February 23, 2008 The free-content news source that you can write! Page 1 Top Stories Wikipedia Current Events Turkey sends thousands of 2008 United States •The U.S. warns the Serbian troops into northern Iraq presidential election government that it has a Turkey has sent The race for the responsibility to protect its assets at least 10,000 White House includes after protesters set fire to the troops into Democrats and U.S. embassy in response to northern Iraq in Republicans, as well Kosovo's declaration of an attempt to as independents and independence. take down third party candidates: militants from the Independents: Ruth Bryant American Airlines plane Kurdistan Workers Party and their White, Tom Millican, Richard H. diverted to Miami after landing bases of operations. Reports also Clark, Brad Lord-Leutwyler, Frank gear problem say that thousands more Turkish McEnulty, Steve Kissing An American Airlines (AA) plane troops are prepared to enter Iraq made a safe emergency landing if needed. Libertarian: James Burns, Bob after it was diverted to Miami, Jackson, Wayne Allyn Root Florida after the pilot reported that Draft treaty to ban cluster National Socialist Order of there was a problem with the bombs reached in New America: John Taylor Bowles plane's front landing gear. Zealand Republicans: Sam Brownback, An international meeting in New The plane, an McDonnell Douglas Duncan Hunter, Tom Tancredo Zealand has produced a draft MD-80/MD-90 flight 862, took off treaty to ban http://en.wikinews.org/wiki/Category: just before 2:00 p.m. (eastern cluster bombs. 2008_United_States_presidential_election time) from Palm Beach Campaigners International Airport and was en Wikipedia Current Events say the meeting route to Chicago, Illinois when the has given a The White House announced that problem was reported just after decisive push to U.S. Army National Guard Master takeoff. It circled above Miami efforts to create Sergeant Woodrow W. Keeble will International Airport to burn off a meaningful global agreement, posthumously receive the Medal fuel and made a safe and however, some say success is far of Honor for his heroism in the uneventful emergency landing. from guaranteed. Korean War. The plane made a flyby of the •The Swedish Academy, the body Robert Gates hopes to airport's tower where officials that awards the Nobel Prize in continue US troop cuts in Iraq could make a visual observation. Literature, names the professor US Defense Secretary Robert The front gear appeared to be of literature Anders Olsson as one Gates, en route to slightly bent in live footage shown of its members to succeed poet AUSMIN consultations by the Fox News Channel. in Australia, says that and writer Lars Forssell, who died in July 2007. he hopes the US will None of the 138 people on board be able to reduce •Turkey sends between three the plane were injured. troop commitments in thousand and ten thousand Iraq, but a pause in troops into northern Iraq. Draft treaty to ban cluster cuts may be needed after bombs reached in New Zealand Australia withdraws its troops •The Northern Rock bank is formally nationalized by the An international meeting in New British Government. Zealand has produced a draft If you would like to write, publish or edit articles, visit en .wikinews.org Saturday, February 23, 2008 Wikinews Page 2 treaty to ban cluster bombs. is inevitable. right you should spend your whole Campaigners say the meeting has life in prison." given a decisive push to efforts to "If we, you know, have 80 create a meaningful global countries that subscribe to it at the Speaking after the sentencing, agreement, however some say end of Dublin, that will be in Deputy Chief Constable of Suffolk success is far from guaranteed. terrific, and the signing will be in Police, Jacqui Cheer said, "At the December and we will use all of start of the inquiry we could not The draft accord drawn up in New that time to bring more countries have asked for anything more. It Zealand declares that cluster on board," she said. "I think we're is a tribute to all the people who bombs cause unacceptable harm going to see a very exciting new have been involved - not only to civilians, and that their treaty banning cluster munitions, police officers but their support production, stockpiling and use demonstrating that even in this teams and all the members of the must be banned. difficult time we can continue to public who phoned-in offering ban weapons that are information." The proposed accord has been indiscriminate and cause untold named the "Wellington civilian casualties and harm." Turkey sends thousands of Declaration," after talks this week troops into northern Iraq in the New Zealand capital Cluster bombs are designed to Reports say that Turkey has sent involving 122 countries. The explode above the ground and at least 10,000 troops into conference was organized by the release thousands of small northern Iraq in an attempt to Cluster Munitions Coalition, a bomblets primed to detonate on take down militants from the network of 200 private impact. Many do not explode Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) and organizations that includes leaders immediately, and can lie in fields their bases of operations. Reports of the Nobel peace prize-winning or villages, where they later kill also say that thousands more International Campaign to Ban and maim people who come across Turkish troops are prepared to Landmines. them. enter Iraq if needed. Activists hope the draft, which was Efforts toward an international ban "The Turkish Armed Forces, which signed by representatives of 82 of began in Norway last year. The attach great importance to Iraq's the attending nations, will be meeting in Wellington, and May's territorial integrity and stability, turned into a binding treaty at a follow-up in Ireland, are part of will return home in the shortest follow-up meeting scheduled in what is being called the "Oslo time possible after its goals have Ireland in May. Process." been achieved," said a statement posted on the Turkish military's However, British negotiators have Steve Wright, killer of five website. warned that tough discussions lie women in Suffolk, England, ahead before a binding treaty is sentenced to life imprisonment The United States military in Iraq finally signed. Steve Wright, yesterday convicted is "aware" that Turkish troops of the murder of five women in have begun to enter the country There is opposition to a global ban Ipswich, Suffolk, England, has and Rear Adm. Gregory Smith, a by the United States, Russia and today been sentenced at Ipswich U.S. military spokesman states China, as well as India, Pakistan Crown Court to life imprisonment. that "Turkey has given its and Israel. All are major producers The bodies of the five women who assurances it will do everything of cluster munitions and none worked as sex workers in Ipswich possible to avoid collateral damage attended the Wellington summit. were found around the town in to innocent civilians or Kurdish Washington opposes a ban December 2006. infrastructure." because of the weapons' military effectiveness. The judge, Mr Justice Gross said "The United States continues to that a "substantial degree of pre- support Turkey's right to defend But Jody Williams, who was meditation and planning" was itself from the terrorist activities of awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in involved meaning the requirments the PKK and has encouraged 1997 for her work to ban for a whole life sentence for Wright Turkey to use all available means, landmines, says she believes an was met. He said, "This was a to include diplomacy and close international ban on cluster bombs targeted campaign of murder. It is coordination with the Government If you would like to write, publish or edit articles, visit www.wikinews.org Saturday, February 23, 2008 Wikinews Page 3 of Iraq to ultimately resolve this The warning to be included on the depression and that "suicidal issue," stated Smith. Consumer Medical Information tendencies may be present", Ms sheet inside the packaging will say Cross says doctors who prescribed On Thursday February 21, Turkish that the drug "may be associated the drug did not warn her about troops began to take out buildings with potentially dangerous these side effects. in abandoned villages believed to complex sleep-related behaviours be hideouts for militants of the … sleepwalking, sleep driving and A spokeswoman for the drug's PKK. other bizarre behaviours". manufacturer, Sanofi-Aventis said it supported the TGA's decision. Australian drug regulator It will also warn patients not to requires warning on Zolpidem mix zolpidem with alcohol or other The criticism was a "largely Australia's Therapeutic Goods Central Nervous System Australian-specific phenomenon Administration (TDC) will require depressants and the drug should and in our view does not makers of the sleeping pill, "limit use to four weeks maximum accurately reflect [its] safety Zolpidem (marketed as Stilnox in under close medical supervision". profile", she said. Australia) to provide a warning about its "bizarre" and "potentially Some patients have been Barack Obama wins Democrats dangerous" side effects. The prescribed the drug for a number Abroad primary warning follows a decision by the of months, including 30-year-old Barack Obama, the junior senator National Drugs and Poisons Sydney woman Mairead Costigan, from Illinois and 2008 US Schedule Committee (NDPSC) not who fell to her death from the presidential candidate won another to reschedule the drug. Sydney Harbour Bridge nearly six primary this time in the support of months ago. Costigan had been Democrats living outside the The NDPSC had considered prescribed the drug for at least United States winning the changing zolpidem from a eight months, but just six days Democrats Abroad Global Primary Schedule 4 drug to a Schedule 8 before her death she switched to after the results from the contest drug, which would have placed it another sleeping pill (zopiclone).