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The new generic top-level domain, ".asia", met with an Internet landrush following the February 20 launch of the Asia-Pacific domain. Applications have not only come from Asian countries, but also from Europe and North America. Asia accounted for 35% of all applications with Europe and North America taking 40% and 24% ... | ".asia" domain applications near 300,000 on opening of registration | https://en.wikinews.org/wiki/%22.asia%22_domain_applications_near_300,000_on_opening_of_registration |
Alabama Gov. Bob Riley beat back a Republican primary challenge from Roy Moore, the former judge who tried to put up a Ten Commandments monument in his courthouse.
In the weeks leading to Alabama's gubernatorial primaries, polls showed Riley had pulled ahead of Moore, the former state chief justice who became a hero t... | "Ten Commandments" judge loses Alabama gubernatorial primary | https://en.wikinews.org/wiki/%2210_Commandments%22_Judge_Loses_Gubernatorial_Primary |
Alabama Gov. Bob Riley beat back a Republican primary challenge from Roy Moore, the former judge who tried to put up a Ten Commandments monument in his courthouse.
In the weeks leading to Alabama's gubernatorial primaries, polls showed Riley had pulled ahead of Moore, the former state chief justice who became a hero t... | "Ten Commandments" judge loses Alabama gubernatorial primary | https://en.wikinews.org/wiki/%2210_Commandments%22_judge_loses_Alabama_gubernatorial_primary |
The definition of what is and what is not a planet is being challenged by a newly announced discovery Friday. Astronomers from the Palomar Observatory near San Diego, California said they found a chunk of ice and rock in the solar system larger than Pluto.
The object, given the temporary generic name of 2003 UB313, is ... | Bigger than Pluto, possible 10th planet found | https://en.wikinews.org/wiki/%2210th_planet%22_discovered |
To encourage the performance of deaf athletes, the International Committee of Sports for the Deaf (ICSD) recently announced the top 10 finalists for the "2007 WIDEX Sportsman and Sportswomen Award". Rajeev Bagga and Natalia Deeva were named by the jury as "Deaf Sportsman and Sportswoman of the Year".
According to icCov... | Rajeev Bagga & Natalia Deeva named as "2007 Deaf Sportsman and Sportswoman of the Year" | https://en.wikinews.org/wiki/%222007_Deaf_Sportsman_and_Sportswoman_of_the_Year%22_honour_given_to_Rajeev_Bagga_%26_Natalia_Deeva |
The long-running family drama television show, 7th Heaven, will conclude the series (in production since 1996) with the 200th episode. 7th Heaven has been the WB's time slot on Monday nights at 8:00 p.m. for the past ten years, since August 26, 1996.
David Janollari, President of Entertainment for The WB, and Brenda... | "7th Heaven" television series comes to an end | https://en.wikinews.org/wiki/%227th_Heaven%22_television_series_comes_to_an_end |
On March 7, voters in the US state of Oklahoma will decide on State Question 820, the Marijuana Legalization Initiative.
If the initiative passes, adults 21 and older could own up to an ounce (28.35 grams) of recreational marijuana and cultivate "not more than six (6) mature marijuana plants and six (6) seedlings" in ... | "A commonsense proposal": Wikinews interviews Michelle Tilley, Campaign Director for Yes on 820 | https://en.wikinews.org/wiki/%22A_commonsense_proposal%22:_Wikinews_interviews_Michelle_Tilley,_Campaign_Director_for_Yes_on_820 |
A year before the 9/11 attacks, through data mining a U.S. Army intelligence group had identified two terrorist cells, including Mohammed Atta and three other 9/11 hijackers. Lieutenant Colonel Anthony Shaffer, a liaison officer of a unit called Able Danger, has spoken on the topic. By analysis of non-military data, ... | U.S. Army intelligence had detected 9/11 terrorists year before, says officer | https://en.wikinews.org/wiki/%22Able_Danger%22_Detected_9/11_Plot_Year_Earlier |
A year before the 9/11 attacks, through data mining a U.S. Army intelligence group had identified two terrorist cells, including Mohammed Atta and three other 9/11 hijackers. Lieutenant Colonel Anthony Shaffer, a liaison officer of a unit called Able Danger, has spoken on the topic. By analysis of non-military data, ... | U.S. Army intelligence had detected 9/11 terrorists year before, says officer | https://en.wikinews.org/wiki/%22Able_Danger%22_Detected_9/11_Terrorists_Year_Earlier |
An "aggressive" strain of Avian Flu has been detected in two tufted ducks in Oskarshamn, Southeast Sweden.
This makes Sweden the ninth country in the EU to confirm Avian Flu on their soil.
Some 35–40 wild birds were found dead. The birds were brought to Uppsala, where an analysis confirmed the presence of an "aggressi... | "Aggressive" Bird Flu found in Sweden | https://en.wikinews.org/wiki/%22Aggressive%22_Bird_Flu_found_in_Sweden |
Two small girls, who were reported as kidnapped on Saturday in the French western town of Bouillé-Ménard (Maine-et-Loire), have been found safe in their village.
A kidnap alert was issued by French Ministry of Justice to be broadcast on radio, television and by print media, the first alert to be issued since the syste... | Missing French girls Emeline and Melissa found safe | https://en.wikinews.org/wiki/%22Amber%27s_Alert%22_in_France |
The Internet-based group "Anonymous" has released statements on YouTube and via a press release, outlining what they call a "War on Scientology". Church of Scientology related websites, such as religiousfreedomwatch.org have been removed due to a suspected distributed denial-of-service-attack (DDoS) by a group callin... | "Anonymous" releases statements outlining "War on Scientology" | https://en.wikinews.org/wiki/%22Anonymous%22_Has_It%27s_First_Success |
The Internet-based group "Anonymous" has released statements on YouTube and via a press release, outlining what they call a "War on Scientology". Church of Scientology related websites, such as religiousfreedomwatch.org have been removed due to a suspected distributed denial-of-service-attack (DDoS) by a group callin... | "Anonymous" releases statements outlining "War on Scientology" | https://en.wikinews.org/wiki/%22Anonymous%22_performs_denial_of_service_attacks_on_Scientology_websites |
The Internet-based group "Anonymous" released a new video on YouTube Monday, announcing international protests outside Church of Scientology centers set for February 10. The video "Call to Action" uses the same computer synthesized voice as a previous video titled "Message to Scientology", which was posted to YouTube ... | "Anonymous" plans to protest Church of Scientology on February 10 | https://en.wikinews.org/wiki/%22Anonymous%22_plans_to_protest_Church_of_Scientology_on_February_10 |
The Internet-based group "Anonymous" has released statements on YouTube and via a press release, outlining what they call a "War on Scientology". Church of Scientology related websites, such as religiousfreedomwatch.org have been removed due to a suspected distributed denial-of-service-attack (DDoS) by a group callin... | "Anonymous" releases statements outlining "War on Scientology" | https://en.wikinews.org/wiki/%22Anonymous%22_releases_statements_outlining_%22War_on_Scientology%22 |
Reports are emerging that eight people suspected of hijacking the 4,000-tonne Maltese registered vessel MV Arctic Sea have been arrested by the Russian Navy, and are being detained on the frigate Ladny.
Russian Defence Minister Anatoly Serdyukov confirmed that none of the detainees were members of the crew, and had bo... | Suspected hijackers of Arctic Sea detained by Russian Navy | https://en.wikinews.org/wiki/%22Arctic_Sea%22_hijackers_arrested |
Asteroid 2004 XP14, a half-mile wide chunk of hard rock travelling at 40 000 miles an hour, will miss the Earth by a few hundred thousand miles, Monday.
Dr David Asher from the Armagh Observatory in Northern Ireland said if the rock, discovered in 2004, were to hit the Earth the result would be devastating. "It would p... | "Armageddon" rock misses Earth by Moon's distance | https://en.wikinews.org/wiki/%22Armageddon%22_rock_misses_Earth_by_Moon%27s_distance |
MP3s for the people? The Pirate Party, a new Swedish political party first publicized in January, wants to legalize sharing music, movies, and other copyrighted content using the Internet. What may seem like a doomed effort by a small group of idealists is attracting significant media attention, in part due to a recen... | "Avast ye scurvy file sharers!": Interview with Swedish Pirate Party leader Rickard Falkvinge | https://en.wikinews.org/wiki/%22Avast_ye_scurvy_file_sharers!%22:_Interview_with_Swedish_Pirate_Party_leader_Rickard_Falkvinge |
The 3D science fiction epic romance Avatar has surpassed Titanic—also by director James Cameron—as the highest-grossing international film of all time.
Avatar has overtaken Titanic by a margin of more than 15 million US dollars, with both films grossing in excess of $1.843bn. The film has been the most popular film in ... | 'Avatar' becomes highest-grossing film of all time | https://en.wikinews.org/wiki/%22Avatar%22_becomes_highest-grossing_film_of_all_time |
After the United States agreed to the changes proposed by India this morning, the so called Bali Roadmap has been agreed on, to applause from all parties. The decision was made at this year's United Nations Climate Change Conference in Bali. The Roadmap establishes a time frame and scope for reaching a post-2012 climat... | "Bali Roadmap" agreed on, applauded | https://en.wikinews.org/wiki/%22Bali_Roadmap%22_agreed_on,_applauded |
Four years ago, on February 9, a major Polish newspaper, Gazeta Wyborcza published a report detailing a hoax in Polish Wikipedia entitled Henryk Batuta. The author of the report was Konrad Godlewski; several weeks later, Godlewski began editing Polish Wikipedia. The results of his work include one featured article – pi... | Wikinews interviews journalist Konrad Godlewski, who uncovered BATUTA hoax | https://en.wikinews.org/wiki/%22Batuta%27s_case_became_something_of_a_milestone_in_the_development_of_Wikipedia%22_-_interview_with_Konrad_Godlewski |
Four years ago, on February 9, a major Polish newspaper, Gazeta Wyborcza published a report detailing a hoax in Polish Wikipedia entitled Henryk Batuta. The author of the report was Konrad Godlewski; several weeks later, Godlewski began editing Polish Wikipedia. The results of his work include one featured article – pi... | Wikinews interviews journalist Konrad Godlewski, who uncovered BATUTA hoax | https://en.wikinews.org/wiki/%22Batuta%27s_case_have_become_something_of_a_milestone_in_the_development_of_Wikipedia%22_-_interview_with_Konrad_Godlewski |
Traffic is bumper to bumper on Houston interstate highways as citizens try to evacuate ahead of Hurricane Rita. Houston Mayor Bill White urged citizens in low areas of the city to "begin making their evacuation plans" in preparation for what is currently the 3rd strongest hurricane to ever form in the Atlantic Ocean an... | Houston mayor urges evacuations as Hurricane Rita moves closer to shore | https://en.wikinews.org/wiki/%22Begin_making_evacuation_plans%22_says_Houston_Mayor |
The Chicago city council passed an ordinance on Wednesday a week ago that requires retailers such as Target, Home Depot, and other big box-store operations to pay a higher wage than the state minimum and offer benefits to their employees within Chicago city limits. The mayor of Chicago, Richard M. Daley, opposes the or... | Ordinance in Chicago requiring "big box" stores to pay higher wages passes | https://en.wikinews.org/wiki/%22Big_Box%22_Ordinance_in_Chicago |
UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown is now at the centre of controversy when, on Thursday, a live microphone caught him describing a voter he had talked to as being a "bigoted woman".
The incident occurred after Brown, encouraged by his advisors to interact with ordinary people more often before next week's parliamentary el... | "Bigoted woman": controversial Gordon Brown remarks caught on air | https://en.wikinews.org/wiki/%22Bigoted_woman%22:_Gordon_Brown_gaffe_caught_on_air |
UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown is now at the centre of controversy when, on Thursday, a live microphone caught him describing a voter he had talked to as being a "bigoted woman".
The incident occurred after Brown, encouraged by his advisors to interact with ordinary people more often before next week's parliamentary el... | "Bigoted woman": controversial Gordon Brown remarks caught on air | https://en.wikinews.org/wiki/%22Bigoted_woman%22:_controversial_Gordon_Brown_remarks_caught_on_air |
Via press release on Friday, Andy Martin, a perennial candidate for political office and self-proclaimed "Birther King", announced he is seeking the U.S. Republican Party's 2016 presidential nomination, his fourth bid for the White House. In his announcement and subsequent release, Martin expresses a desire to partici... | 'Birther King' announces 2016 campaign for U.S. president | https://en.wikinews.org/wiki/%22Birther_King%22_announces_2016_campaign_for_U.S._president |
Via press release on Friday, Andy Martin, a perennial candidate for political office and self-proclaimed "Birther King", announced he is seeking the U.S. Republican Party's 2016 presidential nomination, his fourth bid for the White House. In his announcement and subsequent release, Martin expresses a desire to partici... | 'Birther King' announces 2016 campaign for U.S. president | https://en.wikinews.org/wiki/%22Birther_King%22_announces_campaign_for_U.S._president |
The recording of technical data such as airspeed, altitude, control inputs etc is not handled by the cockpit voice recorder, as suggested in this article, but is in fact handled by the flight data recorder.
This article uses the term 'black box' for the cockpit voice recorder, a device which records all the sounds in ... | 'Black box' found near crash site of Airblue flight | https://en.wikinews.org/wiki/%22Black_box%22_found_near_crash_site_of_Airblue_flight |
The black box cockpit voice recorder from an Ethiopian Airlines flight that crashed into the Mediterranean several weeks ago, killing all on board, has been found by search crews. The flight data recorder had been recovered earlier in the day. The bodies of eight victims were recovered from what is believed to be fusel... | "Black box" found near crash site of Ethiopian Airlines flight | https://en.wikinews.org/wiki/%22Black_box%22_found_near_crash_site_of_Ethiopian_Airlines_flight |
The black boxes from an Air India flight that crashed into a valley of near the southern Indian city of Mangalore Saturday, killing 158 of the 166 onboard, have been found by investigators. The flight data recorder was recovered late yesterday and the cockpit voice recorder was located today.
At the end of Sunday, 146... | 'Black boxes' pulled from Air India plane wreckage | https://en.wikinews.org/wiki/%22Black_box%22_pulled_from_Air_India_plane_wreckage |
The black boxes from an Air India flight that crashed into a valley of near the southern Indian city of Mangalore Saturday, killing 158 of the 166 onboard, have been found by investigators. The flight data recorder was recovered late yesterday and the cockpit voice recorder was located today.
At the end of Sunday, 146... | 'Black boxes' pulled from Air India plane wreckage | https://en.wikinews.org/wiki/%22Black_boxes%22_pulled_from_Air_India_plane_wreckage |
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On Tuesday, the "Bloody Sunday Inquiry" published its report into 1972 British Army killing of fourteen civil rights activists in Northern Ireland.
The Saville Inquiry, a twelve-year-long public inquiry into the fatal shooting, published their 5,000-page report; stating, the dea... | 'Bloody Sunday Inquiry' publishes report into British Army killing of activists in Northern Ireland | https://en.wikinews.org/wiki/%22Bloody_Sunday_Inquiry%22_publishes_report_into_1972_British_Army_killing_of_fourteen_civil_rights_activists_in_Northern_Ireland |
The name for the newest James Bond film has been announced today. The 22nd film, previously known only as "Bond 22", will be called "Quantum of Solace". EON Productions who are producing the film made the announcement today at Pinewood Studios, where production for the film has been under way since last year.
The name... | Title of 22nd "James Bond" movie announced | https://en.wikinews.org/wiki/%22Bond_22%22_name_revealed |
A private security guard attached to Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie pulled out his revolver to threaten a lensman in Pune, India. The Associated Press photographer was also roughed up by the guard, Sunil Singh, who works for Tops Securities. Defamer.com, a tabloid in Los Angeles, however, says that two guards were involv... | Pitt and Jolie's guard pulls gun on photographer in Pune, India | https://en.wikinews.org/wiki/%22Brangelina%22%27s_security_guard_uses_gun_to_threaten_photographer_in_Pune |
In Crawford, Texas, anti-war protesters led by American Cindy Sheehan, mother of a fallen soldier, have found a new place to demonstrate. "A kind gentleman from down the road, closer to the Bush ranch, has offered us the use of his property," said Sheehan to the reporters, as the camp prepared a move to private land.
... | "Camp Casey" moves to safer land, as Mother's protest continues | https://en.wikinews.org/wiki/%22Camp_Casey%22_moves_to_private_land,_as_Mother%27s_protest_continues. |
In Crawford, Texas, anti-war protesters led by American Cindy Sheehan, mother of a fallen soldier, have found a new place to demonstrate. "A kind gentleman from down the road, closer to the Bush ranch, has offered us the use of his property," said Sheehan to the reporters, as the camp prepared a move to private land.
... | "Camp Casey" moves to safer land, as Mother's protest continues | https://en.wikinews.org/wiki/%22Camp_Casey%22_moves_to_safer_land,_as_Mother%27s_protest_continues |
In Crawford, Texas, anti-war protesters led by American Cindy Sheehan, mother of a fallen soldier, have found a new place to demonstrate. "A kind gentleman from down the road, closer to the Bush ranch, has offered us the use of his property," said Sheehan to the reporters, as the camp prepared a move to private land.
... | "Camp Casey" moves to safer land, as Mother's protest continues | https://en.wikinews.org/wiki/%22Camp_Casey%22_moves_to_safer_land,_as_Mother%27s_protest_continues. |
Ryan Park, a 22 year old door-to-door meat salesman from Waterboro, Maine was arrested yesterday, and charged with assaulting a woman in Stoddard, New Hampshire last month. He is charged with forcibly kissing her after she turned down an offer from him of chicken for sex.
Stoddard Police Lieutenant Roger Turcotte stat... | American "Chicken for sex" meat salesman is charged with assault | https://en.wikinews.org/wiki/%22Chicken_for_sex%22_meat_salesman_is_charged_with_assault |
Children of Men, a movie based on a P.D. James book, has won the 2006 USC Scripter Award for its writing. Both the original author, James, and the screenwriting team will be honored by the University of South California for their work.
The winning screenwriters are Alfonso Cuaron, Timothy J. Sexton, David Arata, Mark F... | "Children of Men" wins Scripter Award for writing | https://en.wikinews.org/wiki/%22Children_of_Men%22_wins_Scripter_Award_for_writing |
Children of Men, a movie based on a P.D. James book, has won the 2006 USC Scripter Award for its writing. Both the original author, James, and the screenwriting team will be honored by the University of South California for their work.
The winning screenwriters are Alfonso Cuaron, Timothy J. Sexton, David Arata, Mark F... | "Children of Men" wins Scripter Award for writing | https://en.wikinews.org/wiki/%22Children_of_Men%22_wins_Scripter_award_for_writing |
Jack Palance, best known for his role as Curly in the 1991 film, "City Slickers", died of natural causes on Friday, November 10, at the age of 87.
He died in Montecito, California, surrounded by family, according to spokesman Dick Guttman.
Palance is survived by his second wife, Elaine Rogers Palance; his daughter, Hol... | "City Slickers" actor, Jack Palance, dies | https://en.wikinews.org/wiki/%22City_Slickers%22_actor,_Jack_Palance,_dies |
Led by Nizar Rayan, a senior Hamas fighter, hundreds of Palestinian refugees gathered to protect the house of the leader of a militant group in Jabaliya refugee camp in Gaza and succeeded in thwarting an Israeli attack.
As part of their campaign against Palestinian fighters, Israeli forces had warned Mohammedweil Barou... | "Civil defence" thwarts Israeli air strike on Gaza refugee camp | https://en.wikinews.org/wiki/%22Civil_defence%22_thwarts_Israeli_air_strike_on_Gaza_refugee_camp |
The traditions of Bonfire Night peculiar to the Sussex area were once again observed in Lewes on November 4.
Consistent with the town traditions in the East Sussex county of England, effigies of various figures were carried through the town, and later burnt. The effigies this year included George Bush, Condoleezza Rice... | "Condi" effigy burned at Lewes Bonfire night | https://en.wikinews.org/wiki/%22Condi%22_effigy_burned_at_Lewes_Bonfire_night |
The traditions of Bonfire Night peculiar to the Sussex area were once again observed in Lewes on November 4.
Consistent with the town traditions in the East Sussex county of England, effigies of various figures were carried through the town, and later burnt. The effigies this year included George Bush, Condoleezza Rice... | "Condi" effigy burned at Lewes Bonfire night | https://en.wikinews.org/wiki/%22Condi%22_effigy_burned_at_Lewes_Bonfire_night. |
The New Zealand Labour Party today joined National, the Greens, ACT and the Maori Party in saying they would pay back the money received from Parliamentary Services that the Auditor-General says was wrongly used for electioneering.
The Auditor-General report, tabled today, found $1.17 million of taxpayer-funded parli... | "Corrupt" New Zealand government to repay $768,000 | https://en.wikinews.org/wiki/%22Corrupt%22_New_Zealand_government_to_repay_$768,000 |
The New Zealand Labour Party today joined National, the Greens, ACT and the Maori Party in saying they would pay back the money received from Parliamentary Services that the Auditor-General says was wrongly used for electioneering.
The Auditor-General report, tabled today, found $1.17 million of taxpayer-funded parli... | "Corrupt" New Zealand government to repay $768,000 | https://en.wikinews.org/wiki/%22Corrupt%E2%80%9D_New_Zealand_government_to_repay_$768,000 |
—Government of United KingdomThe U.K. government defined Intelligent Design along with creationism as religion and ruled that neither has a place within the country's school science curriculum.
This was in reaction to an electronic petition launched by James Rocks of the "Science, Just Science" campaign, a group formed... | "Creationism and intelligent design have no place in the UK science curriculum" says UK Government | https://en.wikinews.org/wiki/%22Creationism_and_intelligent_design_have_no_place_in_the_UK_science_curriculum%22_says_UK_Government |
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