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January 28, 2008 The free-content news source that you can write! Page 1 Top Stories Wikipedia Current Events work. Stunning in scope, the exhibition included sculpture, Civil unrest in Kenya (2007– pottery, dinnerware, drawings, and present): At least nine people paintings. have been killed in western Kenya, reports say, in violence Disabled U.S. spy satellite to apparently linked to last month's fall to Earth disputed elections. An unresponsive United States •Taiwan's Premier Chang Chun- reconnaissance satellite is in an hsiung will stay in power, as the uncontrolled, decaying orbit and president rejected his will re-enter Earth's atmosphere in resignation. late February or early March. •Troops close in on Darra Adam According to Gordon Johndroe, a At least 45 killed in new wave Khel in Pakistan after fierce spokesman for the U.S. National of violence in Kenya clashes. Security Council, "Appropriate •Novak Đoković wins the mens government agencies are Obama wins South Carolina title of the 2008 Australian Open. monitoring the situation." primary Barack Obama has won the South •Prophet and president of the The satellite is out-of-control, and Carolina Mormon Church, Gordon B. therefore there is no possibility to Democratic Hinckley, dies at age 97 to guide it to re-entry over an ocean primary with 55% natural causes. or unpopulated area. On the one of the vote. Hillary hand, since most of the earth's Clinton came in Viktor Schreckengost dies at surface is water or unpopulated, second with 27%, 101 death or property loss due to any while John Viktor Schreckengost, the father of falling fragments, which may Edwards was third industrial design and creator of the result from the satellite entering with 18%. Jazz Bowl, an iconic piece of Jazz the atmosphere, is statistically Age art designed for Eleanor unlikely. On the other hand, it Featured story Roosevelt during his association cannot be ruled out entirely. It is with Cowan Pottery died currently unclear as to where the 'The Regime' hacks yesterday. He was 101. 711chan.org in response to satellite will re-enter, and whether any debris will survive atmospheric 'Anonymous' attack on Schreckengost was born on June Scientology; takes web site re-entry. The mass of the satellite 26, 1906 in Sebring, Ohio, United is unknown. off line States. Wikinews has learned that a new entity calling itself The Regime "Numerous satellites over the Schreckengost's peers included the years have come out of orbit and used keylogging to gain an far more famous designers administrator password to fallen harmlessly. We are looking Raymond Loewy and Norman Bel at potential options to mitigate any 711chan.org, a site popular with Geddes. the open vigilante group possible damage this satellite may cause," said Johndroe. "Anonymous" that has recently In 2000, the Cleveland Museum of been attacking Scientology Art curated the first ever Concerns have also been raised online. The Regime has since retrospective of Schreckengost's taken the site off line. that some materials used in the If you would like to write, publish or edit articles, visit en .wikinews.org Monday, January 28, 2008 Wikinews Page 2 satellite's construction could be taken to his family mausoleum in west, and tens of thousands of hazardous if they reach the Surakarta, Central Java by a fleet Kikuyus fled their homes. The ground. The satellite contains of seven Air Force planes. violence had largely died down in quantities of toxic hydrazine fuel, recent days, but has erupted again which is used for maneuvering, Suharto was born Raden Suharto in Nakuru. although this is likely to burn up on June 8, 1921 in Kemusu on re-entry. Some of the optics Argamulja, Java, Indonesia. He Police also said Saturday that at aboard the satellite may contain was president of Indonesia from least 15 people have been killed in beryllium, which is also toxic. 1967 - 1998. the town of Molo, west of Nakuru. The two towns are in the Rift As the satellite was part of a Suharto is survived by two sons Valley, an ethnically mixed area classified U.S. military program, and one daughter. His eldest that has seen violence in the past no other details, including its daughter, Tutut, said, "My father over land and resources. name, have been made public. The passed away peacefully. May God only such satellite which is publicly bless him and forgive all of his “The Kalenjins had already pushed known to be out of control is mistakes." and got the Kikuyus earlier so identified by the codenames what they are doing is the Kikuyus USA-193 and NRO L-21. It was At least 45 killed in new wave are trying to revenge and get back launched in December 2006, by a of violence in Kenya their places, get back their Delta II rocket from Vandenberg At least 45 people have been killed houses” —Jimmy Mucheru, Air Force Base. Ground controllers in a new surge of violence that resident of Nakuru lost contact with the USA-193 began after Kenya's disputed satellite shortly after it reached December 27 presidential election. "The Kalenjins had already pushed orbit. Amateur observers have Some sources have said that there and got the Kikuyus earlier so been tracking USA-193 for some have been over 80 deaths in the what they are doing is the Kikuyus time, and believe that its orbit is last 3 days. The latest deaths are trying to revenge and get back decaying, however it is unclear come as former U.N. secretary- their places, get back their whether USA-193 is the satellite in general Kofi Annan is in Kenya to houses," said Jimmy Mucheru, who question. try to broker a compromise. is a local safari guide in Nakuru. "There is not much hope for peace Former Indonesian President Police had imposed an overnight because the two groups are really Suharto dies at 86 curfew in the city of Nakuru, about after each other." Suharto, second president of two hours north of Nairobi, after Indonesia, has died today in a new violence broke out on Friday. The new wave of violence came as Jakarta hospital at the age of 86. The killings appear to be ethnically former U.N. secretary-general Kofi The cause of death was announced motivated, as Kikuyus seek Annan was in Kenya trying to as multiple-organ failure. He had revenge for attacks against their resolve the crisis. In a news been in the hospital since January fellow tribesmen in recent weeks. conference on Saturday, he urged 4, when he was admitted with followers of the two leaders to failing kidneys, heart and lungs. Officials estimate that nearly 800 remain calm. He said he saw people have been killed since the several camps for people who have A week of national mourning was vote, which saw President Mwai been displaced by the crisis. declared by President Susilo Kibaki, a Kikuyu, defeat opposition Bambang Yudhoyono. In a candidate Raila Odinga by just “What we saw was rather tragic” televised address, the current 230,000 votes. Odinga supporters —Former UN secretary general, president described Suharto as from the Luo, Kalenjin and other Kofi Annan "one of Indonesia's best sons and smaller ethnic groups claim the national leaders who has done election was stolen, and "What we saw was rather tragic," very great service to his beloved international observers say the he noted. "We visited several IDP nation" and called for all vote was flawed. camps, we saw people pushed Indonesians to pay their respects. from their homes, from their Widespread anger at the election farms, grandmothers, children, The president is to oversee a state results sparked violence in families uprooted. And I think it is funeral after Suharto's body is Nairobi's slums and parts of the important that all Kenyans If you would like to write, publish or edit articles, visit www.wikinews.org Monday, January 28, 2008 Wikinews Page 3 respond with sympathy and Penguins will play in Stockholm, understanding and not try to Sweden at the Stockholm Globe Clinton reportedly called Obama to [seek] revenge." Arena. congratulate him on his victory. On Thursday, Mr. Annan managed Each of the four teams will also "I have called Senator Obama to to secure the first face-to-face play exhibition games in Europe. congratulate him and wish him meeting between Mr. Kibaki and The Rangers will play against well," she stated. Mr. Odinga, a move hailed as a Metallurg Magnitogorsk of Russia's breakthrough. But the two sides elite league in the IIHF-sanctioned A CNN exit poll showed Obama have shown no willingness to Victoria Cup. The Senators will with 81 percent of the black vote, negotiate issues of substance. Mr. play against Frolunda of Sweden's in a primary where 55 percent of Kibaki insists he is the legitimate elite league. The Lightning and voters were black. The exit poll president of Kenya, while Mr. Penguins will play exhibition also showed Obama with 24 Odinga is demanding a new vote. games in Germany and Finland percent of the white vote, while respectively. Edwards and Clinton received 39 Mr. Annan urged people to give percent and 36 percent of this more time to Mr. Kibaki and Mr. This will be the second season in a demographic, respectively. Odinga to work out a solution. row that the NHL season kicks off with regular season games being 'The Regime' hacks "No one should take the law into played in Europe; at the start of 711chan.org in response to his or her own hands," he added.