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nice (and fast!) work. Doldrums 14:19, 18 July 2006 (UTC)

Image deleted
Sorry, but I had to delete the image you uploaded. It said "Copyright VTV" on the graphic, which isn't your work, so you can't release it under CC-By, even if they did send you a copy. --Brian McNeil / talk 16:31, 18 July 2006 (UTC)

Light aircraft makes emergency landing in major industrial estate
You have removed the image displayed without first having consulted me. While this is perhaps the whole idea behind WikiNews, i.e. the ability for users to create and edit new stories, I firmly believe that you have completely over-stepped the mark by accusing me of copyright violation.

As deputy editor of VTV (the source of the image), I am authorised to distribute any and all media images, stories, etc. as part of my employment. Furthermore, I actually created the image concerned for use in the VTV Wales subscription e-mail service.

I have written consent, from my employer, to distribute such media and would advise you to refrain from accusing me of copyright violation, as such an allegation is potentially damaging and at best, libellous.

Had you even bothered to first ask me the source of the image, I would have advised you of my authority to distribute the image. Instead, you decided to act unilaterally and without good reason.

I am putting the file back on the page and if you further persist in accusing me of being in breach of copyright laws, I shall seek legal recourse. UNSIGNED COMMENT BY User:Valleynews
 * If you created the image change it to CC-By as the copyright message or send me a legitimate email from an address at your employer along with a press contact email address whereby I can verify you have the right to make the claims you are making. Otherwise I'll assume you're making legal threats and block you for waving your appendage in public.  Oh, and read the welcome message, it's nice to sign your comments so I know who to flame. --Brian McNeil / talk 19:32, 18 July 2006 (UTC)

The person you need to contact is:

Katherine Bartlet Head of News VTV Wales 1 Foreman Place Merthyr Tydfil CF47 0EJ

E-mail addresses, for all VTV employees are given out at our own personal discretion. However, if you wish to contact Ms. Bartlet, please feel free to write to the address above.

By the way, it is somewhat hypocritical to accuse me of making threats when you threaten to "block me for waving [my] appendage in public". It seems to me that you do not like being corrected when wrong and resort to school-yard bullying tactics to get your own way. Grow up.
 * You made legal threats, which is not only against policy, one of the worst things to do on a collaborative website such as this (see reasons outlined below). Because of that, we are allowed to enforce our policies and revoke your editing privileges. However, instead of immediately banning you, I gave you the benefit of the doubt and allowed you to apologize. If you're not willing to work with others without getting your lawyer involved, I will be required to ban you from editing. —     21:33, 18 July 2006 (UTC)

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My name is Robert Willow and I am the Deputy Editor of VTV Wales. I also write, for WikiNews, under the name, Valleysnews.

I am the creator of the map image, which was deleted earlier by BrianMC, who incorrectly accused me of copyright violation.

As Deputy Editor of VTV Wales, I am authorised to release any images, created for and on behalf of VTV Wales, into the public domain and have written authority to do so.

On behalf of VTV Wales and its parent company, Studio Tiblu LLC, I can confirm that the image concerned has been released into the public domain and is therefore free of copyright.

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Do not, I repeat, do NOT make legal threats against Wikinews users. Not only are they rarely carried out, but they intimidate the community and makes users afraid to edit. If you do not remove your legal threat, you will be indefinitely banned from Wikinews. —     19:39, 18 July 2006 (UTC)
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Apology accepted
Apology accepted, Valleysnews. Additionally, I have told Brianmc that you apologized. It sure was a good thing I didn't immediately block you for the legal threat! Anyways, I hope that you continue to make contributions to Wikinews, particularly positive ones. —     21:49, 18 July 2006 (UTC)

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Talk:Light aircraft makes emergency landing in major industrial estate

picture?
uhh... the picture in the article constitutes a copyright violation; I don't know what wikinews' policy is on this sort of thing, but in wikipedia the image would be removed and deleted...

66.81.48.109 15:53, 18 July 2006 (UTC)

The picture was created by myself for VTV Wales. The picture is public domain.
 * That seems to contradict the copyright notice plainly stated on the corner of the image. —     21:35, 18 July 2006 (UTC)
 * Public domain images don't have copyright messages on them. If you don't want me to know your email address because you think I'm some evil dude then pick another administrator.  If they tell me you've contacted them from a credible email address and allowed them to verify your right to release the material through the TV station's legal department then I'll give you a big apology.  Until then I'll revert to being 5 years old and yell liar, liar, pants on fire! at you. :-P
 * Oh, and you've still to deal with the fact that you issued a legal threat against me, I'm not the 12-year old who blocked the U.S. Senate from editing Wikipedia... I do have a lawyer. --Brian McNeil / talk 21:37, 18 July 2006 (UTC)

Side note...
On a complete side note, who are VTV? I couldn't find anything in Google for VTV or the parent company Studio Tiblu LLC. (which is strange because how do people find out about it???) --R2b2 21:33, 18 July 2006 (UTC)

VTV
VTV is a subscription-only iPTV channel which was launched in March 2006. VTV currently provides news, current affairs and lifestyle programming to over 115,000 customers, both resident in the south Wales area and ex-patriates. The channel is due to launch on the SkyDigital platform in October.

All of the station's current advertising is focussed on local newspaper, independent local radio and billboard advertising. Google and other search engine-based advertising is likely to be used before the end of this month.

Studio Tiblu LLC is the parent company of VTV and is based in the United States. The company currently owns a number of iPTV channels around the world and is predominantly involved in the operation of foreign-language and european stations. VTV is the company's only current UK-based channel.

Minor question...
...what's an "industrial estate" ? 68.39.174.238 03:22, 19 July 2006 (UTC)

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Talk:Poll finds support for Australian PM

July 2006
Because of a news poll conducted by the same company reporting it, this headline is justified? It seems that the title would be appropriate if there had actually been an elections, but this seems to overstate the facts. The actual question that was polled should be reported, as should the error margins. The headline should not speak for the corpus of the 'Australian people.' Namffohyr 15:28, 18 July 2006 (UTC)

66% to 20% is a fairly convincing margin to say the Australian people have backed Howard- no matter what the poll is. Newspoll is without doubt Australia's most repected polling company so I hardly think the credibility of the poll can be disputed. Anyway in the last election the Australian people did "back" Howard to stay when they voted his govt into power with an increased majority. Ronan.evans 21:52, 18 July 2006 (UTC)

Newspoll is NOT the most respected polling company - the Morgan Gallup Poll is. Claims that the mandate the Howard govt got 2 years ago still hold today are dubious, when we have large numbers of voters upset about IR laws, Nuclear waste dumps, Indigenous issues, the War against Terror, Lies (children overboard, meetings with Costello 12 years ago etc), fuel excise etc. The real question is whether the newspoll sample was representative. The headline would be better to say "Poll suggests that majority of Australian people prefer Howard to Costello", as that is precisely what the poll suggests. To further illustrate my point, I'm an Australian, and I'd rather Costello than Howard as PM, as he seems to be a fundamentally honest person, unlike Howard. As such the headline is false. 203.221.158.232 22:04, 19 July 2006 (UTC)

To further illustrate my point, I'm an Australian, and I'd rather Costello than Howard as PM, as he seems to be a fundamentally honest person, unlike Howard. Mate- no one cares what you think. This is a news article- not a left leaning chat room. Focus on the article. By the way- who is honestly still talking about children overboard? Ronan.evans 06:00, 22 July 2006 (UTC)

This article should be renamed: Australian poll backs PM to stay or similar. The current headline is hyberbole. It is not a fact that 100% of Australian people support howard so it is untrue to say say so. —59.167.22.247 07:57, 22 July 2006 (UTC)

Stoush?
G'day! Can we keep the slang to the quotes please? --Brian McNeil / talk 16:49, 18 July 2006 (UTC)

The word stoush is now slang? This happened...? Ronan.evans 21:48, 18 July 2006 (UTC)

Categories
edit protected Please add this article to Category:The Australian. Thank you. Green Giant (talk) 12:07, 4 October 2015 (UTC)
 * ✅ --Pi zero (talk) 12:29, 4 October 2015 (UTC)


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Day 7 of the Hezbollah-Israel conflict

July 18, 2006

One week has passed since Israel responded to a Hezbollah attack along the Lebanon-Israel border. There is no immediate end of the conflict in sight as Israeli airborne, naval and ground units have pounded a wide array of targets in Lebanon. Hezbollah in turn has launched rocket and missile attacks on northern Israel.

The Lebanese PM Fouad Siniora condemned Israel saying their attacks have been "opening the gates of hell and madness". He reiterated the Lebanese government position, urging Hezbollah to release Israeli soldiers, and calling on Israel to cease its attacks, terming them "disproportionate". However, an Israeli general said that the offensive could go on for weeks to come.

Israeli PM Ehud Olmert claimed that last week's kidnappings were a timed attempt to divert attention from Iran's nuclear programme. The Rapporteur of Iran's Majlis' National Security and Foreign Policy Commission Kazem Jalali dismissed the allegation, denying any such role.

The civilian population in Lebanon has taken the largest toll in the conflict; 200 Lebanese civilians have been reported to be killed in the past seven days, 30 of them today. As a result of Hezbollah fire, at least 24 Israelis have been reported killed, including 9 civilians at the Haifa train station. In addition, 30 Lebanese soldiers have died without engaging Israeli units. Eleven of them were killed today in an Israeli air strike on a Lebanese army base east of Beirut. A Lebanese barracks was also hit yesterday, killing several soldiers.

The United Nations want an international peace contingent to be stationed in southern Lebanon to stop Hezbollah from firing missiles into Israel. The force would act as a stabilisation force against attacks from both sides in the conflict.

500,000 people have been displaced in Lebanon by the violence which could end in a humanitarian disaster, UN said.

A UN team was in Israel today, holding talks with the Israeli FM about a possible ceasefire agreement. However, the minister reiterated Israel's ultimatum that its two soldiers should be released and the Lebanese government posts troops in southern Lebanon before agreeing on a ceasefire. Lebanon say they fear posting soldiers in it's southern region could spark a civil war in the country.

Hezbollah militants have also today fired rockets on towns in northern Israel. Haifa, Acre, Kiryat Shemona and the region of Gush Halav have been hit. One Israeli was killed. Hezbollah have made comparisons between the Israeli "enemy combatants" they are holding without trial, and the inmates of Guantanamo Bay who they say have a similar status.

Today, transport trucks were again targeted by warplanes. Israel says it believed that the trucks were transporting missiles for Hezbollah. The Israeli military say 750 Hezbollah rockets, missiles and mortars have so far been fired since the start of the crisis.

Hundreds of foreigners have been evacuated from Lebanon by any available transportation. Ships, helicopters and buses have been used by several European countries and the United States to ferry their citizens out of the country.

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Heatwave sweeps USA, many struggling to keep cool

July 18, 2006

Temperatures as high as 111°F (48°C) have hit the United States today, a continuation of Monday's triple-digit (Fahrenheit) record highs in some areas.

High energy costs have many elderly and low income citizens keeping the air conditioning off, fixed incomes being blamed in many cases. In response to this, cities such as Chicago and New York have turned some public facilities into “cooling areas” for the duration. Buildings being converted include homeless shelters, senior centers, libraries and shopping malls. State agencies are urging anyone experiencing heat related symptoms to get to one of these places as soon as possible.

Early reports are attributing at least three dead from heat related complications in Philadelphia, Arkansas, and Indiana

The National Weather Service has issued Red Flag warnings for six states, warning that the heat could easily lead to forest fires. Much of the northeast corridor and central plains states have been issued heat warnings.

Relief is in sight for the northeast, with storms bringing cooler weather from the Ohio Valley through New England; however the central part of the US won't see a break in the heat until the weekend.


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Merged data and references from U.S. heat wave claims 3 dead -- Mikedanko 18:33, 18 July 2006 (UTC)


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Talk:Day 7 of the Hezbollah-Israel conflict

If this is intended to be a summary of the events of the first seven days of this particular conflict, renaming the page Week one of Hezbollah-Israel conflict might be clearer.Wintergreen 19:56, 18 July 2006 (UTC)
 * The infobox is 2006 Israel-Lebanon crisis, week one of that? --Brian McNeil / talk 20:04, 18 July 2006 (UTC)
 * It's only meant as a a summary of today's events. A summary of seven days would be far to complex to write and should be leaved to the encyclopedia warriors at Wikipedia ;-) About this article; it seems the interest of writing a story of the crisis has dropped considerably. Looks like I have to plow through it myself :-o --Jambalaya 20:16, 18 July 2006 (UTC)
 * Then "day seven of..."? --Brian McNeil / talk 20:17, 18 July 2006 (UTC)
 * I have earlier proposed a standarized naming scheme for the stories covering events per day : I'm very eager to start numbering the Hezbollah-Israel stories, but I need some sort of consensus... Perhaps. I mean, I think this would be a smart thing to do because this is most likely going to be a long conflict. --Jambalaya 20:24, 18 July 2006 (UTC)
 * I think there's a few of the people who heat up the discussion burned themselves out or got frustrated with the discussion on the subject because they've not changed their approach. Why don't you go ahead and use your own naming convention?  I think the "day <blah>" version works better as a correspondent type report where dry facts are included and no opinion is mentioned.  A report of significant events for a day can have a dull title, and if there are also political developments a separate article can cover them. --Brian McNeil / talk 20:38, 18 July 2006 (UTC)
 * i like the idea of standardised numbered titles. i like the idea of someone else plowing thro' the article even more :) Doldrums 20:45, 18 July 2006 (UTC)

Grammar?
I've noticed people have their own news writings styles so I thought instead of me editing - perhaps inconsistently because I'm new I suck at this - I'd post a section of the wiki style guide as a reminder so we're all thinking the same thing. Hope this helps. Ealturner 23:54, 18 July 2006 (UTC)

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Articles should be written in the past tense or the present perfect. Headlines should be written in the present tense. Timelines also are written in the present tense.

Reporting on future events

Since we as writers are not in the business of predicting the future and are not psychic (arguably), it is best to stick to past or present perfect tense - especially since future events may change (or be cancelled). When writing about future or ongoing events, change tense as follows:

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Breaking News
Hey guys, does someone want to start a new article?

http://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/07/18/mideast/index.html

"BEIRUT, Lebanon (CNN) -- Israeli ground troops have entered southern Lebanon on a mission to destroy outposts of the militant group Hezbollah, an Israel Defense Forces spokesman told CNN early Wednesday."

I'm really a newbie when it comes to making/editing wiki articles. However, I thougth someone might want to start covering this.

 * Here. --Jambalaya 11:57, 19 July 2006 (UTC)

pov statement in lead removed
"Hezbollah sparked what many call the worst crisis in the Middle East in 10 years by crossing the border to attack Israeli positions, and by launching missiles and rockets at Israeli cities. " is pov on many counts. Doldrums 06:36, 19 July 2006 (UTC)
 * 1) who are the many? are there others who call Iraq worse than this?
 * 2) were isreali positions attacked? or one patrol of two trucks.
 * 3) did rocket launched and missile attacks precede isreali airstrikes, if not, then actions on both sides have "sparked" the crisis.

 * thisshows Israel began the regional violence (before any kidnappings)so to be NPOV we shouldn't take sides in the blame game "he hit me first". Therefore; the acceptance of the Israeli pov(that they are just resonding)"One week has passed since Israel responded to a Hezbollah attack across the Lebanon-Israel border."  must be removed.Neutralizer 22:24, 19 July 2006 (UTC)

 * Neutralizer: You must learn that there is a border between the article's POV and plain reporting. You can't just remove whole sentences, claiming it is POV, just because Israel made a claim. That is vandalism. Olmer's comments might have been a "conspiracy theory", but he made the claim and it was reported. It hasn't got anything to do with NPOV. "It's the news". --Jambalaya 23:40, 19 July 2006 (UTC)

 * Besides, there's nothing wrong with "One week has passed since Israel responded to a Hezbollah attack across the Lebanon-Israel border." Every single part of that sentence is true. You must to be able to differentiate between the various crisis in the Middle East. There's several crisises going on in the Middle East at the same time, but the sentence is refering to the Israel-Lebanon crisis. Not the crisis in Gaza, it's about the VERY SPECIFIC crisis that begun Wednesday 12 July. --Jambalaya 23:53, 19 July 2006 (UTC)

 * I disagree with both points; every unfounded conspiracy theory allegation from one side is not news and without including the Iranian denial makes it Israeli pov. Also, there is certainly something wrong with continuing to give the impression that Hezbollah started this whole thing which the "one week" sentence gives. I could say "Five weeks have passed since Amnesty International called for the establishment of an international investigation to examine the circumstances in which scores of Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces..." and every single part of that sentence is true. The continual thinly veiled references to this war being the fault of Hezbollah for starting it are not only not NPOV they are fradulent in the extreme and the fact other western media and political leaders continue to repeat the lie does not make it true. Please read this and try to understand that saying Israel's attacks are a "response" does not make it true and is your own pov. Neutralizer 04:26, 20 July 2006 (UTC)

 * Using that logic, one must draw parallels back to 1948 and maybe even further. It's good for providing background information, analysis, Q&A, describing the logic behind this spesific crisis, reasoning, religions, ideologies, etc. Since this isn't an encyclopedia, we don't have to draw those parallels. Israel has probably comitted war crimes every day for many years, but one still has to seperate various conflicts "inside" the same crisis. I'm not saying there is _one_ victim and _one_ perpetrator, but ask any analyst about what _single event_ that marked the start of the Hezbollah-Lebanon-Israel crisis, you'll get the answer "Hezbollah raid 12 July". It was that specific event that took place that led to the specific Israeli bombings and incursion into Lebanon. Whether or not that is _true_, is a another story. We have to stick with the official version if we want credibility. I'm sure there will be conspiracy theories that claims that Israel "staged" the kidnappings in Gaza and Lebanon (kinda like the government cover-up conspiracy theory about what happened 9/11). And maybe, some day, we'll learn that Israel did indeed tell us lies and more lies back in 2006. But for now, we must assume that the event that ignited the 2006 crisis was that raid. Erm, I'd better stop rambling now :-S --Jambalaya 13:34, 20 July 2006 (UTC)

pov
The npov edits keep being reverted for past 2 days. Unfortunately the editor above keeps reverting what I think are necessary npov edits so I have no choice but to apply a tag. Here are the edits in the article I feel are blatant pov as well as the reasons I think they are pov;

One week has passed since Israel responded to a Hezbollah attack across the Lebanon-Israel border. (POV as it perpetuates the Israeli POV that Hezbollah started this round of violence one week ago and Israel is just responding...Amnesty International reported over a month ago (prior to any kidnappings) that Israel was inflaming the region so there is certainly no factual proof that Israel's actions are simply a "response". Therefore the first sentence is quite improper especially as the lead sentence to the article.
 * nope. this article covers the israel-hezbollah conflict. what israel did to gaza has no place here, unless u can demonstrate, by sources, a link between the two. Doldrums 07:31, 20 July 2006 (UTC)

Israel believed that the trucks were transporting missiles for the Hezbollah. (POV as it speaks for Israel "Israel believed" and provides justification for targeting the trucks...should be a quote or "Israel said they believed")
 * If a counterclaim is found, we'll report it. else it's perfectly within npov bounds to report israel's claim as its claim. Doldrums 07:31, 20 July 2006 (UTC)

Haifa, Acre, Kiryat Shemona and the region of Gush Halav have been hit.(Pov as the same emotionalizing list isn't provided for Lebanese towns hit)
 * weak reason, if at all. if the palestinian list can be easily prepared, go ahead and add it. Doldrums 07:31, 20 July 2006 (UTC)

''200 Lebanese civilians have been reported to be killed in the past seven days, 30 of them today. As a result of Hezbollah fire, at least 24 Israelis have been killed'', (POV; with Lebanese the deaths are "reported to be killed" whereas with Israelis it's stated as fact "have been killed")
 * agree, will change accordingly. Doldrums 07:31, 20 July 2006 (UTC)

Israeli PM Ehud Olmert claimed last weeks kidnappings were a timed attempt to divert attention from Iran's nuclear programme. (POV as Iranian response not included)
 * yep. Doldrums 07:31, 20 July 2006 (UTC)

Neutralizer 04:44, 20 July 2006 (UTC)

 * and sorry neut, for mangling up ur comment, thought it was the best way to reply to each point separately. Doldrums 07:31, 20 July 2006 (UTC)

 * Thanks Doldrums(for your attention and response). Neutralizer 14:42, 20 July 2006 (UTC)


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Four children among six Canadians killed in Israeli attack on Lebanon

July 20, 2006

In the continued conflict between Hezbollah and Israel, six Canadians, including four children who were killed on Sunday by an Israeli missile hitting a house in south Lebanon have been identified.

Saja Al-Akhrass (8), Zeinab Al-Akhrass (6), Ahmad Al-Akhrass (4), and Salam Al-Akhrass (11 months) were in Lebanon for a summer holiday, visiting their extended family. They were killed when their house collapsed after being struck by an Israeli bombardment. Their parents, 36-year-old Ali Al-Akhrass and his wife Amira (23) were also killed in the attack. The family were residents of Montreal.

Six others were reported wounded in the attack.

"I lost my brother, I lost my sister, my nephew, the family of my nephew, my aunt, my uncle. Oh God," said Hussain El-Akras, brother of one of the victims. He told a Montreal news conference Monday that his family were begging the government of Canada to "put pressure on Israel to stop this barbaric behaviour."

The Israeli military statement on the incident said "The responsibility for any civilian casualties rests entirely with the Hezbollah terrorist organization" and "The IDF (Israel Defense Forces) requested and warned residents of the area not to stay within range of the launch sites". Israel says that Hezbollah disperses its weaponry among supporters in residential neighborhoods to avoid being targeted by the much larger, better-equipped Israeli Defense Forces.


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Talk:Four children among six Canadians killed in Israeli attack on Lebanon

pov
Please edit to deal any of my own pov which has likely effected the tone or content of the article. Thanks Neutralizer 20:37, 18 July 2006 (UTC)
 * Okay, let's look at this as reported... 4 children died when a building collapsed following an Israeli strike. News?  Yes.  "Israel blames Hizbollah" (default spelling for us should be Hezbaollah per Wikipedia, unless quoted).  Looking at the Reuters source it is seven members of the same family, and I'm not sure I'd report the event under this title.
 * I'm glad to see you know you're good at doing the "emotional appeal" articles. I'd suggest doing an editorial version in your userspace if it wasn't for the fact that you'd have to work even harder to prove you weren't promoting your POV when editing in main namespace afterwards. :-) --Brian McNeil / talk 20:54, 18 July 2006 (UTC)
 * I can't figure out how to move this article to a less emotionalistic headline, but if someone else can, I suggest something like "Canadian family" or "six canadians" or something, so as not to downplay any of the deaths for the sake of emotionalism.151.190.254.108 14:21, 19 July 2006 (UTC)

The AP version of this story said "seven canadians," not "four... children." Counting only the children and not the adults in the headline is usually reserved for news organizations that have an agenda to push, by making an emotional appeal only for the children. Also, the AP news story DID mention that the family were Lebanese who had immigrated to Canada. This isn't mentioned in this story, so we are left to wonder this from the family's names. Furthermore, neither your story nor the AP's mentions whether the adults in the family are connected in any way to Hezbollah, and that's the first question that popped into my mind upon reading it: whether they were a direct target of the IDF, collateral damage in the destruction of a direct target, or a total mistake. Neither the AP's story nor this one are any help in ascertaining that at all, so both pieces come across strictly as emotional appeals. "O NOEZ CANADIANS!" Well, technically yes, they are Canadians, but one really has to do a lot of reading between the lines here to figure out that there might be a larger story lurking behind the emotionalism. 151.190.254.108 14:09, 19 July 2006 (UTC)
 * i see. canadians of lebanese origin are only "technically" canadian, those who die in an israeli military strike are automatically suspected hezbollah militants and reporting four children died is "emotionalism", a no-no. thanks, i'm now a better reporter. Doldrums 14:16, 19 July 2006 (UTC)
 * Are you being sarcastic because you actually FAVOR omission of details that are inconvenient to your emotionalistic agenda? 151.190.254.108 14:26, 19 July 2006 (UTC)

title change
i'll be reverting the title to its old one, which is much more specific than the current one, and much more than six civilians have been killed in israeli attacks.

please discuss any further changes to the title, before making them. Doldrums 15:35, 19 July 2006 (UTC)

Dupe
Why wasn't the victim's names put in the existing article? --Jambalaya 17:13, 19 July 2006 (UTC)
 * Wait. Ooooh, I see. They're Canadians, so they need extra attention. I stand by my earlier comment. At least 55 civilians have been killed in Lebanon _today_, but it's of course the Canadians that died last week that's today's news. Again: Western bias. --Jambalaya 17:19, 19 July 2006 (UTC)
 * Too late to merge now, this should be a follow-up article as there is much more specific info now. --vonbergm 17:33, 19 July 2006 (UTC)
 * I was - if you check the history on Deletion Requests - in the process of getting rid of a complete duplicate of an earlier article, started by the same editor, using the same event, with a different "angle" in what looks like an attempt to influence the readers' opinions by presenting one side in a bad light. This stays at develop until it is completely clear that it is a follow-up to the article from 2 days earlier.  At that point I expect it to be a lot shorter.  Why?  Well, boosting the perception of casualty figures by reporting the same story twice in one week is what I see here. --Brian McNeil / talk 17:43, 19 July 2006 (UTC)
 * Brian, not sure if you have noticed we consistently report the Israeli actions as being a reaction to Hamas or Hezbollah kidnappings which looks like an attmpt to influence the readers' opinions by presenting one side in a bad light. Perhaps we can try to focus on that a bit since this BEFORE ANY "KIDNAPPINGS" throws in question the theory that Hamas and Hezbollah started it all. Neutralizer 18:01, 19 July 2006 (UTC)

 * we appear to have two possible courses of action:
 * 1. merge the info in the present article into the old one (and possibly bump its date, if the victims were not identified then)
 * 2. slight rewrite of this article so it is a follow-up to the previous one. (we can make it quite clear that the casualties referred to here, are the same ones in the previous article, so satisfying brian's concerns (though i see no reason why the article is required to be "much shorter").
 * either way, i see little reason to get particularly worked up over this. so can we discuss which of the two is a better option, and why and why not... Doldrums 18:26, 19 July 2006 (UTC)

I would suggest changing the title to make clear that this is a follow-up. That should do the trick. Brian's argument that it needs to be shortened is bogus. There is only minimal overlap in the information given in the articles, with the newer article relying on much more specific information. --vonbergm 20:09, 19 July 2006 (UTC)
 * I'm not clear on the "dupe" label. Our "Wikinews needs you" invitation says; "What we want from YOU! We want you to write articles for Wikinews on topics that: .....Do you know of an issue that has been forgotten or isn't getting enough attention in the rest of the press? Here's your chance to tell the world!"

 * I don't think the death of children in Lebanon is getting enough coverage; and particularly these children who didn't even live in Lebanon; article is good now,imo. Neutralizer 03:47, 20 July 2006 (UTC)

Children were all born in Canada
Not sure why the confusion but children were all born in Canada. Neutralizer 17:16, 19 July 2006 (UTC)

What if 4 american children on vacation in Israel were killed 2 days ago by Hezbollah?
Please don't tell me that would not be it's own article....please don't say that with a straight face. Neutralizer 18:05, 19 July 2006 (UTC)
 * It could be four martian children killed for all the difference it'd make to my opinion on this. If they're part of seven 'that have already been reported on then it's a dupe.  You have to be clear you're reporting new information on the same event, not a new event.  I saw this with a dupe tag on it, and I agreed because there was zero acknowledgement of the earlier story on the same event. --Brian McNeil / talk 18:26, 19 July 2006 (UTC)
 * Sorry but I do not know what changes Brian is requesting so perhaps he or someone who knows what he wants can make the changes ? Neutralizer 22:09, 19 July 2006 (UTC)
 * Oh, I think I see what Brian is proposing. I disagree entirely with his pov on this matter; especially the imagination that specifically mentioning the children is done with the intent of making 1 side look worse than the other; that's also a bogus argument,imo. Neutralizer 22:12, 19 July 2006 (UTC)

New title solves the problem
Hopefully Doldrums new title solves the issue? I'll republish. Neutralizer 22:18, 19 July 2006 (UTC)

more POV
This article does not give an overview of the surrounding conflict. Also, there is no mention of the casualties on the Israeli side. Neutralizer, I'm glad you acknowledge that your POV affects your writings, but still, These exact POV complaints have been spoken by you on the railroad bombing article I wrote. TiB
 * Exactly what in the article make you tag it pov? Your reasons above is in my opinion not good enough. Please use other means befor taging articles. If I thought it was a good idea I would advise you to edit what you missing but it sounds like you should write another article about it. international 22:48, 20 July 2006 (UTC)
 * The 31 killed Israels are now mentioned, together with 306 killed Lebanese. international 23:10, 20 July 2006 (UTC)

I have added an overview of the situation to give the reader the context of what is going on.TiB

 * the current overview section is pov. if it is to be retained, then it needs to incorporate these facts too:

 * 1) account of israeli attacks on lebanon similar to "Israel has been under a continued barrage of rocket fire from Hezbollah militants over the past week, over 1000 rockets have been fired on Israel's northern cities"
 * 2) effect on lebanese citizens (today's WSJ reports half million displaced)
 * 3) lebanese govt has "refused" or "pleaded inability" to disarm hezbollah?
 * 4) lebanon's wishes, hopes and pious outpourings, parallel to reported israel "wish".
 * until the overview can be sorted out, i'll remove the pov version for now. (the alternative was to tag and unpuiblish, but since this article has been published for days now, i wont do that). Doldrums 07:37, 21 July 2006 (UTC)

I agree that the overview was useless. The title of the article is "Four_children_among_six_Canadians_killed_in_Israeli_attack_on_Lebanon", so that it should only talk about it. In the english wikinews, you made a model relative to the israel-lebanon war (on the right side), so that everybody can find more about the origins of the "conflict" if he wants to.

 * Doldrums, instead of removing the section why don't you add the extra information?

I have worked and written a section of text and you just went and deleted it.
 * Why? because it doesn't fit your POV? I have written facts and only facts. you can add more to it but why delete something that someone else worked to write? TiB

 * i didn't add more bcoz 1. this article is published, and i'm done with it. 2. it's too much work and i didn't want to do it. i'm sorry to remove something that u spent time and effort on, but, as i've said above, i didn't have another alternative. if u strongly believe that the current article is pov (and i don't see a reason why it is), then i have no particular objection to an _npov_ "overview" being added (but u may find that others don't agree).

 * if you agree that a two sentence line, reporting israeli and lebanese casualties on that date is sufficient "context", then that would be a reasonably quick and easy edit to make, rather than writing a large overview section. Doldrums 15:57, 21 July 2006 (UTC)


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Microsoft ends support for Windows XP's first service pack

October 10, 2006

As Microsoft had previously announced, they will stop supporting the first service pack of their flagship operating system software, Windows XP. The company will not provide any security updates or incident support options for Windows XP Service Pack 1 (SP1) and Service Pack 1a (SP1a).

On October 10, 2006 support and security updates for these two products will end, as part of the Microsoft Lifecycle Policy. In their customer notification about the change, the software giant advises customers to update to the newer Service Pack 2 (SP2), released in 2004.

Windows XP SP1 was released on September 9, 2002, offering more than 300 security updates in one package. Other than the security updates, SP1 also introduced USB 2.0 support and a new utility, Set Program Access and Defaults, which let users to have control over Microsoft's bundled products. On February 3, 2003, the service pack was re-released as Service Pack 1a which, as a result of a lawsuit with Sun Microsystems, removed the Microsoft virtual machine (VM), which provided support for Java programs.

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Wikinews:Briefs/July 18, 2006

The time is 23:00 (UTC) on July 18th, 2006 and this is Audio Wikinews News Briefs.

Death toll rises in Indonesian tsunami
Indonesia

Relief officials have said that at least 341 people have been killed by a tsunami which hit the Indonesian island of Java on Monday, July 17th, afternoon. An underwater earthquake, which measured 7.7 on the Richter scale, triggered the two-metre-high tidal wave.

Discovery lands at Kennedy Space Centre
United States

Space shuttle Discovery landed at Cape Canaveral at 13:14 UTC yesterday. It returned after a thirteen day mission to the International Space Station.

Harvard lawyer who advises IDF asked about "rules of engagement" in 2004
Canada

Michael Byers, who holds the Canada Research Chair in Global Politics and International Law at the University of British Columbia, revealed in Sunday's Toronto Star that while he was in Tel Aviv in 2004, he met with a lawyer who advises the Israel Defence Force about rules of engagement Scenarios which were unfolding were discussed.

Commerce Commission fines BNZ $5 million
New Zealand

The New Zealand Commerce Commission has fined the Bank of New Zealand. It has been forced to pay NZ$5 million [five million New Zealand dollars] in compensation to its customers, $500,000 [five hundred thousand dollars] in fines and $80,000 [eighty-thousand dollars] in costs to the Commerce Commission. The money will be placed into a bank account to be monitored by an auditor, and if there is any money left over it will be donated to a consumer organization.

Light aircraft makes emergency landing in major industrial estate
United Kingdom

BBC Wales and iPTV station, VTV are reporting that a light aircraft made an emergency landing at 13:00 BST, at Treforest Industrial Estate, near Cardiff, south Wales.

Heatwave sweeps USA, many struggling to keep cool
United States

Temperatures as high as 44 °C [Celsius degrees] or 111 °F [Fahrenheit degrees] have hit the US today, a continuation of Monday's triple-digit record Fahrenheit highs in some areas.

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Subic Rape Case
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Stem cell bills passed by US House and Senate

July 19, 2006

The Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act of 2005 (HR810), approved by the US House of Representatives in 2005, gained a 63-37 approval in the Senate on July 17th, 2006, and will now be presented for presidential approval or veto.

Bill HR810 passed by the Senate as SB471, overrides the 2001 executive order signed by George W. Bush that banned funding by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for embryonic stem cell research of stem cell lines created after the executive order was issued. The new bill does not include a provision against privately funded research, which is legal under the law, only research funded by NIH.

The bill includes three ethical requirements for funded research. First, the stem cells were derived from human embryos that have been donated from in-vitro fertilization clinics, were created for the purposes of fertility treatment, and were in excess of the clinical need of the individuals seeking such treatment. Second, prior to the consideration of embryo donation and through consultation with the individuals seeking fertility treatment, it was determined that the embryos would never be implanted in a woman and would otherwise be discarded. And lastly, the individuals seeking fertility treatment donated the embryos with written informed consent and without receiving any financial or other inducements to make the donation.

President Bush is expected to veto the bill as early as today, White House Press Secretary Tony Snow said the veto would be "pretty swift". This would be President Bush's first veto of his two terms in office.

As with any vetoed bill, a two-thirds majority of the House and Senate can override said veto, but the original vote (63-37) show that the Senate is more than likely to not get the override votes it would need. Even without the two-thirds original vote, Senator Carl Levin of Michigan has voiced support for a veto override.

Two other bills, S2754 and S3504, the Alternative Pluripotent Stem Cell Therapies Enhancement Act and the Fetus Farming Prohibition Act of 2006, respectively, were failed and passed in that order by the House of Representatives. S2754 was introduced to the House this afternoon and failed by a vote of 273-154, S3504 was passed unanimously by the House and is also expected to be on the President's desk this morning.


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Row over NZ Police memo on issuing traffic tickets

July 19, 2006

According to a leaked memorandum, sent to New Zealand Police officers in the Levin district last year, they will be penalised if they do not perform well in the issuing tickets.

The penalties for not reaching the target will be:
 * Pay deductions, 20% loss of pay
 * Loss of additional training courses or specialised duties
 * 'Named and shamed'
 * Demotion

The requirement for issuing tickets is one per hour and the requirement for catching a drunk driver is one per ten hours.

Simon Power, Law and Order spokesman for the New Zealand National Party, said "It is very disturbing that police officers are being put under internal and financial pressure to write traffic tickets. And just yesterday Annette King told me in answer to a written question that police do not receive incentives, financial or otherwise, if they issue a particular number of tickets."

Two weeks ago a different memo was leaked which showed the police officers have quotas, which the Police Minister, Annette King, dismissed.

However if police officers are performing well the Area or District Commanders will be informed which could lead to extra benefits.

The Police Central District Commander, Superintendent Mark Lammas, said that there was nothing wrong with the memo as it is reasonable for officers to be told they may not receive a pay increase if they consistently fail to enforce.


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Talk:Subic Rape

Not news
Look at the dates of all the phases of the report. Now, take a look at what the current date is. Compare the two. —     09:59, 19 July 2006 (UTC)

is a more International title possible ?
I do not know what's Subic? And know nothing of this case as it did not come to French news :)

It's seem that the author tries to explain the case using multiple time entry. I understand why he did that but i don't know if its clear. Ok for a draft but but ...

It's a problem well known on all wikinews. Jacques Divol 14:50, 19 July 2006 (UTC)

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Second quake in two days strikes Indonesia

July 19, 2006

An earthquake measuring 6.3 or 6.4 (according to preliminary data) on the Richter scale hit Indonesia today, days after a larger earthquake hit the same region and triggered a tsunami and killed at least 520 people. The earthquake struck the Sunda Straits separating the islands of Sumatra and Java. There are no immediate reports of damages. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said that the quake posed no risk of a tsunami, being too small in magnitude.

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Heatwave hits the UK and Ireland

July 19, 2006

Today has seen Britain's hottest recorded July day with temperatures hitting 36.5ºC (97.7ºF) in Wisley in Surrey. Warm air from the Gulf Stream is raising the temperature, and the hot weather is causing the asphalt on some public roads to melt, requiring gritting. Some schools stayed closed on Wednesday, while others shut at lunchtime. Many school sports days have also been cancelled.

People have been advised to drink plenty of water, not go out in the midday sun and keep curtains closed to cool rooms. People have also been asked to check the most vulnerable, including the elderly, the young and the sick. The RSPCA has also told pet owners to try and keep their pets cool.

The heat wave has also hit northern France and the Netherlands, with 4 people reported dead due to heatstroke.

However, some areas aren't basking in the heat. Lerwick in the Shetland Islands is currently cloudy with fog, at only 18ºC (64ºF)

Weather forecasters have said that while the temperatures are not going to rise any further, it will get more humid as a band of showers arrive this evening, with night-time temperatures at 19ºC in London and Cardiff, 14ºC in Edinburgh and 18ºC in Dublin.

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User talk:Kiwitotoro

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User talk:Shingen

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User talk:Neonz

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Your account will be renamed
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The developer team at Wikimedia is making some changes to how accounts work, as part of our on-going efforts to provide new and better tools for our users like cross-wiki notifications. These changes will mean you have the same account name everywhere. This will let us give you new features that will help you edit and discuss better, and allow more flexible user permissions for tools. One of the side-effects of this is that user accounts will now have to be unique across all 900 Wikimedia wikis. See the announcement for more information.

Unfortunately, your account clashes with another account also called Neonz. To make sure that both of you can use all Wikimedia projects in future, we have reserved the name Neonz~enwikinews that only you will have. If you like it, you don't have to do anything. If you do not like it, you can pick out a different name.

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Yours, Keegan Peterzell Community Liaison, Wikimedia Foundation 23:19, 17 March 2015 (UTC)

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User talk:King2007~enwikinews

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Your account will be renamed
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The developer team at Wikimedia is making some changes to how accounts work, as part of our on-going efforts to provide new and better tools for our users like cross-wiki notifications. These changes will mean you have the same account name everywhere. This will let us give you new features that will help you edit and discuss better, and allow more flexible user permissions for tools. One of the side-effects of this is that user accounts will now have to be unique across all 900 Wikimedia wikis. See the announcement for more information.

Unfortunately, your account clashes with another account also called King2007. To make sure that both of you can use all Wikimedia projects in future, we have reserved the name King2007~enwikinews that only you will have. If you like it, you don't have to do anything. If you do not like it, you can pick out a different name.

Your account will still work as before, and you will be credited for all your edits made so far, but you will have to use the new account name when you log in.

Sorry for the inconvenience.

Yours, Keegan Peterzell Community Liaison, Wikimedia Foundation 23:17, 17 March 2015 (UTC)

Renamed
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User talk:VivekVardhanD

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User talk:Akka10~enwikinews

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Your account will be renamed
Hello,

The developer team at Wikimedia is making some changes to how accounts work, as part of our on-going efforts to provide new and better tools for our users like cross-wiki notifications. These changes will mean you have the same account name everywhere. This will let us give you new features that will help you edit and discuss better, and allow more flexible user permissions for tools. One of the side-effects of this is that user accounts will now have to be unique across all 900 Wikimedia wikis. See the announcement for more information.

Unfortunately, your account clashes with another account also called Akka10. To make sure that both of you can use all Wikimedia projects in future, we have reserved the name Akka10~enwikinews that only you will have. If you like it, you don't have to do anything. If you do not like it, you can pick out a different name.

Your account will still work as before, and you will be credited for all your edits made so far, but you will have to use the new account name when you log in.

Sorry for the inconvenience.

Yours, Keegan Peterzell Community Liaison, Wikimedia Foundation 23:12, 17 March 2015 (UTC)

Renamed
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User talk:Iliailin

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User talk:Best Syndication

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User talk:Siliconvalleygirl

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User talk:Leon.goa

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User talk:AndreniW

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User talk:Hartlor~enwikinews

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Your account will be renamed
Hello,

The developer team at Wikimedia is making some changes to how accounts work, as part of our on-going efforts to provide new and better tools for our users like cross-wiki notifications. These changes will mean you have the same account name everywhere. This will let us give you new features that will help you edit and discuss better, and allow more flexible user permissions for tools. One of the side-effects of this is that user accounts will now have to be unique across all 900 Wikimedia wikis. See the announcement for more information.

Unfortunately, your account clashes with another account also called Hartlor. To make sure that both of you can use all Wikimedia projects in future, we have reserved the name Hartlor~enwikinews that only you will have. If you like it, you don't have to do anything. If you do not like it, you can pick out a different name.

Your account will still work as before, and you will be credited for all your edits made so far, but you will have to use the new account name when you log in.

Sorry for the inconvenience.

Yours, Keegan Peterzell Community Liaison, Wikimedia Foundation 23:18, 17 March 2015 (UTC)

Renamed
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User talk:Junvee

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User talk:Alokjain~enwikinews

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Your account will be renamed
Hello,

The developer team at Wikimedia is making some changes to how accounts work, as part of our on-going efforts to provide new and better tools for our users like cross-wiki notifications. These changes will mean you have the same account name everywhere. This will let us give you new features that will help you edit and discuss better, and allow more flexible user permissions for tools. One of the side-effects of this is that user accounts will now have to be unique across all 900 Wikimedia wikis. See the announcement for more information.

Unfortunately, your account clashes with another account also called Alokjain. To make sure that both of you can use all Wikimedia projects in future, we have reserved the name Alokjain~enwikinews that only you will have. If you like it, you don't have to do anything. If you do not like it, you can pick out a different name.

Your account will still work as before, and you will be credited for all your edits made so far, but you will have to use the new account name when you log in.

Sorry for the inconvenience.

Yours, Keegan Peterzell Community Liaison, Wikimedia Foundation 23:12, 17 March 2015 (UTC)

Renamed
 This account has been renamed as part of single-user login finalisation. If you own this account you can |log in using your previous username and password for more information. If you do not like this account's new name, you can choose your own using this form after logging in: . -- Keegan (WMF) (talk) 06:28, 21 April 2015 (UTC)

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Bush uses his first veto ever on stem cell bill

July 19, 2006

U.S. President George W. Bush has used the first veto of his presidency on a bill for federal funding of scientific research which uses embryonic stem cells. The bill aimed to increase the number of stem cells lines in federally funded science. Despite the veto, the destruction of embryos to extract stem cells will still take place in scientific research; the research will simply not be funded by the federal government. It is illegal in the United States to create (through conception) embryos for the purpose of scientific research.

The bill had passed in the Senate 63-37, four votes short of a 2/3 majority needed to override the President's veto. The bill will go back to the House and Senate.

Bush had previously announced that he would veto this bill.

Bush described it as a step that would cross a "moral line". "This bill would support the taking of innocent human life," Mr. Bush said at the White House while surrounded by parents and children that were born as part of an embryo-adoption programme. "Each of these human embryos is a unique human life with inherent dignity and matchless value. These boys and girls are not spare parts."

Nancy Pelosi, House minority leader, said "the veto amounted to saying 'no' to hope. It is up to members of Congress to represent their constituents and vote to override the veto."

Many high-profile organizations — such as the Christopher Reeve Foundation and the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research — were actively advocating the passage of the bill.

 * Update: July 20, 2006

The U.S. House of Representatives failed to override Bush's veto. The final vote was 235-193, which was 51 short of the 2/3 majority needed for a veto override.


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Slave workers in Italy freed by police

July 19, 2006

A joint Italian and Polish police operation freed 113 Polish workers who were living in forced labor camps on a tomato farm in. Twenty people were arrested on charges of human trafficking, and the police are on the look-out for seven more.

The police said that the freed victims were made to work "like slaves". They were subject to rape and torture and had dogs set upon them by armed, Italian and Polish guards who watched over them, said Poland's national police chief, Marek Bienkowski, speaking at a news conference in.

The deaths of four victims in the camps are believed to be suicides and are being investigated. Police have not ruled out the possibility that more deaths have occurred in the camps.

The victims were forced to work for 15 hours a day and were fed little more than bread and water, Italian police said. "To call the situation revealed by the investigation simply inhuman does in no way do it justice," said Italy's anti-Mafia chief, Piero Grasso, speaking to reporters in the southern city of.

300 people who managed to flee the camps are being interviewed. Up to 1000 are believed to have been victims of this crime, according to the Polish news agency PAP. The workers were reportedly recruited through ads in Polish newspapers promising agricultural work in Italy.

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Indian Big Brother to have ban on "hanky-panky"

July 19, 2006

Producers of India's Big Brother have said that an upcoming celebrity edition will have a ban on "hanky-panky".

A spokeswoman for Endemol India told BBC News that contestants will have to remain chaste in the Big Brother house for three months. "Participants will be told to keep their hands to themselves," she revealed. "India is a conservative society and it is not ready for the raunchy scenes that so characterise the programmes in the West," she added.

And unlike other versions of Big Brother around the world, India's version will not be transmitted live in a bid to avoid showing unpleasant scenes which may cause controversy.

It is understood that up to twelve contestants will participate in the show, which is to be televised at the end of this year. The show’s producers have said they want stars from Bollywood, Indian television and cricket to live in the Big Brother compound. The managing director of Endemol India, Rajesh Kamat, said both Hindus and Muslims may be chosen, but that issues between religions would not be talked about on the programme.

India is still quite a conservative society. Close acts like kissing are never seen on TV, and only a small number of couples cohabit before marriage.

In 2006, two housemates were removed from Australia's version of Big Brother after apparently sexually assaulting a female contestant.

Big Brother was created in the Netherlands in 1999 and has sold to almost seventy different countries.