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Top Stories Wikipedia Current Events editor at the [what?]. He joined the Croatian Academy of Sciences Gunmen shoot at Pakistani attacks a market in Amirli in and Arts's Literary Institute, where President Musharraf's plane northern Iraq with a majority he became the director in 1953 A Paksitani intelligence officer Shiite Turkoman population. and served until his retirement in indicated that during a flight •The Government of Afghanistan 1973. He was the president of the Friday from Chaklala Airbase in states that it will investigate Society of Croatian Writers in Rawalpindi, Pakistan to claims that United States and 1964-1965, and he also became Balochistan province, President NATO air strikes caused heavy an academician of the Academy. Pervez Musharraf's plane was civilian casualties in Farah shot at, but arrived safely at its Province and Kunar Province. Apart from being among the destination. longest living writers in Croatian •Live Earth gets underway with history, Tadijanović held distinction Sochi, Russia to host 2014 concerts in Australia, the United as one of the most popular and Winter Olympics States, Germany, South Africa, most influential Croatian poets of The International Olympic the United Kingdom, Brazil, Japan 20th century. His poem Balada o Committee awarded the 2014 and China. zaklanim ovcama (Ballad of Olympics to Sochi, Russia, a •King Gyanendra of Nepal Slaughtered Sheep), written in resort city near the Black Sea. celebrates his 60th birthday amid 1930s, is one of the most powerful protests by students and youth works of Croatian literature. Featured story wings of eight ruling parties. He was among the longest living Scientists uncover oldest writers in Croatian history, with known DNA on Earth Influential Croat poet Dragutin generations studying his poems in Ice samples retrieved from 1.2 Tadijanović dies school. His last couple of birthdays miles beneath the surface of Croatian poet Dragutin Tadijanović were marked with reports on Greenland have uncovered died last week in Zagreb, Croatia. national TV, awards and other samples of DNA from insects, He was 101 years old. special events and his estimated to be 450,000-900,000 commemoration ceremony was years old. Born on November 4, 1905 in Rastušje, Slavonia, Croatia, he was held at the Old City Hall on uphill Zagreb attended by the Mayor of Wikipedia Current Events erudite cordially referred to as 'Bard' in Croatia. Zagreb and other political and •New Seven Wonders of the World cultural officials. are announced including The He published his first poem in Great Wall of China, Petra in 1922. He graduated in literature Tour de France:7.9km down Jordan, the Christ the Redeemer and philosophy at the University of 3404.1 to go statue in Brazil, Machu Picchu in Zagreb in 1937. At least half a million onlookers Peru, Mexico's Chichen Itza turned out to line the route as, the Mayan site, the Colosseum in He worked as the lecturer of the Tour de France Prologue closed the Rome and the Taj Mahal in India. official paper Narodne novine streets of Central London for a day. Setting off at one minute •A bus crash in Java kills at least (1935-1940), taught at the intervals the 180 plus riders took 14 people. 48 people were Academy of Arts in Zagreb (1939- less than ten minutes to speed injured, many seriously. 1945). Later he worked at the publishing house "Zora", "Hrvatski past some of London's most •At least 105 people are killed pjesnici", as well as Matica memorable landmarks. With the when a suicide truck bomber hrvatska, before becoming an eventual winner World time-trial

If you would like to write, publish or edit articles, visit en .wikinews.org Sunday, July 8, 2007 Wikinews Page 2 champion Fabian Cancellara Hamas forces seized 80 bags completing the 7.9 kilometre with chemicals from the England's bowlers fared poorly, individual time trial in 8 minutes agriculture college in the Gaza despite removing 50 seconds. Al-Azhar University early on, with the West Indies On Saturday, some 30 armed batsmen scoring 116 runs off the The Tour had to compete with members of Hamas' security forces last ten overs. Runako Morton (82 more familiar sporting events, the confiscated 80 bags full of ), (82) and British Grand Prix, the closing chemicals from the agriculture (42 off 24 balls) stages of Wimbledon and with the college at the Al-Azhar University helped the West Indies to an Live Earth concerts for the heart's in Gaza. The dean, Jawad Wadi, imposing total of 289-5. The only of the British public. However called Hamas offices to file a for England were taken by some say as many as a million complaint. "This is a very Liam Plunkett (3-59) and James turned out for the Gallic dangerous," Wadi said. "The Anderson (2-51). extravaganza; the party university is a place for education atmosphere aided by a turn in the and this is not the way to deal with In response, England's batting weather, the sun coming out for the university." performance was no better than the first time all summer. their fielding. Although Owais Shah Gunman shoots at gamblers at scored 51, England lost too many Run on the second anniversary of Las Vegas casino batsmen cheaply including Kevin the 2005 terrorist attacks and at a A 51-year-old man fired 16 rounds Pietersen for 0. They were reduced time of heightened security, from a semiautomatic handgun to 196 all out, far short of the 290 policing was successfully discrete from a balcony overlooking the runs needed. Fidel Edwards took the most visible police presence, floor of the New York New York 3-30 and Daren Powell took 4-40 by way of their novelty being, 45 Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, for the West Indies. members of the Gendarme Nevada. The shooting left 4 people Nationale. with non-life threatening injuries. Previously on the tour, England They were treated and released won a four match Test series 3-0 Coming to England for the first from a local hospital later that and drew a two match Twenty20 time since 1994 fans new and old morning. series 1-1. had the course of the day and the three hours of the trials to Steven Zegrean was tackled by Lewis Hamilton on top for 2007 familiarise themselves with the two off-duty military reservists British Grand Prix French institution. The initial good who held him down until Las Vegas Vodafone McLaren-Mercedes driver natured cheering on of every rider, police reached the scene. The Lewis Hamilton won the pole growing into real excitement as incident occurred at 12:15 a.m. position on his home soil at FIA the shape of the race emerged. At PST (UTC-7). Formula-1 2007 Santander British the end of the day the standings Grand Prix on the Silverstone were: Mr. Zegrean was quickly arrested Circuit at Silverstone, on felony charges including Northamptonshire, England. Truck bomb in Iraq kills over attempted murder, battery with a 100 deadly weapon and discharging a His teammate Fernando Alonso On Saturday, a suicide truck bomb firearm in an occupied structure. It was in the lead for the first two in a Shiite village, Tuz Khurmato, is believed that he was emotionally qualifying sessions, but lost 0.150 north of Baghdad damaged homes, distraught. seconds to Lewis and only 0.048 to shops and a large outdoor market. Ferrari driver Kimi Räikkönen The bomb blast, blamed on Sunni West Indies team in despite Kimi's error in Woodcote, militants, killed at least 100 and England 2007 - 3rd ODI end of sector three. Another wounded another 250 Iraqi West Indies have beaten England Ferrari driver Felipe Massa placed civilians. by 93 runs in the third and final fourth. One-Day International of the West Indies tour of England at Trent Robert Kubica and Ralf Bridge, Nottingham, England. West Schumacher won the third row for Indies win the three match series their teams, BMW Sauber and 2-1. Toyota respectively. Both Renault

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