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Top Stories Wikipedia Current Events his brother, John Palance, and sister Anne Despiva. Reports: North Korean of Israel from the Gaza Strip. officials may meet with United •Aung San Suu Kyi meets with a A memorial service for him is States officials in New York United Nations official Ibrahim planned for December 16. Reports have surfaced that Gambari in Myanmar. It is the officials from North Korea may first time she has left her house He also played the role of the meet with officials from the since having been placed under Oscar- nominated Jack Wilson in United States in New York, New house arrest in May. "Shane". York to talk about the sanctions against North Korea and other •Somalia's Islamist leaders say Liverpool City Council audit problems between the two they have agreed a deal to avoid produces 43 recommendations countries. hostilities with the transitional An investigation by KPMG into government. contracts by Liverpool City Council Her Majesty today unveiled •Somalia's transitional produced 43 recommendations, the New Zealand Memorial in government has dismissed as relating to council joint ventures London irrelevant an agreement struck Liverpool Direct with British Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II of between a group of Somali MPs Telecom and Liverpool Enterprise New Zealand, New Zealand’s and the Union of Islamic Courts. with Enterprise plc. Head of State today, unveiled the •At least eight people are killed New Zealand Memorial at Hyde The recommendations include and thirty injured in two Park Corner, in London. reducing the informal contact simultaneous explosions in between Council staff and those of Baghdad, Iraq. Featured story the contractors, limits on the time •A 5.9 earthquake occurs near between members of staff leaving Massive hurricane spotted on Papua New Guinea. No damage is the council and joining the Saturn reported. contractors. NASA's Cassini Spacecraft has captured images of a massive First person infected with Bird hurricane on the planet Saturn. "City Slickers" actor, Jack Palance, dies Flu in China has clean bill of health Wikipedia Current Events Jack Palance, best known for his role in as Curly in the 1991 film, The first person to become • The Government of "City Slickers", died of natural infected with the Avian Flu or Bird Turkmenistan discovers a "super causes on Friday, November 10, at Flu virus in China has been giant" field of 7 trillion cubic the age of 87 of natural causes. declared healthy after being meters of natural-gas. President infected one year ago. Saparmurat Niyazov wants He died in Montecito, California, companies from Germany and surrounded by family, according to Doctors say that He Junyao, 10 Russia to build a pipeline to carry spokesman Dick Guttman. who was infected on October 18, the gas. 2005 is healthy and all his body functions are "normal." •The United States vetoes a Palance is survived by his second United Nations Security Council wife, Elaine Rogers Palance; his "[His] body functions are all resolution condemning the Beit daughter, Holly; another daughter, normal" and the illness "has not Hanoun November 2006 incident Brook Palance Wilding; affected the boy's growth," said and urging for a quick withdrawal grandchildren Lily and Spencer Spottiswoode and Tarquin Wilding; Doctor Jiang Yaohui of the Hunan

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Provincial Children's Hospital. Reports: North Korean officials tracked the speed of the Zorb. Yaohui also stated that the quick may meet with United States Both records were set on hills at and "proper treatment" the boy officials in New York Matapara Farm near Rotorua. had received was the reson that he Reports have surfaced that officials survived. from North Korea may meet with The records were verified by Angie officials from the United States in Willocks, an adjudicator for The boy has been granted free New York City to talk about the Guinness. medical check-ups until his sanctions against North Korea and eighteenth birthday. other problems between the two A Zorb is a plastic ball, three countries. The meeting may take metres across. Participants roll At least 19 people have become ill place sometime next week and is down slopes inside of them, from the illness in China and at aimed at getting 6-party talks, somewhat like hamster balls. The least 14 of those have died. regarding North Korea's nuclear makers of the Zorb product program, back on track. introduce the experience as a Massive hurricane spotted on being "Where all your dreams are Saturn Despite the reports by media realized (as long as you dream of NASA's Cassini Spacecraft has sources, The White House in rolling down a hill inside a giant captured images of a massive Washington D.C. has denied that plastic ball)." hurricane on the planet Saturn. any plans of the sort exist. The storm is located on Saturn's As he climbed out of the Zorb, south pole. This type of event has "[We] are not aware of any plans Camp commented "That was one never occurred on another planet for a meeting," said a spokesman helluva awesome ride." except for Earth. for the White House, Tony Fratto. Rolver exclaimed "WOW! What an "It looks like a hurricane, but it Officials at the State Department incredible experience! Man that doesn't behave like a hurricane. refused to comment on the was so fast... water every where Whatever it is, we're going to reports. and an unbelievable sensation of focus on the eye of this storm and speed!" find out why it's there," said "I cannot comment on the Doctor Andrew Ingersoll, a reports," said a spokesman for the According to the online member of Cassini's imaging team State Department, Kurtis Cooper. encyclopedia Wikipedia, "the at the California Institute of activity has been shown in Technology located in Pasadena. On October 31, 2006, officials episodes of Wildboyz, Celebrity Fit from the U.S. met with North Club, Road Rules, The Amazing The storm is approximately 5,000 Korean officials in Beijing, China Race, and Globe Trekker, as well as miles across or roughly two-thirds which led the North Koreans to the Jackie Chan film Armour of the diameter of Earth and is agree to return to 6-party talks God II: Operation Condor." stationary. The winds in the storm, regarding North Korea's uclear which are blowing clockwise are program. The records were part of reaching about 350 miles per hour worldwide attempts, to and two spiral arms of clouds are Fastest "zorb" ride set by New commemmorate the second annual extending from the center of the Zealanders Guinness World Records Day. storm. Scientists say that the The world records for longest Zorb Guinness officials were on hand to storm's clouds are anywhere ride and fastest Zorb ride were monitor attempts in Australia, between three to five times taller both broken in New Zealand, Canada, South Africa, New and larger than any clouds found Thursday. Zealand, USA, China, Sweden, on Earth. Norway, Italy, Germany and The record was set first by Steve France. It is not known what has caused Camp, who rolled 570 metres in a the storm to form. Zorb, twice the previous record. IEA warns: bleak future for the Keith Rolver then set the speed World without more energy record, rolling 50 kilometres per investment hour for a distance of 2.2km; a The International Energy Authority police officer from the local force (IEA) issued a warning that the

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World faces an insecure, dirty and week, said Republican Party district chief himself has 4 expensive future unless the rate of officials. According to an official, daughters but he sold my investment in energy supplies is McCain has already opened a bank daughters to others. With many increased substantially. account for the committee. difficulties and problems I grown up my 2 daughters, one was In real terms, investment in oil Aides to McCain say the senator previously sold [by him] to a and gas production has not will discuss whether to seek the Kandahari man and taken to increased significantly in the last presidency with his family over the Pakistan and another was five years, but demand has Christmas holiday, and make a exchanged with a dog. Please continued to rise. This has been final decision thereafter. This bring them to justice." despite oil and gas prices of decision was later disputed by a between four and five times the McCain advisor, but later evidence Both Malom Zafar Shah and 2002 levels. If no action is taken, showed that McCain in fact has warlord Mehmood are from the demand will increase by over 50% opened a bank account for an "Northern Alliance" and members between 2006 and 2030. exploratory commitee. of Jamiat-e Islami Afghanistan led by Burhanuddin Rabbani (currently Coal is now cheaper than gas and McCain's team is exploring office member of the Parliament). They nuclear is cheaper than both, in space in Virginia, hiring staff and have a long record of such crimes some cases even ignoring carbon building infrastructure in key early- and brutalities against people of tax effects. The continued rise in primary states such as Iowa, New Kondoz. Malom Zafar has been energy prices should make Hampshire and South Carolina. appointed as district chief directly investment on the supply side by Qasim Fahim the former more attractive. 11-year-old girl abducted, defense minister and vice raped and sold in Afghanistan President and now member of These are among the findings of An 11-year old daughter of an Senate. the “World Energy Outlook – 2006” Afghan widow was abducted, report by IEA published this week raped and then traded in exchange In an interview with Ariana TV, in London. for a dog and a sum of cash by Malom Zafar rejected all charges warlords in Aliabad district of against himself and Commander Speaking at a news conference on Kondoz province in north of Mehmmod telling "no Jehadi Tuesday November 7, 2006, IEA Afghanistan, the mother alleged. brother is involved in such crimes." Executive Director Claude Mandil said “WEO 2006 identifies under- The mother, while crying, told the Mohammad Zahir Zafari, chief of investment in new energy supply Afghan women's association the human rights office in Kondoz as a real risk”. He said "We don't RAWA, "A month ago at 11 o'clock says, they have tried since a see how we can avoid [nuclear of night armed men entered my month to find the child but police power] if we want a sustainable house and after beating and is also unable to do anything as long-term future". threatening me by gun, abducted powerful people have link to the my only daughter." She said that crime. He also exposed that his To secure the supply/demand later it was found that her office was threatened a number of position, IEA calls for investment daughter has been raped and times to stop following of the case. in energy-supply infrastructure of exchanged with a dog and a sum over $20 trillion in real terms over of money to another person but Pajhwok Afghan News quoted 2005-2030 to ensure that the her whereabouts are still unknown. Zahir Zafari on November 7, - "The World moves into a “Cleaner, only person responsible for the Cleverer and More Competitive She accused the district chief abduction of Sanobar is the Energy Future” Malom Zafar Shah and a powerful warlord Mehmood, who exchanged warlord Commander Mehmood the girl with a dog which he got McCain shows interest in 2008 being responsible for the crime. from Nimatullah and then sold it run to become American for 150,000 Afghanis (US$3000)." President The mother told journalists: "I John McCain, a prominent U.S. approached human rights office Such crimes happen on daily bases Senator from Arizona will launch a and police but none of them could in Kundoz and other parts of 2008 exploratory committee next help to find my daughter. The Afghanistan where warlords have

If you would like to write, publish or edit articles, visit www.wikinews.org Sunday, November 12, 2006 Wikinews Page 4 established jungle law and have all "Longest Single Line of Dancers". a part of Bahujan Samaj the key positions in their possession. Rockettes do 800 high kicks during Belinda Emmett, wife of Rove every show, sometimes performing McManus, dies Few such cases find its way to the four shows a day. 32-year-old Belinda Emmett, Rove media, with journalists fearful of McManus's wife, died this morning the consequences of reporting on Mayawati denies calling in St Vincent hospital, Sydney, such incidents. Muslims fanatics Australia due to cancer. Mrs Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) leader Emmett's family said in a Toronto and Rockettes kick Mayawati called for a press statement: "It is with great into the records book conference and denied that she sadness we advise that Belinda Starting at 5 am, nearly two- had called all Muslims "fanatics", Emmett's battle with cancer has thousand Torontonians started following protests by Indian ended." gathering to kick up their heels. Muslims against her remark. She had been quoted as saying Because of her death, with Rove A promotion for The Rockettes McManus, or more correctly John Radio City Christmas Spectacular, Muslim voters general tilt towards McManus, and other family at her which will be playing in Toronto fanatics. That is why I told BSP side, Rove has cancelled next throughout the holiday season, a voters to even vote for BJP Tuesdays Rove Live show. A chorus line of either 1,681 or (Bharatiya Janata Party) since we statement on Network Ten, which 1,715 Toronto residents was were not contesting (the recently airs Rove Live, said: "Ten will give formed. To break the record, the concluded) civic elections in the Rove the time he needs away from group successfully danced for five state. the show and any support we can minutes non-stop, during this very sad time." . Maywati went on to claim that The media has had conflicting Muslims in the town of Meerut "Belinda passed away just after reports about the number of supported "fanatics". Her dawn this morning at St Vincent's kickers. The events organizers, comments led to protestors in Hospital in Sydney with her family Citytv program Breakfast Meerut taking to the street and and husband by her side. However Television, reported 1,249, while burning effigies of the leader. the hospital will not divulge how the Canadian Press suggested Some hours later, a "visibly jittery" long she was being treated for at 1,681, and the Toronto Star Mayawati told journalists that her the hospital. A spokesman for the counted 1,715. No matter the comments had been taken out of hospital said: "As you can imagine, number, it beat the previous context, stating that they are very distressed." record of 1,151. Some TV channels have been When Mrs Emmett was 24-years- Carey Low of Guinness certified projecting that I have referred to old in 1998, she was diagnosed the record, and says it is very Muslims in general as fanatics but with breast cancer. Successful likely the record attempt will be that is not true. All I said was that surgery removed a malignant included in the next publication of I asked my party supporters to tumour, radiotherapy followed for a the Guinness World Records book. vote for the strongest candidate total of six weeks. Then, in 2001, against the wife of minister Haji Mrs Emmett was diagnosed with Among those participating were Yaqoob Quraishi because he was bone cancer. Toronto mayoral candidate Steven trying to vitiate the atmosphere by LeDrew, 71-year-old Jack McKay fuelling fanaticism. In the Lucknow "Network Ten notes with great and 72-year-old Dorothy McKay, Mayor's poll we transferred our sadness Belinda Emmett's passing both tap dancers, and BSP vote to the Muslim nominee of this morning. Our heartfelt Mississauga-resident Suresh the Congress because the sympathies are with Rove Joachim, who personally holds 21 independent whom we had McManus and the Emmett and other Guinness records. Participant extended support got sold to McManus families. We add our Jeanette Heller, 95, is the oldest Mulayam (Singh Yadav) and we support to the call for media and living Rockette. were determined to ensure the members of the public to respect defeat of the Samajwadi Party. I Rove's privacy." The record's official title is have always considered Muslims as

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