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Missing boy scout from North but not under oath. This victory qualifies New Zealand Carolina found alive •France signs an extradition treaty for the Super 8 phase. At 11:00 a.m. [EST] the missing with the People's Republic of boy scout from North Carolina was China but will only extradite Kenya won the toss and elected to found alive. people in death penalty cases field first. when China agrees that the Italian journalist freed by person will not receive a death Bloc Québécois support Afghan captors penalty. Canadian budget, Liberals, NDP Italian journalist Daniele oppose Mastrogiacomo and his interpretor •Scientists discover a microscopic The Bloc Québécois backed Finance was released by his Taliban creature that has survived over Minister Jim Flaherty's budget captors in Afghanistan, hours ago, 100 million years without mating. yesterday, which means that there after being kidnapped and held •European Union High will be no federal election yet. hostage since March 5. Representative for the Common Foreign and Security Policy Javier "Having said that, there's money on Featured story Solana says that the EU is doing the table [for Quebec]," Bloc leader all it can to find Alan Johnston, Gilles Duceppe said, "so we'll take North Korea boycotts talks on the BBC Gaza correspondent who that money." nuclear program has been missing for 8 days. According to Japan's chief envoy, However, the opposition Liberals Kenichiro Sasae, North Korea will •At least 63 people die in a fire in and NDP did not back the budget. not take part in 6-party talks a home for elderly and disabled NDP Leader Jack Layton said the regarding their nuclear program people in a village in Russia's budget is giving more money to until the United States releases 25 Krasnodar Krai. companies and less to ordinary million USD to the N. Korean •Taha Yassin Ramadan, former Canadians. The budget also has government. Baathist Vice President of Iraq and been criticized by some finance the Ten of Diamonds in the most- critics. Wikipedia Current Events wanted Iraqi playing cards, is • Up to 65 people die as a truck hanged in Baghdad for his role in "He should have had a strategy," overturns on a bridge near the Dujail killings. Liberal Leader and former Gueckedou, Guinea. Environment Minister under Jean •The wife of Sami al-Arian, a Chrétien, Stéphane Dion, said •United Kingdom Secretary of former university professor today. "He should have explained State for Defence Des Browne convicted by a United States how his budget would make us orders the military to destroy district court of funneling money more competitive, how it would be cluster bombs that lack self- to Islamic Jihad, fears for his life fairer for those in need, how it destruct mechanisms in order to as his hunger strike to protest his would enhance the environment." avoid harming civilians. imprisonment enters its 58th day. •U.S. attorney dismissal "For every step forward, there controversy: The Bush 2007 World Cup: New seems to be two steps back," said administration agrees to allow Zealand vs Kenya Layton. "We could have supported Deputy White House Chief of Staff New Zealand beat Kenya by 148 child care or environment and Karl Rove and former White House runs in Group C of the World Cup at given less to the big board rooms of Counsel Harriet Miers to testify the Beausejour Stadium, Gros Islet, Bay Street."

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Elections have to happen five years According to the US, however, the and links to other Web sites. or less after a government is issue of frozen funds from the elected. The last election of 2005 Macau lender Banco Delta was Yahoo's officials said that the was held during Winter. "resolved." The money can be company has already begun "used solely for the betterment of offering OneSearch on 85% of : South the North Korean people," said existing mobile phones that include Africa vs Scotland Daniel Glaser, the U.S. Deputy Web browsers. South Africa beat Scotland by 7 Assistant Treasury. (with 160 balls remaining) The search results are delivered on in Group A of the World Cup at the "[The funds will be released] in a single page and are set in Warner Park Stadium, Basseterre, accordance with the instructions of categories. The results are Saint Kitts and Nevis. the account holders," said a prioritized according to the statement by The Monetary calculation that Yahoo computers Scotland Craig Wright Authority of Macau. make about a specific information missed this match as he had flown that the customer is trying to home to attend his aunt's funeral; The nations participating in the make. deputised as captain talks to dismantle North Korea's in his absence. nuclear program are the United The company signed deals with States, Japan, Russia, South Korea several major mobile phone This victory meant both South and host, China, as well as North manufacturers, including: Samsung Africa and Australia qualified for the Korea itself. Electronics Inc., Nokia, Motorola Super 8 phase. Inc. and LG Electronics Inc. North Korea agreed on February 13 South Africa won the toss and to dismantle their nuclear program Yahoo also promised to help elected to field first. by April 14, 2007. advertisers gain phone customers. Because users make their searches North Korea boycotts talks on Yahoo releases mobile phone on their phones, they can directly nuclear program search engine reach the advertiser by clicking on According to Japan's chief envoy, On Monday the second largest a link. Kenichiro Sasae, North Korea will Internet search engine Yahoo not take part in 6-party talks introduced its new service called Yahoo's new service, oneSearch regarding their nuclear program oneSearch. The service represents runs sponsored ad which is being until the United States releases a search system that delivers linked to Web search results and US$25 million of North Korean locally relevant answers for mobile display advertisements. OneSearch funds frozen by the U.S. phone users. may also run mini-banner ads government in a Macau bank. developed for mobile phone The company will first launch its screens. A meeting, scheduled to take place service in the United States and today between the 6 nations then make it international. It might take some time before involved in the talks, was cancelled OneSearch is to push aside Yahoo's Yahoo could actually see positive as North Korea did not receive the main competitor Google in the field financial results of its product. money. of mobile Web search. Nevertheless its developers are quite happy with the result of their "There was no progress at all today. Marco Boerries, who works as a work. China as chairman (of the talks) senior vice president of Yahoo's urged North Korea to come to the Connected Life business unit, said Missing boy scout from North table but they would not come. that the company is now working Carolina found alive According to China, North Korea on putting search on every phone Michael Auberry, the Boy Scout said they will not come to join that includes a browser. from Greensboro, North Carolina further discussions until they who went missing on Saturday was confirm that their money got into OneSearch provides several found alive by rescuers at 11:00 their bank account in China," said services including: news headlines, a.m. EST. Sasae. images from Yahoo's Flickr photos site, business listings, local weather "We have our missing Boy Scout,"

If you would like to write, publish or edit articles, visit www.wikinews.org Wednesday, March 21, 2007 Wikinews Page 3 said Tina White of the United States Monday, after having been government. National Park Service. kidnapped and held hostage since March 5, 2007. Mastrogiacomo's According to Italian officials, "Search and rescuers who located intrepreter is believed to have been Mastrogiacomo is to travel to Kabul him have their hands on him. He is released as well, though no details on Tuesday and then secure a flight in the care of search and rescue are reported. to Italy. workers. Probably the most important thing we heard on the Mastrogiacomo, a reporter with Today in History radio is A-1, which means he is in Italian newspaper La Repubblica, 1556 - Archbishop of Canterbury good condition," added White. was taken captive in Helmand Thomas Cranmer was burnt at the Province along with his Afghan stake in Oxford, England. The 12 year-old boy was interpreter and his driver, while 1800 - Pius VII was crowned Pope dehydrated but unharmed. He went attempting to obtain interviews in Venice with a temporary papal missing when he walked away from with members of the Taliban. tiara made of papier-mâché. the campsite, during lunch time, 1804 - Code Napoléon was adopted where his scout troop was staying In a television interview after his as French civil law. in the mountains of N. Carolina. He release, Mastrogiacomo expressed 1933 - The construction of the first wanted to sleep in Saturday his gratitude to those that worked Nazi German concentration camp at morning and stayed behind at the for his release. "I'm very happy, I Dachau was completed. campsite with an adult scout thank you all. I knew you wouldn't 1990 - Formerly known as South- leader. abandon me", said Mastrogiacomo. West Africa, Namibia gained independence from South Africa, "He was in good spirits [when he He also described some horrors with Sam Nujoma swearing in as disappeared.] He ate lunch, that he witnessed while in captivity. the first President. chatting with the boys. He was Syed Agha had been killed in front March 21 is March Equinox and walking around with I think some of him by their captors. "I saw him Chunfen (00:07 UTC, 2007); Pringles and a mess kit. The next being decapitated, it was horrific", International Earth Day, Norouz in moment, sounds like a blink of the Mastrogiacomo recalled. Iran and various Central Asian eye, he was gone," said the boy's countries and in Zoroastrianism father, Kent Auberry. The driver, Syed Agha was (2007); Naw-Rúz in the Bahá'í reportedly decapitated by his calendar, Benito Juárez Day in Members of the boy's church were captors for "spying" in the presence Mexico, World Poetry Day. praying for his safe return when the of Mastrogiacomo. Agha's family news broke that he was found blockaded the hospital in Lashkar Quote of the Day alive. Gah where Mastrogiacomo was Come, fill the Cup, and in the Fire being treated, demanding to know of Spring "This shows that when everybody what happened to Agha. For The Winter Garment of Repentance works together, good things reasons still unclear, security forces fling happen. We just believed that he arrested the head of that hospital, The Bird of Time has but a little was going to be found," said Susan Rahamatullah Hanafi. way Norman Vickers, the associate To fly — and Lo! The Bird is on the minister of the Christ United Taliban commander Mullah Wing. Methodist Church. Dadullah told Reuters that the ~ Omar Khayyám ~ release of Mastrogiacomo and his The boy had been missing for over interpreter was secured through Word of the Day 4 days. Some 70 people with heat the exchange of five senior Taliban supercilious; adj detecting equipment and a plane members. 1. Arrogantly superior; showing helped in the search. contemptuous indifference; Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi haughty. Italian journalist freed by suggested it was not a simple task Afghan captors to secure Mastrogiacomo's release, About Wikinews Italian journalist Daniele which was obtained with the help of We are a group of volunteer journalists Mastrogiacomo was released by his Italian authorities, humanitarian whose mission is to create a diverse Taliban captors in Afghanistan, officials and the Afghan

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