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January 25, 2006 The free-content news source that you can write! Page 1 Top Stories Wikipedia Current Events At about 4PM the four-car train derailed near Bioce, a small villiage Conservative party wins •CBS Corporation and Warner nearly fifteen kilometers northeast minority government in Bros. announce they will merge of Podgorica as it was emerging Canada UPN and The WB television from a tunnel above the Moraca Stephen Harper's networks into a new network River. Conservatives have called CW effective in the fall of won a minority 2006. "The train simply went wild, out of government in A bomb in the southern Iranian control," said one injured Canada with most • city of Ahvaz kills 6 and injures passenger. "I was fine because I stations reporting at up to 40. Iranian President was in a back compartment, those this time. The Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was due in the front got the worst of it." Conservatives win ends 12 years to have visited the city today, of a Liberal government plagued however the trip was called off at "It was horrible, I saw many dead by scandals in it's last months. the last minute. Lebanon's al- and wounded around me," said Manar television said the another passenger from Hungary, Ford Motor Company cutting president had called off his trip Karman Chofu. 30,000 jobs by 2012 after a security tip-off. Local MP A phased-in cut Nezam Molla-Hoveyzeh accused "I had fallen asleep when a loud back will eliminate Britain of being behind the noise woke me," said Stanislava 20 to 25% of the attack. Bukovic, 60, another injured car maker's work force and close passenger. production plants in a major •Outgoing Canadian prime restructuring plan. minister Paul Martin announces Miodrag Djurovic, the head of the he will resign as leader of the main Podgorica hospital, stated Featured story Liberal Party of Canada. that another five passengers had died overnight. Djurovic also said Interview: Danny O'Brien of Montenegro trainwreck kills at least 198 people, 90 of them the Electronic Frontier 44, injures over 100 children, have been treated at the Foundation A passenger train carrying at least hospital. "The children's hospital Danny O'Brien of 250 people, many of which were admitted 90 children, 34 of them the Electronic children, derailed in Serbia- are still there, six have undergone Frontier Montenegro and fell off of a ravine surgery," Djurovic said. Foundation Tuesday afternoon. answers Earlier Deputy Prime Minister questions on a Close to 200 have been injured Miroslav Ivanisevic told the media variety of topics related to and the death toll has risen to 44. that the death toll stood at 30 and freedom and privacy online. Read Most of the passengers were the amount injured at 135, but our exclusive in-depth interview schoolchildren who were returning said those figures could rise as for more details. from a ski trip. rescuers continue to reach victims. Ivanisevic described the wreck "as Wikipedia Current Events "The accident occurred because of the worst rail accident in the • Disney and Pixar Animation a failure of the train's braking history of Montenegro," Ivanisevic Studios will merge in a $7.4 system," said Interior Minister also said. billion (US) deal. Jusuf Kalomperovic. President Filip Vujanovic and Prime If you would like to write, publish or edit articles, visit e n . wikinews.org Wednesday, January 25, 2006 Wikinews Page 2 Minister, Milo Djukanovic also stepped down as leader of the regarding tax law, is now a rushed to the site. "A terrible Liberal party. parliamentary secretary, as is tragedy happened at Bioce and Andrew Robb. everything is being done to reduce This early election stemmed from the number of casualties as much the ruling Liberal Party The Treasurer Peter Costello, as possible," Vujanovic told government's loss in a motion of Foreign Affairs minister Alexander reporters. no confidence. The Liberal Downer, and Health minister Tony government has faced strong Abbott remain unchanged. With Because of the accident, opposition from the NDP, former Nationals senator Julian Montenegro's transport minister, Conservatives and Bloc Québécois McGauran's defection to the Andrija Lompar, and National as a result of an embarrassing Liberal Party, Nationals Veterans Railways chief Ranko Medenica sponsorship Affairs minister De-Anne Kelly has resigned. lost her place, in reflection of the Bloc Québécois 51 new Coalition numbers, with Bruce The driver of the train has been Conservative 124 Billson taking up the job. arrested because of suspicion of Green - negligence. Liberal 103 The Opposition has commented on New Democratic 29 the reshuffle, with Opposition The train was heading from the Independent 1 Leader Kim Beazley stating that northeastern town of Bijelo Polje 51 124 - 103 29 1 the Cabinet consists of "old faces" to the Montenegrin coastal city of from the "uninspired to the Bar. BC incompetent". In the Vancouver Island North Conservative party wins riding, incumbent John Duncan No jail for army interrogator minority government in has been defeated by NDP over death of Iraqi general Canada member and now first time MP Chief Warrant Officer Lewis E. Stephen Harper's Conservatives Catherine Bell. In the previous Welshofer Jr. of the U.S. Army's 3d have won a minority government 2004 election Bell lost by a mere Cavalry Regiment will not have to in Canada with most stations 483 votes to Duncan. This could serve any jail time for his reporting at this time. The be seen as quite an upset to involvement in the death of Iraqi Conservatives' win ends 12 years Duncan, who has been in power in Maj. Gen. Abed Hamed Mowhoush of a Liberal government plagued this riding for several years and during an interrogation. The Iraqi by allegations of scandals in its was likely to be in Stephen general died after Welshofer last months. Harper's cabinet as he was part of shoved the general head-first into Harpers shadow cabinet during the a sleeping bag, sat on him and Most major Canadian TV networks Conservatives time as opposition. occasionally covered the generals began to project a Conservative Bell won this election by just mouth with his hands. win at approx 3:30am UTC 1.11%. On Saturday, a jury consisting of Below is the current results for Australian Prime Minister six military officers acquitted him polls reporting, which is still announces results of reshuffle of murder and assault charges, subject to frequent change. Please The Australian Prime Minister John but found him guilty of negligent note this includes both officially Howard announced the results of homicide and negligent dereliction elected and leading candidates at an earlier anticipated reshuffle of of duty, charges that carry a this time. the Government cabinet. combined maximum sentence of 3 years and 3 months. On Monday This ends an unusually bitter Brendan Nelson, previously of the the military jurors handed down campaign, with the Conservative Education portfolio, who the verdict involving no prison and Liberals both launching harsh introduced the controversial time but imposed a $6000 fine attack commercials against each Voluntary Student Unionism and restricted his movements other. legislation late 2005, has been between work, worship and his promoted to the Defence portfolio. barracks for 60 days. In response to the defeat, former Malcolm Turnbull, who had been in prime minister Paul Martin has the media several times in 2005 This sentence stands in stark If you would like to write, publish or edit articles, visit www.wikinews.org Wednesday, January 25, 2006 Wikinews Page 3 contrast to that of lower ranking to provide an update about interrogations yet and that "the army personal convicted for analysis of both the "Comet Wild gloves are coming off, gentlemen mistreatment of detainees at the 2" particles and interstellar ... we want these individuals Abu-Ghraib prison. Although none particles gathered during the broken. Casualties are mounting." of the victims considered in the nearly seven year mission. In Lieutenant General Ricardo Abu-Ghraib cases died, the "MEDIA ADVISORY: M06-016," Sanchez, the commanding officer sentences handed down were issued earlier today, the space in Iraq, authorized new significantly harsher, with former agency announced postponement interrogation techniques which corporal Charles A. Graner Jr. of the briefing, originally according to Welshofer included serving 10 years in federal prison, scheduled for Tuesday, January the sleeping bag method. former staff sergeant Ivan L. 24, 1 p.m. EST. No announcement "Chip" Frederick II was serving 8 has been made about when the The jury consisting of six military 1/2 years and former private first briefing will be re-scheduled. officers also found Welshofer guilty class Lynndie R. England serving NASA's stated reason for delay of negligent dereliction of duty, but three years. was to, "allow the Stardust science acquitted of the more serious team additional time to assess and murder and assault charges. Before taking effect, the sentence distribute cometary samples." must be approved by Maj. Gen. Two days before his death, Robert W. Mixon, who cannot U.S. army interrogator Mowhoush was beaten with rubber order a harsher sentence but may convicted in Iraqi general's hoses, allegedly by CIA reduce it or set it aside entirely. death subcontractors, in the presence of Welshofer and on the next day Julian McGauran defects from A U.S. military court found Army Welshofer held Mowhoush while Australian National Party chief warrant officer Lewis water was poured on this face. Australian National Party senator Welshofer guilty of negligent Julian McGauran left the party in homicide in the death of Iraqi Maj. Welshinger testified that he had order to join the Australian Liberal Gen.