August 26, 2007 The free-content news source that you can write! Page 1 Top Stories Wikipedia Current Events Wikipedia Current Events Greece still burning people. have so far killed at least 56 people. •The Islamist militant group Fatah al-Islam seeks to extract its •The fires threaten Olympia, the wounded from the Nahr al-Bared site of the Ancient Olympic Palestinean refugee camp. Games. •An Antonov plane carrying tin ore crashes in Kongolo in the Malaysian newspaper Katanga province of the suspended due to offensive Democratic Republic of the Jesus picture Congo. The Malaysian newspaper Makkal →Death toll at 62 as firefighters Osai has been placed under work to gain control •Iraqi Shia, Sunni and Kurdish governmental suspension from leaders sign a reconciliation deal. →Two people arrested publishing for a month, due to its •The equine influenza outbreak publication on Tuesday, August Six more arrests made in spreads in Australia threatening 21st of a picture of Jesus Christ search for killer of Rhys Jones the Spring Carnival including the holding a cigarette and a can of Six teenagers have been arrested Melbourne Cup. beer. for questioning in relation to the •Bird flu breaks out at a German Although the Tamil-language murder of Rhys Jones in the farm. Croxteth area of Liverpool on newspaper apologized on Wednesday evening. It brings the •Ludwig Scotty's government wins Thursday, August 23rd, saying that total number of arrests to nine. a landslide victory in the Nauruan a graphic artist had erred in parliamentary election, 2007 with downloading the picture from the René Harris as the only member Internet, some in Malaysia's Featured story of the Opposition to win a seat. minority religions drew a 72 hour Australia wide ban on comparison to the Jyllands-Posten •Seven more unexploded bombs horse movements Muhammad cartoons controversy are found in Hyderabad, Andhra A 72 hour travel ban has been that erupted in 2005 over a Danish Pradesh, India a day after the implemented paper's publication of cartoons bombings. after 16 that many Muslims felt insulted horses were •The Chief Minister of Andhra Islam and the prophet confirmed as Pradesh Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy Muhammad. having Equine blames Pakistan and Bangladeshi Influenza. terrorists for the bombings. The altered picture has been traced by a blogger called •Twelve Taliban fighters die in Wikipedia Current Events "Gateway Pundit" to an April 2007 fighting on the Pakistan- post on a blog called "Religion •2007 Midwest flooding: Afghanistan border. Makes Me Laugh." The name of the Tornadoes hit parts of central and •A bridge is opened linking post where the altered image southeast Ohio as hundreds of Tajikistan and Afghanistan. appears is "Top Ten Reasons Why thousands of people in the Beer Is Better Than Jesus." Midwest are without power. •European Union countries send firefighters and equipment to •A series of explosions in It has been noted that this help fight hundreds of fires which Mogadishu, Somalia kills three apparently unwitting use of a If you would like to write, publish or edit articles, visit en .wikinews.org Sunday, August 26, 2007 Wikinews Page 2 satirical Internet graphic bears a withdrawals of $20 or $10. sea state... Until the weather similarity to a 2001 news story in abates there really will not be able which protesters supporting Dozens of customers, mostly to do much in terms of salvage," Osama bin Laden were found to backpackers, exploited the he said. have unknowingly used an altered Kiwibank ATM with several people image of bin Laden that included a making up to 40 transactions. The 18-man crew - six officers and picture of Bert, the Sesame Street 12 sailors - of the New Zealand- muppet, by his side. Due to the complexity of the issue, built vessel have managed to the bank does not plan to attempt retrieve their belongings from the 2007/08 Bundesliga: Bayern to track down the customers who ship, and are now expected to be Munich vs. Hannover 96 got extra money, but they do plan transported to temporary Bayern Munich 3 to reimburse those who lost accommodation in local barracks in Hannover 96 0 money. Bulimba, Brisbane. 69,000 fans packed Allianz Arena Efforts to salvage Indonesian It is still hoped the ship can be and saw Bayern Munich naval vessel grounded off repaired in time for it to attend a maintained their perfect record on Queensland, Australia summit next month in Sydney, but Saturday with a 3-0 victory hampered by stormy weather this to be unlikely. A decision on against Hannover. Efforts to salvage the Indonesian whether to take her to Brisbane or naval vessel Arung Samudera from Gladstone for repairs is expected Once referee Thorsten Kinhöfer where she ran aground on the to be made on Monday. whistled for the opening kickoff, Sunshine Coast Queensland, have both teams played attacking style. been delayed due to poor weather Six more arrests made in Hannover answered a couple of conditions. search for killer of Rhys Jones headers from Martin Demichelis Six teenagers have been arrested with Hanno Balitsch's drive. The 35-metre, tri-masted vessel for questioning in relation to the was originally grounded on August murder of Rhys Jones in the Bayern Munich took the lead in the 23 in stormy weather at Inskip Croxteth area of Liverpool on 28th minute when Bastian Point, near Rainbow Beach. A Wednesday evening. The arrests of Schweinsteiger fed Luca Toni a salvage contractor has being the four males, aged 15, 16 and pass into the penalty box and brought in to rescue the stricken two aged 19, and two females, scored against Hannover vessel, her hull is intact and it is aged 15 and 18, bring to seven goalkeeper Robert Enke. believed the ship is in no imminent the number of people currently danger of breaking apart. held in custody, joining a 15-year- Bayern Munich sealed the victory old male arrested yesterday, and with 2 goals from Mark van However, the tall ship did drag its to nine the total number of arrests Bommel and Hamit Altintop in the anchors and break its rudder and so far. Five of the teenagers were 2nd half. centreboard during the beaching. arrested early this morning, while the other was arrested later in the On Sunday, Wolfsburg is at home Australian Navy Commander day. The arrests were all made in against Schalke and Eintracht Forbes Peters says that although the Croxteth and Norris Green Frankfurt is at home against Hansa salvage has been postponed until areas of Liverpool, the two females Rostock . early next week, the vessel will be together at the same location, the surveyed today by the salvage four males at separate locations. New Zealand ATM gives out firm. double the money Detective Superintendent David A Queenstown, New Zealand "To develop a plan for how they Kelly later said one of the 19-year- Automated teller machine (ATM) would salvage the vessel of the old males is being treated in that was incorrectly stacked beach, that's going to involve a hospital for minor injuries he allowed customers to double their tugboat pulling the thing off the suffered during the arrest, having money. A contractor incorrectly beach with a longline. fallen from a first-floor window stacked the NZ$10 note slot with trying to escape. Det Supt Kelly $20 notes, and vice versa. The "The trouble with actually also said the police would like to problem only affected small conducting the salvage will be the talk to a dark-haired woman in If you would like to write, publish or edit articles, visit www.wikinews.org Sunday, August 26, 2007 Wikinews Page 3 particular, saying: "The woman the news broke a day later. fire departments put the current could potentially be a key witness. death toll at atleast 37, 9 of which We know from our inquiries there Debris of the aircraft have not yet were children. was a woman pushing a pram been found, as it crashed in a minutes before Rhys was killed remote area of the gorge, reports Since Friday morning, around 170 and we believe she will have said. Witnesses, however, told fires have been burning, many of passed within close proximity to Rustavi 2 TV via phone that they which are believed to be caused by the killer." He added that the killer saw a black smoke coming from arson. Authorities are calling the emerged from a housing estate the crash site. fires "criminal acts." Fire behind the Fir Tree pub and rode department spokesman Nikos around on his bicycle at the back The Georgian Interior Ministry has Diamandis said most of the fires of the pub for a few minutes confirmed the incident, saying that were started in entirely different before firing three shots, one of fire was opened at a plane that areas, and were started after dark. which hit Rhys, who had been intruded into the Georgian Some fires reportedly broke out in walking home alone after football airspace over the Kodori Gorge. It "lush greenery." practice, in the neck. said it was not clear whether it was a Russian or Abkhaz aircraft. Fire in Keratea, as it is seen from Police are still examining a bicycle Abkhaz forces were holding large Markopoulo Mesogaias found abandoned yesterday, but scale military maneuvers, involving have yet to find the murder at least two army helicopters and 27 deaths have been confirmed in weapon, said to be a black, long- two aircraft, near the Kodori Gorge Peloponnese, one of the hardest barrelled handgun. at that period of time. hit areas. Today, however, fires broke out near Athens.