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Bail denied in Laos overthrow plot, Hmong protest

June 12, 2007

Vang Pao, the military leader charged with plotting to overthrow the government of Laos, was ordered yesterday by a United States federal court judge to remain in custody without bail.

U.S. Magistrate Edmund Brennan ruled that Vang Pao, 77, despite his age and ill health, posed too great a danger and a flight risk to be released.

"It's not up to private groups to decide which countries the United States should be at war with and at peace with," Brennan said.

Vang Pao and nine other people, mostly members of the Hmong immigrant community in California's Central Valley, were arrested last week in a sting operation by the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. Authorities say the group was planning to buy a cache of arms, ship them to Thailand and then smuggle them into Laos, where they would blow up government buildings in, the Laotian capital.

Outside the federal courthouse in, California yesterday, about 2,000 white-clad supporters rallied for Vang Pao's release, holding portraits of the former general and waving signs saying "Honor your war heroes – don't jail them" and "Free our leader."

"He is to us like George Washington is to American citizens," Vang Zang, a Hmong leader from Minnesota was quoted as saying to the crowd by the . "The government has wrongly accused our father. But the moment he is released, he will go up ten times in popularity."

Vang Pao led a covert Hmong army backed by the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency during the, or the "Secret War", which paralleled the U.S. fight against communism in Vietnam and the.

Since immigrating to the U.S. after the fall of Laos to communism in 1975, Vang Pao has become an American citizen and is viewed as a folk hero by the Hmong people.

Vang Pao's attorneys are Thomas Heffelfinger, a former federal prosecutor hired by Vang Pao's supporters, and John Balazs, a court-appointed defense lawyer from Sacramento. They argued that Vang Pao is "a man of peace" and too old and infirm to be jailed. Doing so, Balazs said, "could be a death sentence."

It's possible that Vang Pao could safely be released to house arrest and that access to communications devices be restricted, Balaz told the magistrate.

Nonetheless, Balazs also described his client as "a warrior, this is a legal battle, and he's in it to the end."

Assistant U.S. Attorney Bob Twiss argued that Vang Pao is too dangerous and influential, and could still organize a plot no matter what restrictions were placed on him if he were freed.

"Thousands of people came here on the day of his detention hearing," Twiss was quoted as saying in an interview with Associated Press. "If General Vang Pao were to pick up a cellphone, is there any doubt they wouldn't execute his order? To me, it was an indication of his ability to effectuate action indirectly."


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Talk:Recent 'Earth-like planet' found in April 'too hot' for life say some scientists

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Someone want to double check the name of that doctor?
 * It's right there in the NYT source. Check it before you have to pay to read their article. --Brian McNeil / talk 13:35, 12 June 2007 (UTC)


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Talk:Michael Moore's new film 'Sicko' leaked via P2P

Torrent
It would appear that the torrent is indeed genuine and the film has been leaked. --Brian McNeil / talk 15:31, 12 June 2007 (UTC)
 * Yes, the leak is real...

OR
I've tagged this OR as verified it wasn't a fake link, and I watched the film and based the last section on it. Feel free to remove the tag if you don't think that qualifies. --Brian McNeil / talk 10:09, 14 June 2007 (UTC)
 * I think it qualifies...I just want to see it now too :) DragonFire1024 10:25, 14 June 2007 (UTC)

Leak
Except for the opening sentence, nothing in this article seems to be about the leaking of this film. --SVTCobra 11:46, 14 June 2007 (UTC)
 * That was the title originally given to it - any suggestions for an alternative? I would say thought that the leak is the important part of the story. --Brian McNeil / talk 12:16, 14 June 2007 (UTC)
 * I don't know, but it seems almost like two different articles here, with the longer of the two not mentioned in the headline. --SVTCobra 13:48, 14 June 2007 (UTC)
 * The article has more of a feel of being about the investigation of the Cuban portion of the movie than about the leaking of the movie.216.146.94.235 15:47, 14 June 2007 (UTC)
 * Is there any chance that the two events were connected. In other words, was this intentionally leaked in order to make any attempt at US confiscation futile? 68.215.161.140 15:40, 15 June 2007 (UTC)

Investigation
Twice there are references to an investigation. Once when explaining why Moore stored a copy in Canada, the second when Boies comes up with a motive for the investigation. But NOT ONCE is the investigation actually described or mentioned otherwise. Who is investigating? What are the possible charges? Is the film being investigated or is Michael Moore? This article needs some cleanup. --SVTCobra 12:17, 14 June 2007 (UTC)
 * I dug of the old source that it is the U.S. Treasure dept. Investigating him. I added the treasure information, but the fact that he is being targeted is listed in the section from his lawyer. --Brian McNeil / talk 12:43, 14 June 2007 (UTC)


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Comments:German man invents 'cat cam'

Brilliant idea!
I already thought of this a couple months ago and now someone has created it! Haha...  —FellowWiki Newsie 18:02, 12 June 2007 (UTC)

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Wikinews Shorts: June 12, 2007

Thai junta says Thaksin can come home
Ousted prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra may return to Thailand if he wishes, interim Prime Minister Surayud Chulanont and Council for National Security chairman General Sonthi Boonyaratglin said today.

Thaksin's lawyer, Noppadon Pattama, indicated that Thaksin, in exile since a coup led by Sonthi last year, will soon return to Thailand so that he may appeal the seizure of his assets by the Assets Examination Committee.

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Malaysian official warns of terrorism in Malacca Strait
Royal Malaysian Police Inspector-General Musa Hassan said at a maritime security meeting today that there is a "real and possible" threat of terrorism in the Strait of Malacca, which is shared by Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore.

The strait, through which passes 40 percent of the world's trade, has had a drop in incidences of piracy, but Hassan says he fears a LP gas vessel could be commandeered for a suicide mission.

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"Woofstock" dog festival in Toronto, Ontario, Canada

June 12, 2007

North America's largest outdoor dog festival came back to Toronto last weekend for its fifth year. It ran from the 9th of June to the 10th of June at Toronto's historical St. Lawrence Market. A Wikinews reporter was there on Sunday to report on some of the events that happened on the last day.

The "Woofstock" dog festival attracted as many as 140,000 people with their dogs. The festival had tons of accessories, sold under tents, to buy for dogs; food, toys, designer clothes, and more. About 400 vendors and exhibitors were there to promote their products, which also gave private dog companies or groups a chance to show their new products. The local SPCA and some animal rescues were under tents answering questions from visitors. While walking, all visitors could see the CN Tower and other very tall buildings.

One of the local TV stations, Citytv, was there. They hosted a live event at the show which was broadcast on TV. People came up on the stage and asked questions regarding their dogs and the host and co-host answered them.

A man, who called himself the "Chalk Master", drew two pictures on pavement with chalk. He did it for free but donations were welcome. One was a picture of a girl's head beside a dog's head, and another with a wolf.

 * "Hello Humans. I've been invited here to provide your eyeball(s), with some pretty colours. I don't get paid as I work this weekend strictly for tips... so, if you like what you see please make a DONATION. If you don't like it simply reach into the pocket of the person next to you and give me their money. CHALK MASTER."

A contest called "Canada's top dog" had its own tent with a professional photographer taking pictures of dogs behind a white screen; the winning photo is to be published on the cover of "Puppy and dog basics" magazine.

Large "Gourmet" dog bones were also served from a cart and table.

Next year's festival is expected to be bigger and better with even more attractions.

External link

 * Woofstock - A festival for dogs!


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Talk:"Woofstock" dog festival in Toronto, Ontario, Canada

I attended the event on Sunday and took pictures. I did not take any notes but I was there and had tons of fun. The statistics of how many people came are from.  —FellowWiki Newsie 20:56, 12 June 2007 (UTC)

 * This is my first real OR and I hope I did a good job.  —FellowWiki Newsie 16:54, 13 June 2007 (UTC)

 * Cool stuff. I might have used a for most of the images, but's it's pretty good. --  Zanimum 17:11, 13 June 2007 (UTC)

You made ecanadanow.com: http://www.ecanadanow.com/news/canada/woofstock-dog-festival-in-toronto-ontario-canada-20070613.html. --Nzgabriel | Talk 20:57, 13 June 2007 (UTC)


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Global annual military spending tops $1.2 trillion

June 12, 2007

On Monday, the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute released their SIPRI Yearbook 2007. In it they outline a number of world issues including annual global military expenditures. World military expenditure in 2006 is estimated to have reached $1,204 billion in current dollars with 15 countries having the highest spending and accounting for 83 per cent of the world total.

The large increase is the USA’s military. Between September 2001 and June 2006, the US Government provided a total of $432 billion in annual and supplemental appropriations under the heading ‘global war on terrorism’. China’s military expenditure continued to increase rapidly, for the first time surpassing that of Japan and hence making China the largest military spender in Asia and the fourth biggest in the world.

The top five military spenders in US$ are:
 * United States $528.7-B
 * United Kingdom $59.2-B
 * France $53.1-B
 * China $49.5-B
 * Japan $43.7-B


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But sometimes users submit an article from somewhere else, not realizing that Wikinews cannot keep copy-and-paste versions of articles which are published elsewhere under a restrictive copyright. An article created in this way is a copyright violation, and Wikinews policy is to erase these even if they are excellent article ideas.

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A better way to get an article on an exciting subject published here is to write an original article following the guidelines described in writing an article, or to write a brief explanation of the subject and include the url address of articles or websites to use as sources. If you are part of the story that the article is about, you may also wish to consider requesting an interview rather than writing the article yourself.

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Kurdish militants in Iraq declare cease-fire with Turkey

June 12, 2007 The Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) in Iraq has declared a "unilateral" cease fire with Turkey, but also said that the party will defend itself with force if necessary.

"We are renewing our declaration to halt attacks against the Turkish army. We want peace and we are ready for negotiations. But if Turkey decides to attack our bases inside Turkey or inside Iraqi Kurdistan, then this unilateral cease-fire will be meaningless. If we are attacked, we will fight back and we have the ability to confront any Turkish aggression," said PKK Foreign Affairs official, Abdul Rahman Chaderchi.

Turkey has not released a statement on the PKK's declaration, but the Turkish government has rejected several prior cease-fire declarations by the PKK saying that the government does not negotiate with "terrorists."

The United States says that the cease-fire should include an end to all of the PKK's militant activities.

"The PKK is a terrorist organization. We take quite seriously the concerns of the Turkish government. They've lost lives ... and it's an issue that needs to be dealt with," said White House spokesman, Sean McCormack in a statement to the press.

Turkey began to mass their army on the Turkey-Iraq border in the beginning of June, and reports began to circulate in the media that Turkey was preparing for an invasion of Iraq to take out the PKK.


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Left wing of Atlantis may have been damaged

June 12, 2007

NASA has reported that a sensor aboard the Space Shuttle Atlantis recorded a force of 1G on the shuttle's left wing. This could have been a small impact caused by a meteorite or space junk, or a sensor glitch. The anomaly was recorded on reinforced carbon panels 7 and 8 and reported during a mission briefing on Tuesday afternoon by NASA. "[Sensors recorded a] 1G change at one part of the wing's leading edge," said Chairman of the Atlantis Shuttle Mission team, John Shannon who also said that other sensors on Atlantis have not recorded the impact.

Damage resulting from impact to a wing during liftoff caused Space Shuttle Columbia to disintegrate when it was re-entering Earth's atmosphere on February 1, 2003. As required by new routines put in place after the accident, astronauts will now have to use a camera or laser to determine if there is any damage to Atlantis's left wing or not. NASA has a spacewalk scheduled for today, but it is not known yet during which of the 3 remaining spacewalks they will be inspecting this.

NASA says they do not believe that there is any damage, because the other sensors around the one that reported the anomaly did not register anything out of the ordinary, as they would be expected to do in case of an actual impact. However, they will examine the area to make sure.


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User:Mengfeng

DVR Earth is a new application software with Google Earth, we treat Google Earth like a Free Global GIS with satellite imagery Center! With DVR Earth, you can playback video file(which come from Mobile DVR's recording video+GPS data)with Google Earth at the same time. You can monitoring where the vehicle is and what happened to it. It is a good tool to worldwide viewers! Because Google Earth provide global satellite imagery, maps, terrain and 3D buildings to put the world's geographic information at your fingertips. According to the Mobile DVR,you can easily to change the camera's angle,Mobile DVR has already been applied to multiple fields, such as Bus/Coach, Commercial Passenger, Vehicle, Aircraft Carrier, Railway System ; but has lacked the function GUI of GIS platform, even have, still can be limited by various countries or regional of GIS's map too, you must spend the considerable cost about the construction. now having Google Earth offering now, we can already connect with Google Earth directly, no matter you move to which country, all can control and manage via Google Earth!

DVR Earth provide a Low-Cost of Global small Fleet Management System, except GPS tracking route, and shows live vehicel camera video!

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Talk:Left wing of Atlantis may have been damaged

Do you really mean to say that the sensor reading was ``recorded'' during the tuesday june 12th status briefing? I watched the status briefing live over nasatv and at the time they were just reporting on the reading. The thinking was the reading is likely erroneous but that for good measure they would do a final inspection anyway as originally planned for all missions.
 * The sources said the warning went off during the briefing. Just because you did not see alarm in the NASA officials does not mean to say that's not the case. DragonFire1024 04:18, 13 June 2007 (UTC)
 * And I share some concern about this statement as well. I don't fully remember, but I think the alarm went of during the june 11th status briefing and was reported on the june 12th briefing. But i'd have to look that up. 130.89.169.27 10:41, 13 June 2007 (UTC)

Is this article really needed ? In the same briefing they said they have seen this before and it's most likely a sensor glitch and that they have seen this regularly since the sensors have been installed since Columbia. They think this is a glitch because the "impact" is only registered by one sensor and impacts usually "fan out" across multiple sensors (stone thrown in puddle effect). The inspection of any such sensor trigger is now checked by routine, but the chance of there having been an actual impact is thought to be unlikely.

Ergo any newssource that makes news of this is totally blowing it out of proportion and throwing speculative data at readers just to get more readers trough sensation news. The failure of the Russian flight control computers, where the Shuttle took full control of the ISS complex maneuvering, subsequently low power status of the station and fire alarms due to the reboot of the russian part of the station; was much more important news and reported in the SAME STS-117 briefing and no one is talking about that news. w:en:User:TheDJ 130.89.169.27 10:30, 13 June 2007 (UTC)

 * DragonFire's instability seems to be proven by his reversion of legitimate criticism from at least two other Wiki users in this discussion on the legitimacy of this manufactured story. His abuse of administrator status is rather disgusting. 72.29.211.18 03:38, 14 June 2007 (UTC)


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Hamas takes control of Fatah security headquarters

June 13, 2007 Reports say that at least 200 members of the Hamas security force have taken control of the security headquarters of Fatah in Gaza. Reports also say that the attack of the headquarters killed 10 people and injured at least 30.

"Hamas has decided to punish the attackers and the killers and it will not be reluctant to punish them without any mercy. They crossed all the red lines," said Fawzi Barhoum, a top spokesman for Hamas in a statement to the press.

Mortar shells and rockets were fired at the headquarters before the forces entered it and took control.

Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas has condemned the attack and has accused Hamas of attempting a "coup" of the Palestinian government.

"The political and military leaders of Hamas are planning a coup against the legitimate institutions, thinking they will be able to control the Gaza Strip by force," said Abbas in a statement to the press.


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Not enough names to go around in China, ministry says

June 13, 2007

There are too many people named Wang in China – around 93 million. Also, there are too many with the name Li, about 92 million, and 88 million people named Zhang.

For 85 percent of the population of 1.3 billion in China, there are just 100 surnames, the Ministry of Public Security says, and, according to a report in yesterday's China Daily, that's not nearly enough.

The dearth of surnames creates too much confusion and problems in daily life, leading to many cases of mistaken identity, officials say.

The solution, the ministry says, is combined surnames, which it is proposing in a draft regulation. For example, the China Daily said, if a father's family name is Zhou, and the mother's is Zhu, their son or daughter could have four options for a new surname, Zhou, Zhu, Zhouzhu or Zhuzhou.

The move could make for up to 1.28 million new surnames, said Guan Xihua, a household registration officer with the Beijing public security bureau.

In addition to the popular Wangs, Lis and Zhangs, there are around 20 million each of people named Chen, Zhou and Lin, according to the ministry.

Combine these family names with popular given names, and the result is 100,000 people with the name Wang Tao, according to the Chinese Academy of Sciences.

Du Ruofu, a retired researcher on Chinese surnames from the Chinese Academy of Sciences, told the China Daily that the hybrid surnames are already popular with young couples, even though they are not strictly allowed.

China's Marriage Law says that a newborn can have the surname of either the father or the mother, but does not yet mention a combined surname.

The combined surname would also promote gender equality, Du said. Additionally, Du said people from ethnic minority groups should be encouraged to use traditional surnames, instead of adopting Han Chinese names, which dilutes cultural heritage and diversity.

The ministry's draft regulation allows ethnic minority letters or characters, but bans any foreign letters, self-made characters, pinyin, numerals or the complex form of simplified Chinese characters.


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Woman disclosed by newspaper in sex tape commits suicide

June 13, 2007 Debbie Gerbich, who was involved in consensual group sex sessions with former and serving New Zealand police officers in 2001, committed suicide on June 6, 2007. One of those former police officers on a videotape made during the group sex sessions was convicted of rape but acquitted in two high profile trials dating back to historic sex allegations involving police officers serving in Rotorua in the 1980s.

The New Zealand Herald revealed the identity of Mrs Gerbich on Sunday 31 March after she gave a rival newspaper access to the videotape made in 2001. The Sunday News had published information revealing the existence of the videotape but did not reveal her identity. Mrs Gerbich was reported by the Sunday News to have been devastated after her name was subsequently published by the New Zealand Herald. Mrs Gerbich claimed to have received intimidating emails from New Zealand Herald journalist Steven Cook after she refused to speak with them. Two emails sent from Steven Cooks email account were presented and read out to a reporter on the New Zealand current affairs program Close Up, one of them stated; ""We can play this one of two ways; either with your co-operation or without. We have made enquiries today into your background and have turned up several interesting leads. And I suggest it's in your interests to discuss those with me." "If you think you can continue to hide in the shadows, you're sadly mistaken.""

It is not known how exactly the New Zealand Herald learned her identity and that she was being interviewed as part of police operation Austin investigating the historic sex allegations.


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Judges agree on rules for Khmer Rouge tribunal

June 13, 2007

After months of infighting, rules governing the proceedings of the first-ever trial of leaders of the genocidal Khmer Rouge in Cambodia have been unanimously agreed upon by Cambodian and international judges in Phnom Penh.

"These rules will ensure us fair and transparent trials," co-prosecutor Robert Petit told reporters. "Now that the rules are adopted, we can move forward."

Backed by the United Nations with a budget of US$56 million, the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia was expected to start this year. But since being sworn in last July, the panel of foreign and Cambodian jurists have disputed the rules that govern the court, which stipulate such details as lawyer's fees and the height of the judge's chairs. The court is expected to start holding hearings next year and last for three years.

One of the key issues holding up the trial was the insistence of the Cambodian Bar Association that foreign lawyers in the trial pay a fee of $2,700. International judges disputed the fee, which they said was too high and would place an undue burden on volunteer defense lawyers. As a compromise, the fee has been lowered to $500.

The Khmer Rouge, a Maoist communist regime, ruled Cambodia from 1975 to 1979. Led by Pol Pot, the regime's plan was to redevelop Cambodia into an agrarian utopia that had no money, religion, schools or social classes. As many as 2 million people died of starvation or overwork in labor collectives and in genocidal purges.

Pol Pot died in 1998, but two other high-ranking Khmer Rouge officials, Khieu Samphan and Ieng Sary, are still alive and living freely in Cambodia. Both men, as are many other Khmer Rouge leaders, are old and suffering from health problems. Another leader, the military commander Ta Mok, died last year while in prison. One other leader, Khang Khek Ieu, the administrator of the Tuol Sleng torture center, is in prison awaiting trial.

Many members of the current government of Cambodia are former Khmer Rouge, including Prime Minister Hun Sen.

Critics of the trial say the $56 million pricetag is too much.

Among the critics is John Gunther Dean, who was U.S. ambassador to Cambodia when Phnom Penh fell to the Khmer Rogue in 1975.

"I think the $56 million which has been collected to convict half a dozen people, would it not be much better to use that to build some hospitals under the name of 'Lest We Forget?'" he said in a recent interview with Voice of America.

Youk Chhang, director of the non-profit Documentation Center Cambodia, which collects and archives Khmer Rouge records, said the money for the trial has come from voluntary donations, and does not take funds away from such things as building schools or hospitals, and will help Cambodia rebuild its rule of law.


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Proposed New Zealand Day opposed in Parliament

June 13, 2007

The New Zealand Day bill has been opposed 117 votes to two in Parliament tonight. The bill would have replaced New Zealand's founding day, Waitangi Day with New Zealand Day.

Waitangi day is on February 6 each year and celebrates the signing of New Zealand's founding document, the Treaty of Waitangi (Te Tiriti o Waitangi).

The Select Committee that reviewed this bill on February 23 recommended that the bill was not passed. The vote tonight was a formality. They stated that the bill would have created disharmony within society.

Peter Dunne's United Future party lead the bill by Judy Turner and were the only votes tonight.

Peter Dunne said that a New Zealand Day would not encourage racism unlike Waitangi Day.

Dunne is now drafting up a new bill that would retain Waitangi Day, but either change Queen's Birthday or start Dominion Day back up.


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I support a different day, retaining Waitangi Day and Queen's Birthday (despite being a soft republican). Starting Dominion Day back up is a good idea, imho. --Nzgabriel | Talk 10:45, 13 June 2007 (UTC)


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Questions arise about health of North Korean dictator

June 15, 2007

Pyongyang watchers agree that Kim Jong-Il The Chairman of the Defense Commission of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, and defacto dictator, is having health trouble. Due to the secrecy of the North Korean regime only small bits of information are available. Kim is reported to have difficulty walking unassisted and is reported to be frail. Due to these symptoms, Kim's obvious obesity, and the fact that a team of German cardiologists has been dispatched to Pyongyang; It is believed Kim is suffering from congestive heart failure. Kim's father Kim Il-Sung died of heart failure in 1994.


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MuchMusic Video Awards this Sunday in Toronto, Canada; Wikinews will be there

June 13, 2007 Wikinews will be attending The 2007 MuchMusic Video Awards this weekend, a popular annual event in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. True stars will be out to play, present, and else wise schmooze at the CHUM-City Building just above the city's Entertainment District in the Queen Street West neighbourhood.

MuchMusic is the most popular music channel in Canada, and has been holding the event since 1990. Roughly 6000 fans line the streets surrounding Much headquarters each year, and 1200 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 is a special roof-top stage, on the top of the building.

Last year's show reached 3.5 million viewers in Canada and 100 million around the globe, with broadcasts in 65 countries.

Performing at the show will be Avril Lavigne, Fergie, Billy Talent, Hilary Duff, Alexisonfire, Maroon 5, Belly, The Used, and Finger Eleven.

On stage presenting will be 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.

Photographer Robin Wong will be photographing the red carpet of the MMVAs for Wikinews and Wikipedia. He first helped the sites in April of this year, photographing Hilary Duff at MuchMusic. Wong's extensive client list includes Fidelty Investments, Flare Magazine, Masterfile, First Light, Fashion Television, FCB Canada, Profit Magazine, Financial Post, and Publicis. His works have appeared in the 2004 and 2005 Applied Arts Awards Annual, the top publication for the creative industry.

Still open for voting

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

Nominated for "Favourite Canadian Artist" is Avril Lavigne, City and Colour, George, k-os, and Nelly Furtado. "Favourite Canadian Group" may go to Alexisonfire, Billy Talent, Hedley, Nickelback, and Three Days Grace. Akon, Fergie, Gwen Stefani, Hillary Duff, and Justin Timberlake will all be duking it out for "Favourite International Artist", while Evanescence, The Killers, My Chemical Romance, the Pussycat Dolls, and Red Hot Chili Peppers are all possibles in the "Favourite International Group" category.

Viewers can watch all the videos on MuchAXS, muchmusic.com's "viewer-controlled broadband community." From there, viewers can either vote online at muchmusic.com, or text "MMVA" to 299299 to vote on their phone (Canada only).

Both Billy Talent and Nickelback have five nominations a piece, leading the list, just ahead of Belly and k-os with 4 nods each.

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

Available to them are:
 * 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 will be 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). They will sign FLICK OFF apparel, which according to press materials "will be used at a later date to support this important cause."


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BT's Lalani smashes through the £1m salary barrier

June 13, 2007 After a pay rise of over 40% last year, BT's chief financial officer, Hanif Lalani, has become one of the very few UK financial directors whose remuneration exceeds £1 million.

Said to be endowed with an 'enterpreneurial spirit', Lalani has been a key contributor to BT plc, whose core strategy in recent years has been to reduce its dependence on traditional voice revenues and instead obtain an increasing portion of its turnover from so-called New Wave revenues. At the heart of this strategy is BT Global Services, which has won many significant contracts in the commercial and public sectors, in part through its portrayal as a "momentum story".

There is, however, increasing disquiet among analysts that the annual growth of the Global Services business has been unimpressive, and that BT has been using prior year adjustments to achieve favourable growth figures, for example in page 24 of http://www.btplc.com/News/ResultsPDF/q307release.pdf.

Take the quarter ended 30th September 2005, for example. At the time, BT said the external revenues of its Global Services division were £1,740m. However, a year later, BT revised this figure downwards to £1,703m. This enabled BT to claim growth of 3.5%, instead of the dismal 1.3% it would have been forced to announce if it hadn't adjusted the prior year's figures.

BT has made a habit of adjusting the previous year's revenue figure every quarter. Only once in the past year has BT adjusted the figure upwards rather than downwards, and then it was by a tiny amount.

BT does not provide a justification for these prior year adjustments in its quarterly reports, but there can be no doubt that it is using these adjustments to make anaemic growth figures look acceptable. It could be an opportune moment for City analysts to ask Lalani some searching questions.


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The original reporting is regarding the numbers of people lining the street, inside the parking lot for the festivities, gathered from Much press people. Also OR is my notes on Robin Wong. -- Zanimum 15:56, 13 June 2007 (UTC)

 * Don't forget to blog it! --Steven Fruitsmaak (Reply) 18:09, 13 June 2007 (UTC)

 * Ah, the blog. It's a good thing you reminded me. --  Zanimum 16:23, 14 June 2007 (UTC)


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Television's 'Mr. Wizard' Don Herbert dies at 89

June 13, 2007

Don Herbert, known to many as his stage name "Mr. Wizard", died Tuesday night. Mr. Wizard, who is famous for introducing science to children for over 50 years, died of bone cancer at the age of 89 at his Bell Canyon home in Los Angeles.

Mr. Wizard was the host of the program Watch Mr. Wizard in the 1950s and 60s, and later Mr. Wizard's World in the 80s. His children-themed shows gave viewers a glimpse into the science world by performing experiments with common household objects. Herbert said in an interview on Voice of America's Our World, a science and technology program, that "Using everyday equipment made it something that children should not be afraid of. If you used scientific equipment that's strange to the child, it's not going to help him or her understand. So we used everyday equipment. And especially because we used everyday equipment in new and unusual ways, which helped." Generations of young scientists tuned in each week to learn about scientific principles and follow along with Mr. Wizard by conducting the same experiments at home.

Herbert, who was born in Waconia, Minnesota, attended the University of Wisconsin in La Crosse. After graduating with degrees in English and general science, he joined the US Army Air Corps, and served in World War II as a bomber pilot in Europe. Post-war, he worked as an actor before becoming the host of Watch Mr. Wizard in 1951. The program ran for nearly 15 years on NBC and CBC.

In 1983, the show's format was revived with Mr. Wizard's World, which aired on the Nickelodeon cable network for 7 years. He also appeared on the talk shows of David Letterman (including the premiere episode of Late Night with David Letterman), Johnny Carson, and Regis Philbin, as well as staring as a panelist on the game show Hollywood Squares 5 times in 1986.

Herbert is survived by his wife and six children and step-children.


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Indonesia arrests Jemaah Islamiyah leader

June 13, 2007

Police in Indonesia say they have arrested Abu Dujana on Saturday on the island of Java. Dujana is alleged to be the military leader of Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) which stands accused of a number of attacks, including the 2002 Bali bombings.

The 38-year-old Dujana was Indonesia's most wanted fugitive. Police say it took days to identify him because of his many aliases. DNA and fingerprinting were both used to make the final confirmation.

"With this arrest we have successfully stopped acts of terrorism in the future," said police spokesperson Sisno Adiwinoto. "He was a key figure in the terrorist network in Indonesia."

Adiwinoto described Dujana as a field commander, a strategic planner and a bomb expert. "He was involved generally in the first Bali bombing, Poso and others." said the police spokesman.

Dujana is likely to be charged under anti-terrorism laws, and as such, could face the death penalty.


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Photo taken exclusively for Wikinews/Wikipedia. -- Zanimum 16:50, 13 June 2007 (UTC)

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Cessna to display seven aircraft and new cabin concept at Paris Air Show

June 13, 2007 The US-based Cessna Aircraft Company, a subsidiary of Textron Inc., is expected to statically display seven of its aircraft and a mock-up of its latest business jet large cabin concept at the 47th International Paris Air Show, dubbed the LCC.

The seven aircraft expected to be on display are the Citation CJ2+, Citation Encore+, Citation XLS, and Citation Sovereign business jets, a Grand Caravan, a 206 Stationair, and a 172 Skyhawk single engine piston aircraft.

Cessna Chairman, President and CEO Jack Pelton said of the exhibit, “There is so much synergy now with other companies under the Textron corporate banner – companies like Bell Helicopter and Textron Systems – that we felt it made sense for us to return as an exhibitor to the Paris Air Show... We are particularly excited to have our large cabin mockup as the highlight of our exhibit."

Cessna originally announced plans for a new large model of business jet for the Citation range at last year's annual National Business Aviation Association meeting, and the idea has been in development since, culminating in the new large cabin concept design. The mock-up at the Paris Air Show includes a large galley, seating for nine passengers, a toilet and a dummy flight deck.

Cessna claim the new design, which outsizes their previous large cabin and long-range business jets, would "set a new standard for performance, cabin comfort, passenger amenities and environmental friendliness," if launched.

Cessna refuse to release details such as exact internal design specifications and manufacturers of avionics and engines unless the new model actually enters production. Cessna Senior Vice President of Sales & Marketing Roger Whyte told reporters that preliminary wind tunnel testing had "fully met... expectations" and that they had "received extremely positive reaction to the performance parameters as well the cabin design of the proposed aircraft from our customer base", although he warned that there are still a number of processes to be completed before Cessna actually decide whether or not to launch the new model.


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European Union to fund scheme to reduce aircraft emissions and noise pollution

June 13, 2007

The European Union (EU) has announced plans to fund a private-public scheme dubbed "Clean Sky" to reduce aircraft emissions and noise pollution in European aircraft. Officials claim that the project will have large-scale economic benefits, will reduce jet engine carbon emissions by 20 to 40 percent and will therefore offset the large growth in commercial air travel. The proposal comes at a time when European officials are under heavy criticism for not doing enough to reduce aircraft emissions.

The new proposal is outlined in a document that is reported to be likely to be passed by the European Commission. The document says that "Not launching Clean Sky soon will put the European industry in a position of competitive disadvantage, with negative repercussions not only for the industry itself but also for the EU as a whole," and goes on to point out that the US has a comparable scheme, the National Aeronautics Research and Development Policy, and points out that progress is beginning to be made in the area by Brazil, Russia, China and India. The paper also highlights the need for public spending in the scheme to ensure it does not fall behind international development. The commission has argued that "the present value, at 2006 prices, of the cumulative direct effect over the period 2010-2035 of Clean Sky on economic output in the EU has been estimated to approximately €100 billion to €160 billion reflecting increased operating profits, labor expenditures, capital investment and other direct effects."

The proposal calls for the aviation industry to contribute €800 million between 2008 and 2014, with companies such as Airbus, Rolls-Royce, Saab, Thales, Dassault and Eurocopter. Universities and research institutions have also pledged support. The funding will be matched with public money from the EU, making the total cost €1.6 billion.

As well as approval by the European Commission, the plan requires approval by the individual EU member states. Britain, though infamously skeptical of large EU projects, has already voiced its support, along with several other countries.

If the project goes ahead, funding will be split between six separate main initiatives, including a "greener" engine, a "smart" fixed wing that continually readjusts itself to maintain best fuel economy, and research regarding lighter materials that could be used to replace metals in aircraft bodies and components.

According to current estimates, the 20 to 40 percent carbon emissions reduction will mean a reduction of two to three billion tons between 2015 and 2050, and the project will also reduce nitrogen oxide emissions by 40 to 60 percent in the same time frame, as well as causing a 50 percent reduction in "perceived aircraft noise."


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13 drug-resistant TB cases reported in Thailand

June 13, 2007 Thirteen cases of a drug-resistant form of, , have been reported by a prominent doctor in Thailand.

The 13 cases were first reported yesterday by Dr. Manoon Leechawaengwong, chairman of the Drug Resistant TB Research Fund of the Siriraj Foundation at in Bangkok.

Manoon's disclosure, reported on the website of  newspaper, was contradicted by Dr, the public health minister, who said he had not yet been informed of the XDR cases. Another doctor, Dr Tawat Suntrajarn, director-general of the Ministry of Public Health's Disease Control Department, had insisted last week that there were no cases of XDR-TB in Thailand.

But today, Thawat said in a report by the government-run that the ministry would request the TB samples from Siriraj Hospital to verify that they are XDR-TB, and the result would be forwarded to the World Health Organization.

The XDR strain is the same that sparked a in the United States and Europe, when a Georgia man took  from the U.S. to Greece, and then to Canada, passing through international borders without being stopped.

Manoon said government health officials weren't paying enough attention to tuberculosis.

"We have to speak the truth and look for a way to prevent the spread of the disease," he was quoted as saying by The Nation. "If possible, the government should have the power to restrict the movement of those infected with drug-resistant forms of TB – to reduce the chance of them spreading the disease."

Neither of the news reports gave the whereabouts of the patients, or whether they had in fact been isolated.

The World Health Organization (WHO) has reported that so far 269 XDR-TB patients from 35 countries worldwide have been found. Of the total patients, South Korea ranked first with 136. Thailand is ranked 17th worldwide on the number of patients suffering from every type of TB disease out of 22 countries.


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Thai female boxing champ paroled from prison

June 13, 2007

Female boxing champion Samson Sor Siriporn was released on parole from prison Pathum Thani, Thailand today, after serving five years of a seven-year term on a drug conviction. She will live at the residence of the director of the Women's Rehabilitation Center.

The 24-year-old Thai woman won the WBC world flyweight title in a special match in prison in April, defeating Ayaka Miyano of Japan, and creating a media sensation. She is due to defend her title next month.

"Thanks for those who supported a convict like me," Siriporn was quoted as saying at a press conference. "Some may not agree but I don't care. I am happy that there are people willing to support me. I like to thank all the officials as well."


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Wikinews Shorts: June 13, 2007

Imelda Marcos aquitted of tax evasion
Former Philippines first lady Imelda Marcos has been acquitted, due to lack of evidence, of tax evasion charges that date back to the 1980s.

The complaint said Marcos failed to pay 33.734 million Philippine pesos for earning 192.08 million pesos in 1985 and 5.736 million pesos for the Marcos estate in 1989. Without accounting for inflation, the amount tax officials said was owed totals around US$845,000. The case was filed in 1991.

"I thank the Lord that justice for the Marcoses has prevailed," Marcos was quoted as saying outside the courthouse in Quezon City. "You can be sure that this will be followed by justice for the Filipino people.’’

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Billions of baht missing from Thaksin accounts, Thai officials say
Thailand's embattled former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra had his assets in Thailand ordered frozen on Monday, but today banking officials are having trouble locating some of it.

The Assets Examination Committee ordered 52.8 billion baht (about US$1.5 billion) in 21 accounts seized, but only 43 billion baht has been found.

According to the Bank of Thailand, more than 8 billion baht was withdrawn between June 4 and Monday, with about 5.6 billion baht withdrawn in the name of Thaksin's brother-in-law, Bhanapot Damapong.

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Mars was once covered by oceans, study says

June 13, 2007

University of California, Berkeley scientists have published a report in Nature that says Mars was once covered by massive oceans.

In the 1980's the Viking spacecraft sent back images to NASA that had shown thousands of kilometers of ancient shorelines, known as Arabia and Deuteronilus, on the north and south poles of Mars, but the Mars Global Surveyor got a closer look of the shorelines and photographed a 300 meter length of the two shorelines in the 1990's. Those images had shown that the alleged shorelines were too warped and rugged to have been created by water or an ocean.

But the new study now shows that due to a tilting in the axis of Mars by nearly 3,000 kilometers over a period of 2 or 3 billion years, the shorelines might actually have to be more rugged as the water settled, creating land formations that would rise and fall during this process.

"When the spin axis moves relative to the surface, the surface deforms, and that is recorded in the shoreline,"said Michael Manga, a UC Professor and a co-author of the study.

"On planets like Mars and Earth that have an outer shell, or lithosphere, that behaves elastically, the solid surface will deform differently than the sea surface, creating a non-uniform change in the topography," said Taylor Perron the primary author of the study and who is now attending classes Harvard University's Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences to receive his postdoctoral degree.

Mars is said to have an elastic crust and the study shows why the shorelines vary so much in elevation with Arabia at 2.5 kilometers and Deuteronilus at 0.7 kilometers.

"This is a beautiful result that Taylor got. The mere fact that you can explain a good fraction of the information about the shorelines with such a simple model is just amazing. It's something I never would have guessed at the outset. This really confirms that there was an ocean on Mars," said Mark Richards, a professor at UC Berkley of earth and planetary science and study co-author.

The study says that as little as a 50 degree shift in the Martian axis, could cause a significant change in the elevation of the shorelines of Arabia, as much as 3,000 k.m.. As little as a 20 degree shift could do the same with Deuteronilus, but with a 700 k.m. change in the shoreline elevation.

It is estimated that the shorelines on Mars were created between 2 and 4 billion years ago.


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Large earthquake strikes off Guatemala's Pacific coast

June 13, 2007 At 19:29:46 UTC (2:29:46 local time), an earthquake estimated by the United States Geological Survey at a magnitude of 6.8 struck just off the Pacific coast of Guatemala, approximately 115 km (70 miles) south-southwest of Guatemala City. The USGS estimates the depth at 64.8 km (40.3 miles).

"It has not caused any damage, there is no damage reported," said emergency services spokesman for Guatemala's emergency response team, Benedicto Giron.

Despite the claims of no damage, the swaying of buildings, damages to houses, collapsing buildings and mudslides are being reported in Guatemala. Buildings also swayed in El Salvador. There are no reports of injures or deaths, but the USGS reports that damage in the area could be moderate to heavy.

"[There are] no reports of damage or casualties at this time; however, this earthquake may have caused damage due to its location and size," said a statement posted on the USGS website.

A Red Cross spokesman in El Salvador, Carlos Lopez says that there are no reports of damage or injuries in El Salvador.

The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center issued a bulletin stating that there was little risk of a tsunami; the bulletin listed the magnitude of the earthquake at 7.0.

"The earthquake was too deep to generate a tsunami hazard. We don't think there is going to be a dangerous Pacific-wide tsunami but we will monitor the situation," said spokesman for the NOAA Pacific Tsunami Warning Center, David Walsh.

On June 8, a magnitude 5.8 earthquake struck off the coast of Guatemala in the same region 100 km (60 miles) south-southwest of Guatemala City.


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NASCAR's Earnhardt Jr Signs 5-year Contract with Hendrick Motorsports

June 13, 2007

Dale Earnhardt Jr. announced today that he will drive for Hendrick Motorsports in the 2008 NASCAR season, ending a month-long stint as a free agent. Earnhardt will replace Kyle Busch in the team.

However, whether his symbolic number 8 or longtime sponsor Budweiser will move as part of the deal is yet to be firmed up, Hendrick Motorsports owner Rick Hendrick said at the Mooresville, N.C., press conference where the announcement was made.

"None of that's in place yet," he said.

Earnhardt's contract with Hendrick is set for five years -- until 2012.

Hendrick indicated that sponsorship deals for Earnhardt's ride are currently in discussion, but nothing is finalized.

"As far as the sponsorships, we haven't even begun to work around that," Earnhardt said.

Earnhardt's longtime sponsor, Budweiser, previously was with Hendrick Motorsports from 1995 to 1999.

Racing in the number 8 car, part of Earnhardt's symbolic image, is still an unknown. The number is currently owned by Dale Earnhardt, Inc., the team Earnhardt is leaving.

"I'd like to be number 8, but I'd have to talk to Teresa [ Earnhardt ] about that," Earnhardt said.

For the 2004 Daytona 500 winner, relations at his team, Dale Earnhardt Inc., became strained during the past two seasons. Earnhardt, racing for a team set up by his late father -- seven-time NASCAR champion Dale Earnhardt -- has little control over the team, which is owned by his step-mother. Souring relations affected the decision to leave, Earnhardt said.

"For me personally, it had a huge impact on my decision. A lot of people don't know a lot of the inside relationships in the garage," and he had to think about his situation during that time. Earnhardt credited Rick Hendrick as one of the people he could go to for these decisions.

With Earnhardt entering the team, it also was announced Kyle Busch would be leaving at the end of the year, Hendrick confirmed.

"Kyle Busch and I, we have been negotiating an extension on his contract ... and it became obvious to me other people were talking to Kyle at the time." During the weekend of the Coca-Cola 600, "it became obvious to both of us that maybe a fresh start would be good for both of us," Hendrick said. However, he waved off suggestions from the press that Busch would leave early during the season.

"His goal is to finish this year with that car in first place," Hendrick said, noting that Busch is currently in the top ten in points.

Earnhardt's move to Hendrick puts the son of Dale Earnhardt, Sr. at the same team as his 1990s championship rival, Jeff Gordon. It also gives the team a powerhouse stable of drivers that includes championship winners Jeff Gordon and Jimmie Johnson.

Earnhardt, Jr. is currently 14th in the NEXTEL Cup championship. Earnhardt entered the NEXTEL Cup series in 2000.

Hendrick Motorsports, which owns the #5, #24, #25 and #48 cars in the premier level of NASCAR, has won six NASCAR NEXTEL championships in its 23-year history.


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Panama: Eleven years of a conflict between PPC and ex-workers of Port Authority

June 15, 2007

Eleven years ago the Panama Ports Company (PPC) got a concession to manage Panamanian Ports at the gates of the Panama Canal — Balboa and Cristobal. They made a contract with Panamanian State to get this concession. This concession began a conflict between ex-workers of these Ports (previously managed by Panamanian State by Port Authority) and PPC.

These Port Authority's ex-workers says PPC violated a law written in 1992. The law states that during any privatization of State property, including land and enterprises, the workers must be offered to buy shares of the land or company. The contract doesn't state any offer of shares to the ex-workers.

Representatives of ex-workers claim that they must receive a pay, because the shares were not offered to them.

On the last 3 years, Jose Sanchez (pictured) has set some meetings with PPC representatives. Almost all meeting were suspended because PPC representatives have not attended them.

It may seem that no one in Panama outside the engaged parties knows about the dispute. According to Mr. Sanchez there is a mass media campaign to hide events of this conflict.


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It is so unfortunate that PPC representatives don't give a statement about this interesting topic.

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There are few media reports seen on "Sources" about the topic, they are all written in Spanish, official language of Panama.

I try to get statements given by PPC representatives, but they doesn't make any.


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Ten killed in Beirut seaside blast

June 14, 2007

On Wednesday evening, a bomb exploded at a popular seaside district of Manara, Beirut, killing Parliament Member Walid Eido, his son and eight other people, while injuring a dozen more just outside Manara's amusement park. This was the sixth bomb being dentonated in and around Beirut in less than four weeks. The blast is believed to have been caused by a bomb-rigged car.

Walid Eido was a member of parliamentary majority leader MP Saad Hariri's Future Movement and one of the most vocal critics of what he repeatedly called "Syria's relentless interference" in Lebanon. Saad Hariri, son of the slain former Prime Minister, Rafik Hariri, issued a televised speech after the bombing. He was quoted as saying:

It's the same evil fingers and the apparatus of evil that are planting terror in all of Lebanon.

He called on the Arab League to boycott what he called "a terrorist regime," an obvious reference to neighboring Syria. Despite repeating accusations on Syria, the country's President Bashar al-Asad denied that Syria participated in any wrong doing in Lebanon.

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UK TV star Michael Barrymore re-arrested over pool death probe

June 14, 2007

United Kingdom entertainer and former television presenter Michael Barrymore, 55, and two other men have been arrested on suspicion of murder and serious sexual assault concerning the death of Stuart Lubbock in 2001. Lubbock was found floating in Barrymore's swimming pool. Postmortem toxicology reports found that his bloodstream contained a cocktail of cocaine, ecstasy and alcohol. Further, the autopsy revealed that Lubbock had suffered severe internal injuries consistent with a serious sexual assault.

Confidential sources named the two other men arrested as John Kenney, 37, and Justin Merritt, 32. Both were previously arrested six years ago with Barrymore by an earlier police investigation.

The arrests seemed to have been made after new evidence emerged. Essex police said that they have tapes of interviews with Barrymore. The tapes were made by Tony Cowell, brother of Simon Cowell, and literary agent for Barrymore.

However, an Essex police spokesperson said, "The arrests were planned prior to Essex police obtaining those tapes. The arrests are the result of a culmination of work by Essex police over 12 months in the form of a review and investigation."


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13 schools torched in southern Thailand

June 14, 2007

In an apparent coordinated attack, 13 schools were set ablaze late yesterday in southern Thailand, an escalation of violence that authorities are blaming on Muslim insurgents.

The 13 schools were burned in Pattani and Yala, two of the three restive, Muslim-majority Thai provinces on the border of Malaysia.

On Monday in the third province, Narathiwat, three teachers were fatally shot. Two female teachers, both Buddhist, were fatally shot while on lunch break at Bansako School in Si Sakorn. A male teacher from another school was gunned down while buying cigarettes at a store in Ra-ngae. On Tuesday morning in Yala's Raman district, a 60-year-old Muslim teacher was fatally shot in his pick-up truck on the Raman-Balo road.

Since 2004, more than 200 schools have been burned in arson attacks and 77 teachers killed, education officials say. About 110 schools in Narathiwat and Yala provinces have been temporarily closed, while officials re-assess the security situation.

Teachers and schools, potent symbols of the Buddhist majority Thai central government, are prime targets in the Muslim insurgency in south Thailand, which has seen a steady escalation since 2004, with almost daily fatal shootings and bombings, killing more than 2,300 people.

School staff called on the government to provide better security. Many teachers travel with armed escorts, or have taken to carrying firearms themselves.

"We want school compounds to be safe areas for teachers. Today we have no safe areas for teachers, be they houses, communities or schools," Vicharn Athikapan, chairman of the Confederation of Southern Teachers, was quoted as saying by the Bangkok Post yesterday. "Although it is difficult to deploy soldiers to protect teachers at schools, the state must do it."

Bombing, beheading
Today, a Royal Thai Army soldier was seriously injured in the explosion of a roadside bomb, which was placed opposite a vocational college in Narathiwat.

Late yesterday evening (local time), a 44-year-old man was killed in a drive-by shooting in Yala. Earlier, in Narathiwat's Rueso district, three men were fatally shot, and one was beheaded. The beheading was the 10th this year, and one of 25 in southern Thailand since 2004.

Also yesterday, one soldier was killed and another injured in a roadside bomb near a school in Thung Yang Daeng, Pattani. Another soldier was killed and six others injured in Pattani's Yarang district when a roadside bomb ripped through the pickup truck they were riding in.

Cambodian Muslims
On Tuesday in eastern Thailand's Sa Kaeo Province, on the border with Cambodia, police detained 15 Cambodian Muslims after one of the group was found to be carrying items that could be used to make bombs.

The owner of the bag told police he was carrying the items for a friend in southern Thailand, and were to be used to make explosives for catching fish. The items were seized, and all 15 men were sent back to Cambodia.

The incident follows a diplomatic flare-up last weekend between Thailand and Cambodia, after published comments were attributed to Thai General Wattanachai Chaimuenwong, saying Cambodian Muslims have links to the Jemaah Islamiyah terrorist organization, as well as the south Thailand insurgency.

Wattanachai, an adviser to Prime Minister Surayud Chulanont, later denied making the statements, after Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen issued an angry rebuke against Thai officials.

"Because of their own weakness, they are now finding others to blame," Hun Sen was quoted as saying by the Associated Press.

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