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Top Stories Wikipedia Current Events Wikipedia Current Events Canadian Prime Minister •USS Mustin, which has surface- from entering Japanese ports. Harper meets with U.S. to-air and Tomahawk cruise •Seven terror suspects escape President Bush missiles has been deployed to a from a Saudi Arabia prison. Canadian Prime Japanese port. This is regularly Minister Stephen scheduled and not in response to Harper met with North Korea's missile test. Western Province defeat Blue President George Bulls (rugby) •Israel has rejected a call by the W. Bush at the The Western Province has defeated head of the Hamas-led White House today. The meeting the Blue Bulls in a regular season Palestinian government for a was a short one and focused Currie Cup fixture between the old ceasefire to end several days of primarily on global security, rivals at the Bulls' home of Loftus fierce fighting in the Gaza Strip. particularly bilateral security Versfeld in Pretoria. Western issues addressing the two •EU warns Israel on Gaza attacks Province won the match 15 points countries. - The EU has accused Israel of to 10, and became Western using "disproportionate" force Province's first win over the Bulls Montreal man urinated on and making a humanitarian crisis in three years, and their first win Canadian National War worse during operations in the at Loftus Versfeld since 2001. Memorial Gaza Strip. A man urinated on National War The Bulls entered the match as •US diplomat Christopher R. Hill Memorial in Ottawa. A retired favourites, however, it was the indicates US support for the Canadian military major, Michel Western Province that scored the informal resumption of six party Pilon, saw the man and two of his first try of the match, when Egon talks aimed at resolving the friends urinate on the memorial Seconds made it over the line after North Korean nuclear crisis. at about 11 p.m. Saturday. The 12 minutes of play in the first half. man was photographed urinating •Israel expands its offensive in Western Province's second try on the National War Memorial in the Gaza Strip - An Israeli came in the 37th minute of the Ottawa. armoured company enters the match, minutes from the half-time Gaza Strip via Karni crossing, break, with Joe Pietersen getting advancing to within 500 meters the try. Western Province entered Featured story of Gaza city, reportedly in search half time with a 15 points to three One year on, London for tunnels used by Palestinian lead over the Bulls. 10 minutes remembers 7/7 victims militants. Israel has also into the second half, two Blue Bulls Londoners are launched large air strikes in the found themselves with yellow commemorating Gaza Strip and will not stop its cards; Frikkie Welsh and Heini the one year offensive until Israeli Corporal Adams. The Blue Bulls scored their anniversary of Gilad Shalit is released. first try in the second half, with the terrorist attacks on its Stefan Basson scoring two minutes •Shoichi Nakagawa, Japanese transport networks that claimed from full-time. The final score was agriculture minister, announces 52 lives. On this day last year, a 15 points to 10, with Western Japan will no longer provide food series of coordinated suicide Province scoring two tries, along aid to North Korea, and that bombings struck London's public with a conversion and penalty goal Japan is considering restricting transport system during the from Naas Olivier, whilst the Blue agricultural trade between the morning rush hour. Bulls scored one try, with a two countries. Earlier Japan conversion and penalty goal from banned a North Korean ferry Morne Steyn.

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U.S. government seeks to own," he said last month. "I Dictionary has added Google, examine Guantanamo inmates' believe this was not an act of along with Googling, to their documents desperation, but an act of dictionary. According to the Lawyers asked a federal court asymmetrical warfare waged dictionary, correction Friday to allow the government to against us." pronunciation is goo-gle, with inspect written materials that it other forms including googled and seized from inmates at The Center for Constitutional googling. Guantanamo Bay last month and Rights, which has provided legal requested approval to use "filter assistance to about 200 The word 'google' is defined as a teams" to look at documents that Guantanamo detainees, has been transitive verb meaning to use the may contain privileged lawyer- critical of the conditions at Google search engine to look for client communication. Guantanamo Bay that they say information on the Internet. finally led the detainees to kill In documents they filed with the themselves in desperation. This announcement comes on the U.S. District Court for the District heels of Merriam-Webster adding of Columbia, government lawyers Barbara Olshansky, a deputy legal 'IM' as both a noun and a verb, argued that three inmates who director at CCR, described the and including 'santorum' as a committed suicide last month by government's latest legal activity noun, after usage of the word took hanging themselves coordinated as a tactic to impede detainees' off following internet support of their actions by using attorney- access to legal representation "and advice columnist Dan Savage's client confidentiality to to make these lawyers fight for yet coining of term with a sexual communicate with each other. another thing." connotation. Government officials said that among papers marked "Attorney Last month after the document U.S. Army Surgeon Client Privilege" were instructions seizures, defense attorney Richard General:Many Soldiers with on how to tie knots and a Wilson, who represents a Personality Disorders Perform classified memo on camp activities Canadian detainee, said in an Well and inmate locations. affidavit that the military had told The U.S. Army's surgeon general, him that they were conducting no Lt. Gen. Kevin C. Kiley, told Military officials seized more than investigation into the role of reporters Friday that soldiers 1,100 pounds of documents from attorneys in the prisoners' deaths. exhibiting personality disorders inmates after the suicides on June would not be automatically 10. They have since stopped He added, however, that at least discharged because many can defense lawyers from sending any one detainee claimed that camp continue to perform their duties documents to inmates. officials had confiscated his written well. However, the army did materials and told him that they discharge more than 1,000 In an affidavit that lawyers for the were looking into "whether soldiers last year for personality government filed with the court, lawyers had actively encouraged disorders. Among them was Rear Admiral Harry B. Harris Jr., detainees to commit suicide." Steven Dale Green, who now the naval commander of the camp, stands accused of raping a young described evidence of a "larger The Merriam-Webster's Iraqi female and murdering her plan or pact for more suicides" Collegiate Dictionary has and her family. among detainees. His statement added Google as a verb implied that the investigation Google became a verb in the Kiley also said; "There is might extend to defense attorneys Merriam-Webster dictionary something very demanding and as third parties who "encouraged, yesterday. tough about being in combat. And ordered or assisted" the detainees anything that would be perceived in killing themselves. First founded in September 1998, as being weak and not ready and Google quickly became a tough carries with it some Harris earlier described the phenomenon, overtaking the then stigma." suicides as part of a pattern of top search engines Yahoo and hostile actions on the part of Lycos etc. U.S. Defense Department officials terror suspects. "They have no announced last month that they regard for life, either ours or their Merriam-Webster's Collegiate have set up a task force to study

If you would like to write, publish or edit articles, visit www.wikinews.org Sunday, July 9, 2006 Wikinews Page 3 the mental health of American the pilot was forced to release fuel two Russian pilots - one of them troops. The 14-member Mental for safety reasons. The release of still receiving formation - and an Health Task Forceâs primary job is the fuel started small wildfires Portuguese pilot that was to produce a required report for across the area, reaching some observing the operations. Defense Secretary Donald houses, that were quickly Rumsfeld and Congress before extinguished by firefighters and Two years ago, the Italian June 2007 that lays out a long- helitack units of the GNR's authorities tested the Beriev in the term plan to improve the Intervention, Protection and same mission type. Having the effectiveness of the militaryâs Rescue Group. Portuguese Government sent mental health treatments, observers to evaluate the according to a Pentagon press The airplane was able to do an performance of the aircraft. release. emergency landing at the Monte However, some limitations were Real Air Base, where it's currently found in the performing of the On May 4, prior to the creation of operating from, thanks to the Russian aircraft in Italy's wildfire the task force, U.S. Senator flight experience of one of the scenarios. Having the Italian Civil Barbara Boxer said the military Russian pilots. When contacted to Protection reached the conclusion faces a "mental health crisis" and the Lusa news agency, National that the Beriev 200 is not criticized the Pentagon for Service of Firefighters and Civil prepared to operate in inaction. In a letter to Rumsfeld, Protection, vice-president mountainous terrain. Boxer noted that 25 soldiers Lieutenant-Colonel Joaquim committed suicide in Iraq and Leitão explained that the repairs Pope Benedict XVI visits Afghanistan in 2005, up from 20 will be made by the aircraft Valencia, Spain soldiers the year before. company and that all the parts Pope Benedict XVI has been necessary to repair the damages visiting Valencia Spain in a bid to Russian firefighting aircraft will have to come from Russia, by encourage the country to defend starts fires in Portugal which the solution for the problem traditional family values. The Russian Beriev 200 airplane will take "some days". leased to the Portuguese The government in Spain has Government suffered an accident Lieutenant-Colonel Leitão added introduced a number of reforms last Thursday (July 6) afternoon, that an investigation is in progress including gay marriage. after one of its engines was to analyse the circumstances damaged. under which the accident "It is a man and a woman who are occurred. And when he was asked made for each other and made to The accident occurred after an if the accident was caused by the give humanity a future" said, the refueling operation at the dam of limitations of the dam, given the Pope. "The family is a unique Aguieira, near Santa Comba Dão. dimensions of the aircraft, he said institution in God's plan, and the As the aerial firefighting aircraft that the reconnaissance of the church cannot fail to proclaim and took off at the end of the refueling area had been performed before promote its fundamental maneuver in the water - the scooping exercises began, and importance," he said. designated as 'scooping' - its "left an operation officially kicks off wing hit the top of the trees and when all the conditions are met. He arrived for a 24-hour visit. The the aircraft suffered some Pope was met at an airport by damage" to its fuselage, said The final report of the GPIAA will King Juan Carlos, Queen Sofia, Colonel Anacleto dos Santos, only be concluded in a few weeks and Prime Minister Jose Luis director of the Cabinet of but GPIAA director, Colonel Rodriguez Zapatero. Prevention and Investigation of Anacleto dos Santos, excluded two Accidents with Aircraft (GPIAA), to of the eventual causes of any The Pope also met relatives of the Portuguese newspaper Correio aerial accident. "The atmospheric some of the underground crash da Manhã. conditions were not adverse and victims. He prayed at the scene of there are no indications of a subway crash that killed 42 While hitting the top of the trees, mechanical failure. Everything people on Monday. "We ask God's leafs and some wood entered the points to human error." comfort for those who remain and left engine, that didn't blow up, those who left us," he said. but that had to be turned off and On board of the aircraft followed

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The pope will have a mass over Australia seven minutes into because I intend not to incur any tomorrow which will close the visit. the second half, with Carter more." Zapatero said that he will not kicking a successful penalty goal, attend the mass on Sunday. to take the score to 17 points to Senator Biden attempts to seven. The television-match- explain Indian-American All Blacks defeat Australia in official then awarded New Zealand remarks Tri Nations rugby opener another try after Richie McCaw Facing criticism, potential 2008 The All Blacks have defeated grounded the ball through the legs presidential candidate and current Australia 32 points to 12 in the of Stephen Larkem. Carter Federal Senator Joe Biden has opening match of the rugby union converted to take New Zealand's been forced to explain his recent 2006 Tri Nations at Jade Stadium lead to 24 to seven with 30 remark that "you cannot go to a 7- in Christchurch, New Zealand. This minutes left on the clock. Scott Eleven or a Dunkin' Donuts unless victory cements them as favorites Fava came on for Australia in the you have a slight Indian accent." to take out the Tri Nations this 50th minute, and soon scored a year- a competition which has try for Australia. Mortlock missed On a recent edition of the C-SPAN adopted an expanded three round the conversion, and the score was series "Road to the White House," format this year. The All Blacks at 24 to 12 in favour of the All the Delaware senator is shown entered the match as firm Blacks. Carter added another shaking hands with a man and favorites despite the Wallabies penalty goal for the All Blacks in boasting about his support among strong start to the season- the 55th minute to take the score Indian-Americans. winning three from three under to 27 points to 12. A re-gathered new coach John Connolly. charge down of an Australian kick "I've had a great relationship. In saw Carter pass to Isaia Toeavo Delaware, the largest growth in The All Blacks preformed a spirited who ran down the field to score a population is Indian-Americans rendition of their much talked of late try. Carter's conversion hit the moving from India. You cannot go Kapa O Pango haka before the upright and bounced out leaving to a 7-Eleven or a Dunkin' Donuts match, but it was Australia who the final score at 32 to 12 to the unless you have a slight Indian opened up the scoring in the All Blacks. Australia face South accent. I'm not joking," Biden match, when Chris Lathem Africa at Suncorp Stadium in said. regathered the ball off a chip kick Brisbane next week. and handed it to Mat Rogers who The clip made its way through sprinted down the left sidelined Funeral hearse caught cyberspace this week and caught and passed to Lote Tuqiri who speeding in Ireland fire in Washington, where Biden is scored the try. Stirling Mortlock A hearse driver in County Donegal, known as one of the more long- converted the try to take Australia Ireland was pulled over while winded senators. out by seven points. Australia's leading a funeral procession, in a Rocky Elsom was sent to the sin police crackdown on speeding. Biden's office said the Senator bin in the 27th minute. Down one John Carr was clocked driving at admires, supports and respects man Australia were not able to 69 km/h (43 miles/hour) in a the Indian-American community - hold out the All Blacks after a 50km/h zone and fined of 80 and also sought to explain his messy line out. Keven Mealamu euros and 2 penalty points were gaffe. pounced on loose ball to score the added to his driving record. All Blacks' first try. Daniel Carter, "The point Senator Biden was after missing two previous penalty Carr, as well as other drivers in the making is that there has been a goals, successfully converted the cortege, were among hundreds of vibrant Indian-American try. Five minutes from half-time, drivers caught speeding in the community in Delaware for Mealamu barged over to score his area. Irish police have said if the decades. It has primarily been second try of the match with fines are not paid the drivers will made up of engineers, scientists Carter again converting. The All face prosecution. Carr intends to and physicians, but more recently, Blacks entered the half-time break pay the fine. He said, "I've never middle-class families are moving leading the Wallabies 14 points to heard of a hearse being done for into Delaware and purchasing seven. speeding before. I supposed I'll family-run small businesses," said probably have to pay the fine. I'm Margaret Aitken, a Biden The All Blacks extended their lead not too worried about the points spokeswoman.

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