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'Kane' still tops but many changes underneath on American Film Institute's '100'

June 22, 2007

Citizen Kane, a 1941 drama film about a power-hungry newspaper magnate, remains the No. 1 movie on the American Film Institute's 100 Years... 100 Movies list, but for the list's 10th anniversary, there have been many changes.

The new list, unveiled in a three-hour broadcast on CBS television in the United States on Wednesday night, contains 23 movies that weren't on the original 1998 list. Of the films that remained on the list, 36 improved their rankings, while 38 fell from their previous ranking.

The No. 2 film, The Godfather, moved up from No. 3 on the 1998 listing, trading places with Casablanca.

Doctor Zhivago, the former No. 39, was the highest-ranking film to be removed from the list. Of the newcomers, the highest debut was Buster Keaton's 1927 silent, The General at No. 18.

Newcomers include Titanic from 1997, The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring from 2001 (the sole 2000s film) and Do the Right Thing from 1989.

Of the films already on the list, the most dramatic leap was by John Ford's 1956 western, The Searchers, which rose 84 places from No. 96 to No. 12. Alfred Hitchcock's 1958 thriller Vertigo jumped from 61st to ninth place. Martin Scorsese's 1980 boxing biography, Raging Bull, rocketed from 24th to fourth place.

The computer-animated Toy Story joined the list at No. 99, while the 1940 Walt Disney musical cartoon, Fantasia, formerly at No. 58, left the list.

Steven Spielberg's 1977 sci-fi drama, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, also left the list, but was replaced by Saving Private Ryan from 1998 at No. 71.

Other films leaving the list included Rebel Without a Cause, My Fair Lady, From Here to Eternity and Patton.

The most dramatic drop was The African Queen, which fell 48 places from No. 17 to No. 65. At the bottom of the list is Ben-Hur, which fell from No. 72.

AFI said it plans revise its list every 10 years in an effort to gauge changing cultural perspectives. The 100 are chosen from a selection of 400 films in a poll of 1,500 Hollywood filmmakers, actors, writers and critics.


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Suspicious package found outside Holland Tunnel in New Jersey, USA

June 22, 2007 Hazmat crews shut down and diverted traffic in the Holland Tunnel leading into New York City when a suspicious package was discovered after an accident.

Reports say that the package was found near the entrance of the tunnel outside a gas station in Jersey City on the Jersey Avenue and 12th Street intersection and that the toll booths at the tunnel's entrance have been closed.

Police used a robot to detonate the package, but it is not yet known what was inside the package.

Shortly after 8:00 a.m. (eastern time) the tunnel was reopened to traffic.

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North Korea agrees to fast-track shut down of nuclear facilities

June 22, 2007

North Korea has agreed to speed up the shut down of their nuclear facilities, following a surprise visit from U.S. diplomat Christopher Hill. The meetings, between himself and North Korean foreign minister Pak Ui Chun, were described by Hill as "very good discussion[s]" and, "very detailed, very substantive, and I believe they were also very useful." Another big success attributed to Hill is the North Korean agreement to shut down every single one of their atomic programs. "We discussed all aspects of the six-party process. And all aspects means all aspects," said Hill.

The Japan-based, pro-North Korean newspaper, Chosun Sinbo, stated "On the ocassion [sic] of Assistant Secretary of State Hill's visit to the DPRK, the progress in DPRK-U.S. relations and implementating [sic] the six-party talks agreements will be accelerated," adding, "The DPRK does not wish to stand still, and it has no reason to delay the implementation of the (nuclear) agreement," DPRK stands for Democratic People's Republic of Korea, the official name of North Korea.

Hill, ending his trip right on schedule, flies to South Korea and then to Japan to debrief his counterparts in their respective countries. Hill made this remark about the future: "So away from this two-day set of meetings, I sense that we are going to be able to achieve our full objectives – that is, complete denuclearization."


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Firefighters rescue nearly a dozen animals in Buffalo, New York house fire

A three alarm fire at a house owned by John and Evelyn Bencinich, two of the initiators of a lawsuit filed against the Elmwood Village Hotel proposal in Buffalo, required firefighters to rescue eight cats and two dogs in Buffalo, New York today.

At about 8:30 (eastern time) firefighters were called to the home on 48 Granger Place to put out a fire that had started in the basement. It quickly spread to the first floor where the main bathroom was destroyed. The fire did not spread to the second floor or attic.

Initial calls said that many animals were inside the house and firefighters quickly worked to rescue all the cats and dogs. At least one cat and one dog had to receive CPR and oxygen, but both are reported to be in stable condition. At least 3 cats are unaccounted for, but after a search of the house, the cats were not believed to have been inside at the time the fire started.

One elderly woman, Anna Bencinich, the mother of Evelyn, was rescued by neighbors who helped her from the burning house.

"There was smoke all over the house. The fire started in the basement and spread to a small portion of the first floor. Two firefighters were injured while fighting the fire and were transported to Erie County Medical Center," said Division Fire Chief Thomas Ashe who also said that sections of the kitchen wall at the back of the house had to be torn out to stop the fire from spreading through the walls.

One firefighter is being treated for bite injuries to his face that he received while attempting to rescue a dog. The other firefighter was treated for injuries he received to his hand, which was believed to have been caused by glass or a cat scratching him. The names of the injured firefighters are not known. The injuries are said to not be life threatening.

According to witness reports, the home owners had a new water heater installed just last week, but it is not known if the fire was caused by the heater.

"We believe the fire was caused by an electrical (malfunction). An investigation is being conducted," said Battalion Chief Joe Fahey who also added that they did not believe arson was the cause.


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We, the two-headed snake, dies in U.S. museum at age 8

June 22, 2007 We, a two-headed albino hermaphrodite rat snake that was featured on national television in the United States and attracted a sponsorship deal from a pharmaceutical company, died of natural causes on Tuesday at City Museum in St. Louis, Missouri. It was eight years old.

A major attraction at the City Museum's World Aquarium, We will be preserved by a taxidermist and put back on display, according to an article yesterday in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.

Museum officials said We was incredibly long-lived for a two-headed snake. Often in two-headed animals, one mouth is not connected to the stomach, and because of complications, the animals will die within a month of being born. But We was fortunate, in that both its mouths were connected to its stomach.

"A snake like that in the wild would not survive," curator Chris Hancock was quoted as saying by the Post-Dispatch. "But the fact that it lived that long and we were able to afford it and educate people about it is awesome."

Aquarium president Leonard Sonnenschein bought We in 1999 for US$15,000 from a snake breeder in Indiana.

"It's terrible news," Sonnenschein was quoted as saying by the Associated Press. "People come in every day and say: 'I'm here to see the two-headed snake'."

About the size of a pencil when it was acquired, We was about five feet (1.5 meters) long and had a girth of around 1.5 inches (3.8 centimeters) when it died. At times, it appeared that We was straining to slither in two directions at once.

In addition to having two heads, We was also a hermaphrodite. Last year, the museum tried unsuccessfully to breed the two-sexed snake with a two-headed rat snake from Wisconsin.

A popular attraction at the museum, an estimated one million people came to see We while it was displayed. We once appeared on "Live with Regis and Kelly", a nationally syndicated television talk show.

In 2004, We was stolen from the museum, but was recovered within hours by police after a call by a tipster, who had seen some teens with a two-headed snake.

We even attracted corporate sponsorship, from a Florida-based biopharmaceutical company, Nutra Pharma, which develops treatments using modified cobra venom and cobratoxin. The Florida-based company signed a $15,000 deal in November 2006 to make We its brand icon.

The museum had earlier in 2006 tried to auction We off in a fund-raising effort, hoping to attract bids of up to $100,000, but kept We when the highest bid was half that much.


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North Korea denies entry of IAEA inspectors

June 22, 2007

After, the Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs. met with North Korean (DPRK) diplomats on Thursday, the country decided not to give (IAEA) inspectors permission to enter the country, claiming that the $25,000,000 remitted to them has not yet arrived.

"As of now, the frozen funds had not reached our bank account. Nobody knows why the remittance is delayed. Our side has informed the IAEA that we have no objection to them preparing the visit as a plan, but we are not ready to give our official confirmation for the visit as scheduled by the agency," said counsellor Hyon Yong at North Korea's embassy located in.

The money is believed to still be in the possession of the of Russia, which received control of the funds after they were transferred via the United States Federal Reserve System to Macau's Banco Delta Asia. Russian officials state that the funds transfer was to "be completed by today," but as of now the funds have not yet arrived to N. Korea.

Earlier this week North Korea invited IAEA inspectors into the country to monitor the shutting down of their nuclear reactor located in Yongbyon.


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MMVAs handed out in Toronto, Canada; Wikinews was there

June 20, 2007 [[Image:MMVA2007 Billy Talent.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Billy Talent took home three awards, the most of the night.

Professional photographer Robin Wong attended the red carpet and press room for Wikinews and Wikipedia. This is the second time Wong has teamed up with Wikimedia; the first was in April of this year, photographing Hilary Duff at MuchMusic. Robin's clients range from fashion to corporate, and from commercial to editorial assignments. Most are people oriented; Robin "loves meeting people", and "feels privileged to photograph them."]] Last night was the 2007 MuchMusic Video Awards in Downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

MuchMusic is the most watched music channel in Canada, and has been holding the event since 1990. Roughly 6,000 fans line the streets surrounding Much headquarters each year, and 1,200 more score "the wristband" and enjoy a free festival-style show in the parking lot, watching four outdoor performance areas spread out in the downtown location. New this year was a special roof-top stage, on the top of the building. Finger Eleven performed on this stage, way above the crowds.

Other performers at the show were Avril Lavigne, Fergie, Billy Talent, Hilary Duff, Alexisonfire, Maroon 5, Belly, and The Used.

Presenters included Nickelback, Jay Manuel (Canada's Next Top Model, America's Next Top Model), Tara Reid (American Pie, this fall's Land of Canaan), Joss Stone, Sum 41, Amber Tamblyn (Joan of Arcadia, Grudge 2), Hedley, Chris Bosh (Toronto Raptors), Sean Avery (New York Rangers), George, Sam Roberts, Emilie de Ravin (LOST), Marianas Trench, and Kardinal Offishall.

Among the awards up for grabs were four People's Choice categories, which were open for text message (within Canada) or online ballots until the night of.

And the winners were...

 * Best Video - BILLY TALENT - "FALLEN LEAVES"
 * Best Director - GEORGE - "LIE TO ME"
 * Best Post-Production - SAM ROBERTS - "BRIDGE TO NOWHERE"
 * Best Cinematography - ALEXISONFIRE - "THIS COULD BE ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD"
 * Best Pop Video - HEDLEY - "GUNNIN"
 * MuchLOUD Best Rock Video - BILLY TALENT - "FALLEN LEAVES"
 * MuchVibe Best Rap Video - BELLY feat. GINUWINE - "PRESSURE"
 * Best Independent Video - CANCER BATS - "FRENCH IMMERSION"
 * MuchMoreMusic Award - NICKELBACK - "FAR AWAY"
 * Best French Video - MALAJUBE - "PATE FILO"
 * VideoFACT Award - TOKYO POLICE CLUB - "CHEER IT ON"
 * Best International Video - Artist - FERGIE - "FERGALICIOUS"
 * Best International Video - Group - MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE - "WELCOME TO THE BLACK PARADE"
 * Favourite International Artist- HILARY DUFF - "WITH LOVE"
 * Favourite International Group - MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE - "WELCOME TO THE BLACK PARADE"
 * Favourite Canadian Group - BILLY TALENT - "DEVIL IN A MIDNIGHT MASS"
 * Favourite Canadian Artist - AVRIL LAVIGNE - "GIRLFRIEND"
 * Best International Video By A Canadian - AVRIL LAVIGNE - "GIRLFRIEND"

FLICK OFF at Gift Lounge
The VIPs at the event were treated to premium goodies at The 2007 MMVAs Gift Lounge. Mingling, sampling, and customizing their collection, they also received a pre-packaged gift bag.

Available to them were:
 * Balmshell Lipgloss Collection in a Balmshell Market Bag
 * Cosabella Lingerie
 * Evian Natural Spring Water
 * FLICK OFF gear
 * Fossil Canada Fashion Watches for Men and Women
 * Glamour Campaign Apparel for Women and Men
 * Guess? Inc. Best-selling Footwear for Men & Women
 * LOULOUMagazine
 * Luxottica Designer Sunglasses
 * Mavi Jeans "Perfect Fit" Jeans
 * MGA Entertainment BRATZ THE MOVIE Dolls
 * Nine West Rolling Luggage and Large Tote Bag
 * Nokia 5300 Xpress Music Phone and BH-800 Bluetooth Headset
 * Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system

MMVA attendees were invited to FLICK OFF, as part of a Canadian advertising campaign intended to promote energy conservation by reducing electricity usage to young people. The 'L' and the 'I' together are perceived as a 'U' which has struck some criticism in the Canadian media.


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Based on the TV broadcast of the show. Photos are original, through Robin Wong. -- Zanimum 19:57, 22 June 2007 (UTC)

 * I'm confused, so just doublechecking...the photos are from the event, not from the television broadcast, right? Sherurcij 15:45, 23 June 2007 (UTC)

 * Yes, I got press access for Robin, and he was in the photographer's scrum on the red carpet, and the scrum in the press room. --  Zanimum 17:36, 23 June 2007 (UTC)


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Thrill rides in U.S., Canada shut down after girl's feet are severed

June 22, 2007 The United States amusement park operator Six Flags has shut down nine thrill rides at four parks after a 13-year-old girl's feet were cut off on a tower-drop ride yesterday at Six Flags Kentucky Kingdom in Louisville.

Kentucky state officials said a loose cable on a ride called the Superman Tower of Power severed the girl’s feet above the ankles, but they had not determined how the cable broke free, or at what point in the ride the accident happened. The ride lifts passengers 177 feet (54 metres) straight up, then drops them nearly the same distance at speeds reaching 54 mph (86 km/h).

The girl, whose identity has not been released, was taken to a hospital. Details of her condition were not immediately available.

Six Flags spokeswoman Carolyn McLean told The Courier-Journal that there has never been a major incident on the Tower of Power. Formerly known as the Hellavator, the ride was built in 1995.

In addition to Kentucky Kingdom, rides have been shut down at Six Flags Great America in Gurnee, Illinois; Six Flags St. Louis in Eureka, Missouri; and Six Flags America, Prince George's County, Maryland.

A Superman Tower of Power Ride at Six Flags Over Texas in Arlington has not been shut down because it is not the same as the ones in Kentucky and the other locations that have been shut, Six Flags spokeswoman Wendy Goldberg told the Associated Press.

The rides that have been shut down are made by a Swiss-owned company called Intamin.

Cedar Fair Entertainment Company said it was shutting down similar thrill rides at its theme parks at Kings Island in Mason, Ohio; Canada's Wonderland in Vaughan, Ontario; Kings Dominion in Doswell, Virginia; Carowinds in Charlotte, North Carolina; and Great America in Santa Clara, California.


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It should be noted that the article cited only says that it is a "tape," and not a "video tape." An audio tape would seem more likely. -- 76.99.67.77 20:37, 22 June 2007 (UTC)


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Space Shuttle Atlantis lands in California

June 22, 2007

The Space Shuttle Atlantis has performed a successful landing at Edwards Air Force Base in California, completing STS-117, a troubled but successful mission to upgrade the International Space Station (ISS). The mission had a total duration of 13 days, 20 hours and 11 minutes, much longer than originally intended due to a mission extension and a missed landing opportunity.

The landing in California is the result of the latest in a string of difficulties for the mission, as poor weather forced Atlantis first to postpone its landing at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, then to cancel it altogether, opting instead to land in California. NASA had previously expressed their desire to avoid a landing in California if possible due to logistical difficulties that would be caused by the diversion.

Atlantis will now be flown back to Florida on the back of a modified Boeing 747 at a cost of around US$1 million. The flight is expected to begin next Thursday and will take at least a day or two from then. According to officials at the Kennedy Space Center, the delay is already accounted for as a previously identified possibility as part of plans for the next Atlantis mission, scheduled for departure on October 20, again for ISS construction work.

During this mission, the Atlantis crew added the 17.5 ton S3/S4 Truss, the second of the trusses on the starboard side, as well as adding its associated energy systems, including the unfurling a set of solar arrays with a 240 foot tip-to-tip length. The arrays will generate power for European and Japanese science laboratories set to be added to the ISS at a later date. During the same mission, another solar array was folded up to allow the truss it is mounted to to be relocated later this year. The shuttle also left crewmember Clay Anderson at the ISS and returned with ISS crewmember Sunita Williams, who earlier set the record for female space endurance during her latest ISS mission.

Although successful, there were numerous problems during the mission. A computer failure in the Russian segments of the ISS almost forced the shuttle's mission to be extended and left the ISS struggling to maintain thrusters, oxygen generation, carbon dioxide scrubber, and other environmental control systems, and relying on Atlantis to help. Officials even looked at the possibility of an unprecedented emergency evacuation of the ISS, although astronauts were ultimately able to repair the systems.

Other concerns included hail damage, which delayed the mission's launch; damage to the thermal blanket, which required a spacewalk to repair; and discovery of unidentified debris shortly after Atlantis docked with the ISS. The mission had to be extended by two days in order to give astronauts time to repair the damaged heat-protection equipment. NASA officials held an emergency meeting Wednesday while engineers confirmed that they thought the repair would withstand the rigors of re-entry with the Earth's atmosphere.


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Maid's escape from high-rise leads to crackdown on agencies in Malaysia

June 22, 2007

Following the dramatic escape of an Indonesian housemaid from a 15th-floor apartment in Kuala Lumpur, the Malaysian government has suspended the licences of 19 housemaid agencies, following complaints of abuse and unpaid wages.

The move by the Home Ministry yesterday comes after an Indonesian woman named Ceriyati Dapin climbed from a 15th-floor Sentul apartment on a makeshift cloth rope to escape an employer she said was abusive. In the incident last Saturday, the 33-year-old woman made it to the parapet of the 12th floor when she became fearful and froze. She was eventually rescued by the fire brigade. She said she had been repeatedly beaten and starved by her employer.

The maid agency that sent Ceriyati to her employer was a company called Kemas Cerah, and it is among the agencies suspended. The employer was arrested on Monday and remains in custody while police investigate Ceriyati's claims, a police spokesman told the Associated Press.

"The maid was supposed to be sent to an employer in Terengganu but was indiscriminately sent to another employer," Home Minister Radzi Sheikh Ahmad was quoted as saying by Bernama news agency.

In Indonesia, where newspapers have been carrying the story on their front pages, the Malaysian embassy in Jakarta assured the Indonesian government it was doing all it could to investigate the case.

In addition to suspending the agencies, 85 agency owners and managers have been blacklisted, and will be prevented from opening new operations under different names, the ministry said.

"They have until the end of this month to appeal the suspension and if they fail to do so, their permits will be immediately terminated," Radzi was quoted as saying by the New Straits Times.

This was the first time the ministry has taken such an action on maid abuse, Radzi added.

An industry group, the Malaysian Association of Foreign Maid Agencies, or Persatuan Agensi Pekerja Asing (PAPA), said it was shocked by the government's move, and that it could inconvenience maids.

"We panicked when news of this came out. No show-cause letters were given, nor were we informed by the ministry beforehand on the decision," the group's president, Raja Zulkepley Dahalan, was quoted as saying by The Star. "In addition to this, 12 of those agencies are registered under Papa, and have a good track record," Raja Zulkepley said.

The suspensions will leave maids in a lurch, Raja Zulkepley said.

"Almost every day, about 200 maids from various countries, especially from Indonesia, make their way into the country," he told The Star. "With these 19 agencies under suspension, these maids are all now stuck in immigration and others in hostels, unable to move anywhere. We dare not even think about the other maids who are coming tomorrow, or the day after."

Malaysia relies heavily on migrant labour, mainly Indonesians, for such jobs as domestic servants, construction and plantation work.

Around 1,200 Indonesian housemaids run away from their employers every month, according to the Associated Press, often because of abuse, unpaid salaries or harsh working conditions.

The government has established a 24-hour hotline for reports on maid abuse. The hotline numbers are 03-8880 1455 and 03-8880 1399.


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Wikinews Shorts: June 23, 2007

European council reaches compromise over reform treaty
European leaders meeting in Brussels reached a compromise on new rules for the European Union after a full night of negotiation.

The controversial points of the discussion included the double-majority voting system that would lessen the weight of Poland and the Charter of Fundamental Rights, which was objected by United Kingdom.

In the compromise, Polish President Lech Kaczyński had to back a change in EU policy that he had criticised for giving unfair weight to larger countries such as Germany.

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Myanmar democracy party formally asks to see Suu Kyi
Myanmar's National League for Democracy has sent a letter to the State Peace and Development Council, formally asking the junta for a meeting with detained party leader Aung San Suu Kyi.

A letter was sent to the junta on Wednesday, a party spokesman told Agence France-Presse today. Suu Kyi, who has been kept under house arrest by the junta for most of the past 17 years, has not met with anyone from her party since 2004. Party officials said they wanted to discuss a possible appeal of her detention.

On Friday, the U.S. Senate has passed a resolution, condemning the junta for detaining Suu Kyi and other political prisoners.

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Thailand justice minister threatens Thaksin with extradition
Thailand will seek extradition of Thaksin Shinawatra and Potjaman Shinawatra if the deposed prime minister and his wife fail to return to obey a Royal Thai Police summons, asking them to appear on stock-fraud charges, Justice Minister Chanchai Likhitjitta said today.

In a national broadcast today, Prime Minister Surayud Chulanont also appealed to Thaksin, saying he would personally assure the ousted premier's safety if he were to return to Thailand.

Thaksin, who has been living in self-imposed exile since being ousted in a coup last year, is in the United Kingdom, where he has lodged a bid to purchase the Manchester City football club. Yesterday, he told the Manchester Evening News that his legal troubles in Thailand would not affect his proposed purchase of the football team.

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Well it's my first article. I don't know how it will turn out, any comments ? - Esurnir 05:26, 23 June 2007 (UTC)
 * looks great! it is a good idea, though, to use more than one source while writing an article or brief. –Doldrums(talk) 06:03, 23 June 2007 (UTC)

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Please change the image Image:Lechkaszynskiprez.JPG to Image:Lechkaszynskiprez.jpg. Thanks. Siebrand 08:22, 26 November 2007 (UTC)
 * ✅ --SVTCobra 09:32, 26 November 2007 (UTC)

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RE protection
It was protected because of vandalism...I can unprotect it now as things seem to be quieted down.It was only protected for an hour though...give me about 30 seconds. DragonFire1024 (Talk to the Dragon) 19:28, 26 June 2007 (UTC)

Benoit article
Please read your welcome message above on how to edit wikinews. In that article: Professional wrestler Chris Benoit and family found dead, the information you added is already in the article, and the first source in the list also states that information. I know you are new, so i am trying to help :) DragonFire1024 (Talk to the Dragon) 19:41, 26 June 2007 (UTC)

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Riaz A Hakeem, Taliban resurgent in Pakistan on enforcement of Sharia law, May 4, 2007

 * Date request was made: 2/20/2007
 * Position: Founder
 * Organisation: Pashtun Foundation
 * Web: www.pashtunfoundation.org
 * Email address: rhakeem@alltel.net
 * Phone number: 281-240-7860

Statement
I just returned from a visit to the city of my birth, Peshawar, Pakistan. While there I was able to make a comprehensive assessment of the Talibanization of Pakistan. This is what I wish to discuss. I do not have access to the standard media outlets, however what ever CNN, and the the big three networks put out about Pakistan is less than half correct. The Taliban are slowly but surely establishing a parallel government in Pukhtunkhwa (NWFP) in particular in the areas of conflict like North and South Waziristan, where the Wazir Pashtun tribesmen trounced the Pakistan army, the army had to find a way to retreat, which it did under pretense of a peace treaty. But also in Bajaur where US missiles struck two madrassa's killing many children. Further more a major city has been taken over, the city of Bannu, from which hails the Chief Minister of Pukhtunkhwa (NWFP). In addition the far flung areas of Chitral and Dir are inaccessible and while it is widely believed that the Taliban have set up their government over there as well, it is hard to verify, because those areas are so remote and difficult to get to.

This information is not coming out in the main news outlets, and this is what I want to discuss.

Thanks.

Wikinews community discussion
Running a story like this would need some kind of proof, a single witness report would be difficult to confirm. I think it's highly unlikely a story like this can be run under the policies we have on this website.--Steven Fruitsmaak (Reply) 16:50, 20 February 2007 (UTC)
 * sounds interesting. is topical,, . there is some corroboration6.txt, , . — Doldrums(talk) 19:36, 20 February 2007 (UTC)
 * Providing confirmation here now that the contact phone # for Riaz A Hakeem is indeed a valid phone line. I received no phone call pick up, and left a message at the answering service. I emailed Hakeem, thanking the person for their interest. There was no mail-box notification of a sending error, so I assume the email address is valid.-Edbrown05 22:15, 20 February 2007 (UTC)

I received a call back from Mr. Hakeem in reply to the message I left on his answering service. Mr. Hakeem says he is 58 years old. His physical presence is in the United States, and that he is a naturalized U.S. citizen <--(I think I said that correctly). The person's interests during the short, and distracted conversation I had with the individual, seems entirely consistent with Wikinews reporting goals of disseminating information. I will be pursuing an interview as I become able to frame a context that conveys the relevance of what Mr. Hakeem has to say. -Edbrown05 00:20, 21 February 2007 (UTC)
 * per Stevenfruitsmaak's comment. Yes we would need some verification, but I don't think it would be impossible. Bawolff ☺☻ 23:53, 21 February 2007 (UTC)
 * Me and EdBrown are in touch with Mr. Hakeem and are working on this. anyone interested in joining in welcome.  — Doldrums(talk) 05:15, 22 February 2007 (UTC)
 * Should we consider this interview abandoned? Thunderhead 04:51, 23 June 2007 (UTC)
 * No, because it took almost 2 months to get it published. -Edbrown05 10:33, 24 June 2007 (UTC)
 * I would be interested in his interview only if I have to waste my time. Mr. Hakeem repeatedly used the word pashtoonkhwa for NWFP province, while he knows very well, that the constitutional name of the province is not what he using. Interviewing him will also damage wikipedia's reputation amongs Paksitanis. I am sure that wikipedia's policy would not allow to publish contents which harm the national unity and public interests of any country.

 * Moreover, if he can have his website in multiple languages then why not Urdu too? Which is a national language of the country. Should Mr. Hakeem had only published his website in English or Pashto. This question would have not been raised.

 * Also as Mr. Steven Fruitsmaak said that a single witness reports would be difficult to confirm. If such unknown individuals are allowed to spread their personal views, then we must get ready to take 170 million interviews from Pakistan only.

 * Then why we trust on the person who use CNN instead of Geo. Is Geo TV not available in USA? --saj - pakistanfront.wordpress.com 22:00, 21 February 2009 (UTC) 23:02, 20 February 2009 (UTC)
 * Your point would be taken more seriously if you were paying enough attention to notice this is Wikinews, not Wikipedia. --Brian McNeil / talk 22:30, 20 February 2009 (UTC)
 * Brian, I sliped in to this page, while I was looking for something. But still wikinews or wikipedia not make much diff. Not only wikinews and wikipedia but no other well-reputed site would ever like to harm their reputation with such material. The way Mr. Hakeem wrote his story tells his story by itself.--saj - pakistanfront.wordpress.com 22:00, 21 February 2009 (UTC) 23:02, 20 February 2009 (UTC)
 * It would seem you stumbled onto this page as a place to spam links to your blog. In any case, an interview is where the opinions and beliefs of someone are exposed. That is well within policy, and, to put it bluntly, "public interests of any country" can go to hell. If we bow to that, we have to bow to the Chinese who would censor all mention of Tibet and Tienanmen Square.
 * If you think you can competently and cogently refute the assertions made by Mr. Hakeem then do so on the article's comments page. None of the current administrators will entertain any request for its removal or alteration, so further discussion on this page is pointless.
 * Two last points: If you respond, use a spellchecker. Second, not all contributors are in the USA, and some of us rarely waste time watching television. --Brian McNeil / talk 23:39, 20 February 2009 (UTC)
 * Brian, Don't act like a fool, blaming someone with such stupid remarks that I am trying to get some clicks from wiki, do not give any weight to your comments. My blog is my identity and tells people and allow them to evualate me. It is not spam attempt and you know that, but just to save your face you are saying so. See? If you will blame other you will also be blamed. Remember that.

 * Secondly, public interest of any country is the most important thing. Or may be you would like to say that wiki websites do not take care of public interests of any country, including USA??? Do wiki not comply with the public interests of USA and if yes, they it must take care of public interests of other countries too. And by the way, what if I popup with some stupid out of Balgium? Would you mind if such stupid start talking as such, that it harms public interests? Would you be saying the same in that case too?

 * Your comments tell your story. You are acting like a racists, first you tried to bash over Pakistanis by saying that public interst of any country can go to hell and then you dragged in China, which was totally irrelavant. Tell me if I am wrong and then I shall also drag in Balgium. What you say???

 * And ah, unfortunatly, you have some rights over wiki but that does not mean that you end the discussion solely. My point of view is that your stock of logic is diminishing fast, otherwise you would never tried to end the discussin by saying pointless.

 * Two last points: if you respond, do read the full post first. Second, I did not said that go and watch TV but your friend Mr. Hakeem talked about CNN. --saj - pakistanfront.wordpress.com 22:00, 21 February 2009 (UTC)

Anthony Maki, Wikinews interviews Anthony Maki, March 5, 2008

 * Date request was made: 25 January 2008
 * Position: Student activist
 * Organisation: None
 * Web: The Haphazard Complex
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Statement
On Wednesday, 23 January, I hosted a "get out the vote" caucus training session for students of Anoka High School in Anoka, Minnesota. Along with a tutorial presentation on the caucus process, many representatives of various campaigns were invited. The presidential campaigns of Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama, and Ron Paul were present. Also, Al Franken and Mike Ciresi's campaigns were there. Finally, Elwyn Tinklenberg, the former mayor of Blaine and former state transportation commissioner under Jesse Ventura, appeared himself to promote his contesting Michelle Bachmann's seat in Minnesota's sixth congressional district. Among the local media, the event that I organized was well received. The meeting was covered by the Minneapolis Star Tribune, the Anoka County Union, KSTP-TV, WCCO-TV, and Anoka-Hennepin School District 11's own newsletter. The purpose of the meeting had two parts: to educate and encourage the local students to participate in the caucus process, and through media exposure, youth elsewhere will get the message that they should put the participation in participatory democracy. An interview on Wikinews would only further the reach that this event has already enjoyed. Thank you.

Wikinews community discussion

 * Do you have some links to the news coverage of your event? --SVTCobra 16:47, 30 January 2008 (UTC)
 * Yes, here they are: WCCO, KSTP, the Minneapolis Star Tribune, the Anoka County Union, and Anoka-Hennepin Independent School District 11. --Anthony Maki 14:41, 31 January 2008 (UTC)
 * EDIT: Since then, I have been elected as the caucus chair, the precinct chair, and a delegate of my precinct caucus (Ramsey W-2 P-1). This happened on Super Tuesday, February 5. Anthony Maki 17:49, 10 February 2008 (UTC)

'''I'll carry out the interview now. He seems notable enough.''' --Anonymous101 Talk 17:28, 4 March 2008 (UTC)

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'Purity' ring case taken to High Court

June 23, 2007

Lydia Playfoot, a 16 year old schoolgirl from West Sussex, England, has been faced with expulsion by her school, Millais School of Horsham, for wearing a purity ring that symbolises her dedication to chastity.

Her case, that she should be allowed to wear the ring as it is an "expression of [her] faith and should be exempt from the school's rules on wearing jewelery", was taken to the High Court on Friday. Judgement in the case was reserved for a future date.

This case echoes a decision in a case last year. The Law Lords rejected Shabina Begum's, former pupil of Denbigh High School, in Luton, Bedfordshire, appeal to wear a Muslim Jilbab to school.

Miss Playfoot spoke to BBC Radio regarding the case. She said "Muslims are allowed to wear headscarves and other faiths can wear bangles and other types of jewellery. It feels like Christians are being discriminated against." Her lawyers have argued that her right to wear the ring as a symbol of faith is upheld by the Human Rights Act 1998

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Inflation in Zimbabwe becomes world's highest at 11,000% and rising

June 23, 2007

Inflation in Zimbabwe is now the world's highest at 11,000 percent and rising. Reports first came in that the value of the Zimbabwean dollar had reached an all-time low two days ago, at which point the official inflation rate was 4,500 percent. Even though this was already high enough to be the world's highest, to make matters worse, independent financial sources estimated the figure to be closer to 9,000 percent. Yesterday, reports came in that inflation had risen to 11,000 percent.

US Ambassador to Zimbabwe Christopher Dell is reported to have told The Guardian newspaper over the telephone that he believes inflation "will hit 1.5 million percent by the end of 2007, if not before," adding that he "know(s) that sounds stratospheric but, looking at the way things are going, I believe it is a modest forecast." Dell went on to predict that president Robert Mugabe would be forced out of power by the hyperinflation, a prediction also made by opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai.

Dell added that he felt Mugabe would be out in "a matter of months, if not weeks" and justified his comments with the rationale that "It destabilises everything. People have completely lost faith in the currency and that means they have completely lost faith in the government that issues it." Tsvangirai comments to the Associated Press were that: "He's got an economy that's down on its knees, he knows he cannot sustain it." Despite this, Mugabe has expressed intentions to stand for the next election.

Exchange rates for the U.S. dollar have reached an official 15,000-1, but on the black market, according to one anonymous illicit money trader, deals have reached 140,000-1 in cash, with a shortage of bank notes creating a 200,000-1 premium on bank transfers and large overseas deals reaching as much as 300,000-1. Meanwhile, in the course of a week the black market exchange for the UK£ has risen from 160,000-1 to 400,000-1. Despite these increases, Mugabe remains adamant that his currency should not be devalued, and is keeping official exchange rates fixed, with the rate for the US$ fixed at 250-1.

The dealer said that added uncertainty had arisen from talks held between the current government and the opposition party, the Movement for Democratic Change. The official press services published propaganda describing the talks as the opposition negotiating "in bad faith" for its own political gain.

Shops are running out of goods due to the huge cost of imported goods and the lack of local ones due to the closure of inflation-crippled factories. "If it goes on like this, we'll have nothing to sell, we'll have no staff and we'll have to close down completely," said one store manager, who was unnamed because he feared retaliation by the state for being a "prophet of doom". Other shops have been closing down temporarily to change their prices.

Hyperinflation is also worsening already crippling poverty in Zimbabwe, with people unable to afford the necessary goods for survival. State regulations limit bank money withdrawals to Z$1.5 million per day, hopelessly inadequate given current currency values. One person's pension company informed him he would no longer receive statements because the value of his pension fund had decreased to less than that of a postage stamp.

The state daily Chronicle in the second city of Bulawayo reported that Western countries were planning to become involved with the situation upon Mugabe's departure with a rescue package valued at US$3 billion. Western officials have confirmed that budget proposals exist relating to, according to the Associated Press, "food support, public services reform and the rebuilding of agriculture and general infrastructure over five years in a new political landscape led by reformist Zimbabwean politicians." However, state media again ran propaganda-based stories, saying that Western powers and their close political friends, who state media call the "Fishmongers Group", were "working overtime to destroy the economy, mutilate the Zimbabwe dollar, foment civil unrest and then dangle a rescue package to win the support of gullible politicians."


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Police ends demonstration of anarchist squatters in Belgium

June 23, 2007 Last Monday, the police entered the abandoned house in Leuven, Belgium, that anarchist squatters had occupied for seven years. None of the squatters were present at the time, mostly due to exams. The premises was evacuated and the police dumped everything inside in containers. The house, which the squatters had baptised Villa Squattus Dei, belongs to the Catholic organisation Opus Dei.

As a reaction, the anarchists had called for a non-violent demonstration on Friday, starting at 20:00 p.m. (UCT+1) in front of city hall of the Flemish university town near Brussels. One of the protesters, who wished to remain anonymous, told Wikinews that the protest was mainly because the squatters were filled with indignation by the way the eviction took place. He also criticised the hypocrisy of the town mayor and politicians in the way they treated the squatters. Several media outlets reported speculation this week that some cases of arson were a retribution to the eviction of the Villa Squattus Dei.

The police had completely cordoned off the Great Market square with barb wire fences. All pubs were closed and the preparation for a festival taking place the next day on the square, were delayed. Well over 100 squatters, anarchists and supporters gathered next to the Great Market. The Flemish radio- and television station VRT reports that prior to the beginning of the demonstration, 10 people were already arrested.

Cat-and-mouse games
The protesters marched through the city's main streets. At a students house, which according to the squatters belongs to Opus Dei, the protesters threw paint, and a window got broken. During the demonstration, mayor Louis Tobback and alderman Brepoels responsible for housing, the police and Opus Dei were disparaged with slogans which translate to "You can't evacuate ideals, fuck the police, squatting continues" and "Opus Dei get lost, Tobback go to your grave."

The police blocked the crowd's passage to the Court building, but besides a little pushing the demonstration was non-violent up to that point. A police helicopter started tracking the demonstration from the air.

On the Fish Market square, the police were pelted with stones and fireworks. A cameraman from VRT was hit by one of the stones and sustained a minor head injury. A little further down the street, some demonstrators started pushing an officer, and the police used their batons on the assailants, which they arrested.

Since the passage to the city centre was again blocked, the squatters led the protesters to a nearby park to get some rest and regroup. From there, the demonstration moved up a hill, and to the nearby ring road. The police could not prevent the crowd to get onto the busy road, stopping the traffic in both directions. The police decided to take decisive action, with police cars storming in, and officers chasing the scattered crowd through the nearby bushes of the nearby abbey. Dozens of protesters were arrested.

Police besiege squat hideout
Via dark muddy forest roads, what was left over of the squatters and anarchists ended up near the canal harbour, where some of them decided to hide in another squat, an empty house and hangar.

As nearby inhabitants gathered, police reinforcements from several nearby cities arrived in front of the squat house. According to VRT journalists on the scene, some 250 officers pulled an extra shift that day.

Around 22:40 p.m. the police gave their first order to the squatters to evacuate the house. The area around the canal was completely sealed off. Some of the protesters were still among the crowd watching the police force, and the police arrested several more teenage protesters.

Meanwhile, the police shifted their actions to the city centre, where they hoped to arrest several groups who took part in the protest. All night long, police cars drove around in the city centre looking for anarchists and squatters.

Around 23:30 p.m. the squatters were still in their hideout near the canal, but the police force started leaving. There were only a few dozen protesters left in the squat, and the procedure to get a court order to evacuate them from the house hadn't started yet, according to the Chief Constable on the scene.

This morning around 11:00 a.m., the only trace of the squatters left was graffiti on the squat and a flag with anarchist symbols and the words "squat the city".


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OR notes
I followed the demonstration from 20pm to 23:30 pm. I took notes of the slogans of the protesters, interviewed a squatter but took only a few notes of that, not enough for a quotation. I noted the time the police actions took place. I spoke with VRT journalists on the scene and the Chief Constable. The chain of events was easily reconstructed from the many pictures I took. I also published a report and images on Indymedia:
 * http://www.indymedia.be/nl/node/13574
 * http://www.indymedia.be/nl/node/13590
 * http://www.indymedia.be/nl/node/13593

Feel free to ask for verification on any details. --Steven Fruitsmaak (Reply) 13:55, 23 June 2007 (UTC)

Question
In the lead paragraph there is this sentence: "None of the squatters were present at the time, mostly due to exams." Does this mean they are all students? If so, should they be described as such? --SVTCobra 12:11, 24 June 2007 (UTC)

 * Yes, most of them are students. I don't know what you mean by "should they be described as such", I wouldn't go saying "the students X Y Z...". --Steven Fruitsmaak (Reply) 23:21, 24 June 2007 (UTC)

 * I meant instead of calling them merely anarchists and squatters, perhaps they should also be called university students. If they are all students of a particular university then shouldn't they be referred to as something like "Students of XXX University who subscribe to anarchist policy and squatting rights"? That's just an example ... obviously it should be more in line with how they view themselves. --SVTCobra 00:36, 26 June 2007 (UTC)


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UK Radar station could aid flood warnings

June 23, 2007 A new £1 million weather station is planned for installation in the north-east of England. The Met Office, Environment Agency, and Northumbrian Water all want to install the station at High Moorsley, near Sunderland. The new facility, which will feature a 16.5m (54ft) weather dome, will vastly improve weather forecasting abilities of the north-eastern areas of England. If the proposal is approved, work is planned to start in spring 2008.

The gap in the national weather radar system - a system upon which work began on in 2002, and which now has a total of 14 stations across the country - has been problematic to the flood-prone north-east areas of England, which have relied on weather equipment from Lincolnshire and Lancashire up to now, which can only measure rainfall in 5km grids. The new system will increase the resolution of the grids, with 1km grids across the major urban areas of the River Tyne, River Wear and the River Tees, and 2km grids over the rest of the region.

Jacqui Cotton, a spokeswoman from the Environment Agency, told the BBC that "the proposed North East weather radar will significantly improve our ability to predict when and where rain is likely to fall and will enable us to give more accurate and timely flood warnings." She continued on to say that "we estimate that more than 70 communities across the region are at risk of flooding and will directly benefit from the improved data the radar will provide." The radar will be able to provide detailed weather information every 15 minutes to local forecasters and information stations - which will greatly aid the forewarning of flash floods and other weather systems.

Health concerns have been met by the scheme's partners, who state that the radar is pointed in a straight line, well above people and houses, and spends 99% of its' time "listening" rather than transmitting. Transmissions made will be at less than one-quarter of the power of a conventional domestic microwave oven.


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Walloon region of Belgium officially recognises mosques

June 23, 2007

Belgium's French-speaking region has officially recognised 43 mosques, thus giving Islam the same rights as accorded to other religions in the region. They will be permitted to build minarets on their mosques, and Imams will be added to the government payroll, as is the case - for example - with Catholic priests.

Moves are afoot to apply for official recognition of a number of mosques in the other two main regions of Belgium:, and Flemish-speaking.

Most of the immigrant population in Belgium are Muslims, but until now the mosques were not yet officially recognised. The traditional faith in Belgium is. Other minor faiths are, , and.

also recently applied for official recognition as a religion in Belgium.


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Lee Mortimer dead
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