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Top Stories Wikipedia Current Events Finland offers helicopters, personel to assist Greece with Gonzales resigns in Malaysia to protest the beating forest fires of one of its official referees by The government of Finland has the local police. announced it will offer to send •United States Attorney General three specialist firefighting Alberto Gonzales has announced helicopters, 25 firefighters and 2-3 his resignation. forest fire experts to Greece via the European Union to assist with •Ten people are arrested in Russia the forest fire emergency Greece is over the murder of investigative currently experiencing. journalist Anna Politkovskaya.

→U.S. Attorney General to leave •Southeast Asian nations will seek Greece is currently in urgent need office September 17 $2 billion to build a rail link of fixed-wing aircraft with water- between Kunming in China to bombing capabilities, assets which →Paul Clement to serve as acting Singapore. Finland does not posses. If the Attorney General Greek authorities deem Finland's •Continuation of an Equine offers to be suitable, they will be influenza outbreak in Australia Hot air balloon fire kills two, dispatched with immediate effect, could threaten security at next injures eleven in Canada within six hours of Greece weeks APEC meeting. A hot air balloon caught fire and requesting the rotorcraft and crashed in western •A fire breaks out at the Jebel Ali personnel. Canada. Two port in the United Arab Emirates people were killed triggering explosions at a It is thought that the men would and eleven were chemical storage depot. most likely be put to use injured. protecting built-up areas in an •The Vatican establishes a low attempt to prevent the death toll, cost charter flight service to already over 60, from rising any Catholic shrines in France, higher. Featured story Poland, Spain and the Middle East for pilgrims. Horse flu spreads in Australia The helicopters have been sourced The number of •A report from the National via a private company. Finland said horses People's Congress environment that the country could not commit confirmed to and resources protection to send the aircraft any sooner be infected committee finds that high levels without arrangements being made with Equine of pollution in the Huai River and to cover their removal from Influenza in its tributaries poses a "threat to service, as otherwise safety in Australia has risen to 47. It the water safety of one sixth of Finland would be severely appears the Australia wide ban the country's 1.3 billion jeopardised, with emergency on horse movements which population". aircraft unavailable should Finland expires on Wednesday may have experience any fires of it's own. to be extended. •Former Deputy Prime Minister of the UK John Prescott announces The helicopters Finland have he will retire as a Member of Wikipedia Current Events availible can each carry up to 800 Parliament at the next election. Indonesia's karate team has litres of water or foam retardant, boycotted an Asian championship whereas large firefighting planes

If you would like to write, publish or edit articles, visit en .wikinews.org Tuesday, August 28, 2007 Wikinews Page 2 can carry tens of thousands of has reluctantly accepted the match updates as well as the litres. resignation, but noted that Evening Session results. Gonzales' name had been Finland had previously thought "dragged through the mud for MLB: Astros fire they would be unable to spare any political reasons." Throughout the manager and GM help for Greece, and it was only recent controversy Bush has stood after much sourcing of aircraft next to Gonzales. Paul Clement, The have fired from the private sector that the current Solicitor General, will manager Phil Garner and general Finland was able to make the offer. serve as the acting Attorney manager Tim Purpura less than Finland are also looking into General until a replacement has two years after leading the team whether they may be of assistance been confirmed by the Senate. to its first appearance in reforestation efforts after the (2005). fires have been extuiguished. U.S. Open Day 1 Report The U.S. Open kicked off Day 1 Bench coach Cecil Cooper was U.S. Attorney General Alberto with many epic tennis matches. appointed interim manager and Gonzales resigns The USTA Billie Jean King National team president will serve US Attorney General Alberto Tennis Center was abuzz with as interim general manager. Gonzales, after several months of tennis fans young and old heading controversy, today announced his out to see their favorite players "I felt this was the time for a resignation after 13 years of public play their round one matches. change," owner Drayton McLane service. He will leave office on said. "I just think we needed a September 17, 2007. While he did Day Session fresh start." not elaborate on the circumstances Swiss World #1 Roger Federer of his departure, he referred to his beat American Scoville Jenkins in Garner took over the Astros in the tenure as a "remarkable journey" straight sets, 6-3, 6-2, 6-4. #21 middle of the 2004 season after and said he had "lived the seed Juan Carlos Ferrero was was fired. The Astros American dream." upset by unseeded Feliciano López, went 48-26 in the second half and 3-6, 4-6, 4-6. United States won 36 of their last 46 games to Critics of the embattled Attorney newcomer Donald Young won his win the NL wild card, then General have called for his ousting first match against Australian Chris defeated Atlanta in the first round for several months, largely over Guccione. Nikolay Davydenko of the playoffs before losing to St. his conflicts with the US Congress defeated American Jesse Levine 6- Louis in Game 7 of the NL over the Bush Administration's 4, 6-0, 6-1. #18 seed Marcos Championship Series. warrant-less wiretapping program, Baghdatis was upset by World and his firing of nine US attorneys. #106 Max Mirnyi 6-3, 7-5, 3-6, 7- Garner managed Milwaukee from 6 in an epic battle in which Mirnyi 1992-99 and Detroit from 2000- Observers have expressed surprise came back in the last set 02. He has a 985-1,054 career at the sudden announcement, as tiebreaker from 1-5 to win 8-6. record as a major league manager, Gonzales had said as recently as Tommy Haas defeated Steve including 277-252 with the Astros. the weekend of the 18th of August Darcis 6-7, 7-5, 6-3, 6-4. #19 that he had planned to stay seed Andy Murray, the British Purpura joined the organization in through the end of President number one, comfortably defeated 1994 and directed player Bush's second term. Uruguayan Pablo Cuevas 6-2, 6-3, development and the Astros' six 6-0. minor league affiliates before Critics of the Attorney General, taking over from most notably Harry Reid, majority World #1 Justine Henin progressed as GM before the 2005 season. leader for the US Senate, have to the second round by defeating welcomed the announcement, as her opponent in straight sets. The Astros are currently in fifth Gonzales had been one of the Jelena Janković defeated Olga place in the National League most controversial members of the Govortsova 6-2, 7-6. Marion Central with a record of 58-73. Bush Administration. Bartoli defeated American Alexa Glatch 6-1, 6-1. Hot air balloon fire kills two, President Bush spoke on his "close injures eleven in Canada friend's" resignation saying that he Check back to Wikinews for more A hot air balloon caught fire and

If you would like to write, publish or edit articles, visit www.wikinews.org Tuesday, August 28, 2007 Wikinews Page 3 crashed in western Canada. Two climbed into the air before Mahendra Singh Dhoni for just people were killed and eleven were collapsing in a residential area in nine runs. Paul Collingwood scored injured. the park. They were all trying to 44 runs and Ian Bell finished on get out. I can't tell you what 79, while R P Singh was the best The disaster occured as the airship exactly happened when the performing Indian bowler with 3- was preparing to take off from balloon was loosened from the 55. Surrey, British Columbia, a suburb tether." of Vancouver. An unkown source In response, India faltered early caused a fire in the basket of the Injured survivor Diana Rutledge on when Sachin Tendulkar was tethered balloon, which then broke questioned the pilot, Steve dismissed for just eight runs free and rose into the air. Pennock,'s actions after the fire followed by Dinesh Karthik an over broke out, pointing out that he later for a duck. However Rahul Of the twelve passengers and one was first off the balloon. "He was Dravid and Sourav Ganguly shared pilot on board at the time, eleven in perfect shape," she said. "I a 104 run partnership, with both escaped the balloon with severe thought, what is this all about? batsmen reaching their fifty, which burns and other non-life- Wouldn't he have stayed on to try was ended when Dravid was threatening injuries by jumping to stop the fires?" bowled by Chris Tremlett for 56. In out in mid-air. The balloon then his next over, Tremlett also collapsed, crashing into a Joyce Genest, a resident at the removed Sourav Ganguly when he motorhome park with two people park, also questioned procedure was caught behind for 72. India's still trapped on board, who were that day. "I stopped to watch the run chase suffered further blows killed in the subsequent fire. Four balloon get inflated," she said. when Mahendra Singh Dhoni was static caravans and two cars were dismissed for 13 and Yuvraj Singh also destroyed in the blaze. "Normally it takes 25 minutes and run out for 45. India were bowled it's quite gorgeous to watch. They out for 239 runs, 43 runs short of The two deceased are believed to are never in a big hurry. This time the target. James Anderson was be a mother and daughter. Their they took about 10 minutes." She the pick of the England bowlers, family was on scene during the says the passengers then got taking 3-32. disaster and watched as the straight into the balloon, an balloon burnt up and crashed. unusual occurence. "Normally the England lead the seven match pilot gets in and tests the gun series 2-1. The fourth match will Witness Don Randall, who twice and then everybody gets in," be played at Old Trafford, photographed the accident, said she said.As soon as everybody was Manchester on August 30. The thing went up about 400 feet in, he hit the gun and the flame (122m) in the air at which point it went sideways." Prescott to stand down as MP melted enough of the balloon it John Prescott, former Deputy collapsed."The basket was Cricket: England beat India in Prime Minister of the United basically a fireball. It just dropped third one-day international Kingdom is to stand down as a like a stone. I'm just thinking, 'Oh England have beaten India by 42 Member of Parliament after the geez, I hope there's nobody in that runs in the third One-Day next general election. thing. It's basically a burning International of the series at death up there."' Edgbaston, Birmingham, England. Mr Prescott, 69, who has been MP for the constituency for Hull East Bill Yearwood, an investigator with India won the toss and captain for 37 years, made his the Transportation Safety Board of Rahul Dravid chose to send announcement for at a weekend Canada, told reporters what England in to bat first. England garden party. Stephen Brady, preliminary information was posted a score of 281-8 after fifty chairman of the local Labour availible: "The crew loaded 12 overs. After a bright start from association said, "John told us he passengers and was preparing to opening batsmen Alastair Cook would not be standing again. launch when a fire erupted. The and Matt Prior, who shared a People paid tribute to his long pilot asked the passengers to get partnership of 76 runs, England service. It was an emotional out of the basket. The balloon was were restricted by the Indian event." tethered at the time, but then bowlers and Kevin Pietersen was broke and came loose. The balloon stumped by wicket-keeper Prescott, recently took up the post

If you would like to write, publish or edit articles, visit www.wikinews.org Tuesday, August 28, 2007 Wikinews Page 4 of head of the Parliamentary there are tens of reports resulting delegation to the Council of The U.S. forces in Afghanistan from witnesses that demonstrate Europe. It is suspected he may indicated the balls were meant to the ad hoc movement of fire enter the House of Lords and has be a gift to Afghan children. A fighting forces but also tragically, been reported that he sold his spokeswoman said, "Unfortunately, an absence of a plan for memoirs for £300,000. there was something on those evacuating villages resulting in the footballs we didn't immediately unnecessarily increased death toll. There has also been speculations understand to be offensive and we over who will replace Prescott as regret that as we do not want to Foreign Help an MP. Amongst the people who offend." Emergency workers and fire- have been mentioned are fighting planes from other Prescott's son David Prescott and This is not the first time the flag European Union countries have Chris Leslie, an aide to Prime has been used on a football. In joined the battle against the fires, Minister Gordon Brown. 2002, there were protests when a and more help is expected from planned football was to contain the countries outside the EU. Serbian firefighters shot at Saudi Arabia flag for the 2002 from Kosovo Football World Cup. Serbian firefighters battling fires in List of affected areas the Kuršumlija area, near the Greece on fire, death toll Updated on August 26, 2007 at administrative line with Kosovo exceeds 60 22:00 have reportedly been shot at by Fires continue to burn in Greece on ● Arta: Under partial control. Albanians from the Podujevo Monday destroying everything in ● Pella: Kleisohori village in municipality in Kosovo. Since then, their path. Death toll has exceeded flames. firefighters were denied access to 60 with daily Greek newspapers ● Evros: Mikrakio in flames. the area. Kathimerini and Ta Nea reporting ● Ilia: New fires in Prasidaki, reporting 61 and 63 deaths Bartholomio, Makistos, “Firefighters heard automatic respectively. Ancient Olympia, Sekoula, Lalas, Leprea, gunfire and temporarily withdrew birthplace of the Olympics, was Fanari. from the area, while the fire began also threatened but firefighters ● Messenia: Fires rage on in to spread nearer to the Kuršumlija kept the site safe. The new Tavgeto, Finikounta, villages,” a forestry engineer said. museum of Olympia was saved in Metaksades, Diavolitsi. the last minute but part of the ● Laconia: Fronts in the areas Gift of footballs from United ancient stadium was not spared. of: Geraki, Kallithea, States offends Afghans The Greek Government has offered Platanaki, Palaioxori, Oitilos, inadvertently a 1 million Euro reward for anyone Aeropoli. The American military has been providing information which leads ● Evia: Aliveri, Mesoxori, accused of offending people in to the arrest of an arsonist. A Traxili, Kremastos, Afghanistan when it distributed Greek government statement Mistogeronta, Farana, footballs, which had been printed read: "The reward is set between Partheni, Gaia, Manikia. with images of flags from around 100,000 and 1m euros for every ● Zakynthos: Fire in Alikana. the world. One of the flags of [act] of arson, depending on ● Arkadia: Araxomites, Asea, Saudi Arabia which contains the whether death or serious injury Leontari, Mavriki, Makrisi. shahadah, one of the five Pillars of occurred and the size of the ● Corinth: Improvement in Islam. Critics say that this is damage." sofiko, fires still burning in offensive. As a result, a protest in Kalentzi, Halki, Soulinari, the Khost province of south east Government Criticism Agia Triada, Milea. Afghanistan took place, where 100 /The Greek government is under ● Argolis: Fire burning in the people attended. severe criticism for not doing area of Lefkakia. enough to combat the raging fires. ● Phthiotis: Perivoli, Asvestis, One Afghan MP, Mirwais Yasini Greek newspaper Ta Nea is Dilofo, Zilefto. said, "To have a verse of the Koran reporting that the government is ● Thesprotia: Under partial on something you kick with your facing collapse accusing it of control the fire in foot would be an insult in any lacking an organized plan to Tsamanda. Muslim country." combat the fires. It adds that ● Viotia: Kanalaki, Mazi.

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● Corfu: New fire in the area "Everyone's been assuming it was of his car and hit the center of porta. the Centennial Park horses that median, flipping which then travelled and infected horses in slammed into a palm tree, resting Horse flu spreads in Australia different parts of regional NSW," on its back end. The number of horses confirmed to he said. be infected with Equine Influenza The police said the two travelling in Australia has risen to 47, all in "It would appear at this stage that in the car sustained "very very the state of New South Wales. So almost all, if not every horse serious" injuries. They also said far none of those confirmed affected has passed through a that the tree "destroyed the entire infected have been thoroughbred Maitland horse event on the car". race horses. weekend of the 18th and 19th, or come in contact with a Maitland A police officer was not far behind The NSW government has horse." the car when it flipped over and confirmed infections at the federal radioed in for help. Firefighters government's quarantine facility at Agriculture Minister of NSW, Ian had to use the 'jaws of life' to cut Eastern Creek and Centennial Park Macdonald told reporters "It's Hogan and the other individual in Sydney; at Cattai and early days yet, but a number of free from the wreckage. Wilberforce in North-Western horses that attended an event at Sydney; and in Moonbi, Parkes, the property on that weekend are No call was made to 911 and the Berry and Wyong in regional NSW. showing clinical signs of equine occupants conditions are not yet influenza". known. It is also feared that the outbreak may have spread to Warwick in "The NSW Chief Vet, Bruce Person from Indiana wins $314 Queensland where three horses Christie, has advised me that we million Powerball jackpot from NSW showed flu-like need to locate and examine every There was one ticket that matched symptoms during an equestrian single horse that entered and left all the numbers in last night's event. Initial samples were tested the property." Poweball lottery game. The ticket in a laboratory in Brisbane was sold at the Speedway revealing the three animals had At this stage it appears the convenience store in eastern been carrying the flu. Further Australia wide ban on horse Indiana. testing will be conducted on movements which expires on samples from the horses in Wednesday may have to be Lottery officials will not know who Victoria, although results are not extended, at least in NSW and won the jackpot worth an expected until later this week. All Queensland. estimated $314 million until the 300 horses at the event have been winner comes forward. quarantined. Nick Hogan, son of wrestling star Hulk Hogan 'seriously The convenience store will receive There are also three suspected injured' in vehicle accident $100,000 for selling the winning cases of the virus infecting Nick Hogan, 17, the son of ticket. thoroughbreds at Randwich wrestling star Hulk Hogan has racecourse in Sydney, if the horses been "seriously injured" in a Last night's winning numbers test positive to the flu they will be vehicle accident along with one were: 8, 23, 29, 35 and the the first thoroughbreds to be other unnamed individual. Both Powerball was 19. infected with the virus. are reported to have been flown via helicopter to Bayfront Medical Also sold in Indiana was a ticket The Federal Agriculture Minister, Center in St. Petersburg, Florida. matching five of the six numbers, Peter McGauran told ABC Radio earning $200,000. this morning that while the source TMZ.com reports that police and of the outbreak was not known, it witnesses say the accident The jackpot grew so huge because is likely that the outbreak may occurred in Clearwater, Florida there was not a winner since early have been caused by an around 7:30 p.m. (eastern time) June. equestrian event held in Maitland on Sunday night while Hogan was on the 18th and 19th of August. driving his Toyota Supra at a "very The Powerball lottery game is sold high rate of speed." He lost control in 19 states. Wednesday's jackpot

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