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November 2007
Credit: Rico Shen Two European runners take the top honours at the 2007 Taipei 101 Run Up: Marco De Gasperi, from Italy, and Andrea Mayr, from Austria, win the men's and women's runs, respectively. » Full story

Credit: Caroline Paré On November 17, 2007, at the 2007 Trophée Eric Bompard competition in Paris, American pair skaters Tiffany Vise and Derek Trent became the first pair skaters in the world to land a throw quadruple salchow jump. » Full story

Credit: Flickr user Gideon A near empty Gare du Nord in Paris as the strike continued on November 18, 2007. » Full story

Credit: NASA Millions of people were evacuated over the previous 48 hours as Category 5, Very Severe Cyclonic Storm Sidr prepared to smash into Bangladesh's shoreline with top winds reaching 240 k/h (149 miles per hour). » Full story

Credit: David Shankbone Bill Maher poses with Ingrid Newkirk, founder and President of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals. A film about Newkirk's life, I Am an Animal, premieres on HBO November 19.

Credit: Fir0002 Remembrance Poppies on a World War Memorial in Canberra, Australia. » Full story

Credit: Finnish National Bureau of Investigation (KRP) Finland is considering toughening gun legislation in light of this week's Jokela school shooting. » Full story

Credit: David Shankbone Stephen Colbert officially withdraws Presidential bid; Obama supporters pressured South Carolina Democrats; Protester disrupts Colbert book signing. » Full story

Credit: Ed Costello World record holder Paula Radcliffe in her comeback after two years has won the New York City marathon. » Full story

Credit: Rico Shen The Xbox360 will go high-definition, as a Wikinews reporter witnessed in a press conference in Taiwan. » Full story

October 2007
Credit: Presidencia de la Nación Argentina First Lady and Presidential candidate Cristina Kirchner celebrates the electoral result with her husband. » Full story

Credit: Rageross During Iraq War protests in cities across the United States, some veterans of the war took time to protest the U.S. occupation.

Credit: Ben Schumin Sesame Workshop press representatives have confirmed with Wikinews that rumors of Britney Spears appearing on Sesame Street were false and the show was "not in production until Feb. 2008".

Credit: Diego Tourists got an extra treat as the famous Trevi fountain turned red after someone threw in a bucket of red paint to protest the budget allocated to a filmfestival in Rome.

Credit: David Shankbone Christopher Hitchens called him a "Bin Ladenist" and Cathy Young said he blames the victims of 9/11's terrorism, but author John Reed's quest for spirituality and sense in modern America keeps moving forward. A Wikinews interview with the controversial novelist.

Credit: Elke Wetzig British author Doris Lessing, 87, was named winner of the 2007 Nobel Prize for Literature at the Frankfurt Book Fair in Germany on Thursday. » Full story

Credit: Thom May Ferrari driver Kimi Räikkönen won the FIA Formula-1 2007 Sinopec Chinese Grand Prix on the Shanghai International Circuit, Shanghai, China on October 7. » Full story

September 2007
Credit: Arpingstone A 15 year old Russian teenager has flown 1,300 kilometres in the wheel well of a Boeing 737 and survived the event. Andrey Scherbakov spent two hours in the wheel well of the air plane at the extreme temperature of -50° Celsius. » Full story

Credit: racoles Myanmar police have beaten up to 700 protesters with batons, according to witnesses. The crowd was gathered near a pagoda in Rangoon, and included students and Buddhist monks. » Full story

Credit: David Shankbone The Columbia University campus in New York City erupted in protest over President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's debate with Columbia President Lee Bollinger on Monday, September 24, 2007. » Full story

Credit: IRIN People queue in the rain to vote in parliamentary and presidential elections outside a polling station in Freetown, Sierra Leone, 11 August 2007. Run-off elections took place on September 8. » Full story

Credit: Robin Wong Hilary Duff poses on the red carpet, after performing at the Toronto International Film Festival. » Full story

Credit: APEC 2007 Taskforce World leaders that attended the APEC summit in Sydney, Australia wearing Driza-Bone coats for their traditional group photo in front of the Sydney Opera House. » Full story

Credit: David Orlovic In Croatia’s worst ever firefighting tragedy, six men were killed and seven badly injured when they were trapped battling a fierce forest blaze. » Full story

August 2007
Credit: Steev Australians could enjoy their second lunar eclipse for 2007. » Full story

Credit: Przykuta Bassisters Orchestra was one of the groups performing at the Off Festival in Mysłowice, Poland. » Full story

Credit: Steven Fruitsmaak Winners of Belgian Triathlon Championship, Olympic distance. » Full story

Credit: Rico Shen Winners of the Women 50m Freestyle event at the 2007 World Deaf Swimming Championships. » Full story

Credit: Jay Gorman Car pinned by a fallen tree after a tornado touches down in New York City. » Full story

Credit: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Officials confirmed that the death toll is up to six in the I-35W Mississippi River Bridge collapse. » Full story

July 2007
Credit: Robin Wong Claire Danes appeared at MuchMusic in Toronto, Ontario, Canada on Wednesday, in an effort to promote her new movie, Stardust. » Full story

Credit: Nzgabriel Fans across the world queueing up to get a copy of the recently launched Harry Potter book. » Full story

Credit: arvindgrover People are calling friends and loved ones on their mobile phones while covered in debris after an underground steam pipe burst in New York City. » Full story

Credit: Steven Fruitsmaak DIn hundreds of places across Europe people jumped into the rivers at 3 p.m. The "Big Jump" event wants to promote clean rivers and hopes to bring people in contact with their local waterways.

Credit: Baltasar García During the Running of the Bulls in Pamplona, Spain on Thursday, thirteen were admitted to the hospital and seven were gored. » Full story

Credit: ESA - C. Carreau NASA has detected water vapor in the atmosphere of a massive exoplanet "trillions of miles" outside our solar system. » Full story

Credit: SVTCobra Animal rights group People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals protested British fashion house Burberry and their fur practices in White Plains, New York. » Full story

Credit: SpookyLittleGirl Amid the celebration of the Argentinian Independence Day, the first snow and sleet fell in 89 years. » Full story

Credit: soldiersmediacenter on Flickr A girl and her mother prepare to be evacuated aboard a Texas Army National Guard UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter from flooded areas in Burnet County, Texas.

Credit: The humanitarian news and analysis service, IRIN The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has called on the international community to increase aid and assistance to the two countries shouldering the bulk of displaced Iraqis. » Full story

Credit: National Park Service On July 4th, many of the 302 million people living in the United States celebrate Independence Day. » Full story

The anonymous individual responsible for suggesting, 14 hours before police discovered the body, that WWE wrestler Chris Benoit's wife was dead is saying his/her comment was a "terrible coincidence." » Full story

June 2007
Credit: Michael Wilson Two canoes make their way trough this street in Yorkshire after heavy rains cause severe floods in the United Kingdom. » Full story

Credit: Steven Fruitsmaak A protest of anarchist squatters and their supporters on Monday in Belgium ended with mass arrests. » Full story

Credit: Joshua Sherurcij Irish president Mary McAleese wrapped up a two-day visit to Toronto, Canada on Thursday by cutting the ribbon at the opening of a new park. » Full story

Credit: Two hundred percent Angry fans of popular Indian film actor Rajinikanth rioted in 10 cinemas in Malaysia after the release of the actor's latest movie was delayed by technical problems. » Full story

Credit: Steven Fruitsmaak Federal elections in Belgium on June 10 shook the cards for what politicians admit will be long and difficult negotiations. » Full story

Credit: Mashynewie Upto eight people may have died after Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia experienced its worst storm in thirty years. » Full story

Credit: Craig Owen/Oxfam While G8 leaders are discussing greenhouse gas emission cuts and other issues, protests continue at the summit in Heiligendamm, Germany. » Full story

Credit: User:Wisekwai Actors of the film Ploy talked to the press on Tuesday at the Thai press preview in Bangkok. » Full story

Credit: Fergal Carr In the Grand Slam tennis tournament of Roland Garros, France, Serena Williams beat Dinara Safina on Sunday, but lost to Justine Henin, the number 1 female in tennis, in the quarter final on June 2 (6-4, 6-3).

Credit: Salvatore Barbera G8 protesters and police ride together on the train to Rostock, Germany, for the 33rd G8 summit.

Credit: Laszlo Ilyes Masked dancers paraded on Buddha's birthday last week during the Flying colours parade, part of the Cheung Chau Bun Festival in Hong Kong.

Credit: Björn Láczay Some 28 000 runners completed the 20km of Brussels last Sunday. Mohamed Abduh Bakhet from Qatar finished first in 1:00:23.

Credit: Indrek Galetin Finnish hard rock band Lordi, famed for their monster costumes and lyrical themes, are to star in Dark Floors, which is expected to premier in Finland late this year. » Full story

May 2007
Credit: Eric J. Hebert/USCG Two humpback whales who have been in the Sacramento River in California for over two weeks are now nearing the ocean, escorted by a boat convoy of the U.S. Coast Guard.

Credit: Américo Morillo/ABr Thousands protest in Venezuela because the Chavez government replaced public television station RCTV with a new pro-government channel. » Full story

A man protests against Digital Rights Management in Boston, U.S.A. as part of the DefectiveByDesign.org campaign of the Free Software Foundation.

A vacant medical center, once the site of intense controversy over abortion in the 1990s, was imploded in Buffalo, New York on Saturday. » Full story

Trafalgar Square turned into Trafalgar Park last Thursday, as over 2,000 square yards of turf were laid down over the usual grey paving, in a stunt to promote the villages near London.

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Riyo Mori is crowned Miss Universe as Japanese after 48 years' absence

May 31, 2007

According to The Japan Times, the 20-year-old Japanese delegate Riyo Mori was crowned as the 56th Miss Universe, in a ceremony held at Mexico City on May 28.

Riyo, the new Miss Universe titleholder, is from Shizuoka, Japan. She had stayed in Canada to study ballet while in high-school. After Riyo returned to her country, she became to an instructor of a dance school.

Riyo Mori achieved the brilliant feat of winning this beauty contest as Japanese after 48 years' absence. Incidentally, preceded runner-up is Kurara Chibana.


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US places man with TB under quarantine, launches search for contactees

May 30, 2007

A man infected with (XDR-TB) has been placed in isolation at  with an armed guard at the door in, Georgia. This marks the first time the United States government has a person in over 40 years.

The US agency for protecting public health, the (CDC), says that this form of, while rare, is "resistant to almost all drugs."

CDC learned that a patient with XDR TB traveled to Europe via commercial airline (Air France # 385) departing Atlanta on May 12 and arriving in Paris on May 13, 2007, and returned to the United States after taking a commercial flight on May 24 from Prague, Czech Republic to Montreal, Canada (Czech Air # 0104). The patient re-entered the U.S. on May 24 via automobile. Since May 25, the patient has been hospitalized in respiratory isolation and is undergoing additional medical evaluation.

CDC officials said at a press conference that they are currently seeking to contact 80 fellow passengers on the transatlantic flights. They are concentrating on them because they were exposed for a longer amount of time.

The man, who is from, Georgia, told in a phone interview, that both he and the CDC knew of his case. Further, he had been asked not to travel, but not specifically prohibited. He wanted to go to Greece for his wedding. He was then contacted by the CDC, while on his in Rome, Italy, and asked to turn himself over to Italian health officials.

However, he decided to make his own way back to the US. "I didn't want to put anybody at risk," he said. "We just wanted to come home and get treatment."


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Oldbury nuclear power station suffers fire

May 30, 2007

Oldbury nuclear power station in South Gloucestershire, England caught fire today after overheating. No-one was injured in the blaze which is believed to have been an accident and was extuinguished within minutes by an automatic sprinkler system.

The fire took place on the non-nuclear side of the plant, in an electricity transformer, but prompted shutdown of the reactor for the foreseeable future in "accordance with standard procedure," said Dan Gould, spokesman for the British Nuclear Group. He also stressed that there was no release of radiation. There were also reports of an explosion in the transformer.

The BBC reported that 12 fire trucks attended the scene of the fire, but ITV stated ten crews were involved and tvnz.co.uk quoted a spokesman for Avon Fire and Rescue as saying that ten trucks were sent.


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Lordi to star in horror movie

May 30, 2007

Finnish hard rock band Lordi are to star in a horror movie called Dark Floors.

The film is written in English and began filming earlier this month and will premier in Finland late this year. The film has a budget of 3-4 million euros.

Lordi are famed for their monster costumes and lyrical themes. The band, who won the Eurovision Song Contest 2006 with Hard Rock Hallelujah, stated at the time they would like to star in a horror movie. They were one of a number of people promoting their films at the Cannes Film Festival this weekend; a "Finland Bar" was set up near the area.

Mr Lordi, lead vocalist of the band, said at the time "In a way it is traditional horror film, but a traditional modern horror film. It has monsters obviously in it... It has some twists in the plot, of course, it has some horrific scenes and a horrific mood, it is more like a psychological thing... Lordi goes to the twilight zone, that is pretty much (what) you can say." Lordi also performed at the Cannes festival.

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Hi! I'm Tama-Wama-Cally! 23:27, 30 May 2007 (UTC)

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User talk:202.154.255.7

First off, we really appreciate your contribution.

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.

Another problem which sometimes comes up is press releases: Press releases are sometimes excellent sources, but they do not qualify as unbiased news articles so they can't be published as they are. Two key things to remember about press releases is that they're usually written to represent the viewpoint of an involved party (Thus likely running foul of our Neutral Point of View policy). And second, they are generally covered by copyright which can conflict with our open editing approach.

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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9,000 gallons of liquid butane spilled as tanker truck overturns

May 31, 2007

A semi-tractor carrying 9,000 gallons (34,000 litres) of liquid butane overturned at the weekend on the United States highway 50 east of Salida, Colorado, rupturing the tank and spilling its contents.

The road was closed to traffic for 20 hours during one of the busiest times of the year, and traffic rerouted along a three-hour diversion route.

Colorado State Patrol reports state the driver, Roger Meely, 62, was hauling a pressurised tank full of butane when he lost control and crashed near Mile Marker 228. Colorado State Patrol Sgt. William Holt described the accident, “He lost control of the vehicle in the curves, veered across the lanes and rolled it." Meely was treated and released from the Heart of the Rockies hospital in Salida after the crash, but escaped serious injury.

The truck rolled at about 6:50 p.m. six miles from Salida, prompting closure of the highway. Although the driver escaped unharmed, 10-15 homes and an unknown number of campsites along the Arkansas River were evacuated as fumes began to drift downstream towards the town of Swissvale. Rafters were ordered away from the area, but Hazmat crews were able to prevent butane from contaminating the river.

Emergency workers were forced to allow the butane to vent itself through the night. Capt. Jack Cowert of the Colorado State Patrol said, "I would say those of us on scene were surprised it didn't explode."

In total, the following organisations responded: the Colorado State Patrol Hazardous Materials Unit, South Arkansas Fire Protection District, Howard Volunteer Fire Department, Arkansas Valley Ambulance, Chaffee County Emergency Services, Alpine Towing and the Colorado Department of Transportation.

An attempt was made at 9:00 a.m. Monday to right the tanker and tow it away, but in the process of securing it to the tow truck it slipped and a dolly axle buckled, further lengthening the delay.

The road was not reopened until 3:10 p.m. Monday. Sheila Johnson, a flagger working for Alpine Towing, later said of the commuters affected that they were mostly understanding, saying of them, "For the most part people were pretty good about the road being closed,".

Holt blamed the driver for the accident, saying he “will be cited for something,” and that “anytime a crash like this happens, the driver either wasn’t paying attention or he was driving too fast.” It was later determined that the driver's excessive speed was to blame. He was ultimately charged over the incident.

The incident sparked a full review evaluating the emergency response, which included about ten agencies.


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 * North Queensland Fury sign former Liverpool great Fowler — February 4, 2009
 * Melbourne Victory win A-League Pre-Season Cup on penalties — August 6, 2008
 * † Woman attacks aircraft pilots in New Zealand hijacking attempt — February 8, 2008
 * Australia defeat Nigeria in international football (soccer) friendly — November 18, 2007
 * FFA to investigate crowd violence at Melbourne-Sydney match — November 11, 2007
 * Sydney FC sack manager Branko Culina — October 22, 2007
 * AFC Asian Cup: Iran draw with China, Bahrain defeat Korea — July 16, 2007
 * AFC Asian Cup: Saudi Arabia edge out Indonesia, Uzbekistan trounce Malaysia — July 15, 2007
 * AFC Asian Cup: Iraq shock Australia, Japan overcome UAE — July 14, 2007
 * Wikinews Shorts: July 14, 2007 — July 14, 2007
 * AFC Asian Cup: Thailand defeat Oman, Qatar draw with Vietnam — July 13, 2007
 * Australian radio personality Stan Zemanek dies aged 60 — July 12, 2007
 * AFC Asian Cup: Lights fail as Korea draw with Saudi Arabia, Iran defeat Uzbekistan — July 12, 2007
 * AFC Asian Cup: Indonesia shock Bahrain, China put five past Malaysia — July 11, 2007
 * AFC Asian Cup: Qatar scores late to draw with defending champions Japan — July 9, 2007
 * Rower Tuijn halfway across Pacific in record attempt — July 9, 2007
 * Federer wins fifth Wimbledon title — July 9, 2007
 * AFC Asian Cup: Australia draw with Oman, hosts Vietnam upset UAE — July 9, 2007
 * † Poll of 100 million votes names new Seven Wonders of the World — July 8, 2007
 * Surveillance cameras in New South Wales schools cause alarm — July 8, 2007
 * AFC Asian Cup: 2007 tournament commences; Thailand and Iraq draw 1-1 — July 8, 2007
 * Nine dead as plane crashes into cars in Mexico — July 6, 2007
 * Eleven killed in train crash in northern Victoria, Australia — June 5, 2007
 * † Earthquake in China kills three, injures hundreds — June 3, 2007
 * Premier Iemma apologises to Indonesian governor over hotel entry incident — June 1, 2007
 * Evan O'Dorney wins 2007 US National Spelling Bee competition — June 1, 2007
 * Treatment of Indonesian governor in Sydney causes diplomatic stir — May 31, 2007
 * "Super typhoon" triggers fatal mudslides in Philippines — May 31, 2007
 * Aston Villa defeat Central Coast Mariners to win Hong Kong Soccer 7's tournament — May 29, 2007
 * Sydney FC to lose competition points — December 29, 2006
 * Train collides with bus in Mexico — December 29, 2006
 * Australia reclaim Ashes in Perth — December 18, 2006
 * Scientist: Sulfur remedy for greenhouse effect backed by data — December 17, 2006
 * Melbourne Victory clinch A-League premiership — December 17, 2006
 * All executions suspended in Florida after error — December 16, 2006
 * Gilchrist scores second fastest Test century — December 16, 2006
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Treatment of Indonesian governor in Sydney causes diplomatic stir

May 31, 2007

Relations between Australia and Indonesia have been strained due to an incident in Sydney, New South Wales involving a visiting Indonesian governor.

Governor of Jakarta Sutiyoso claims New South Wales police entered his harbourside hotel room whilst he was taking a nap, using a master hotel key, failing to knock or announce their presence before entering.

The police were requesting that the governor give evidence at an inquest into the 1975 death of an Australian cameraman Brian Peters in the neighbouring country of East Timor. Peters was killed in crossfire, along with four fellow Australian-based newspeople, in Balibo, just prior to the Indonesian military's invasion of East Timor. The circumstances around their death have been the centre of allegations regarding a cover-up by Indonesia and Australia, particularly from some of the families of those killed.

Sutiyoso is a retired Lieutenant General who served in the Indonesian military for three decades, and was involved in Indonesia's occupation of East Timor.

The now-governor refused to accept the request for summons, saying "I have nothing to do with the case."

Indonesian reaction
The Indonesian Ambassador to Australia's office has lodged a formal protest with the New South Wales government in Sydney over the treatment of Sutiyoso, who was a guest of the New South Wales Government. The governor was in Australia's most populous city to try and revive a possible co-operation agreement between the two neighbouring countries.

Since the incident, Sutiyoso cut short his trip, which involved an official visit to Canberra, Australia's capital city. He has also been outspoken about his treatment, accusing those involved of acting in an exceedingly inappropriate way.

"I really feel slighted by such treatment", Sutiyoso said. "If there is no apology, I will deem it as arrogance on their part, and do we need to continue relations with Australia?"

The incident caused a demonstration outside of the Australian Embassy in Jakarta. Hundreds of protesters rallied outside the complex, demanding an explanation and apology from the Federal Government. They also threatened to find Australians living in the Indonesian capital city and force them to leave the country if an apology wasn't given.

The Foreign Ministry of Indonesia has expressed their opinion that any findings from the Brian Peters inquest will be ignored by Indonesia, and will only serve to make the presently-weak relations between Australia and Indonesia more fragile.

Australian reaction
The Federal Government of Australia, through Foreign Affairs Minister Alexander Downer, has expressed that they understand Indonesia's feelings on the matter. He also stated that Australians need to be more sensitive to Indonesia's notion of humiliation in the future, saying that Indonesian people would see this as "an enormous humiliation for a major Indonesian figure."

The Federal Government also expressed their view that the issue was one that needed to be handled via the New South Wales Government, as the incident involved one of the state police, and Sutiyoso was an official guest of the NSW government at the time of the event.

New South Wales Premier Morris Iemma has scheduled a meeting with Indonesian officials for early next week to discuss the issue, with the intent of easing the diplomatic tension involving Sutiyoso. Iemma expressed, however, that the police were not acting under the direction of the NSW Government, and added that "[Australia] have a system that is different to the Indonesians, where the political arm [of government] is independent from the judiciary and the police."

According to Sutiyoso, Australia's Ambassador to Indonesia, Bill Farmer, has spoken to the governor about his treatment by police, and has personally apologised.


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Alexander Litvinenko was British spy, claims alleged killer

May 31, 2007 Andrei Lugovoi, the man who British authorities say poisoned and killed a ex-Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko with polonium-210, a radioactive isotope, says that the British government tried to recruit him to be a spy and that Litvinenko was working as a spy for British intelligence. He also claims that the British government is connected with the murder of Litvinenko and that he "has evidence" to prove his claims, but did not state what the evidence might be.

According to Lugovoi, who spoke to reporters during a press conference in Moscow, the British government wanted him to collect personal information that related to the Russian President, Vladimir Putin.

"[I was] openly recruited as the British security service agent. They asked me to collect any...compromising information about [Russian] President [Vladimir] Putin and the members of his family," said Lugovoi.

Lugovoi also stated that Litvinenko and a Russian tycoon named Boris Berezovsky were also working for the British government saying "Litvinenko became an agent who left the control of (British) special services and was killed. In the words of Sasha himself, first he was recruited and afterwards, on his advice, Boris Abramovich gave to the British some security council documents [from Russia] and also became an MI6 agent."

Lugovoi also told the press that he had no motive to commit the murder and that Litvinenko was not an enemy of his.

"Sacha [Litvinenko] was not my enemy. I didn't feel cold or hot from whatever he was doing, from the books that he was writing. I've been in business for a long time and I was not really interested. [Litvinenko was killed] If not by the British intelligence services themselves, then under their control or with their connivance," added Lugovoi.

So far, British officials denied to comment on the claims saying that the incident is a matter for the criminal system.

"This is a criminal matter and not an issue about intelligence. A request for extradition for Mr. Lugovoi to face trial in a UK court has been handed over. We await the formal Russian response," said the Foreign Office of the U.K..

Litvinenko died on November 23, 2006, due to complications from his Polonium-210 poisoning.


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Man eats dog to protest animal cruelty

May 31, 2007 In an unusual protest, British performance artist, Mark McGowan ate meatballs which were made from a Corgi, a breed of dog often kept by the Royal Family.

McGowan is protesting alleged cruelty exhibited by Prince Philip. The husband of Queen Elizabeth II is reported to have beaten to death a fox, during a fox hunt.

The event was broadcast live on a radio program hosted by Bob and Roberta Smith. Yoko Ono, widow of John Lennon, was also there and tasted some of the Corgi meatballs.

People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) seemed to approve of the protest: "The idea of eating a corgi will make many people lose their lunch," said Poorva Joshipura, European director. "But foxes, who are hunted for so-called entertainment, are no less capable of feeling fear and pain." McGowan said the corgi he consumed had died recently at a breeding farm and had not been killed for the purposes of the protest. It was minced with apple, onion and seasoning, turned into meatballs and served with salad, but McGowan said: "It's disgusting. It's really, really, really disgusting."

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Malaysian court rules Christian woman can't remove Islam from ID

May 31, 2007 A Malaysian Christian woman who has been fighting a six-year legal battle to have the word Islam removed from her has lost an appeal with the. The three-judge panel rejected the appeal in a 2–1 decision on Tuesday in.

, 42, was born Azlina Jailani to parents, and was raised as a Muslim. guarantees freedom of religion, but by law, all ethnic Malays are Muslim.

Joy converted to Christianity at age 26, and after some bureaucratic difficulties had her named legally changed in 1999. However, on her national ID, the National Registration Department retained her stated religion as Islam. In order to have her religion changed, the National Registration Department said Joy would have to obtain a certificate of from the Muslim Sharia Court.

But under Sharia law, Muslims are not allowed to convert, nor may they marry outside their religion. But since she is no longer a Muslim, Joy has said she should not be bound by that law.

She applied to Malaysia's High Court in April 2001 to legally renounce her religion, but was refused, with the court saying the issue must be decided by the Sharia Court. The Court of Appeal rejected the case in September 2005.

In Tuesday's ruling at the, and Federal Court Judge Alauddin Mohd Sheriff rejected the appeal, while  dissented. The hearing was the final legal step Joy could take, although her lawyer, Benjamin Dawson, said he was considering filing for a review of the judgment.

Joy received the verdict with "great sorrow", the  reported.

"I am disappointed that the Federal Court is not able to vindicate a simple but important fundamental right that exists in all persons; namely, the right to believe in the religion of one's choice and equally important, the right to marry a person of one's choice and to raise a family in the Malaysia context," Joy was quoted in a statement from her lawyer, and published in . "The Federal Court has not only denied me that right but to all Malaysians who value fundamental freedoms.

"I am hoping that my case would have made a difference to the development of constitutional issues in the plight of many others."

Joy has since been disowned by her family, and forced to quit her job. A Muslim lawyer who supported her case received. Joy went into hiding last year, and is believed to be living outside Malaysia. Now, it's not likely she will return, The Star reported. "It would extremely difficult to exercise freedom of conscience in the present environment," she was quoted as by the paper.

Muslim groups welcomed the verdict, while rights groups condemned it.

"It's clearly justified and fair," Yusri Muhd, president of The Defenders of Islam Coalition, was quoted as saying by. "We hope that we've seen the last of such an attempt."

of the said was "deeply disappointed" by the ruling, she said her group was encouraged by the dissenting judgment "which means there's still light at the end of the tunnel."

The lone dissenting justice, of  and Sarawak Richard Malanjum, wrote: "To expect the appellant to apply for a certificate of apostasy - when to do so would likely expose her to a range of offenses under the Islamic law - is, in my view, unreasonable."


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Salad?
Did they get desert too? DragonFire1024 13:54, 31 May 2007 (UTC)

Don't people eat dog regularly in China?
Just pointing that out...Rickyrab 16:06, 5 August 2007 (UTC)
 * Dogs are what puppies turn into if you don't eat them before they go all stringy. --Brian McNeil / talk 16:11, 5 August 2007 (UTC)

Yes, and in Korea, Vietnam, Thailand, and many other places--Hailey C. Shannon 16:17, 12 February 2008 (UTC)

This isn't helping
People would just want to eat them more, Corgis must be pretty tasty, didn't Princess Anne's pit bull eat one of the Royal Corgis?--Hailey C. Shannon 16:20, 12 February 2008 (UTC)

Comments from feedback form - "it could be better"
it could be better —153.107.97.152 (talk) 00:49, 9 February 2011 (UTC)

It is no secret
It is no secret Philip was a good-for-nothing jerk who enjoyed killing living being for fun. And there are people who celebrate him. Sigh. •–• 09:00, 18 August 2021 (UTC)


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US tuberculosis patient moved to Denver hospital

May 31, 2007

A United States man, identified recently as 31-year-old Andrew Speaker from Fulton County, Georgia, has left Grady Memorial Hospital. Officials have confirmed that he was transported on a chartered Learjet overnight to Denver, Colorado. He is now at the National Jewish Medical and Research Center, which specializes in respiratory, immune system, and allergy research and treatment.

The National Jewish Medical and Research Center was founded in 1899 to treat tuberculosis, and is today considered one of the world's best medical research and treatment centers. It is a non-sectarian institution but received funding from B'nai B'rith until the 1950s.

Meanwhile, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has released the complete itinerary of the patient, who travelled to Europe while infected with extensively drug resistant tuberculosis (XDR-TB).

Speaker, an Atlanta-based lawyer, travelled on the following flights, according to the CDC: US Homeland Security has said it will launch an investigation into CDC officials' handling of this case, which has created an international health incident. The investigation will look into whether the man should have been placed in quarantine and under guard before he had the opportunity to fly to Europe.

Speaker was put on a no-fly list and had his passport flagged. Nevertheless, he still managed to fly to Canada and then drive a car across the border into the United States. A border agent, who has since been suspended from duty, ignored a warning on his computer to put on protective gear and detain Speaker.

Speaker's father-in-law, Bob Cooksey, is a 32-year veteran of the CDC, where he works in the CDC's Division of Tuberculosis Elimination. In a statement issued through the CDC, Cooksey said that although he routinely works with infectious organisms including TB, he was not the cause of his son-in-law's TB.

"As part of my job, I am regularly tested for TB. I do not have TB, nor have I ever had TB," said Cooksey. "My son-in-law's TB did not originate from myself or the CDC's labs, which operate under the highest levels of biosecurity."


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I would like to put the XDR-TB patient's itinerary in a table. However, I do not know how and unfortunately today will not be the day that I learn. If anyone can help with this, I'd appreciate it. The text is in the article, but you can also find the info organized here. Thanks. --SVTCobra 15:54, 31 May 2007 (UTC)
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 * I can assure they most certainly were in full costume at Cannes (they refuse to be seen without it). Don't write off their musical style without hearing it, is less heavy than you might think (well, it varies, anyway). i genuinly reccomend you try some of it, you'll never listen to pop again! Blood Red Sandman  (Talk)   (Contribs) 22:38, 2 June 2007 (UTC)

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Tensions between the U.S. and Russia flare before the G8 Summit

May 31, 2007

Ahead of the G8 summit next week, Russian President Vladimir Putin accused the U.S. starting an arms race and called it an "imperial power." "We are not the initiators of this new round of the arms race," Putin said during a joint Kremlin news conference.

On Tuesday, Russia test-fired a new missile with multiple warheads and a new cruise missile, which Russian generals say are sufficient to ensure the country's security for the next 40 years.

President Putin defended the missile technology saying that it is: "aimed at maintaining the balance of forces in the world."

Putin, alarmed by U.S. plans to deploy parts of its global missile defence system in Poland and the Czech Republic said: "There is a clear desire by some international players to dictate their will to everyone without adhering to international law," Putin said. "International law has been replaced by political reasons."

"In our opinion it is nothing different from diktat, nothing different from imperialism," he added.

U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice fired back saying Russia's fears are "ludicrous." The Russian Foreign Minister, Sergei Lavrov responded to Rice's claims by saying that "There is nothing ludicrous about it"

Putin, who has been faulted both in Russia and abroad for curtailing civic freedoms, is in his second term as President of Russia. The term will expire in 2008.


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China/US/Russia = 'Size' queen war
Seems that all three countries are paranoid about someone racing to get the other. IMHO, ridiculous.

Everyone knows the US has like 3,000 nuclear bombs. Everyone knows China has them and so does Russia. So whether one has a bigger penis...I mean army.. doesn't matter. One would wipe out the other in war anyways. Literally. DragonFire1024 20:34, 31 May 2007 (UTC)
 * As far as I can tell the current situation is back to a more economic "cold war", but one where everyone smiles at each other and does business together. I've been presented with a number of analyses when talking about this. The simpler ones are that the U.S. is effectively bankrupt and pwnd by China - and if you look for it, there's evidence.  A lot of work and jobs are moving there and U.S. companies are ending up in Chinese ownership. On the other hand I've been presented an interesting opposing viewpoint. What happens when more people in China have money?  Well, they'll want the goods we've been buying... and they produce them, so demand will likely outstrip supply.  This - or at least the theory presented to me - is going to drive all their labour costs up and effectively shift their economy from 3rd world (on the most part).  China is no longer a communist regime, it is a controlled "free market".  --Brian McNeil / talk 22:26, 31 May 2007 (UTC)
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Is it irony that his father-in-law works for CDC's Division of Tuberculosis Elimination, and if so, how bitter is that irony? --SVTCobra 22:04, 31 May 2007 (UTC)


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Tanker crash kills driver, spills diesel fuel in Vermont, US

May 31, 2007 A tanker truck travelling Northbound on Route 30 with 2,500 gallons of diesel fuel hit a guardrail, veered off the road and overturned into the West River near Newfane, Vermont. The West River is a tributary of the Connecticut River. The driver was ejected and killed, while the truck's tank ruptured.

The truck came to rest partially submerged in the river on its right side and immediately began leaking its payload. The driver has been identified as 30-year-old Eduard Lashway of Guilford. The vehicle was owned by local company Barrows & Fisher Oil Co. of Brattleboro.

HazMat crews and Brattleboro Fire Department divers worked with booms to try to contain the oil leaking into the river. Route 30 was also closed in both directions, and the river closed to water traffic. A total of 100 gallons of fuel leaked into the river but was ultimately contained by HazMat teams.

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At a glance I don't think this is ready to publish. I fails to mention the location properly. What country (although I gather it is US) or what state is not mentioned explicitly. Both the title and the body of the article need to address this before publishing can be considered. --SVTCobra 00:10, 1 June 2007 (UTC)

 * Oops, totally forgot. How's it looking now? Blood Red Sandman  (Talk)   (Contribs) 01:10, 1 June 2007 (UTC)

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I did some copy-editing. Keep in mind, I did not read any of the sources, in order to remain objective. My remaining problems with this article are only two, before I think it can be publsihed: --SVTCobra 01:38, 1 June 2007 (UTC)
 * 1) The West River was closed in both directions - how can you close a river, nevermind in both directions.
 * 2) A man who answered the telephone at Barrows & Fisher - something this specific needs to be credited to the source. Use something like "when Times Argus called Barrows & Fisher" or "WMUR reached an unidentified person at Barrows & Fisher". Of course, if you called Barrows & Fisher yourself, then credit Wikinews and add OR to the article and some notes about it on this talk page.

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University of Florida coach Donovan signed to coach the Orlando Magic

June 2, 2007

Billy Donovan, the head coach of the defending Nation Champion Florida Gators college basketball team, has accepted an offer from the NBA's Orlando Magic to become their eighth head coach.

The terms of the deal call for Donovan to receive $27.5 million over five years, or approximately $5.5 million per year guaranteed over the life of the contract. On May 17, Donovan had received an offer from Florida for a seven-year contract extension, which he never signed. Although its terms were never officially disclosed, sources say that the salary ranged from $3 million to $3.75 million per year guaranteed.

Donovan announced his acceptance of the Magic coaching job at a news conference in Orlando, Florida, at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, June 1. At another news conference at 4:00 p.m. the same day in Gainesville, he will officially announce his resignation as the head coach of the Florida Gators.

Donovan, who won two NCAA titles and three SEC titles in his eleven-year tenure with the Gators, has a career head-coaching record of 296-123: 261-103 with the Gators, and 35-20 in two seasons at the helm with Marshall.

In addition to turning down the Gators' contract extension, Donovan earlier was mentioned as a possible candidate with the Kentucky Wildcats, where he was previously an assistant, to replace Tubby Smith as their head coach. He was also mentioned as a possible candidate for the head coach job at the Memphis Grizzlies, replacing Mike Fratello.

The previous head coach of the Magic, Brian Hill, was relieved of his duties on May 23 after barely making the playoffs with a 40-42 season record, and being swept in the first round by the Detroit Pistons. Hill, who has a record of 267-192 overall with the Magic (191-104 in his first stint, 1993-1997), was 36-46 in the 2005-06 season, his first season back, punctuated by a 16-6 finish that inflated hopes for this past season. Hill reportedly will be offered another job within the Magic organization.

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Venezuelan protests continue over closure of RCTV

June 1, 2007

Protests continue in Venezuela over the Sunday closing of Radio Caracas Television (RCTV), the country's oldest and most popular TV station.

Hugo Chavez's reasons for not renewing the TV station's broadcasting license include RCTV's support of a coup d'état attempt in 2002. RCTV was not the only media station to support the coup but, they have been closed because many say that they are the most significant TV station of the opposition. Venevision which supported the coup at the time has recently had its license renewed for 5 more years, which many say is due for their change in their editorial stance.

The protests
Protests began with opposition marches over the weekend. Shortly after the closing of RCTV, large student demonstrations appeared throughout the capital city of Caracas. The protests have continued all week and have spread throughout the country. Most of the student protests have originated from universities which are not aligned with Chavez; he says that the students do not like the public universities that threaten and compete with the non-aligned schools.

Protesters threw rocks at police officers, who have responded with rubber bullets and tear gas. Some protesters were arrested, and many were injured. Most were students.

Spontaneous rallies by government supporters have also appeared, supporting Hugo Chavez's decision. These protests were not the same size as some of the student protests. The police and national guard have been working to make sure that these opposing groups do not clash together.

Many websites related to the opposition have been down due to either high internet traffic or, theoretically, because CanTV; a large Venezuelan Telecommunications company, will not allow access to these websites in Venezuela. There is not much evidence for the supposed intervention by CanTV and is not much more than speculation at this point. Nonetheless, many websites and blogs have reported such incidents.

Chavez's statements
Chavez has repeatedly stated that the protests are organized by opposition forces wishing to destabilize the government much like the coup d'état attempt that took place five years earlier.

Hugo Chávez has also repeatedly threatened the TV station Globovisión, which is the only significant opposition voice on television. Chavez claims that they encouraged his assassination and also helped the effort to unseat him during the 2002 coup d'état attempt.

Reactions
The closure of RCTV has been condemned in the United States and the European Union. The U.S Senate has passed a resolution expressing "profound concern of the Senate regarding the transgression and freedom of thought and expression that is being carried out in Venezuela."

U.S House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has made this statement about the incident: "President Chavez should know that efforts to suppress the media will not only ultimately fail, but are also a detriment to one of the pillars of democracy: freedom of expression." Pelosi also said in a statement Wednesday in Washington. "He should reconsider this ill-advised decision."

The press freedom advocacy group Reporters Without Borders called the closure "a serious violation of freedom of expression and a major setback to democracy and pluralism," and urged the international community to rally in defence of press freedom.

Much like the French protests last year, students are using technology to their advantage; cell phones to communicate and video from phones is being broadcast on YouTube and other video sharing websites. Videos that have been uploaded to YouTube are considered to be the most graphic, as television stations in Venezuela fear repercussion if they broadcast the footage.


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 * At present this article is not very neutral. --SVTCobra 01:46, 1 June 2007 (UTC)
 * Fixed that 3rd paragraph. The 13th 4postle 03:00, 1 June 2007 (UTC)

 * Excessive use of "External links" --SVTCobra 02:57, 1 June 2007 (UTC)
 * How can you have excessive use of external links?The 13th 4postle 03:00, 1 June 2007 (UTC)

 * Zero use of categories. --SVTCobra 02:57, 1 June 2007 (UTC)
 * I havn't put them yet, I have been busy doing the above. The 13th 4postle 03:00, 1 June 2007 (UTC)
 * Then you shouldn't tag 'ready' if you are still in an early stage of development of the article.--SVTCobra 03:07, 1 June 2007 (UTC)
 * It's good enough to be publishedThe 13th 4postle 03:37, 1 June 2007 (UTC)
 * It certainly looks great visually. But why do you ask if it can be published? You already published! (are your trying to establish some sort of fake validation where it looks like you asked if it could be published before you did?) I am not commenting on the content as I have not read the sources. Is it neutral? It seems to favor the protesters. The use of External links does not seem in line with WN:SG. --SVTCobra 04:04, 1 June 2007 (UTC)
 * You're either willing to do the work that you mention or you're not, and if you're not, please don't talk as if you were the master of this article; slavery has been abolished by nearly every country last time I checked.
 * I am just trying to help you bring the article up to standards laid out in WN:SG. You're the one telling me to do work, so who's the slave-driver? --SVTCobra 00:35, 2 June 2007 (UTC)
 * So that's the word I was looking for...Thanks anyways and I'll see what I can do in regard to the article.

Please EDIT
In writing such a large piece late at night, it will be prone to mistakes grammar and spelling wise and if you see them please edit it out. I welcome any other edits as long as you keep the main idea of the sentence or paragraph intact. The is wikinews guys come on!! Let's work on stuff together. The 13th 4postle 03:56, 1 June 2007 (UTC)

Please substantiate image licenses
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 * If you can build an association to person who created these images, with their permission you can use them. Or maybe they would let you use them anyway. -Edbrown05 07:38, 1 June 2007 (UTC)
 * Likely so, that they would let you use them would be the case. -Edbrown05 07:40, 1 June 2007 (UTC)
 * But I mean, you don't even credit these people who were there to take pictures of the event you are reporting on. Your name appears on this history of the article. Who took the shots of the event? -Edbrown05 07:47, 1 June 2007 (UTC)

What did you do ??
This article was ten times larger last night with links and everything. You have done nothing but slowly take apart the article and destroyed it. !!! The 13th 4postle 11:54, 1 June 2007 (UTC)

 * Replied here: Water_cooler. --Steven Fruitsmaak (Reply) 12:44, 1 June 2007 (UTC)

Comment again
This is my opinion (please do not accuse me of acting like the "master of this artice"): Cheers, --SVTCobra 01:05, 2 June 2007 (UTC)
 * 1) This article's prose is sub-par. For example: "Most of the student protests have originated from universities who are not aligned with Chavez; he says that the students do not like the public universities that threaten and compete with the non-aligned schools." and is this a sentence?: "Cell phones to communicate and video from the phone is being broadcast on YouTube and other video sharing websites."
 * 2) The article does not come close to presenting Chavez's view, yet it purports to do so.
 * 3) The use of External Links, still does not comply with WN:SG.


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Spanish town council electee proposes nudist pool, marijuana field in park

June 1, 2007 A former mailman who proposed to paint the town hall pink, turn the local town square into a nudist pool, and to plant a marijuana field in the local park has been elected to the Reus, Spain town council.

Ariel Santamaria promised to show up to the town's council meetings dressed up as Elvis Presley if he was elected and kept his word at the town's first meeting on Thursday.

Before being elected, Santamaria who is a member of the Reus Independent Coordination, had also promised the town's 100,000 residents that he would install a GPS system at the police department that would allow officers to track people who are smoking marijuana and provide them with a light if they need one.

An unnamed media consultant who works for Santamaria set up a website for his campaign and followed Santamaria wherever he went, dressed as a pirate.


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Evan O'Dorney wins 2007 US National Spelling Bee competition

June 1, 2007

13-year-old Evan O'Dorney, from California in the United States, has won the 2007 Scripps National Spelling Bee championship in Washington, D.C.

He spelt the word 'serrefine' correctly to defeat second place Nate Gartke, of Canada, and win the 80th annual bee. Gartke, from Spruce Grove, Alberta, was trying to become the first Canadian to win the championship.

O'Dorney, from Danville, said he knew how to spell the word, which is a noun describing small forceps, immediately after the pronouncer read it out.

The winner received $US35,000 in prize money and a trophy, as well as a scholarship, savings and a set of reference works.

O'Dorney, who finished in a tie for 14th in last year's spelling bee, only stumbled once in 2007's competition, when he had to restart 'schuhplattler', a German word.

The bee, which started with a competition-record 286 entrants on Wednesday, were narrowed down to 59 at the start of the final day. It was then whittled down to 15 finalists, and ten faltered over the next two rounds to leave a final group of five: four Americans and the Canadian Gartke.

Three more were eliminated, on the words 'aniseikonia' (a visual defect), "oberek" (a Polish folk dance), and "cyanophycean" (a kind of algae), leaving O'Dorney and Gartke.

The final pair matched each other with correct spellings for three rounds, until Gartke mistakenly added a 'h' into 'coryza' (a medical word), eliminating himself and leaving O'Dorney as the champion.

O'Dorney said after his win that spelling is not his favourite subject. "My favourite things to do were math and music, and with the math I really like the way the numbers fit together," he said.


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User:Daniel/Personal

Welcome to my user page. I'm an Australian user also known as Daniel Bryant, living in Adelaide, South Australia. I previously lived on the Central Coast of New South Wales.

My primary interest is in sporting topics. I love football, and support the Central Coast Mariners in the A-League. I also love playing and watching cricket, as well as watching many other sports. I have interests politics and the environment.

Natural disasters and other accidents are things which I enjoy reporting on the most, for some unknown, probably-quirky reason.

My edit count for English Wikinews can be seen here. You can see my English Wikipedia userpage here.

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