali"

Peer Review
Yes, I reviewed this - the gadget likely blew up halfway through due to my Internet connection being unreliable at the moment. It is a pain when your communications are routed through GCHQ. --Brian McNeil / talk 21:47, 25 January 2010 (UTC)

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Two injured in two car crash on Isle of Man

January 26, 2010

Two people have been injured in a road traffic accident involving two vehicles on the Isle of Man. One of the two men was driving a Toyota Celica and the other a Renault Laguna.

Police reported that the collision occurred at around 2150 GMT on Sunday near to the location of Greeba Castle. The two men, who were aged 32 and 19, were both injured, with the 19-year-old man having to be physically cut out of his Toyota by workers from the emergency services.

Both gentlemen had to be transported to Nobles Hospital; however, police officers noted that neither of the two suffered from life-threatening injuries. The road which the collision occurred on had to be closed for roughly five hours.


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UK mother cleared of attempted murder of ME-suffering daughter

January 26, 2010

Bridget Gilderdale, a mother from Stonegate, East Sussex, has been found not guilty of the attempted murder of her daughter, Lynn Gilderdale—a 31-year-old sufferer of chronic fatigue syndrome (more commonly known as ME)—after her daughter was found dead at their home on 4 December, having been killed using a concoction of pills and morphine. The case has called into question the United Kingdom's assisted suicide laws.

Bridget Gilderdale had already admitted to aiding and abetting her daughter's suicide, but the jury decided, unanimously, to acquit her of a charge of attempted murder. The presiding judge, Mr Justice Bean, had already questioned the accusation's suitability, asking prosecutor Sally Howes "why it was considered to be in the public interest". Once the verdict was delivered, he said, "I do not normally comment on the verdicts of juries but in this case their decision, if I may say so, shows common sense, decency and humanity which makes jury trials so important in a case of this kind. There is no dispute that you were a caring and loving mother and that you considered that you were acting in the best interests of your daughter."

Gilderdale was given a 12-month conditional discharge. The case stands in contrast to the life sentence received last week by Frances Inglis, who killed her severely brain damaged son Tom by injecting him with heroin. Tom had, however, never expressed any wish to die, and his mother had ignored medical advice, while Lynn had previously attempted suicide. When this attempt had failed, her mother had assisted her in ending her life.

The case has brought into the limelight the debate over a person's "right to die" and the United Kingdom's laws on assisted suicide. Some claim that, with a new draft policy clarifying the law in the pipeline, Bridget Gilderdale should not have been prosecuted at all. A spokeswoman for the Crown Prosecution Service defended the decision to prosecute, saying that "It was not clear cut: there was a sequence of events and the toxicologist could not prove which of these  stages resulted in death," and that it was not certain whether Lynn Gilderdale had died from assisted suicide. Sarah Wootton, chief executive of Dignity in Dying, says that there is a "clear ethical difference" between asisted suicide and murder, and that the law does not take this into account. She said, "Ultimately, the Government needs to review the law in this area, as this case highlights at present the law is a mess."


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Talk:Woman killed in house fire in South Yorkshire, England

Newsworthy?
I don't think this is particularly newsworthy for an international news source. For Yorkshire, sure. For England, maybe. For the Commonwealth, probably not. People die in house fires probably several times a day. Here's an example from my area this week:
 * http://www.mydailyrecord.com/ee/dunndailyrecord/index.php?pSetup=dunndailyrecord&curDate=20100125&pageToLoad=showFreeArticle.php&type=art&index=02 -- Ke4roh (talk) 02:57, 26 January 2010 (UTC)

 * Actually, there's nothing in our policies that prohibits local news. If it's significant enough to be reported on in a local newspaper, it's probably newsworthy enough for us to publish. We try to be both local and international. Tempodivalse [talk]  03:08, 26 January 2010 (UTC)


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Technical problem on Airbus A400M maiden flight

January 25, 2010 Airbus has confirmed that there was a software glitch on its military transplort plane's maiden flight. The problem was relatively minor, and affected the software controlling its engines.

The glitch was not reported when the plane made its maiden flight on 11 December—four years behind schedule and $7.3 billion over budget, due to what the manufacturers call "political interference"—and only became public attention this weekend, when German magazine  cited confidential documents from engine maker in a report. The steering computer and backup system failed after thirty minutes.

The issue has been resolved, according to Airbus spokesman Jaime Perez-Guerra. Apparently, the glitch led the pilots to disengage an engine, allowing its blades to turn freely. Since then, he says, the plane has flown for nearly thirty hours and is exceeding expectations.

However, additional costs were involved, and European aerospace contractor wants this cost to be shouldered by the seven customer nations: Belgium, France, Germany, Luxembourg, Spain, Turkey, and the United Kingdom. Airbus has asked that a decision on how the project is to procced be made before the end of the month.


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Anglican bishop abducted in Nigeria

January 26, 2010 An Anglican bishop in Nigeria was abducted by armed men earlier today, according to officials.

The incident occurred in Benin City, located in Edo state, where Reverend Peter Imasue was reportedly ambushed on his way home from a church. Official reports say that kidnappers trailed Imasue from Matthew Cathedral to his home, then forced their way into the premises of the residence, and locked the gateman in his security outpost. Imasue was then dragged into a vehicle. It was not immediately known where he was taken.

Samuel Salifu, the secretary general for the Christian Association of Nigeria, commented to the Agence France-Presse news agency that "we were told he was kidnapped yesterday. We are trying to establish what exactly happened but we understand the kidnappers are asking for 15 million naira [about US$100,000]."

The abduction comes amidst recent tensions between Muslims and Christians in the country, which saw fierce clashes a week ago and five hundred people dead, mainly in the city of Jos.

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Unreported tainted milk incident publicised in China

January 26, 2010 The health department in Guizhou province, China has ordered three batches of milk products to be removed from sale after the discovery they contain melamine. In 2008 six children were killed by milk contaminated with the chemical and 300,000 fell ill.

The department has suspended all sales from the three companies involved. Last November, two men were executed for their roles in selling milk tainted with the chemical, which was largely distributed by Samlu Corp, a company that has since been liquidised. The executed convicts mixed up batches totalling hundreds of tonnes of melamine-tainted milk, and were among 21 people successfuly prosecuted over the contamination. Chinese dairy products were withdrawn around the world.

The latest finds have gone unreported for nearly a year before a provincial news service reported on the tainted products from Shandong Zibo Lusaier Dairy Co., Liaoning Tieling Wuzhou Food Co. and Laoting Kaida Refrigeration Plant. This was then picked up today by China Daily, meaning it has only now come to the world's attention. No specifics are available other than that popsicles are involved.

Early 2009 would place the discoveries and recalls shortly after the government anounced a crackdown on malpractice in the dairy industry. Recently, two other reports have emerged of tainted milk being discovered elsewhere in China, including Shanghai.

It is uncertain why this is only now becoming public knowledge, althought the Shanghai case was said to be complicated by crossing provincial borders. There, reports emerged on New Year's Eve although the actual news dated back to April.

After the 2008 milk scandal new food safety legislation was passed. These new laws made room for more vigourous testing and stronger recall arrangements. The government made it clear that coverups were intolerable. At the time, 22 companies were indentified as being involved in melamine-contamination in milk.

Two dairies recently named in state media as behind more recent incidents were on that original list, including Laoting Kaida and Shanghai Panda Dairy Co. Media reports suggest that the newer problem may have been that milk containing melimine that was never destroyed from the original discovery was then repackaged.

The companies involved have stated that they bought in raw milk without realising it contained the poisonous chemical. China Daily quoted an official as saying the same thing. It also stated an ex-dairy industry official had said that it was probable that further milk containing illegally high levels of the substance remained available to the Chinese consumer.

News organisations have tried contacting the companies involved and authorities in Guizhou province but with little success. This trend was bucked by the Agence France-Presse, who reached Guizhou's health department, only to be told the reports were not correct.

Melamine has a high nitrogen content which can make watered-down milk seem to contain extra protein. It is intended for use in manufacturing industries, in products such as concrete, plastic and fertiliser. Large quantities can cause kidney stones and kidney failure.


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Apple, Inc. has record quarter profits

January 26, 2010 Apple Inc. has announced that, in the fiscal quarter that ended on December 31, its profits increased by 50% from a year earlier, the highest ever recorded for the company.

The profits were equal to US$3.4 billion, or $3.67 per share. Analysts polled by the Thomson Reuters, however, forecast earnings of $2.08 a share.

Apple sales, meanwhile, increased by 32% to a record $15.7 billion from $11.9 billion the year before, above the $12.1 billion predicted by economists. This is the second consecutive quarter in which Apple has made record revenue. According to PC Magazine, of the revenue, $5.8 billion was in cash.

For this quarter, Apple has forecast its revenue to be somewhere between $11 billion and $11.4 billion, or earnings of $2.06 to $2.18 per share.

Before the results were announced, Apple shares rose $5.33, or 2.7%, to close at $203.08 at the New York stock market, whilst in extended trading the shares went up an additional $1.28, reaching $204.36.

Steve Jobs, the Apple CEO, commented in a statement that "if you annualize our quarterly revenue, it's surprising that Apple is now a $50+ billion company. The new products we are planning to release this year are very strong, starting this week with a major new product that we're really excited about."

Daniel Ernst, with Hudson Square Research, remarked that "it was a very good quarter, as expected. It's a continued sign that Apple has great products that consumers want despite this recession. Mac sales were phenomenal as well [...] Macs continue to gain share and what's interesting is that it only has 3.6% share globally so there's a lot of headroom."

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Italian chocolatemaker Ferrero rules out buying UK's Cadbury

January 26, 2010

Italian chocolatemaker has ruled out making a bid to purchase United Kingdom confectioners. The move comes after Cadbury's board recommended accepting a takeover bid by United States firm Kraft that valued the company at £11.9 billion.

Ferrero is best known for its branded chocolates and the advertisements that accompany them. It had been rumoured that the Italians would team up with another US firm,, to submit a joint bid for Cadbury. However, on Friday Hershey decided not to attempt to purchase Cadbury, who are most famous for chocolates.

Both companies had been given yesterday as their deadline to declare their intentions regarding their British rival. Kraft now seem likely to achieve their aim of buying up the confectioner, after four months of negotiations and an offer that was increased twice. Italian newspaper  said Ferrero had backed out because of the amount of debt they would need to take on and a perceived requirement for job cuts.

Kraft are offering 500p cash per Cadbury share, plus Kraft stock. However, if some investors accept extra Kraft shares then up to 799p. The deal gives Cadbury a total value of 837p, down from the 850p orignally offered due to fluctuations in the exchange rate between the United States dollar and the pound sterling. "The final offer's value will change as the Kraft Foods share price and the USD/GBP exchange rate change," explained Kraft.

Jeremy Batstone-Carr, an analyst with, said British stock investors were likely to not want Kraft shares. "UK-based investors are unlikely to want to hold Kraft stock... We believe that as many as half these holders... will be looking for alternative investment destinations here in the UK." Shareholders have until February 2 to consider the offer. If they accept, Cadbury will cease to be an independant company, which it has been since it was founded in 1824.


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Talk:Two injured in two car crash on Isle of Man

Newsworthy?
Auto accidents happen every day. While it may be unusual for such a dramatic accident in Isle of Man, I'm not seeing the newsworthiness. Consider Epidemiology_of_motor_vehicle_collisions -- Ke4roh (talk) 01:19, 26 January 2010 (UTC)

 * Wikinews accepts local news. You may wish to add Category:Local only to the article, though. Blood Red Sandman  (Talk)   (Contribs) 01:20, 26 January 2010 (UTC)
 * Category:Local only doesn't really do anything, with the general concensuss that in the future we might want to filter the main page to not have local stories, but at the moment, we aren't big enough to warrent doing that yet (it does keep them out of developing list though, which is an odd choice, but historically what it does). Newsworthiness is much like notability on wikipedia - theres a lot of rather local people who still get articles (and yet a lot of people who whine one they don't meet the criteria). In any case this meets our rather lax newsworthiness guidelines. Bawolff ☺☻ 01:25, 26 January 2010 (UTC)


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 * This was done in 2011... BRS  (Talk)   (Contribs) 13:25, 5 February 2019 (UTC)
 * Evidently not. Brussels has a local target.  And wikify request also asks for linking other keywords that were not previously  linked. •–•  13:32, 5 February 2019 (UTC)
 * You've already made it almost impossible to track protected edit requests slapping this template here and there; please tell me you're not going to apply it to all the over 4,000 pages with local targets, especially not given they already have a tracking category of their own. At the moment there's no way to tell if there's anything of importance awaiting response because this template is designed to flood the protected edit category. BRS  (Talk)   (Contribs) 13:48, 5 February 2019 (UTC)
 * As a third way, rather than either flooding Category:Protected edit requests or forgoing the wikify template, one might make Category:Pages to be wikified a subcategory of Category:Protected edit requests and modify the template to list pages only in the subcat.
 * This particular page was wized in 2011, and the Brussels category was not created until 2012. Evidently, when we populated the category, we didn't add this article to it; however, there is a redundancy built in to the way w plays out:  the template documentation specifically admonishes that when you're about to change a local w call to a hard local wikilink, if the article isn't already categorized in the target of the wikilink, consider carefully whether to add it to the cat.
 * It's a fair point that additional links might be appropriate. Suggestions?
 * Casting an objective eye on this interaction, it occurs to me that you two actually get along pretty well, and have pretty similar thinking on basic matters about the project, and a third party who doesn't know those things could easily think this little interaction was quite hostile. I'm not sure what to do with that insight, yet, but find it interesting.
 * --Pi zero (talk) 14:59, 5 February 2019 (UTC)
 * To be honest, I felt it was. Burundi can and should be linked, which it is not.  Testing exists to better handle this, BRS.  Might want to have a look. •–•  15:29, 5 February 2019 (UTC)
 * I notice testing doesn't depend on the various specialized templates showing up under Category:Protected edit requests. So that's consistent with the suggested third way. --Pi zero (talk) 15:50, 5 February 2019 (UTC)
 * Also linked Islamic, but hesitated to categorize it for that since it isn't really tied into the article, just a term used once. --Pi zero (talk) 15:58, 5 February 2019 (UTC)

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makeprotected Please archive this. Heavy Water (talk) 14:42, 7 December 2023 (UTC)
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Man throws shoe at President of Sudan during public conference

January 26, 2010 Witnesses claim that a man threw a shoe at Omar al-Bashir, President of Sudan, during a conference at Khartoum, the Sudanese capital. The man, however, missed the President, and was instantaneously arrested by a group of guards.

Throwing shoes is a mark of great disrespect in common Arab culture. Former U.S. President, George W. Bush, was insulted in a similar fashion during a trip to Iraq in 2008. In that case, the shoe thrower was a local journalist.

No reason was immediately available for this attack. Bashir is wanted by the International Criminal Court for war crimes committed in western Sudan's Darfur region.

Several witnesses claimed that they had seen the incident. According to Reuters, one witness said: "The man was close to the podium and threw the shoe but it didn't reach him." The man was middle aged, between 40 to 50 years, and was well dressed.

"He seemed calm, even after he was arrested," said another witness.

Bashir's office, however, denied that any such incident had occurred, claiming that an unrecognized man had attempted to send a note to the President. According to them, this man had been arrested. Spokesperson Emad Sidahmed stated: "The man just wanted to give the president a note[...] but was intercepted by the security."

According to witnesses, they were attending a conference for "strategic planning" at Khartoum's Friendship Hall.

Bashir often goes to different parts of Sudan and delivers speeches. He is generally greeted by excited crowds. In early 2003, the non-Arab community revolted in Darfur, accusing Khartoum of neglecting them. While the U.N. put the death toll for this conflict at 300,000, the government claims that the figure was 10,000.

Violence in southern Sudan had also increased and the region had been engaged in a civil war till a 2005 peace deal. The deal promised a referendum, scheduled for 2011, about whether the region should form a separate breakaway republic.


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Blast in Pakistan kills one, injures ten

January 27, 2010 One Frontier Constabulary official died and several other people were injured on Monday when a remote-controlled bomb was detonated at Panjgur, in the Balochistan province of Pakistan. The Balochistan Liberation Front (BLF) later claimed responsibility for the attack.

Witnesses say the bomb was planted in a motorbike parked on Hospital Road in the town. When town security vehicles were passing, the bomb exploded. A security official, identified as Head Constable Mohammad Rafique, was killed. Ten others were severely injured; according to witnesses, this included six civilians. The victims were immediately rushed to hospital.

The blast was so powerful that the sound could be heard in a significant area of the town. Three of the injured were Frontier Corps (FC) officials. Some victims are said to be in a critical condition.

Frightened shopkeepers soon shut down after the incident. Police soon arrived in the area to take control of the situation.

Doda Baloch, spokesman for the BLF, called journalists to say that they had executed the attack with a remote-controlled motorcycle bomb. He claimed the attack killed eight from the security forces, including an officer.

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 * Gah! I can't believe I missed something obvious like that. Thanks :-b Tempodivalse [talk]  13:14, 26 January 2010 (UTC)


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I'm not officially part of the contest, but it looks like 1 point should be awarded for this article. Characters (not including spaces) stand at 1126. Word count is 213. Both these as of Revision 945705. Calebrw (talk) 16:53, 27 January 2010 (UTC)
 * Currently we're counting including spaces, just deleting excess space. By current rules that revision would be 3 points, current revision would be 5. Bawolff ☺☻ 13:22, 28 January 2010 (UTC)
 * That reminds me I don't seem to have gotten a point. -- The New  Mikemoral  ♪♫ 02:26, 29 January 2010 (UTC)

wtf
I'm sorry, but I failed this because of the reasons mentioned above. One of them was that the article said banks were opened yesterday whereas the private ones were opened on Saturday according to the sources. If that hasn't been changed since I failed it which wasn't today, how can it suddenly be right? This means the article sounds like it was written/published on Sunday, which then makes it stale. The addition of a little bit about a few problems hasn't suddenly sorted out the article. Please correct me if I'm wrong.   Tris   16:59, 27 January 2010 (UTC)
 * You are not wrong. It was a bloody nerve resubmitting this when it was wrong; even more shameful missing that in the review. --Brian McNeil / talk 17:29, 27 January 2010 (UTC)
 * You are correct. I was wrong. The NYT was the one I misread. I will do my best to fix this article. Calebrw (talk) 18:05, 27 January 2010 (UTC)
 * Please see: this diff. Calebrw (talk) 18:28, 27 January 2010 (UTC)
 * OK; that clarifies it at least. No harm done if it's fixed.  Thanks Calebrw.     Tris   08:23, 28 January 2010 (UTC)

 * This is something to watch for; an article should be written with terms such as "today", "yesterday", and so on. However, it can easily need these details changed by the time you're reviewing it. --Brian McNeil / talk 12:29, 28 January 2010 (UTC)

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Pakistan security forces airstrikes kill several Taliban militants

January 26, 2010 Pakistan security forces attacked Taliban strongholds in northwest Pakistan yesterday. Aided by fighter jets and gunship helicopters they claim to have killed 21 Taliban militants in and. The offensive targeted the remote town of Bajaur, along the Afghan border; this area has been frequently targeted to attack Islamic extremists.

Sources claim the first attack occurred in the Damdola, Sewai and Shago segments of. The latter is a renowned Taliban stronghold located only about fifteen miles northeast of the town of Khar.

"Air strikes by the jet fighters continued for more than two hours. Ten militants have been killed and several hideouts were destroyed," stated a Frontier Corps official in Khar.

Speaking for local authorities, Firamosh Khan confirmed the attack, "[i]t is true that several militants were killed."

Bajaur was the location of anti-terrorist actions in late 2008; by February last year the army claimed to have secured the area. Despite this, conditions of the area have been tumultuous; air attacks are again frequent. Such attacks are part of an offensive against Taliban strongholds throughout northwest Pakistan, started last year.

The Pakistani government also sent approximately 30,000 troops, assisted by fighter planes, to fight Taliban extremists in in October. The army claims this attack has progressed, and they have attained some success.

Related to this, helicopter gunships shelled Salarzai, about twenty kilometers northwest of Khar. Pakistani security sources claimed this action resulted in the deaths of two militants.

In a separate incident, eleven suspected insurgents died when security forces, along with jets and helicopters, raided their hideouts. Official sources claimed four such hideouts were demolished.

In the past day, about 23 extremists have been captured by security forces. The arrests were made during search and raiding in multiple areas of Khyber Agency, say sources.

In a statement yesterday, NWFP Frontier Corps expressed hope that the situation at Kurram Agency had marginally improved. They added that the Thal-Parachinar Road is now partially open.

On Sunday, near, explosives were detonated which injured two soldiers of the Pakistani army. One suspected militant was arrested by security in Bajaur Agency, on Saturday. Two other suspects were located in Dir district; they were handed over to police.


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Scientists improve cancer research techniques

January 26, 2010

Researchers at the University of Oxford, England, have published details of an improved method for growing cancer stem cells in the laboratory. They hope that the news will lead to faster progress in developing cancer treatment drugs.

Learning how to tackle cancer stem cells is important for scientists because these cells may be the reason that tumours grow back after standard treatments such as chemotherapy or radiotherapy, as they can self-replicate or develop into other cell types. Trevor Yeung, one of the researchers from the Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, explained the importance of tackling cancer stem cells: "It's like trying to weed the garden. It's no good just chopping off the leaves, we need to target the roots to stop the weeds coming back."

The approach until now has been to take samples of cancer from a patient, then improve the number of stem cells in each sample before seeing whether tumours were produced in mice. Not only was this a slow process, but the samples could only be used once. In the new method, details of which were published yesterday in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Science, researchers have learned how to extract samples that have high numbers of cancer stems cells from bowel cancer cell lines (cells grown in a laboratory). Working with laboratory-grown cells enables drugs to be tested on them more quickly and repeatedly.

The research also showed that the proportion of cancer stem cells varies between bowel cancers, with more aggressive tumours having a higher proportion. It had previously been thought that cancer stem cells were only a small part of the cells within a tumour.

Sir Walter Bodmer, who led the study, said "We can now evaluate anti-cancer drugs better to see whether they attack cancer stem cells. If you don't attack these cells, the cancer can grow out again." Yeung said "If we could target treatments against these cells specifically, we should be able to eradicate cancer completely." He added that the research "should allow the development of more useful, safe and specific drugs targeting cancer stem cells."

Bodmer, 74, is a former Director General of the Imperial Cancer Research Fund. He was later Principal of Hertford College, Oxford, and has been a professor at Oxford as well as Stanford University. He was knighted in 1986.


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Baghdad bombing kills several people, scores injured

January 27, 2010 A suicide car bomb exploded yesterday outside a government forensic center in Baghdad, Iraq. According to government sources, at least eighteen people died in the incident while 80 were injured.

The suicide bomber attempted to drive through a police checkpoint and demolish the walls of the forensic center, located in the Kerrada district. The building was badly hit by the explosion. Fire engines and ambulances rushed to the scene, with rescue workers searching the rubble for bodies.

An eyewitness, Hassan al-Saidi, stated: "I've heard many explosions in the past, but nothing like this." He claimed that he saw five demolished vehicles and at least a dozen people injured by shrapnel.

Iraqi military spokesperson Major General Qassim Atta said the forensics center had been targeted twice in the past.

The latest incident came one day after an attack on three separate Iraqi hotels claimed 36 lives. Major General Qassim al-Moussawi, who is the security operations spokesman, had earlier claimed that security had been tightened after the hotel blasts and a committee had been formed to probe into the attack. "Because we are at war, we expect such terrorist attacks [...] Al Qaeda is still able to mount such attacks occasionally where there are weaknesses in our security measures," said Moussawi, before Tuesday's blast.

The attack is the latest of a series of bombings at ministry offices and other secure centers. It comes few weeks before March 7, the day of Iraq's general elections.


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John Constable painting location mystery solved after 195 years

January 26, 2010

The mystery of the location of a viewpoint used by English painter John Constable has been solved, after nearly 200 years. The Stour Valley and Dedham Church was painted in Suffolk, England, between 1814 and 1815, but changes to the landscape meant that the spot he chose was not known, despite the best efforts of historians and art experts.

Now the puzzle has been answered. Martin Atkinson, who works for the National Trust as property manager for East Suffolk, used clues from the painting and looked at old maps to track down the viewpoint. Trees had grown, a hedgerow had been planted and boundaries had moved or disappeared, but Atkinson eventually worked out where Constable had stood. He said, "When I discovered that I had worked out the location where Constable painted this particular masterpiece, I couldn't believe it. All the pieces of the jigsaw finally fitted together."

Atkinson used an 1817 map of East Bergholt, where Constable grew up, as a reference point, but found that the view would have changed not long after the painting was completed. "The foreground didn't fit at all, it was quite unusual as we know Constable painted it in the open air so he would have been standing in the scene. The hedgerow in his work no longer exists and there's another hedgerow that runs across the scene today which wasn't there. When you stand on the road on which he would have stood, and use the oak tree as a reference point, you see the same view. It's great to see where an old master stood – and be inspired by the same view," he said.

Suffolk, where Constable painted many of his finest paintings, is often called "Constable country". Most, but not all, of the locations that Constable depicted are known. The picture is now housed in the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Massachusetts.


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This is news? It happens a thousand times a day where I live209.232.157.78 (talk) 13:37, 26 January 2010 (UTC)


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Mayor of Camden, London, arrested in benefit fraud inquiry

January 26, 2010

The mayor of the London Borough of Camden, England, was arrested yesterday on suspicion of benefit fraud. Omar Faruque Ansari was taken from Camden Town Hall by police to Holborn police station over allegations that he was wrongfully claiming disability benefits. After four hours of questioning, he was released on bail to return in March.

Today, Ansar said that he was sure that he would be cleared of any wrongdoing. "It is a very political thing. When you are mayor of Camden, you are a very trusting figure. Someone is trying to smear me", he added. He is reported to receive £474 (about US$765) per month in disability benefits, after complications following a neck operation in 1995 – this was needed for injuries he received fighting for Bangladesh against Pakistan in the 1970s, he explained. "I've never even had a parking ticket in my life, so this is very distressing", he commented.

The allegations appear to be unrelated to the mayor's council work, a spokesman for Camden said. He refused to comment further on "allegations relating to the personal lives of [the council's] members".

Ansari, 55, moved to the UK in 1960 and has been mayor of Camden since May 2009, after joining the Liberal Democrats in 2006. He has been suspended as mayor and from the Liberal Democrat group while the investigation is ongoing.


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