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"This recent breach of security follows the shooting..." - follows makes it sounds like the 1981 shooting was recent. 125.239.182.103 08:13, 7 June 2007 (UTC)
 * have changed it slightly --Mark Talk 09:06, 7 June 2007 (UTC)

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The term, "Jeep" is a registered trademark of Chrysler Corporation. Perhaps the use of "light off-road vehicle" as sttend in the Fiat Campagnola wiki would serve better.
 * I have changed it to "vehicle". — Fellow Wiki  Newsie  16:40, 7 June 2007 (UTC)

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Rare Middle East cyclone batters Oman

June 7, 2007

Tropical Storm Gonu headed toward Iran today, after lashing Oman for two days with high winds and torrential rains, and causing at least 23 deaths and the evacuation of more than 20,000 people to emergency shelters. Concern was high for the oil industry, as rough seas kept tankers from leaving their ports.

Such storms are rare in the Middle East. Early today, Gonu was weakening and was downgraded to a tropical storm. The Joint Typhoon Warning Center projected the storm to continue weakening as it made landfall on Iran's southeastern coast. Offshore Iranian oil installations were expected to be spared, officials said.

Oman lashed
In the Omani capital, Muscat yesterday, there were torrential rains and howling winds, a rarity in the quiet coastal city. Streets were flooded and emergency vehicles were useless. Flights were canceled at Oman's Seeb International Airport.

Twenty-three deaths were reported by Omani authorities today. Electricity and phone lines were out and roads flooded. Police said a body washed ashore in Sur. There were also reports of people trapped in homes in low-lying areas of the capital.

Authorities used mobile-phone text messages to warn people away from dangerous areas. Residents were warned to stay at home, or seek shelter in buildings that could withstand the harsh weather.

Shareefa bint Khalfan, Omani minister of social development, said more than 20,000 people were evacuated to government shelters.

At Oman's weather center, where records have been kept since 1890, metorologists said Gonu was likely the strongest storm to hit Oman since 1977. Milder tropical storms are common mid-May to late June.

Iran prepares
In Iran, hundreds of residents of Chabahr, a port on the Gulf of Oman, were evacuated.

"University and school students were moved to higher ground in the area to avoid the cyclone effects," Hojjat Ali Shayanfar, head of emergency services in Sistan Baluchistan province, was quoted as saying by the Associated Press.

Some major roads were flooded in southeastern Iran. In the port city of Bandar Abbas, winds shattered windows and knocked down billboards & trees.

Impact on oil industry
Oman has relatively small oil fields, and there was little damage to them. But oil exports were cut off, as the raging seas kept tankers battened down in port for a third day today. To the north, at the world's third-largest shipping fuel center in Fujairah, United Arab Emirates, all refueling and supply operations were suspended, and ships were kept in their berths. At the entrance to the Persian Gulf, the Strait of Hormuz, ships passed through, despite four- to six-foot swells and strong winds. About one-fifth of the world's oil passes through this narrow chokepoint.

Iran, OPEC's No. 2 oil exporter, said the storm would not disrupt supplies because its main terminals were inside the Gulf waterway. Analysts were mixed on how the storm will affect prices at the gas pump.

"About 17-21 million barrels a day of oil are coming out of the Persian Gulf. Even if only some of the tankers are delayed, that could reduce the supply of oil and increase prices," Manouchehr Takin, at the Center for Global Energy Studies in London, was quoted as saying by the Associated Press.

But Tim Evans, an analyst at Citigroup Global Markets, said while the storm may delay oil tankers, they will eventually get to their destinations, so prices shouldn't be affected too drastically.

Oil prices rose US$0.25 to $65.86 a barrel in midday trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange.

Strongest cyclone
At its peak, Tropical Cyclone Gonu, named for a bag of palm leaves in the language of the Maldives, reached sustained winds of 240 kilometers an hour (149 miles per hour)	. By early today, winds were around 83 km/h, and it was expect to keep weakening.

The storm is believed to be the strongest cyclone to hit the Arabian Peninsula since record-keeping started in 1945, and was tied for the strongest tropical cyclone in the northern Indian Ocean, according to the Joint Typhoon Warning Center.

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Switzerland lifts ban on motor racing

June 7, 2007

Switzerland has lifted a 52 year old ban on any form of motor racing taking part in the country. The ban was first introduced following the more than 80 deaths in the disaster at the 1955 24 Hours of Le Mans.

The ban was lifted following heated discussions within the Swiss parliament with some arguing that the reintroduction of the sport could help the countries component manufacturers and the tourism industry, while others argued that the sport wasn't good for the environment.

The final voting saw the ban lifted with 97 votes for and 77 against.

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Post-Kyoto agreement is subject of G8 debate

June 7, 2007 Leaders from the 7 richest industrialised countries and Russia will have to deal with climate issues at the 33rd G8 summit in Heiligendamm, Germany. While France and Germany are calling for quantifiable greenhouse gas emission cuts, the U.S. and Japan believe that growing economies such as India and China would need to join in on such efforts.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel at the G8 summit yesterday said the two main topics were climate change and combating poverty in Africa. She said her first talks with president Bush were good, and added: "I trust that we will work out joint positions on that." Bush acknowledged that he has "strong desire to work ... on a post-Kyoto agreement."

Merkel had proposed a 50% decrease in greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 compared to 1990 levels, helping to keep global temperature rise to no more than 3.6°C. White House adviser James Connaughton however said that "At this point in time we are not prepared to adopt that proposal."

President George W. Bush finds himself in a position between the pressure from France and Germany, but on the other hand he wants to urge countries like India and China to join climate efforts. He told reporters that: "The United States can serve as a bridge between some nations who believe that now is the time to come up with a set goal … and those who are reluctant to participate in the dialogue. ... We all can make major strides, and yet there won't be a reduction until China and India are participants."

President Bush will defend his plan today to organise a separate conference on global warming with the 15 biggest polluters to set their own goals, and to rely on technological innovations to achieve part of the emission targets. When asked about the U.S. plans, Merkel said in a television interview that she didn't expect the differences to disappear overnight. At the G8 summit she said stated: "I think we all know that the goals agreed by the European Union cannot be accepted by the entire world." Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe told reporters: "On climate change ...We agreed that Japan and the United States would be working together for the creation of an effective framework which is flexible, and that we would be cooperating to achieve that end in the future."

The new President of France Nicolas Sarkozy wants the U.S. to increase their efforts on climate issues. He told reporters yesterday: "We need quantifiable targets in the final text. It is an extremely important point and I intend to talk to the president of the United States about it as early as this evening. ... President Bush has made a first effort, but we need to set ourselves targets to clearly show the determination of the G-8 to act and to obtain results... If we don't act now, it will be too late to avoid a disaster. It will cost less than if we wait." A spokesman for Russian President Vladimir Putin called the U.S. plans to deal with global warming "very pragmatic and interesting." Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi recognised that "the American president has made comments in the last few days that have been more open than in the past." Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Tony Blair also welcomed the U.S. engagement for "substantial" reductions, which the U.S. is aiming for, according to a recent U.S. draft G8 document.

President of the European Commission José Manuel Barroso at the G8 summit said he thought the E.U. was taking a leading role in the climate debate, also by influencing the position of countries like the U.S. and China. He believes a global agreement to follow Kyoto is needed, possibly by 2009. He stressed that, as this was a problem created by all nations, effecting all, it had to be tackled within the UN-framework, and that agreements made by only a number of states would fall short of what is needed. He also doubted the possibility that hard numbers on emissions cuts would result from this summit.

Other topics at the G8 Summit will be development in Africa (including the fight against AIDS and malaria), the Doha Round of the World Trade Organization, and the U.S. plans to set up a missile defence shield in Europe.

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Turkey secures Kurdish zone border with Iraq

June 7, 2007

Turkey has tightened access to its cities bordering Iraq, and regions between Turkey and have been closed after a series of attacks by the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK); these border cities have been declared as forbidden zones, a press release published on the website of the  says. The Chief of Staff, General, said that the situation was extraordinary.

It has also been reported that trespassing across the borders and entering the forbidden zones will not be tolerated, and anyone found doing so will be shot.

The Turkish Military has also stopped all flights between Turkey and Northern Iraq.


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Paris Hilton released under house arrest

June 7, 2007 Paris Hilton has been released from prison after serving only three days of her 23-day sentence, reports TMZ.com, though she will receive credit for five days (as the authorities in Los Angeles have counted Sunday evening and Thursday morning as a part of her sentence).

Reports indicate that Hilton was overcome by the stress of incarceration (credited as "medical reasons"), and reached an agreement to serve the remaining days of her sentence under house arrest. She will have to spend 40 days in house arrest, forced to wear a tracking ankle bracelet. The 26-year-old Hilton was released from the Los Angeles Jail Thursday and was placed into house arrest.

In January, the hotel heiress pleaded guilty to charges of alcohol-related reckless driving. In February, the California highway patrol caught her violating her three year probation. Hilton on Sunday entered the Century regional detention facility in Los Angeles, almost immediately after the MTV Movie Awards.


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Bollocks! One law for the rich and feckless, another for everyone else
Why the hell has this spoilt little rich girl been let out of jail. Stuff that! She should have been locked up for a hell of a lot longer than 23 days, more like 23 months. Then we wouldn't have to watch or read about the antics of this vapid pseudo-Valley Girl in the press.

And then, they let her out after 3 days, remainder of sentence to be served "under house arrest". Doubtless with access to alcohol, fine foods, and all the creature comforts that prison is supposed to remove you from. Un-effing-believable. The U.S. justice system is fundamentally broken if this happens. --Brian McNeil / talk 14:55, 7 June 2007 (UTC)

 * I, too, am outraged. If I lived in Los Angeles County I would be so upset that I would take action. The level of special treatment afforded "celebrities" seem to know no bounds. Next, will be when the let Phil Spector off for murder. Better yet, the jury will convict him, but the judge will sentence him to time served. --SVTCobra 16:08, 7 June 2007 (UTC)

 * Some animals DO seem to be more equal than others. I have lost hope in all California. Neebs 18:21, 7 June 2007 (UTC)

 * It's NOT "House arrest" it's "Mansion arrest". I'm sure she lives in a huge house with satelite TV, fine foods, and everything else celebrities have. This is rediculous.  —FellowWiki Newsie 19:27, 7 June 2007 (UTC)
 * If it were any of us, then we would have gotten a longer sentence and would not have got to do our hair and make-up before the mug shot. She is not above the law, and that judge needs to be disbarred. DragonFire1024 20:15, 7 June 2007 (UTC)
 * Not all celebrities get the royal treatment. I seem to recall that Nick Nolte didn't get his hair done before his mugshot! Anyway, Paris has just gone 3 full days without a stylist. Hasn't she suffered enough? :) Jcart1534 20:41, 7 June 2007 (UTC)

 * I swear, if I even go to jail (which is unlikely), I'm going to say this judge set a precedent and I should only get 3 days. Neebs 21:51, 7 June 2007 (UTC)

 * Overcome by stress in prison? Perhaps the stress would do her some good. It is not very reassuring that the prisoners they don't like end up in a military base in Cuba and get tortured, well the prisoners they do like get three days in jail. Bawolff ☺☻ 00:13, 8 June 2007 (UTC)

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ADB, UN join hands to develop safe water and sanitation in Asia
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It's not that I don't want to entertain from anybody out there. Why not? But the problem is that I just don't know when will the editing of the materials stops. It's so frustrating on my part, knowing for the fact that this is the first time that such tedious and meticulous undertakings, which are being drudged for free, gets to thousands of hands before they are finally decided for publication. To tell you the truth, I've been in this business for almost 20 years now. I knew what I'm doing. The problem is that it doesn't seem to fit your standards. But what is the difference between journalism in the West and that of other countries, where American English was used in editing and writing in both the print and broadcast media? I don't think the method of journalism teaching I learned in college is different at all from what you've had. I've been trained to cover beat assignments (police, military, defense, environment, business, finance, etc.)and even worked in the desk for many years. Honestly, I'm not a greenhorn when it comes to idiosyncracies of journalism work. I just don't understand if some of you did the same before you joined wikinews? Anyhow, thanks a lot for giving your time to my articles.

Technical maneuverings
I've been a registered user of wikinews.org for almost two weeks now and I'm still groping beyond the technical maneuverings and idiosyncracies that this website has. I just don't understand how journalists, especially those with limited knowledge or technical skills on navigating the mazes of computer commands, maybe able to generate a fair sense of judgment, knowing for a fact that writing and editing alone, already entail so much pressures on the brains of any concerned wirter or journalist for that matter. I'm aware that this makes wikinews unique and reliable because every bit of details is scrutinized until everybody, who is dipping his hands on the articles therein, is fully satisfied on the results. As an ordinary user of this website, may I take this opportunity to request the administrators to simplify things. I don't have the slightest hint that technical people are really exemplary when it comes to what journalists are doing, or vice versa. Perhaps, it would be fair to everybody if wikinews administrators may find time to come down from their pedestals to meet newcomers or users halfway. I'll appreciate whatever moves you can initiate regarding this matter. If not, I, for one, can't do anything about it. Alsojerat117 22:53, 12 June 2007 (UTC)Alsojerat117Alsojerat117 22:53, 12 June 2007 (UTC)
 * I try to help new comers whenever possible, but many do not want help or refuse to acknowledge that we are trying. Many ignore completely the talk messages we leave so it then becomes difficult for us to help that user. Do you need help? I will be more than happy to assist you if I can. DragonFire1024 22:56, 12 June 2007 (UTC)

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It's not that I don't want to entertain from anybody out there. Why not? But the problem is that I just don't know when will the editing of the materials stops. It's so frustrating on my part, knowing for the fact that this is the first time that such tedious and meticulous undertakings, which are being drudged for free, gets to thousands of hands before they are finally decided for publication. To tell you the truth, I've been in this business for almost 20 years now. I knew what I'm doing. The problem is that it doesn't seem to fit your standards. But what is the difference between journalism in the West and that of other countries, where American English was used in editing and writing in both the print and broadcast media? I don't think the method of journalism teaching I learned in college is different at all from what you've had. I've been trained to cover beat assignments (police, military, defense, environment, business, finance, etc.)and even worked in the desk for many years. I have no idea if the journalism books I have read were of different versions and editions. Honestly, I'm not a greenhorn when it comes to idiosyncracies of journalism work. I just don't understand if some of you did the same before you joined wikinews? Anyhow, thanks a lot for giving your time to my articles. Alsojerat117 17:15, 14 June 2007 (UTC)Alsojerat117Alsojerat117 17:15, 14 June 2007 (UTC)

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Please stop adding non existent templates to articles. DragonFire1024 21:01, 14 June 2007 (UTC)

Cancelled articles
I wanted my articles cancelled. Please don't use them anymore. Thanks a lot, anyhow!!! Alsojerat117 21:06, 14 June 2007 (UTC)AlsojeratAlsojerat117 21:06, 14 June 2007 (UTC)
 * Then all you had to do was ask here on on the talk page of the articles, rather than ignore our messages to you. DragonFire1024 21:13, 14 June 2007 (UTC)

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Opposition gains control of Philippines senate
With results of the Philippine general election being slowly tabulated, winners are declared in 10 of 12 Senate seats, with opposition parties winning seven, and two going to supporters of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, giving the opposition control of the Senate.

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Tornado devastates Vietnam villages
A tornado ripped through several villages yesterday in Thai Binh Province, northern Vietnam, killing one person, injuring five others and destroying more than 70 homes and shops.

"This is the fiercest tornado hitting the district over the past 20 years," Tran Ba Cao, an officer from the Thai Phuong commune people's committee, was quoted as saying by the Vietnam News Agency.

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Philadelphia to become largest city in U.S. without Boy Scout building

June 7, 2007 When the Philadelphia City Council broke its 80 year old building lease with the Cradle of Liberty Council, it set itself on a course to be the largest city in the nation without its own Boy Scout building. The scouts must abandon their building before the end of July. Local scouts now have to go to suburbs for services.

Background
With the eviction of the Cradle of Liberty Council, Philadelphia, the fifth largest city in the nation, is the only one without its own Scout building. The four largest cities are each served respectively by their own council: Greater New York Councils; Los Angeles Area Council; Chicago Area Council and the Sam Houston Area Council. Cities six through ten have council offices within their city limits as well (Phoenix, San Antonio, San Diego, Dallas and San Jose).

The Philadelphia-based council is the seventh largest in the nation. The top five are New York, Houston, the Washington-BaltimoreArea (National Capital Area Council), Saint Paul (Northern Star Council) and Salt Lake City (Great Salt Lake Council).

In December 1928 the City of Philadelphia gave the Philadelphia Council permission to build a headquarters on city-owned land at 22nd and Spring Streets in Fairmount Park. The Scouts built their headquarters at their own expense and, complying with the terms of the agreement, immediately turned over the property to the city. In return they remained housed in their building rent free "in perpetuity."

The Beaux Arts style building built in 1929 was designed by architect Charles Klauder. Located at 22nd and Winter Streets it is eligible to be listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Having lost the use of the land and building on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway given to the council, it will operate out of its suburban office in Wayne, Pennsylvania. This office is 21 miles outside of Center City, considered the heart of the Delaware Valley.

The eviction of the council is due to the controversies over the issue of avowed homosexuals being leaders in the Boy Scouts. The city of Philadelphia does not allow discrimination against openly gay people, and the Scouts have asserted that under the First Amendment Freedom of assembly they can exclude people who don’t meet their membership standards.

There is no word about the Scouts future plans in Philadelphia and Scout officials have not yet commented on it. The council is still recovering from the loss of United Way funding in 2003.


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Talk:Philadelphia to become largest city in U.S. without Boy Scout building

Nice article, but...
Hi Evrik. This article is well written, but reads more like a Wikipedia item. It seems to be a continuation of your article from June 1, Philadelphia breaks 80 year old building lease; moves to evict Scouts, which was a current news story. But this one reads more like a history lesson rather than a current event, as written. Any thoughts? All the listed sources are essentially external links. Can you find any current news sources for this article? Jcart1534 20:04, 7 June 2007 (UTC)
 * Indeed...these are all official home page links and do not constitute as sources. DragonFire1024 20:58, 7 June 2007 (UTC)

 * Okay ... so I went out and found some new sources. I included the council links only as references, those can be dropped.

 * The current news versus history issue ... This was meant as an update of the story last week. The new item is the issue of Philly not having its own building. It's rare that something like that happens, almost unheard of in a major city. When I wrote it, I tried to reference the events last week, give some background and write something about the impact. Any ideas how to strenghten the article? --Evrik 00:48, 8 June 2007 (UTC)

 * I had a look at the sources you are referencing now. There doesn't seem to be anything new to your story from June 1. You already dealt with the issue of the building. In the last paragraph of your previous article, you suggest that they are preparing to build their own facility. There is nothing new since June 1 with regard to Philly not having their own building. The only new assertion, regarding Philly being the largest city without its own Boy Scout building, is not sourced. I just don't see a new, or even updated, story here. Where did all that background information come from? It isn't sourced either. Every fact must be sourced. Again, I am just concerned that this article is more encyclopedic than Wikinews is supposed to be and that there isn't a story here. That is just my opinion though, Evrik. And to be frank, I am not sure how this particular article can be fixed.  Jcart1534 01:55, 8 June 2007 (UTC)
 * one possibility is to do some original reporting. send e-mails to both sides, ask them what are they doing to resolve the dispute(or to live with it, as the case may be). how do they feel about it? and so forth. –Doldrums(talk) 03:15, 8 June 2007 (UTC)

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I have taken a quick read through this - there doesn't seem to be any problems —Symode09 13:45, 8 June 2007 (UTC)
 * I moved back to ready, pending further review of other editors. (notably the ones who commented here) --SVTCobra 17:04, 8 June 2007 (UTC)

 * Since there has been no more comment. I'm going to republish it. --Evrik 22:02, 8 June 2007 (UTC)

Typo
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'is is' -> 'is' Van der Hoorn (talk) 18:21, 25 February 2009 (UTC)

✅ — Gopher65talk 02:04, 27 February 2009 (UTC)

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Thanks Evrik (talk) 19:40, 21 September 2020 (UTC)

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Comments:Bob Barker retires as US host of "The Price is Right"

"The price is wrong, bitch"
Bob Barker is also part of the greatest fight scene in cinema history. "Now you've had enough ... bitch." --SVTCobra 00:03, 7 June 2007 (UTC)
 * LOL I remember that ;) Sad to see him go. It wasn't the same when Rod (the former announcer) died, and it won't be the same with Bob gone. I don't know if I will be able to watch it anymore. I grew up with that show... DragonFire1024 00:07, 7 June 2007 (UTC)

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The show will never be the same. DragonFire1024 20:29, 7 June 2007 (UTC)
 * Ha. I also watched the show! But it will be interesting if they ever pick a host that can replace Barker. He could have made the records book. Mabie he already did?  —FellowWiki Newsie 20:41, 7 June 2007 (UTC)
 * Beofre the Price is Right, he used to host a show called Truth or Consequences. DragonFire1024 20:50, 7 June 2007 (UTC)
 * All there is on TV now days is "reality television".  —FellowWiki Newsie 21:07, 7 June 2007 (UTC)

 * When I was younger, there used to be dozens of game shows...Press Your Luck, Scrabble, for example. DragonFire1024 21:15, 7 June 2007 (UTC)


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North Korea test-fires two missiles, South Korean officer says

June 7, 2007

North Korea test-fired several short-range missiles off its west coast, South Korea's Yonhap news service reported today.

"I believe North Korea launched two missiles into the West Sea today, one in the morning and the other in the afternoon," an unnamed South Korean intelligence official was quoted as saying by Yonhap, the South Korean government news service. The official added that the rockets were either a surface-to-ship type or a ship-to-ship type, both with a range of less than 100 kilometers (60 miles), and landed in North Korean territory.

"North Korea conducts this kind of missile test several times a year," the official was quoted as saying. "We saw the test as part of a routine military exercise."

The last missile test was on May 25, which at the time South Korean and US officials said was routine.

But the latest launches occurred a day after US President George W. Bush and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe called on the G8 nations to put more pressure on North Korea to comply with an international agreement to shut down its main nuclear reactor.

The U.S. criticized today's launch as "not constructive."

"The United States and our allies believe that North Korea should refrain from testing missiles," US National Security Council spokesman Gordon Johndroe said in a statement from the G8 summit in Heiligendamm, Germany. "North Korea should focus on the denuclearization of the Korean peninsula and fulfill its obligations," Johndroe said, mentioning an international agreement North Korea made on Feb. 13 that it would to shut down its main nuclear reactor in return for financial and diplomatic incentives.


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Land mine explodes in Siirt, Turkey killing three soldiers, injuring six others

June 7, 2007

At 1800 hours (UTC) a remote controlled exploded in, Turkey. The government of Turkey believes that the (PKK) was responsible for the explosion.

At least 3 soldiers of the were killed and six others were injured when their military vehicle passed over the device.

The injured personnel and soldiers were immediately taken to a hospital in Siirt via medical helicopters.

Turkish army Generals have told the Turkish people "to resist in the face of these terrorist actions. The Turkish Armed Forces has an unshakable determination in fighting terrorism and it will absolutely give the necessary answer to such attacks."


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"Large scale military operation has began"
Please source this information with an english source as I or other users cannot verify the claim through a source that is in a different language. DragonFire1024 21:40, 7 June 2007 (UTC)
 * In fact, an updated article here stats that they still deny any military operation. DragonFire1024 21:42, 7 June 2007 (UTC)
 * I certainly understand you, but these kinds of "small news" and small updates are usually listed on local sources only. Tekin 09:44, 8 June 2007 (UTC)


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User talk:Symode09/Email

Just some comments. Linking directly to the video (preferably an on site video, somewhere at upload.wikimedia.org or en.wikinews.org instead of MS, but if they can't read it because of ogg theora format, it nulls the effect of the url, but then again, the ogg video player is now way more intergrated with the site so that shouldn't be a problem.), instead of the video on the right side of this page, I think would look more professional. You may also want to expand on who we are and why we're doing it as no one has ever heard of wikinews before in their life before (sorry but that is the truth, the most they might get is the wiki out of the name and think wikipedia, but that is very wishful thinking). You may also wish to clarify what exactly a promotion is. Is it a commercial, a newscast, an advertisment for Viagra/other spammy stuff, etc. Bawolff ☺☻ 00:33, 8 June 2007 (UTC)

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I deleted 2008 as it is not 2008 yet. If you think it should still be there, please leave a message here. Bawolff ☺☻ 00:58, 8 June 2007 (UTC) -

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Journalists for U.S. government radio admit past communist spy links

June 8, 2007

Two more Voice of America journalists have admitted privately they had spied for the communist intelligence service in Poland but claim that they did not harm anyone by their activities, FreeMediaOnline.org reported today.

Henryk Grynberg, a Polish-Jewish writer who is now an American citizen and had worked at VOA in the 1970s, claimed in an earlier interview with a Polish newspaper Zycie Warszawy that he had been forced into cooperating because he feared for the safety of his family and wanted to obtain a passport to leave Poland. He also claims that he had not provided any damaging information and ceased his spying relationship after emigrating from Poland.

He told a Polish newspaper interviewer that he had informed the FBI about his former association with the Polish security services. Journalists working with Grynberg at VOA, however, were not aware of his past connections with the spy agencies.

An article posted today on FreeMediaOnline.org web site reveals that two other former VOA Polish service journalists also claim to have been recruited under similar circumstances. They also claim that they had ceased their cooperation well before starting work at the Voice of America in the 1980s. Their names appeared on the list of former communist era secret police informants, the so-called Wildstein's List, which has been leaked to the Polish media in 2005 and is now available on the Internet. Grynberg's name was not on the list, but the contents of his file have been leaked to the Polish media.

Ted Lipien, a former director of VOA Polish Service who now runs FreeMediaOnline.org, reported that none of the journalists now suspected of having links with the communist secret police and intelligence services revealed their former spy connections to their colleagues at the Voice of America in the 1980s. Lipien expressed concern that any kind of cooperation with intelligence services creates risks of undermining journalistic independence. He stated, however, that the journalists in question did not have control over political program content at VOA.

A former VOA Polish service broadcaster was reported earlier to have admitted to similar cooperation with the communist secret police and intelligence services.

FreeMediaOnline.org is a San Francisco-based nonprofit organization whose web site promotes freedom of the press and independent journalism worldwide.


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Talk:Bob Barker retires as US host of "The Price is Right"

He did not say "have your pet spayed or nuetered..." until sometime in the late 90s is my guess. It is incorrect to say he has been saying it since 1972.
 * He has been saying it since the show began. DragonFire1024 04:06, 8 June 2007 (UTC)


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Hi. your comment on talk:Main Page has been removed as it does not relate to the main page, and we don't have the slightest idea about what you're talking about. Bawolff ☺☻ 05:10, 8 June 2007 (UTC)

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Talk:Journalists for U.S. government radio admit past communist spy links

June 2007
I obtained the comments directly from two former VOA Polish service journalists. They provided the basis for my article in FreeMediaOnline.org. Henryk Grynberg's explanations were taken from his December 2006 interview with Polish newspaper Zycie Warszawy.
 * Can you explain how, where, and when you obtained these statements? --SVTCobra 09:24, 8 June 2007 (UTC)
 * And that if this is "private" as you state, then do you have the right to publish this material? DragonFire1024 09:47, 8 June 2007 (UTC)

The information was obtained directly by me from the two individuals. When contacting them, I clearly stated that I am writing an article. They did not claim that this information is restricted. I chose not to give their names because their files have not yet been examined. This information can clearly be published. There are no restrictions.

identity of contributor
pls see User talk:Tedlipien. –Doldrums(talk) 15:28, 8 June 2007 (UTC)

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edit protected Please add this article to Category:Voice of America. Thank you. Green Giant (talk) 08:27, 4 October 2015 (UTC)
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National Park Service covers donation box at United Airlines Flight 93 memorial

June 8, 2007

On June 7, Mike Svonavec, the owner of the land in Somerset County, Pennsylvania where United Airlines Flight 93 crashed on September 11, 2001 has a US$10 million price tag for his property which is sought by the group, Families of Flight 93 and the United States National Park Service, (NPS) for building a memorial dedicated to those on the plane. Svonavec also placed a box on the crash site temporary memorial, where visitors can leave a "donation" to pay for his asking price for the land as well as the cost of providing security at the site.

The NPS has covered the donation box with a trash bag and told Svonavec in a letter to remove it by the end of Friday June 8, but Svonavec said that he will not remove the box.

"I have no intentions of removing the box from my property. My only plans are to try to cooperate with the Park Service with regard to the sale of the property," said Svonavec.

Svonavec accused the NPS of trying to take over his property after they placed the bag over the box.

"It's just unbelievable to my mind that that's the direction they would take, taking control of the property like a guest would at your house," added Svonavec.

"The bottom line is we feel the National Park Service can't effectively carry out our mission without exercising the exclusive use and control of the site as provided for in our agreement with the property owners," said Joanne Hanley who is the Superintendent of the memorial.

Although NPS tour guides are telling tourists and others who visit the memorial, they are shocked to learn that the money they donate is going to Svonavec and not the memorial. "They're alarmed that they may have given their money to something that they didn't want to give their money to," said one of the 43 guides who volunteer at the memorial, Donna Glessner.

The land is currently under contract with the NPS and the memorial is allowed to be on the land according to an act of the United States Congress who in 2002 authorized the memorial to be placed on the land.

Currently, the U.S. National Park Service only owns approximately 60 acres of the land. PBS Coals Inc. owns 864 acres of the land and Svonavec owns 273 acres. The entire field is nearly 2,000 acres.


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Woman disclosed by newspaper in sex tape found dead

June 10, 2007 Debbie Gerbich, who was involved in consensual group sex sessions with former and serving New Zealand police officers in 2001, was found dead on June 6, 2007. One of the former police officers on a videotape made during the group sex sessions was convicted of rape but acquitted in two high profile trials dating back to historic sex allegations involving police officers serving in Rotorua in the 1980s.

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

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


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it's not a current event. if you want to report on it as an ongoing phenomenon, i.e. as a feature report, then you have to do a heck of a lot better than report something everyone has known for a year and then give your take on it. Wikinews is not a blog, and explicitly forbids editors from commenting on events. instead, you should be talking to someone who's views are worth hearing and report that. couple more things to note - NYT is hardly the sole media outlet to sell its content. Comparing Times Select to your library archives is off-base, keep in mind that your library paid for the papers it archives, and there's nothing to stop your library from subscribing to Select if it wants to provide online access to archives. what you can do is "how does my local library do archiving in the digital world" or "how do commercial news sources compare with publicly funded or free news sources" original reporting. –Doldrums(talk) 11:38, 6 June 2007 (UTC) I skipped past everything you wrote Doldrums. I didn't read it. It doesn't matter. You miss that point. Maybe you will never get it. -Edbrown05 11:43, 6 June 2007 (UTC)

We get the point Ed, everytime we check a story from NYT, or from Washington Post, etc, and it's no longer available, we think that it makes our life difficult, and that Wikinews does better. Still, this is not news because nothing has recently changed, and the article you wrote is clearly an editorial.--Steven Fruitsmaak (Reply) 16:31, 6 June 2007 (UTC) Retrieved from "http://en.wikinews.org/wiki/Talk:Old_news_is_unpaid_for_news_at_%27%27New_York_Times%27%27"

 * Editorials can go on the blog... If you changed it to a piece where you compare our open archive with several other sources like the NYT it'd be good for that. --Brian McNeil / talk 13:42, 6 July 2007 (UTC)


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Eleven HIV/AIDS patient-protestors detained in Myanmar

June 8, 2007

Myanmar authorities detained 11 HIV/AIDS patients for three days in a Yangon hospital following the group's recent demonstrations calling for the release of detained HIV/AIDS activist Phyu Phyu Thinn.

The patients were being detained at Waybargi Infectious Diseases Hospital on the outskirts of Yangon.

"The patients were given a series of tests and all of them were freed Friday," Yazar, a colleague of Phyu Phyu Thinn and a supporter of the National League for Democracy, was quoted as saying by Associated Press. "Three of the patients were given ARV (anti-retroviral) treatment and all of them were provided with cash to return to their homes in their districts," said Yazar, who like many Myanmar people only has one name.

Phyu Phyu Thinn, 35, a supporter of the NLD, was arrested on May 21 for organizing a prayer campaign for the release of Suu Kyi, the NLD's leader. A prominent HIV/AIDS activist, Phyu Phyu Thinn has suggested HIV/AIDS is far worse in Myanmar than the ruling State Peace and Development Council cares to admit. She runs a small clinic, and has worked to help HIV/AIDS patients through education, counseling, housing and arranging for medical care.

Yazar said the patients were taken from their homes to the hospital on Tuesday after being told they would receive proper treatment.

"The authorities made necessary preparations in advance at the hospital to confine them in isolation as 'political patients'," Myint Thein of the National League for Democracy (NLD) was quoted as saying by Reuters. "These 11 people had been holding prayers at pagodas for the release of Phyu Phyu Thinn since May 23."

Yazar, who like many Myanmar people has only one name, told the Irrawaddy newsmagazine that two HIV/AIDS patients in Yangon died in the days after Phyu Phyu Thinn's arrest. He said she was assisting them obtain medicine, and her arrest might have affected their condition.

In 2005, UNAIDS said HIV/AIDS in Myanmar was "a very serious epidemic," with 360,000 men, women and children, or 1.3 percent of adults, estimated to be infected.

Another activist released
Meanwhile, the junta has released prominent democracy activist Su Su Nway for health reasons.

Su Su Nway was among around 40 demonstrators who were arrested on May 15 during a prayer rally in Yangon, calling for Suu Kyi's release. Su Su Nway became ill after she was taken to jail, and was then taken to hospital. Armed guards had been watching her, but were removed yesterday, according to the NLD.

Myanmar, also known as Burma, has been under military control since 1962. After a landslide election win by Suu Kyi and the NLD in 1990, the military refused to give up power, and has kept Suu Kyi under house arrest for most of the time since then.


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US President George W. Bush falls ill during G8 Summit

June 8, 2007 United States President George W. Bush has fallen ill and has missed the morning session of the G8 Summit, but has returned to the day's events.

"The President had a good rest this morning. He's feeling better, not 100 percent, but he feels good enough to rejoin the meeting. He just left his suite a short while ago, so we are back on schedule," said a spokesman for the White House, Tony Fratto.

Earlier Dan Bartlett, the White House counselor stated that Bush was dressed and ready for the meeting when he began to feel sick and that his condition is likely a "stomach virus, a light touch of food poisoning or something else" and called the situation "not serious."

"Not sure if it's a stomach virus yet or something like that, but (he's) just not feeling well in the stomach, and guess he didn't want to follow in the footsteps of his father in Asia," added Bartlett.

Despite being ill, Bush still taped his weekly radio address to the people of the U.S., and managed to meet with Nicolas Sarkozy, the newly elected president of France, but only on a private level and in Bush's hotel room.

"I have just come out of a meeting with president Bush who is slightly unwell. He will join the working session when he can," said Sarkozy to reporters as he was leaving the meeting with Bush.

The illness did not change the travel plans Bush has for the day, but doctors "are still keeping an eye on him," added Bartlett, who also said that "he [Bush] feels terrible about any disruption he may have caused."

George H. W. Bush, a former President of the U.S. and the father of the current President, threw up and collapsed during a dinner with Japanese Prime Minister Kiichi Miyazawa at the Prime Minister's residence in 1992.


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An interesting blog I just found regarding this news item. If true this email must exist somewhere --Zven 09:52, 8 June 2007 (UTC)
 * More info --Zven 10:06, 8 June 2007 (UTC)


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G8 reaches deal on African aid for health issues

June 8, 2007 G8 leaders at the 33rd G8 summit have announced a deal pledging US$60 billion in aid to Africa. The deal, to which all the leaders agreed, called "Growth and Responsibility for Africa" is a commitment to fighting AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria on the continent. It is similar to the pledge made at the G8 at Gleneagles two years ago.

The communique says the G8 will "implement a package for HIV prevention, treatment and care" to achieve "as close as possible to universal access to treatment for all those who need it by 2010."

German Chancellor Angela Merkel said, "We are aware of our responsibility and we will honour our commitments."

Critics have noted, however, that the document, "Growth and Responsibility for Africa," estimates that it will "support life-saving anti-retroviral treatment through bilateral and multilateral efforts for approximately five million people." The United Nations says that 9.8 million people need such care, 7 million of whom live in Africa.

Groups advocating for Africa aid say it falls short of United Nations targets. "While lives will be saved with more money for AIDS, this represents a cap on ambition that will ultimately cost millions more lives," said Steve Cockburn of the Stop AIDS Campaign.

"Do they think we can’t read or count?" asked musician/activist Bono. "We are looking for accountable language and accountable numbers: we didn’t get them today."


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Judge orders Paris Hilton to return to jail

June 8, 2007 A day after being released to house arrest, Paris Hilton was brought back into court today in handcuffs, and ordered to serve out her sentence in jail.

Upon the judge ordering her to serve out the remainder of her full 45-day sentence in jail, Hilton was escorted from the courtroom screaming and crying. "It's not right!" she shouted. "Mom!" she called out to her mother in the gallery.

Hilton was ordered to reappear in court as prosecutors and the judge who sentenced her expressed outrage that Sheriff Lee Baca released her from jail. A Los Angeles County spokesman said Hilton was released "due to a medical condition." She was to be allowed to serve out her sentence at her home on King's Road, fitted with an ankle bracelet, under house arrest.

But Judge Michael T. Sauer specifically said that Hilton was not to be placed under house arrest, and prosecutors are considering holding Baca in contempt of court.

"The decision whether or not Ms. Hilton should be released early and placed on electronic monitoring should be made by Judge Sauer, and not the Sheriff's Department," said Chief of the City Attorney's Criminal Branch in Los Angeles, California, Jeffrey Isaacs.

A motion to have Hilton return to jail was filed by prosecutors just hours after her release yesterday. The hearing was scheduled to take place at 9:00 a.m. PT.

Sheriff's deputies brought Hilton to the courtroom in handcuffs. She wore no make up, her hair was unkempt and she wore a gray sweatshirt over slacks. She cried all during the proceedings, her body shaking, and she would turn around to face her parents in the gallery and mouth the words "I love you."

Reports first indicated Hilton would attend the hearing, but then was reported that she would be there by telephone. In the end, a court spokesperson clarified, saying that Hilton had been ordered to appear.

Hilton's attorney, Richard Hutton, asked for a hearing in the judge's chambers, in which testimony would be offered about Hilton's medical condition. Sauer did not respond to that suggestion. Her attorneys also argued that it was up to the sheriff's department to run the jail and decide how prisoners were to be housed.

Papers documenting Hilton's medical condition were scheduled to be delivered to the court, but never appeared, with Judge Sauer noting the time during the proceedings and saying the papers still hadn't arrived.


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Go directly to jail, do not pass go, do not collect 200 dollars
Lock her up with some nice real criminals, the "medical condition" is probably cognitive dissonance that someone as privileged as this spoilt brat can end up locked in jail. --Brian McNeil / talk 11:11, 8 June 2007 (UTC)
 * Medical condition, my foot. If you don't like the prison food, tough. If you don't like the cell, tough. If you don't like the guards, tough. You do the crime, you do the time. Just because you are a celebrity doesn't mean you should be exempt from the law. 76.190.233.231 14:45, 8 June 2007 (UTC) (Nwwaew on Wikipedia)
 * Thanks for using our comments page! Did you find us from the link on Wikipedia? --Brian McNeil / talk 14:56, 8 June 2007 (UTC)
 * Yep! 76.190.233.231 20:44, 8 June 2007 (UTC) (Nwwaew on Wikipedia)

Lock up the people who think this is a noteworthy story. Way to give credence to the no talent fuckwit blueblood.
 * Somehow I don't think this is giving her "credence". Notoriety as a useless idiot, yes. --Brian McNeil / talk 14:57, 8 June 2007 (UTC)

 * I find this story noteworthy because it's the latest example of "celebrity justice." That is to say, the more fame you have, the less likely you'll end up in jail.  The judge here has an opportunity to send a strong message; that NO ONE is above the law.  63.89.83.220 17:47, 8 June 2007 (UTC)
 * I think it's less about fame and more about being spoiled and rich.--209.214.33.48 10:20, 10 June 2007 (UTC)

Oh, I hate this person so much. Both as a person and as a singer. As for drink-drivers, once is OK if you're really that naive to think you were OK. Twice is unnaceptable. She deserves every second of that jail sentance. And not even turning up to court... Hopefuly she'll serve even more time for that. Blood Red Sandman (Talk)   (Contribs) 16:48, 8 June 2007 (UTC)
 * Not showing up for a court date that you are reqiored to do so is breaking the law and that judge needs to hold Hilton in contempt. Maybe even obstruction of justice too. DragonFire1024 17:58, 8 June 2007 (UTC)

 * According to the AP report she's being banged up for the full sentence. Can Wikinews give this judge an award? --Brian McNeil / talk 20:13, 8 June 2007 (UTC)
 * They deserve it. 76.190.233.231 20:44, 8 June 2007 (UTC) (Nwwaew on Wikipedia)

I don't know what is more embarassing for Americans...
Bush's actions at the G8 or the way Paris Hilton gets VIP-justice. --Steven Fruitsmaak (Reply) 17:58, 8 June 2007 (UTC)
 * Well they seem to have undone Paris' special treatment (for now at least). What did Bush do that was embarrasing at the G8? Was it when he said "Bono for President!" or when he caught a stomach virus? --SVTCobra 21:06, 8 June 2007 (UTC)
 * Bush senior went to a dinner in Japan - as mentioned in the story. Consider how ill he must have been to throw up on the Japanese PM and pass out. George junior wimped out real easy. Perhaps it had something to do with the beer he was spotted drinking. --Brian McNeil / talk 21:46, 8 June 2007 (UTC)
 * Yes, alcohol-free beer in Holland??? --Steven Fruitsmaak (Reply) 11:19, 9 June 2007 (UTC)
 * Wasn't he in Germany?? DragonFire1024 18:17, 9 June 2007 (UTC)
 * Yes, my mistake. Anyway, to SVTcobra: Bush didn't exactly help Africa or global warming in Heiligendamm... --Steven Fruitsmaak (Reply) 20:05, 9 June 2007 (UTC)
 * And I suppose the other leaders did? --SVTCobra 09:13, 13 June 2007 (UTC)

let paris go she is not a real criminal
 * Of course she's not a real criminal, she's just living proof that no amount of money can buy intelligence. She got a DUI and was stopped twice for driving on a suspended license. Sorry.  Ignorance is no excuse, she could easily have afforded to use a taxi or hire a driver for the duration of her suspension.  She didn't, she took her chances, she got caught. She deserves the jail time. Stupidity like hers needs punishment, not a gentle slap on the wrist. --Brian McNeil / talk 15:58, 10 June 2007 (UTC)


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the Stop TB plan estimates a $56 billion total bill.

The Global Fund to stop Aids, TB, Malaria says, "Assistance from developed nations should increase from the current levels of about US$ 6 billion per year globally to US$ 27 billion by 2007 and US$ 38 billion by 2015"[italics mine]. to date, total pledges to date is $10 billion. total disbursed is $6 billion. these is over something like 5 years.

for some context, 2006 worldwide box office comes to $25 billion, US box office is $10 billion. am on the look out for fries and shake stats. –Doldrums(talk) 13:22, 8 June 2007 (UTC)

Interwiki
Please add 'es' interwiki:  El G-8 llega a un acuerdo sobre África . Thanks! - Jurock (reply here) 01:46, 30 September 2007 (UTC)
 * ok, thanks! —Zachary talk 02:05, 30 September 2007 (UTC)


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Spain arrests Basque leader Otegi

June 8, 2007

Spanish police arrested the politician Arnaldo Otegi, a Basque leader of the outlawed party Batasuna on Friday, in the northern Basque city of San Sebastian, shortly after the Supreme Court, in Madrid, upheld a lower-court's conviction of him last year for "glorifying terrorism" at a memorial in December 2003 for a dead ETA leader.

His arrest comes three days after ETA announced the end of its 15-month unilateral cease-fire. During this cease-fire, Otegi was claimed as a key interlocutor in potential peace talks, but if the government and courts appeared to take a soft-glove approach toward Otegi during the cease-fire, the mood quickly shifted following ETA's announcement in a statement Tuesday that it was ready to resume attacks "on all fronts."

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Caught in Thailand for e-mail threats to Tesco, Briton issues apology

June 8, 2007

A British man, held in Thailand for e-mailing threats to executives of United Kingdom retailer Tesco, has admitted to the scheme and apologized.

"What I did was very misguided, a silly idea that I took so far," Alexander Winstone's statement reads. "I would like to stress that it was never my intention to cause anybody any harm or hurt, and as I was working alone it was impossible for me to do so.

"Lastly, I would like to apologize to Tesco Plc and its staff for the distress that this must have caused and to the members of the Royal Thai and British police forces for wasting their time and resources."

Winstone, 36, sent e-mails to Tesco in May, demanding £2 million (about US$4 million) in exchange for not tampering with products sold by the U.K.'s biggest retailer.

Scotland Yard traced the e-mails to an Internet cafe in the Nana area of Sukhumvit Road in Bangkok. Winstead was present in surveillance videos in the cafe, and he was captured in another Internet cafe nearby.

How Winstone planned to implement his scheme is unknown. Tesco operates 57 Tesco Lotus hypermarkets in Thailand, as well as 309 Tesco Express convenience stores.

Winstone was brought in yesterday for questioning by Royal Thai Police. He faces up to five years in jail in Thailand, or he could be extradited to the U.K.

"We take this to be a serious crime and no laughing matter. We will be happy to put this man on trial in Thailand for attempted extortion if the British authorities do not ask for his extradition," Police General Issaraphan Sanitwong na Ayutthaya was quoted as saying by the Bangkok Post.


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Space shuttle Atlantis has launched
After a three-month delay, space shuttle Atlantis has launched. The reports say that there were no major technical problems with the shuttle and forecasters predicted good weather for this evening. The shuttle launched this evening at 7:38:04 p.m. ET (22:38:04 UTC) to continue the construction of the International Space Station. The crew members plan to stay 11 days in orbit and their goal is to carry out the two missions that were left incomplete from the previous flight due to broken and jammed equipments. During the flight, the shuttle and its seven astronauts will deliver a new segment and will install energy-producing solar panels to the International Space Station. Sources

British police officer banned from driving
A British police officer has been banned from driving after drinking over the limit of alcohol. PC Andy Walker, 51, drank a glass of wine and two glasses of beer at a "family party". When a police officer stopped his car to investigate, after Walker was having trouble parking his car Sunday morning, he found that his fellow officer's blood alcohol level was 61 micrograms, while the limit is 35 micrograms. At a court hearing today, Walker admitted the charges and has been since banned from driving for 16 months.

"I made a monumental mistake in my judgement when I decided I was fit enough to drive," Walker admitted.

Walker has been active in many anti-drinking-and-driving campaigns throughout the years.

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Turkish armed forces agitating to fight PKK
The prime minister of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, said that the parliament won't block if the Turkish Armed Forces ask for authorization to attack. The armed forces had an exercise today at Cizre, Turkey, 10 kilometers away from the Turkish-Iraqi border. After a series of attack by the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), Turkey has commenced large scale exercises and operations within Turkey. Local news also reports that many troops and artilleries have been delivered from Diyarbakir, Turkey to the Turkish-Iraqi border regions.

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Bus bombing kills one, injures 10 in Philippines
A bomb aboard a bus parked at a public market in Cotabato on Minandao in the southern Philippines exploded today, killing one person and injuring 10 people.

Earlier in the week, the U.S. Embassy in Manila had issued a warning about such attacks in the region.

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Idiot
What a fool this guy is. --SVTCobra 15:56, 8 June 2007 (UTC)

Celia
frankly speaking I think this is a new form of terrorism we are experiencing and i find it absolutely terrifying


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news? or not?
how is this news? she should do the full 40~something days, if i drove when i had my suspended licence, AND speed well over the limit i would go to jail for alot more then 40 days. (210.56.73.230 17:50, 8 June 2007 (UTC))
 * Indeed...but she should not have been released to begin with. DragonFire1024 17:54, 8 June 2007 (UTC)

 * It is news as it appears that the hinges are coming off of the American criminal justice system. Google News] shows about 17,000 news stories posted in the last hour. I am not sure what that says, but it says something. --SVTCobra 19:02, 8 June 2007 (UTC)

Please do not add unsourced details
I don't care if you saw it on CourtTV, unless it appears in one of the listed sources (to which you can append your own source, of course), it cannot appear in the article. --SVTCobra 19:02, 8 June 2007 (UTC)

going back
she's going back to jail, apparently. –Doldrums(talk) 19:40, 8 June 2007 (UTC)

woot, there goes her image ! crybaby ahoy! (210.56.73.230 04:12, 9 June 2007 (UTC))


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Worst storm in thirty years hits Newcastle, Australia

June 8, 2007

Up to eight people may have died after Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia experienced its worst storm in thirty years.

NSW Premier Morris Iemma made the declaration at 9.30pm on the 8th June, as people waded through waist-deep water in the centre of the city. Authorities have had to call off the search for a family of five, who were lost when the Old Pacific Highway sank into a thirty-metre deep chasm underneath them. The bodies of an adult and two children were found in the car this morning.

Police are also looking for an elderly couple missing in the Hunter Valley, and a Newcastle man who was swept down a storm water drain in the northern part of the city.

Authorities also fear a "potentially major environmental disaster", as bulk carrier Pasha Bulker is grounded on a reef in Nobby's Beach. The vessel contains over 700 tonnes of fuel and shows some signs of breaking up. Twenty-two crew members were rescued earlier in the day. Two other vessels, the Sea Confidence and the Betis required assistance from tugs with the Sea Confidence coming within 700m of the shore.

The Australian Bureau of Meteorology has issued further flooding and severe weather warnings; they expect the weather to continue overnight easing during Sunday for the area.


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there's already a full article about this event. so i'm removing the shorts update you added. –Doldrums(talk) 19:37, 8 June 2007 (UTC)

 * please add this new information to the Hilton article, rather than create a fork in the Shorts page. –Doldrums(talk) 19:43, 8 June 2007 (UTC)

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Talk:Wikinews Shorts: June 8, 2007

the paris hilton thing stays until someone makes a new article

 * please add this new information to the Hilton article, rather than create a fork here. –Doldrums(talk) 19:44, 8 June 2007 (UTC)

well you should write it then

Image:STS-117 launch flag.jpg
Please replace the first image on the page with Image:STS-117 launch flag.jpg. Thanks. Siebrand 19:38, 17 January 2008 (UTC)
 * done. thanks! —Zachary talk 19:40, 17 January 2008 (UTC)

title: Talk:Wikinews Shorts: June 8, 2007