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Senior security official: "Hardly any chance" to ban German Church of Scientology

January 1, 2008

Responding to a request of the chairman of the German Minister of Interior Conference, the interior affairs chief of the State of Saxony, Mr. Albrecht Buttolo, told the Associated Press (AP) today that he sees hardly any chance to ban the German Church of Scientology. His statement adds to heavy critique by the extremism expert of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), Kristina Köhler, as well as speakers of all other Federal Parliament parties, who stated that it would not be a governmental task to ban a group like the Church of Scientology. The Berlin government expert Ulrich Battis added that a religious community like Scientology is almost impossible to ban.

The organization has been under investigation by the German government for over a decade by the German Office for the Protection of the Constitution. A spokesperson of the Office stated recently that a ban of the organization would be "not realistic" at the moment and that there isn't enough evidence to support freezing its activities.

As German domestic security services prepared for a December 7 meeting, they found that the organization does operate in ways that may be perceived as hostile to the German constitution, but that at present the Church of Scientology has failed to successfully infiltrate German society; membership has stagnated. Investigators will initiate more intense surveillance through the Autumn of 2008 before deciding on whether to take further action.

Counterpressure

A speaker of the Federal Ministry of Interior, senior agency of the Office for Protection of the Constitution, stated that the public request for a ban was organized by some State Ministers of Interior as a "warning shot" for Scientology. The Church of Scientology had been increasing its public activities in 2006 and has opened new 41,000 square foot headquarters in the German capital Berlin in 2007. Also, in November 2007 well-known Scientologist Tom Cruise was awarded the German media prize "Bambi", for courage in taking on the subject of German Resistance in the Third Reich in his newest movie Valkyrie. Cruise had been under public attack by the Federal Government first and refused permits for filming at historical sites. Later the Government dropped its concerns and decided to allow him to shoot scenes at the requested locations.


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That's 'Kaurismäki', with an 'ä'. 89.27.19.182 00:17, 2 January 2008 (UTC)
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HSBC Arena
what was the additional attendance at the HSBC Arena in addition to the on-site audience? 70.51.11.40 03:47, 2 January 2008 (UTC)
 * Good question, although I do not have a source, I believe it was sold out. DragonFire1024 (Talk to the Dragon) 04:03, 2 January 2008 (UTC)


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Lebanon delays presidential vote

January 2, 2007

Nabih Berri, Speaker of the Lebanese Parliament has delayed the presidential vote for an eleventh time since initial voting began on September 25.

The last vote was set for December 29 but has been rescheduled for January 12. A senior political source stated the reason for the delay was due to "complications in regional and international negotiations and the severing of domestic talks."

Emile Lahoud's presidency ended on November 23, leaving the country without a head of state for over a month. Under Lebanon's power-sharing agreement known as the National Pact, the president must be a Maronite Christian. Both the pro-Western and pro-Syrian opposition parties have agreed on a compromise candidate; armed forces chief General Michel Suleiman, however senior civil servants are restricted from serving as President for two years after stepping down.

Earlier in the week, 13 parliamentary members drafted a one-time amendment that would allow Suleiman to take the position though Berri stated the change was not necessary and cited Article 74 of the Constitution which states that "in case of a presidential vacancy... parliament meets immediately to elect a new president, which excludes the [need for] amendment".

Furthermore, both the Hezbollah opposition and majority coalition haven't agreed on final power-sharing terms. Hezbollah has demanded more power in the Cabinet and a veto on major policies while the coalition wants Suleiman to be elected first and states that the cabinet make-up is a presidential decision.

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Benazir Bhutto receives Irish peace prize

January 2, 2008

Reports say that the Tipperary Peace Convention located in Ireland will be giving its 2007 Peace Prize to former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto.

"Benazir fought all her battles through dialogue and was an example to all those who do not use or surrender to terrorism. Her selection as Peace Prize recipient should act as an inspiration to those in Pakistan who seek to secure democracy and reconciliation for their country. She was an incredibly brave and courageous woman who had returned from exile to her homeland to lead her party in the forthcoming elections," said the organization in a statement to the press.

Bhutto was assassinated during a rally for democracy on December 27. She was shot by a suicide attacker in the neck and chest, who then blew himself up killing 21 others.

The organization was founded in 1984. Its goal is to "give recognition to those who promote the ideals of peace and peaceful co-operation both in Ireland and abroad," says their website. The award will be presented in her honor in April of 2008 during the organization's International Festival of Peace in Tipperary Town.

Past recipients of the prize include former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani who received his honors in 2001, former United States President Bill Clinton received the award in 2000 and Nelson Mandela in 1989.


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Mob attack on church in Kenya leaves 30 dead

January 2, 2008

A mob set fire to a church in western Kenya Tuesday, killing at least 30 people inside who were seeking refuge from widespread post-election violence. Some reports state that as many as 50 people were killed. It is believed that approximately half of the dead are children. Witnesses say the fire was set by a gang of young men who poured fuel on the structure before setting it ablaze.

Reporter Abjata Khalif of the Africa Pastoralist Journalists Network visited the scene. He told VOA he counted 13 bodies lying in pools of blood within the Kenya Assemblies of God church in the village of Burnt Forest just a few kilometers outside.

“The attackers came and overran the entire church,” he said. “They broke down the doors and then broke the windows. Several of the bodies I saw had big cuts; others were dismembered.”

“[Some of the bodies] were barefoot,” he continued. “ They ran away from their farms or their homes because the violence was (expected). [Many], who were in the church [originally] with the children and old people, ran for dear life [as the attack began] and left the others inside.”

Khalif said including the  are looking for those who successfully fled the church to identify the dead. Aid agencies also predict that there would be a "humanitarian catastrophe," if problems in Kenya are not resolved soon.

He says some politicians are calling for calm include the opposition MP for the area,. Khalif said Ruto, who was expected to be named prime minister if opposition candidate were named president, “made an effort to calm down the [Kalinjin people, saying we’re [trying] to solve the election [controversy] at international and national levels.”  He said Ruto asked the public not to take part in acts of violence against life or property.

Khalif said authorities are girding for more potential unrest because the opposition has called for a mass action at the grounds of in  Thursday, despite government warnings that such actions are illegal. He said up to two million people are expected.

The attack in the Eldoret area pushed the death toll from the violence to about 275. World leaders are calling on Kenyan politicians to help end the crisis, which divides Kenya's people mainly along ethnic lines — the tribe of President Mwai Kibaki and the  tribe of opposition leader Raila Odinga.


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Police station in Algeria hit by bombing

January 2, 2008

A police station has been hit by a bomb in, which is in the northern part of Algeria and is about 50 km east of the Algerian capital Algiers.

According to reports, at least 4 people are dead and several are injured. Full details have not yet been released. The bomb went off at about 0600 UTC (7 AM local time) today.

It is currently not clear whether the bombing was caused by a or a.

The bombing, although less serious than the which killed 40 people, is likely to raise suspicions that violence has not ended in Algeria. It is the first bombing to hit Algeria since the bombings in early December.

The bombing was announced in a statement by a spokesman for the Algerian Interior Ministry in which the following was said - "There has been an attack with explosives near a police station in Naciria. The attack left three dead and seven wounded."

Frequent terrorism first hit Algeria after measures were carried out by the government to stop a party winning the elections. That party has now been banned.

A witness of the event said that the majority of injuries hit police officers and not the general public.


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Delay expected for Pakistani elections

January 2, 2008

Pakistan's election commission is expected to announce a new date for the January 8 election after the assassination of opposition leader Benazir Bhutto last week triggered nation-wide violence. VOA's Nancy-Amelia Collins in Islamabad has more.

Election officials say it is impossible to hold the vote January 8 because many of their offices and voting materials were destroyed in riots that followed the assassination of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto.

Analysts expect the vote to be delayed until mid-February or March.

But the two main opposition parties want the vote to be held as originally planned, saying they will take to the streets if the government postpones the elections.

Political analyst Talat Masood says delaying the elections would be ill-advised for the government of President Pervez Musharraf.

Some polling offices were burnt during an incident after the assassination of Benazir Bhutto. This may make carrying out the election more difficult.

"I think that it is an extremely dangerous move that the government is doing and one blunder after another they continue to make not understanding the implications of all this. I'm really worried about Pakistan," said Masood. "The way that President Musharraf is handling the state of affairs, he is only interested in perpetuating himself."

President Musharraf is to address the nation on television at 1500 UTC Wednesday.

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Comments:Benazir Bhutto receives Irish peace prize

They gave Rudy Guliani a peace prize? Oook... Spacehusky 14:48, 2 January 2008 (UTC)
 * Heh. I thought it initially was a joke, the Irish peace prize. They have a rich history of blowing the crap out of each other. --Brian McNeil / talk 14:55, 2 January 2008 (UTC)
 * As an Irish-American, I take offense to that comment. --TUFKAAP 01:01, 3 January 2008 (UTC)


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My interests include science, Native American issues, politics and political activism, beer, entertainment and popular culture, and really whatever comes to mind...

Articles so far

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 * 3) 'No treaty withdrawal', says Lakota elder (January 12, 2008) Wikinews-exclusive-interview.svg
 * 4) General relativity effect confirmed: satellite experiment (February 17, 2009)
 * 5) AIM activist, Leonard Peltier defender Robert Robideau dies (February 20, 2009)
 * 6) Sheffield pub is CAMRA's Pub of the Year (February 20, 2009)
 * 7) Adela Lupșe, outburst TV presenter, gives her side (February 22, 2009) Wikinews-exclusive-interview.svg
 * 8) Egyptian treasures found in ancient tomb (March 13, 2009)
 * 9) Coup in Madagascar; opposition leader backs army (March 16, 2009)
 * 10) Madagascar President resigns, unclear rule in Antananarivo (March 17, 2009)
 * 11) Harlan Ellison sues CBS-Paramount, WGA over Star Trek royalties (March 19, 2009)
 * 12) US supports UN gay rights declaration (March 19, 2009)
 * 13) Alaskan Mount Redoubt volcano erupts (March 23, 2009)
 * 14) Authorities search home of owner of German Wikileaks domain (March 25, 2009)
 * 15) Utah legalizes homebrewing (March 29, 2009) Wikinews-original-report.svg Wikinews-exclusive-interview.svg
 * 16) UN agency condemns new Afghan "Shia family law" (April 1, 2009)
 * 17) US Justice Department to withdraw Stevens charges (April 1, 2009)
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 * 20) Canadian light aircraft stolen; Wisconsin State Capitol evacuated (April 7, 2009)
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 * 22) One in five Americans finds socialism superior, poll says (April 11, 2009) Wikinews-exclusive-interview.svg
 * 23) State of emergency in Thailand; protestors attack PM's car (April 12, 2009)
 * 24) Amazon.com de-ranks LGBT books, blames "glitch" (April 13, 2009) Wikinews-original-report.svg
 * 25) Music producer Phil Spector convicted of murder (April 13, 2009)
 * 26) Minnesota court declares Franken winner; Coleman considers appeal (April 14, 2009)
 * 27) Tamil protests underway in Oslo (April 14, 2009)
 * 28) French fishermen blockade Channel ports (April 14, 2009)
 * 29) Coleman appeals Franken victory in Minnesota Senate race (April 21, 2009)
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 * 31) Car plows into crowd during Dutch Queen's Day celebrations (April 30, 2009)
 * 32) US Supreme Court Justice David Souter to retire (May 1, 2009)
 * 33) Increased turnout, reports of violence at worldwide May Day demonstrations (May 2, 2009)
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User talk:Killing Vector

Both Chicago gun regulation articles are not duplicates
If you look at the articles more closely, you will find that those two articles aren't duplicates, and that one (Chicago approves new handgun regulations) is an update, the newest news, on the topic. The other is pretty stale.

I created both articles, and I didn't write two duplicates on purpose. You should look more closely at the articles, list the older one as stale or something, and let the other proceed. --Shankarnikhil88 3 July 2010

Sighting
Please don't sight edits on articles that are not yet publishable. The risk is low, yes, but there's no need sight things in development. Cheers, --SVTCobra 01:05, 24 February 2009 (UTC)

Scoop
Hi. Are you on the scoop@wikinewsie.org mailing list? --SVTCobra 15:06, 3 March 2009 (UTC)
 * I was just wondering how you could verify Two-time Eurovision entrant Edsilia Rombley .... Mike has since explained that he sent you the transcript directly. Cheers. --SVTCobra 15:11, 3 March 2009 (UTC)

Earthquake strikes Melbourne, no reports of injuries
Hi. Please don't forget to sight articles after you publish them, as you did with this article, otherwise they will not appear on the main page, effectively causing them to become lost. Best regards, ♪Tempo di Valse ♪ 02:08, 7 March 2009 (UTC)

Jury considers Curt Dagenais court case
Can you point out what I missed. It seems like you saw an expert's testimony which condemns Dagenais I missed. I tried to add the additional...RCMP testify this...Dagenais testify that. I tried very hard to only state the facts from all the articles to let the reader decide for themselves. Kind Regards Mandy (talk) 23:16, 11 March 2009 (UTC)
 * Thank you. I changed the article again.Mandy (talk) 02:16, 12 March 2009 (UTC)

Maldives to become the world's first carbon-neutral country
Hi, an IP address under your username recently reviewed this article. Please confirm that the IP was indeed you, so that I can sight the article for publishing. Thanks. ♪Tempo di Valse ♪ 00:29, 16 March 2009 (UTC)

 * Okay, thanks. The computer must have "timed out" on you or something. That happened to me once too, I think it automatically logs out if it detects that no action has been taken for an hour. ♪Tempo di Valse ♪ 00:56, 16 March 2009 (UTC)

Re: Namibia struck by floods, declares state of emergency
It should be 2nd source, 3rd pargraph from bottom. ♪Tempo di Valse ♪ 21:48, 17 March 2009 (UTC)

 * No worries. ♪Tempo di Valse ♪ 21:52, 17 March 2009 (UTC)

Bangladesh security tightened following Pilkhana massacre and Bashundhara City inferno
Thank you for your help on this article. SriMesh | talk  14:29, 20 March 2009 (UTC)

User:Tempodivalse/Writing contest
Hi! I'm just sending out this note to all our active contributors saying that there's an article writing contest at the above link that's ready to start, if you're interested in participating. Thanks. ♪Tempo di Valse ♪ 14:38, 20 March 2009 (UTC)

Manitoba residents receive evacuation flood alerts
Thank you kindly regarding the additional citation. The fourth citation added after the article creation had only minimal information that ice jams were causing problems n of Winnipeg, now the actual RMs are named. Fargo crisis won't happen in Manitoba: Doer ] The Roseau River First Nation readying for flood evacuation''citation verifies Dominion City was in a state of emergency. SriMesh | talk  18:50, 28 March 2009 (UTC)
 * I will look at downloading or using a different word processing program. The one I am currently using is not producing spacing properly when I move content from it via copy and paste to the edit screen here.  So I must go through it all again manually.  Hopefully, I can find something that corresponds better as it is easier to use a word processor than the edit screen here for preliminary work.  But it is frustrating to not have spaces after commas and what nots work out.  Do you edit articles directly here or use an external program? SriMesh |  talk  00:54, 29 March 2009 (UTC)

US climate envoy equivocates on environment
Do you have a suggested improvement for the title?

from Wiktionary:
 * (intransitive) To use words of equivocal or doubtful signification; to express one's opinions in terms which admit of different senses, with intent to deceive; to use ambiguous expressions with a view to mislead; as, to equivocate is the work of duplicity.
 * The envoy described the US 1990 goals as "A 16% reduction...", which it might be compared to current emissions, but certainly not a 16% reduction over 1990 emissions.
 * To render equivocal or ambiguous.
 * As quoted in the article, stating that it's in no one's best interest to create an agreement that the US Congress will not ratify is patently untrue, and makes ambiguous what the goals of the US are in the environmental talks based on his comments.

It seems to me Mssr Stern served as an emminent example of the term 'equivocate', but that my simply be my personal opinion. -  Amgine | t 04:58, 1 April 2009 (UTC)

BC Electoral reform referendum suggestions
I replied to your concerns here: http://en.wikinews.org/wiki/Talk:BC_election_writ_drops;_referendum_campaigns_underway

Jlam (talk) 19:49, 3 April 2009 (UTC)

Re: congratulations
Haha yeah I did, I was quite flattered Soapy (talk) 01:36, 6 April 2009 (UTC)

Changes made
Addressed issues brought up in the tasks template and on talk page of article BC election writ drops; referendum campaigns underway. There may be more info before April 14, but perhaps the prepared article is a little more "prepared". Thought I would contact both yourself and Jlam, regarding changes early. SriMesh | talk  05:46, 10 April 2009 (UTC)

sics in original reporting quote
As you were the one who originally added the quotes to the article, could you check the original transcript/check with the original reporter regarding the items I've marked with template sic at One in five Americans finds socialism superior, poll says to see if they are errors in the statements themselves, or simply transcription errors by the reporter? (As an aside, it would be useful if the sic template here handled the ? and nolink flags the way the WP one does...) John Darrow (talk) 05:29, 12 April 2009 (UTC)

Diepusting your peer review of the BC election article
Look, I can't see how you can conscionably pass an article about a highly divisie and polarized election as NPOV when there's only the Premier's picture in the offing; especially when, as it turns out, Jane Sterk's is already in WikiNews; Carole James' isn't, not under the same image-name anyway. On that basis alone NPOV should have failed....guess I'll read the rest of the article to see what else is supposedly NPOV.Skookum1 (talk) 14:00, 15 April 2009 (UTC)

Merge?
http://en.wikinews.org/wiki/Dutch_parade_suffers_road_accident,_royals_unharmed into the story you started? Sfan00 IMG (talk) 13:34, 30 April 2009 (UTC)

NASCAR: Brad Keselowski wins Aaron's 499 on last-second crash, seven fans injured
Could you review it instead of saying it's stale? I wrote it 30 minutes after the event ended. I don't even want the date changed, just so it gets published. Calebrw (talk) 16:33, 30 April 2009 (UTC)

Um... these sources are used to help pull together the brief discussion in the last paragraph, though it must be said that nothing in there isn't fairly well-known. This is my first real "soloish" article for Wikinews, so I'm not sure if we need to include such background sources. Adam Cuerden (talk) 12:00, 8 May 2009 (UTC)
 * Heh. Fair enough, then! =) I'll try to do another article on this once the case progresses a little more (or do we add to the pre-written article?) Adam Cuerden (talk) 16:19, 8 May 2009 (UTC)

Just to note
Hi, I'm just sending you a courtesy notice reminding you that you are at 3RR on Wikizine - Year: 2009 Week: 7-22 Number: 106. Cheers, Tempodivalse [talk]  02:27, 26 May 2009 (UTC)

Protesters against police violence surround London's Scotland Yard
Hi, Thanks for your review and feedback of the article. I understand this, I don't think I made it clear but some information in the article was only revealed yesterday, namely all the arresst information which was from a source I persued as police obviously wouldn't comment and so I found an anonyous, but accurate source myself, which only became available yesterday. If this is not enough for it to be still relevant now, if I add in information about upcoming actions by the same pressure group at the end of the article, would it then be? Thanks, Jules. --Juleshs31 (talk) 09:53, 29 May 2009 (UTC)

Hi, Thanks for your reply. My original reporting notes are a combination of written notes, photographs, scans and a non-recorded interview with a source (conducted over an encrypted internet connection). How should I format the evidence? Should I just type the written notes, add the typed notes, upload the jpeg of the scan and link to the photos? As for the HTML mark-up, ah yes very sorry, I am used to HTML mark-up from web design training, I am reading the linked tutorial. And yes, I would very much like to apply for accreditation after I have contributed for a while, as I do cover events and political protests fairly regularly without accreditation, this can cause problems with police and security guards etc, so that would be incredibly helpful.

Thanks, Jules.

RE: Image license and phrasing. Yes I apologise for the conflicting license, CC-BY-SA-3.0 is the correct one that it is using, I'll try and delete the other license information. For if I do want to use it on wikinews, which non-commercial licenses can I use? As for the phrasing of the sentance, I apologise if it is unclear, the demo was unauthorised by police and the direction I am going in is that the protesters sort of 'took over' the street. I have read the code of ethics, I was observing, I have tried to show no bias and have a NPOV in my writing, if you think that the POV is biased, I apologise and I will definately keep that in mind for further writing to watch for any bias. To clarify, I was not part of the protest, I was there as a member of the press, as I am on most protests. Jules.

WN:RFA
Hallo, Vector. I have nominated you to be an administrator. if you accept the the nomination, please say so at WN:RFA. Cheers, Tempodivalse [talk]  14:44, 29 May 2009 (UTC)
 * Please note that I have asked you a couple of questions. Calebrw (talk) 20:50, 1 June 2009 (UTC)

Fritz Henderson outlines plan for "New GM" after GM declaration of bankruptcy
Why do you not think this story is original reporting? Calebrw (talk) 20:35, 1 June 2009 (UTC)

Administrator
Looks like your RfA passed as successful! Congratulations on receiving the new buttons. Tempodivalse [talk]  15:17, 6 June 2009 (UTC)

Adminbike
More fitting for the nickname, something for a fast getaway from a dodgy interview. --Brian McNeil / talk 15:33, 6 June 2009 (UTC)
 * P.S. I stole it off Markie, he may be un-amused. --Brian McNeil / talk 15:38, 6 June 2009 (UTC)

Europeans take to the polls
What do you think of it now? I've tried to improve it a bit. I'm gonna go to bed now, but I am hopeful that it will be on the Main Page today (Sunday) and possibly there will be a seperate article tomorrow on the results. Jolly Ω Janner  02:53, 7 June 2009 (UTC)

Oklahoma trooper on leave after altercation with ambulance personnel
As reviewer on this it might be good if you also commented on the excessive number of sources and the issue of external links. As SVT says, that number of sources is highly offputting when you look at an article needing review. --Brian McNeil / talk 07:55, 17 June 2009 (UTC)
 * I already responded to this on the article's talk page. There has already been extensive commenting on this on the talk page. I said I will take it under advisement and will strive to use fewer sources in the future. Cirt (talk) 07:57, 17 June 2009 (UTC)

Source changes
KillingVector,

I made a few changes to the source list. Now the article includes reports from more liberal-leaning news outlets. Hopefully, this will be the diversity needed to publish the article. I didn't try to make the article itself biased--it is what it is. All of the quotes I used are exactly what was said by various parties. Also, the firing was technically illegal. The Glenn Beck source was only used because Inspector Walpin chose to go on that program. Had he chose to appear on Rachel Maddow's or Kieth Olbermann's, I would have listed them instead.

Thanks for your time, --WNewsReporter (talk) 07:16, 18 June 2009 (UTC)

Peer review
KillingVector,

After myself and others re-wrote much of the article regarding Gerald Walpin, I believe it is now ready for another peer review. Would you mind checking it? The link to the article can be found below.

Link: Scandal erupts after U.S. President Barack Obama fires Inspector General Gerald Walpin

Thanks. --WNewsReporter (talk) 16:37, 18 June 2009 (UTC)

 * I added the White House's response to validity of Inspector Walpin's firing. Everything should be okay now. --WNewsReporter (talk) 17:21, 18 June 2009 (UTC)

Scandal erupts after U.S. President Barack Obama fires Inspector General Gerald Walpin
KillingVector,

The article should be ready for publishing now. Would you mind doing a peer review?

Thanks. --WNewsReporter (talk) 18:04, 18 June 2009 (UTC)

Wikinews interviews former Republican U.S. Senator Bob Smith on his latest run for office

 * Thanks for the review. --WNewsReporter (talk) 15:31, 21 June 2009 (UTC)

Wikinews interviews Mike Lebowitz, chairman of the U.S. Modern Whig Party
Killing Vector, would you mind doing a peer review for the article above? --WNewsReporter (talk) 00:52, 17 July 2009 (UTC)

French
They already have it on fr.wn http://fr.wikinews.org/wiki/JLG_France_:_les_employ%C3%A9s_menacent_d%27exploser_plusieurs_machines --SVTCobra 17:27, 17 July 2009 (UTC)
 * Yes, as I said on my talkpage. It need a [good] translator. Tonneins (talk) 00:29, 18 July 2009 (UTC)

50 Articles
Wow, you've written 50+ articles already 0_0. Gopher65talk 19:18, 2 August 2009 (UTC)

Project INDECT
I need all the help I can get on this. Take a look at the in-prep article text, the video, and my notes on the talk. At the moment I'm going to look at the NeoConOpticon report - will be speaking to the author in the next couple of days. --Brian McNeil / talk 16:29, 7 October 2009 (UTC)

ECOLIG
Sincerely I could not understand why this free contribution was deleted. I would like to disapprove the deleted action and allow to keep the contribution to Wikinews, but if you can not understand it, please make me a favor, remove it completely and delete my registered account as well, as soon as possible. Regards, Paulomiguel (talk) 23:52, 23 December 2009 (UTC)

 * [removed random religious rant added by user:95.133.111.236 ] Bawolff ☺☻ 07:42, 23 July 2010 (UTC)

NPOV issues
Please address the concerns I raised on the talk page. -  Amgine | t 02:39, 15 September 2010 (UTC)

Union contacts
As the resident Union God, can you take a look at this and tell me if any of your contacts stand out as qualified to weigh in. Obviously, I want to get as close to the action as possible, but I'll take whoever I can get on this. This isn't a new allegation, and some prelim research I did previously suggests that if something was really fishy with those, and a third infamous disaster, it may go back to the 70s or even the 60s. Blood Red Sandman (Talk)   (Contribs) 16:35, 4 August 2011 (UTC)
 * Seeing what we can get from Unite/BALPA would do quite well; especially as BALPA helped found IFALPA. What union(s) do Airbus workers belong to? IIRC they have at least one English factory. Blood Red Sandman  (Talk)   (Contribs) 16:45, 4 August 2011 (UTC)

privs
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Elections in Pakistan delayed until February 18

January 2, 2008

Officials in Pakistan say parliamentary elections will be delayed until next month. VOA correspondent Nancy-Amelia Collins in Islamabad reports the Pakistan Election Commission says the delay is due to the destruction of election offices and materials in violence that broke out last week after Benazir Bhutto's assassination.

Chief election commissioner Qazi Mohammed Farooq says the elections originally scheduled for January 8 are being postponed and will be held next month.

"The polling will now be held on 18th February, 2008 instead of 8th January 2008," he said.

Election officials say they have to delay the vote because violence triggered by the assassination last week of opposition leader Benazir Bhutto destroyed a number of election commission offices and voter rolls in Sindh Province.

The opposition says the government of President Pervez Musharraf wants the election delayed to boost the votes for his supporters. The opposition has vowed to mobilize street demonstrations to protest the delay.

Political analyst Talat Masood says the government is worried the majority of votes would go to Ms. Bhutto's Pakistan People's Party, the PPP, if elections were held as originally scheduled.

"Probably they do not want to allow the PPP to catch the sympathy vote, and at the same time I think, you know, there is also an extreme resentment against the government at the moment. And president Musharraf would be in a very difficult position after the elections, because what he was wanting was a very favorable election result, so that may not be possible if the elections are held now," said Masood.

Ms. Bhutto was assassinated last Thursday while campaigning. Her supporters blame the government for failing to take adequate security measures for her safety, and Ms. Bhutto, before her death, had accused elements within the government of plotting to kill her, a charge the government denies.

A top aide to Ms. Bhutto, Senator Latif Khosa, says that on the day of her assassination, Ms. Bhutto planned to give two visiting U.S. lawmakers a thick dossier outlining numerous instances of government pre-poll rigging involving voter registration as well as intimidation of PPP supporters.

"Everything was recorded in that, with all proofs that we have had, and with the independent reports of the foreign monitors who were also operating. Their reports also supported our allegations as to being substantial and as being true. So they were all recorded, but unfortunately she could not present the report because she was assassinated before she could do that," said Khosa.

The government denies the allegations of vote rigging.

The government also now says it is "open" to foreign help in investigating the assassination of Ms. Bhutto. The government of Pakistan announce that investigators from the UK will assist into the investigation into the death.

The United States government announced that it was pleased that a date had now been set for the elections.


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Disgorge bassist Ben Marlin dies from cancer

January 4, 2008

Ben Marlin, bassist for American brutal death metal band Disgorge, died Wednesday after a lengthy battle with cancer.

San Diego-based Disgorge announced his death in the following statement:

"We are regretful to say that after nearly a year and a half of battling cancer, our brother and bass player Ben Marlin has passed away just about the stroke of 5 a.m. this January 2nd, 2008. We are going to miss him so much and may he live on in all our hearts forever. Ben, thank you for all your years of friendship and brutality."

Upon hearing of Marlin's death Ruud Lemmen of Neurotic Records released the following statement:

"It is with great regret that I've just learned about Ben losing his battle with cancer. Ben was a great friend, and the time he spent in Europe with Disgorge (especially the nights off at my own home) have been nothing but great. Ben was a good guy, a funny fellow and I will never forget him. For one, I can't even imagine how thrilled I was when he took off his own personal, extremely limited Cranial Impalement (early band demo) long-sleeve and threw it my way, saying, 'Hey bro, it's yours.' This is just one of many perfect examples that showed what kind of humble person Ben was. My condolences go out to friends, family and band members."


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Transcript of interview by telephone with Duncan Hunter conducted December 6, 2007. --David Shankbone 20:16, 2 January 2008 (UTC)

Nice interview
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Well done. How did you get an interview with a presidential candidate? --User:Anonymous101 15:20, 5 January 2008 (UTC)

 * Contacting their press team. Given David's back record, he can easily gain the trust of PR people, and get the interview. Plus, Hunter's not had the greatest of luck campaigning, so he's easier to convince than others might be. What I'm always amazed with is the length of the interviews. --  Zanimum 21:10, 5 January 2008 (UTC)


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Talk:World's oldest orangutan dies

The title is contradictory. It can not be the oldest if it is dead. A noncontradictory title would be "World's formally oldest orangutan dies" 71.253.110.201 00:42, 3 January 2008 (UTC)
 * I think the title is fine, but if it were to be changed, I think it should be formerly instead of formally, don't you? --Chiacomo (talk) 00:50, 3 January 2008 (UTC)

As a Dutch speaker, I have never heard the word "Nonja" before in my life. Has anyone got a citation for the claim that it means "Girl" in Dutch? --Reinder Dijkhuis —Preceding unsigned comment added by 212.178.115.146 (talk) 12:36, 3 January 2008 (UTC)

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Comments:US presidential candidate Duncan Hunter speaks to Wikinews

Another nice interview, too bad, you didn't have him re-answer that question on sovereignty before he left for the conference. At least he's still in the race so far, he seems like Kucinich in 2004, he still continue to poll for the nomination even after it's pretty much been wrapped up in the primaries.

But for the most part, unlike Brownback and somewhat Tancredo, Hunter for the most part is a flash in the pan, but Huckabee is considering him for a post supposedly. But it seems many of the candidates are for the most part echoing the same sentiment. Heck you could roll Brownback, Huckabee, Tancredo, Hunter and Thompson (and even Romney if not for the flipflopping) in one candidate for the most part. --TUFKAAP 01:36, 3 January 2008 (UTC)


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Arctic air brings coldest night for Florida in five years

January 2, 2008 A cold air mass, dropping high pressure and brisk winds from Canada, has enveloped the entire eastern seaboard of the United States. An unlikely casualty of the frigid temperatures is the state of Florida, which will drop below freezing across nearly the entire peninsula tonight. The widespread advisories and cold air mark the first time a prolonged hard freeze has hit a sizable section of Florida since the winter of 2002-2003.

The exceptionally chilly night immediately follows one of the coldest days in recent years, with temperatures struggling to make it out of the 40s (less than 10 degrees Celsius) as far south as Indian River County on the Atlantic coast. Some locations in the panhandle did not rise out of the 30s this afternoon (less than 5 degrees Celsius).

Tonight, a wide swath of Florida is forecast to encounter a hard freeze, in which temperatures drop below 26 degrees Fahrenheit (-3 degrees Celsius) for a period of eight hours or more. The hard freeze is expected for all of northern Florida and sections of interior central Florida, including the vital Florida Heartland, where the majority of Florida's orange and strawberry crops are grown. Additional freeze warnings have been issued for the Atlantic coast of Florida, from Volusia County to Martin County, covering the cities of Daytona Beach, Melbourne, Cocoa Beach, and Fort Pierce. For those counties, sub-freezing temperatures can be expected for a period of eight hours or more. The warning expires at 9 a.m. EST Thursday morning.

Sub-freezing temperatures are also expected for a shorter time in West Palm Beach, Fort Lauderdale, and Miami. In south Florida, temperatures are expected to flirt with all-time record lows before sunrise.

In addition to the cold temperatures, high winds, reaching 30 mph (50 kph) in some places, will bring even icier wind chills to the peninsula. Before dawn, wind chills between 0 and 10 above (-18 to -12 degrees Celsius) are expected for all of northern Florida and sections of central Florida, down to the Tampa metropolitan area at certain intervals. The southern half of the state will deal with wind chills between 10 and 20 above (-12 to -6 degrees Celsius), except for extreme southeastern Florida, which will see wind chills in the low 20s (-6 to -4 degrees Celsius).

Tomorrow brings widespread sunshine across the state, with temperatures predicted to warm into the 40s and 50s, approximately five to ten degrees warmer than the previous day's maximum. Tomorrow night will bring a freeze to the northern half of Florida, while the southern portion will warm slightly into the 30s and 40s at night (between 0 and 10 degrees Celsius).


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Wikinews:Briefs/January 03, 2008

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Introduction
This is Wikinews News Brief, summarising the current news on the 3rd of January 2008 at 01:49 hours UTC. I’m Nicholas Turnbull.

Kenya election struggles continue
At least 250 people have died in Kenya in post-election clashes across the nation. Incumbent President Mwai Kibaki was declared re-elected on Sunday by a narrow majority. His opponent Raila Odinga disputes the result of the election and has called for a recount. The clashes between political factions have been along tribal lines, with Kibaki backed by the Kikuyu and Odinga by the Luo. The fighting has been particularly severe in western Kenya, a power base for Odinga. Police have been ordered to shoot looters on sight and have imposed a curfew in Kisumu, Kenya's third largest city. Kibera (key-beara), the slum in Nairobi, has been sealed off by riot police and paramilitary troops to contain the violence. The Kenyan government has banned live television broadcasts and censored news reports in what it claims to be an effort to prevent violence. Odinga also announced that he wanted a mass rally to take place later in the day in the main park of Nairobi. The violence led to an announcement by Kenyan police which stated that any person caught outside their homes in the slums of Nairobi will be shot dead on the spot by police. A mob set fire to a church in western Kenya on Tuesday, killing at least 30 people inside who were seeking refuge from widespread post-election violence. Some reports state that as many as 50 people were killed in the attack. It is believed that approximately half of the dead were children. Witnesses say that the fire was started by a gang of young men who poured fuel on the structure before setting it ablaze.

Three truck drivers killed in Australian woodland fire
A fire in Western Australia’s Borrabin National Park killed three truck drivers on Tuesday when the convoy they were travelling in became engulfed in flames. A fourth driver escaped with burns to his hands, whilst a fifth was rescued uninjured. The fire has spread across twenty-nine thousand hectares of land between the Southern Cross and Coolgardie areas, intersected by the Great Eastern Highway that carries the majority of traffic from Perth heading towards the East Coast. The convoy that the drivers joined was released from Coolgardie after drivers were told by officials that the road was safe, following a mistaken decision by the Department of Environment and Conservation to reopen the road at 2000 hours local time. Local police have stated that the Great Eastern Highway will remain closed until the fire is under control and the damaged vehicles have been removed from the scene, which is not expected to be completed until Sunday.

USAID diplomat dies in Sudanese shooting
An American Foreign Service diplomat for USAID, the United States Agency for International Development, was shot and killed in Sudan on Tuesday. John Granville, a former United States Peace Corps volunteer aged 33 from Buffalo, New York was traveling home from a New Years Eve party in Khartoum when his car was ambushed in a residential area of the city. His driver, Abdel Rahman Abbas, was also killed in the attack; aged 40, he was an employee of the U.S. embassy in Sudan. The diplomat and his driver were shot and killed in what the United States embassy described as a 'hail of gunfire'. The Sudanese government has claimed that the vehicle was targeted when a fight between passengers in two other cars that were driving in close proximity to Granville and Abbas worsened into gunfire, causing them to be caught in the crossfire. Abbas was killed instantly by his gunshot wounds, and Granville died later in hospital.

South Australian premier demands apology from former Guantanamo detainee
South Australian Premier Mike Rann has said that David Hicks, an Australian citizen convicted of terrorism by a US military tribunal and recently released from Guantanamo Bay, should apologise unconditionally to the Australian public for his actions. Hicks, who was released from Yatala Labour Prison in Adelaide, was expected to make an apology upon release, but his lawyer read a prepared statement instead. Hicks served six years’ imprisonment at Guantanamo Bay before being convicted of providing material support to terrorists, a newly codified criminal charge. Mr. Rann stated that he felt would be appropriate for Hicks to apologise to the people of Australia. Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has stated that Hicks "should be treated no differently to any other Australian citizen in these circumstances".

Croatia abolishes military service
The Republic of Croatia has officially abolished compulsory military service as of New Years’ Day. The requirement for military service was an artefact of Croatia’s former membership of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. This decision is in line with that made by its neighbour Bosnia and Herzegovina, which announced abolition of military service two years ago on January the 1st 2006. The legal changes were made as part of a bid by Croatia to be invited into NATO in April 2008, and were approved by the Croatian Parliament on October the 4th 2007.

Cyprus and Malta adopt the Euro
On New Years’ Day, the Republic of Cyprus and the Republic of Malta adopted the euro as their official currency. These countries are adopting the currency less than four years after becoming members of the European Union. In both countries the introduction of the Euro was celebrated with outdoor celebrations, including a fireworks display in Malta's capital Valletta. Cyprus and Malta are the 14th and the 15th country to join the Eurozone, which all EU members states are required to join once certain conditions are fulfilled, except Denmark and the United Kingdom which have negotiated a so-called opt-out that allows them not to adopt the single currency. The single currency has replaced the Cypriot pound and the Maltese lira at a rate of one euro to 0.585274 Cypriot pounds and 0.4293 to the Maltese lira, or 1.71 euro per Cypriot pound and 2.33 per Maltese lira. This conversion rate was fixed on the 10th of July 2007 by Ecofin, the council comprising the finance ministers of the EU Member States.

Markku Peltola dies at 51
On New Year’s Eve, Finnish actor Markku Peltola died at 51 years old. Peltola was most well known for starring in the 2002 Aki Kaurismäki-directed film The Man Without a Past, which won a Grand Prix award at the Cannes Film Festival and was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Foreign Film. In total he had played over 30 roles in film and television at his death. Helsinki-born Peltola, son of a taxi driver, was also a guitarist in a band as well as a film director. His most recent film roles were a small role on the 2006 film Jade Warrior and the Estonian movie I Was Here, which will premiere in that country in September this year. Peltola died in his Tampere home yesterday. According to local media, he had suffered poor health for some time.

Scientology unlikely to be banned in Germany
Responding to a request of the chairman of the German Minister of Interior Conference, the interior affairs chief of the German state of Saxony, Mr. Albrecht Buttolo, told the Associated Press (AP) on Tuesday that he believes that there is hardly any chance that a ban the German Church of Scientology will occur in Germany. The Church of Scientology and its associated organisations have been under investigation by the German government for over a decade by the German Office for the Protection of the Constitution. A spokesperson of the Office stated recently that a ban of the organization would be "not realistic" at the present, adding that there is insufficient evidence to support freezing its activities. German domestic security services came to the decision that the organization does operate in ways that may be perceived as hostile to the German constitution, but at present the Church of Scientology has failed to successfully infiltrate German society. Investigators will carry out more intense surveillance through the Autumn of 2008 before deciding on whether to take further action against the organisation.

Peace award posthumously given to Benazir Bhutto
In Ireland, the Tipperary Peace Convention will be posthumously awarding its 2007 Peace Prize to former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto. Bhutto was assassinated during a rally for democracy on December the 27th. She was shot by a suicide attacker in the neck and chest, who then detonated explosives that he was carrying in a suicide attack that killed 21 others in the vicinity. The award will be presented in her honor in April of 2008 during the organization's International Festival of Peace in Tipperary Town. Past recipients of the prize include former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani in 2001, former United States President Bill Clinton in 2000 and Nelson Mandela in 1989.

Pakistan's election saga continues
Pakistan's election commission is expected to announce a new date for the January 8 election after the assassination of opposition leader Benazir Bhutto last week triggered nation-wide violence. Election officials say that it is impossible to hold the vote on January the 8th because polling offices and voting materials have been damaged in riots that followed the assassination of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto. Analysts expect the vote to be delayed until mid-February or March. The two main opposition parties want the vote to be held as originally planned, saying they will take to the streets if the government postpones the elections. Political analyst Talat Masood says delaying the elections would be ill-advised for the government of President Pervez Musharraf.

Police station in Algeria bombed
A police station was bombed yesterday in Naciria, northern Algeria, approximately 50 km east of the Algerian capital Algiers, at approximately 0700 hours local time. A witness at the scene said that the majority of injuries hit police officers and not the general public. According to reports, at least 4 people have been killed and several are injured. It is unclear whether the bombing was caused by a car bomb or a suicide attack. The bombing, although less serious than the December bombings which killed 40 people, is likely to raise suspicions that violence has not ended in Algeria. Frequent terrorism first hit Algeria after measures were carried out by the government to stop a Muslim fundamentalist party from winning the elections.

Penguins beat Sabres by 2 to 1
In sports, on New Year's Day, the Buffalo Sabres and the Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League played in the AMP Energy NHL Winter Classic, an outdoor game held at Orchard Park, part of New York's Ralph Wilson Stadium. This was the second outdoor game in league history and the first outdoor game held in the United States. The Pittsburgh Penguins won the game 2 to 1 after a shootout in which captain Sidney Crosby made a goal between the legs of the Sabres’ goal-keeper Ryan Miller. Colby Armstrong of the Penguins scored a goal 21 seconds into the game, and Brian Campbell scored the single goal of the match for the Sabres in the 2nd period.

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Russian charter bus collides with transit bus in Sweden, 60 injured

January 3, 2008

A Russian charter bus collided with a local transit bus near the town of Gagnef in Sweden. At least five passengers were seriously injured, with many others sustaining minor injuries. Rumours also stated that there had been one fatality, but the local authorities claimed that this information is incorrect.

The accident occurred on Highway 70 near Gagnef when a local transit bus was leaving a road-side bus stop and was hit by a chartered Russian bus. As a result of the collision the roof of the charter bus was partially sheared off. At the time of the accident the vehicles were carrying a total of about 60 persons, 20 of whom were children.

The accident occurred after midnight local time on January 3, 2008. The cause remains unclear. According to the officials the accident area had received a thick snow cover and the roads in the vicinity were icy.


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Comments:Demonstrator in coma - serious allegations against the French police

It is more likely that he was hit by a bottle or object thrown by one of his own people, the protesters who actually were rioters. They became very violent, burned cars, broke into stores, assaulted people. They carry stones, metal tubes, bottles in their bags. A lot of them travel around Europe to express their anger, ( that's what they do for living) they even come here to Washington DC, New York...but we kick their asses around here. I am sorry for that man if it is true he is in coma, but I am almost 100% sure that he was injured by one of the rioters and it is not right to blame the police for that, they risk their lives to maintain order and these assholes in control. THEY PROTECT THE PEOPLE AGAINST THESE CRIMINALS!, and anyway if one of these jerks got injured, they asked for it. Like I always say: "Don't throw a punch if you don't have the manhood to take one"

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One dead in ski chairlift accident in Switzerland

January 3, 2008 At 12:50 pm on January 3, a ski chairlift ride cost a German skier's life and another German woman was left with serious injuries after the lift cable derailed from the mast sheaves in a windstorm. The derailed chairlift is the two-seater Fallboden lift at Kleine Scheidegg, next to the Jungfrau mountain in Switzerland.

Two more Australian tourists were lightly injured. About 20 further people had to be evacuated from the stopped chairlift. Wind velocity peaking at 90km/h prevented a helicopter from rescuing the trapped passengers, complicating the rescue.

According to 20min.ch, the lift was manufactured by Garaventa AG, a major Swiss ski lift company, now a part of an international group Doppelmayr/Garaventa. When contacted no one was available for comment.

Shortly before the accident, a wind alarm was activated few times by a 60km/h wind. The operator decided to close the lift and waited for the lift to unload all passengers; at the moment of the catastrophe the bottom station of the lift was already closed, but 75 passengers were still on the lift.

According to the Swiss law, every chair lift must be designed to withstand a lateral wind load of 250 newtons (approx. 25kg) per square meter. However there is no law limit at which wind speed or lateral loads the chair lifts have to be stopped. This safety aspect is left to the responsibility of the operator. The safety of the lift was checked by the Swiss Federal Office of Transport in January 2006. This chairlift accident is said to be the worst in Switzerland for the last 8 years.

Photos of the Fallboden 2-seat chairlift

 * Mast mechanics detail with sheaves and cable catchers: side, bottom
 * A mast: bottom view, side view
 * The stations: bottom, top
 * A string of chairs high in the air

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British government advises against non-essential travel to Kenya

January 3, 2008

The British Foreign Office is advising Britons against all but essential travel to Kenya because of the violence following the disputed presidential elections. The warning and the violence are heavily affecting Kenya's tourism industry, which relies heavily on European tourists escaping the winter cold.

The travel warning recommends that those already in Kenya stay indoors and exercise extreme caution and seek advice locally either from their tour operator or the local authorities if they want to travel. The Foreign Office also warns against attending political gatherings and large public meetings.

This decision comes at the same time as widespread violence in the country and calls for an investigation into the vote results, after suspicion over vote rigging by the government.

Tour operators in the United Kingdom have suspended holiday packages to Kenya until the situation there improves. Two holiday companies are thought to be flying out empty planes to the country, to bring back British residents from the country.

The Association of British Travel Associations, an umbrella body for travel agents says about four hundred tourists who had been scheduled to fly to Kenya have postponed their trips. Sean Tipton is a spokesperson for the association.

"Clearly holidays can't count as essential travel, because of that British tour operators have two flights one going out on Friday and another one on Saturday both those flights will still be going, but they will be flying out empty," he said. "They won't be taking any more customers out to Kenya. The reason they are being sent is they were due to return people to the UK.  There is another charter flight which should go out on Monday at the moment that's still scheduled to go because the advice to Kenya is changing very rapidly, but if the Foreign Office is still advising against all but essential travel, that flight will also be cancelled."

Another umbrella body, the Federation of Tour Operators also announced the suspension of holiday trips to Kenya with departures due up to Saturday January 5th.

In a statement it said the situation is being reviewed daily and any changes to departures planned after 5 January will be made over the coming days.

Media reports say there are about 6,000 British citizens currently travelling in Kenya.


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Car bomb explodes in Turkey, killing 4 and injuring many

January 3, 2008 A car bomb has exploded in Diyarbakir, a city in the southeastern part of Turkey. According to the prime minister of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, at least 4 people have died in the attack and 52 others have been injured.

The bombing, which took place in the city center, approximately 100 yards from a military post, was apparently targeting a passing military vehicle. Many Turkish troops currently fighting rebels from the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) are based in the city, which also has a large Kurdish population.

The prime minister blamed the attack on terrorists in a nationally televised speech, while other authorities placed the blame on Kurdish rebels. Two suspects have been apprehended by police.

"Such events will not disrupt our determination against terrorism. Our struggle both on international and national levels will continue with the same determination." Recep Tayyip Erdogan said.

The explosion occurred at 4:55 p.m. local time, and could be heard up to two miles away. Several cars were engulfed in flames and windows shattered from the force of the blast.

Two of the dead were reportedly soldiers. Among the injured were students attending a nearby private school at the time of the explosion.


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Sri Lankan government withdraws truce with Tamil rebels

January 3, 2008

The government of Sri Lanka says it is withdrawing from a cease-fire agreement with Tamil rebels because, in the opinion of the government, the pact has become meaningless. Anjana Pasricha reports from New Delhi the withdrawal is largely symbolic because the Norwegian-brokered truce collapsed two years ago.

There have be many clashes between the government and the rebels since mid-2006. This happened despite the fact that they were still in a cease-fire.

The government's decision to end a 2002 truce agreement with Tamil rebels came as a vast majority of people believed that the pact existed only in name.

The announcement came late Wednesday after a meeting among senior Cabinet ministers.

Sri Lanka's foreign secretary, Palitha Kohona, says the government is "reluctantly" ending the truce because it did not achieve what it was supposed to - a peace settlement with the rebels, known as the LTTE.

"From the beginning it was observed only in the breach by the LTTE. In the first couple of years, it used the cease-fire agreement to regroup, rearm, and then in 2005 it launched massive attacks on government forces," said Kohona. "In a real practical sense, this agreement served very little purpose."

Both the rebels and the government routinely blame each other for the resumption of hostilities. The fighting began soon after a hard-line government took over in Colombo, and the rebels accused the government of a lack of seriousness in pursuing peace talks. The Tamil rebels want an autonomous homeland for Sri Lanka's minority Tamil community.

In the past two years, near-daily clashes on the battlefield, assassinations and bombings have killed about 5,000 people.

Political analysts say ending the truce will polarize the two sides even further. They say the government, which has scored some military successes against the rebels, wants to defeat them on the battlefield.

Sri Lankan foreign Secretary Kohona says ending the country's ethnic conflict should not be linked to negotiations with the rebels.

"A political settlement is not necessarily going to be with the Tamil Tigers," added Kohona. It will take into account the concerns of the Tamil people of Sri Lanka and the other minorities of Sri Lanka."

Norwegian mediators have expressed concern about the government's decision to end the truce, calling it a "serious step." Norway's foreign ministry Web site says there have been increasingly frequent and brutal attacks by both parties, and there is concern that violence and hostilities will escalate further.

The truce had received wide international support, and raised hopes of ending the country's quarter-century long ethnic conflict. But many think that the formal ending of the cease-fire means the civil war could drag on for years.


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Musharraf denies government involvement in death of Bhutto

January 3, 2008

Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf has denied accusations the security forces or intelligence services were involved in the assassination of former prime minister and opposition leader Benazir Bhutto.

President Musharraf, who blames al-Qaida for Ms. Bhutto's death, told reporters he had warned the former prime minister about threats to her safety from Islamic militants as she campaigned for elections. He has also said that Bhutto's death was partly her fault.

"I did warn her again that, 'you must understand the environment. You are coming here after so many years. This Pakistan is a different Pakistan, which you don't understand. Please understand the environment and the threat environment that we are living in,'" he said.

Ms. Bhutto's supporters blame the government for failing to provide her with adequate security, while others believe elements within the government were responsible for her death as she was leaving a campaign rally a week ago.

When asked about this, Mr. Musharraf responded with visible anger.

"I have been brought up in a very educated and civilized family, which believes in values, which believes in principles, which believes in character," he said. "My family, by any imagination, is not a family, which believes in killing people, assassinating, intriguing. And that is all that I want to say."

Mr. Musharraf denied a security lapse was responsible for Ms. Bhutto's death, telling reporters she had chosen her own police superintendent in charge of her security and had 30 officers with her. In addition, he said, more than 1,000 police, including rooftop snipers, were deployed at the Rawalpindi rally where a suicide bomber blew himself up near her vehicle after gunshots were fired.

Asked about the hosing down of the blast site just hours after Ms. Bhutto's death, Mr. Musharraf said people cleaning the area did not realize they were destroying potentially crucial evidence.

Mr. Musharraf has invited investigators from the UK to help with the government's probe into the assassination.

But Ms. Bhutto's supporters, including her opposition party, the Pakistan People's Party, demand the United Nations lead an independent investigation.

The government says she was not killed by gunshots or shrapnel, but that she hit her head on the sunroof of the car. Ms. Bhutto's supporters say she was shot.

Ms. Bhutto narrowly escaped a previous assassination attempt last October on the day she returned to Pakistan after eight years in self-imposed exile. That attack claimed the lives of more than 140 people.


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Sri Lanka withdraws from ceasefire agreement
The government of Sri Lanka says it is withdrawing from a cease-fire agreement with Tamil rebels because it holds the opinion that the pact has become meaningless. Clashes between Sri Lanka’s government and a rebel organisation known as the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, or the LTTE, have been frequent since mid-2006, beginning shortly after a hard-line government took power in Sri Lanka. This violence has occurred despite the fact that the rebel forces and the Sri Lankan government were ostensibly in a cease-fire agreement. The LTTE rebels have accused the new government of a lack of seriousness in pursuing peace talks. Sri Lanka's foreign secretary, Palitha Kohona, says the government is "reluctantly" ending the truce because it did not achieve what it was supposed to - a peace settlement with the rebels. Both the rebels and the government have routinely blamed each other for the resumption of hostilities. The LTTE demands an autonomous homeland for Sri Lanka's minority Tamil community from the government, which has been strongly resisted by the present government. Near-daily clashes in battle zones, assassinations and bombings have killed approximately 5,000 people in the last two years.

Car bomb explodes in Turkish city
A car bomb has exploded in Diyarbakir [dee-ah-back-eer], a city in the southeastern part of Turkey. According to the prime minister of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdogan [raysep-tie-yip-air-doh-gan], at least 4 people have died in the attack and 52 others have been injured. The bombing, which took place in the city center, approximately 100 yards from a military post, was apparently targeting a passing military vehicle. Many Turkish troops currently fighting rebels from the Kurdistan Workers Party, the PKK, are based in the city, which also has a large Kurdish population. The prime minister blamed the attack on terrorists in a nationally televised speech, while other authorities placed the blame on Kurdish rebels. Two suspects have been apprehended by police. The explosion occurred at 1455 hours UTC, and could be heard up to two miles away. Several cars were engulfed in flames and windows shattered from the force of the blast. Two of the dead were reportedly soldiers. Among the injured were students attending a nearby private school at the time of the explosion.

Russian charter bus collides with Swedish local transit bus
A Russian charter bus collided with a local transit bus near the town of Gagnef in Sweden. At least five passengers were seriously injured, with many others sustaining minor injuries. Rumours also stated that there had been one fatality, but the local authorities claimed that this information is incorrect. The accident occurred on Highway 70 near Gagnef when a local transit bus was leaving a road-side bus stop and was hit by a chartered Russian bus. As a result of the collision the roof of the charter bus was partially sheared off. At the time of the accident the vehicles were carrying a total of about 60 persons, 20 of whom were children. The accident occurred after midnight local time on January 3, 2008. The cause remains unclear. According to the officials the accident area had received a thick snow cover and the roads in the vicinity were icy.

British Foreign Office advises against non-essential travel to Kenya
The British Foreign Office is advising Britons against all non-essential travel to Kenya because of the post-electoral violence that has wracked the country. The warning and the violence are heavily affecting Kenya's tourism industry, which relies heavily on European tourists escaping the winter cold. This comes at a time where curfews and shoot-on-sight policies are being enacted by the government’s paramilitary troops in an attempt to quell the civil unrest that has occurred following popular accusations against the government of vote rigging. The travel warning recommends that those already in Kenya stay indoors and exercise extreme caution and seek advice locally either from their tour operator or the local authorities if they want to travel. The Foreign Office is also warning against attending political gatherings and large public meetings. Tour operators in the United Kingdom have suspended holiday packages to Kenya until the situation there improves. Media reports say there are about 6,000 British citizens currently travelling in Kenya.

Pakistan’s general election to be delayed until Feb 18th
Pakistan’s general election will be delayed until the 18th of February, according to chief election commissioner Qazi Mohammed Farooq [kazee-morehaamed-fahruk]. The Pakistan Election Commission says the delay is due to the destruction of election offices and materials in violence that broke out last week after Benazir Bhutto's assassination. A number of voter rolls in Sindh Province have also allegedly been destroyed by rioters. The opposition believe that the government of President Pervez Musharraf has delayed the election in order to boost votes for his political party. The opposition has vowed to mobilize street demonstrations to protest the delay. The government also now says it is "open" to foreign help in investigating the assassination of Ms. Bhutto. The government of Pakistan announce that investigators from the UK will assist into the investigation into the death. The United States government announced that it was pleased that a date had now been set for the elections.

Florida engulfed by hard freeze
A significant area of Florida is encountering a hard freeze, in which temperatures drop below 26 degrees Fahrenheit (-3 degrees Celsius) for a period of eight hours or more. The hard freeze is expected for all of northern Florida and sections of interior central Florida, including the vital Florida Heartland, where the majority of Florida's orange and strawberry crops are grown. Additional freeze warnings have been issued for the Atlantic coast of Florida, from Volusia [va-loo-sha] County to Martin County, covering the cities of Daytona Beach, Melbourne, Cocoa Beach, and Fort Pierce. For those counties, sub-freezing temperatures can be expected for a period of eight hours or more. These severe weather conditions are caused by a cold air mass, dropping high pressure and brisk winds from Canada, that has enveloped the entire eastern seaboard of the United States. The warning officially expired at 1400 hours UTC.

Police station bombed in Algeria
A police station was bombed yesterday in Naciria [?prn], northern Algeria, approximately 50 km east of the Algerian capital Algiers [al-jeerz], at approximately 0600 hours UTC. A witness at the scene said that the majority of injuries hit police officers and not the general public. According to reports, at least 4 people have been killed and several are injured. It is unclear whether the bombing was caused by a car bomb or a suicide attack. The bombing, although less serious than the December bombings which killed 40 people, is likely to raise suspicions that violence has not ended in Algeria. Frequent terrorism first hit Algeria after measures were carried out by the government to stop a Muslim fundamentalist party from winning the elections.

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Talk:One dead in ski chairlift accident in Switzerland

I have removed many of the pictures. I hope this is not too many anymore.

I think the pictures are important for the reader to make his own opinion about the safety of the lift and approximate height the passengers were falling during the accident. I managed to logically collapse 7 links on 4 lines, I hope it's terse enough to not take up significant space on the page. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.221.122.143 (talk) 21:14, 3 January 2008 (UTC)
 * Ok, it looks better now. I have published the article.  —Fellow Wiki  Newsie 21:17, 3 January 2008 (UTC)

I am not keen on the use of a section that links to photos on an external site (jacomet.ch) --SVTCobra 00:34, 4 January 2008 (UTC)
 * I tend to agree. Perhaps a single link to the main external photo page in External links would do? --Jcart1534 00:43, 4 January 2008 (UTC)

Unoftunately, the gallery contains a lot of other pictures of other lifts. --author

Yesterday (Jan 3rd) afternoon I sent 2 e-mails to Garaventa AG and Jungfraubahnen. I got an e-mail error from Garaventa, but Jungfraubahnen replied with an URL for their English press release. So I changed the German press release to the English one. --author —Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.221.122.143 (talk) 08:52, 4 January 2008 (UTC)


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Several police officers stabbed in the UK

January 3, 2008

A man with a knife stabbed several police officers from Wiltshire Constabulary in Liden, Swindon, Wiltshire, in the United Kingdom. One of the officers was stabbed in the head.

A dog handler and police answered the call around 2:00 pm UTC as they discovered the man with the knife. Officers chased the man as he pulled the knife out and assaulted police, they eventually used batons and tasers.

"The man was confronted by the officers and, as a result, a number of officers received knife wounds. A police dog handler has been taken to Great Western Hospital where his injuries are not life-threatening," said the police in a statement to the media.

The unnamed dog handler police officer stabbed in the head is in his 30s. He was stabbed 3 times in the head and face and is currently being treated for his injuries.

Officers arrested a 26-year-old man, who has not yet been named. He was the only one arrested in connection with the stabbing.

The acting Chief Superintendent supported the actions of the officers and said they acted fast and quick.

"These officers acted quickly and effectively to ensure that the man was located and arrested, preventing further serious injuries to members of the public or officers," said Chief Superintendent Kevin Maidment.

An incident, which occurred just two days ago on News Year's Eve, involved another dog handler police officer who was shot in the leg. In that case, Katie Johnson, 28, PC for the Lancashire police was responding to a call of armed and breaking into a building. One unnamed suspect was arrested.


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Lack of regulations
Looking over the images, it looks like a typical lift in every way. Which is worrying; how many more are vulnerable to high winds? Riding these things, I'd allways assumed that they could take virtually any wind likely to show up (although I wouldn't reccommend testing your luck with it!). The astounding lack of regulations in this case - in a country that should damn wel know enough to set limits - suggests to me this aspect of safety is long overdue complete legislative overhaul. Blood Red Sandman (Talk)   (Contribs) 21:26, 3 January 2008 (UTC)

Reliable safety is necessary
I understand the weather is always an unpredictable element, on the other hand it's necessary to be able to reliably operate these lifts safely (or stop in time) no matter how adverse the weather ist. First, with the height the chairs are travelling in it's about life and death as can be seen from the accident and the pictures. Second, if the skiers feel anxious about the safety, the number of these tourists will drop and these ski destinations will get less turnover. I was expecting pictures of an older, outdated technology but from the photos I see there are those cable catchers. I always thought they'll hold the cable if it accidentally derails. (anonymous)

Still perfectly safe.
We have just returned from the region and was infact at the resort when the accident happened.

The lifts on the whole are safe and please do not let this deter you from visiting one of the best ski resorts we have been to.

K Jones —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.157.14.118 (talk) 20:12, 5 January 2008 (UTC)

Photos and videos might help investigation

OUR PARTY OF 7 MADE UP ABOUT 10% OF THOSE RESCUED AND WE, SADLY, SAW THE ACTUAL ACCIDENT HAPPEN. WE HAVE A SERIES OF PHOTOS TAKEN OF THE RESCUE FROM OUR CHAIRS, NUMBERS 3-7 (I THINK) BEHIND THE CHAIR WHICH HIT THE GROUND, PLUS A COUPLE OF VIDEOS. IF THEY ARE USEFUL TO ANYONE OR TO THE INVESTIGATORS PLEASE CONTACT US. WE ARE VERY GRATEFUL TO THE RESCUERS WHO VERY EFFICIENTLY LOWERED US TO THE GROUND ON ROPES. WE WERE SURPRISED THAT THE LIFT WAS WORKING IN SUCH A HIGH WIND. The Herbert Family: kateseal@btinternet.com —Preceding unsigned comment added by 83.167.116.130 (talk) 11:48, 17 January 2008 (UTC)


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